Brief Life History of Lucy
When Lucy Dew was born on 18 December 1775, in Hampshire, Virginia, United States, her father, Samuel Dew Sr, was 42 and her mother, Elizabeth Davis, was 51. She died on 15 January 1835, at the age of 59.
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Sources (3)
- Monroe Co., WV Court Order Book 1811-1813, Estate of Samuel Dew
- Hampshire County VA Deed Book 20, pgs 4-7
- Hampshire County, VA Deed Book 20, pg 1, 1815
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World Events (8)
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital
On April 18, 1780 Richmond became the capital of Virginia. It was the temporary capital from 1780-1788.
1791
Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): habitational name for someone from Eu in Seine-Maritime, France, with fused preposition d(e). See Doe 2.
English: topographic name, perhaps from Middle English deudeaw, dywe ‘dew’, probably used in the sense ‘damp ground’ or ‘dew pond’.
Welsh: nickname meaning ‘stout, thickset’, Welsh tew, a soft-mutated form of dew. In some cases the name may arise from a North Welsh pronunciation of du ‘black, dark, swarthy’; however, this is normally Anglicized as Dye . See also Dee .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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