When William Pyland was born on 16 June 1821, in Chatham, North Carolina, United States, his father, Robert Pyland, was 46 and his mother, Temperance Ann Lasater, was 34. He married Martha June Jordan on 18 August 1842, in Rutherford, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 25 February 1880, in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Grand Prairie, Dallas, Texas, United States.
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The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
In the 1830's, President Jackson called for all the Native Americans to be forced off their own land. As the Cherokee were forced out of North Carolina many of them hid in the mountains of North Carolina.
Historical Boundaries: 1841: Nacogodoches, Republic of Texas 1846: Dallas, Texas, United States
English: variant of Piland .
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