Brief Life History of Martha
When Martha Barnwell was born on 28 May 1804, in Caswell, North Carolina, United States, her father, Robert Barnwell, was 36 and her mother, Rebecca Love, was 30. She married Willis C. Shipp on 28 September 1830, in Knox, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Newburg, Lewis, Tennessee, United States in 1850 and Marshall, Tennessee, United States in 1870. She died on 30 June 1879, in Vichy, Maries, Missouri, United States, at the age of 75.
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Sources (9)
- Martha Shipps, "United States Census, 1870"
- Martha Barnwill, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- Martha Shipp in household of Willis Shipp, "United States Census, 1850"
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Children (9)
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World Events (8)
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1825 · The Crimes Act
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.
Name Meaning
English (Warwickshire): habitational name from a place so called in Cambridgeshire and another in Northamptonshire, both named with Old English beorn ‘warrior’ (genitive plural beorna) or the Old English personal name Beorna + well(a) ‘stream’.
Irish (Dublin, Meath): of English origin (the same as 1 above). Sir Michael de Berneval or de Barneval took part in Strongbow's expedition to Ireland in 1172. He first held land in Berehavan, Cork, before the main landing in Leinster. The English surname was Gaelicized as de Bearnabhal.
History: A John Barnwell (c. 1671–1724) emigrated to SC from Ireland at the end of the 17th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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