Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Hughes was born about 1780, in Hardy, Virginia, United States, her father, James Joseph Hudson Hughes, was 35 and her mother, Mary Margaret McNealy, was 37. She married John Sly before 1802, in West Virginia, United States.
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- West Virginia Will Books, 1756-1971; Hardy county Will book 1 - James Hughs will pt 2
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1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital
On April 18, 1780 Richmond became the capital of Virginia. It was the temporary capital from 1780-1788.
1781 · The First Constitution
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Name Meaning
English and Welsh: variant of Hugh with genitival or excrescent -s.
Irish and Scottish: adopted as an equivalent of Gaelic surnames based on the personal name Aodh ‘fire’, for example Ó hAodha, Mac Aodha; see McCoy and compare McHugh .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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