Brief Life History of Charity W.
When Charity W. Thockmorton was born on 23 December 1794, in Shrewsbury Borough, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States, her father, Job Throckmorton, was 27 and her mother, Jane Wooley, was 23. She married Samuel Shinn on 18 October 1820, in Warren, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 8 daughters. She died in Ridgeville, Clearcreek Township, Warren, Ohio, United States.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Charity Thockmorton - birth: 23 December 1794; New Jersey, United States
- Chasity Throckmorton, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
- Charity Throckmorton, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
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1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1815
Clearcreek Township is located in north-central Warren County. The Township is bounded by Montgomery County on the north, Wayne Township on the east, Turtlecreek Township on the south and Franklin Township on the west. It was created in October, 1815 from portions of Franklin and Wayne Townships, two of the original four such political subdivisions in Warren County.
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: habitational name from Throckmorton in Worcestershire, which is named with Old English throc ‘beam bridge’ + mere ‘pool’ + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’.
History: The Throckmorton family was powerful and influential in England in Tudor times, but has since almost died out there. American bearers of the name trace their descent from either John Throckmorton (1601–1684) of New England or Robert Throckmorton (1609–1663) of VA.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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