Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Dawkins was born on 24 December 1817, in Slate, Wood, Virginia, United States, her father, Sergeant Thomas Peybolt Dawkins, was 33 and her mother, Susannah Peybolt Barnett, was 28. She had at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Wood, Virginia, United States for about 10 years. She died on 3 March 1871, in Wood, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Mineralwells, Wood, West Virginia, United States.
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- Mary Dawkins, "United States Census, 1860"
- Mary Dawkins, "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999"
- Mary Dawkins in entry for Thomas Dawkins, “West Virginia Will Books, 1756-1971.”
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1824 · """Mary Randolph Publishes """"The Virginia Housewife"""""""
“The Virginia Housewife” was published by Mary Randolph. It was the first cookbook published in America.
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Dawkin from the Middle English personal name Dawkin, a pet form of Daw + the diminutive suffix -kin, with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. The name mostly denoted ‘little or young Ralph ’ and perhaps occasionally ‘little or young David ’. The -kin suffix may have been used to distinguish a son from a same-named father. Compare Dakin .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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