Brief Life History of Frances Rebecca
When Frances Rebecca Peebles was born in 1821, in Sussex, Virginia, United States, her father, Thomas Edmund Peebles, was 47 and her mother, Susanna Parham Lucas, was 38. She married Edward Champion Land on 3 May 1838, in Sussex, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States in 1850. She died on 29 April 1859, in Sussex, Virginia, United States, at the age of 38.
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- Frances R Lande in household of Edward C Lande, "United States Census, 1850"
- Frances R. Land, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
- Frances R Peebles, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
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1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
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
Scottish: habitational name from either Peebles on the river Tweed in southeastern Scotland, or from lands so called near Saint Vigeans, Angus. Both placenames are cognate with Welsh pebyll ‘tent, pavilion’, to which the English plural -s has been added.
History: This name has been made famous in upstate NY by Peebles Island, where the Mohawk River empties into the Hudson. The island was acquired by marriage by a Scots Peebles family in the late 18th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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