Brief Life History of Henry Taylor
When Henry Taylor Lightfoot was born on 20 June 1776, in Cary, Wake, North Carolina, United States, his father, William Taylor Lightfoot, was 50 and his mother, Mary Ann Weidner, was 18. He married Martha Patsy Darnall on 9 March 1800, in Wake, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Simpson, Kentucky, United States in 1830 and Missouri Township, Clark, Arkansas, United States in 1840. He died in 1860, in Amity, Clark, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom.
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- Henry T Lightfoot, "United States Census, 1840"
- Henry Lightfoot, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- Henry Taylor Lightfoot, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
1792 · Becomes the 15th State
On June 1, 1792, Kentucky became the 15th state. It was the first state west of the Appalachian Mountains
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.
Name Meaning
English (mainly northern England, especially Cheshire): nickname for a messenger or for a fast runner, from Middle English lyght ‘light, nimble, quick’ (Old English līoht) + fote ‘foot’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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