Brief Life History of Needham
When Needham Pipkin Sr was born about 1776, in Dobbs, North Carolina, United States, his father, Arthur Pipkin, was 42 and his mother, Margarite Pipkin, was 30. He married Mary Ann Belle in 1796, in Sampson, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 11 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Wayne, North Carolina, United States in 1810 and Madison, Tennessee, United States in 1830. He died after 1850, in Tennessee, United States.
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- Needham Pipkin, "United States Census, 1810"
- Needham Pipkins, "United States Census, 1830"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
North Carolina is the 12th state.
1796 · Tennessee Becomes a State
On June 1, 1796, Tennessee became the 16th state.
Name Meaning
English: apparently from an unrecorded Middle English personal name Pipkin, perhaps a pet form of Philip . A pipkin was also an item of brass or other metalware, or a smaller form of a wine-pipe, but whether that is relevant to the surname is not known.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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