Brief Life History of James Robert
When James Robert Hardcastle was born in 1777, in Rutherford, North Carolina, United States, his father, Elisha Hardcastle, was 25 and his mother, Mary "Polly" UNKNOWN, was 26. He married Melinda Amelia "Milly" Covington on 29 March 1798, in Rutherford, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 9 January 1833, in Hardeman, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 56.
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- James Hardcastle, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- Deed books
- James Hardcastle, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
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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.
1789 · Becomes 12th State
On November 21, 1789, North Carolina became the 12th state in the Union.
1792 · Capital City Moved
New Bern had been the capital of North Carolina in its early days. In 1792, the capital was moved to Raleigh because it was more the center of the state.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Hardcastle in Bewerley (Yorkshire), from Middle English hard ‘hard, tough’ + castel ‘castle, fortress’. Hardcastle Garth, originally a Quaker settlement near Harrogate, took its name from its founder; likewise Hardcastle Crags in Yorkshire probably takes its name from the surname.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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