Brief Life History of Andrew
When Andrew Silling was born in 1773, in Augusta, Virginia, United States, his father, Gasper Silling, was 24 and his mother, Lydia Jones, was -1. He married Anne Jones on 4 January 1796, in Augusta, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Waynesboro, Virginia, United States in 1820 and Augusta Parish, Augusta, Virginia, United States in 1850. He died in 1845, in Augusta, Virginia, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Carson, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States.
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- Andrew Sillings in household of Enos Sillings, "United States Census, 1850"
- Andrew Silling, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
- Andrew Silling, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Death Records, 1853-1912"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital
On April 18, 1780 Richmond became the capital of Virginia. It was the temporary capital from 1780-1788.
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
Name Meaning
English: nickname from the Middle English coin name schilling ‘shilling’ (Old English scilling), probably referring to a fee or rent owed or paid. In addition, the name may also arise from an unrecorded Middle English personal name Shilling (Old English Scilling), from the word above. Compare Farthing , Grote , Halfpenny , and Penny .
English: perhaps sometimes a variant of Sellen .
Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Schilling .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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