Brief Life History of Mary Nannie
When Mary Nannie Hayes was born in 1738, in Essex, Virginia, British Colonial America, her father, William Hayes, was 34 and her mother, Elizabeth Dennis, was 39. She married William Howerton in March 1758, in Essex, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. She died in Essex, Virginia, United States.
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- Deed Book 33, 1786-1793, Essex County, Virginia: Essex. Deed Books 1786–1793
- Order Book 29, 1773-1783, Essex County, Virginia: Essex. Court Orders 1777–1783
- Will Book 13, 1775-1785, Essex County, Virginia: Essex. Will Books 1775–1785 | Essex. Will Books 1775–1785
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World Events (3)
1758 · Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon Plantation was the home of George Washington. It started off as 2,000 acres and was later expanded to 8,000 acres. The house itself started off as a six room building then got extended to twenty-one rooms.
1775
Patrick Henry made his "Give me Liberty or Give me Death" speech in Richmond Virginia.
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
Name Meaning
Irish (Cork): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hAodha ‘descendant of Aodh’, a personal name meaning ‘fire’. Compare McCoy . In some cases especially in County Wexford, the surname is of English origin (see below), having been taken to Ireland by the Normans.
English: variant of Hay , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
English: topographic name from the plural form of Middle English hay(e), heye, heghe ‘enclosure’ (see Hay ), sometimes used as a collective noun for a farm, especially in Devon, where it is a frequent minor placename. Compare Hain .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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