Brief Life History of Hannah Winn
When Hannah Winn Singleton was born on 11 June 1807, in Virginia, United States, her father, Joshua Singleton lll, was 47 and her mother, Nancy Withers Winn, was 41. She married Meredith Jefferson Norman on 31 December 1822, in Frederick, Maryland, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 9 daughters. She lived in Fabius Township, Schuyler, Missouri, United States for about 10 years. She died before 1880, in Schuyler, Missouri, United States.
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Family Time Line
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- Hannah W Norman in household of James Norman, "United States Census, 1870"
- Hannah H Stevenson, "Maryland, Church Records, 1668-1995"
- Hannah Norman, "United States Census, 1860"
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World Events (8)
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1812 · Monumental Church Built
The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire and West Yorkshire):
habitational name from Singleton (Lancashire), probably from Old English scingol ‘shingle, wooden roof tile’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’. Bearers of this surname are said to be descended from Ughtred de Sinleton, holder of lands in Amounderness wapentake (Lancashire) c. 1160–90. This name was first recorded in Ireland in 1308 and firmly established in Louth and Monaghan during the 17th century.
habitational name from Singleton (Sussex), probably from Old English sængel, sengel ‘bundle, tuft’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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