When Moses Pruitt was born in 1781, in Abbeville, South Carolina, United States, his father, John Pruitt, was 26 and his mother, Mary Ackerman Hopper, was 25. He married Elizabeth Hawkins in 1808, in Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He registered for military service in 1812. He died on 4 April 1833, in Shelby, Indiana, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Shelby, Indiana, United States.
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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.
On May 23, 1788, South Carolina ratifies the Constitution of the United States making it the 8th State of the Union.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
English (Lanarkshire, Scotland): variant of Prewitt . This surname is very rare in Britain.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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