Thomas Speed

Brief Life History of Thomas

When Thomas Speed was born on 28 February 1719, in Surry, Virginia, United States, his father, James Bernard Speed IV, was 39 and his mother, Mary Pulley, was 25. He had at least 1 son with Mrs. Thomas Speed. He died in 1780, in Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States, at the age of 61.

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Thomas Speed
1719–1780
Mrs. Thomas Speed
1723–
Thomas S Speed
1745–

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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.

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.

Name Meaning

English: nickname from Middle English sped ‘success, prosperity, wealth, smooth progress’ (hence the modern meaning ‘swiftness’); also ‘speed, quickness’ (Old English sped), used either for a fortunate, wealthy, or successful person, or for a swift runner.

Irish (Mayo): when not the English name, adopted for Gaelic Ó Fuada, from fuad ‘haste’ (see Foody ).

Americanized form (translation into English) of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Schnell .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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