When Barbara Barry was born about 1783, in Pendleton, South Carolina, United States, her father, Andrew Barry, was 33 and her mother, Keziah Smithson, was 28. She married Frederick Moss about 1796, in Franklin, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 7 daughters. She died about 1829, in Pickens, South Carolina, United States, at the age of 48.
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The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.
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.
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Donal, Aidan, Ciaran, Eoin, John Patrick, Kaitlin, Kieran, Murphy, Aileen, Brigid, Caitlin.
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Beargha ‘descendant of Beargh’, a byname meaning ‘plunderer’.
Irish and Manx: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Báire ‘descendant of Báire’, a short form of either of two Gaelic personal names, Bairrfhionn or Fionnbharr, both meaning ‘fair-topped’. This may also be the source of the Manx name Barry, whose family's main seat was Ballavarry in Kirk Andreas.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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