Brief Life History of Priscilla
When Priscilla Estep was born in 1735, in Benedict, Charles, Maryland, United States, her father, Joseph Estep, was 35 and her mother, Mary E Witter, was 18. She married George Biggs. She died in Charles, Maryland, United States.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Priscilla Estep - Individual or family possessions: death: ; ,Charles, Maryland, United States
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
Maryland is the 7th state.
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
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.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Easthope (Shropshire) from Old English ēst ‘east, eastern’ + hop ‘enclosed valley’. This form of the surname is now rare in Britain, but common in OH, WV, and VA.
History: Thomas Estep, a son of Richard Eastop, came to MD in 1647. His son Shadrach established a family in Kanawha County, WV.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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