Thomas Scott Weems

Male1806–

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Thomas Scott Weems was born in 1806, in South Carolina, United States.

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    World Events (3)

    1808

    Age 2

    Atlantic slave trade abolished.

    1812

    Age 6

    War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

    1822 · Slave Rebellion

    Age 16

    "On June 16, 1822, Denmark Vesey a free and self-educated African American leads a slave rebellion called ""the rising."" The interesting thing about this rebellion is that it does not really happen. The only thing the judges have to go on is the testimony of people that witness it."

    Name Meaning

    Scottish: variant of Wemyss , reflecting the usual pronunciation of that name.

    History: David Weems (Wemyss) emigrated from Scotland to Herring Bay, Anne Arundel County, MD, some time before 1722. Mason Locke Weems, born near Herring Bay in 1759, was a clergyman who wrote a biography of George Washington, in which the first account of the cherry-tree story appeared.

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

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