Brief Life History of David
Something happened between 1841-1843. David Brinton lost his wife Sarah Piersol & 3 of his children died. David remarried five times if not more including several children some died along with the mothers. The last 2 wives were at least 24 years younger than David. Around 1851, David settled on property in Cottonwood at the southeast corner of what is now 48th South and Highland Drive where the Cottonwood Mall was in the late 1900s. Through this beautiful meadowland Cottonwood Creek meandered...later the creek was rerouted to make may for the mall. He also obtained land west of Highland Drive in the same area. One of his children married a Bagley which was another neighboring family that bought much of the land in the area. David had well over a dozen children.... he died at age 64.
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- David Brenton, "United States Census, 1870"
- Harriet Wollert Dilworth in the U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
- David Brinton, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1827
Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name perhaps from a lost or unidentified place, although possibly brought to Scotland from one or more of the English Brintons under 2 below.
English: habitational name from Brinton in Norfolk, named in Old English as Brȳningtūn ‘settlement (Old English tūn) associated with (-ing-) Brȳni’ (a personal name based on Old English bryne ‘fire, flame’), or from any of various other places with names of the same origin, such as Brineton in Staffordshire, Great Brington in Essex, Brimpton in Berkshire, Brimington in Derbyshire, Brenton in Devon, Brington in Cambridgeshire or (Great and Little) Brington in Northamptonshire.
History: William Brinton (1635–99) came from Staffordshire, England, to West Chester, PA, in 1684–85.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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History of David Brinton and Harriet Wollerton Dilworth by Laura Everton Wagstaff
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