When Rebecca Finchum was born about 1802, in Stokes, North Carolina, United States, her father, William Fincham, was 27 and her mother, Susannah Rogers, was 25. She married Henry Wood on 11 August 1818, in Stokes, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She died after 1870.
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France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
The Walton War was a border dispute between Georgia and North Carolina, when Georgia established Walton County. The main piece of land being fought over was called the Orphan Strip and was located between North Carolina and Georgia. It started in 1804 and became part of the War of 1812 and lasted until 1818.
A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
English: spelling of Fincham .
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