Brief Life History of John Davis
When John Davis Durrett was born on 17 June 1773, in Albemarle, Virginia, British Colonial America, his father, Richard Durrett Jr., was 26 and his mother, Elizabeth Davis, was 19. He married Frances Davis on 20 November 1797, in Orange, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Fredericksville Parish, Albemarle, Virginia, United States in 1810. He died in 1816, in Albemarle, Virginia, United States, at the age of 43.
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- John D Durrell, "United States Census, 1810"
- Legacy NFS Source: John Davis Durrett - Published information: birth-name: John Davis Durrett
- John D Durrett, "Virginia, Orange County Marriage Records, 1757-1938"
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1775
"Patrick Henry made his ""Give me Liberty or Give me Death"" speech in Richmond Virginia."
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
Name Meaning
English (Gloucestershire): variant of Derrett .
Altered form of French Duret , reflecting the Canadian and American French practice of sounding the final -t. Compare Durette .
History: This surname (see 2 above) is listed in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors and also in the similar register of the Huguenot Society of South Carolina.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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