William Shipp was born in 1805, in North Carolina, United States. He married Cynthia Hardin about 1829, in Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He died in 1842, in Izard, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 37.
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Atlantic slave trade abolished.
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
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.
English:
nickname for a mariner or perhaps a boatbuilder, from Middle English schip ‘ship’. Compare Shipman .
in addition, the name may occasionally also have been topographic or habitational, referring to a house or inn distinguished by the sign of a ship. Surnames derived from house and inn signs are rare in English.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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