Brief Life History of Thomas
When Thomas Garth Jr. was born on 22 May 1766, in Virginia, United States, his father, Thomas Garth, was 26 and his mother, Judith Bowcock, was 30. He married Susanna Durrett on 10 October 1787, in Albemarle, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 13 October 1834, in his hometown, at the age of 68, and was buried in Albemarle, Virginia, United States.
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- Thomas Garth, "United States Census, 1830"
- Thomas Garth, "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989"
- Thomas Garth, "Find A Grave Index"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital
On April 18, 1780 Richmond became the capital of Virginia. It was the temporary capital from 1780-1788.
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 (Lancashire and Yorkshire): topographic name for someone who lived near an enclosure, normally a paddock or orchard, from northern Middle English garth (Old Norse garthr) 'piece of enclosed ground; garden, paddock’.
German (also Gärth): topographic name from Old Saxon gard ‘enclosure, farm(yard)’, originally denoting a settlement protected by a fence.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Garth Family Bio in Woods' History of Albemarle
Page 203-205 History of Albemarle GARTH The first of the Garth family in Albemarle was Thomas, who in 1762 bought from Samuel Taliaferro four hundred and fifty acres on the Indian branch of Buck Isla …
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