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Colony in Ontario, Canada
Wilberforce Colony was a colony established in the year 1829 by free African American citizens, north of present-day London, Ontario, Canada. It was an
Wilberforce_Colony
English politician and abolitionist (1759–1833)
William Wilberforce (24 August 1759 – 29 July 1833) was a British politician, philanthropist, and a leader of the movement to abolish the Atlantic slave
William_Wilberforce
Topics referred to by the same term
trade Wilberforce, New South Wales Wilberforce Cemetery Wilberforce Park Wilberforce, Ontario Wilberforce Colony, Ontario; an 18th-century colony of American
Wilberforce
Race-related rioting about jobs
after escaping from slavery. A group with more resources founded the Wilberforce Colony as a place of their own. African Americans who remained in Cincinnati
Cincinnati_riots_of_1829
Abolitionist and author (1793–1869)
settlement, the Wilberforce Colony (named in honor of William Wilberforce), located north of present-day London, Ontario. The Colony had been founded
Austin_Steward
Baptist minister and abolitionist who worked in Albany, New York, Wilberforce Colony in Canada, and traveled to the United Kingdom to raise support to
Nathaniel_Paul
Zion Methodist Church, Wilberforce Street is a historic Settler church established by the Nova Scotian Settlers in 1792 and the present building was constructed
Zion Methodist Church, Wilberforce Street
Zion_Methodist_Church,_Wilberforce_Street
British politician
in Cape Colony. The son of John Bird and Judith Wilberforce, he was born in Coventry. He was a cousin of the philanthropist William Wilberforce, with whom
William Wilberforce Bird (merchant)
William_Wilberforce_Bird_(merchant)
British crown colony in the Caribbean (1655–1962)
The Crown Colony of Jamaica and Dependencies was a Crown colony of the British Empire from 1655 to 1962. English forces launched an invasion of Jamaica
Colony_of_Jamaica
Racial and cultural group in Canada
1970, with only a single small laneway in Strathcona remaining. The Wilberforce Colony in Ontario was also a historically black settlement. It evolved demographically
Black_Canadians
Urban park in Rochester, New York
Freeman; Embracing a Correspondence of Several Years, While President of Wilberforce Colony, London, Canada West: Electronic Edition". Retrieved 7 July 2020.
Washington Square Park (Rochester, New York)
Washington_Square_Park_(Rochester,_New_York)
Historic site in New South Wales, Australia
Wilberforce Cemetery is a heritage-listed cemetery at Clergy Road, Wilberforce, City of Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia. It was laid out by surveyor
Wilberforce_Cemetery
1811–1870 British colony in modern Canada
The Red River Colony (or Selkirk Settlement), also known as Assiniboia, was a colonization project set up in 1811 by Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk
Red_River_Colony
Area of land in Ontario, Canada
Neoclassical architecture Huron Road, Huron Tract. The Wilberforce Settlement 1830 (Wilberforce Colony) In 1841, the Huron Tract was 1,200,000 acres (4,900 km2)
Huron_Tract
American Quaker abolitionist (1789–1839)
[citation needed] Lundy visited Haiti twice (in 1825 and 1829); the Wilberforce Colony of freedmen and refugee slaves in Canada in 1830–1831 (perhaps in
Benjamin_Lundy
American Black nationalist organization (1858–1869)
Haitian emigration Niger expedition of 1841 Nova Scotian Settlers Wilberforce Colony James 2010, p. 31. Encyclopedia.com 2019. Wellman 2014, p. 100. Wellman
African_Civilization_Society
Australian midwife (1772–1857)
Fleet. Throughout her life, she made significant contributions to the Wilberforce district as a midwife, supporting both convict and free women during
Sarah_Cobcroft
Historic site in New South Wales, Australia
Cottage is a heritage-listed former cottage and now museum at Rose Street, Wilberforce, City of Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia. It was built from 1810
Rose_Cottage,_Wilberforce
American lawyer, planter, diplomat and politician (1766–1835)
an American free black settlement in Ontario, Canada, known as the Wilberforce Colony. It had been started by free blacks from Cincinnati, Ohio, who emigrated
James Brown (Louisiana politician)
James_Brown_(Louisiana_politician)
Bermudian-born abolitionist (1783–1865)
Remarks on the colony of Liberia and the American Colonization Society : with some account of the settlement of coloured people, at Wilberforce, Upper Canada
Charles_Stuart_(abolitionist)
Historic site in New South Wales, Australia
Wilberforce Park is a heritage-listed public parkland at 47 George Road, Wilberforce, City of Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia. It was first established
Wilberforce_Park
Capital and the largest city of Ghana
from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2022. Asare, Wilberforce (10 October 2022). "Akufo-Addo: Accra named UNESCO World Book Capital
Accra
American baptist minister (1773–1831)
became Baptist preachers and proponents of black emigration to the Wilberforce Colony in Ontario. Nathaniel was a minister at Albany, NY, and founder of
Thomas Paul (Baptist minister)
Thomas_Paul_(Baptist_minister)
the collective term for the towns of Castlereagh, Pitt Town, Richmond, Wilberforce and Windsor, all located on and around the Hawkesbury River in New South
Macquarie_Towns
1939 song by Solomon Linda and the Evening Birds
Phillips 2023; Wilberforce 2020 Erlmann 1996, p. 62 Malan 2012, p. 63; Phillips 2023; Wilberforce 2020 Khumalo 2004 Phillips 2023; Wilberforce 2020 influences:
The_Lion_Sleeps_Tonight
Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office from 1989 to 1997
after the Blairs moved into Downing Street. He was the successor to Wilberforce. Humphrey was frequently referred to in jest by the press as an actual
Humphrey_(cat)
British statesman (1759–1806)
become what Lord Minto called "the Atlas of our reeling globe". William Wilberforce said, "For personal purity, disinterestedness and love of this country
William_Pitt_the_Younger
11 British ships establishing an Australian penal colony
site for the new colony; the Fleet arrived there on 26 January 1788. The Fleet established the Colony of New South Wales as a penal colony; the first British
First_Fleet
Group of Church of England social reformers
fairness for all human beings. Their most famous member was William Wilberforce, widely commemorated in monuments and credited with hastening the end
Clapham_Sect
Law which abolished slavery in the colonies of the British Empire
slave trader and centre of the largest abolitionist movement. William Wilberforce had written in his diary in 1787 that his great purpose in life was to
Slavery_Abolition_Act_1833
United States Army officer (1864–1922)
from 1890 to 1894 at Fort Duchesne, Utah. In 1894, he was assigned to Wilberforce University in Ohio, an historically black college (HBCU), to lead the
Charles Young (United States Army officer)
Charles_Young_(United_States_Army_officer)
Sierra Leonean photographer (c. 1845–1895)
Francis Wilberforce Joaque (c. 1845 – 1 November 1895) was a Sierra Leonean photographer. A descendant of liberated Africans, he is known as one of the
Francis_W._Joaque
Kenyan journalist and diplomat (1928–2023)
moving to the United States where he attended Central State College in Wilberforce, Ohio and then in 1960 he went to Boston University where he received
Ngethe_Njoroge
South African musician and performer (1909–1962)
2004 BBC 2003 Chanda 2004 Connor 2018 Lafraniere 2006; Wilberforce 2020 Connor 2018; Wilberforce 2020 Malan 2012, p. 69 Ovesen & Haupt 2011, p. 73 Muller
Solomon_Linda
Scottish abolitionist and statistician (1768–1838)
and introduced to William Wilberforce and Henry Thornton. In 1790, Macaulay visited Sierra Leone, the West African colony that was founded by the Sierra
Zachary_Macaulay
English abolitionist (1760–1846)
approached the young William Wilberforce, who as an Anglican and an MP was connected within the British Parliament. Wilberforce was one of few parliamentarians
Thomas_Clarkson
Edwardsville. Retrieved February 21, 2023. "Wilberforce National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) - Wilberforce University". September 18, 2019. Retrieved February
List of Iota Phi Theta chapters
List_of_Iota_Phi_Theta_chapters
1791–1804 slave revolt in Hispanola
slavery, a move that drew criticism from British abolitionists William Wilberforce and Thomas Clarkson. The troops who came to Saint-Domingue from Britain
Haitian_Revolution
Corporate body involved in founding the second British colony in Africa
Company was the corporate body involved in founding the second British colony in Africa on 11 March 1792 through the resettlement of Black Loyalists who
Sierra_Leone_Company
English missionary (1790-1824)
Indies attracted the attention of the anti-slavery campaigner William Wilberforce. As a result of his actions, trial by court-martial and subsequent death
John_Smith_(missionary)
Sierra Leonean trade unionist, journalist, activist, and politician (1894–1965)
Leone’s independence talks in 1960. He was born to poor Creole parents in Wilberforce, British Sierra Leone, a village adjoining the capital city, Freetown
I._T._A._Wallace-Johnson
Journal by William Bradford, leader of the Plymouth Colony
the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts. It is regarded as the most authoritative account of the Pilgrims and the early years of the colony which they founded
Of_Plymouth_Plantation
Methodist bishop and educator (1811–1893)
four decades (1852–1893) as well as becoming one of the founders of Wilberforce University in Ohio in 1856. In 1863, the AME Church bought the college
Daniel_Payne
British lawyer and politician
Stephen's second wife was Sarah Wilberforce (c. 1757–1816), eldest sister of William Wilberforce (1759–1833); Barbara Wilberforce (1799–1821) was her niece
James Stephen (British politician)
James_Stephen_(British_politician)
Predominantly African American Protestant denomination
second independent historically black college (HBCU), Wilberforce University in Ohio. Among Wilberforce University's early founders was Salmon P. Chase, then-governor
African Methodist Episcopal Church
African_Methodist_Episcopal_Church
Illegally enslaved Africans rescued from Atlantic slave ships
accommodation for these new residents of Sierra Leone. 1809 Leicester 1810 Wilberforce, formerly Cabenda 1812 Regent 1814 Gloucester 1816 Kissy 1817 Bathurst
Liberated Africans in Sierra Leone
Liberated_Africans_in_Sierra_Leone
British marine and colonial administrator
of introduction by Rev. Johnson to William Wilberforce, whose acquaintance he made in early 1792. Wilberforce was impressed with Dawes, remarking that he
William Dawes (British Marines officer)
William_Dawes_(British_Marines_officer)
Ethnic group of Sierra Leone
settled in the Western Area of Sierra Leone between 1787 and about 1885. The colony was established by the British, supported by abolitionists, under the Sierra
Sierra_Leone_Creole_people
Australian politician
Hon. James Wilberforce "Wilber" Stephen, M.A., (10 April 1822 – 14 August 1881) was a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, Attorney-General of
James Stephen (Australian politician)
James_Stephen_(Australian_politician)
British Overseas Territory in the South Pacific
of Birmingham. G/AC/15/75. quoted in Wolffe, John (2007). The age of Wilberforce, More, Chalmers, and Finney. The expansion of evangelicalism. Vol. 2
Pitcairn_Islands
Haitian general and revolutionary (1744–1803)
mixed-race colonists, a move that drew criticism from abolitionists William Wilberforce and Thomas Clarkson. On the other hand, Louverture was able to pool his
Toussaint_Louverture
Historic site in New South Wales, Australia
Pioneer Village is a heritage-listed open-air museum at Rose Street, Wilberforce, New South Wales, an outer suburb of Sydney, Australia. It was built
Australiana_Pioneer_Village
British slavery abolition organisation
trade. William Wilberforce introduced the first Bill to abolish the slave trade in 1791, which was defeated by 163 votes to 88. As Wilberforce continued to
Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade
Society_for_Effecting_the_Abolition_of_the_Slave_Trade
Royal Navy officer and politician (1726–1813)
Wilberforce as the one who might be persuaded to take up the cause. (Whether this was the first time that the issue had been suggested to Wilberforce
Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham
Charles_Middleton,_1st_Baron_Barham
Historic site in New South Wales, Australia
heritage-listed residence in Stannix Park Lane, off Stannix Park Road, Wilberforce, City of Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia. It was built in 1839
Stannix_Park_House
Movement to end slavery
cause vigorously. Soon after his death in 1785, they joined with William Wilberforce and others in forming the Clapham Sect. The slave trade had been banned
Abolitionism in the United Kingdom
Abolitionism_in_the_United_Kingdom
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1817 to 1825
thing happening). Following this, Monroe and Wilberforce maintained a "sporadic correspondence," with Wilberforce asking Monroe about the conditions of southern
James_Monroe
English economist, banker, philanthropist and parliamentarian (1760–1815)
the abolition of the slave trade. A close friend and cousin of William Wilberforce, he is credited with being the financial brain behind their many campaigns
Henry_Thornton_(reformer)
June 16, 1891, he received an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from Wilberforce University. On May 23, 1893, he earned an LL.B from Central Tennessee
Henry Alexander Saturnin Hartley
Henry_Alexander_Saturnin_Hartley
Television series
former slaves in London and Nova Scotia, Thomas Clarkson and William Wilberforce, along with other members of the Society for Effecting the Abolition
The Book of Negroes (miniseries)
The_Book_of_Negroes_(miniseries)
Haitian revolutionary; founder and ruler of the Kingdom of Haiti (1807–11)
with the most prominent English abolitionists: his letter to William Wilberforce arrived on 5 January 1815, and began a new level of engagement between
Henri_Christophe
Black British abolitionist and writer (c. 1745 – 1797)
a Lesser Festival on 30 July, along with Thomas Clarkson and William Wilberforce who worked for abolition of the slave trade and slavery. In 2007, the
Olaudah_Equiano
Historic site in New South Wales, Australia
Macquarie of those towns in England, whilst Castlereagh, Pitt Town and Wilberforce were named after English statesmen. These are often referred to as Macquarie's
Peninsula House and Tebbutt's Observatory
Peninsula_House_and_Tebbutt's_Observatory
King of the United Kingdom from 1830 to 1837
the slave trade". In his speech to the House, William insulted William Wilberforce, the leading abolitionist, saying: "the proponents of the abolition are
William_IV
August 1949 against another British colony, Nigeria, and was lost 2–0. In 1954 it played another British colony and British administered U.N trust territory
Sierra Leone national football team
Sierra_Leone_national_football_team
English Anglican priest and missionary in India and Persia
to the miseries of mortality, shall be seen or heard of any more. — Wilberforce 1837 On 16 October 1812 he died and was given a Christian burial by Armenian
Henry_Martyn
Island in County Galway, Ireland
Browne sold the island to Henry William Wilberforce. Cyril Allies, an English Catholic, bought it from Wilberforce in 1876, after having held it in mortgage
Inishbofin,_County_Galway
Ringleader of the Myall Creek Massacre
daughter of respected colonist David Dunstan, in a public ceremony at Wilberforce. This is further remarkable when considering that one of the seven gang-members
John_Henry_Fleming
British politician (1742–1811)
State for the Home Department. On 2 April 1792, abolitionist William Wilberforce sponsored a motion in the House of Commons "that the trade carried on
Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville
Henry_Dundas,_1st_Viscount_Melville
Settler of Western Australia
and the Clarkson brothers. They called their York grant Wilberforce after William Wilberforce, the English politician and philanthropist who led the movement
Michael Clarkson (pastoralist)
Michael_Clarkson_(pastoralist)
Movement to end slavery
after Oglethorpe's death in 1785, Sharp and More united with William Wilberforce and others in forming the Clapham Sect. The Somersett case in 1772, in
Abolitionism
all those enslaved in the colonies. Among the Society's members were Wilberforce and the MP Thomas Fowell Buxton. The Society worked to ensure that abolitionist
History of the British West Indies
History_of_the_British_West_Indies
Psalter first printed in 1640 in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Bay Psalm Book, is a metrical psalter first printed in 1640 in Cambridge, Colony of Massachusetts Bay. It was the first book printed in British North America
Bay_Psalm_Book
first African-American woman to serve as a professor. Xenia, Ohio's Wilberforce University hired her to teach Latin and English in 1866. Lucy Hobbs Taylor
Timeline_of_women's_education
English clergyman (1755–1827)
John Newton and William Wilberforce, who were keen for a committed evangelical Christian to take the role of chaplain in the colony. Johnson and his wife
Richard_Johnson_(chaplain)
Former legal doctrine of slavery by birth
at colour-blind colleges, such as Oberlin College. In 1860 Ohio, at Wilberforce University (est. 1855) owned and operated by the African Methodist Episcopal
Partus_sequitur_ventrem
University museum of natural history in Oxford, England
Retrieved 4 June 2026. "The Huxley Wilberforce Debate". International Darwin Day. Retrieved 4 June 2026. J. R. Lucas, "Wilberforce and Huxley: A Legendary Encounter"
Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Oxford_University_Museum_of_Natural_History
Sierra Leonean scholar and activisist (1904–1994)
1904 – 26 March 1994) was the second West African woman from a British colony to receive a university degree after the Nigerian physician Agnes Yewande
Edna_Elliott-Horton
Township in Ontario, Canada
granted refuge and land by the Canada Company and duly set up a colony named Wilberforce. This was one of the earliest, if not the earliest, settlements
Lucan_Biddulph
Racial and socio-economic class of Pan-American society
them Quakers, founded an abolitionist organisation in London. William Wilberforce led the cause of abolition through his campaign in the Parliament of
Planter_class
Slave trade between Africa and the West
(Quakers), Thomas Clarkson and establishment Evangelicals such as William Wilberforce in Parliament. Many people joined the movement and they began to protest
Atlantic_slave_trade
Years A Slave, than images of Jamaica or Barbados in the 18th century." Wilberforce, William (1823). An Appeal to the Religion, Justice, and Humanity of
Slavery_in_British_America
Suburb of City of Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
north-west of Sydney and about 5 kilometres from the larger centre of Wilberforce. It sits on the banks of the Hawkesbury River and like typical early
Ebenezer,_New_South_Wales
Coeducational boarding school in Tamale, Ghana
Dan-Braimah 2016–ŋun na beni Hajia Amina Musah 2017-2021 Shaibu Adams Wilberforce 2021-2023 Rev Edward Azika 2024–Present Yakubu Mohammed Mustapha List
Tamale_Senior_High_School
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1868; 1874–1880)
urged by many people to appoint Samuel Wilberforce, the former Bishop of Winchester. Disraeli disliked Wilberforce and instead appointed John Jackson, the
Benjamin_Disraeli
Uprising against British Company rule
reprint 2002. Wilberforce, Reginald G, An Unrecorded Chapter of the Indian Mutiny, Being the Personal Reminiscences of Reginald G. Wilberforce, Late 52nd
Indian_Rebellion_of_1857
English clergyman (1703–1791)
the transatlantic debate on slavery. Wesley was a mentor to William Wilberforce, who was also influential in the abolition of slavery in the British
John_Wesley
Local government area in New South Wales, Australia
Macdonald Vineyard (shared with City of Blacktown) Webbs Creek Wheeny Creek Wilberforce Windsor Windsor Downs Wisemans Ferry (shared with Central Coast Council
City_of_Hawkesbury
Phillips Sheldon Sir Charles Middleton Sir Herbert Mackworth William Wilberforce John Villiers Powys (Lord Lilford) (possibly 1st baron) Sir Richard Hill
List of abolitionist forerunners
List_of_abolitionist_forerunners
of Sind Province (1843) Indian Slavery Act, 1843 Victoria — William Wilberforce Bird (acting) (1784–1857) June 1844 23 July 1844 4 Henry Hardinge (1785–1856)
List of governors-general of India
List_of_governors-general_of_India
1661 slave law in English colony of Barbados
Parliament of Barbados to provide a legal basis for slavery in the English colony of Barbados and, ostensibly, to standardize procedures for managing the
Barbados_Slave_Code
and General Grant National Parks, and a professor at Wilberforce University. His home at Wilberforce is a museum commemorating his life. Chimney Rock Colorado
List of national monuments of the United States
List_of_national_monuments_of_the_United_States
to the University of Illinois (1913), University of Iowa (1914), and Wilberforce University, Lincoln University, and Ohio State University (1915). The
List of Kappa Alpha Psi chapters
List_of_Kappa_Alpha_Psi_chapters
Ethnic and cultural group in the United States
sponsored founding of the Wilberforce Colony, an initially successful settlement of African American immigrants to Canada. The colony was one of the first
African_Americans
British Army general (1764–1824)
welfare of the colony, actively encouraging the building of housing and schools for the settlers. He was a correspondent of William Wilberforce, and founded
Charles MacCarthy (British Army officer)
Charles_MacCarthy_(British_Army_officer)
Former colonization organization
Southerners considered greater freedom in Africa. The ACS helped to found the colony of Liberia in 1821–22, as a place for freedmen. The Maryland State Colonization
Maryland State Colonization Society
Maryland_State_Colonization_Society
Novel by Naomi Novik
draconic equality in British society; they find common cause with William Wilberforce and the abolitionist movement in exchange for assistance from prominent
Empire_of_Ivory
Adult educational establishment in Australia
(1914-1923) Wagga Wagga School of Arts Wentworth Falls School of Arts Wilberforce Windsor School of Arts, Bridge Street, Thompson Square Wingello Mechanics'
Mechanics' institutes of Australia
Mechanics'_institutes_of_Australia
Town in Western Cape, South Africa
Allen and Co. (p. 496) State of the Cape of Good Hope, in 1822. William Wilberforce Bird. 1823. London: J. Murray. The Life and Labours of George Washington
Stellenbosch
years of lobbying by the abolitionist movement, led primarily by William Wilberforce, the British Parliament voted to make the slave trade illegal anywhere
History_of_slavery
WILBERFORCE COLONY
WILBERFORCE COLONY
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Joslin.The Josselyn name appears in Black Point (now Scarborough, ME) before 1638, when the author John Josselyn came to visit his brother Henry, who was for many years a principal representative in eastern New England of the interests of the Mason and Gorges heirs, which were endangered by the Massachusetts Bay colony’s expansion into Maine. Their father was Sir Thomas Josselyn, of Torrell’s Hall in Willingale, Essex, England.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Lowthorpe in East Yorkshire, named with the Old Norse personal name Logi or Lági + þorp ‘outlying farmstead’In 1634 the name was brought to North America by the Rev. John Lathrop (b. 1584 in Etton, Yorkshire, England), a Puritan preacher fleeing religious persecution. He arrived at Plymouth Colony and lived in Scituate, MA until 1639, then moved to Barnstable MA, where his Bible can still be seen.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : perhaps a habitational name from Kitcham in Devon, but more likely a reduced form of Kitchenham, a habitational name from a place so named in East Sussex.Edward Ketcham (d. 1655) immigrated from Cambridge, England, to Massachusetts Bay Colony in about 1629–30, and subsequently moved to Stratford, CT.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : habitational name from any of the numerous places called Hampton, including the cities of Southampton and Northampton (both of which were originally simply Hamtun). These all share the final Old English element tÅ«n ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’, but the first is variously hÄm ‘homestead’, hamm ‘water meadow’, or hÄ“an, weak dative case (originally used after a preposition and article) of hÄ“ah ‘high’. This name is also established in Ireland, having first been taken there in the medieval period.The descendants of the clergyman Thomas Hampton, resident at Jamestown, VA, in 1630, lived in VA through three generations, multiplying their homesteads as the colony expanded and then branched into SC.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Inkersall in Derbyshire, recorded in the 13th century as Hinkershil(l) and Hinkreshill. The final element is Old English hyll ‘hill’. The first may be the Old Norse personal name Ingvarr or an Old English byname Hynkere meaning ‘limper’. Ekwall suggests that it may represent a contracted version of Old English hīgna æcer ‘monks’ field’.The Ingersoll name in America dates back to John Ingersoll, who emigrated to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1629. His descendants include lawyers, public officials, and politicians in CT and PA.
Surname or Lastname
English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : metonymic occupational name for a maker of habergeons, Middle English, Old French haubergeon. The habergeon was a sleeveless jacket of mail or scale armor, which was also worn for penance.Born in Beverley, Yorkshire, England, James Habersham emigrated to the infant colony of Georgia in 1738 with his friend George Whitefield. Together they established what is believed to be America’s first orphanage. Habersham was married in Bethesda, GA, in 1740 and had three surviving sons, all of whom were educated at Princeton and became ardent patriots.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Leet.An early American bearer of this name was one of the founders of Guilford, CT. William Leete (c. 1613–83), a colonial governor of New Haven colony and CT, was born at Dodington, Huntingtonshire, England. He converted to Puritanism and sailed for America to escape persecution in May 1639.
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Loingsigh ‘descendant of Loingseach’, a personal name meaning ‘mariner’ (from long ‘ship’). This is now a common surname in Ireland but of different local origins, for example chieftain families in counties Antrim and Tipperary, while in Ulster and Connacht there were families called Ó Loingseacháin who later shortened their name to Ó Loingsigh and also Anglicized it as Lynch.Irish (Anglo-Norman) : Anglicized form of Gaelic Linseach, itself a Gaelicized form of Anglo-Norman French de Lench, the version found in old records. This seems to be a local name, but its origin is unknown. One family of bearers of this name was of Norman origin, but became one of the most important tribes of Galway.English : topographic name for someone who lived on a slope or hillside, Old English hlinc, or perhaps a habitational name from Lynch in Dorset or Somerset or Linch in Sussex, all named with this word.This name was brought independently from Ireland to North America by many bearers. Jonack Lynch emigrated from Ireland to SC shortly after the first settlement of that colony in 1670. His grandson Thomas Lynch, born in 1727 in Berkeley Co., SC, was a member of both Continental Congresses, and his great-grandson, also called Thomas Lynch, born 1749 in Winyaw, SC, was a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Surname or Lastname
English (Shropshire)
English (Shropshire) : from the Welsh personal name Einws, a diminutive of Einion (of uncertain origin, popularly associated with einion ‘anvil’).English : patronymic from the medieval personal name Hain 2.English : habitational name from Haynes in Bedfordshire. This name first appears in Domesday Book as Hagenes, which Mills derives from the plural of Old English hægen, hagen ‘enclosure’.Irish : variant of Hines.John Haynes (?1594–1653) had emigrated from Essex, England, where his father was lord of the manor of Copford Hall near Colchester, to MA, where he was governor in 1635. He moved to CT, and was the colony's first governor (1639–53/54).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Mathew; a variant spelling of Matthews. In the U.S., this form has absorbed some European cognates such as German Matthäus.Among the earliest bearers of the name in North America was Samuel Mathews (c.1600–c.1657), who came to VA from London in about 1618. He established a plantation at the mouth of the Warwick River, which was at first called Mathews Manor; later its name was changed to Denbigh. He was one of the most powerful and influential men in the early affairs of the colony. He (or possibly his son, who bore the same name) was governor of the colony from 1657 until his death in 1660.
Surname or Lastname
Scottish (also found in Ireland)
Scottish (also found in Ireland) : reduced form of McDow. This surname is borne by a sept of the Buchanans.English : variant of Daw.Americanized spelling of Dutch Douw, an Old Frisian personal name.Americanized spelling of German Dau.Henry Dow (1634–1707), NH soldier and statesman, was born at Ormsby in Norfolkshire, England. His father migrated with his family to Watertown in the colony of Massachusetts Bay in 1637 and moved to Hampton in the province of NH in 1644. Henry became an influential and prosperous figure in Hampton. He married twice and had four sons.
Surname or Lastname
North German
North German : occupational name for a peddler (see Haack 1).North German : topographic name for someone who lived by a hedge (see Heck 2).North German : perhaps also a topographic name from hach, hack ‘dirty, boggy water’.Frisian, Dutch, and North German : from a Frisian personal name, Hake.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name from Yiddish hak ‘axe’.English : variant of Hake 1.George Hack (c. 1623–c. 1665) was born in Cologne, Germany, of a Schleswig-Holstein family, and emigrated to New Amsterdam where he practiced medicine and entered the VA tobacco trade. Colony records show that he and his wife, Anna, were formally made naturalized citizens of VA in 1658. He had two daughters, neither of whom married, and two sons: George Nicholas Hack, the founder of the Norfolk branch of the family; and Peter, for many years a member of the VA House of Burgesses, the founder of the Maryland branch. Hack’s descendants eventually changed the spelling of the name to Heck.
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English
English : patronymic from Hopkin. The surname is widespread throughout southern and central England, but is at its most common in South Wales.Irish (County Longford and western Ireland) : Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac OibicÃn, itself a Gaelicized form of an Anglo-Norman name. In other parts of the country this name is generally of English origin.Stephen Hopkins (c.1580–1644) was a pilgrim on the Mayflower in 1620 and one of the founders of Plymouth Colony. At his death he left seven children and eighteen grandchildren.
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English
English : occupational name for a dresser of cloth, Old English fullere (from Latin fullo, with the addition of the English agent suffix). The Middle English successor of this word had also been reinforced by Old French fouleor, foleur, of similar origin. The work of the fuller was to scour and thicken the raw cloth by beating and trampling it in water. This surname is found mostly in southeast England and East Anglia. See also Tucker and Walker.In a few cases the name may be of German origin with the same form and meaning as 1 (from Latin fullare).Americanized version of French Fournier.Samuel Fuller (1589–1633), born in Redenhall, Norfolk, England, was among the Pilgrim Fathers who sailed on the Mayflower in 1620. He was a deacon of the church and until his death functioned as Plymouth Colony’s physician.
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English and Irish
English and Irish : habitational name from Dudley in the West Midlands, named from the Old English personal name Dudda (see Dodd) + Old English lēah ‘woodland clearing’.Irish (County Cork) : English name adopted by bearers of Gaelic Ó Dubhdáleithe ‘descendant of Dubhdáleithe’, a personal name composed of the elements dubh ‘black’ + dá ‘two’ + léithe ‘sides’.Thomas Dudley (1576–1653), born at Northampton, England, sailed on the Arbella to Salem, MA, in 1630 with the chief men of the Massachusetts Bay Company. They first settled at Newtown. Dudley subsequently moved to Ipswich but then permanently settled at Roxbury. He was elected four times as governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and as one of the two commissioners for the colony when the New England Confederation was formed in 1643. He was one of the first overseers of Harvard University, and in 1650, as governor, signed the charter for that institution. Dudley’s seventh and most noted child, Joseph (1647–1720) was also governor of MA (1702–15).
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English
English : habitational name from the city of Lincoln, so named from an original British name Lindo- ‘lake’ + Latin colonia ‘settlement’, ‘colony’. The place was an important administrative center during the Roman occupation of Britain and in the Middle Ages it was a center for the manufacture of cloth, including the famous ‘Lincoln green’.Abraham Lincoln (1809–65), 16th president of the United States, was the son of an illiterate laborer, descended from a certain Samuel Lincoln, who had emigrated from England to MA in 1637.
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English
English : probably a nickname from Middle English gode ‘good’ (Old English gÅd) + year, yere ‘year’, bestowed on someone who frequently used the expression, perhaps in the sense ‘(as I hope to have a) good year’ or as a New Year salutation. Alternatively, it may have been from an Americanized form of French Gauthier.English translation of German Gutjahr, originally a nickname for someone born on New year’s Day.The inventor of vulcanized rubber, Charles Goodyear (1800–60) was of the fourth generation descended from Stephen Goodyear (1598–1658), who succeeded Gov. Theophilus Eaton as leader of the company of London merchants that founded the New Haven colony in CT in 1638.
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English
English : unexplained.Italian (Venice and Mantua) and Greek (Zanes) : from a variant of the Venetian personal name Z(u)an(n)i ‘John’ (see Zani).Americanized spelling of German and Jewish Zahn.Robert Zane was a cloth maker of English origin, a founding member of the Quaker colony that was set up at Salem, NJ, in 1676.
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English (Devon)
English (Devon) : topographic name for someone who lived ‘at the end of the cottages’, from Middle English, Old English ende ‘end’ + cot ‘cottage’. One locality so named is Endicott in Cadbury, Devon; another is now called Youngcott, in Milton Abbot.John Endecott (1588–1665) was a prominent figure in the early history of MA, being one of the founding fathers of Salem, MA, in 1638. He served as governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony (1629–30), and worked harmoniously with his successor, John Winthrop, despite differences on points of religious doctrine. He served as governor again in 1644–45, 1649–50, 1651–54, and 1655–64, and as deputy governor in many of the intervening years. He is buried in the King’s Chapel Burying Ground in Boston.
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English
English : variant of Holland 1.Americanized form of Norwegian Hovland.Howland was the name of three Quaker brothers, original settlers in Marshfield, MA. They were from Huntingdonshire, England. The eldest, John Howland (c.1593–1672) was a passenger on the Mayflower, servant to Gov. John Carver, who died in the first winter at Plymouth Colony.
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