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Culpeper County, Virginia, named for one of three members of the Colepeper family, of which two were women: Thomas Colepeper, 2nd Baron Colepeper of Thoresway, a colonial governor of Virginia; his first wife Margaretta van Hesse, called Margaret, Lady Colepeper; or their daughter, Thomas's heir and only surviving issue, Catherine Colepeper.
Many originally French place names, possibly hundreds, in the Midwest and Upper West were replaced with directly translated English names once American settlers became locally dominant (e.g. "La Petite Roche" became Little Rock; "Baie Verte" became Green Bay; "Grandes Fourches" became Grand Forks).
Women's suffrage in Arkansas (1 C, 2 P) Pages in category "History of women in Arkansas" ... This page was last edited on 3 January 2021, at 06:11 (UTC).
Arkansas State Seal. This list of current cities, towns, unincorporated communities, and other recognized places in the U.S. state of Arkansas whose name begins with the letter F. It also includes information on the number and names of counties in which the place lies, and its lower and upper zip code bounds, if applicable.
If the last name ends in [a], then removing the [j] would give the name of the patriarch or the place, as in, Grudaj - j = Gruda (place in MM). Otherwise, removing the whole ending [aj] yields the name of founder or place of origin, as in Lekaj - aj = Lek(ë). Since the names are found most commonly in Malsi e Madhe (North) and Labëri (South ...
Arkansas State Seal. This is a list of places in Arkansas, including cities, towns, unincorporated communities, counties and other recognized places. It also includes information on the number and names of counties in which the place lies, and its lower and upper zip code bounds, if applicable. Click on the letter below which corresponds to the ...
Clay, 4 places in Florida (county), Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky – Henry Clay (United States Secretary of State in the 19th century) [135] Clayton, California – Joel Henry Clayton (founder) Clayton, Delaware – Thomas Clayton (U.S. senator) [ 135 ]
The Colonial Dames of America (CDA) is an American organization comprising women who descend from one or more ancestors who lived in British North America between 1607 and 1775, and who aided the colonies in public office, in military service, or in another acceptable capacity.