The First American Ancestor Of Our Name Was A Younger Son Of These Old Devonshire People, And Came To The Virginia Colony In The Reign Of Charles The First. - SearchQuotes

About
Terms
Privacy
Sitemap

Get in Touch
Advertise
Removal Request
Subscribe
Contact Us

Social
Facebook
Instagram
Twitter
Pinterest

Close

Submit Quote

Latest Quotes
Browse our latest quotes

Topic List
Categorized list of quote topics

Famous Authors
Alphabetical list of influential authors

Picture Quotes
Custom and user added quotes with pictures

The first American ancestor of our name was a younger son of these old Devonshire people, and came to the Virginia colony in the reign of Charles the First.

John Sergeant Wise

1 Likes

1 Comments

RELATED QUOTES

THE autumn of 1850 brought an event freighted with deep significance to me. My mother died.

John Sergeant Wise

2 Likes

Sponsored Links

The attack of John Brown upon Harper's Ferry came upon Virginia like a clap of thunder out of a clear sky.

John Sergeant Wise

5 Likes

That settled Abraham Lincoln with me. I was thoroughly satisfied that no such man ought to be President; but I could not yet conceive it possible that such a monster would be the choice of a majority of the people for President.

John Sergeant Wise

0 Likes

Of private differences personal to himself, my brother had none.

John Sergeant Wise

0 Likes

My mother was a Northern woman, daughter of Hon. John Sergeant, a distinguished lawyer, and for many years representative in Congress from Philadelphia.

John Sergeant Wise

2 Likes

Sponsored Links

John Brown was tried for treason, murder, and inciting slaves to insurrection.

John Sergeant Wise

1 Likes

It is true, there was no public-school system, and the reason for it was very plain. The wealth of the upper classes enabled them to have private tutors.

John Sergeant Wise

0 Likes

In those days, slavery was not looked upon, even in Quaker Philadelphia, with the shudder and abhorrence one feels towards it now.

John Sergeant Wise

1 Likes

In the year 1857, passing through Washington on our return from the annual visit to Philadelphia, I had the distinguished honor of visiting a President for the first time.

John Sergeant Wise

2 Likes

In such a condition of affairs, the practical difference between the abolitionist and the sympathizer, to the man who lost his slave and could not recover it, was very nebulous.

John Sergeant Wise

0 Likes

Sponsored Links

IN all her history, from the formation of the federal government until the hour of secession, no year stands out more prominently than the year 1858 as evidencing the national patriotism of Virginia.

John Sergeant Wise

0 Likes

I was a tried seaman when, for the first time, I set foot upon the soil of my country, and took up my residence where my people had lived for over two hundred years.

John Sergeant Wise

6 Likes

TRENDING

ABOUT

Terms
Privacy Policy
Removal Request
Sitemap
Contact Us

OUR GOAL

Our goal is to help you by delivering amazing quotes to bring inspiration, personal growth, love and happiness to your everyday life.

© 2024 SearchQuotes™