Jean Dunn

Brief Life History of Jean

When Jean Dunn was born about 1783, in Campbell, Virginia, United States, her father, Thomas Dunn, was 34 and her mother, Margaret Marshall, was 26. She married William Craghead on 13 January 1800, in Franklin, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She died about 1840, in Franklin, Virginia, United States, at the age of 59.

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Family Time Line

William Craghead
1780–1840
Jean Dunn
1783–1840
Marriage: 13 January 1800
Thomas Craighead
1806–
Martha Craighead
Mary A. Craighead
1817–1845

Sources (7)

  • Jean Dunn, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
  • Jean Dunn in entry for William Craghead, "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901"
  • Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850

World Events (8)

1783 · A Free America

The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.

1788 · Becomes the 10th state

On June 25, 1788 Virginia became the 10th state. 

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

Name Meaning

Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Duinn, Ó Doinn ‘descendant of Donn’, a byname meaning ‘brown-haired’ or ‘chieftain’. Compare Dunne . This name has sometimes been Anglicized as Brown .

English: nickname for a dark complexioned or swarthy man, from Middle English dun ‘dun, dark’ (Old English dunn ‘dull brown’).

Scottish: habitational name from Dun in Angus, named with Gaelic dùn ‘fort’. Compare Dun .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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