Martha Patsy Dunn

Brief Life History of Martha Patsy

When Martha Patsy Dunn was born in 1803, in Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States, her father, Godfrey Booker Dunn Sr, was 25 and her mother, Mary Polly Morris, was 31. She married Aaron Musgrave on 5 April 1830, in Carter, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Johnson, Tennessee, United States in 1850. She died from 1870 to 1880.

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Family Time Line

Aaron Musgrave
1797–1847
Martha Patsy Dunn
1803–1880
Marriage: 5 April 1830
John Musgrave
1834–1880

Sources (19)

  • Martha Musgraves, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Martha Musgrave, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1959"
  • Martha Musgraves in entry for Alfred Cook, "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950"

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World Events (8)

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1812 · Monumental Church Built

The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.

1824 · """Mary Randolph Publishes """"The Virginia Housewife"""""""

“The Virginia Housewife” was published by Mary Randolph. It was the first cookbook published in America. 

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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