Brief Life History of Henry
When Henry Hunter was born in 1744, in Augusta, Virginia, British Colonial America, his father, John Henry Hunter, was 35 and his mother, Frances Mortimer, was 30. He married Elizabeth Arbuckle on 25 August 1775, in Botetourt, Virginia, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 5 July 1818, in Lewisburg, Greenbrier, Virginia, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Lewisburg, Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States.
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- 1774 John Hunter, Augusta, Virginia, "Virginia, U.S., Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850", WRITTEN 10 FEBRUARY 1774 PROVER 17 MAY 1774
- Jacob Hunter, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Death Records, 1853-1912"
- Henry Hunter in entry for Frances Steele, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
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1758 · Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon Plantation was the home of George Washington. It started off as 2,000 acres and was later expanded to 8,000 acres. The house itself started off as a six room building then got extended to twenty-one rooms.
1775
Patrick Henry made his "Give me Liberty or Give me Death" speech in Richmond Virginia.
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
Name Meaning
Scottish and northern English: occupational name from Middle English hunter(e) ‘huntsman’ (see Hunt ).
Irish (Antrim and Derry): adopted for Gaelic Ó Fiaich (see Fee ) due to confusion with the word fiadhach ‘hunt’.
History: A Scottish family of this name (see 1 above) has been established at Hunterston (Ayrshire) since the 13th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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