Brief Life History of Samuel
U.S. and Canada Passenger arrivals Samuel Hunter. Arrival Year 1799. Arrival Place Washington Co., Maryland Primary Immigrant Hunter, Samuel .Source Publication Code 2306. Samuel Hunter State Tennessee, Greene County. Year 1812. Record Type Tax list.
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- Samuel Hunter, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Samuel Hunter, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- Unites States Tennessee Tax list Samuel Hunter
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1796 · Tennessee Becomes a State
On June 1, 1796, Tennessee became the 16th 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
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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