When Thomas Hooper Gunn was born on 20 August 1789, in Amelia, Virginia, United States, his father, Starling Gunn, was 25 and his mother, Mary Elizabeth Hooper, was 21. He married Anne Montgomery on 22 January 1811, in Caswell, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Renick, Randolph, Missouri, United States in 1850 and Randolph Springs, Randolph, Missouri, United States in 1850. He died on 16 November 1868, in Clifton Hill, Randolph, Missouri, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Randolph, Missouri, United States.
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Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.
New Bern had been the capital of North Carolina in its early days. In 1792, the capital was moved to Raleigh because it was more the center of the state.
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English and Scottish: from the Old Norse personal name Gunnr (based on a word meaning ‘battle’), or perhaps from Gunne, a pet form of the Old Norse female personal name Gunnhildr (see Gunnell ).
History: This is the name of a Scottish clan or family associated principally with Caithness and Sutherland. It claims descent from a certain Gunni or Guinn who lived in the 12th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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