Brief Life History of Richard
When Richard Bunting was born in 1682, in England, United Kingdom, his father, Richard Bunton, was 11679 and his mother, Susan Drovers, was 24. He married Elizabeth Greenhill on 2 July 1709, in Ripon, Yorkshire, England. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. He died in 1762, in Brighton, Sussex, England, at the age of 80, and was buried in Low Bishopside, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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- Richardus Bunton, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Richardi Bunting, "England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2016"
- Richard Bunton, "England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2016"
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1688 · Glorious Revolution
The Glorious Revolution brought the downfall of Catholic King James II and the reign of his Protestant daughter Mary and her Dutch husband, William III of Orange.
1720 · South Sea Bubble
The South Sea Bubble Bill was passed by the House of Lords in 1720. This allowed the South Sea company to monopolize trade with South America. The company underwrote the English National Debt which promised 5% interest from the government. As shares rose exponentially, many companies were created and many fortunes were made. The stocks crashed and many people lost their money which caused them to become destitute overnight and suicide was common. Robert Walpole took charge of the South Sea Bubble Financial Crisis by dividing the national debt between the Bank of England, the Treasury, and the Sinking Fund.
1752 · Gregorian Calendar is Adopted
Gregorian calendar was adopted in England in 1752. That year, Wednesday, September 2, 1752, was followed by Thursday, September 14th, 1752, which caused the country to skip ahead eleven days.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: nickname from Middle English bunting ‘corn bunting’, perhaps used of a short, plump person. Compare Bunt and Scots buntin ‘short and thick’, Welsh bontin ‘rump’, bontinog ‘large-buttocked’.
History: Sarah Bunting (1686–1762), born in Matlock, Derbyshire, became a noted Quaker minister in Cross Wicks, NJ. It is believed but not certain that other members of her family, including her father, John Bunting, came with her to NJ sometime before 1704, when her marriage to William Murfin is recorded.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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