Robert Dunn I married Joane Porter about 1655, in Kent, Maryland, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He immigrated to Kent, Maryland, British Colonial America in 1650. He died on 12 May 1676, in Kent Island Parish, Kent, Maryland, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1642: Kent, Maryland Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Kent, Maryland, United States
Historical Boundaries: 1642: Kent, Maryland Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Kent, Maryland, United States
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.
Possible Related NamesDUNN, ROBERT (ca. 1630-1676). BORN: ca. 1630, probably in England. IMMIGRATED, in 1649 as a free adult. RESIDED: in Kent County. MAR- RIED Jane (Joan), stepdaughter of William Elliot. She subseque …
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