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Hunter Family History
Hunter Genealogy & Family TreeHunter is a Scottish surname from Ayrshire, Scotland, from the 5th and 6th Century. It comes from the Latin word venator which means “chase” or “hunter.” Roots for this name can also be found in England. The family motto is Cursum perficio which means “I accomplish the race.”
Other spellings include “Hunters.” Notable people with the surname include American baseball player “Catfish” Hunter (Kansas City Athletics, Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees), American Olympic athlete Frank Townsend Hunter, New Zealand model Rachel Hunter, and American actress Holly Hunter (The Piano, Raising Arizona, O Brother, Where Art Thou?). The first Hunters to come to America were Elizabeth and Francis Hunter in Virginia in 1635.
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Hunter Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Mary Ellen Hunter -- --, 1853 November 7, 1943 New York
- Mary Hunter -- --, 1795 April 23, 1850
- Sarah Sallie HunTer -- --, 1809 April 0, 1899 North Carolina
- Lucinda Hunter -- --, 1855 September 8, 1899 Tennessee
- Jenette Fields Hunter -- --, 1852 March 6, 1891 Virginia
Hunter Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Elden Floyd Hunter -- --, 1925 August 0, 1973 Kansas
- David Hunter -- --, 1747 November 0, 1785
- Charlotte Hunter -- --, 1788 December 0, 1824 North Carolina
- Ola Hunter -- --, 1903 August 12, 1992 South Carolina
- Thomas N Hunter -- --, 1853 January 27, 1936 South Carolina
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