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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
- James Sharp Hunter -- --, 1814 December 26, 1890
- Margaret Hunter -- --, 1825 August 3, 1854
- Ann Hunter -- --, 1741
- Adam Hunter -- --, 1749 April 8, 1829
- Agnes Hunter -- --, 1752 December 0, 1830 Scotland
Hunter Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- James Hunter -- --, 1751 Scotland
- Andrew Hunter -- --, 1755 December 0, 1845 Scotland
- Jean Hunter -- --, 1763 Scotland
- Margaret Hunter -- --, 1779 August 17, 1856 Scotland
- Clifford Hunter -- --, 1927 December 23, 2002 Kentucky
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