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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
- Joseph Hunter -- --, 1788 December 0, 1860 Kentucky
- Lewis Parker Hunter -- --, 1860 March 14, 1927 Kentucky
- James Caldwell Hunter -- --, 1860 January 14, 1951 North Carolina
- Silas Calvin Hunter -- --, 1829 November 13, 1912 North Carolina
- Lewellen Hunter -- --, 1916 April 4, 1936 Texas
Hunter Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- John Hunter -- --, 1655 December 0, 1735
- Samuel Hunter -- --, 1852 January 2, 1943
- William Hunter -- --, 1877 April 24, 1935
- Christian Hunter -- --, 1615 March 18, 1676 Massachusetts
- Robert Hunter -- --, 1654 June 1, 1719
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