The Dunn Family
O Duinn — “Descendant of Donn (brown, chief)”
Ireland (possibly anglicized from O Duinn)1840s
Bartley Dunn's house served as the site of the first town meeting when North Plains Township organized in 1844. The Dunn surname — O Duinn in Irish — is one of the oldest Gaelic surnames, meaning 'brown' or 'chief.' While it is uncertain whether Bartley Dunn was Irish-born or of Irish descent, the surname is deeply Irish, and his role hosting the first democratic assembly in the township places the Dunn name at the very foundation of local governance.
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