Hunter Cousins

Parents:
George Norseworthy 1632 - 9 Dec 1689
Elizabeth Pitt 1637 - 6 Jun 1672

Theophilus Hunter, Sr., was a pioneer settler of Wake County and an early leader in
Wake County and Raleigh. He served as first Judge of the Court of Pleas and Quarter
Sessions in 1771, as a colonel in the Colonial Militia, as Representative to the House
of Commons, as first county surveyor, as first county tax assessor, as one of five
commissioners supervising the erection of the first State House in 1791, and as one
of seven Raleigh City Commissioners in 1795. In the late 1700's Colonel Hunter built
a smaller house just behind where the present house stands, on a high knoll
overlooking the city. He named the house "Spring Hill" for a spring which was located
at the foot of the hill near several large rocks.

Colonel Hunter died in 1798 and is buried near the present house. His grave is the
oldest marked grave in Wake County. Theophilus Hunter, Jr., inherited a large portion
of the 2,500 acre plantation. About 1816 he built the present two story frame house of
late Georgian style with a one story rear wing adjoining the small late eighteen century
home of his father. The house, standing on a high foundation of heavy stones and
mortar with brick piers, was an impressive sight located on the highest hill on the
plantation and flanked by cedar trees. The slave quarters were located to the west
near the present Council Building. When Theophilus Hunter, Jr. died in 1840, the
plantation encompassed 5,000 acres.

About Spring Hill House -

Spring Hill House is located on the site of the large plantation owned by Colonel
Theophilus Hunter, Jr.

The Hunter family owned and occupied Spring Hill until 1864. Sheriff William
Henderson High purchased Spring Hill and 160 acres in that year. He and his family
lived there until 1872 when he sold the house and farm to William Grimes, a weathly
philanthropist who used the house as a summer home. In 1908, Mr. Grimes' widow
sold the Spring Hill property and 160 acres to the State Hospital.

The house was occupied by hospital staff members over the next 66 years. The
original small house burned during this period. Since 1976, Spring Hill has been the
headquarters of Dorothea Dix Community Relations Department and the Dorothea
Dix Volunteer Service Guild. It functions as a social, educational, and public relations
area for patients, staff, volunteers, and the community.

It was named a Raleigh historic site in 1978 and was listed on the National Register
in 1983. It became a museum house in 1982 when an historic exhibit and
memorabilia of Dorothea Dix Hospital was located in the house.

The Spring Hill House on the Dorothea Dix Hospital campus was reallocated along
with 52 acres of land from the Department of Health and Human Services to NC State
University on December 21, 2000. The house was undergoing renovations during the
reallocation period, and its custody was passed to the University on April 20, 2001.
The house and surrounding lands will become a part of Centennial Campus. It is
listed on the National Register of Historical Places and is referred to as Spring Hill or
the Theophilus Hunter House.

Location and access:

The Spring Hill House is located on the Dorothea Dix Hospital campus at 705
Barbour Drive, Raleigh, North Carolina. The house is open for public viewing Monday
through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST. For information call 919/733-5454.

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Virginia Barlow Ferguson
(managed by Edward Ferguson)

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21st North Carolina Governor, US Congressman

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amanse1691 (managed by Msimmo1)

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S.P. (managed by MorganGPalmer)

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P.S. (managed by sspieckermann807)

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A.R.
(managed by smixysmoo)

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Arizona Hall, parents:
William J Hall 1824-
Margaret McElhaney 1828-

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W.H. (managed by jhunter66609)

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Dempsey Hunter, 1745-1833, had 2 sons named William David Hunter.

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daughter of Frederick Murff and Rebecca

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Marriage
7 Oct 1852 to John F Hunter
Weakley, Tennessee

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chasennis1

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http://s1.sos.mo.gov/Records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/DeathCertificates/SearchResults

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May be Lori Ann Hunter, b. 10 Jul 1964

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J.F. (administered by lnjfoster)

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Teem_Jerry

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James D. Hunter was born in 1855 in Davidson County, Tennessee.
He appeared on the census in Jun 1880 in Nashville, Davidson County,
Tennessee. He died before 1900.

He was married to Mary J. Ryan (daughter of Patrick Ryan and Mary Murray)
on 4 Jul 1877 in Davidson County, Tennessee. (684) Mary J. Ryan was born
on 25 Feb 1858 in Ohio. She appeared on the census on 16 Jun 1900 in Nashville,
Davidson County, Tennessee. She appeared on the census on 20 Apr 1910 in
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee. She died on 7 Aug 1916 in Nashville,
Davidson County, Tennessee. She was buried in Calvary Cemetery, Davidson
County, Tennessee. James D. Hunter and Mary J. Ryan had the following children:

Children:
Mary Ann Hunter.
Thomas William Hunter was born on 10 Apr 1880 in Tennessee.
He died on 3 Feb 1955 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee.
He was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee.
James P. Hunter was born in Dec 1881 in Tennessee.
Ellen M. Hunter./Cemeteries/M/marshall_cemetery.htm
http://www.mindspring.com/~hunter-family/d19974.htm#P19974

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George Walsh Hunter was born on 9 Apr 1866 in Davidson County, Tennessee.
He appeared on the census on 15 Jun 1900 in District #8, Robertson County,
Tennessee. (695) He appeared on the census on 30 Apr 1910 in District #4,
Robertson County, Tennessee.(696) He appeared on the census on 12 Feb 1920
in District #8, Robertson County, Tennessee. (697) He died on 3 Dec 1951 in
Springfield, Robertson County, Tennessee.(221) He was buried in
Elmwood cemetery, Springfield, Robertson County, Tennessee.

He was married to Lucy Ann Stroud (daughter of Joshua W. Stroud and
Mary Elizabeth Evans) on 26 Dec 1890. Lucy Ann Stroud was born on
20 May 1873. She died on 31 Oct 1953. George Walsh Hunter and
Lucy Ann Stroud had the following children:

Children:
Hugh Hunter
Annie Hunter
Georgia Hunter
Mittie Hunter
Emma Hunter
Hellen B. Hunter
Marina E. Hunter
Margaret Hunter
http://www.mindspring.com/~hunter-family/d24381.htm#P24381

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K.D.
(administered by vixie45)

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Isaac was the oldest son of John T. Little and Nancy T. Hickey
of Linden, Perry Co. TN, he was a member of Co. E 6th Regiment
of the TN Calvary of the Union Army of the United States,
when he died of congestive lung problems.

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Ann Walton
b. about 1715, Chowan County, North Carolina, USA
Father: Thomas Walton
Mother: Sarah Rountree

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samuel_36 (managed by Eric Smith)

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THE HUNTER FAMILY HISTORY:

In 1828, when he was twenty-one years old, Shores Price Hunter (father
to Thomas) went to Tompkinsville, Kentucky, where he went into the saddle
and harness business. He was also selling, renting and taking care of
property in Tompkinsville.

He married Mary Chism, daughter of Michael and Mary Chism, on
Nov. 22, 1830. They had three children :

John Chism, born Apr 20, 1834
Helen, born Nov. 20, 1836 (died Dec. 14, 1836)
Sarah Ann, born Jan. 28, 1838

Mary's father, Michael Chism, died Dec. 1835; and Shores Price and his
brother-in-law, Jacob Chism, were executors of his estate, which was large
in landholdings, personal property, and slaves.

Shores Price bought his first land in Missouri on April 21, 1838, from his
brother-in-law, Jacob and Priscilla Chism. He planned to move his family
to Missouri; but his wife, Mary, died Nov. 4, 1838.

In 1839, he came to Missouri with the John P. Martin family, his mother-in-law,
and his two small children.

In 1840 he returned to Kentucky to settle the estate of Michael Chism, collect
notes of the estate and also accounts owed to his own saddle business.
During this time he courted Henrietta A. Mosby; and on Sept. 27, 1841, in
Glasgow, Kentucky, they were married. She was the daughter of Thomas and
Judith Mosby. They returned to Missouri and settled three and one-half miles
east of Versailles, Missouri, in Morgan County.

Shores Price was a trader and planter, bought, raised and sold livestock.
He progressed financially and became the owner of 3500 acres of land,
part of which was tilled by his Negro slaves.

In about 1850 he built a "southern mansion" style house east of Versailles
on now Highway 52. Most of the material and furnishings for the home were
purchased in St. Louis and brought up the Missouri River and carted overland
to the building site. This well built home stood for many years and was torn
down a few years ago.

To his second marriage, eight children were born

Judith Valeria Hunter, born Mar 28, 1844
Thomas Mosby Hunter, born Apr 14, 1846
Laura Victoria Hunter, born Nov 8, 1848
Alice Gray Hunter, born May 13, 1851
Maria Louise Hunter, born June 18, 1854
Henrietta Hunter, born Aug 5, 1857
Shores Price Hunter, Jr., born April 12, 1860
William Kleber Hunter, born Apr 13, 1862.

Henrietta A., his wife, died May 3, 1868; and Shores Price married his third wife,
Elizabeth Susan Moreland Gunn, a widow, in 1874. They had no children, but Susan had
four children by her previous marriage.

LAST WILL OF SHORES P. HUNTER

I, Shores P. Hunter of the County of Morgan and state of Missouri do make and
publish this my last will and testament.

1. I devise the prompt payment of all my debts in case I should owe any at my death.

2. Having made advancements to my sons John and Thomas and to my daughters
Sarah, Judith and Laura, I desire that all my estate at my death may be divided
among my children as follows, to-wit - to my daughters Alice, Louise and Henrietta
and to my sons Price and William each I devise and bequeath the sum of thirty-three
hundred dollars either in money or property to be paid to them before my other
children receive anything. I then devise and bequeath to my sons John and Thomas
and to my daughters Sarah and Laura each the sum of three hundred dollars, and
the residue of my estate of every kind and description I devise and bequeath to all
my children, ten in number in equal parts.

3. My will is that all the lands which either of my daughters may receive under this
will shall be to them for life only, remainder to their children or their descendants
and in default of such children or descendants remainder to my children and their
descendants in equal parts, that is the descendants taking the share of their
deceased parents such lands to be held and transmitted in the same manner by
my said daughters and subject to the same conditions contained in my deeds of
gift to my daughters Judith Dale and Laura V. Hunter.

4. By way of explanation I here state that my son Thomas and my daughter Laura
have only received from me by way of advancement twenty six hundred dollars,
wherefore in case of my death before I have advanced their shares to three
thousand dollars these advancements are to be made equal to that sum before my
other children to whom I have made advancements receive anything under this will.

5. I hereby revoke all former wills by me made.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 19th day August 1868.

S. P. Hunter

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G.H. (managed by Douglas Hoagland)

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Confusion of Two (or more) William Colemans

In 1906 James Cash Colman published The genealogy of William Coleman of
Gloucester, Mass., and Graveshead, England, 1619-1906. In it, he offers a
very confused, poorly documented, highly unlikely "history" of the origins
of William Coleman.

He begins by stating that "The tradition of the Colman family is that
William Coleman, at the age of 16, was transported" from England. (p. 15).
He then refers to a document regarding the transportation of 260 people
in 1635 in the ship Assurance, going to Virginia. (pp. 15-16)

He states that William married the daughter of a wealthy farmer in New
York, and that William himself was living in Southold, Suffolk, New York in
1675, where he, too, was being taxed as a wealthy farmer. (p. 16)

Finally, he states that in 1662 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts William
married Bridget Rowe, widow of John Rowe, and that he died there in 1680.

The only value of the reference to the ship Assurance going to Virginia in
1635 is that it gives a source for the often reported birth date of William in
1619. There is no indication, however, that the William, age 16, who family
tradition says was transported from England, is the same William who was
transported in 1635.

Why the William Coleman transported to England would be the same
William Coleman who was bound out to, and married the daughter of,
a wealthy farmer in New York is not clear, and seems unlikely.

Finally, the William Coleman who married Bridget () Rowe in Gloucester
continued to live in Gloucester, so cannot be the same William Coleman
who was living in New York. It is also unlikely that he was the William
Coleman transported to Virginia in 1635.