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Alexander Hunter 1698–1768 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 October 1698

Birth Location: Ulster, Tyrone, Antrim, Northern Ireland

Death Date: 22 March 1768

Death Location: Bedford County, Virginia

Father: James Duns

Mother: Isabelle Hunter

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Steele

Children(s): John Hunter

In 1698, Alexander Hunter entered the world in Ulster, Tyrone, Antrim, Northern Ireland, born to James Alexander I Hunter Of Duns And Isabelle Currie Hunter. Alexander Hunter married Elizabeth Steele, and had children including John Madison Hunter. Alexander Hunter passed away in 1768 in Bedford County, Virginia.

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Biography

  • In 1698, Alexander Hunter entered the world in Ulster, Tyrone, Antrim, Northern Ireland, born to James Alexander I Hunter Of Duns And Isabelle Currie Hunter.
  • Alexander Hunter married Elizabeth Steele, and had children including John Madison Hunter.
  • Alexander Hunter passed away in 1768 in Bedford County, Virginia.

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Children(s)

Alexander Hunter's Ancestors

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Alexander Hunter
1698–1768
Birth Place: Ulster, Tyrone, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Parents
James Alexander I Hunter Of Duns
1666–1738
Ayreshire, Scotland
Isabelle (Currie) Hunter
1660–1708
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
John Hunter
1646–1759
Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Margret Condie
1654–1711
Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Hunter's Descendants

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Alexander Hunter (30 October 1698–22 March 1768) m. Elizabeth Steele (16 Dec 1715–1770)
  1. 1. John (Madison) Hunter 1737–1796 m. Rachel McFarland 1737–1790
    1. 1. Alexander ("Devil Aleck") Hunter 1763–1804 m. Nancy (Taylor Jones) ... 1770–1833
      1. 1. Nancy Hunter 1790–1863 m. William ('Major Billy' Saunders) Jones 1783–1858
        1. 1. Elizabeth Jones 1820–1868 m. William Vanconey 1820–1917
        2. 2. Alexander (Washington) Jones 1827–1865
        3. 3. Evaline Jones 1816–1878
        4. 4. Jane (R.) Jones 1824–
        5. 5. Jesse Jones 1805–1876
        6. 6. Lamach (Lamar) Jones 1831–1906
        7. 7. Lynch Jones 1810–1864
        8. 8. Nancy (Mae "Nannie") Jones 1825–1903
        9. 9. Peter (Rhodes) Jones 1807–1865
        10. 10. Thomas (Hunter) Jones 1815–1868
        11. 11. William (Windham) Jones 1818–1881
    2. 2. Robert Hunter 1766–1827

Alexander Hunter's Timeline

2 Records

1698
30 October 1698
Birth of Alexander Hunter in Ulster, Tyrone, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Ulster, Tyrone, Antrim, Northern Ireland
1768
22 March 1768
Age 70
Death of Alexander Hunter in Bedford County, Virginia
Bedford County, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 October 1698
    Event Place: Ulster, Tyrone, Antrim, Northern Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1739
    Event Place: New York, New York
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: New York, New York; Year: 1739; Page Number: 332

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 March 1768
    Event Place: Bedford County, Virginia

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