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Col. James Hunter 1700–1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1700

Birth Location: County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1778

Death Location: North Carolina, United States

Father: James Hunter

Mother: Isabella Currie

Spouse(s):

Children(s): John Sr.

Col. James Hunter was born in 1700 in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, the child of James Alexander Hunter And Isabella Howie Currie. Col. James Hunter married Jane Martin, and had children including John Hunter Sr. Col. James Hunter passed away in 1778 in North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Col. James Hunter was born in 1700 in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, the child of James Alexander Hunter And Isabella Howie Currie.
  • Col. James Hunter married Jane Martin, and had children including John Hunter Sr.
  • Col. James Hunter passed away in 1778 in North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Hunter
1666–1738
Birth Location: Scotland
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Isabella Currie
1660–1708
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Sr.
1725–1796
Birth Location: Albemarle, Virginia, United States
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Col. Hunter's Ancestors

Self
Col. Hunter
1700–1778
Birth Place: County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Parents
James Alexander Hunter
1666–1738
Scotland
Isabella (Howie) Currie
1660–1708
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Currie
1639–
Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland
Janet Clarke
1645–1673
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Clarke
1620–1690
Jeane Gemmill
1620–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Clarke
1571–1640
Catherine Chernesyde
1575–1640

Col. Hunter's Descendants

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Col. (James) Hunter (1700–1778)
  1. 1. John (Hunter) Sr. 1725–1796 m. Joanne Poyle 1720–1770
    1. 1. Margaret (Mary) Hunter 1753–1850 m. George (Henry Robertson) Brown 1752–1842
      1. 1. Daniel (David) Brown 1797–1836 m. Lavinia 1806– m. Martha (Patsey) Ellis 1801–1863
        1. 1. Jesse (Brown) Sr 1819–1914 m. Sarah Lock 1823–1851 m. Mary (Ann) Bryant 1835–
        2. 2. Dorinda Brown 1824–1896
        3. 3. George (Washington) Brown 1829–1867 m. Dianah (Frances "Frankie") Pippin 1832–1912
        4. 4. Margaret (Jane) Brown 1832–1914
        5. 5. Josiah Brown 1833–1898
        6. 6. Iasiah Brown 1834–1898
        7. 7. Elijah Brown 1821–
      2. 2. Benjamin Brown 1787–1849
      3. 3. Andrew (J.) Brown 1792–1873
      4. 4. John Brown 1790–1858
      5. 5. George Brown 1790–

Col. Hunter's Timeline

2 Records

1700
1700
Birth of Col. James Hunter in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
1778
1778
Age 78
Death of Col. James Hunter in North Carolina, United States
North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1700
    Event Place: County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1778
    Event Place: North Carolina, United States
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