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Sophia Bear Hunter 1751 – 1839 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1751

Birth Location: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina,Colonial America

Death Date: 16 July 1839

Death Location: Rusk, Van Zandt, Texas

Father: Bold Hunter

Mother: Beaver Toter

Spouse(s): Hugh Pierce

Children(s): Joel Pierce, Elizabeth Pierce, Charlie Pierce, Jeremiah Pierce, Willis Pierce, George Pierce

Sophia Bear Hunter was born in 1751 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina,Colonial America, the child of Bold Bear Hunter and Beaver Toter. Sophia Bear Hunter married Hugh Pearis Pierce, and had children including Joel Joseph Pierce, Elizabeth Pierce, Charlie Pierce, Jeremiah Hampton Monroe Pierce, Willis Pierce, George Washington Pierce. Sophia Bear Hunter passed away in 1839 in Rusk, Van Zandt, Texas.

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Biography

  • Sophia Bear Hunter was born in 1751 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina,Colonial America, the child of Bold Bear Hunter and Beaver Toter.
  • Sophia Bear Hunter married Hugh Pearis Pierce, and had children including Joel Joseph Pierce, Elizabeth Pierce, Charlie Pierce, Jeremiah Hampton Monroe Pierce, Willis Pierce, George Washington Pierce.
  • Sophia Bear Hunter passed away in 1839 in Rusk, Van Zandt, Texas.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sophia Hunter's Ancestors

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Sophia Hunter
1751 – 1839
Birth Place: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina,Colonial America
Parents
Bold Bear Hunter
1730 –
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Beaver Toter
1730 – 1839
Indian, Penobscot, Maine, USA
Grandparents
Cherokee (Woman Oo Loo) Sta
1707 – 1783
Cherokee Nation, Alabama USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sophia Hunter's Descendants

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Sophia (Bear) Hunter (Abt. 1751 – 16 July 1839) m. Hugh (Pearis) Pierce (1749 – 28 September 1836)
  1. 1. Joel (Joseph) Pierce (1778 – 28 April 1804)
  2. 2. Elizabeth Pierce (1778 – 1860)
  3. 3. Charlie Pierce (1780 – )
  4. 4. Jeremiah (Hampton Monroe) Pierce (1783 – 1870)
  5. 5. Willis Pierce (1791 – )
  6. 6. George (Washington) Pierce (1776 – September 1854)
    1. 1. James (C) Pierce (21 Sep 1806 – 2 Sep 1869)
      1. 1. William (Thomas) Pierce (abt 1845 – 1919) m. Martha (L) GWIN (abt 1846 – 1895) m. Marthy Bell (abt 1848 – ) m. Marthy Ben (abt 1848 – )
        1. 1. Albert (M) PIERCE (abt 1865 – )
        2. 2. Thomas (Shelby) Pierce (may 4,1875 – january 20,1968) m. Polly Hill (august 1878 – 1910) m. Nora (Elizabeth) Holcomb (june 2,1895 – 13 Dec 1967)
        3. 3. Jesse (William) PIERCE (06 May 1883 – 17 Mar 1953)

Sophia Hunter's Timeline

4 Records

1751
Abt. 1751
Birth of Sophia Bear Hunter in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina,Colonial America
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina,Colonial America
1821
1821
Age 70
Death of Sophia Bear Hunter in Rusk, Van Zandt, Texas
Rusk, Van Zandt, Texas
1826
Bef. 1826
Age 75
Death of Sophia Bear Hunter in Rusk, Van Zandt, Texas
Rusk, Van Zandt, Texas
1839
16 July 1839
Age 88
Death of Sophia Bear Hunter in Rusk, Van Zandt, Texas
Rusk, Van Zandt, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1751
    Event Place: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina,Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef. 1826
    Event Place: Rusk, Van Zandt, Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1821
    Event Place: Rusk, Van Zandt, Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 July 1839
    Event Place: Rusk, Van Zandt, Texas
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rusk County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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