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William Basil HUNT 1765–1828 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 APR 1765

Birth Location: Shenandoah Co., Virginia

Death Date: 28 JUN 1828

Death Location: Vigo Co., Indiana

Father: John I

Mother: Mary OVERALL

Spouse(s): Ann DENTON, Sarah DENTON

Children(s): William HUNT, Nancy HUNT, Elizabeth HUNT, Jonathan HUNT, Harper HUNT, Basil HUNT, Lewis HUNT, Mary HUNT, Jonathan HUNT, Patsy HUNT, Miles HUNT, James HUNT

William Basil HUNT was born in 1765 in Shenandoah Co., Virginia, the child of John Tipton Hunt I And Mary Overall. William Basil HUNT married Ann Denton, Sarah Frances Denton, and had children including Basil Hunt, Elizabeth Betsy Hunt, Harper Hunt, James Denton Hunt, Jonathan Fletcher Fletch Hunt, Jonathan Hunt, Lewis Wilson Hunt, Mary Hunt, Miles Parker Hunt, Nancy Hunt, Patsy Hunt, Vivian Hunt, William Bazel Old Billy Hunt. William Basil HUNT passed away in 1828 in Vigo Co., Indiana.

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Biography

  • William Basil HUNT was born in 1765 in Shenandoah Co., Virginia, the child of John Tipton Hunt I And Mary Overall.
  • William Basil HUNT married Ann Denton, Sarah Frances Denton, and had children including Basil Hunt, Elizabeth Betsy Hunt, Harper Hunt, James Denton Hunt, Jonathan Fletcher Fletch Hunt, Jonathan Hunt, Lewis Wilson Hunt, Mary Hunt, Miles Parker Hunt, Nancy Hunt, Patsy Hunt, Vivian Hunt, William Bazel Old Billy Hunt.
  • William Basil HUNT passed away in 1828 in Vigo Co., Indiana.

Immediate Family

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William HUNT's Ancestors

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William HUNT
1765–1828
Birth Place: Shenandoah Co., Virginia
Parents
John Tipton HUNT I
1735–1807
Joppa, Baltimore Co., Maryland
Mary OVERALL
1731–1800
St. Paul’s Parish, Stafford Co., Virginia
Grandparents
Jonathan HUNT
1693–1743
Prince William Co., Virginia
Elizabeth (Jane) TIPTON
1705–1743
Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan TIPTON
1639–
Sarah PEARCE
1665–1709
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William HUNT's Descendants

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William (Basil) HUNT (3 APR 1765–28 JUN 1828) m. Ann DENTON (ABT 1767–ABT 1787) m. Sarah (Frances) DENTON (28 OCT 1770–26 OCT 1855)
  1. 1. William (Bazel ‘Old Billy’) HUNT 1789–1875 m. Mary (Reed) SMITH 1800–1877
  2. 2. Nancy HUNT 1790–1880
  3. 3. Elizabeth (‘Betsy’) HUNT 1792–1854
  4. 4. Jonathan HUNT 1794–
  5. 5. Harper HUNT 1798–1848
  6. 6. Basil HUNT 1800–1870
  7. 7. Lewis (Wilson) HUNT 1802–1869
  8. 8. Mary HUNT 1804–1889
  9. 9. Jonathan (Fletcher ‘Fletch’) HUNT 1806–1873
  10. 10. Patsy HUNT 1807–1885
  11. 11. Miles (Parker) HUNT 1808–1893
  12. 12. James (Denton) HUNT 1810–

William HUNT's Timeline

2 Records

1765
3 APR 1765
Birth of William Basil HUNT in Shenandoah Co., Virginia
Shenandoah Co., Virginia
1828
28 JUN 1828
Age 63
Death of William Basil HUNT in Vigo Co., Indiana
Vigo Co., Indiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 APR 1765
    Event Place: Shenandoah Co., Virginia
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, I am using the docbus1 tree to fill out some blanks in my Denton line.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 JUN 1828
    Event Place: Vigo Co., Indiana
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, I am using the docbus1 tree to fill out some blanks in my Denton line.

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