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William Hunter 1750 – 1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1750

Birth Location: Barnwell, Barnwell, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1857

Death Location: Colquitt, Georgia, United States

Father: Jacob Hunter

Mother: Keziah Jernigan

Spouse(s): Catherine Deloach

Children(s): James Hunter

The story of William Hunter began in 1750 in Barnwell, Barnwell, South Carolina, United States. William Hunter married Catherine Deloach, and had children including James Wilson Hunter. William Hunter passed away in 1857 in Colquitt, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of William Hunter began in 1750 in Barnwell, Barnwell, South Carolina, United States.
  • William Hunter married Catherine Deloach, and had children including James Wilson Hunter.
  • William Hunter passed away in 1857 in Colquitt, Georgia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob Hunter
1730 – 1785
Birth Location: , , , Scotland
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Keziah Jernigan
1740 – 1810
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Deloach
1780 – 1857
Birth Location: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

James Hunter
1802 – 1891
Birth Location: Barnwell, Bamberg, South Carolina, United States
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William Hunter's Ancestors

Self
William Hunter
1750 – 1857
Birth Place: Barnwell, Barnwell, South Carolina, United States
Parents
Jacob Bradbury Hunter
1730 – 1785
, , , Scotland
Keziah Jernigan
1740 – 1810
Grandparents
isaac Hunter
1690 – 1752
Virginia, Chowan, North Carolina, United States
Henry Jernigan
1695 – 1762
Bertie County, North Carolina, USA
Spicey (Ann) Dawson
1819 – 1901
NC
Great-Grandparents
WILLIAM HUNTER
1650 – 1729
JOANE HunterWife
1666 – 1692
Henry Jernigan
1685 – 1736
Phebe BLACKMAN
1687 – 1790
Martin Dawson
Zilphia Denning
1798 – 1877
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Jernigan
1655 – 1736
Ann Arlington
1614 – 1724
John Blackman
1670 – 1736
Elizabeth Goode
1650 – 1740
George Denning
1769 – 1850
Spicy Denning
1779 –

William Hunter's Descendants

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William Hunter (1750 – 1857) m. Catherine Deloach (1780 – 1857)
  1. 1. James (Wilson) Hunter (1802 – 9 Feb 1891) m. Elizabeth Hughes (1815 – 24 Oct 1900)
    1. 1. Mary (E) Hunter (28 Dec 1835 – 18 Mar 1921) m. Jacob (George) Rentz (12 Apr 1832 – 5 Nov 1920)
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Catherine Betsy) Rentz (19 Aug 1853 – 15 Dec 1928) m. James (LAWRENCE) Herndon (30 Sep 1850 – 1 Sep 1930)
        1. 1. Effie (Chester Chessie) Herndon (14 Jul 1883 – 1978) m. Arthur (Butler) Hightower (5 Nov 1883 – Feb 1975)

William Hunter's Timeline

2 Records

1750
1750
Birth of William Hunter in Barnwell, Barnwell, South Carolina, United States
Barnwell, Barnwell, South Carolina, United States
1857
1857
Age 107
Death of William Hunter in Colquitt, Georgia, United States
Colquitt, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1750
    Event Place: Barnwell, Barnwell, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1857
    Event Place: Colquitt, Georgia, United States
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