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William R.S. Hunter

Male Abt 1750 - Abt 1857  (~ 107 years)


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  1. 1.  William R.S. Hunter was born about 1750 in Barnwell District, , , South Carolina; died about 1857 in Lowndes County, , , Georgia.

    Notes:

    Mr. Hunter entered the Army in the Orangeburg District of South Carolina on February 1, 1778 and served for twelve months until January of 1779 when he was taken prisoner by the British. He was in the 3rd South Carolina Regiment commanded byColonel William Thompson. Mr. Hunter applied for a pension on July 10, 1855 in Lowndes County, Georgia. The records show that William Hunter was buying and selling land in Barnwell District in 1812 and 1813. After the Hunter home burned about 1836, he and his wife, Catherine (DeLoach) Hunter, moved with their daughter, Abigail, wife of Jacob Croft, to Lowndes County, Georgia, where they lived until they both died on the same day in 1857. He was 107 years old. Sources: Pensionrecords of Brooks Co., Ga; Revolutionary War records; Census, 1850 Lowndes Co., 1790, 1800, 1820 S.C.; deeds records of Barnwell Co. Contributed by: Walter H. Berg, Jr., Rt.1, Box 1191, Young Harris, Ga., 30582, great-great-great-grandson ofsubject.

    William married Catherine "Katie" DeLoach about 1800 in Barnwell District, , , South Carolina. Catherine (daughter of Thomas DeLoach, Jr. and Mary (DeLoach)) was born about 1783 in Edgefield County, , , South Carolina; died about 1857 in Colquitt County, , , Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Nancy Hunter  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1800 in , Edgefield County, South Carolina, ; died after 1873.
    2. 3. Katherine Hunter  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1801 in Barnwell District, , , South Carolina.
    3. 4. James Wilson Hunter  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1802 in Barnwell District, , , South Carolina; died on 9 Feb 1891 in Bamberg County, , , South Carolina.
    4. 5. Keziah Ann "Kizzie" Hunter  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1804 in Orangeburgh District, , , South Carolina; died on 10 Jun 1890 in Colquitt County, , , Georgia.
    5. 6. Jacob Bradbury Hunter  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1808 in Barnwell District, , , South Carolina.
    6. 7. Henry L. Hunter  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1809 in Barnwell District, , , South Carolina.
    7. 8. Abigail Hunter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Aug 1811 in Barnwell County, , , South Carolina; died about Nov 1862 in New River County, , , Florida.
    8. 9. Susannah 'Susan' Hunter  Descendancy chart to this point was born about Apr 1823 in Barnwell District, , , South Carolina; died about May 1886.
    9. 10. Sarah Ann Hunter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Aug 1829 in Barnwell District, , , South Carolina; died on 8 Mar 1909 in Colquitt County, , , Georgia.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Nancy Hunter Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born about 1800 in , Edgefield County, South Carolina, ; died after 1873.

    Nancy married Daniel Hiers about 1823. Daniel was born about 1800. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Katherine Hunter Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born about 1801 in Barnwell District, , , South Carolina.

  3. 4.  James Wilson Hunter Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born about 1802 in Barnwell District, , , South Carolina; died on 9 Feb 1891 in Bamberg County, , , South Carolina.

    Notes:

    From Linda C. Woods

    Hunter's Chapel Baptist Church in Bamberg, SC is named after James Wilson Hunter and his sons. James Wilson Hunter initially donated this land for a school and a church. The orginal church burned in later 1800's and was rebuilt. This is a beautiful brick church under ancient oaks covered in moss and the church houses many old photos, the original pulpit from the original church and the cemetery has many, many "Hunter descendants." Jacob Bradbury Hunter, son of James Wilson Hunter (James Wilson also had a brother with this name) was a US Rep. to Congress 1878-1879 and was injured in the Civil War at the 2nd Manassas Run (leg was amputated). He was also the first sheriff of Bamberg County. He is buried in South End Cemetery in Bamberg. All children of James Wilson Hunter and his wife Elizabeth Hughes are buried in the Hunter's Chapel Baptist church cemetery.

    James married Elizabeth Hughes about 1832. Elizabeth was born about 1815 in , Edgefield County, South Carolina, ; died on 24 Oct 1900 in Bamberg County, , , South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. Mary Hunter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Dec 1835 in Bamberg County, , , South Carolina; died on 18 Mar 1921 in Bamberg County, , , South Carolina.
    2. 12. Elizabeth Hunter  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1836 in , Edgefield County, South Carolina, .
    3. 13. Jacob Bradbury Hunter  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1841 in , Edgefield County, South Carolina, ; died about 1919.
    4. 14. Wilson Hunter  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1842 in , Edgefield County, South Carolina, ; died about 1860.
    5. 15. Andrew Jackson Hunter  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1844 in , Edgefield County, South Carolina, ; died about 1921 in Bamberg County, , , South Carolina.
    6. 16. Henry R. Hunter  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1846 in Bamberg County, , , South Carolina; died about 1915.
    7. 17. Daniel O. Hunter  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1849 in Bamberg County, , , South Carolina; died about 1923.
    8. 18. Roy Martin Hunter  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1854 in Bamberg County, , , South Carolina; died about 1905.
    9. 19. Rebecca Ann Hunter  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1858; died about 1891.

  4. 5.  Keziah Ann "Kizzie" Hunter Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born about 1804 in Orangeburgh District, , , South Carolina; died on 10 Jun 1890 in Colquitt County, , , Georgia.

    Keziah married Philip Hiers about 1823. Philip was born about 1802. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 6.  Jacob Bradbury Hunter Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born about 1808 in Barnwell District, , , South Carolina.

  6. 7.  Henry L. Hunter Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born about 1809 in Barnwell District, , , South Carolina.

  7. 8.  Abigail Hunter Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 22 Aug 1811 in Barnwell County, , , South Carolina; died about Nov 1862 in New River County, , , Florida.

    Abigail married Jacob H. Croft in 1825. Jacob was born on 4 Oct 1804 in Barnwell District, , , South Carolina; died on 13 Oct 1869 in New River County, , , Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 9.  Susannah 'Susan' Hunter Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born about Apr 1823 in Barnwell District, , , South Carolina; died about May 1886.

    Susannah married Levi Shaw about 1842. Levi was born about 1820. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  9. 10.  Sarah Ann Hunter Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 18 Aug 1829 in Barnwell District, , , South Carolina; died on 8 Mar 1909 in Colquitt County, , , Georgia.

    Sarah married George Croft about 1850. George was born about 1828. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 3

  1. 11.  Mary Hunter Descendancy chart to this point (4.James2, 1.William1) was born on 28 Dec 1835 in Bamberg County, , , South Carolina; died on 18 Mar 1921 in Bamberg County, , , South Carolina.

    Mary married Jacob George Rentz about 1857 in Bamberg County, , , South Carolina. Jacob was born on 12 Apr 1832 in Bamberg County, , , South Carolina; died on 5 Nov 1920 in Bamberg County, , , South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 20. Mary Emma Rentz  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 May 1859 in Bamberg County, , , South Carolina; died on 7 Apr 1893 in Bamberg County, , , South Carolina.

  2. 12.  Elizabeth Hunter Descendancy chart to this point (4.James2, 1.William1) was born about 1836 in , Edgefield County, South Carolina, .

  3. 13.  Jacob Bradbury Hunter Descendancy chart to this point (4.James2, 1.William1) was born about 1841 in , Edgefield County, South Carolina, ; died about 1919.

  4. 14.  Wilson Hunter Descendancy chart to this point (4.James2, 1.William1) was born about 1842 in , Edgefield County, South Carolina, ; died about 1860.

  5. 15.  Andrew Jackson Hunter Descendancy chart to this point (4.James2, 1.William1) was born about 1844 in , Edgefield County, South Carolina, ; died about 1921 in Bamberg County, , , South Carolina.

  6. 16.  Henry R. Hunter Descendancy chart to this point (4.James2, 1.William1) was born about 1846 in Bamberg County, , , South Carolina; died about 1915.

  7. 17.  Daniel O. Hunter Descendancy chart to this point (4.James2, 1.William1) was born about 1849 in Bamberg County, , , South Carolina; died about 1923.

  8. 18.  Roy Martin Hunter Descendancy chart to this point (4.James2, 1.William1) was born about 1854 in Bamberg County, , , South Carolina; died about 1905.

  9. 19.  Rebecca Ann Hunter Descendancy chart to this point (4.James2, 1.William1) was born about 1858; died about 1891.


Generation: 4

  1. 20.  Mary Emma Rentz Descendancy chart to this point (11.Mary3, 4.James2, 1.William1) was born on 12 May 1859 in Bamberg County, , , South Carolina; died on 7 Apr 1893 in Bamberg County, , , South Carolina.

    Mary married James Edward Berry about 1890 in Bamberg County, , , South Carolina. James was born on 30 Nov 1856 in Bamberg County, , , South Carolina; died in Bamberg County, , , South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



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