David Hunter, Sr

1765 - 1823  (60 years)

• Name	David Hunter  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Suffix	Sr
  Birth	Between 1763 and 1765	Halifax County, Virginia, United States of America   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1823	Stokes, North Carolina, United States   [2, 7]
  Burial	Walkertown, Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States of America   [2]
  Person ID	I9924	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Capt. John Madison Hunter, *,   b. 17 Mar 1737, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States d. 13 Jul 1796, Clover Green, Campbell, Virginia, United States (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Rachel McFarland, *,   b. 17 Mar 1737, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America d. Bef Feb 1790, Hunter's Tavern, Bedford, Virginia (Age < 52 years)
  Relationship	natural
  _MARRIED	N
  Family ID	F2400	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Capt. John Madison Hunter, *,   b. 17 Mar 1737, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States d. 13 Jul 1796, Clover Green, Campbell, Virginia, United States (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Additional Partners
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F2401	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dorcas Shelton,   b. 1768, Halifax, Virginia, USA d. 1855, Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States of America (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	13 Mar 1788	Halifax, Virginia   [5, 8, 10]
  Children	1. John W. Hunter,   b. 16 Mar 1789, Stokes County, North Carolina, United States of America d. 5 Sep 1886, Lone Jack, Jackson County, Missouri, United States of America (Age 97 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. David Hunter, Jr,   b. 5 Aug 1800, Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States of America d. 27 Jan 1876, Johnson County, Missouri, United States of America (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Elisha Hunter,   b. 1797, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA d. 1858, Stokes County, North Carolina (Forsyth County was (Age 61 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Martha Patsy Shelton Hunter,   b. 1795, North Carolina, United States d. Bef 1850, North Carolina (Age < 54 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Martha Hunter,   b. 1813, North Carolina, United States d. 14 Mar 1898 (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Dorcus Hunter,   b. 1803, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F2555	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  He lived in the correct county to account for our Susanah, but owned no slaves. This suggests he is not the father of our Susanah.

  
  

• Sources

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