William Hunter

1772 - 1850  (78 years)

• Name	William Hunter  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	1772	Virginia, USA   [2, 3, 5, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Jan 1850	Forsyth, North Carolina, United States   [1, 2, 3, 5, 7]
  Burial	Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States of America   [5, 7]
  Person ID	I9935	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	Anna Barbara Sprinkle,   b. 1782, Surry County, North Carolina, USA d. 31 Mar 1863, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	2 Sep 1800	Rowan, Yadkin, North Carolina, USA
  Children	1. J Winston Hunter,   b. Abt 1809, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA d. 5 Nov 1883, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Louisa Levisa Hunter,   b. 1813, North Carolina, USA d. 1880, Old Richmond, Forsyth County North Carolina, USA (Age 67 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Sarah Ann Hunter,   b. 1818, North Carolina, USA d. 10 Jul 1890, Montgomery City, Wright, Missouri, USA (Age 72 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Salome Hunter,   b. 1811, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA d. UNKNOWN  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Martha "Patsy" Hunter,   b. 7 Feb 1823, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA d. Nov 1890, North Carolina, USA (Age 67 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Anna M.C. Hunter,   b. 3 Jun 1826, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA d. 24 Sep 1905, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Rachel Hunter Long,   b. 1 Aug 1804, North Carolina, USA d. 2 Jul 1882, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Mary Elizabeth Hunter,   b. Abt 1815, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA d. Bef 1863, Surry County, North Carolina, USA (Age < 47 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F2561	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  William had no slaves probably eliminating him as the father of our Susannah Hunter. He did live next to his brother Benjamin in the 1790 census in Stokes Co., NC. He appears to have lived in Forsyth Co., NC by 1809.

  
  

• Sources

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