I posted census records in a separate message. It looks like there might be a connection, although the names of children aren't too similar to the names of the children of Richard M. HUNT. He does have a son Thomas C. HUNT. The children of Richard M. HUNT and his wife Susan E. MATTHEWS (daughter of Samuel S. MATHIS and Mary (Polly) ARNOLD) are Mary HUNT b: 1845 in Trenton, Gibson Co., TN John M. HUNT b: May 23, 1847 in Trenton, Gibson Co., TN d: May 20, 1905 in Trenton, Gibson Co., TN Burial: Poplar Grove Cemetery, Gibson Co., TN married +Mary P. BONE b: Oct 10, 1851 in TN m: 1866 in Gibson Co., TN d: Oct 01, 1909 in Trenton, Gibson Co., TN Burial: Poplar Grove Cemetery, Gibson Co., TN William HUNT b: 1851 in Trenton, Gibson Co., TN Isaac S. HUNT b: Mar 29, 1854 in Trenton, Gibson Co., TN d: Mar 02, 1916 in Trenton, Gibson Co., TN married Nancy A. b: 1850 in TN Alice HUNT b: 1855 in Trenton, Gibson Co., TN Sarah HUNT b: 1856 in Trenton, Gibson Co., TN Nancy A. HUNT b: Sep 1859 in Trenton, Gibson Co., TN d: Bet. 1920 - 1935 in Obion Co., TN married James William (Tobe) WILSON b: Jul 03, 1857 in Obion Co., TN m: Oct 12, 1875 in Gibson Co., TN d: Oct 05, 1935 in Obion, Obion Co., TN Burial: Mason Hall cemetery, Mason Hall, Obion Co., TN Father: John (Pate Or Harve) WILSON Mother: Senah E. GRADDY Tennessee HUNT b: 1860 in Trenton, Gibson Co., TN Tressa Emerline HUNT b: 1862 in Trenton, Gibson Co., TN Thomas C. HUNT b: Feb 07, 1866 in Trenton, Gibson Co., TN d: Dec 17, 1880 in Trenton, Gibson Co., TN Jane Susan HUNT b: 1868 in Trenton, Gibson Co., TN Louella HUNT b: 1870 in Trenton, Gibson Co., TN Sue & Charlie Wilson On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 01:00:19 -0600 "Barbara Legg" <bartule1@alltel.net> writes: > I have a Thomas Hunt, do not know where he was born...but was in > Chatham Co. > NC by 1790...do not know his wife name...they had one son named > Archibald > Hunt. born abt. 1789.....I do not have any of his siblings... > Archibald married.Mary Gilmore about 1806. Archibald and Mary died > in > Wilson Co. TN > I have 5 children listed for Arch and Mary Hunt > Thomas ...born..1807 > Mary Polly..born 1810 > Sally...born 1812 > Hardy..born..1814 > Delia...born..1816 > All children were born in Chatham Co. NC > There could have...and probably were more children than this...and I > do not > have full names....so there could have been a Richard > Some of their children ended up in IL some in TN > Farther down the line....they were scattered into AR, MO, TX, > KY..... > Do you think there could be a connection...?? > Barb TL > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <charsuewilson@juno.com> > To: <Hunt-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 9:30 AM > Subject: [HUNT] HUNT, Richard M. b. 1824 TN > > > > Looking for parents of Richard M. HUNT, b. 1824, probably in > Wilson Co., > > Tennessee. He died in 1896 in Gibson Co., TN, before death > certificates > > were issued. > > > >>From the 1830 and 1840 US census records it appears that his > father is > > either Mathew or John HUNT, or Samuel HUNT in Rutherford Co., TN. > But > > John HUNT's will did not name a son Richard. Richard M. HUNT's > first son > > is named John M. HUNT. But there is more of a simlarity between > the > > names of children of Richard M. HUNT and Matthew HUNT. > > > > Sue & Charlie