Sandy: Some of this is garbled and incorrect. I would advise anyone interested in this line to download Claras and my file on Courtney's web page: <http://geocities.com/heartland/plains/4813/gedl/gedlink.html> John Hunt Sr. (founder of Huntsville, AL. is #468, and his son John Jr. is #470.) It makes it quite confusing when you are dealing with two Johns---father and son. John Sr. did not have a brother, David. Clara and Bill Hunt of Fairport, N.Y. have spent YEARS working on this family and there are many errors in libraries and books on this family and one must be VERY careful when researching it. PLEASE--if you are of this line---download this file and study it! Felicia -----Original Message----- From: SANFORD B HUNT <SBH3@prodigy.net> To: HUNT-L@rootsweb.com <HUNT-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, November 21, 1998 11:49 AM Subject: Re: [HUNT-L] John Hunt >As requested: > >History records John HUNT as the founder of Huntsville, but tells >very little about h im. Col. Ed Betts in his "History of Huntsville >says that John Hunt came from Franklin County, TN, and returned >thither to Salem on Bean's Creekl, after spending a comparitively few >years in Madison County AL. >From recently discovered letters dated 1835 and 1839 it would >appear than John Hunt had a brother, David Hunt who lived near Salem, >Franklin County, TN and several children who emigrated to Polk County >MO. Apparently John Hunt went to Marion County, GA and settled near >Tazewell as indicated in a letter he wrote dated "Near Tazewell,June >19th 1835". . High points of the letter: >"I have had two letters from my children that have gone to Missouri" >" I intend going there in April next to see the country. I cannot go >any sooner on the account of my business as sheriff." >" I have served as sheriff eighteen years come March next and I think >it is time to quit....." > >A second letter addressed to David Hunt Esqr, Franklin County, near >Salem Beans Creek. Evidently John Hunt did go to MO to see his >children. His letter to David Jan 20th 1839 has following salient >points: >"Dear and Respected brother." >"I have delayed answering (your last letter) untuil the present on >account of the Mormon War in this state." >"Your letter brought melancholy news of the death of our brother, >George". >(Five pargraaphs about the Mormon war) >"Rhody wishes to know if brother George died in his senses. ....She >sends her love......" >This letter was mailed in Bolivar, MO Jan 22, 1839. and addressed as >follows,"Mr. David Hunt, Franklin County, Salem postoffice, >Tennessee." > >The foregoing was fouind in the HUNTSVILLE Public Library. >I also have a two page detailed sketch of the life of John and his >sons Dr. Alexander Hunt and Daniel Hunt of Butler County. All very >interesting but only as good as the author (unknown and deceased). >The 1820 TN census shows JOhn in Franklin County, David in Franklin >County and a Daniel in Lawrence Co TN. >S3 in Lubbock TX > > >==== HUNT Mailing List ==== >Help support the Rootsweb cooperative by becoming a member! ><http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html> > > > > > > >