Those names sound about right for that time period. The second Reuben likely a nephew. That just a suggestion I do not know more about the family it just in my search those are reasonable name from then. Allen Jackie Leonard wrote: >I found the following names in a book "History of the Lost State of Franklin" by Samuel Cole Williams, Revised Edition, The Press of the Pioneers, New York 1933. > > This book is a history of the beginning of the State of Tennessee. Early on at the very beginning the land west of the Smoky Mountains that was claimed by the State of North Carolina, the inhabitants of this "Western Country" , were petitioning to have their land west of the Smokies from North Carolina, set up as a separate state, apart from North Carolina, to be known as the State of Franklin. Fortunately, later on as they did become independant from North Carolina, they settled on the name of Tennessee for their new state instead of Franklin. > > Anyway, in December 1787, the inhabitants of the "Western Country" were petitioning the State of North Carolina, if I remember right, for separation or independence. One of the notes at the end of the petition is "In Senate, December, 1787. Read and referred to Court on Public Bills. (N.C. St. Rec., XXII, 705-714.) > > Among the signers of this petition are the following Hunt's: > > John Hunt, Jr. > Basset Hunt > Reuben Hunt > Jonathan Hunt > Lewis Hunt > Reuben Hunt > John Hunt > > I don't have any idea as to what lines these Hunt males could be attributed. The only thing I know about them is that they signed this petition which was presented to the government of the State of North Carolina in December, 1787. I know that I have listed Reuben Hunt twice, but on the petition, there were either two Reuben Hunt's or one Reuben Hunt signed the petition twice. I believe, since I didn't see much repitition of names, unless they were followed by Sr., Jr., III, etc., that there were two Reuben Hunt's that lived in this "Western Country" that eventually bacame part of the extreme eastern part of Tennessee. > > Just thought I'd send this to the list for information purposes. Maybe someone is looking for one of these Hunt's, maybe one might be a "lost" Hunt that someone has finally found where they were in 1787. > > Hope that it might help someone. Good "hunt"ing to all. > > Jackie > > >Mom and Dad - > >If tears could build a stairway, and memories a lane, I'd walk right >up to Heaven and bring you home again. I miss you. > >--------------------------------- >Yahoo! oneSearch: Finally, mobile search that gives answers, not web links. > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HUNT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >