Our brick wall is Richard M. HUNT, b. 1824 Wilson Co., TN. According to the 1880 census, his father was born in NC and his mother in VA. In 1844, in Wilson Co., TN, he married Susan Elizabeth MATTHEWS, b. 1826 in Wilson Co., TN, daughter of Samuel S. MATHIS and his wife Mary (Polly) ARNOLD. Father candidates from the 1840 Census in Wilson Co., TN are Hunt, John, 188 0311101000000 - 0011001000000 - 0 1Ag ** Hunt, Matthew, 268 1032001000000 - 1010001000000 - 0 1Ag ** Hunt, Matty, 288 1002110000000 - 2100010000000 - 0 2Ag ** and from 1840 Census, Rutherford Co., TN Saml Hunt, p. 66 0211000100000 - 001100100000 - 0 1 Ag ** Father candidates from 1830 Census, Wilson Co., TN, Roll: 182 (Richard M. Hunt would be 6 years old, or in column 2) Ann Hunt, p. 114 0110000000000 - 00000100000000 0 slaves *** James Hunt, p.143 1100010000000 - 00100100000000 0 slaves *** Samuel Hunt,p.110 1100010000000 - 12001000000000 0 slaves *** Thomas Hunt, p.67 0111301100000 - 02110020000000 8 slaves *** John Hunt, p. 152 1220010000000 - 10000100000000 0 slaves *** Charlie & Sue