Hi list, I have a Sarah Hunter marrying Samuel Steele in Augusta Co. VA. Sam. born 1730. Anyone see any connection? I believe the Sam. line was in PA before VA. Ernest Thompson -----Original Message----- From: MekongRiver38744@aol.com <MekongRiver38744@aol.com> To: HUNTER-L@rootsweb.com <HUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 7:32 PM Subject: Re: [HUNTER-L] WHAT HUNTERS WERE IN THE USA BEFORE 1800 >Hunter, > Here is a little more. > > James Madison Hunter, son of Alexander and Elizabeth (Steele) >Hunter, married Mary McFarlane. They moved to Ky and died there I believe. > One son went to Miss., then La. This son started the Hunter Clan in La. > Another son ended up in Texas. > From the book: An established facts, we know that our first >American ancestors of the name was Alexander Hunter who, with an older >brother John and a younger sister Jane came over from North Ireland. Their >arrival in America can be said with confidence to have been approximately in >the year 1730. We know that Alexander settled first in New Jersey, moved >to Penn., and finely migrated to Bedford County (the exact location being now >in Appomatic County), Virginia, where he died in late 1767 or early 1768. > > > Chris > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >