Doug, I have the same theory you do about the Hunters of Northern Virginia being related. My husband's line starts in Dumfriesshire, Scotland: James Hunter m. Elizabeth Wallace and had these children: Margaret, bap. March 1816 James, b. June 19, 1818, d. July 19, 1894, Bothwell Farm, Vienna, Va. John Hunter, bap. July 1821 James (1818-1894) m. Grace Hamilton Craig and had these children: Lilias Ann Kennedy Hunter (Cameron), b. 1850 James Craig Hunter, b. 1852, remained in Lanarkshire, Scot. Eliza Wallace Hunter (Campbell), b.1854, resided in Shetland, Scot. John Craig Hunter, b. 1856, lived with wife Lucy S. Terrett Hunter in Vienna, Va. Susan Hunter, b. 1864, m. Albert Rhett Walker Agnes Wallace Hunter, b. 1866, m. Stuart Thornton Terrett, resided in Falls Church Grace Craig Hunter, b. 1868, m.Henry Clifford Cheston I have info on descendants on most of these people. James Hunter (1818-1894) was a well know translator and editor. A 1936 article from "The Scottish Educational Journal" states that Two of James' sons inherited a farm in Vienna, Va. from an Uncle. James and several daughters joined them there. The farm was Moorefield, owned by Jeremiah Moore. The Hunters renamed it Bothwell. I have to check my files, but I believe it had some connection to the Hunters of Ayr Hill. One of the sons of John Hunter (1746-1815) and Jane Broadwater was George Washington Hunter. He married the daughter of Jeremiah Moore, the owner of Moorefield and later Bothwell. I would be interested in comparing notes with you. Lynne Gantt