In a message dated 1/3/02 9:31:43 PM Eastern Standard Time, pollymp@flash.net writes: > His parents were William and Joane. Nicholas father is documented. I descend > through his daughter Keziah who married Abraham Mitchell and their son > George. > You are one of the few who has ever come up with the right husbands for > her. I > have a deed that documents these three generations. What is your line of > decent? > I will be happy to exchange data with you . I am descended through Nicholas and Rebecca Hunter's daughter Zillar's marriage to Silas Weeks, son of Theophilus. There was an article "The Mitchell Family Association Newsletter," Volume 2, Number 4, August 1994 page 3+ "Who Did Keziah Hunter Really Marry?", by Pauline Mitchell Pierce. It did a good job of verifying Abraham as husband of Keziah and as father of the yet-to-be born, your ancient ancestor, George. I am very interested in your documentation for the father of Nicholas Hunter. May I have a copy? Is there anything I can do for you? Russell Henderson, PO Box 141471, Gainesville, FL 32614-1471

Russell, Thanks for the offer, but at this time I know of only one thing anyone could do for me and I think it is a little out of anyone on earth's reach. If you have a cure for someone with prostrate cancer with a psa of 351. I have very little time to spend on research at this time, but have researched the Hunter family for over 25 years. Below you will find the record of proof for Nicholas Hunters father. Also I have a copy of the original will of Nicholas and of Rebecca's. Although you cannot read Rebecca's. Over the years hers has discolored in such a way that very few of the words can be read. There is a codicil that is still legible. I hope every one that is researching this line will enjoy these documents. They are copied from the originals held in the Archives in Raleigh, NC. William Hunter, father of Nicholas did leave a will, but it did not survive through the years. Nicholas's will follows the deeds. Pauline Mitchell Pierce With Rebecca,his wife, gave power of attorney to Thomas Rountree to convey tracts of land in Nansemond Co, Va. Sold 120 acres on 25 March 1729 to William Hunter. sold 100 acres on 24 April 1729 to Isaac Hutner. Chowan County, North Carolina - Deed Book C, page 599 27. March 1729. This Iventure made this 25th of March 1729, between Nic's, Hunter of Carteret Precinct in Bath County & Rebecca his wife of the one part & Wm. Hunter Sen of the s'd Nicholas Hunter of Chowan Precinct of the other part wittneseth y't(?) Tho's Rountree of Albemarle County by Vertue of a attorney to him directed by the afo'd Nic's Hunter & Rebecca his wife bearing date the 28 Aug'st 1728 Impowering the s'd Tho's Rountree to sell all the Lands belonging to the s'd Nic's Hunter in Albemarle County & to give Deeds signe Seal & Deliver & acknowledge the Same to all Intents & purpose as if they the s'd Nic's Nunter & Rebecca his wife were there present which power of attorney being first Duely pov'd before Capt. Tho's Speight one of the members of this Generall Court have perceeded as followeth. Never the Sep(?) y't the s'd Nic's Hunter for a valuable Consideration of Fourteen pounds Curr't Silver money of Virg'a to him in hand p'd by the af'd Wm Hunter the rect where of he the s'd Nic's Hunter doth by these presents acknowlege & for himself his Heirs Exors Adm'rs doth hereby likewise acquitt Exonerate & Discharge him the afs'd Wm Hunter his Heirs & afynes(?) for Ever Have bargained & Sold & by these presents doth fully Clearly & absolutely give grant bargain Sell & forever make over & Confirm unto the s'd W'm Hunter his Heirs & Apymes(?) two parcells of Land Satterate lying & being on y'e Southeast-ward side of Meherrin Swamp in Chowan Precinct beginning at a red Oak Saplin Standing by Meherrin Swamp & running thence a Southwardly Course by a line of Mark'd trees & past a Cinof(?) the Plantation whereon the s'd Nic's Hunter did formerly live to a Hickory & by a Line of Mark'd trees to a Live Oak in the head of a small branch & from thence South east or thereabouts by a line of Mark'd trees to the line of the Pattent hereafter Mentioned to a red Oak Saplin & y'r along the Severall Courses of the Pattent to the afs'd Meherrin Swamp & y'r down the Severall Courses of the afore Swamp & bounded thereon to the first Slatin be it one hundred & twenty Acres more les being part of a Pattent formerly granted to W'm Hunter later of the Upper Parish of Nansemond Deceast father of the afr'd Nich's Hunter party to there presents as by a Pattent from the Authority of Virg'a bearing date the 25 of April 1701. doth & May appear & by the last will & Testam't of the afs'd W'm Hunter deceas'd Descended to Nic's Hunter party to these presents as by the will af'd relation being there unto had fully & at laye doth & may appear the other part being a Pattent granted to the afs'd Nic's Hunter party to these presents for the Quantity of Forty-Six acres as by Pattent bearing date the 24 Apr. 1703 doth & may appear Beginning at a Gum in Meherring Swamp, running thence & bounding on the Land of W'm Hunter Deceast Northeastwardly 39 degrees 22 Pole to a red Oak thence northwestwardly to Degrees 24 Pole bounding on the af'd Hunters Line to a Becoh y'r Northeastwardly 83 Degrees 100 Pole a Crops(?) a small Branch to a Pine in the aforesaid Swamp y'r running down the s'd Swamp its Severall Courses & bounded therein to the first Station be it Forty acres more or Les To have & to hold unto the s'd W'm Hunter his Heirs & apines(?) out all the (?) In will(?) c'a the day & year first above written. Tho's Rountree for Nic's Hunter & Rebecca his wife have here unto sett the name & seals in their behalf. Nicholas Hunter (Seal) Rebecca Hunter (Seal) Signed Sealed & Held in presence of Isa'c Hunter _ Cha's C. Rountree Chowan County, North Carolina - Deed Book C, page 600 27. March 1729. March 25. 1729. The above written Deed was acknowledged before me the Tho's Roundtree attorney Legally Constituted by Nic's Hunter & Rebecca his wife in behalf of s'd Nicholas & Rebecca Lett it be Regist'd C. Gale C. J. Rountree attorney of Hunter to Hunter a Deed This Inventure made the 25th March 1729 between Nicholas Hunter of Carteret Precinct in Bath County & Rebecca his wife of the one part & Isaac Hunter Sen of the af'd Nic's Hunter of the County of Albemarle of the other part wittneseth y't(?) Tho's Rountree of Albemarle County by Vertue of a power of Attorney to him Directed by the af'd Nic's Hunter & Rebecca his wife bearing oath the 28th Aug'st 1728 impowering the s'd Tho's Rountree to sell all the Lands belonging to the s'd Nic's Hunter in Albemarle County & to give Deeds signed Seal & Deliver & acknowledge the Same to all Intents & purposes as if they the s'd Nic's Hunter & Rebecca his wife were the present with power of Attorney being first duly prov'd before Cap't Tho's Speight one of the members of the Generall Court have proceeded as followeth wittnesseth y't the s'd Nic's Hunter for the Valuable Consideration of Fourteen pounds Curr't Silver money of Virg'a to him in hand p'd by the afs'd Isa'c Hunter the rect whereof he the s'd Nic's Hunter doth by these presents acknowledge for himself his Heirs Exor & Adm'r, doth hereby likewise acquitt Exonerate & Discharge him the afs'd Isa'c Hunter his Heirs & signers(?) for over Have given granted bargain'd & sold & by these presents doth fully clearly & absolutely give grant bargain Sell Alien(?) & forever Confirm unto the s'd Isa'c Hunter his Heirs & Apynes(?) for over two parcells of Land Scelluated(?) lying & being in the Southeastward Side of Meherrin Swamp in Chowan Precinct Beginning at a red Oak Saplin by Meherrin Swamp & running thence a South eastwardly Course or there abouts by a Line of Mark'd trees & pasts a Crop(?) the Plantation whereon the s'd Nic's Hunter did formerly Live to a Hickory & then by a Line of Mark'd trees to a Live Oak in the head of a small branch & from thence S E't or thereabouts by a line of Mark'd trees to a Small red Oak Saplin in the Line of the Pattent thereafter Mention'd y'r the Severale Courses of the Pattent to a white oak in a Small branch & from thence S E't or thereabouts by a line of Mark'd trees to a Small red Oak Saplin in the Line of the Pattent hereafter mention'd & y'r the Severale Courses of the Pattent to a white oak in a small branch a Comer tree the begining tree of y'r Pattent & y'r down Y'sd branch its Severall Courses & bounded thereon the afs'd Meherrin Swamp & y'r up the s'd Swamp its Severall Courses & bounded thereon to the first Stacin be it One hundred acres more or Les which s'd Land being part of a Pattent formerly granted to W'm Hunter late of the Upper Parish of Nansemond Decease'd father of the s'd Nico's Hunter part to there presents as by a Pattent granted by the authority of Virg'a to the afs'd W'm Hunter for the quantity of two hundred & Forty acres being dated the 24 April 1701 doth & may appear & by the last will & Testam't of the s'd W'm Hunter decended to Nico's Hunter party to these presents relation there unto being had fully & at laye doth & may appear & the other parall being a Patt't granted to Nic's Hunter afo'd & Tho's Davis of Pequimans Precinct for the quantity of 164 acres bearing date the 9th March 1718(?) doth & May appear & by the s'd Tho's Davis sold & covey's to Nic's Hunter afo'd as by a Deed of Sale unto the s'd Davis's hand & Seal now upon record relation being thereunto had fully & at laye doth & may appear beginning at a red Oak Jam's Spivey's Comer tree y'r the Severall. Mentioned in Deed: "Isaac Hunter, Jr. to Isaac Hunter, Sr, 384 acres, part of a patent to Wm. Hunter, late of Virginia and given by him to his son Nicholas Hunter, and by him sold to his son Isaac Hunter on Meherrin Swamp, issuing out of Bennetts Creek. WILL OF NICHOLAS HUNTER In the name of God Amen, I recomend my soul to God who gave it, my body to the earth, decently to be interd, I NICHOLAS HUNTER being sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory, Temperras??, that all my lawfull debts should be paid, InpernorI bequeath to my well beloved son STEPHEN all the land I hold on the so. side of Gailes Branch, one mare, his cow and chalves, one fether bed and furniture, two-three quart Beasons, two small putor,dishes six Puttor Plates an iron poot contaning about foure gallons ITEM: I bequaith to my well beloved daughter, EASTER,that part of land begening at Gailes Creek & with over half of sd. land betwen that and Fullfords Creak, a mare, two cows and chalves, one feather bed and furneture, two three quart beasanes, two small putter dishs six puttor plates an iron poot containg about foure gallens ITEM: I bequaith to my well beloved grandson GEORGE MITCHELL all ye ______? part of sd. land willed on the ____? ____? of Fullfords Creek after the decease of his mother KISIAH MITTCHELL and if sd. GEORGE should die with out a lawfull heire ye sd. lands to ye sd lawfull heirs of his mothers body and if the sd KESIAH should die without heirs ___? to YE highest in blood to my (bottom line of page impossible to read) to my well beloved daughter ZILLAH I bequeath a mare, a negro wench called Jane a feather bed and furniture two cows and calvs six puttor plates two small puttor bowles two-three quart beasons an iron pot containg about foure gallons,I leave to my well beloved daughter REACHELL my negro man called Sam when she comes of age - two cows and chalves, a bed and furniture, six peutter ploats, an iron poot contaning about foure gallons, two-three quarts beasons and one moore, to my well beloved daughter KESIAH MITTCHELL that land willed to my grandson GEORGE for and during his life ITEM: To my well beloved son EZEKELL one ewe & lamb and to each son two cows and calves, I leave to my well beloved son LEBBEUS two cows and calves, six puttor plates, two-three quarts beasons, an iron poot contaning about foure gallons one mare, one feather bed and furnuture; to my well beloved son WILLIAM HUNTER one shilling Str. To my well beloved daughter ELIZABETH one shelling Str. To my well beloved daughter SARAH one shelling str. To my well beloved daughter RUTH one shelling str. To my well beloved son JOAB HUNTER in value fifty pounds gold _____? I _____? I bequeath to my well beloved wife REBBECCK the remainder of my whole estate and ordain constitute appoint my sd. wife Extrx. and my son EZEKELL HUNTER my Executor. This being my last will and testament. Revocking all others given under my hand and seal this 3rd. day Jan. ye Anno Domino 1749. Signed in presence of Wit: Amoneor??? and ______? before siging if EASTER & STEPHEN should die without heirs there estates shall return to the heirs of thire Mothers Body. JOHN WILLOCKS MOSES HOUSTON NICHOLAS HUNTER JOHN GILLETT North Carolina } Carteret County} At a court of common pleas begun & held at Beaufort Town on the first Tuesday in March 1749. These are to certifie that Moses Houston in open Court made oath that he saw NICHOLAS HUNTER sign, seal, publish & declare the within testament of writing to be his last will & testament and that John Gillett and John Willock were present at the signing of the said will and that Rebecca Hunter Exet. & Ezekiel Hunter Exec. therein appointed qualified themselves as the law directs. Text: George Read Clerk. ************************************************************* Nicholas Hunter died in 1750. His will was dated 3 Jan. 1749/50, which stood for 3 Jan. of the fiscal or official year begun on 25 Mar 1749, and ended on 24 Mar 1750. (This official year was used until the year 1752, when the calendar year was adopted as the fiscal year of the government.) The will was proved in the March, 1750 court. *************************************************************************************** Carteret County, North Carolina; County Court Minutes: 6 Mar 1749 MOSES HOUSTON made oath that he saw NICHOLAS HUNTER sign, seal, publish & declare a certain instrunment of writing as his last will & testament & that JOHN WILLCOCKS & JOHN GILLETE were present at the signing there of & REBECCA HUNTER widdow of the sd deceased Exectrix, EZCHIEL HUNTER Exector Qualified according as the law directs & admitted to record. Sorry about the way the lines scattered out.If printed out I think it will come out right. As far as the parents of Rebecca. I am certain that she was not a Boone. Many that I have corresponeded with are certain that she was a Hardy, but with absouluty no proof, not even circumstantial evidence. There is another name that I cannot think of tonight, but the same circumstances as the Hardy name. Pauline Mitchell Pierce

This is all I have on Zillah Hunter Weeks. Pauline Mitchell Pierce Descendants of Silas Weeks 1 Silas Weeks b: in between 1723/1739 - Onslow Co, NC. d: May 22, 1778 in in Rev. War .. +Zillah Hunter b: in between 1719/1745 d: Abt. 1770 in Carteret Co, NC ......... 2 James Weeks b: Abt. 1750 d: Unknown ............. +Rebecca Osteen ......... 2 Theophilus "Li" Weeks b: October 21, 1760 in Carteret Co, NC d: July 20, 1839 in Columbia Co, Florida ............. +Ann O'Steen b: October 25, 1763 d: May 01, 1834 .................... 3 Mary Weeks b: October 04, 1782 .................... 3 Silas Weeks b: September 17, 1784 .................... 3 Betsy Weeks b: September 03, 1786 .................... 3 Rebecca Weeks b: June 1788 .................... 3 Ailsy Weeks b: April 06, 1790 .................... 3 Sara Weeks b: March 07, 1793 .................... 3 Ezekiel Weeks b: January 03, 1795 .................... 3 Ezekiel (2) Weeks b: March 18, 1797 .................... 3 Theophilus Weeks b: February 1800 .................... 3 John Weeks b: June 09, 1804 ......... 2 Ada Weeks b: October 25, 1763 in Carteret Co, Nc d: Aft. 1850 in Camden Co, Ga. ? or in 1852 in Columbia Co, Florida ............. +John Alexander O'Steen b: Abt. 1772 in Carteret Co, Nc d: February 15, 1841 in or 23 JAN 1842 in Columbia Co, Fl .................... 3 Reubin O'Steen b: April 15, 1788 .................... 3 Cassandra O'Steen b: May 10, 1790 in SC ?? ........................ +Eli Carson b: Abt. 1770 in Va. d: Abt. 1837 ............................... 4 Cassandra Carson b: February 10, 1814 d: April 25, 1895 ................................... +Mark L. Addison b: Abt. 1807 d: January 1848 ........................................... 5 Hester Percilla Addison b: September 27, 1834 ........................................... 5 Argent Mary Addison b: December 15, 1835 ........................................... 5 William Addison b: October 23, 1837 ........................................... 5 Nancy Addison b: February 15, 1839 ........................................... 5 Julia Ann Addison b: Abt. 1841 ........................................... 5 Brazilla Addison b: Abt. 1843 ........................................... 5 Isabell Margaret Addison b: Abt. 1844 ........................................... 5 Mark Addison b: Abt. 1845 ........................................... 5 John Wesley Addison b: April 19, 1846 in Raiford, Fla. d: October 26, 1924 in Lake Butler, Fl. buried Sapp Cemetery ............................................... +Elizabeth Anderson b: February 17, 1870 in Union Co, Fla. d: September 05, 1931 in Jacksonville, Fla. buried Sapp Cem. Raiford, Fla. ...................................................... 6 Robert A. Addison b: December 31, 1886 d: January 12, 1927 in Raiford, Fla, Sapp Cemetery .......................................................... +Bessie Prescott ...................................................... 6 Rozena Addison b: October 01, 1888 d: April 04, 1930 .......................................................... +Robert ? J. Denmark b: March 21, 1884 ...................................................... 6 Wealtha Addison b: January 23, 1890 in Bradford Co? Fla. d: January 28, 1966 in Fort Pierce, Florida, buried Ft. Pierce Cemetery .......................................................... +John (Adams) Denmark b: January 18, 1890 d: January 28, 1966 ...................................................... 6 Evelina Addison b: April 14, 1893 d: August 14, 1968 in Swift Creek Cemetery, Lake Butler, Fla .......................................................... +Ben Kite ...................................................... 6 Ina Addison b: January 17, 1895 d: February 27, 1909 ...................................................... 6 Johnnie J. Addison b: June 05, 1897 d: Abt. 1957 .......................................................... +Bell Gordon ...................................................... 6 Ruby Addison .......................................................... +Noah Shaw ...................................................... 6 Horace Addison ...................................................... 6 Era Bell Addison ...................................................... 6 Alta Mae Addison ...................................................... 6 Vera Addison ...................................................... 6 Lula Addison ........................................... 5 Elizabeth Addison b: Abt. 1850 ............................... 4 Bartholomew Carson b: Abt. 1815 ............................... 4 John R. Carson b: Abt. 1817 ............................... 4 James A. Carson b: Abt. 1829 ............................... 4 Dar? Carson b: Unknown .................... 3 Ezekiel O'Steen b: November 27, 1791 .................... 3 Leonard B. O'Steen b: October 14, 1793 .................... 3 Bartholomew O'Steen b: April 15, 1795 .................... 3 Nancy O'Steen b: December 07, 1796 .................... 3 Argent O'Steen b: August 23, 1798 .................... 3 Easter O'Steen b: March 12, 1801 RussellHenderson@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 1/3/02 9:31:43 PM Eastern Standard Time, pollymp@flash.net > writes: > > > His parents were William and Joane. Nicholas father is documented. I descend > > through his daughter Keziah who married Abraham Mitchell and their son > > George. > > You are one of the few who has ever come up with the right husbands for > > her. I > > have a deed that documents these three generations. What is your line of > > decent? > > I will be happy to exchange data with you > . > > I am descended through Nicholas and Rebecca Hunter's daughter Zillar's > marriage to Silas Weeks, son of Theophilus. > > There was an article "The Mitchell Family Association Newsletter," Volume 2, > Number 4, August 1994 page 3+ "Who Did Keziah Hunter Really Marry?", by > Pauline Mitchell Pierce. It did a good job of verifying Abraham as husband > of Keziah and as father of the yet-to-be born, your ancient ancestor, George. > > I am very interested in your documentation for the father of Nicholas Hunter. > May I have a copy? Is there anything I can do for you? > > Russell Henderson, PO Box 141471, Gainesville, FL 32614-1471