Terri and Joanne, I have not jumped into this discussion because I am working in a much earlier time period. However, I feel compelled to tell you about one of the other Hunter families. John Hunter (1722-1776) and his sons settled in Great Lott 5 Second Grand Division of the Saratoga Patent, well before the Rev War. Although John Hunter, (Sr.) died in 1776, his sons, George, John (Jr.), Moses, Samuel and Robert Hunter show Ballstown and Saratoga District Tax lists for Albany County during the early national period. John Hunter's sons married into families of some of the other 1779-Saratoga District taxpayers. So although I have not done a lot of genealogical work on the descendants of 1722-John Hunter's sons, it is possible that you have encountered some of 1722-John Hunter's descendants when you have found "other Hunter families" in Saratoga County. Hope this trivia helps. Leslie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joanne Gaudio" <jgaudio@charter.net> To: <nysarato@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2007 10:22 AM Subject: Re: [NYSARATO] Seymour Hunter > Terri - you're right, of course. In this case, however, I don't think > there > could be a link because I know the background of Thomas Hunter very well. > But you're right to caution us - genealogy can be VERY complicated! (I > guess that's what makes it such fun.) Joanne > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYSARATO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Leslie, yes, you're absolutely right! I read about those early and active Hutners in Saratoga Co. on the Saratoga USGenWeb site. My Hunter family was a latecomer - they came to Fulton Co. from northern Ireland in 1842 and then Thomas, the only son, moved to Saratoga after his marriage in 1852. I don't know if the draw was good land or just getting away from the sisters (!), but the family stayed there. Since Thomas was born in Ireland, it makes it a bit easier to distinguish his descendants (although, of course, children don't always get their parents' birthplaces right). Anyway, thanks for the info - "trivia" as you call it is all important information! Joanne