Looking for information on the following group of people: Mainly Franklin Hurst and who his father was, supposedly a William Hurst and a Rachel? Seeking correspondence with any and all people connected with this line: See website at: http://members.tripod.com/Gordon_Williams/will001.html Regards, Gordon Williams . WILLIAM5 HURST (WILLIAM4, WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, HENRY1)1 was born April 06, 1803 in Pulaski County, Virginia, and died June 29, 1894 in Carroll County, Virginia. He married SUSAN WRIGHT1, daughter of ZACHARIAH WRIGHT and POLLY. She was born April 28, 1808, and died June 08, 1893 in Carroll County, Virginia. Children of WILLIAM HURST and SUSAN WRIGHT are: 6. i. RACHEL6 HURST, b. 1830. 7. ii. WILLIAM C. HURST, b. January 03, 1831, Carroll County, Virginia; d. May 29, 1919, Carroll County, Virginia. iii. BALLARD P. HURST, b. 18342. iv. MARY HURST, b. 18362. 8. v. JESSE T. HURST, b. July 28, 1837; d. April 04, 1928, Carroll County, Virginia. vi. ELIZABETH HURST, b. 18392. 9. vii. STEPHEN C. HURST, b. 1840. viii. ZACHERIAH HURST, b. 18422. ix. FRANKLIN HURST, b. 18443. x. NANCY HURST, b. 18473. xi. SARAH HURST, b. 18493. xii. HORBERT HURST, b. 18514. 3. CATHARINE5 HURST (WILLIAM4, WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, HENRY1) was born Abt. 18065. She married EDEN HARRIS March 26, 1835 in Wythe County, Virginia6,7. He was born 1814. Children of CATHARINE HURST and EDEN HARRIS are: i. WILLIAM F.6 HARRIS, b. 18408. ii. JOHN H. HARRIS, b. 18428. iii. JAMES R. HARRIS, b. 18448. iv. JOSEPH R. HARRIS, b. 18488. 4. JESSE FRANKLIN5 HURST (WILLIAM4, WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, HENRY1)9 was born July 11, 1818 in Wythe County, Virginia, and died November 15, 1881 in Carroll County, Virginia. He married (1) CHARITY MONTGOMERY10 December 24, 1846, daughter of LEVI MONTGOMERY and RACHEL DALTON. She was born July 1822, and died January 20, 1868 in Carroll County, Virginia. He married (2) ROXINA ALDERMAN 1870. She was born November 26, 1838, and died April 02, 1927 in Carroll County, Virginia. Children of JESSE HURST and CHARITY MONTGOMERY are: 10. i. WILLIAM LEANDER6 HURST, b. March 21, 1846, Carroll County, Virginia; d. September 25, 1896, Carroll County, Virginia. 11. ii. JESSE C. HURST, b. 1848. 12. iii. GARLAND M. HURST, b. January 13, 1850, Carroll County, Virginia; d. August 19, 1934. Children of JESSE HURST and ROXINA ALDERMAN are: iv. SAMUEL T.6 HURST, b. July 1878; d. January 07, 1879, Carroll County, Virginia. v. LUCY HURST, b. 187911. vi. POSY HURST, b. May 188011. 5. LUCINDA5 HURST (WILLIAM4, WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, HENRY1) was born Abt. 1822, and died 1897 in Carroll County, Virginia. She married MATTHEW GARDNER February 03, 1846, son of JOHN GARDNER and TOBITHA MARTIN. He was born June 05, 1814 in Franklin, Virginia12, and died April 10, 1865 in Carroll County, Virginia. Children of LUCINDA HURST and MATTHEW GARDNER are: i. WILLIAM RUSH6 GARDNER, b. Abt. 1847. ii. RACHEL GARDNER, b. Abt. 1848. iii. JAMES E. GARDNER, b. Abt. 1849. iv. ROBERT F. GARDNER, b. Abt. 1852.