James Hunt, II

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A Patriot of the American Revolution for Georgia (Soldier). DAR Ancestor # A060194

Son of James (Rev. War Sol.) and Mary (Rackley) Hunt, Sr.

Husband of Jemima Drucilla (Carter) Hunt, married November 11, 179, Wilkes Co., GA.

Their children were ...

1. Elizabeth Hunt (m. Jesse M. Redwine) 2. Henry Hunt (m. Nancy Craft) 3. William Hunt 4. Sion Hunt (m. 1st., Priscilla Kendrick Thronton and 2nd., Sarah Penn) 5. James Hunt, III (m. 1st., Mary Wade Haynes and 2nd., Jane T. Adams) 6. Moses B. Hunt (m. Malinda Redwine) 7. unk. Hunt 8. Drucilla Hunt (m. Nicholas Adams) 9. Willis Hunt (m. Priscilla Teasley) 10. Hullum Hunt (m. 1st., Harriet C. Ward and 2nd., Harriet S. Farmer) 11. Richard Carter Hunt (m. 1st., Mary Davis Harris; 2nd., Rachel Ann Alexander and 3rd., Mary Jane Smith, nee Sides) 12. Mary "Polly" Hunt (m. William "Buck" Page)

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Mar 2 2016, 21:45:30 UTC
  • ****************** James Hunt Jr., son of James and Mary Rackley Hunt was born 6 June 1762 in present-day Franklin County, N.C. He served as a soldier in the American Revolution and moved to Georgia sometime prior to 1 October 1787, when he and John Teasley witnessed a deed in Wilkes County (Ref. 7). On 11 November 1790, James married Jemima Drucilla Carter (Ref.26) in Wilkes County. (Other descendants give her name as "Jemima M. Carter" or "Jemima Carter.") James and Jemimah became the parents of 12 children, all born in Georgia.

On 27 December 1791 James Hunt bought 300 acres on Coldwater Creek, Elbert County, Ga., which was formed from Wilkes County on 10 December 1790. This tract appears to be the homeplace, and part of it later fell into Hart County (created on 7 December 1852). James Jr. (referred to as James Sr. in Georgia records) was left $1 in his father's will (Ref. 19). In the 1820 Georgia Land Lottery, James "Senior" drew Lot 345, District 2, Early County. That lot is mentioned in his will, which was signed on 8 February 1832. In the 1827 Georgia Land Lottery, he is listed as "James Hunt, Revolutionary Soldier." He drew Lot 274, District 17, Muscogee County. That lot is also mentioned in his will, though not actually granted to him until after his death. James died on 23 March 1832, leaving his homeplace, cattle, horses, slaves, and so forth to his wife, Jemima h, for her life. The will was proved in Elbert County on 3 September 1832. The inventory took place on 25 September 1832. Items listed included 11 slaves, farm stock, tools, household furniture, and bookcase and books, with a total value of $3,492. 

Jemimah was living in the home of her son Sion in Elbert County at the time of the 1860 census. According to that census she was born in Virginia and was 95 years old (b. 1765-1766). A family Bible record written in 1850 or later indicates she may have been born as late as 1772. That same source gives her date of death as 7 January 1864. Her property was valued at $10,500. James and Jemimah are buried "in a field in the Nuburg Community in Hart County, Ga., near the Elbert County line." [Adapted from a typescript by Catherine Bond Gheesling (Ref. 7:18-21)3 CHILDREN OF JAMES HUNT JR. and Jemimah Drucilla Carter