Individual Details
David HUNT
(22 Oct 1779 - 18 May 1861)
! A sketch of David Hunt is found in Vol. XLI , (Fayette, Jefferson Co.) --Goodspeed's?----History of Mississippi? unable to read rest of this--. It states he is sixth in line of descendancy from "London Ralph" of Long Island, New York fame. He first came to Mississippi in 1801, giving his sister what small inheritance he had from his Father's estate, and entered into the employ of Hunt & Smith, who were large merchants at Natchez, Greenville and near Port Gibson, Claiborne Co. His uncle, Abijah Hunt was a partner in that firm. Abijah was killed in a duel with Poindexter which David related in a letter to his half-brother, Henry S.. David bought out his uncle Abijah's interest and proceeded to make a fortune.
Gravestone shows Ann was third wife.-COOK
Owned 1700 slaves on 25 plantatiions in Mississippi.. All information on the David Line furnished by Clara Hunt Miller-much of it from COOK. FIELD NAME Page FIELD NAME Page FIELD NAME Page
Gravestone shows Ann was third wife.-COOK
Owned 1700 slaves on 25 plantatiions in Mississippi.. All information on the David Line furnished by Clara Hunt Miller-much of it from COOK. FIELD NAME Page FIELD NAME Page FIELD NAME Page
Events
| Birth | 22 Oct 1779 | Near Ringoes, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States | |||
| Marriage | 18 Dec 1808 | , Jefferson, Mississippi - Living |  | ||
| Death | 18 May 1861 | Woodlawn Plant., Near Rodney, Jefferson, Mississippi | |||
| Marriage | Ann FERGUSON | ||||
| Burial | Calviton Plant., Adj. Woodlawn |
Families
| Spouse | Living |
| Spouse | Ann FERGUSON (1797 - 1874) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Abijah HUNT (1820 - 1851) |
| Father | Jonathan HUNT III (1756 - 1822) |
| Mother | Sarah STOUT ( - 1784) |
| Sibling | Andrew HUNT (1781 - ) |
Endnotes
1. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index, citing microfilm 0893070, volume A-B (1805 - 1857) for batch M516961, sheet 00, downloaded 19 Mar 2006.