Rutherford Co NC Hunt Loose Ends
Posted: February 14, 2016 Filed under: 2000+ The Search Continues, Rutherford County Hunts | Tags: Hunt, North Carolina Leave a commentQuestions trying to tie up a few loose ends about Rutherford County North Carolina Hunts in the late 1700s and early 1800s.
- Who is this Polly Hunt?
(18 April 1811, William L. Queen Sr. of RCNC to Edward Towrey of the same, $32 paid to Samuel Queen and $6 paid to himself, 127 acres on Wards Creek joining Michael Hufsetlers and Polly Hunt, being part of a grant to Robert Collingwood. Witnesses: A. Whiteside, Mareday Queen. #274, 21 August 1812.[485]) ([485] Rutherford Co., NC Deed Book 26, p. 659, cited in BGSOTC 33(3):137, 2005.)
2. Is she related to this Catherine Hunt?
(1809 – 6 April 1809, William L. Queen of RCNC to Catharine Hunt of the same, 130 dollars, 105 acres on the west side of Ward’s Creek joining Moses Queen, the waggon road that leads from Francis to John Smith’s, and the pounding mill branch, being part of a grant to William Sheppard. Wit. Robert H. Taylor, Robert Wells. #30, 12 March 1811.[527])
([527] Rutherford Co. Deed Book 26, p. 406, cited in BGSOTC 33(1):31, 2005.)
3. Who is this James Hunt?
(“JAMES HUNT: signed a deed with Wat Hunt in 1804.”) ( source: correspondence from Harold Rollins to Deason Hunt, 1979.)
4. Who is this Samuel Hunt?
(Dills, Henry / Hunt, Samuel / Deed/20-21/41/1803.) (Source: Rutherford Co., NC — Deeds — Deed Index “D”, 1779-1917, sorted by Grantor. http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/rutherford/deeds/dgrntor.txt.)
Little River Plats (and some Eno River area)
Posted: February 10, 2016 Filed under: Cluster genealogy, Orange County, NC | Tags: Hunt, North Carolina, Orange County Leave a commentOrange County, NC Little River Cluster
Posted: February 10, 2016 Filed under: Cluster genealogy, Orange County, NC | Tags: Hunt, McFarland, North Carolina, Orange County Leave a commentHere’s the promised Little River cluster of related families which have some relationship for the ancestral search of Thomas Hunt (and other Rutherford County North Carolina Hunts). The Flat River cluster is a few posts back on this site.
This Little River area mind map, created from research findings, is so large that it cannot be read here, but you can download a PDF file by clicking on this link: LittleRiverCluster.
Finding Specifics of Hunt/McFarland Surname Change
Posted: June 20, 2015 Filed under: Cluster genealogy | Tags: Hunt, MacFarlane, McFarland, McFarlin, North Carolina, Orange County Leave a commentThe quest for the parents of Thomas Hunt has taken on the search for the who, what, where, when, why, and how of the switch from McFarland/McFarlin/MacFarlane to the Hunt surname.
Well-known genealogy blogger, Judy G. Russell, in her “The Legal Genealogist” blog entitled “Y no Surname, The downside of DNA testing” (http://www.legalgenealogist.com/blog/2012/04/08/y-no-surname/) offers the following reasons why a surname might occur.
- At the time individuals in an ancestral line first adopted surnames, there is no guarantee that siblings would have adopted the same surname.
- An illegitimate child would be given or take the surname of the mother rather than the father.
- An orphaned child might take the surname of the family that raised him.
- A young child might take the name of a stepfather.
There were certainly geographical, family, and extended relationship possibilities of such events in Orange County, North Carolina in the middle to late 17th and early 18th centuries that could stand more research for possibilities such as these. Hunts and McFarlands/McFarlins interacted in these areas in numerous family and public events as did associated families. Anyone turning up such interactioins is encouraged to share them here.
If you would like to see more of the article by Judy G. Russell, click the Legal Genealogist link above in this article.
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