The Jacob Hunter Trust Newsletter

 


Volume 12,  No. 1                   Richard H. Hunter, Editor                  February 2003

 


In Search of Jacob Hunter’s Ancestors:

Commentary on the Delamar Papers

By Ernest E. Hunt, IV

 

I recently scanned and added to the Hunter website the “Delamar Papers”, a privately researched report written by genealogist Marybelle Delamar concerning the origins of our branch of the Hunter family.  These papers were given to me by Oscar Henry Hunter, Jr., about 10 years ago, shortly before his death. I am not sure who gave them to him, though it appears the report was commissioned by a descendant of Jacob Hunter, d. 1806.  The papers are focused on the origins of Jacob Hunter, of Richland County, South Carolina, and by corollary, his brothers Dempsey, David, Allen, and possibly Thomas (see note ‘a’).

 

The report begins with a discussion of William “the Weaver” Hunter, who obtained two land grants in Upper Nansemond County, Virginia, in 1695(1) and 1701(2).  This land is now in Gates County, North Carolina.  William had four sons, Nicholas, Robert, Isaac and William.  Son Nicholas, who died in Cartaret County, North Carolina, in 1749(3), in turn had sons Stephen, Ezekiel, Labbeus, William, and Isaac, called the “Northampton” Isaac as that is the county in which he resided. The “Northampton” Isaac in turn was the father of at least five sons: Reuben, Thomas, Dempsey, Isaac “called of the Tavern”, as he had a famous Tavern in Raleigh, North Carolina, and Theophilus.  Of these five brothers, Ms. Delamar concluded that Dempsey had a high likelihood of being the father of Jacob.

 

This Dempsey Hunter was first noted in 1753(4) when he witnessed a deed in Northampton County.  He also witnessed the will of John Veale there in 1754(5).  In 1761, Dempsey and wife traded their land in Northampton, which was inherited from Dempsey’s father, Isaac, for money and other land in Johnston County, North Carolina (6).  Dempsey witnessed a deed in Johnston County in 1763 (7), and that is the last known of him.  In the 1761 deed, Dempsey’s wife is listed as Unity Hunter.  But in the will of William Stevenson, dated October 16, 1761, and filed in November, 1761, in Northampton County, William states that his sister, Elizabeth Stevenson, was married to Dempsey Hunter.  This may indicate that Dempsey had a first wife, Elizabeth Stevenson, before he married Unity.

 

There also was another Hunter, William, with wife Hannah, that Ms. Delamar thought could also be the parents of Jacob.  This Hunter was of Nansemond County, Virginia, and bought land in Northampton County, North Carolina in 1745(8).  He sold this land in 1760, a year before Dempsey sold his in Northampton County, North Carolina (9).  Ms. Delamar states in her research that “The William Hunter whom we know went to South Carolina from Northampton County …”.  There was no proof written in her essay of how she knew this to be true, but someone wrote in handwriting on the Delamar Papers “I have his land purchase and will in South Carolina”.  William sold some of his land in Northampton County to the William Stevenson who claimed that Dempsey Hunter was his brother-in-law.  He also sold some to Richard Veale, the son of the John Veale whose will was witnessed in 1754 by Dempsey Hunter.

 

Another interesting connection exists between William and Hannah and the two Henry Hunters, the son and grandson of Robert Hunter, son of William the weaver of Nansemond County.  These two Hunters witnessed a deed from William Hunter to Moses Riddick for Northampton land in 1758.  The younger of these Hunters left a will in the Camden District, South Carolina in 1783, and the widow of this Henry Hunter, Fanny, was on the Richland County, South Carolina census of 1790 near our Hunters.

 

In conclusion, I agree with Ms. Delamar’s suggestions that Dempsey Hunter or William Hunter are the best candidates to be the father of Jacob and his brothers.  Dempsey is seen as the more likely because the name Dempsey is so common in our branch, and William is less common.  Nevertheless, there is no proof that Dempsey Hunter, husband of Unity, or of Elizabeth Stevenson, ever sold his land in Johnston County, and moved to Richland, South Carolina.  That is for future research.

 

I have included a few excerpts from the Delamar Papers below; the full text is available through the Hunter website, or directly at:  http://www.mindspring.com/~hunter-family/Delamar.Papers.htm

 

“You will notice that Demcy Hunter exchanged his land in Northampton with his brother Thomas for land in Johnston (now Wake). The three brothers, Demcy, Reuben and Thomas came to Johnston. Thomas did not stay, and is said to have gone to Nash County, where he died in 1797.”

 

“I realize that I do not have the disposition of Dempsey Hunter (son of Isaac of. Northampton) other than that his wife was Unity and that he exchanged his land in Northampton for land in Johnston, He may have died in Johnston before . Wake County was formed in 1770.     It would probably require search of unindexed court minutes to find if this was, true.  He, probably, was old enough for the father of Jacob.”

 

“The William Hunter whom we know went to South Carolina from Northampton County may prove the most interesting one to you. I have found that he was living in Nansemond County, Virginia, when he purchased land in Northampton.”

 

“It would seem as if William and Hannah were considering moving as early as 1758, but did not finally make the break until 1760.”

 

“I do not know who the Northampton William was, but coming out of Nansemond County and having the two Henry Hunters around to witness that deed of October 12, 1758, he is bound to have been of the same family as the descendants of the earlier William Hunter of Nansemond.”

 

“If I have occasion to search the Johnston County court minutes any time soon, I will keep an eye out for Demcy (Dempsey) Hunter.  He and William of Northampton look to me to be your best chances.”

 

References:

 

(1)               State of Virginia, Land Office Patents No. 8, 1689-1695, p. 431 (Reel 8).

(2)               State of Virginia, Land Office Patents No. 9, 1697-1706 (v.1 & 2 p.1-742), p. 309 (Reel 9).

(3)               Grimes, John Bryan. Abstracts of North Carolina Wills. Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Department of State, 1910

(4)               Northampton County, North Carolina, Deed Book 2, p. 113

(5)               Northampton County, North Carolina, Will Book 1, Page 32.

(6)               Northampton County, North Carolina, Deed Book 3, page 129

(7)               Johnston County, North Carolina, Deed Book (?), p. 71

(8)               Northampton County, North Carolina, Deed Book 1, page 220

(9)               Northampton County, North Carolina, Deed Book 3, page 60, 61

 

Note (a): The will of Allen Hunter, Montgomery County, Tennessee, Book C, Page 366, lists Dempsey Hunter, Jr. and Jacob Hunter, son of Emmanuel Hunter, as nephews.  Allen was born before 1764, as he witnessed a will in South Carolina in 1785 (will of James Sterling, Richland County, South Carolina, Book B, Page 45) so could not have been a brother of Emmanuel.  Therefore Allen was a brother of Dempsey Hunter, Jr.’s father Dempsey, and Emmanuel Hunter’s father, Jacob.  The will of William David Hunter, Davidson County, Tennessee, Book 18, Page 579, lists the children of Dempsey Hunter, Sr., as nieces and nephews, which makes him another brother.  Thomas Hunter of Robertson County, Tennessee, is reportedly another brother or cousin, but no direct evidence has connected him yet to the other Hunters.

 

 

Thomas Hunter & Susannah Moake

by Charla Schroeder Murphy <charla@shawneelink.net>

17184 Fowler School Rd., Marion, IL 62959

 

For years I have asked if any of the Hunter researchers knew who Rhapsomy Hunter was. The answer was always the same no, they didn’t. From that answer I assumed I had another alien in my family tree, one that had dropped from the sky, parents unknown. However, I just could not give up on her.

 

Rhapsomy Hunter was born 24 Nov 1789 and married Washington Lewis 23 Feb 1809 in Robertson County, TN. These dates are said to have come from Mariah Lewis Binkley’s Bible by Grace Goddard Bliss. At this time the Bible has not been found. More can be found on Rhapsomy Hunter and Washington Lewis’ family in the 2002 Summer and Fall issues of “Footprints in Williamson County” quarterly of the Williamson Co. Historical Society.

 

Rhapsomy and Washington Lewis were both in the Robertson Co., TN area and we know the Hunters who came to Williamson County, IL were also from there. From this I assumed she was probably a cousin to them, but who could be her father??

 

On one of my trips to the Robertson Co., TN Archives in Deed Book K pages 478-479 there was a land transaction from Thomas Hunter to Jesse Simmons in the August term of Court 1814. The witnesses were Robert Sanders, Andrew Sanders, George Felts, and Jacob Moake. The land was on Sycamore Creek where the Sanders, Moakes, Lewis, Harris and many more familiar names were living at the time. In the April Term 1819 Thomas Hunter sold to George Felts land on Sycamore Creek beginning at a white oak at Jacob Moake’s northwest corner. On 15 Oct 1832 Thomas Hunter made a special deed of gift to George Washington Felts of 108 ¼ acres with the plantation and house “where I now live” found in Deed Book X page 377, signed Thomas T. Hunter. I believe that Thomas Hunter was liquidating his material possessions so he could obtain a Revolutionary War Pension.

 

On the 3 April 1833 Thomas Hunter, a resident of the County of Robertson and State of TN, aged 70 years made oath to a declaration that he was a veteran of the Revolutionary War in order to obtain benefits of the act of Congress passed 7 Jun 1832. He said he entered service in the year 1778 for three months in the State of South Carolina, Richland County marched to Charleston and was stationed there until his term expired and he then went home. He further states that after his return from Charleston he went to what is now called East TN where he again entered the service as a substitute for a man by the name of Council Jones for a tour of three months in the year 1779 under John Sevier. He was on the waters of Holston River and marched against the Cherokee Indians. After his expired second tour he still remained in East TN. He states he was again drafted for a tour of three months service in East TN in the year 1780 under John Sevier. He was stationed near the Watauga River in what is now called East TN. He marched with the other troops to Kings Mountain, but he was not in the Battle of Kings Mountain where Ferguson was defeated. The horsemen were marched forward and was in battle. The footmen of which he was one, was left behind and did not arrive until the battle was over.  He goes on to say that he was born 17 Mar 1763 in Halifax Co., VA. His father moved when he was an infant to S.C. county of Richland. That he has a record of his age in his possession which was furnished him by a cousin of his. After the Revolution he resided some time in the State of South Carolina, Richland County, where he lived when he entered the service. He then moved to Spartansburg, South Carolina, and then moved to East TN., Jefferson County. Thomas then moved to West TN, Montgomery County, and from there to Robertson County where he now resides. He further states that Conrad Coon can prove his character and his belief of his services in the Revolution. A certificate of Pension was issued 18 July 1833 number 13966. On the outside of the pension claim is “Died 27 Feb 1834.” Unfortunately he does not mention a wife or children.

 

In the 1790 Census for Camden District, Richland County, S.C. there are several Hunter families. In close proximity is the Dancers, Widow Hunter, Jacob Hunter, Foost, Dempsey Hunter, Gabrial Rawls, Coons, Jacob Moak, Prices, Bass, Sanders, Dominy, another Widow Hunter, Perrys, Fanny Hunter, and Henry Hunter to name a few names that are familiar and some that can then be followed on to Tennessee.

 

In the book “Some South Carolina Genealogical Records” by Janie Revill page 305 is the following: Moak, Jacob--Dec’d. 1804 Richland Co. Names: Widow, 8 ch: Jacob Moak, Sarah wife of Wm. Perry, Susannah wife of Thos. Hunter, Elizabeth wife of William Price, Andrew Moak, Mary wife of William Price, Emanuel Moak and John Moak.

 

When you find Thomas Hunter in Tennessee you will find him close to the Moakes. I believe the above will proves the reason for this. Thomas Hunter was married to Jacob Moake’s daughter Susannah. Eight years after the death of Thomas Hunter court records begin showing up that probates the estate of Thomas Hunter but why so late after his death? I believe that his wife Susannah was still living until late 1841 or early 1842 and thus the estate was not liquidated until after her death. Susannah is found in the 1840 Robertson County, TN census living close to Hiram Lewis and Thomas Harris.

 

I  found a Letter of Administration, Will Book 11, page 266. Thomas Hunter Letter of Estate Sept. Court Term 1842. In short it said that Thomas Hunter had died intestate and application was made by Ennis B. Carney to have Letters of Administration granted to him on the estate of Thomas Hunter. The Court ordered all goods, chattels and debts be presented in a inventory to the Court. Unity W. Lewis, daughter of Washington Lewis and Rhapsomy Hunter married Ennis Braxton Carney 31 Jan 1834 in Davidson Co., TN.

 

Washington Lewis, husband of Rhapsomy Hunter had moved to Williamson County, IL by 1840 living next door to Jacob Hunter. Rhapsomy was dead by Nov 1827 as Washington had remarried Mrs. Cynthia Small 12 Nov 1827 in Davidson Co., TN. Cynthia was the daughter of Joseph Binkley and Catherine Carpenter, her brother George W. Binkley married Washington Lewis’ daughter Mariah and their brother Napoleon B. Binkley married Martha Durard whose mother was the daughter of Jacob Hunter and Mary “Polly” Dancer. From the settlement papers of Washington Lewis Jan 1848 in Williamson County, IL we find the following heirs: Cynthia Lewis, widow of Washington Lewis, Ennis and Unity Carney, Thomas & Charlotte Harris, G.W. and Mariah Binkley, Silas & Rapsomy Sanders, G.W. Lewis, Mary Jane Lewis, Charlotte Lewis and Hiram Lewis. I believe that Washington Lewis having moved to IL by 1840 was the reason why the grandchildren still living in Robertson County, TN  took over the administration of Thomas Hunter’s estate.  Mariah Lewis married George Washington Binkley 24 Feb 1829 in Robertson County, TN. They moved to IL to the small village now called Whiteash in 1829, her probable Hunter cousins lived just south of them as evident by the Jacob Hunter Cemetery. The resting place of the Binkleys and Hunters are approximately one mile apart.

 

In the Robertson County, TN Will Book 12, page 240 is Account Current, Thomas Hunter, Deceased. Listed are notes Thomas Hunter held from several different persons. Some named are: N.B. & J. Felts, Levi Hunt, Thos. Perry, James Simmons, B.F. Binkley, W.B. McCormack, Hiram Lewis, Z. Durham, J. Moake, E. Everette, R. Saunders, E.B. Carney, and R. Duke. The latest court record I can find concerning Thomas Hunter’s estate is a supplement  dated May Term 1843 in Robertson County, TN. I have never found a settlement to the estate which would prove beyond a doubt that the grandchildren of Thomas, children of Rhapsomy were entitled to the estate of their grandfather. But I do believe the proximity of Thomas Hunter to the Moakes, Lewises and legal papers of known children of Washington Lewis are a good indication to the possibility that Rhapsomy Hunter’s parents are Thomas Hunter and Susannah Moake. Of importance also is the relationship of George Felts to Thomas Hunter and there may be more children I haven’t made a connection to. I would especially like to know if James Carney who married Peggy Hunter 1821 in Davidson County, TN is connected to Thomas Hunter.  I do  believe this is probably an important line if Peggy’s lineage can be proved. 

 

In April 2002 at the Tennessee Archives I found the following in the Hunter vertical file: “Hunter Line in Montgomery/Cheatham and Davidson Co. TN.  Allen, David, Mary Ann Elizabeth, and Dempsey Hunter were brother and sisters; Henry, Jacob and Thomas probably brothers.” Another mystery to be solved I suppose.

 

I have been in contact with Ernest Hunt who has a great web site on the Hunters. It can be viewed at <www.mindspring.com/~hunter-family/index.htm> I highly recommend it. I hope to hear from others about the possibility that Rhapsomy Hunter is the daughter of Thomas Hunter and Susannah Moake. Any thoughts or input will be appreciated.

 

 

Martha Louise (Hunter) Beard         May 21, 1910 - February 4, 2002

By Ernest E. Hunt, IV

 

My grandmother, Louise Hunter Beard, passed away February 4, 2002 at the age of 91.  She was an inspiration in many ways to all of us in the family, but especially for me in the pursuit of the family history of the Hunter family.  From an early age I heard her tell of the five Hunter brothers (all sons of Isaac Hunter) who fought for the confederacy and only one, her grandfather, survived.  She kept in touch with nearly everyone in our far-flung branch of the Hunter family, and organized the last complete reunion of descendants of Joseph Love Hunter in Bryan, Texas, in 1990.  It was there that I met Oscar Henry Hunter, Jr., who then gave me the Delamar Papers that were recently posted on the Hunter website.

 

Louise was born May 21, 1910, in her parent’s home in Fort Worth, Texas.  Her parents were Robert Alexander Hunter and Mary Ella Randall Hunter of Fort Worth, Texas. Her paternal grandparents were Joseph Love Hunter and Sarah Matilda Dupuy Hunter. Her maternal grandparents were Albert Randall and Martha Ann Martin Randall of Fort Worth.

 

Louise attended Texas Christian University and TSCW where she studied music.  From 1931 to 1936, she worked for the National Finance Credit Corporation of Texas in Fort Worth, Texas, where she helped make loans to struggling ranchers in depression-era Texas.  On December 31, 1932, Louise married James Blanton Beard, and they lived in several Texas cities while he worked for Sinclair.  In 1942, he bought a small freight company in Bryan, which later became Beard Transfer and Storage.

 

Louise was devoted to her church from the time she joined at age five with her brothers.  She was an active member of First United Methodist Church in Bryan since 1942.  Louise taught in the Children’s Division for over 25 years and then was one of the teachers in her Amiga Sunday School Class until 1996. 

 

She was a loving mother and very active in the PTA while her three children were in school.  When Crockett Elementary School was opened in 1949, she wrote the school song, which is still in use today.  She had a deep love and appreciation for all types of cultural events, music, drama and dance.  Music, in particular, was a constant in her life, and she enjoyed playing piano and organ.  She listened to all classical music, and  especially loved the opera.

 

She was also a gracious hostess, and made all feel completely comfortable visiting her home, which was always meticulously maintained.  She was a lover of puzzles, and I remember completing many crosswords and jumbles with her help.  She had a wonderful sense of humor, and never allowed a potential play on words to go unnoticed.  I never remember her ever raising her voice, but she always knew how to get things done.

 

When Louise was born in 1910, Haley’s Comet was in the sky. She and her husband ventured to Alice, Australia, to see it again in 1986.  While there, she spoke to a young Australian reporter about how the author Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain), commented once, “I came in with the Comet and will go out with it,” which turned out to actually happen as he died in 1910.  Louise related to the reporter that she also was born when the Comet was in the sky but added, “I have no intention of going out with it!”  The reporter wrote an article on Haley’s Comet with her comments that later ended up on the front page of The Wall Street Journal. 

 

Ernest E. Hunt IV

February 13, 2003

 

 

Love of History leads to Hunter Family Research

By Thomas Edward Hunter, Carterville, IL

 

I’ve always been interested in American history but could never connect personally with the events until recently.  After my retirement 5 years ago, my wife Hiroko and I started going on day trips around the area.  During one of these trips to Cave in Rock, I happened to notice among the numerous names carved into the rock outside the cave was “C.E. Hunter,” along with the date 1837.  This started me looking for the person that made that carving.

 

From a history book obtained at the SIU library, I found an article on Allen Hunter and his family of Williamson County.  I sent my brother, Fred Hunter, a copy of this article and learned that we were related to Allen Hunter’s family.  Fred had a partial family history he had received from Clyde Hunter of Quincy, IL that he sent to me.  I then remembered seeing a piece about an old Hunter family cemetery on our local ABC television station that ran a few years ago.  This, in turn, led me to the Williamson County Historical Society in Marion.  There I learned that I had cousins in Williamson County.  After a few phone calls, I met Lawrence and Lettie Hunter of Carterville and Dr. Richard and Sheri Hunter of Marion and from them learned a lot of Hunter family history.

 

Now when I read a book or do some research on the family history, it comes alive because I now know that the Hunters were a part of that history.  Jacob Hunter fought in the Revolutionary War.  His sons Manual Hunter and George Washington Hunter fought in the Black Hawk War and Manual also fought in the War of 1812.  Jacob and his brothers were early pioneers in both South Carolina and Tennessee.  Manual and George and other brothers and sisters were pioneers in Tennessee and Illinois.  Manual and George were “original entry land owners” in Illinois having traveled to the area in a wagon train in the early 1800s.  Richard Hunter also took me to see another big surprise, my great-great and great-great-great grandfather’s graves.  This is something I thought I would never see.  How many people can stand in one spot and look at the graves of their great-great and great-great-great grandfathers and grandmothers?  For years I thought that the only family I had was from Jackson County, Illinois. 

 

Now, I am doing research on Jacob Hunter and his descendants and related families.  I enjoy this almost as much as working a puzzle and finding a missing piece.  Now when I read a history book, I catch myself searching for a relative to emerge from the pages.  And, I am still looking for C.E. Hunter who visited Cave in Rock in 1837.

 

 

 

 

 

Trust Income & Expense Report for 2002

 

The Jacob Hunter Trust Account for 2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DATE

 

ACTIVITY

 

DEBIT

 

CREDIT

 

BALANCE

01/01/02

 

Balance Forward

 

 

 

 

 

 $   9,895.31

01/08/02

 

John & Laura Hunter-Johnson

 

 

 

 $    50.00

 

 $   9,945.31

01/08/02

 

 Judith Ann Mathews

 

 

 

 $  100.00

 

 $ 10,045.31

01/08/02

 

Richard H. Hunter

 

 

 

 $  100.00

 

 $ 10,145.31

01/21/02

 

Ella L. Abney

 

 

 

 $  100.00

 

 $ 10,245.31

01/06/02

 

Interest on checking account

 

 

 

 $     6.50

 

 $ 10,251.81

02/07/02

 

Thomas Edward Hunter

 

 

 

 $  100.00

 

 $ 10,351.81

02/11/02

 

Herrin News Litho --Print Newsletter

 

 $   98.00

 

 

 

 $ 10,253.81

02/11/02

 

Postmaster --stamps for Newsletter

 

 $   34.00

 

 

 

 $ 10,219.81

02/05/02

 

Interest on checking account

 

 

 

 $     6.11

 

 $ 10,225.92

02/22/02

 

Fred Hunter

 

 

 

 $  250.00

 

 $ 10,475.92

02/26/02

 

William H. Norman

 

 

 

 $  100.00

 

 $ 10,575.92

03/01/02

 

Hugh F. Hunter, Jr.

 

 

 

 $  100.00

 

 $ 10,675.92

03/01/02

 

John T. Moake

 

 

 

 $  200.00

 

 $ 10,875.92

03/08/02

 

James G. Hunter

 

 

 

 $  400.00

 

 $ 11,275.92

03/05/02

 

Interest on checking account

 

 

 

 $     3.96

 

 $ 11,279.88

04/07/02

 

Interest on checking account

 

 

 

 $     5.06

 

 $ 11,284.94

04/15/02

 

Sam L. & Ann Chamness

 

 

 

 $  100.00

 

 $ 11,384.94

04/30/02

 

Interest on Federal T-Bill

 

 

 

 $  137.50

 

 $ 11,522.44

05/05/02

 

Interest on checking account

 

 

 

 $     4.36

 

 $ 11,526.80

05/18/02

 

Ferrell's Lawn Service AHC 4X; JHC 3X

 

 $ 215.00

 

 

 

 $ 11,311.80

06/05/02

 

Interest on checking account

 

 

 

 $     4.84

 

 $ 11,316.64

06/11/02

 

Williamson County Treasurer

 

 $    9.94

 

 

 

 $ 11,306.70

06/12/02

 

John & Laura Hunter-Johnson

 

 

 

 $    30.00

 

 $ 11,336.70

06/24/02

 

Ferrell's Lawn AHC 4X; JHC 3X; Field 1X

 

 $ 255.00

 

 

 

 $ 11,081.70

07/07/02

 

Interest on checking account

 

 

 

 $     4.92

 

 $ 11,086.62

08/05/02

 

Interest on checking account

 

 

 

 $     4.40

 

 $ 11,091.02

08/14/02

 

Fred E. Hunter

 

 

 

 $  100.00

 

 $ 11,191.02

09/02/02

 

Charles E. & Faye Rodd

 

 

 

 $  100.00

 

 $ 11,291.02

09/05/02

 

Interest on checking account

 

 

 

 $     4.74

 

 $ 11,295.76

10/06/02

 

Interest on checking account

 

 

 

 $     4.79

 

 $ 11,300.55

10/31/02

 

Interest on Federal T-Bill

 

 

 

 $  137.50

 

 $ 11,438.05

11/5/2002

 

Interest on checking account

 

 

 

 $     4.66

 

 $ 11,442.71

11/25/2002

 

Ferrell's Lawn AHC 6X; JHC 4X; Field 1X

 

 $ 350.00

 

 

 

 $ 11,092.71

12/5/2002

 

Interest on checking account

 

 

 

 $     4.68

 

 $ 11,097.39

12/30/2002

 

Lettie & Lawrence Hunter

 

 

 

 $    50.00

 

 $ 11,147.39

 

 

Gifts and Bequests to the Jacob Hunter Trust

By Judge Robert S. Hunter, Quincy, IL  (1993)

 

Your gift or bequest can help to assure that the Jacob Hunter Cemetery and the Allen Hunter Cemetery can be restored and maintained for eternity.  The easiest way to accomplish this is to make gifts from time to time.  You can do so by making checks payable to “Jacob Hunter Trust” where funds will be strictly controlled and used only for purposes that are consistent with the trust objectives.

 

You can remember the trust in your will.  A simple bequest, as follows will suffice: “I give and bequeath to the Jacob Hunter Trust, a trust created to preserve the burial grounds of descendants of Jacob Hunter in Williamson County, Illinois, the sum of $(amount).”

 

Another simple way to make a gift to the trust is known as the payable on death account (POD).  You can open such an account at your bank or savings and loan.  You open this kind of account by creating it in the name of “(Your name) Payable on Death to the Jacob Hunter Trust.”  The Trustee is Richard H. Hunter, 10202 Briggs Road, Marion, IL 62959-5844.

 

There are numerous advantages to such an account: 1. you retain full control over it as long as you live, 2. you can increase or decrease the amount or close it out without notifying anyone, 3. you are entitled to the income therefrom as long as you live, 4. it is entirely confidential.  The only difference between it and any other account you own is that, upon your death, the balance that is in the account is paid to the Jacob Hunter Trust. 

 

By contributing to the Trust, you will be strengthening our efforts to preserve family cemeteries, compile further historical information, and share information with interested relatives and selected public libraries.

 

 

Ernest E. Hunt, IV Updates Hunter Genealogy Website

 

Ernest E. Hunt, IV continued to add a significant amount of Hunter family history to his website during 2002.  He invites all interested in this research to visit the website at: http://www.mindspring.com/~hunter-family/index.htm.   The Trust is very appreciative of the work Mr. Hunt has done in researching Hunter family history and in making his work available through his website.  He also maintains a website for the Jacob Hunter Trust Newsletter and has available on the web all previous issues of the Newsletter at http://www.mindspring.com/~hunter-family/JHTNewsletter/index.htm.  Both these web addresses have changed from last year.  If you have additional information to share with Mr. Hunt, you may contact him by e-mail at: eehiv@mindspring.com, or by mail at 200 E. 66th Street, # D1502, New York, NY 10021-9190.

 

 

Special Thanks to Contributors

 

The editor would like to acknowledge and thank Ernest E. Hunt, IV, Charla Schroeder Murphy, Thomas Edward Hunter, and Judge Robert S. Hunter for their excellent contributions to this newsletter and for their continuing research into Hunter family history and ongoing support of the Jacob Hunter Trust.

 

 

The Jacob Hunter Trust

10202 Briggs Road

Marion, IL 62959-5844

 

 

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