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2. Dempsey Hunter was born in 1755 in North Carolina.(3) He recieved a plat on 160 acres on Crain Creek, Long Branch, Camden District on 3 Jan 1786 in Camden District, South Carolina. (4) He appeared on the census in 1790 in Richland County, South Carolina. (5) He witnessed the will of Jacob Faust on 17 Oct 1793 in Richland County, South Carolina.(6) He made captain of the militia at Crane Creek for the district between Columbia and Fairfield. on 17 Aug 1794 in Richland County, South Carolina. (7) He is mentioned as a "beloved friend" along with Allen Hunter in the will of William Faust. on 13 Jul 1796 in Richland County, South Carolina.(8) He settled near the village of Pleasant View, Tennessee in 1800. (9)(10) He bought land from Isham Matthews about 1810 in Montgomery County, Tennessee. (11) He appeared on the census in 1820 in Montgomery County, Tennessee. (12) He appeared on the census in 1830 in Montgomery County, Tennessee.(13) He died on 2 Nov 1833 in Montgomery County, Tennessee. (14)
Records of Dempsy Hunter, Senior

Born: About 1755
Died: November 2, 1833, Montgomery County, Tennessee
Wives: First: Unknown
Second: Katherine Faust (Foose) born 1773, SC, married 12/14/1795 at Richland County, SC, witness: David Hunter

Children: By First Wife: Two boys born before 1790, plus two girls
Dempsey Jr., born 1794, SC, died December 19, 1879

By Second Wife: John T., b. May 14, 1797, d. 1865
Elizabeth J. 1803-1868
David 1805 m. Margaret Margaret 1810 - m. George Washington Madden
Katherine 1812-1868 m John McArley
Rachael 1814-
Thomas 1823-

Dempsey was a revolutionary soldier according to his widow who filed a pension application in 1843. [Note: see "pension.hunter.dempsey.html"]. He was at the battle of King's Mountain (1780), the siege of Augusta, battles of Goose Hatch and Julia Jim where Colonel Lawrence was wounded, and several Indian skirmishes.

South Carolina State Plat, Volume 19, Page 272 states the following:

"I have caused to be admeasured & laid out unto Dency Hunter a tract of land containing one hundred and sixty three acres situate in the District of Camden on Crain Creek [just north of Columbia, SC, now in Richland County] bounded N. on Gasper Koon NW on tract land and SE on tract land and NE on Gasper Faust NE on Dency Hunter & hath such form marks, buttings and boundings as the above plat represents.

[plat shows "Long Branch" going through]

Certified for the 3rd day of January 1786 Ephraim Mitchell, B. Grubb"



The next record of Dempsey Hunter is on the 1790 census of Richland County, South Carolina, with 1 male over 16, 2 under 16, 3 females, and no slaves.

He is a witness for the will of Jacob Faust, which is dated October 17, 1793, Richland County, SC.

Dempsey is mentioned in the History of Richland County, SC, as being made captain of the militia August 8, 1794, at Crane Creek for the district between Columbia and Fairfield.

He is mentioned as a "beloved friend" along with Allen Hunter in the will of William Faust dated July 13, 1796, in Richland County, SC. He and Allen are also executors. Elizabeth Hunter, probably the wife of Allen, is the primary beneficiary of the will, receiving 100 acres of Faust's land and a horse. The other beneficiary is Williams's wife, Mary.

In the pension application of Katherine Hunter, 1843, she says that she and Dempsey moved to Tennessee in 1801; History of Montgomery/Robinson Counties says he settled near Pleasant View in what is now Cheatam County, TN.

Dempsey is listed on the 1820 Census of Montgomery County, TN next to Allen Hunter and son Dempsey Hunter: He is also very close to Matthew Ryburn, whom Matthew Ryburn Hunter, a son of Jacob Hunter, is named for:

Page 9: Matthew Ryburn 300010-31010
Allen Hunter 010001-00010
Dempsey Hunter 200010-00100
Dempsey Hunter 110001-12301

Above, Dempsy Sr. has one son under 10, one 10 to 16, and he is over 45. He has one daughter under 10, 2 10 to 16, 3 16 to 26, and one over 45.

Dempsey is also listed on the 1830 Census of Montgomery County, Tennessee, with Dempsey Jr.:

Page 24: Dempsey Hunter Sr. 0010000001-00030001 Age 75
Dempsey Hunter Jr. 121001-110001 Age 35

Additionally, Dempsey's son Dempsey is listed as a nephew of Allen Hunter (see will filed 1820, Montgomery County, Tennessee, "will.hunter.allen.html"), making Dempsey a brother of Allen.. Jacob Hunter, son of Emanuel Hunter, is also listed as a nephew of Allen, and derivatively this makes Dempsey also a brother of Jacob Hunter. Dempsey's son John T. Hunter and other sons are listed as nephews of David Hunter (1775-1861, who died in Davidson County, Tennessee), making David also a brother of Dempsey.

Dempsey Hunter and unknown had the following children:

child+7 i. Henry Hunter.
child+8 ii. Dempsey Hunter.

He was married to Catherine Faust (daughter of Jacob John Faust and Margaret Gyger) on 14 Dec 1795 in Richland County, South Carolina. (15) Catherine Faust was born in 1774 in South Carolina. She appeared on the census in 1840 in Montgomery County, Tennessee.(16) She filed for a Revolutionary War pension from her husband's record on 7 Nov 1843 in Robertson County, Tennessee. (15)(15) She appeared on the census on 19 Sep 1850 in Montgomery County, Tennessee. (17) She died after 1860. Dempsey Hunter and Catherine Faust had the following children:

child+9 i. John Thomas Hunter.
child+10 ii. Harriett Hunter.
child11 iii. Elizabeth J. Hunter was born in 1803 in Tennessee. She appeared on the census on 27 Nov 1850 in District #22, Davidson County, Tennessee. (18) She appeared on the census on 25 Jun 1860 in District #22, Davidson County, Tennessee.(19) She died in 1868.
child+12 iv. William David Hunter II.
child+13 v. Margaret "Peggy" Hunter.
child+14 vi. Katherine Hunter.
child15 vii. Rachel Hunter was born in 1814 in Montgomery County, Tennessee. She appeared on the census on 19 Jun 1850 in Montgomery County, Tennessee. (20) She appeared on the census on 26 Nov 1850 in District #22, Davidson County, Tennessee.(21) She appeared on the census on 25 Jun 1860 in District #22, Davidson County, Tennessee. (22) She appeared on the census on 3 Aug 1870 in District #22, Davidson County, Tennessee.(23) She appeared on the census on 17 Jun 1880 in District #22, Davidson County, Tennessee. (24) She died in 1882 in Davidson County, Tennessee. She was buried in Marshall Cemetery, White's Creek, Davidson County, Tennessee.
child+16 viii. Thomas Hunter.