Randolph Hunnicutt (1747 - abt. 1833)

Born 14 Jan 1747 in Surry County Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Frances (Collins) Hunnicutt — married 3 Mar 1773 in Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina

Descendants

Died about Apr 1833 at about age 86 in Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States

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Randolph Hunnicutt was a Virginia colonist.

Randolph Hunnicutt was a Civil Servant in the American Revolution.

Randolph Hunnicutt left Virginia to settle in North Carolina in 1773

Biography

Randolph was the son of John Hunnicutt and Jemiima Rowell. He was born 14 January 1747 in Surry Co., Van. His birth is recorded in his father's Family Bible as 14 January 1747. At that time his father is thought to have still be residing in Surry Co.,VA.

Marriage

Randolph married Frances Collins on March 1767 in Cumberland Co., NC,

Randolph purchased land in Cumberland Co., NC, in 1773 and made his residence there. In 1779 he was appointed Overseer of Road Repairs for Cumberland County. This civil service during the American Revolution may be used by his descendants for membership in DAR, SAR and CAR. It was first established by J. V. Michael Motes as a supplemental lineage in the National Society Sons of the American Revolution [NSSAR #91863] in November 1999.

On 27 March 1792, he was granted 371 acres of land in Abbeville District, SC, located on Beaver Dam Creek. This was followed by an additional grant of 371 acres in Pendleton District, SC, 5 November 1792. Both of these grants were surveyed in 1801 by James Milwee. On 22 March 1766, he received a grant of 762 acres on 26 Mile Creek of the Savannah River, Ninety Six District, SC. He also left behind papers showing that he owned land in Jackson Co., NC.

Randolph is shown as a resident of Pendleton Co., SC, in the first Federal Census of 1790 and continues to appears in the census returns of 1800, 1810 and 1820 in Pendleton. In the 1830 census, he is listed as a resident of Anderson Co., SC, where he died during the winter of 1833-1834.

Military

Randolph was a Second Lt. in the military.

Death

Randolph died during mid-winter of 1833 - 1834 in Pendleton District, SC. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ DAR record https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A201941

• Jack Bowen of Columbia South Carolina
• Census data, family bible of John Hunnicutt. Collins family notes.
• "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHG6-3Y5 : accessed 31 August 2020), Randolph Honeycutt, Pendleton, South Carolina, United States; citing p. 201, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 120; FHL microfilm 162,023.
• 1800 U.S. Federal Census Records. Alabama Surnames Files, 1702-1981, Ancestry Family Trees, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900.