Memucan Hunt (abt. 1729 - abt. 1808)

Born about 23 Aug 1729 in Hanover County, Virginia [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Ann (Wade) Hunt — married 19 Mar 1754 in Halifax, Virginia

Descendants

Died about 1808 at about age 78 in Granville County, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Memucan Hunt performed Patriotic Service in North Carolina in the American Revolution.

Memucan Hunt served with Civil Service, North Carolina during the American Revolution.

Memucan Hunt is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A060296.

Memucan Hunt was born about August 23, 1729 in Hanover, Virginia to parents Ralph Hunt and Dina Anderson.

Notes to Researchers

Added by G. Pinson (Pinson-796) on 4 July 2021.

• While the LDS (Familysearch.org) generically classifies all Revolutionary War period pay vouchers as for "Military Service", there is no evidence that Memucan Hunt was ever actually involved in the army or militia.

Memucan and his sons, William in particular, were involved in procuring supplies for the troops. Besides that, Memucan was kept quite busy in his dealings in the legislature and as one of three regional treasurers at the time. However, due to his activities in procurement, he was the recipient of dozens of vouchers, many of which can be viewed on the Familysearch.org website.

Proof of Marriage / Spouse

Added by G. Pinson (Pinson-796) on 4 July 2021.

1. Memucan Hunt’s proven grandson (by daughter Jane (Hunt) Howard), Memucan Hunt Howard stated: "My grandfather, Memucan Hunt....His wife. Mary (Polly) Wade..."(Citation needed)
2. Halifax County, VA marriage bonds show: Mary Wade and Memucan Hunt 9 March 1754; surety Robert Hunt.
3. In his will, Robert Wade Sr. of Anheim Parish, Halifax County, Virginia bequeaths 50 pounds to his daughter Mary Hunt, having previously given her a slave. …He appointed his son Edward Wade and two son in laws, Memucan Hunt and William Stokes as executors. (Citation Needed) (Quotation Marks for direct quotes and where they came from)

Proof of Parentage

Added by G. Pinson (Pinson-796) on 4 July 2021.

1. Memucan Hunt’s proven grandson (by daughter Jane (Hunt) Howard), Memucan Hunt Howard (born 1798), on the request of a relative compiled a family history on his Hunt and Howard lines. This was later printed by a younger relative, B.H. Howard.

On page 32 of the book, Memucan Hunt Howard makes the following statements: “RALPH HUNT, my great grandfather, was born 1693. and died Jan. 8th, 1780. Dinah Anderson, his wife, was born 1699, and died 1769. My grandfather, Memucan Hunt, their third son, was born Aug. 23d, 1729, and died 1808.”(Citation needed; what "book"?)

1. In his will, Memucan Hunt names his grand daughter Polly Anderson Hunt and later, in court, Memucan’s son and executor, Thomas Hunt, makes a statement to the effect that he can’t distribute property until the estate is settled and when it is Polly Anderson Hunt will get what was promised. Was Anderson Polly Hunt’s middle name? If so, was she named after her great grandmother’s Anderson line?

1. Memucan Hunt apparently had both a brother and a son named Anderson Hunt. Was this naming after his alleged mother Dian Anderson’s line?

1. When Ralph Wade purchased Lunenburg Co. VA land from Seth Pettypool in 1748 Memucan Hunt's father in law, Robert Wade, witnessed the deed. (14) (Citation needed)

Proof of Parentage for Mary (Wade) Hunt

Added by G. Pinson (Pinson-796) on 4 July 2021.

1. Halifax County VA marriage bonds show: Mary Wade and Memucan Hunt 9 March 1754; surety Robert Hunt. This proves his wife was a Wade, before marriage.(Citation needed) (Does it prove it was a maiden name or does it say if she had prior marriages?)

1. In his will, Robert Wade Sr. of Anheim Parish, Halifax County, Virginia bequeaths 50 pounds to his daughter Mary Hunt, having previously given her a slave. …He appointed his son Edward Wade and two son in laws, Memucan Hunt and William Stokes as executors. This proves he was Mary (Wade) Hunt’s father.(Citation needed)

1. Mary (Wade) Hunt’s proven grandson (by daughter Jane (Hunt) Howard), Memucan Hunt Howard (born 1798), wrote: “Memucan Hunt…His wife. Mary (Polly) Wade, was born Sept. 3d. 1736, and died 1825. Her brother, Charles Wade, was born March 14th, 1733. Her sister. Sarah Wade, was born July 16th, 1739 and married a Mr. Stokes. Their brother, Edward Wade, was born Jan. 27th, 1744.( Citation needed)

1. Note: When a sibling is proven, barring a non paternal event (NPE. An unknown adoption, name change or infidelity), the proof of parentage for one sibling falls to the other. Here her grandson names three of Mary’s siblings.

Children

1. Capt. John Hunt, Rev. War Sol. (m. Mary Jefferys and 2nd., unk. Alston)
2. Col. William Hunt, #68364843 (m. Elizabeth "Betsy" Taylor, #68364661)
3. Sarah "Sallie" Hunt (m. Drury Taylor)
4. Anderson Hunt (m. Mary A. E. Hughes)
5. Elizabeth "Betsy" Hunt (m. Thomas Falconer)
6. Edward Hunt (m. Lucy Howard)
7. Mary "Polly" Hunt (m. John Butler)
8. Jane Hunt (m. Barnett Howard)
9. Nancy Hunt (m. David Graves
10. Dr. Thomas G. Hunt (m. Elizabeth "Betsy" Duke)

Proof of Children:

Added by G. Pinson (Pinson-796) on 4 July 2021.

1. Menucan Hunt’s will names deceased son John Hunt, as well as John’s sons
2. Menucan Hunt’s will also names sons Thomas, William and Edward Hunt and daughters Sally Smith, Elizabeth Falconer (Mrs. Thomas Falconer), Polly Butler, Jane Howard and Nancy Graves, as well as a number of grandchildren. Note: The will did not name Anderson Hunt as a son, because Anderson had committed suicide before 1799, but Anderson’s nephew Memucan Hunt Howard did name him. Memucan Hunt’s will doesn't name a son Nathaniel either, although he did have a grandson Nathaniel, heir of deceased son John.(Citation needed)
3. Several heirs are seen buying property at Menucan Hunt’s including “Nat Hunt” who purchased “the Manor plantation” per the 1810 records. “Nat Hunt” is probably Menucan Hunt’s grandson Nathaniel, son of John Hunt, deceased.

1. Memucan Hunt Howard, Memucan Hunt’s proven grandson via daughter Jane (Hunt) Howard, compiled a pedigree of his family listing the ten children of his grandparents, Memucan and Mary (Wade) Hunt and giving their birth dates and death years. (Pedigree or Citation missing)

Timeline:

(added by G. Pinson (Pinson-796) on 4 July 2021)

• 1729, August: Menucan Hunt born in Virginia.
• 1736, 3 Sept: Mary Wade born.
• 1741: Edgecombe county N.C. formed from Bertie county. Encompasses future Granville Co. N.C.
• 1746: Granville county N.C. formed from western Edgecombe county.
• 1746: Lunenburg county VA. formed from western 80% of Brunswick county VA.
• 1749: Southhampton county VA. formed from southwestern 60% of Isle of Wight county VA. Borders N.C.
• 1752: Halifax county VA. formed from southwestern half of Lunenburg county VA. Borders N.C.
• 1754, 9 Mar: Menucan Hunt weds Mary Wade in Lunenburg/Halifax Co. Robert Hunt is surety on marriage bond.
• 1755, 5 Aug: Eldest child John Hunt born in Granville County, NC.
• 1758: Halifax county N.C. formed from northern Edgecombe county. Borders on Granville Co.
• 1764: Bute county N.C. formed from eastern Granville county. Surrounded by Granville, Edgecombe & Halifax cos.
• 1765: Charlotte & Mecklinburg counties VA. formed from southern & western 70% of Lunenburg county VA.
• 1766-67: Pittsylvania county VA. formed from western 70% of Halifax county VA. Borders N.C.
• 1767, 1 May: Robert Wade Sr. of Anheim Parish, Halifax County, Virginia writes his will. Memucan one of 3 administrators.
• 1769: “Momucan” Hunt listed in 1769 Granville Co N.C. state census.
• 1770, 19 April: Robert Wade Sr. will proved. He bequeaths 50 pds to his daughter Mary Hunt, having previously given her a slave.
• 1770: Hunt was chosen Sergeant-at-Arms of the colonial North Carolina General Assembly.
• 1773: Hunt elected as Representative to the Assembly from Granville County.
• 1776-82: Revolutionary War.
• 1777: Hunt appointed Treasurer of the Hillsborough district, one of six district treasurers in N.C.
• 1777: Nash county N.C. formed from western Edgecombe county. Replaces Edgecombe in bordering with Bute Co.
• 1778, 13 Sep: Eldest child John Hunt weds Mary Jeffreys in Bute Co., now Franklin Co., NC
• 1778, 23 Dec: Act of the North Carolina legislature appointing Menucan Hunt as justice of the peace for Granville County N.C.
• 1779: Hunt elected to the State Senate, serving as a member of the Committee of Accounts.
• 1779: Franklin (south) and Warren (north) counties N.C. formed from Bute county. Bute ceases to exist.
• 1783, Nov: the General Assembly established the position of State Treasurer and elected Hunt to fill the post.
• 1784, 1 Jan: Hunt takes office as North Carolina State Treasurer at a salary of 500 pounds per year.
• 1786: Memucan Hunt receives 1,000 acre warrant in Davidson County, Tennessee.
• 1786: N.C. State census:Memucan Hunt in County Line Dist., Granville, North Carolina 2 white males under 21 or over 60 (Memucan should be 57, so these must be 2 sons), 5 white females.
• 1787: defeated for re-election as North Carolina State Treasurer by John Haywood.
• 1787?-92: Serves as Justice of the Peace.
• 1800 Hillsboro Dist, Granville Co N.C. census: Memucan Hunt with a female under 10, 2 males 16 to 25, a woman age 26 to 44, a woman over age 44 and twenty-nine slaves.
• 1807, 9 Oct: Eldest child John Hunt dies.
• 1808: Menucan Hunt dies sometime between drawing his will on 23 February and it’s proof in Granville County N.C. in November.
• 1810: Sale of estate of Memucan Hunt, deceased by Thomas Hunt, Exr.

1790 Rev. War Payment Voucher

Name Memucan Hunt

Event Type Military Service

Event Date 01 Jan 1790

Event Place North Carolina, United States

Rev. Pay.

1800 Census

Name Memucan Hunt

Event Type Census

Event Date 1800

Event Place Hillsboro, Granville, North Carolina, United States

1800 Census.

Sources

• (1) The Will of Memucan Hunt. Granville Co. Original Wills, 1749-1968, CR 044.801.20. Dept. of Cultural Resources, Division of Archives & History, Archives & Records Section, 109 E. Jones St., Raleigh, N. C. 27699-4614. A transcribed version of the will (transcription by Wm M. Hunt) may be seen at [1]
• (2) “A Record of the Howard And Hunt Families.” Compiled by B. A. Howard, from Material Furnished Principally by Memucan H. Howard of New York, City. Mayfield Kentucky, 1884. Press of Standard Publishing Company, Cincinnati. This book may be read online at: [2]
• (3) "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHR7-511 : accessed 5 March 2017), Memucan Hunt, Hillsboro, Granville, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 542, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 31; FHL microfilm 337,907. [Hunt-10552-1.jpg Image file in WikiTree]

• (4) RECOLLECTIONS OF TENNESSEE, by Memucan Hunt Howard. This book may be viewed on line at: http://www.tngenweb.org/records/madison/history/misc/recolltn.htm]
• (5) Scroggins, William G. Leaves of a Stunted Shrub: A Genealogy of the Scrogin-Scroggin-Scroggins Family. 5. 1st ed. Vol. 5. 6 vols. Cockeysville, MD: Nativa, LLC, 2009.

Relevant segments of this book may be viewed online at: [3]

• (6) Wheeler, John Hill. Historical Sketches of North Carolina, from 1584 to 1851; Compiled from Original Records, Official Documents, and Traditional Statemants, with Biographical Sketches of Her Distinguished Statesmen, Jurists, Lawyers, Soldiers, Divines, Etc. 1st ed. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, 1851.
• (7) Memucan Hunt's WikiPedia Page:

[4]

• (8) Memucan Hunt 1729-1808. Wm. L. Gann genealogy. This may be viewed at: [5]

Note although this is a Family Sheet or pedigree page, it is a valid reference because Gann actually cites records and includes a portion of Hunt's will on the page.

• (9) "North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-R758 : accessed 5 March 2017), Memucan Hunt, 01 Jan 1790; citing North Carolina, United States, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh.
• (10) Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/), "Record of Memucan", Ancestor # A060296.
• (11) "Memucan Hunt". Biography by Walser H. Allen, Jr. 1988. This short biography may be read online at: "Hunt, Memucan"
• (12) History of North Carolina Treasurers. North Carolina Department of State Treasurer. A brief account of Memucan Hunt, first state treasurer, can be read at: [6]
• (13) "The Georgians" Author: Jeanette Holland Austin Text: Page 362. Seen Here: [7]

See Also

• List of Treasurers of North Carolina on the NC Department of State Treasurer website: [8]

• "Genealogies of Virginia Families" Volume V ,TH-Y Author: "William & Mary Quarterly" (Note: Incomplete citation.)

• 6 June 1746 indenture (deed) for 132 acre parcel in Lunenburg Co. Va. from Seth Pettypool to Ralph Hunt of Hanover County VA. Recorded in Lunenburg Co. Va. Deed Book 1. Copies of entire 4 page indenture held by Joe B. O'Connor and G. Pinson (Pinson-796).

Invalid Sources

Sources like uncited pedigrees, family group sheets, and findagrave memorials (non proven grave site and no tombstone showing dates) are invalid genealogical sources, but might contain leads for investigation.

• Memucan's Find a Grave Memorial - Non Burial.

Find A Grave Memorial# 49387128, Memucan Hunt. Find A Grave: Memorial #49387128 Non Burial.

• Source: S-1868426931 Repository: #R-1868426932 Ancestry Family Trees, from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created.Ancestry Family Tree

Uncited family trees are invalid sources because they lack evidence and logical interpretation of such evidence, to prove their claims. They can, however, provide leads to investigate.

Acknowledgements

• Thanks to William M. Hunt of Fairport, NY for his transcription of Memucan Hunt's will.

• Stephen M. Hunt for managing this Memucan Hunt page.

• G. Pinson reorganized and added sources, as well as adding a timeline and Proofs of Parentage, Children and Spouse on 4 July 2021.

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