James Hinton (abt. 1750 - 1794)

Born about 1750 in Johnston County, Province of North Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Delilah (Hunter) Hinton — married 26 Jun 1773 in Wake, North Carolina

Descendants

Died 1794 at about age 44 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA

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Biography

Colonel John Hinton, son of John Hinton and Mary Hardy, and wife Grizelle Kimbrough, along with brothers James and David Hinton, came to the present county line area between Johnston and Wake Counties. They were great, great grandchildren of Sir Thomas Hinton, [This was talking about the sons of John Hinton and Grizelle Kimbrough, not John Hinton's brothers. John Hinton did not have any brothers named James or David.]

Colonel James Hinton (c1750 - 1794) of Silent Retreat James Hinton, son of Colonel John and Grizelle Kimbrough Hinton, married Delilah Hunter. They built Silent Retreat, which was on Poole Road just north and east of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Knightdale. The plantation contained over 7,000 acres and 36 slaves when listed in the US Census of 1790. James is buried in the family plot at Silent Retreat.

James served as Captain in his father's regiment in the 1773 Wake County militia alongside his brother Major John Hinton, and brother-in-law, Lt. Colonel Theophilus Hunter. He also fought at Moore's Creek Bridge in 1776 under his father. By 1780 he was Colonel of the regiment.

James Hinton also served in the General Assembly for 10 years as a Senator and a Representative. He defeated his brother-in-law, Colonel Joel Lane, in 1793 for the Senate seat. James also was the register of Wake County (177-1794) and a Justice of the Peace (1782-1794).^[1]

“By his marriage in 1773 to Delilah Hunter, Hinton had four sons and two daughters—all of whom are named in the will of their grandfather, Theophilus Hunter, who outlived his son-in-law. Their son Theophilus died young, but the other five children—including sons Henry, Ransom, and James, Jr.—married and had descendants.^[2]

Children, 4 sons and 2 daughters:

1. Martha "Patsey" Hinton
2. Temperance Hinton
3. Henry Hinton
4. Theophilus Hinton
5. Ransom Hinton
6. James Hinton

Sources

1. ↑ www.mindspring.com/~baumbach/hinton/history.htm
2. ↑ Mary Hinton Duke Kerr, “James Hinton”, 1988. https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/hinton-james

• History of the Hinton Plantations, Knightdale, NC: Perspectives for Planters Walk by George Baumbach

• Notable Southern Families, Volume II, Bryan
  • 9) John Bryan (William-Needham), born Jan. 1765; married 1795, Patsy Hinton (daughter of Col. Sam Hinton and Delilah Hunter. Col. Sam Hinton was a brother of Col. John Hinton). She was born July 25, 1775. After John Bryan's death, Patsy Hinton Bryan married Rev. Lewis Whitfield, son of Rachael Bryan and William Whitfield.
    • 1) Bythan Bryan, born 1796, married 1825, Julia Smith, daughter of Maj. Sam Smith, Jr.
    • 2) Nancy Bryan, born 1798; married 1827, James Hinton Smith, son of Edward Smith and Temperance Hinton.