Life History

Notes

• U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
  Polly Hunt, Birth 1771, Death 1851
  Father Memucan Hunt, born Grassy Creek, N C on 23 Aug 1729 and died in Granville Co NC [no date] in 1808)
  Mother Mary (Polly) Wade (1739-1825)
  Spouse John Butler 1770-1837, married 1793
  Children Jane Butler (1805-1875)
  Spouse John Wesley Howard (1804-1881) married 1825
  SAR Membership 70770, Georgia Society of SAR
  Application by John Gray Madry, Sr, age 58,  born 29 July 1901 Florence, Lauderdale Co, Alabama
  Approved 29 October 1949
  Comments on application:
  "Memucan Hunt is the ancestor who assisted in establishing American Independence, while acting in the capacity of Treasurer of North Carolina 1777 to 1787 and member of the Provincial Congress in Halifax in 1776.  Recognized Patriot -- member of N C Legislature 1775, 1776" [Further details of individual actions and events are included in this application]
  
  A record collection has a different birth year for Mary Wade and Memucan Hunt.
  
  U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
  Mary Wade
  Gender Female
  Birth 1736 VA
  Spouse Memucam Hunt
  [no marriage date reported]
  
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  Mary "Polly" Wade Hunt
  Birth Sep. 3, 1736 Bedford County, Virginia
  Death 1825 Granville County, North Carolina
  
  Daughter of Robert and Elizabeth Wade
  Wife of Memucan Hunt (1729 - 1808), Rev. War Sol. ~ married March 09, 1754, Halifax Co., NC
  
  Their children were ...
  1. Capt. John Hunt, Rev. War Sol. (m. Mary "Polly" 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. Elzabeth "Betsy" Duke)
  
  Children:
  John Hunt (1755 - 1807)
  Sarah Hunt Taylor (1760 - 1841)
  Anderson Hunt (1763 - ____)
  Elizabeth Hunt Falconer (1765 - ____)
  Edward Hunt (1769 - 1849)
  Mary Hunt Butler (1771 - 1851)
  Jane Hunt Howard (1773 - 1842)
  Nancy Hunt Graves (1776 - ____)
  Thomas G. Hunt (1779 - 1863)
  
  Burial Unknown
  Created by Georgia Girl Mar 07, 2010
  --  Find A Grave Memorial #49387231, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=49387231
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Sources

• 1. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
• 2. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
• 3. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 4. Laurie Lee Myers, email correspondence with Orville Boyd Jenkins, March 2007
• 5. Genealogies Online, Now Defunt
• 6. 1850 Federal Census, Giles County, Tennessee
  • 20 August, District 2, page 615 (scan p 398), Hse/Fam #1
• 7. Family Data Collection - Individual Records
• 8. Family Data Collection - Deaths