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James Hunter, Merchant
d.1784
m. Abt 1719 - James Hunter, Merchant1721 - 1784
- William HunterAbt 1723 - 1754
Facts and Events
| Name |
James Hunter, Merchant |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth? |
1721 |
Scotland |
| Death? |
1784 |
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Early Land Acquisition in Hampshire County, VA
Acquisition of Land from Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants:
- N-320: Messrs. James Hunter & Alexander Wright of Fredericksburg, 400 acres adj. Col. George Mercer on Walnut Bottom of South Branch of Potowmack in Hampshire County. Surv. John Moffett. 1 Dec. 1766. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 185].
- N-321: Messrs. James Hunter & Alexander Wright of Fredericksburg, 400 acres on Powder Lick Run of South Branch of Potowmack in Hampshire County. Surv. John Moffett. Adj. John Reed, Enoch Cornwell. 2 Dec. 1766. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 185].
Information on James Hunter
From "Hunter Family Papers, 1766–1918", Virginia Historical Society:
- The earliest major figure in the collection is James Hunter (1746–1788), a Virginia-born merchant who should not be confused with his uncle, James Hunter (1721–1784), Scottish-born Fredericksburg merchant and master of the iron works at Falmouth. The younger man, known as "James Hunter, Jr.," was educated for the mercantile trade in Duns, Scotland, and London, England, by some of his Hunter cousins.
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