Son of Margaret "Peggy" (POWERS, 1798-1860) and John HUNTER (1793-1860) who was a son of John HUNTER (1747-1845).
Married Mary Frances "Polly" WATSON (1813-1863) in Bond County, Illinois on 24th September 1833 [Family History Library microfilm 1317522]
Mary and William had 10 children: C.P. (1835-1840), Margaret Isabelle (1837-1888) m Thomas BINGHAM, Martha Rebecca (1839-?) m Clay WRISTON, Elizabeth Lucinda (1841-?) m Tom J. BEAVERS, Joseph P. (1845-1850), John Barnett (1847-1909) m Sarah Ann BODINE (1860-1927), William Alexander Jr (1849-1923) m Helen MYERS (1850-1939), Harriet Isadora (1851-1888) m (1) FUTHEY (2) W. A. HEWATT, Louis Hannon (1854-1925) m Laura McDOO, and James Harve (1856-1894) m Callie JOHNSON.
William, his wife and 6 kids are found in the 1850 census for Bond Co, Illinois, as Family # 291. In the 1850s, William and Mary brought their family to Texas. They briefly settled in Johnson County before moving to Tarrant County, where William obtained a homestead of 640 acres on the Clear Fork of the Trinity River and Bear Creek. There he proceeded to develop a farm, build a mill on the Clear Fork and developed a general merchandise business, trading with the Indians as well as the early settlers. When William died in 1859 he was described as "a man of many sterling traits of character, an exemplary Christian, and a local preacher in the Methodist Church. Few of the early settlers were better known or more highly respected than he." When William's estate was divided, each living family member received 106 acres. That is dividing the homestead 6 ways: widow, 4 living sons and 1 living daughter.
Tarrant County Land Title Abstracts:
Wm Hunter, 320 acres, Patent# 1720, File# 3263, Patent Date: 21 July 1857, Patent Volume: 9.
Wm Hunter, 320 acres, Patent# 22, File# 754, Patent Date: 27 Oct 1859, Patent Volume: 11.
Married Mary Frances "Polly" WATSON (1813-1863) in Bond County, Illinois on 24th September 1833 [Family History Library microfilm 1317522]
Mary and William had 10 children: C.P. (1835-1840), Margaret Isabelle (1837-1888) m Thomas BINGHAM, Martha Rebecca (1839-?) m Clay WRISTON, Elizabeth Lucinda (1841-?) m Tom J. BEAVERS, Joseph P. (1845-1850), John Barnett (1847-1909) m Sarah Ann BODINE (1860-1927), William Alexander Jr (1849-1923) m Helen MYERS (1850-1939), Harriet Isadora (1851-1888) m (1) FUTHEY (2) W. A. HEWATT, Louis Hannon (1854-1925) m Laura McDOO, and James Harve (1856-1894) m Callie JOHNSON.
William, his wife and 6 kids are found in the 1850 census for Bond Co, Illinois, as Family # 291. In the 1850s, William and Mary brought their family to Texas. They briefly settled in Johnson County before moving to Tarrant County, where William obtained a homestead of 640 acres on the Clear Fork of the Trinity River and Bear Creek. There he proceeded to develop a farm, build a mill on the Clear Fork and developed a general merchandise business, trading with the Indians as well as the early settlers. When William died in 1859 he was described as "a man of many sterling traits of character, an exemplary Christian, and a local preacher in the Methodist Church. Few of the early settlers were better known or more highly respected than he." When William's estate was divided, each living family member received 106 acres. That is dividing the homestead 6 ways: widow, 4 living sons and 1 living daughter.
Tarrant County Land Title Abstracts:
Wm Hunter, 320 acres, Patent# 1720, File# 3263, Patent Date: 21 July 1857, Patent Volume: 9.
Wm Hunter, 320 acres, Patent# 22, File# 754, Patent Date: 27 Oct 1859, Patent Volume: 11.
Son of Margaret "Peggy" (POWERS, 1798-1860) and John HUNTER (1793-1860) who was a son of John HUNTER (1747-1845).
Married Mary Frances "Polly" WATSON (1813-1863) in Bond County, Illinois on 24th September 1833 [Family History Library microfilm 1317522]
Mary and William had 10 children: C.P. (1835-1840), Margaret Isabelle (1837-1888) m Thomas BINGHAM, Martha Rebecca (1839-?) m Clay WRISTON, Elizabeth Lucinda (1841-?) m Tom J. BEAVERS, Joseph P. (1845-1850), John Barnett (1847-1909) m Sarah Ann BODINE (1860-1927), William Alexander Jr (1849-1923) m Helen MYERS (1850-1939), Harriet Isadora (1851-1888) m (1) FUTHEY (2) W. A. HEWATT, Louis Hannon (1854-1925) m Laura McDOO, and James Harve (1856-1894) m Callie JOHNSON.
William, his wife and 6 kids are found in the 1850 census for Bond Co, Illinois, as Family # 291. In the 1850s, William and Mary brought their family to Texas. They briefly settled in Johnson County before moving to Tarrant County, where William obtained a homestead of 640 acres on the Clear Fork of the Trinity River and Bear Creek. There he proceeded to develop a farm, build a mill on the Clear Fork and developed a general merchandise business, trading with the Indians as well as the early settlers. When William died in 1859 he was described as "a man of many sterling traits of character, an exemplary Christian, and a local preacher in the Methodist Church. Few of the early settlers were better known or more highly respected than he." When William's estate was divided, each living family member received 106 acres. That is dividing the homestead 6 ways: widow, 4 living sons and 1 living daughter.
Tarrant County Land Title Abstracts:
Wm Hunter, 320 acres, Patent# 1720, File# 3263, Patent Date: 21 July 1857, Patent Volume: 9.
Wm Hunter, 320 acres, Patent# 22, File# 754, Patent Date: 27 Oct 1859, Patent Volume: 11.
Married Mary Frances "Polly" WATSON (1813-1863) in Bond County, Illinois on 24th September 1833 [Family History Library microfilm 1317522]
Mary and William had 10 children: C.P. (1835-1840), Margaret Isabelle (1837-1888) m Thomas BINGHAM, Martha Rebecca (1839-?) m Clay WRISTON, Elizabeth Lucinda (1841-?) m Tom J. BEAVERS, Joseph P. (1845-1850), John Barnett (1847-1909) m Sarah Ann BODINE (1860-1927), William Alexander Jr (1849-1923) m Helen MYERS (1850-1939), Harriet Isadora (1851-1888) m (1) FUTHEY (2) W. A. HEWATT, Louis Hannon (1854-1925) m Laura McDOO, and James Harve (1856-1894) m Callie JOHNSON.
William, his wife and 6 kids are found in the 1850 census for Bond Co, Illinois, as Family # 291. In the 1850s, William and Mary brought their family to Texas. They briefly settled in Johnson County before moving to Tarrant County, where William obtained a homestead of 640 acres on the Clear Fork of the Trinity River and Bear Creek. There he proceeded to develop a farm, build a mill on the Clear Fork and developed a general merchandise business, trading with the Indians as well as the early settlers. When William died in 1859 he was described as "a man of many sterling traits of character, an exemplary Christian, and a local preacher in the Methodist Church. Few of the early settlers were better known or more highly respected than he." When William's estate was divided, each living family member received 106 acres. That is dividing the homestead 6 ways: widow, 4 living sons and 1 living daughter.
Tarrant County Land Title Abstracts:
Wm Hunter, 320 acres, Patent# 1720, File# 3263, Patent Date: 21 July 1857, Patent Volume: 9.
Wm Hunter, 320 acres, Patent# 22, File# 754, Patent Date: 27 Oct 1859, Patent Volume: 11.
Gravesite Details
Originally part of the old Mustang Cemetery that was moved to the Benbrook cemetery in c.1949 to make way for the construction of Benbrook lake. The original location is now under water. [TEXAS CEMETERY RECORDS: TARRANT COUNTY, Volume 11, page 35 ]
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