Alexander Hunter

Alexander Hunter (born 1750 in Bedford County, Virginia- died 1804 in Henry County, Virginia) was a noted 18th century tobacco planter in Southwestern Virginia, and supplier to the American Revolutionary Army. His home, "Hunter's Place", was along the Smith River (Virginia) in Henry County. Personal life Alexander Hunter was the son of Alexander Hunter, Sr., (died December 21, 1767, in Bedford County, Virginia) and Mary N. Hunter. There is some indication that Alexander Hunter, Sr., had been previously married, but the children of this marriage included Alexander and his brother, Samuel. Other children, perhaps of a first marriage, were: James Hunter, John Hunter, and Betty Hunter. The order of birth and dates of these siblings are uncertain. Alexander Hunter married Martha Patsy Hairston (June 6, 1753- June 3, 1832), daughter of Robert Hairston and Ruth Stovall Hairston, on June 3, 1769. Their child was Mary Polly Hunter (1775-1862) who married Burwell Bassett. Martha Hunter, wife of Alexander Hunter, appeared in the Henry County court and using her dower conveyed 179 acres of land to Archibald Hughes, Esq. on March 23, 1780, for an undisclosed sum.