Stephen HUNT, 1797-1860, was the eldest son of William HUNT and Rebekah BEDFORD, of Rutherford County, North Carolina.

Born in 1797, Rutherford County, North Carolina, Stephen HUNT, married Nicey [variant spelling: NICEY, NICY, NICA, NISA] JOHNSON, daughter of Nathan JOHNSON and Jane QUEEN.

The family of Stephen HUNT, 1797-1860 migrated westward and were in Union County, Georgia by March 11, 1841; their youngest son, John BYNUM HUNT was born in 1842, in Union County, Georgia. With the exception of Mary Priscilla HUNT, born in Tennessee, the remaining children of Stephen HUNT and Nicey JOHNSON were born in Rutherford County, North Carolina.

Stephen HUNT, 1797-1860, was a farmer. He died of pneumonia in February 1860. He is buried probably in Bethlehem Cemetery, Blairsville, Union County, Georgia. The Heritage of Union County. Union County, Georgia. 1832-1993. Article 595, P:201. Mrs. Stevie Lou Powell, Bartow, Florida.

Widow, Nicey JOHNSON HUNT, died after 1880.

Known children of this marriage include:

daugter,Rebecca HUNT, 1816-1910, buried First Broad Baptist Church Cemetery, Bostic, Rutherford County, North Carolina, Find-A-Grave Memorial # 19620088; md. June 25, 1836, John Martin GRAYSON, 1815-1891, buried First Broad Baptist Church Cemetery, Bostic, Rutherford County, North Carolina, Find-A-Grave Memorial # 19611926;

son, William B. HUNT, md. Elizabeth BRACKETT, later moved to Benton County, Arkansas about 1870;

daughter, Ruth HUNT; md. John H. CARTER;

daughter, Mary Priscilla HUNT, md. James M. ERWIN;

daughter, Nancy HUNT, md. Morgan BRACKETT, Jr. ;

daughter, Narcissis ' Nursy' HUNT, md. 1st Peter MASHBURN; and md. 2nd, William I. DEANl

son, John Bynum HUNT, md. March 8, 1861, Blairsville, Union County, Georgia, Rebecca Matilda KELLEY,1843-1935, daughter of Armor KELLY [variant spelling: KELLEY, KELLEY] and Susannah HUNTER. The Kelley's had moved to Union County, Georgia prior to 1840. John Bynum HUNT was killed at the Battle of Chickamauga, near Leets Springs, in today's Catoosa County, Georgia. Widow Rebecca Matilda KELLEY HUNT never remarried and raised their only child, Stephen Summery HUNT with the help of her mother-in-law, Nisa JOHNSON HUNT; they also raised many of the grandchildren.

Son, Stephen Summery HUNT, 1861-1915, md. 1st Mary Jane CHASTAIN, - ; children of his first marriage include daughter, Minnie HUNT (she died young); son, William Melvin 'Mell' HUNT, md. Octavia 'Tavia' WALKER; daughter, Iowa HUNT, md. Joseph WALKER and moved to Oklahome; son Joseph Bynon HUNT md. 1st Florrie HENSON, md. 2nd Irene ANGLIN, md. 3rd, Beluah Sullivan COKER; daughter, Almeta 'Mettie' HUNT, md. James THOMAS and moved to Kennessee, Georgia;

Son, Stephen Summery HUNT, 1861-1915, md. 2nd, Lou Kansas OWENBY--to this marriage these children are known: daughter, Hattye Pearl HUNT, md. 1st, John HUGGINS, md. 2nd, Montgomery GUNTER, in Florida; son, Harley Burly HUNT, md. Susie BUICE, lived in Dayton, Ohio.

Son, Stephen Summery HUNT, 1861-1915, md. 3rd, Frances Walker PRICE,

Widow, Rebecca KELLEY HUNT, 1843-1935, lived part of her last days with her sister, Emma KELLEY STEPHENS, in Blairsville, Union County, Georgia, but moved to Florida about 1943 to live with her granddaughter Hattye HUNT GUNTER. Rebecca KELLEY HUNT died April 1935 and is buried in Winter Haven, Florida.