Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-14

Mrs. Bull preserved q diary which
Col. George Washington Hunter kept
for many years and also collected
large number Of letters written by
him to relatives. The Rambler quotes
the following from the pen Of Mrs.
Bull: "Col. George Washington Hunt
err. son of John Hunter. who was the
youngest son Of James and Janet
Hunter Of Abbottshill and Park. coun-
ty Ayr. Scotland. died March 2s. 1856.
His youngest child. Margaret Hunter.
who reverently cherishes his memory,
owns and lives in the home where he
peacefully spent his last days and
where his good and faithful wife
died" That was written in 1902, yet
the Rambler. In his walks through
that part Of the country, has not
come upon Miss Margaret Hunter.
Perhaps she, too. has passed on:
In the Alexandria Gazette March
20. 1856. was this paragraph:
We have heard with unfeigned sorrow that
our old friend. George W. Hunter. departed
this life at his residence in Fairfax county
Wednesday last. the 25th instant. The de-
ceased had attained the age Of four-score years,
but retained in q remarkable degree his
strength and activity Of both mind and body.
Perhaps no man in the community was more
generally known or who transacted a larger
amount Of public business than Col. Hunter.
His death will be Universally regretted.
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Tho eldest son of Col. George
Washington Hunter was Robert. He
married Mary Wood. q daughter of
John and Alice Wood Of Burlington,
NJ. J. After their marriage they set
tied in Fairfax county. on a farm
given them by q. W. Hunter and
which they called Pommetta. They
also had a farm in the county which
they called Spring Grove.
The second son Of Col. g. w. Hun
ter was John Broadwater Hunter. He
Is nearly always referred to as Col.
John Broadwater Hunter. but the
Rambler has no record Of his mill
tary service. He took as his vile
Sybil de Neal and made his home on
plantation called Woodville. which
was near Popes Head. According to
the notes before the Rambler. they
had three children, whose names
were Janet. Rebecca and Helen Louise
Victoria Hunter.
Elizabeth, daughter of Col. George
Washington Hunter. married a Scotch
man, David Weatherly. who came to
Fairfax county. and not long after
their marriage they removed to Ala
bama.
Thee third son Of Col. George
washington Hunter was James Hun.
ter, who became a physician and as
DR.. James Hunter was widely known
over a large part of northern Vir-
ginia. He graduated from the medt-
cal department of the University OF
Pennsylvania and married Sarah A
Fairfax, a daughter of Capt. Henry
Fairfax by his wife Sarah, who was
a daughter Of William Carter OF Vir'
ginia. DR.. James Hunter lived at
Moidone, and died there February 8
1857. About the time Of his deatf
there was published in the Alexan'
dria Gazette an appreciation of DIR
Hunter, which was written by some
friend and neighbor. 1t follows:
The county has lost one Of Its most intelli
gent, upright and valuable citizens. He wa
formerly and for many years member Of 1t
court. As a magistrate he was impartial an
lust; as IN adviser he was true and reliable
as a neighbor he was kind and good; as a ply
sician he was otedlent to the call Of the nj
aicted. and to the poor he was liberal an
charitable. The place Of such man canno
well be supplied. he leaves q devoted VIII