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Rh born August 4, 1887, and August 11, 1911, was married to R. J. Colona, a son of Alonzo F. and Sally (Lynch) Colona; Eppie C, born December 28. 1891. and married to Carl F. Probst. November 17, 1914; John R., born July 9. 1895.

Eppa Hunton, Jr. In colonial times two emigrant ancestors by the name of Hunton canie to America; one settled in New England, and the other in Virginia. From those two ancestors sprang all of the Huntons now known to be in this country. If any relationship ever existed between the two branches it is very remote, and was before the family left "Merry Old England" ; how- ever, they are both of English origin, and their names are spelled alike. Various corruptions of the name have occurred in both Great P.ritain and in America, as Huntoon, llenton, Hanton, Honton, Hinton, Hynton, Huntune, Hunttoon, Hounton, and Huntton. but Hunton is regarded as the most ancient as well as the correct form of the name. It is said to be of Saxon origin and of great antiquity, means a hunter, and is derived from hont or hunt, and ton or tun. an inclosure. The coat-of-arms of the Hunton family of this review are: "Argent on a chevron per pale gules and azure, between three talbots passant. Sable, as many stags' heads caboshed. or; crest, a demi-talbot, gules collared and eared or. holding between his paws a stag's head caboshed of the first."

(I) Thomas Hunton. the emigrant ancestor and founder of the family in Virginia, was a man of property, who settled in Lancaster county. Virginia, about the year 1700. His will was probated in 1746, which indicates that he died just prior to that time. He married, in 1728, Mary Carrell, of Lancaster county, and had four sons and four daughters, names of the first mentioned being as follows : Thomas, Alexander, William, of whom further, and John.

(II) William Hunton, son of Thomas Hunton, the emigrant, and Mary (Carrell) Hunton, moved from Lancaster to Fauquier county, Virginia, and is buried near New Baltimore in that county. He married Judith Kirk, and they had children : James, of whom further ; John ; William ; Thomas E. ; Ann. who married W. O. Thomas; Elizabeth, who married Presley Morehead ; Mary, who married John Brow^n ; Priscilla. who married Isaac I'"oster ; Frances, who married William Hampton. William Hunton's residence was called "Fairview," and is still owned by the family.

(HI) James Hunton, son of William and Judith (Kirk) Hunton. was born July 31, 1763. in Fauquier county, Virginia. He was a planter, having a large landed estate around the village of New Baltimore in Fauquier county. Virginia. He married (first) February 6, 1786, Hannah Logan Brown, of King George county, Virginia, who was born February 11. 1765, and died March 4, 1805. He married (second) May i, 1809, Elizabetli McNish. who was born May 7, 1767. Had 110 children. Issue of James and llannrdi L<igan f lirown ) Hunton: i. Charles, born January 4. 1787, died in 1^54; for four years president of the Virginia state senate. 2. Eppa. of whom further. 3. James, born ]Iay 16, 1791, died June 19, 1791. 4. Silas, born October 2^, 1792. 5. Judith, born July i, 1795, married John Hampton. 6. William E., born August 8, 1799, a lawyer. 7. Thomas Logan, born April 23, 1802, died February, 1858. 8. Mar- garet L.. born March i, 1805, married .(first) Arthur Blackwell ; married (second) John Ijrown.

(IV) Colonel Eppa Hunton, son of James and Hannah Logan (Brown) Hunton. was born January 30, 1789, in Fauquier county, Virginia. He took much interest in and an active part in military afifairs ; was a colonel in the Virginia state militia, and served with distinction as an officer in the war of 1812. He twice represented Fauquier county, Vir- ginia, in the state legislature. He died April 8, 1830, in Fauquier county, Virginia. He married Elizabeth Marye Brent, daugh- ter of Captain William and Hannah (Neale) Brent. June 2t,. 181 t. in Fauquier county, Virginia. She was born July 31. 1792, in Fauquier county. Virginia, and died Feb- ruary 6. 1866. in Fauquier county, Virginia, a descendant from the Colonial family oi Brent in Maryland and Virginia, later oi Stafford county, Virginia, and from the^ Neale family of Westmoreland county, Vir-* ginia. Her mother was born in that part of Maryland, afterward included within the District of Columbia; her grandfather, Christopher Neale. owned the land on which the "White House" or presidential mansion is now situated. Issue of Colonel Eppa and Elizabeth Marve (Brent) Hunton: i. Vir-