By Thomas Hunter
Primary Source: Earl Weaver’s Family History¹
Secondary Source: http://www.mindspring.com/~hunter-family

1. Warrenton King Spiller – Land records of Prince William County, Virginia show that Warrenton was present in 1763. The family moved to Robertson County, Tennessee in 1783 buying land.

   Married – Lydia Farrow 1st

   1. Children –
      1. William Spiller

         Born – 1769 in Tennessee

         Died – 1851, Illinois

         Married – Winnifred Benson, sister to Elizabeth Benson, their brother deeded 20 acres of free land to Marion Illinois in 1839 to get it started.

      2. Lydia Spiller

         Born – 1771

         Died – 1843

         Married – John Duncan, 1786. John served in the Revolutionary War under George Rogers Clark. Born Culpepper Co., Virginia, John & Rachel Duncan who moved to Washington Co. Vir. in 1770. Father was killed by Indians in 1771/1774.

         Children –

         1. John Duncan Jr. died in Williamson Co. Illinois 1834
         2. through 13. children are unknown at this time
         14. Mary Moore Duncan

             Born – 5-5-1814 in Tennessee

             Died – 8-21-1896 in Illinois

             Married – Jacob Hunter – b. 1-18-1809, d. 12-21-1874 in Illinois

             Children –

             1. Thomas Riley Hunter, b. 10-19-1834, d. 8-25-1866
                Mar. to Susan Sanders
             2. Cynthia Ann Hunter, b. 10-22-1837, d. 5-11-1912
                Mar. Jesse Weaver
             3. Susan Elizabeth Hunter, b. 1840 – d. 1927
                Mar. John R. Powell
             4. Rachel M. Hunter, b. 1842 – d. 1919
                Mar. James Thomas Belcher
             5. George Washington Hunter, b. 1846 – d. 1937
                Mar. Laura Jane Nase
             6. James Monroe Hunter, b. 1851 – d. 1930
                Mar. Frances Marion Rhea
             7. Lucina Eveline Hunter, b. 1853-d. 1933
                Mar. George Augustus Newton
             8. Sarah J. Hunter Hunter, b. 1856-d. 1941
                Mar. George Jerome Aikman

   Married 2nd – Luannah Nicholson

   Children –

   3. Benjamin Spiller

      Born –

      Died –

      Married – Elizabeth Benson

      Children – 10 or 12 children

      1. William Spiller
      2. Elijah Spiller, founded Spiller Town
      3. Frances Spiller, b. 1810, d. 1884

         Mar. William Duncan, 1807/1877

         Children – Milo L. Duncan mar. Mary K. Ferges

      4. Lydia Spiller, b. 1819, d. 1876

         Mar. George Washington Hunter, brother of Jacob

         Born – December 23, 1811

         Died – September 7, 1878

         Children –

         1. James Luke Hunter – b. 1839, d. 1922
            Mar. Susan Ann Mariah Boyd
         2. Robert Hunter – died young
         3. William Benjamin Hunter – b. 1841, d. 1 Sept. 1864, Marietta, Ga. Civil War.
         4. Susan Elizabeth Hunter – b. 1847 – d. 1926
            Mar. Wilson Cawvey
         5. John Washington Hunter – b. 1850 – d. 1916
            Mar. Marinia Harris
         6. Warren Jacob Hunter – b. 1853 – d. 1930 – unwed
         7. Frances Lee Hunter – b. 1856 – d. 1918
            Mar. Marshall Armstrong Leigh & George Pike
         8. Henry Jackson Hunter – b. 1859 – d. 1932
            Mar. Laurie Dearborn
         9. Charles William Josh Allen Hunter – b. 1864 – d. 1939
            Mar. Rosie Elliott
      5. Elizabeth Spiller, b. 1818, d. 1885
         Mar. James A. Deason
         Children – ?
   4. Nancy Spiller – married Abraham Tippey, born in Tennessee
   5. Warrenton K. Spiller – married Celia Boren, born in Tennessee
   6. Elijah Spiller – Born 1803, Died 1861, born in Tennessee

¹Earl Leland Weaver’s Family History: His Research and His Memories. Compiled, edited, and typed by Lois Weaver Kelly 1965-1975; Revised 2001. Computerized, updated, and reprinted by Zipra Hartwell Morgan. Z & M Enterprises, Inc., P.O. Box 1083, Manchaca, TX 78652.