Brentwood in Williamson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Hunt-Little Cemetery

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 16, 2023

1. Hunt-Little Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Buried in this cemetery are Gersham Hunt (1765-1818) and his wife Sarah Orton Hunt and their descendants. Gersham Hunt was the son of Jonathan Hunt, one of the founders of the Jersey Colony of North Carolina. He was a member of the North Carolina Committee of Safety during the Revolutionary War. Gersham Hunt led a contingency from Rowan County, NC, and settled here in 1799. He was a Justice of Peace and member of the Williamson County Court. His grandson William Gersham Hunt was County Surveyor. This property passed into the hands of the Little family upon the marriage of Inez Hunt to Robert Milton Little. It was sold for development in 2004, having been owned by the Hunt-Little family over 200 years. Family slaves are also buried here.

Erected by Brentwood Historical Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1799.

Location. 35° 59.674′ N, 86° 44.516′ W. Marker is in Brentwood, Tennessee, in Williamson County. It is on Coronet Lane, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map.

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Marker is at or near this postal address: 9518 Coronet Ln, Brentwood TN 37027, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee

and in Greater Nashville.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Elmbrooke Barn (approx. 0.4 miles away); Green Hill (approx. 0.6 miles away); Edmondson - Little Spring House (approx. 0.7 miles away); Green Hill & Cannon Farm (approx. ¾ mile away); Green Hill Shrine (approx. 0.8 miles away); Cottonport (approx. 1.8 miles away); Cool Springs House (approx. 1.9 miles away); Mount Pisgah Community (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brentwood.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 16, 2023

2. Hunt-Little Cemetery Marker

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 16, 2023

3. Hunt-Little Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 19, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 19, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 520 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 19, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.