Charlotte in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Humphrey Hunter
Photographed by Mark Parker, November 29, 2024
1. Humphrey Hunter Marker, Side One
Revolutionary Hero
Humphrey Hunter
1775-1783
Placed by the Battle of Charlotte Chapter D.A.R.
(Gravestone)
Sacred
To the memory of the
Rev. Humphrey Hunter
Who departed this life August 21st 1827, in the 73 year of his age.
He was a native of Ireland & emigrated to America at an early period of his life. He was one of those who early promoted the cause of freedom in Mecklenburg County May 20th 1775, and subsequently bore an active part in securing the Independence of his Country. For nearly 38 years he labored as a faithful and assiduous Ambassador of Christ, strenuously enforcing the necessity of repentance and pointing out the terms of salvation. As a parent he was kind & affectionate, as a friend, warm and sincere and a Minister persuasive & convincing.
Procured by the ...
Erected by Battle of Charlotte Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Revolutionary.
Location. 35° 11.043′ N, 80° 57.378′ W.
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Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, 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 original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Robert Irwin (a few steps from this marker); Spratt Family Cemetery Reinterment (within shouting distance of this marker); Historic Memorial Grave Stones (within shouting distance of
Photographed by Mark Parker, November 29, 2024
2. Humphrey Hunter Marker, Side Two
Another marker is no longer nearby. Steele Creek Church (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing).
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.
Also see . . . Biography of Rev. Humphrey Hunter. An extensive biography of his service during the Revolutionary War, including service under Col. Thomas Polk at Charlotte, the Battle of Camden under General Gates, and Eutaw Springs with Henry Lighthorse Lee.
At this stage of his early training, he pays a beautiful tribute to the patriotism of the mothers of the Revolution. He says:(Submitted on February 27, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.)
Neither were our mothers silent at the commencement of the Revolution. Go son, said his mother, and join yourself to the men of our country. We ventured our lives on the waves of the ocean in quest of the freedom promised us here. Go, and fight for it, and rather let me hear of your death than of your cowardice.
In a short time afterward this patriotic advice of his mother was called into action. Orders were presently issued, continues his journal, by Colonel Thomas Polk to the several militia companies of the county for two men, selected from each beat or district to meet at the Court House in Charlotte, on the 19th day of May, 1775, in order to consult upon such measures as might be thought best to be pursued. Accordingly, on said day, a far greater number than two out of each company were present. Drawn by the great excitement of the occasion, surpassing that of any other preceding it, he attended the Convention on the appointed day. He was then a few days over twenty years of his age, and mingled with the numerous crowd of interested spectators. He then had the pleasure of listening to the reading of the first Declaration of Independence in the United States, and joined in the shout of approval which burst forth from the assembled multitude.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 27, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 275 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 27, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
