MISS CATHERINE STEWART HUNTER: who was born in New York, is a descendant of Capt. Elijah Hunter, of New York. She was a daughter of Dr. Abraham Thew and Adeline Morrison Hunter; granddaughter of Ezra and Rachel Thew Hunter; gr.granddaughter of Elijah and Anna Drake Hunter. Elijah Hunter, 1775, was Lieutenant in Capt. Daniel Mills’ Company, Col. James Holmes’ Regiment, and was Captain of grenadiers at the Battle of White Plains. He served as a delegate from Westchester County to the Assembly. He was born at New Castle, 1749, and died, 1815, at Mount Pleasant (Sing Sing).
