Josiah Hunt Jr. (abt. 1674 - abt. 1746)

Born about 11 Mar 1674 in Long Neck, Westchester, New York Province

Ancestors

Husband of Abigail (Huestis) Hunt — married 29 Dec 1695 in Westchester, New York Province

Descendants

Died about 7 Dec 1746 at about age 72 in Grove Farm, Westchester, New York Province

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Biography

Birth

Josiah Hunt Junior was born in Grove Farms in Westchester on 11 March 1674 to Josiah Hunt Senior and his first wife Patience/Rebecca Harrison^[1][2]

Grove Farm

Josiah's grandfather Thomas Hunt, the immigrant and patentee of the Grove Farm, in his will dated 1690 and proved in 1697, jumped a generation, leaving that significant property to his grandson Josiah Hunt Jr. and entailing the patent to succeeding eldest sons.

As young Josiah Jr. was only 16 when the will was signed, his father, Josiah Sr.,was executor with (temporary) possession for the use of his son. Josiah had the Farm for over 30 years. ^[3]

Marriage and Children

Josiah Hunt married Abigail Huestis/Husted in New York City, shortly after they obtained a marriage license on December 24, 1695^[4]

Josiah and Abigail had, in Westchester,

• Jacob Hunt, born 6 Nov. 1696, married Phebe Quimby, died late 1758.
• Rebecca Hunt Pell, born 25 March 1698, married ____Pell before 31 October 1743
• Caleb Hunt, born 10 Dec, 1699, married Sarah Hallock on 30 June 1727
• Tabitha Hunt, (#1) born 1701?, died young
• Esther Hunt Bartow, born 1 May 1701, m. Anthony Bartow, d. 1743
• Rachel Hunt Fowler, born 6 March 1703-4, married Edmund Fowler
• Solomon Hunt, b born 6 April 1705, married Catharine Bishop 24 Apr 1729
• Tabith Hunt (#2), born 25 September 1707, died 1743
• Lydia Hunt Briggs, born 22 October 1710, married Walter Briggs before 31 Oct. 1743

Death and Will

Josiah Hunt Jr. signed his will on 31 October 1743; it was proved 14 Feb. 1746.

The will leaves lands adjoining Grove Farm to his eldest son Jacob, who also received the Grove Farm itself through the entail. He leaves legacies to daughters Rachel Fowler, Rebecca Pell, Lydia Briggs and Tabitha, and makes son-in-law Walter Briggs as well as Anthony Bartow executors.^[5]

Sources

• An eval of the Consuelo Furman manscrpt (1955) on Ralph Hunt of LI in context of genealogies of the unrelated pioneers Thomas Hunt of Westchester, NY, & Ralph Hunt of LI

• Davis, Norman, Westchester Patriarchs: a Genealogical Dictionary of Westchester County, New York, Families Prior to 1755, (Bowie, Maryland, 1988, Heritage Books, Inc.), p. 128

• New York Secretary of State, "New York Marriages previous to 1784", Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah book 974.7 V28n, film 930131 item 2

1. ↑ Secondary sources disagree about her name
2. ↑ Davis, Norman, Westchester Patriarchs: a Genealogical Dictionary of Westchester County, New York, Families Prior to 1755, (Bowie, Maryland, 1988, Heritage Books, Inc.), p. 128, citing Town of Westchester Records
3. ↑ William S. Pelletreau, Early Wills of Westchester County, New York from 1664 to 1784: a careful abstract of all almost 800 wills recorded by the Surrogate Office (New York: Francis P. Harper, 1898), Will # 20, page 15 .
4. ↑ Davis, Norman, Westchester Patriarchs: a Genealogical Dictionary of Westchester County, New York, Families Prior to 1755, (Bowie, Maryland, 1988, Heritage Books, Inc.), p. 128
5. ↑ William S. Pelletreau, Early Wills of Westchester County, New York from 1664 to 1784: a careful abstract of all almost 800 wills recorded by the Surrogate Office (New York: Francis P. Harper, 1898), Will # 178, page 97 .