Thomas Hunt (1696 - abt. 1789)

Born 1696 in Maidenhead, New Jersey

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Died about 7 Apr 1789 at about age 93 in Lawrenceville, Mercer, New Jersey

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Biography

Thomas Hunt was the son of Samuel Hunt and Mary Burroughs. He was born in the town of Maidenhead (now Lawrence, New Jersey). In the 1730s he acquired land in Hunterdon County, where he spent the rest of his life.

Thomas married Hannah Pierson of Long Island about 1732.

Marriage record: Name: Thomas Hunt; Gender: Male; Birth Place: New Jersey; Birth Year: 1696; Spouse Name: Hannah Pierson.

Thomas and Hannah had the following children:

Thomas Hunt. (1736- )

Rebecca Hunt Lee (c.1735 – 1821)

Mary Hunt Robins (c.1740 – )

Edwin Hunt

Edward Hunt (1734- )

Abigail Hunt Reading (c.1755- )

Samuel Hunt (1755 – 1825)

Mary Hunt ( - )

John Hunt (1736- )

Research Notes

This Biography is in conflict with the Biography of his daughter, Rebecca (Hunt) Lee, regarding Rebecca's mother. This Bio states that Rebecca was the daughter of Thomas Hunt and Hannah Pierson.

Rebecca's Biography states that she was the daughter of Thomas and Abigail (Wood) Hunt.

Additionally, the Biography of Abigail (Wood) Hunt states that Rebecca was the daughter of Abigail and Robert Hunt.

Thomas was about 90 years old when he died. His Will was probated March 12, 1790, in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.

Sources

• Goodspeed Histories: New Jersey History and Genealogy – Hunt Family Tree: [1]

• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

• "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:SYCS-8XF : accessed 27 March 2019), entry for Thomas /Hunt/; file (2:2:2:MM7Z-WNX)

• Ancestry Profile: [2]