Born before in Braintree, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Daughter of Samuel Paine Jr.
and Ruth (Littlefield) Paine
Sister of
Ebenezer Payne [half], Abijah Dyer [half], Sarah Dyer [half], John Dyer [half], Christopher Dyer [half] and Rachael (Paine) Stetson
Wife of
John Hunt
— married
27 Jun 1759 in Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Descendants 
Mother of
Seth Hunt
Died before
at about age 40
in Braintree, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Feb 2015
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Biography
Rebecca was a daughter of Samuel Paine and Ruth Littlefield, his second wife. Rebecca and her sister Rachel were baptized in the South Parish of Braintree, Massachusetts, on 14 March 1741/2.[1] Presumably they were twins. Their parents had married in July 1741, just 8 months before these girls were baptized.
She married John Hunt, Jr. They entered their intention of marriage in Braintree on 25 June 1759.[2]
Rebecca (Paine) Hunt died before March 1783, when her husband John Hunt entered his intention of marriage to Mary Thayer. [3]
Children
Children of John Hunt and Rebecca (Paine) Hunt were:[4]
- Ruth, born Jun. 28, 1759, baptized Mar. 16, 1760, married Aug. 28, 1783, to Lemuel Field. They removed to Belchertown, Massachusetts, about 1783.
- Seth, born July 13, 1761, baptized July 26, 1761, intention of marriage on Oct. 25, 1784 to Sarah Spear, daughter of Joseph Spear. Removed to Braintree, Vermont.
- John, born April 23, 1763, married Dec. 25, 1783, to Hannah Hunt, daughter of Samuel Hunt. Removed to Amherst, Massachusetts.
- Abner, born Feb. 26, 1765, married Damaris Root of Belchertown or Amherst, Massachusetts.
- Lydia, born Jan. 17, 1767, married John Belding.
- Rebecca, born Apr. 19, 1771, record indicates she was baptized in 1770, married ____ Savil (or Scovil?).
- Rachel, born Jan. 8, 1774 (baptized 1774), married Roswell Dickinson.
- Sarah, born May 22, 1776 (baptized 1776), married Joseph Dickinson.
- Jabez, born Jun. 5, 1778.
Sources
- Sprague, Waldo Chamberlain. Genealogies of the Families of Braintree, MA. 1640-1850 (2001).
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