Mary (Hunt) Hart (1654 - 1735)

Born 1654 in Middleburg, New Netherland also known as Newtown, Queens, New York

Ancestors

Wife of John Hart Jr — married 1675 in Newtown, Queens, New York [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 1735 at about age 81 in Maidenhead, Hunterdon, New Jersey

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Biography

Mary Hunt was born about 1654 in Middleburg, New Netherlands. She was the daughter of Ralph Hunt, one of a group who purchased the land for the town from the local Indians. Her mother was Elizabeth Ann Jessup.

Mary married John Hart Jr., before 1675.^[1] In Middleburg which by that time had become Newtown, Queen, New York. They had five sons:

1. Ralph,
2. John, Jr.,
3. Joseph,
4. Edward, and
5. Nathaniel.

Her grandson, John Hunt, son of Edward, was a representative from New Jersey to the Continental Congress and a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

Mary Hunt Hart died in 1735 in Hopewell, New Jersey.^[2]

She died before 1703 based on the fact that her husband sold land that year without her signature.

Mary was probably born about 1655-60. She was the daughter of Ralph Hunt Sr., who died in Newtown, Queen Co., Long Island, NY, in 1677. Mary married John Hart Jr., with whom she had five sons. She died before 1703 based on the fact that her husband sold land that year without her signature.

Mary was born about 1655. She passed away about 1703.

Sources

1. ↑ 'U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
2. ↑ Descendants of Ralph Hunt

• http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~huntpage/ralph0001.htm

• Find A Grave: Memorial #49079926

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Hunt-1054 created through the import of Foster Family Tree.ged on May 27, 2011 by Ferrell Foster.

• WikiTree profile Hunt-1695 created through the import of Bierbrodt.GED on Jul 14, 2011 by Becky Bierbrodt.

• WikiTree profile Hunt-3406 created through the import of WORCESTER_2012-07-31.ged on Jul 31, 2012 by Bob Worcester.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49079926/mary-hart : accessed 14 October 2023), memorial page for Mary Hunt Hart (1655–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 49079926, citing Old Newtown Cemetery, Elmhurst, Queens County, New York, USA; Maintained by Joseph R. Klett (contributor 47554493).
• FamilySearch summary of Mary Hunt, FamilySearch, (https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L522-STM : viewed 14 OCT 2023).
• Mary Hunt (1654-1735), FamilySearch (https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/L522-STM/mary-hunt-1654-1735 : viewed 14 OCT 2023).