John Hunt (abt. 1650 - 1711)

Born about 1650 in Stamford, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Alice Elsje (Baxter) Hunt — married 16 Jun 1670 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey Colony

Husband of Grace (Fowler) Hunt — married 1691 in Westchester, New York

Descendants

Died Jan 1711 at about age 61 in Westchester Village, Westchester, Province of New York

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Biography

John Hunt was born to Thomas Hunt and Cicely Clarke at Stamford, Connecticut in about 1650.^[1][2][3]

Thomas Hunt’s home at Grove Farm.

In 1652, John’s father, Thomas Hunt, purchased fifty morgen of land, known as Throckmorton's Neck from Augustine Hermans, who had bought it from the original owner, John Throckmorton. Under Hunt’s ownership, it became known as Grove Farm. This property, approximately 106 acres, was patented to him by Governor Richard Nicholls of New York, 4 Dec 1667.^[1]

Marriages

John Hunt married first, Alice/Elsje Baxter,^[4] on 16 Jun 1670.^[2] In a document addressed to "The Justices of the Peace, and Ministers in the Province of New Jersey, or to either of them," dated June 15, 1670: "Allice Baxter and John Hunt, the latter described as of Westchester, were licensed to marry at Perth Amboy. Signed by [Provincial Governor] Carteret with the seal of the Province. They were married June 16, 1670, by James Ballen [Bollen/Balleine], Justice. New Jersey Grantees." The bride was Alice, daughter of Thomas and Bridget (Clarke) Baxter , baptised in the Dutch Church at New Amsterdam as Elsje on 17 August 1652.^[5]

Alice died in 1673, ^{[citation needed]} possibly from complications in delivering her twin daughters.

John married second, Grace^[6] Fowler,^[4] daughter of Henry Fowler and Rebecca Newell,^[2] in her nearby hometown, Eastchester, about 1691.^[4]

Children of John Hunt and Alice Baxter

John and Alice had twins.^[2]

1. Sarah, b. bef. 29 Nov 1673; married Nicolas Conklin
2. Elizabeth, baptized in 1673; d. young

Children of John Hunt and Grace Fowler

John and Grace had the following children, apparently on Throgmorton's Neck in Westchester village:^[2][6]<^[7]

1. William, (possible son of first wife, Alice); b. abt 1680; bapt 11 Feb 1680 (Thomas Hunt Descendants, Manuscript, December 1936 Copy in possession of Everett Hunt, p 3.), or 7 Oct 1680 (A. W. Savary, "Benjamin Hunt Ancestry", p 116.); m. Hannah (--?--) (1395); possibly the ancestor of Tarrytown Hunts
2. Deborah, b. before 1710; m. Thomas Baxter before 1723 (Thomas Hunt Descendants, Manuscript, December 1936 Copy in possession of Everett Hunt, p 36.). Deborah and Thomas had three children: Thomas, James, and Phebe.
3. Jonathan
4. Israel
5. Joshua, b. abt. 1683 at Westchester County, New York; d. 26 Mar 1762; m. Mercy Oakley, daughter of Miles Oakley and Mercy Gardiner, before 1708
6. Mary, b. 22 Jul 1692 (Frank Doherty, Beekman Patent Settlers.); m. Nathaniel Underhill in 1711 (Thomas Hunt Descendants, Manuscript, December 1936 Copy in possession of Everett Hunt, p 36.). Mary and Nathaniel had: Phebe, Sarah, John, Mary, Nathaniel, Bartow, William, Helena, Israel, and Elizabeth (b. 1735)
7. Jeremiah Hunt, b. 1695 at Westchester, New York; d. bet 1755 and 1761 at Beekman, Dutchess County, New York; m. Ruth ______
8. James, b. abt 1697; m. Susanna ______; John G. Hunt reports one source shows James as an ancestor of the Obadiah Hunts of Philipsboro
9. Obadiah, b. aft 1697; d. abt 1759; m. Elizabeth Canniff, daughter of Jeremiah Canniff, before 1735.
10. John, b. abt 1705 at Westchester, New York; d. 1777; m. Mary Pinckney, daughter of Captain William Pinckney and Ithamar ______, before 1751

John’s father, Thomas Hunt, died 8 Feb 1694-5.^[2][8][9] He is buried in the family burial ground at Hunt's Point, The Bronx, New York.^[10]

John’s brother, Thomas Hunt Jr. came into possession of half the lands in West Farms by marriage to Elizabeth, daughter of Edward Jessup.^[9] This property is held by his descendants for one hundred and sixty years. On the extremity of Hunt's Point is the ancient burial ground of the family. It is made famous by being the last resting place of poet^[10] Joseph Rodman Drake.

John’s father, Thomas, made his will on 6 Oct 1690 at Grove Farm, Throgs Neck, Westchester County, New York. In this will, proved on 27 Feb 1694-5 at New York City,^[10][11] are mentioned four sons: Thomas (the eldest), Joseph, John, and Josiah; a daughter, Abigail Pinckney; a granddaughter Abigail, the child of Thomas; and three chlldren of Josiah: grandson Josiah, to whom he bequeaths the Grove Farm; and granddaughters Abigail and Martha.^[9][10]

John appears on the census of 1698 at Westchester, New York; mentions John Hunt and wife Grace; children William, Joshua, Jonathan, Mary, Jeremiah, Israel, and James.^[2]

John Hunt died in Jan 1711. His will was proved on 16 Jan 1711 at New York County, New York.^[2]

Last Will and Testament

John wrote a will on 7 Jan 1711 at Westchester County, New York.^[2] John Hunt left to son James his land on Throgmorton's Neck, to son John his homestead and other lands, to son Jeremiah £25, and mentions his wife Grace and brother Josiah, making them both Executors.^[12] His will does not mention his daughters, perhaps because all were married. However, his widow Grace's will, proved 8 Dec 1724, does mention their daughters Mary Underhill and Deborah Baxter, as well as sons Joshua, John, James, and Obadiah.^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Mackenzie, Grenville C. Families of the Colonial Town of Philipsburgh. Photocopies of individual pages available from Westchester County Historical Society. Mackenzie Index : Hunt, pp. 340-55
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8} Descendants of Thomas Hunt Thomas Hunt : accessed 14 Sep 2019
3. ↑ Long Island Genealogy Publication. This site, produced by multiple genealogists. http://longislandgenealogy.com/ $$ Subscription site
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Torrey, Clarence Almon. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore, MD. 1985. pg. 403
5. ↑ Baxter, Frances, b. 1859. The Baxter family, descendants of George and Thomas Baxter, of Westchester County, New York, as well as some West Virginia and South Carolina lines. T.A. Wright. New York. 1913. pg. 25
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Wyman, Thomas Bellows, 1817-1878; Hunt, Wellington L. G. Genealogy of the name and family of Hunt : early established in America from Europe; exhibiting pedigrees of ten thousand persons. J. Wilson and Son, Boston. 1862. New York Line, pp. 160-74
7. ↑ Bolton, Robert, 1814-1877. A history of the county of Westchester, from its first settlement to the present time. Printed by A.S. Gould. New York. 1848, Vol. II, especially pages 202-206 and 271-274 Search Thomas Hunt
8. ↑ Hunt, John G. Origin of the Families of Hunt, Fowler, Barnes, Kirke, and Embree, of Westchester, N.Y., and of Hunt, of Charlestown and Northampton, Mass. pp. 63-5. [https://www.worldcat.org/title/new-england-historical-and-genealogical-register-vol-113/oclc/428807997 New England Historic Genealogical Society. The New England historical and genealogical register. Vol. 113. Boston, Mass. : New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1959.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2} Jesup, Henry Griswold. Edward Jessup of West Farms, Westchester Co., New York, and His Descendants. Priv. print. for the author by J. Wilson. Cambridge, Mass. 1887. pg. 378...
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3} Pelletreau, William S. (William Smith), 1840-1918. Early wills of Westchester County, New York, from 1664 to 1784... F.P. Harper, New York, 1898. Thomas Hunt Sr. Of Grove Farm, pg. 15
11. ↑ Recorded for Josiah Hunt, Will of Thomas Hunt 1694: Courtesy of Robin Assenza. Thomas Hunt, 1694.
12. ↑ Pelletreau, William S., Early Wills of Westchester County, New York . . . from 1664 to 1784, p. 28.
13. ↑ Pelletreau, William S., Early Wills of Westchester County, New York . . . from 1664 to 1784, pp. 49-50.

Acknowledgments

• Hunt-3198 was started through the import of Tom Roland Family Tree.ged on May 6, 2012 by Tom Roland, by Bob Nichol through the import of Nichol Ancestry.GED on Feb 14, 2013, by Eowyn Langholf through the import of Smith_Schooley.ged on Jun 29, 2013, and through an unsourced family tree handed down to John Hunt JR,II.