Samuel Wellington Hunt (abt. 1799 - 1829)

Born about 1799 in Fort Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan

Ancestors

Husband of Julia Ann (Herrick) Hunt — married about 1818 in Fort Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan

Descendants

Died 11 Sep 1829 at about age 30 in Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis, Missouri

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Biography

Samuel Wellington Hunt was born in about 1799, the son of Thomas V. and Eunice (Wellington) Hunt, at Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. Samuel's father was an officer in the Revolutionary War and stayed in the army after the war attaining the rank of Colonel. It is thought Thomas was stationed at Fort Detroit, Michigan, when Samuel was born.

In around 1818, Samuel married Julia Ann Herrick, the daughter of Dr. Elijah and Lucinda (Prentice) Herrick. It is thought the marriage took place in Detroit, Michigan where, a year later, their oldest child was born. They had the following children:

Henry Jackson Hunt (1819–1889)

George Hunt (1821–1827)

Lewis Cass Hunt Sr. (1824–1886)

Julia Herrick Hunt (1826–died young)

Samuel was a career military man. He died as a Lieutenant in the United States Army in 1829 while stationed in the Jefferson Barracks in St. Louis Missouri. He was about 30 years old. No death or burial records have been found.

Sources

• Rootsweb - Descendants of Enoch Hunt - Profile Number 710 [1]

• "District of Columbia Deaths, 1874-1961," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7RC-TXR : accessed 19 June 2023), Henry Jackson Hunt, 11 Feb 1889, District of Columbia, United States; citing reference ID cn 65246, District Records Center, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 2,135,868.

• Family Search Profile on Lieutenant Samuel Wellington Hunt [2]