John Hunt (1522 - 1587)

Born 1522 in Cropedy, Oxfordshire, England

Husband of Jane (Unknown) Hunt — married about 1547 in Oxfordshire, England

Descendants

Died Sep 1587 at about age 65 in Cropredy, Oxfordshire, England

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Biography

John was born about 1520. He is the son of Roberd and Alys Hunt.

He and his 1st wife Jone and later his 2nd wife Gillian, lived on the Green and farmed 3 1/2 yardlands.

One yardland in Cropredy was about 32 to 34 acres, divided into arable land, meadow, and greensward. Land in Cropredy was farmed in strips.

The Hunt's house was built in Hornton stone, a local golden-colored stone. John in 1587 had a Hall, upper chamber, second chamber, and kitchen. “Hunt’s farm was the 3rd largest at that time and they could afford more than most.”^[1]

John died in September 1587 in Cropredy and was buried there on September 17th leaving a will and inventory of his property.

“When John died in 1587, only half of the house was given in the inventory for Justinian and his wife Elizabeth, who was not a local girl, lived in the rest. After 1586 John’s second wife Gillian would exchange accommodations with her step-son, but she did not stay for long, apparently preferring to live elsewhere.”^[1]

CROPREDY PARISH REGISTER BURIAL:

Jhon Hunt was buried the xviith of September

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Keegan, Anne Pamela. The Town of Cropredy, 1570-1640, Cropredy Historical Society, 1999

• Cropredy parish Registers
• Cropedy Bishop's Transcripts
• Will of Roberd Hunt, 1565
• https://cropredyvillage.info/cropredyhistory
• Royce, Rev. D. Historical Notices of the Parish of Cropredy, 1880