Capt
John
Hunt
Born in Gorham, Maine
Ancestors 
Son of Ephraim Hunt
and Abigail (Cates) Hunt
Brother of
Daniel Hunt and Betsey (Hunt) Crockett
Husband of
Augusta (Hilton) Hunt
— married
1 Nov 1814 in Portland, ME
Descendants 
Father of
Helen L (Hunt) Smith and John H Hunt
Died about
at about age 33
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Aug 2013
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Biography
John Hunt was born[1] in Gorham, Maine, Jan 5, 1786, the son of Ephraim and Abigail Hunt.
McLellan[2] has son John Hunt "m. Mrs. Augusta (Hilton) Shaw, widow of Capt. Sam'l Shaw," an obvious confusion with Augusta's mother, Rachel (Veazie) Hilton Shaw.
McLellan also has "John was a sea captain, and died in New Orleans many years since, leaving his wife and one daughter."
From newspaper articles[3][4], it appears that John Hunt died intestate, perhaps in early 1820. Late in 1820, Augusta Hunt, administratrix of the estate, sold one half of a pew (no 108) on the lower floor of the second parish meeting-house, from the property of the estate of John Hunt, late of Portland.
Sources
- ↑ Maine Birth Records. Cumberland > 1786.
- ↑ McLellan. p 579. Family of Ephraim and Abigail (Cates) Hunt.
- ↑ Probate
- ↑ Probate Sale
- Maine Birth Records - 1621-1922, 1715-1922; www.ancestry.com
- McLellan, Hugh D. History of Gorham, Maine. Compiled-edited by his daughter Katherine B Lewis. Portland: Smith & Sale, Printers, 1903; archive.org.
- Probate Portland (Maine) Gazette, Feb 29, 1820, p 4. Legal Notice regarding estate of John Hunt, "late of Portland ... intestate... [notice date] Feb. 22." genealogybank.com
- Probate Sale Portland (Maine) Gazette, Nov 21, 1820, p 4. Notice of administrator's sale. Augusta Hunt, Adm'rx. genealogybank.com
- Source: S800 Title: Veazie Genealogy, Ralph Hillman, 2011
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Bruce Veazie for creating WikiTree profile Hunt-5149 through the import of VEAZIE_John.ged on Aug 27, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Bruce and others.
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