Litigation - Legacy of Mary Plomley and son Michael Hunt

Date: 1679 to 1722
Location: Bristol, England
Surname/tag: Hunt Plomley Symonds

Contents 1 Introduction 2 The Participants 2.1 First and Second Generation 2.2 Later Generations and Related 3 The Cases 3.1 Hunt v Hunt 1679 3.2 Symons v Symons 1680 3.3 Hunt v Hunt 1690 3.4 Hunt v Hunt 1690 3.5 Hunt v Hunt 1691 3.6 Symons v Hunt 1693 3.7 Symons v Hunt 1693 3.8 Hunt v Freeman 1694 3.9 Day v Freeman 1696 3.10 Freeman v Freeman 1699 3.11 Hunt v Freeman 1717 3.12 Freeman v Hunt 1718 3.13 Hunt v Hicks 1722 4 Sources

Introduction

Work in progress 9 Nov 2023

Being a list of court cases relating to property dispute(s) within the extended hunt(e) family

The Participants

First and Second Generation

Name	Identified as	Who
Michaell Hunte (abt.1590-abt.1652)	of Upper Langford	Former husband of Mary Plomley. Left substantial part of estate to wife Mary (Latch) to distribute amongst children
Mary (Latch) Plomley (abt.1612-1678)	deceased	Born Mary Latch and subsequently married Michaell Hunt of Upper Langford. After his death married William Plomley
William Plomley		Husband of Mary Latch (Hunte) died bill of attainder following the Monmouth uprising.
John Plomley		Probably brother to William Plomley, died following Monmouth uprising.
Francis Plomley (1653-)		Probably the son of William Plomley from his previous marriage.
Joseph Hunte (bef.1641-bef. 1684	of Jamaica	brother of Michael Hunte soapmaker, owned spring plantation in Jamaica
Michaell Hunte (abt.1640-1684)	Soapmaker	son of Michaell Hunte of Upper Langford and Mary Latch his wife
Judith (Wiggins) Hunt (abt.1642-1709)	Widow	Widow of Michael Hunt soapboiler
Michael Hunt (1670-)	Son and heire	son of Michael Hunte soapboiler. became a defendant alongside mother of case brought by siblings
Richard Simons	The elder	Husband of Sarah (Hunte) Simons (1635-1674) Michael Hunte (soapmakers) sister
Richard Simons	tge Younger	son of Richard Simons the Elder and Sarah Hunte. Became apprentice to Michaell Hunte soapmaker
Thomas Edwards	of Kingston Seymour	Probably the Thomas Edwards, loving friend and executor in trust (one of four) for the will of Michael Hunt of upper Langford

Later Generations and Related

Name	Identified as	Who
Michael Hunt (1670-)	Gent. of Wells	Son and heir of Michael Hunt Soapmaker
Mary Hunt (1669-)		Married George Freeman
Thomas Hunt (1671-)		Son of Michael Hunt soapmaker
Joseph Hunt (abt.1683-1721)		Son of Michael Hunt soapmaker
Sarah Hunt (1680-)		Daughter of Michael Hunt soapmaker, married Phillip Nott
Samuel Hunt (1676-)		Son of Michael Hunt soapmaker
Ann Hunt (1683-)		Daughter of Michael Hunt Soapmaker
George Freeman (abt.1666-)	Gentleman	Husband of Mary. Hunt
Thomas Day (1628-1709)	Overseer	Knight,“Uncle” to Michael Hunt soapmaker and . in fact his wife’s mother’s brother
Francis Phillips (abt.1650-1704)	Overseer	Michael Hu ts “loving brother in-law” (in fact Judith’s half sister’s husband). Overseer of will
Thomas Edwards	Overseer	Likely related but unknown connection. Overseer of the will of michael hunt
James Millard	Overseer	Overseer of the will of Michael Hunt

The Cases

Hunt v Hunt 1679

Key	National Archive Catalogue Entry
Date	1679
Short Title	Hunt v Hunt.
Subject	Property in Bristol, Gloucestershire.
Plaintiffs	Michaell Hunte.
Defendants	Joseph Hunte , Richard Simons, Richard Simons , William Plomley , Francis Plomley (1653-), John Plomley and others.
Document type	bill, answer
Reference	C 6/238/41 [1]

Symons v Symons 1680

Key	National Archive Catalogue Entry
Date	1680
Short Title	Symons v Symons.
Subject	personal estate of the deceased Mary Plomley, of Gloucestershire.
Plaintiffs	Richard Simons.
Defendants	Richard Simons the elder, Francis Plomley, Michaell Hunte, Joseph Hunte and Thomas Edwards.
Document type	bill, four answers, affidavit.
Reference	C 6/82/47

Hunt v Hunt 1690

Key	National Archive Catalogue Entry
Date	1690
Short Title	Hunt v Hunt.
Subject	personal estate of Michael Hunt, Bristol, Gloucestershire.
Plaintiffs	Thomas Hunt, Joseph Hunt, Sarah Hunt, Samuel Hunt and Ann Hunt .
Defendants	Michael Hunt and others.
Document type	[pleadings]
Reference	C 8/417/57

Status Images Held

Hunt v Hunt 1690

Key	National Archive Catalogue Entry
Date	1690
Short Title	Hunt v Hunt.
Subject	property in Bristol, Gloucestershire.
Plaintiffs	Thomas Hunt and others.
Defendants	Michael Hunt and others.
Document type	two answers and certificate
Reference	C 7/173/105

Hunt v Hunt 1691

Key	National Archive Catalogue Entry
Date	1691
Short Title	Hunt v Hunt.
Subject	personal estate of Michael Hunt, Bristol, Gloucestershire.
Plaintiffs	Thomas Hunt, Samuel Hunt, Joseph Hunt, Sarah Hunt, and Ann Hunt
Defendants	Judith Hunt, widow, [[Day-20883|Thomas Day], Francis Phillips , Thomas Edwards, James Millard, Michael Hunt, George Freeman and Mary Freeman his wife.
Document type	[pleadings]
Reference	C 8/417/55

Status images held

Symons v Hunt 1693

Key	National Archive Catalogue Entry
Date	1693
Short Title	Symonds v Hunt.
Subject	estate of Mary Plomley, Locking, Somerset.
Plaintiffs	Richard Symonds.
Defendants	Judith Hunt widow.
Document type	answer only
Reference	C 7/299/50

Status document ordered

Symons v Hunt 1693

Key	National Archive Catalogue Entry
Date	1693
Short Title	Symonds v Hunt.
Subject	personal estate of Mary Plomley, widow, Locking, Somerset.
Plaintiffs	Richard Symonds.
Defendants	Judith Hunt, widow.
Document type	bill only
Reference	C 8/355/108[2]
Details	Symonds v Hunt 1693 (C 8/355/108)

Richard Symonds (husband of Sarah Hunt) Asserts that before the death of Mary Plomley she gave written instructions and provided £400 to Michael Hunt of Bristol to pay each of her daughters eight eldest children £50 appece on attaining the age of 21. Provides dates of death if Mary Plomley as well as birth info and names of Sarah’s children

Hunt v Freeman 1694

Key	National Archive Catalogue Entry
Date	1694
Short Title	Hunt v Freeman
Subject	property in Bristol, Gloucestershire.
Plaintiffs	Judith Hunt, widow.
Defendants	George Freeman and others.
Document type	bill only.
Reference	C 7/148/27

Day v Freeman 1696

Key	National Archive Catalogue Entry
Date	1696
Short Title	Day v Freeman.
Subject	property in Winscombe, Somerset.
Plaintiffs	Sir Thomas Day kt.
Defendants	Michael Hunt, [unknown] Freeman and others.
Document type	answer only
Reference	C 7/89/74

Freeman v Freeman 1699

Key	National Archive Catalogue Entry
Date	1699
Short Title	Freeman v Freeman.
Subject	property in Winscombe, Somerset.
Plaintiffs	George Freeman.
Defendants	Michael Hunt, [unknown] Freeman and others.
Document type	bill only
Reference	C 7/116/67

Hunt v Freeman 1717

Key	National Archive Catalogue Entry
Date	1717
Short Title	Hunt v Freeman.
Subject
Plaintiffs	Michael Hunt, gent of Oxford University (only son and heir of Michael Hunt junior, gent deceased, late of Wells, Somerset, who was son and heir of Michael Hunt senior, soap boiler deceased, late of Bristol)
Defendants	George Freeman and Samuel Roach
Document type	Bill and answer.
Reference	C 11/665/18

Freeman v Hunt 1718

Key	National Archive Catalogue Entry
Date	1718
Short Title	Freeman v Hunt.
Subject
Plaintiffs	George Freeman, gent of Bristol.
Defendants	Michael Hunt, clerk and Michael Hunt the grandson.
Document type	Bill and two answers.
Reference	C 11/1734/22

Hunt v Hicks 1722

Key	National Archive Catalogue Entry
Date	1722
Short Title	Hunt v Hickes.
Subject
Plaintiffs	Thomas Hunt and Ann Freeman, widow
Defendants	Nicholas Hickes, esq and others. Depositions taken at Bristol.
Document type	Depositions
Reference	C 11/1926/2

Sources

1. ↑ "Short title: Hunt v Hunt. Plaintiffs: Michael Hunt . Defendants: Joseph Hunt , Richard...",The British National Archive, C 6/238/41 ,1679, https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C5224191 ,(accessed 1 July 2023)
2. ↑ "Short title: Symonds v Hunt. Plaintiffs: Richard Symonds. Defendants: Judith Hunt,... ”,The British National Archive, C 8/355/108 ,1693, https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C5460557 , (accessed 1 July 2023)