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John Hunt of RI

Descendants of John Hunt (1)



Generation One


1. John1 Hunt (1) was born circa 1703. He married Elizabeth Darling (469), daughter of (--?--) Darling (470), in 1732 at Douglas, Massachusetts. He married Kezia Darling (2), daughter of (--?--) Darling (470), in 1738. He died on 14 Oct 1793 at Gloucester, Rhode Island.
From The Early Hunt Families of Vermont, by Mitchell J. Hunt:

A mysterious John Hunt appears to be the start of a long line of Hunts at Smithfield-Gloucester, RI, in the early 1700s. This John Hunt was the ancestor of a large number of Hunts who appear in Vermont in the early days. His ancestors have not been discovered although there are erroneous speculations. It is possible that he could have been a descendant of Bartholomew (of whose descendants only fragmentary genealogical compilations have been found). He might also have been a descendant of the pioneer Peter Hunt of Rehoboth, MA, reviewed below.

Peter Hunt, abt 1644, Rehoboth, MA. There seems little question but this Peter Hunt was the son of Enoch Hunt, above, christened at Gt. Missenden, ENG, 4 July 1619. The date of his arrival at Rehoboth is not known, possibly coming before 1644 with his father or brother (or is it uncle) Bartholomew. He was among the first settlers and among the most prominent men of Rehoboth during his lifetime: Lt. of the Rehoboth "Train Band" (militia) 1654-1682 and Captain of same 1682-1692; commander of the Train Band in 1675 during King Philip's War and was present at the defeat of King Philip; defender of Rehoboth when the town was attacked and burned 28 March 1676; served 15 years as deputy (Representative) of Rehoboth to the Plymouth General Court (Legislature). (Ref: Bodge's Soldiers in King Phillips War and Shurtleff's Records of the Colony of New Plymouth.) He died in Dec 1692 at Rehoboth, Will dated 19 June 1689, proved 26 Dec 1692 (Bristol, MA, Probate Records). He m. 10 Dec 1645 Elizabeth Smith, dau. of Henry and Judith Smith who came from County Norfolk, ENG. She m. 2d 17 Sept 1695 the Elder James Blake of Dorchester, MA. Peter had 12 children b. between 1646 and 1670 of whom details can be found in Wyman (p. 305, et.al.). The present writer (mjh) has in his possession a huge old hand-written genealogy of the descendants of Peter Hunt, probably 60% or more of which deals with descendants of various Hunt daughters through their husbands of various names. Nothing has been found to indicate that any of Peter Hunt's descendants with the Hunt name were in Vermont, but the Hunt daughters m. into many of the old families of the Rehoboth area (particularly Carpenter, Ide, Wheaton) and many of their descendants were early settlers of Vermont. It is probable that the ancestry of many present-day residents of Vermont can be traced back to Peter Hunt.

At this point it is useful to bring in the mysterious John Hunt, apparent start of the Smithfield-Gloucester, RI, Line of Hunts. Wyman (p. 232) shows him with ancestors unidentified, but in the "Rhode Island Line" and possibly a descendant of the pioneer Bartholomew of Newport, RI. He might also be an unidentified descendant of Peter Hunt of Rehoboth whose descendants intermarried with the Carpenter families, but the descendants of Peter during the appropriate time period appear to be fully accounted for. He might also be a descendant of the pioneer Edmund Hunt of Duxbury, of whose descendants little is known except for the descendants of his son Samuel. There have been some speculative genealogies which place him in the Concord Line of Hunts, but as the son of a man who lived above Boston and on whom there is no record of a wife and family. Subject John had many descendants in Vermont, some among the early settlers.

John Hunt, b. abt 1703, m. 1st at Douglas, MA, in 1732 Elizabeth Darling and m. 2d 6 June 1738 at Smithfield, RI, her sister Keziah Darling. He was admitted a Freeman in 1739. Worcester, MA, deeds show him conveying land in Douglas, MA, to his sons John and Seth in 1773. He died 15 Oct 1793 leaving eight children: Seth, George, Daniel, John (further below), Peter (further below), Keziah, Rhoda, and Hannah.


John Hunt, son of John, above, was b. abt 1745, no date found, m. date not known but abt 1775, Europe Comstock by whom he had 13 children before his death abt 1805. He is generally shown as of Uxbridge, MA, but he and his wife "of Uxbridge" bought land in Lancaster (MA?) in 1796, sold land there together in 1802, and wife Europe, alone, sold land there in 1805, John presumably dying in the interim. His widow Europe m. 2d Capt. Amos Brown of Gloucester, RI, and Danby, VT, who had previously been m. to her sister, and removed to Danby, VT, apparently taking along her youngest son Amos Hunt, b. 1802, who grew up in VT, m. twice and lived variously at Danby, Dorset, and Wells, VT, before removing with 2d wife and a large family to Westmore, VT, where he died.

Peter Hunt, brother of John above and son of John and Keziah Hunt of Uxbridge, was b. abt 1753, m. Rebecca Carpenter and died before his father whose Will of 1790 mentions his grandson Peter Hunt, age under 21 years. The latter was Peter Carpenter Hunt, b. abt 1777, who was shown as "of Pallentine, NY" when he m. 28 April 1798 at Royalston, MA, Patty Hopkins who was b. 6 Nov 1777 at Hollis, NH, dau. of Richard Hopkins, Jr., and Mary Walker, who were m. 16 Dec 1762 at Wilmington, MA. Peter and Patty had a son Hopkins Hunt (later called Peter Hopkins Hunt) b. at Royalston, MA, 6 Jan. 1797, after which the parents removed to Shefford, QUE, where a son Reuben was b. 4 April 1799, and then moved to Ascot, QUE (near Sherbrooke), where a dau. Patty was b. 2 June 1804. They next appear in Waterford, VT, where the births of children as shown (including places) were recorded in Waterford Town Records. Thereafter, they disappear from Vermont records and further wanderings are a mystery though they would appear to have ultimately moved to the area around Lake George and the NY side of Lake Champlain. Another son was John Darling Hunt, b. abt 1810 who subsequently turns up in Orwell and Benson, VT, where he had a large family. Another possible son was Robert Hibbard Hunt, pioneer at Iron Hill, QUE (near Knowlton), who had children who settled in VT, and lived near Reuben Hunt who settled at West Brome, QUE, near his reported place of birth, and also had a large family with children who settled in Vermont. Son Hopkins (later called Peter Hopkins Hunt) lived a long life just across the Vermont border around Whitehall, NY.


[A long history of the family and descendants of Peter Carpenter Hunt can be found in Mitchell J. Hunt, The Hunt Families of the Eastern Townships of Canada, (1978, Rev. 1980) copies of which were distributed to GSV, VT. Historical Society, CT State Library, NEHGS at Boston, PA Historical Society, Library of Congress, and other places.].

There were no children of John1 Hunt (1) and Elizabeth Darling (469).
Children of John1 Hunt (1) and Kezia Darling (2) were as follows:

Generation Two


2. Rhoda2 Hunt (37) (John1) married Aaron Arnold (38).
Children of Rhoda2 Hunt (37) and Aaron Arnold (38) were:

4. Daniel2 Hunt (12) (John1) married Patty (--?--) (13). He married Huldah (--?--) (14). He died circa 1810.
Children of Daniel2 Hunt (12) and Patty (--?--) (13) were as follows:
Children of Daniel2 Hunt (12) and Huldah (--?--) (14) were as follows:

7. Seth2 Hunt (3) (John1) was born on 21 Jan 1743. He married Susanna Smith (46). He married Anna Evans (47) (Ibid., Page 232.). He married Mercy Coman (48) (Ibid.). He died on 13 Apr 1828 at Providence, Rhode Island, at age 85.
There were no children of Seth2 Hunt (3) and Susanna Smith (46).
Children of Seth2 Hunt (3) and Anna Evans (47) were as follows:
There were no children of Seth2 Hunt (3) and Mercy Coman (48).

8. John2 Hunt (8) (John1) was born circa 1745. He married Europe Comstock (9), daughter of Esek Comstock (10), circa 1775. He died circa 1805 at Uxbridge, Massachusetts.
Children of John2 Hunt (8) and Europe Comstock (9) were as follows:

9. Peter2 Hunt (33) (John1) was born circa 1753. Marriage banns for he and Rebecca Carpenter (45) were published on 18 Mar 1776 at Dudley, Massachusetts (Mitchell J. Hunt, The Hunt Families of the Eastern Townships of Canada (502 Church St., Willow Grove, PA 19090: Mitchell J. Hunt, January 1978), p 22. Hereinafter cited as Hunt Familes of Eastern Canada.). He died before 1793.
He was on the Grand Jury in Montgomery County NY. (either this or another Peter Hunt) on 10 Dec 1772 at Johnstown, New York.
Children of Peter2 Hunt (33) and Rebecca Carpenter (45) were:

10. George2 Hunt (31) (John1) was born in 1756 at Gloucester, Rhode Island. He married Alpha Lewis (39). He died in 1833 at Norwich, Chenango, New York.
Children of George2 Hunt (31) and Alpha Lewis (39) were as follows:

Generation Three


11. Keziah3 Arnold (355) (Rhoda2 Hunt, John1) married Alexander Gaston (356).
Children of Keziah3 Arnold (355) and Alexander Gaston (356) are:

17. John3 Hunt (19) (Daniel2, John1) was born in 1797. He married Huldah Knowlton (88) in 1821 (T.B. Wyman, Hunt Family.). He died on 4 May 1845 ("a voluntary death", according to Wyman) (T.B. Wyman, Hunt Family.).
Children of John3 Hunt (19) and Huldah Knowlton (88) are as follows:

26. Seth3 Hunt (51) (Seth2, John1) (Ibid.) (Ibid.) (Ibid.) was born on 26 Mar 1778 (Ibid.). He married Henrietta (--?--) (75) (Ibid.). He died on 19 Oct 1826 at age 48 (Ibid.).
Children of Seth3 Hunt (51) and Henrietta (--?--) (75) are as follows:

28. Jeptha3 Hunt (54) (Seth2, John1) (Ibid.) (Ibid.) (Ibid.) was born on 20 Feb 1783 (Ibid.). He married Alice Winsor (80) (Ibid.). He died on 21 Jan 1825 at age 41 (Ibid.).
Children of Jeptha3 Hunt (54) and Alice Winsor (80) are:

29. Pardon3 Hunt (4) (Seth2, John1) was born on 9 Apr 1786. He married Nancy Smith (83) (Ibid.). He was buried on 22 Dec 1848.
Children of Pardon3 Hunt (4) and Nancy Smith (83) are as follows:

39. Peleg3 Hunt (71) (John2, John1) (Ibid.) (Ibid.) (Ibid.) married Jane Elizabeth Sterry (117), daughter of Consider Sterry (485) and Mary (--?--) (486), on 25 Mar 1823. He died on 26 Dec 1838 (Ibid.).
Children of Peleg3 Hunt (71) and Jane Elizabeth Sterry (117) were as follows:

40. Otis3 Hunt (58) (John2, John1) (Ibid.) (Ibid.) (Ibid.) was born on 23 Aug 1775 (Ibid.). He married Sarah Taft (102) on 20 Feb 1796 (Ibid.). He married Arethusa Divoll (103) on 4 Apr 1799 (Ibid.). He died on 18 Dec 1860 at age 85 (Ibid.).
There were no children of Otis3 Hunt (58) and Sarah Taft (102).
Children of Otis3 Hunt (58) and Arethusa Divoll (103) were as follows:

41. John3 Hunt (59) (John2, John1) was born circa 1779. He married Polly Wilder (111) on 2 Sep 1801 (Ibid.). He died on 7 Aug 1819. He was buried after 7 Aug 1819 at Muscalunge Cemetery, Hounsfield, Jefferson County, New York (unknown compiler, compiler, "DAR Records"; FHL 0836757, Ancestral File (undated), unknown repository, unknown repository address. Hereinafter cited as "DAR Records.").
He appeared on the census of 1810 at Hounsfield, Jefferson County, New York (unknown household, 1810 Microfilm, unknown repository address, unknown repository.).
Children of John3 Hunt (59) and Polly Wilder (111) were as follows:

42. Washington3 Hunt (65) (John2, John1) (Ibid.) (Ibid.) (Ibid.) was born on 27 May 1786 (Ibid.). He married Mehitable Taft (115) on 17 Aug 1809 (Ibid.). He died in 1857 (Ibid.).
Children of Washington3 Hunt (65) and Mehitable Taft (115) are:

45. Peter Carpenter3 Hunt (126) (Peter2, John1) (John G. Hunt, Notes on Hunts of Glocester, Rhode Island Who Settled in New York (Arlington, VA: John G. Hunt, no date). Hereinafter cited as Gloucester Hunts.) (Ibid.) (Ibid.) was born circa 1777 (Ibid.). He married Patty Hopkins (127), daughter of Richard Hopkins Jr. (359) and Mary Walker (360), on 28 Apr 1795 at Royalston, Massachusetts (Ibid.).
He lived on 28 Apr 1795 at of Pallentine, New York. He lived in 1807 at Waterford, Vermont (Mitchell J. Hunt, Hunt Familes of Eastern Canada, p 23.).
Children of Peter Carpenter3 Hunt (126) and Patty Hopkins (127) were as follows:

Generation Four


60. Seth4 Hunt (6) (Pardon3, Seth2, John1).
Children of Seth4 Hunt (6) include:

61. Smith4 Hunt (84) (Pardon3, Seth2, John1) (T.B. Wyman, Hunt Family.) (Ibid.) (Ibid.).
Children of Smith4 Hunt (84) include:

65. John Washington4 Hunt (119) (Peleg3, John2, John1) (Ibid.) (Ibid.) (Ibid.) was born on 5 Jan 1829 (Ibid.). He married Adeline A. Deen (487) on 19 Apr 1856.
Children of John Washington4 Hunt (119) and Adeline A. Deen (487) were as follows:

79. Peter Hopkins4 Hunt (128) (Peter3, Peter2, John1) (John G. Hunt, Gloucester Hunts.) (Ibid.) (Ibid.) was born in Apr 1796 (Ibid.). He was born on 6 Jan 1797 at Royalston, Massachusetts (Mitchell J. Hunt, Hunt Familes of Eastern Canada, p 23.). He married Marguerite Harel (364), daughter of Charles Harel (365) and Marie Louise Cantara (366), before 1820 at prob Chesterton, New York. He married Nancy Ann Masterson (367) after 1848. He died on 22 Dec 1872 at Clemons, Washington County, New York, at age 75 (John G. Hunt, Gloucester Hunts.). He was buried after 22 Dec 1872 at Tracy Farm, Clemons, Washington County, New York.
Children of Peter Hopkins4 Hunt (128) and Marguerite Harel (364) were as follows:
Children of Peter Hopkins4 Hunt (128) and Nancy Ann Masterson (367) were as follows:

80. Reuben4 Hunt (361) (Peter3, Peter2, John1) was born on 4 Apr 1799 at Shefford, Canada. He married Caroline Hardie (393) on 27 May 1828 at Dunham, Quebec, Canada. He died in Feb 1866 at West Brome, Quebec, Canada, at age 66.
Children of Reuben4 Hunt (361) and Caroline Hardie (393) were as follows:

82. John Darling4 Hunt (363) (Peter3, Peter2, John1) was born circa 1810 at Vermont (As shown in 1850 US census). He was born circa 1810 at Canada (As shown in 1860 US census). He married Lodema Jones (394), daughter of William Jones (395) and Esther Clark (396). He married Sarah A. Pierce (397), daughter of Nathan Pierce (398) and Hannah Throup (399), circa 1852. He died on 7 Mar 1882 at Benson, Vermont.
Children of John Darling4 Hunt (363) and Lodema Jones (394) were as follows:
Children of John Darling4 Hunt (363) and Sarah A. Pierce (397) were as follows:

Generation Five


89. Peter Richard5 Hunt (370) (Peter4, Peter3, Peter2, John1) was born on 6 Aug 1822. He married Melissa Raisy (371). He died on 3 Feb 1871 at Indian Lake, Hamilton County, New York, at age 48. He was buried after 3 Feb 1871 at Cedar River Cemetery, Indian Lake, Hamilton County, New York.
He appeared on the census of 1870 at Indian Lake, Hamilton County, New York (unknown household, 1870 NYS Census, unknown repository address unknown repository.).
Children of Peter Richard5 Hunt (370) and Melissa Raisy (371) were as follows:

91. Mira A.5 Hunt (378) (Peter4, Peter3, Peter2, John1) was born on 25 Dec 1828. She married A. W. Lamphere (379). She married (--?--) Ingalls (432). She died in 1903 at Indian Lake, Hamilton County, New York.
There were no children of Mira A.5 Hunt (378) and A. W. Lamphere (379).
Children of Mira A.5 Hunt (378) and (--?--) Ingalls (432) are:

100. John Edward5 Hunt (390) (Peter4, Peter3, Peter2, John1) was born in 1850. He married Lillian Melissa Allen (477) (Jackie in VA, "John Edward Hunt email," e-mail message from Jackie bobsig@erols.com (Jackie in VA) to Everett Hunt, 30 Aug 2000, Info on John's marriage and children came from Jackie in VA. Hereinafter cited as "John Edward Hunt email."). He died in 1889.
Children of John Edward5 Hunt (390) and Lillian Melissa Allen (477) were as follows:

101. Richard Hibbard5 Hunt (391) (Peter4, Peter3, Peter2, John1) was born on 23 May 1852. He married Emma Ripley (474) circa 1878. He died on 24 Jan 1905 at Whitehall, Washington County, New York, at age 52.
Children of Richard Hibbard5 Hunt (391) and Emma Ripley (474) were as follows:

102. Robert Hibbard5 Hunt (392) (Peter4, Peter3, Peter2, John1) was born in 1854. He married Mary Adeline Tracy (443), daughter of Nathan Tracy (444). He died on 28 Sep 1882 at probably Whitehall, Washington County, New York.
He was also known as Hibbard R. Hunt (392).
Children of Robert Hibbard5 Hunt (392) and Mary Adeline Tracy (443) were as follows:

104. Cornelius A.5 Hunt (414) (Reuben4, Peter3, Peter2, John1) married Ann Dickerson (415).
Children of Cornelius A.5 Hunt (414) and Ann Dickerson (415) were:

109. John Carpenter5 Hunt (400) (John4, Peter3, Peter2, John1) was born circa 1835 at Orwell, Vermont. He married Sarah P. Knapp (401) on 22 Mar 1859 at Benson, Vermont. He married Mary Jane Durland (502), daughter of Caleb Clark Durland (503) and Frances Allerton (504), in Feb 1876 at Sheridan, Placer County, California (Barbara Huber, "John C. Hunt email
," e-mail message from bjran@attbiDELETE.com (unknown address) to Everett Hunt, 29 Sep 2002. Hereinafter cited as "Hunt/Huber Email.").
John Hunt worked for General John Bidwell in his mill, and he also was an inventor (Ibid.).
There were no children of John Carpenter5 Hunt (400) and Sarah P. Knapp (401).
Children of John Carpenter5 Hunt (400) and Mary Jane Durland (502) were as follows:

Generation Six


118. Olive6 Hunt (374) (Peter5, Peter4, Peter3, Peter2, John1) was born in 1855 (1870 NYS Census, unknown repository address.). She married Isaac Kenwell (375). She died in 1921.
Her married name was Palmetier (374). She appeared on the census of 1870 in the household of Peter Richard Hunt (370) at Indian Lake, Hamilton County, New York (Ibid.).
Children of Olive6 Hunt (374) and Isaac Kenwell (375) are:

121. Sarah Marie6 Ingalls (433) (Mira5 Hunt, Peter4, Peter3, Peter2, John1) married Frank O'Cane (434).
Children of Sarah Marie6 Ingalls (433) and Frank O'Cane (434) are as follows:


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