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About Capt. Peter Hunt
- Peter Hunt, Son of Enoch Hunt I and Sarah Elizabeth (Palmer) Hunt
- · 17 May 2013
- Keith Hunt Schwacha on Peter Hunt
- Lieutenant Peter Hunt (Son of EnochI) was christened on Jul 4, 1619 at Great Missenden, England. He married Elizabeth Smith, daughter of Henry Smith and Judith, who came from Norfolkshire, England, on Dec 14, 1646 or Dec 10, 1645. He died on Oct 2, 1692 at age 73. He was buried on Oct 21, 1692 at Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
- Being promoted to Captain, Peter Hunt was the first town-clerk in Rehoboth.
- He was one of the first purchasers of Rehoboth about 1643, his allotment being valued at £327. Gabriell Fallowell & John Browne both sold land to him. Both transactions are as follows, from “Plymouth Colony Record of Deeds”:ii
- On 11 June, 1664, "Gabriell Fallowell of the Towne of Plymouth . . . . for and in Consideration of a valluab[le] sume", sold to "Leiftenant Peter Hunt of the Towne of Rehoboth . . . . all that my pte and share of land which as a Townsman of Plymouth aforsaid; I have in the land belonging unto the said Towne; in a place Comonly called and knowne by the name of Punckateesett and places adjacent both upland and meddow; with all other the appurtenances belonging therunto . . . . lying and being near unto or over against Road Iland; in the Jurisdiction of Plymouth aforsaid"
- The deed was signed by a mark, and witnessed by Stephen Paine and Nathaniel Morton.
- 1654 Bradford Govr a Deed appointed to bee Recorded
- Know all men by these prsents that I John Browne of Rehoboth for and in consideration of the summe of forty and three powid to mee in hand payed I have bargained and sold unto Peter hunt of Rehoboth three score and twelve acres of land that is to say six acres on that necke called and knowne by the name of Mantons necke and forty four acres lying on Wachamocott necke and twelve acres lying on the head of that cove called Wachamocott cove and ten acres of Mersh or meddow viz eight of it lying neare unto a place called Bowins Bridge; the Rest lying on New Meddow River or Palmers River all which said pcell of upland and Meddow as they are now bounded being more or lesse being within the bounds of Rehoboth aforsaid; To have and to hold to him the said Peter hunt his heires and assignes for ever; And I the aforsaid John Browne Doe bind my selfe my heires exequitors and adminestrators to save and keep harmles the said Peter hunt his heires and assignes from all psons whatsoever lawfully claiming under mee or from any former acte or Deed of mine as alsoe from all Rates which the towne of Rehoboth either for the present or future May Impose upon the aforsaid lands except ffencing the same all other Rates I take upon my selfe to Discharge in all points as fully as if the said lands were still Remayning in my owne possession in Witnesse wherof I have hereunto put my hand and Seale the 24th Day of May in the yeare one Thousand six hundred fifty and four; 1654
- Sealed and Delivered John Browne
- in the prsence of
- John Allen
- Stephen Payne
- Lt Peter’s will was probated on Dec. 26, 1692. His wife Elizabeth survived him, marrying and also surviving Isaac Williams, finally dying in 1724.
- From Peter's will: Bristol Probate, lib. i. folio 59, 60, one and a half page, will of Peter Hunt, June 19, 1689; proved Dec. 26, 1692. Gave to son Enoch, upland and swamp bought of Mr. Paine, that he bought of John Woodcock, on part of which his house stands; also thirty acres swamp I had of father Bowen, except small piece I have given son John; also £100 worth of commonage. To son John, half of lands where his house stands; half of lands east side of Palmer’s River and New-meadow River, on both sides of Rocky River; four acres salt meadow on Neck side; a piece of swamp, formerly father Bowen’s; also £100 worth of commonage; and (per deed of gift) ten acres joining Nathaniel Palmer, where Daniel Shepherdson lived. To son Ephraim, half of uplands where John and Ephraim live; both sides of highway from Bowen’s Bridge to the Hundred-acre Run; half of meadow-ground east of Palmer’s River; also £100 worth of commonage. To Benjamin, house, shop, and tools; a hundred acres of Governor’s Meadow; seventy acres at Neck, called “Shaper’s Tree;” £130 of commonage. To daughter Judith Williams, and her two sons Nathaniel and Thomas Cooper, marsh at Belcher’s Creek; also £20. To son-in-law Samuel Peck, five shillings. To son-in-law James Willett, one shilling. To grand-daughter Ann Pain, £5. To grand-daughter, £20. Residue, - all my share north side of Fresh Meadow, at Mr. Brown’s pond, and Palmer’s River; my land on Neck, by Jer Wheaton’s lot at W. Carpenter’s, - lot bought of Thomas Brown; salt marsh bought of Brown; marsh called “Three-men’s mow Marsh,” of John Woodcock, sen.; land in second division and on Great Plain; lot of last division; fifteen acres I bought of Rice Leonard, - to wife Elizabeth. £10 to Sarah Peck.
- Children of Peter Hunt and Elizabeth Smith were as follows:
- 12 i. Sarah Hunt; born Jan 21, 1646 married Samuel Peck Jun 1, 1666; buried Oct 27, 1673
- 13 ii. Judith Hunt; born Apr 12, 1648 married Nathaniel Cooper May 17, 1667.c
- +14 iii. Peter Hunt; born Jun 11, 1650 married Rebekah Paine Dec 24, 1673; died Aug 25, 1676 at age 26.
- + 15 iv. Enoch Hunt, born Feb 28, 1652, married Mary Paine.
- 16 v. Elizabeth Hunt; born Mar 1, 1654, married James Willett Apr 17, 1673; married Elder James Blake of Dorcester Sep 17, 1695.c (OTHER REFERENCES LIST ELIZABETH (SMITH) HUNT WIDOW OF HER FATHER PETER AS 2ND WIFE OF JAMES BLAKE)
- + 17 vi. John Hunt, born Oct 15, 1656 married Martha Williams; married Mary Hide.
- 18 vii. Mary Hunt; born Jun 15, 1658 died Aug 23, 1676 at age 18.
- + 19 viii. Ephraim Hunt, born Mar 31, 1661 at the Bristol County, Massachusetts; married Rebecca____ .
- 20 ix. Tabitha Hunt; born Sep 14, 1663 died Oct 14, 1676 at age 13.
- 21 x. Daniel Hunt; born Feb 14, 1665 buried Sep 15, 1673 at age 8.
- + 22 xi. Benjamin Hunt, born Sep 29, 1668 married Mary Peck (dau of Joseph Peck (1623-1701) of Rehoboth, born Nov 17, 1662).
- 23 xii. Nathaniel Hunt; born Dec 31, 1670 died Aug 28, 1671.
- From: https://familysearch.org/photos/stories/1042298 ________________________
- New England families, genealogical and memorial; a record of the achievements of her people in the making of commonwealths and the founding of a nation; Vol. II by Cutter, William Richard, 1847-1918
- https://archive.org/details/newenglandfamil00cuttgoog
- https://archive.org/stream/newenglandfamil00cuttgoog#page/n334/mode...
- Pg.810
- Enoch Hunt, the immigrant ancestor, was in Newport, Rhode Island, in 1638, when he was admitted a freeman there. He was a first settler of Weymouth, Massachusetts. According to a deposition, July 2, 1688, made by Jonas Humphrey, aged about sixty-eight, and Robert Randall, aged about eighty, both of Weymouth, Enoch and his oldest son Ephraim, a blacksmith, lived in Titenden, Parish of Lee, about two miles from Wendover, county Bucks, England, for some time and then came to Weymouth ; they said that Enoch returned to England after a time, while Ephraim remained in America. Enoch also was a blacksmith. He had twenty-two acres of land in Weymouth. He married (first) in England. He married (second) Sarah, daughter of Widow Dorothy Barker, who in 1652 was wife of John King, of Weymouth, and gave by will, June 14, 1652, household goods to daughter, Sarah Hunt. On November 18, 1652, at a county court held at Boston, Ephraim was made administrator of his father's estate.
- Children by first marriage: Ephraim, Peter. By second marriage: Sarah, born July 4, 1640.
- (II) Peter, son of Enoch Hunt, died October 2, 1692. Although there is not sure evidence that he was the son of Enoch Hunt, there is very great probability that he was. His will was dated June 19, 1689, and proved December 26, 1692. He gave to his son Enoch upland and swamp purchased of Mr. Paine, on part of which his house stood ; also thirty acres swamp which he received "of father Bowen," except a small piece he had given to his son John ; also one hundred pounds worth of commonage. He left property to the remainder of his children and to relatives. He married, December 10, 1645, Elizabeth, daughter of Henry and Judith Smith, who came from county Norfolk, England. Captain Hunt was the first town clerk of Rehoboth. Elizabeth (Smith) Hunt married (second) Elder James Blake, of Dorchester, September 17, 1695. Children: Sarah, born January 21, 1646; Judith, April 21, 1648; Peter, June 11, 1650, died August 25, 1676; Enoch, February 28, 1652, died March 5, 1711 ; Elizabeth, March 1, 1654; John, October 15, 1656, died October 21, 1716; Mary, June 15, 1658, died August 23, 1676; Ephraim, mentioned below; Tabitha, September 14, 1663, died October 14, 1676; Daniel, February 14, 1665, died September 15, 1773; Benjamin, September 29, 1668, died August 13, 1732; Nathaniel, December 31, 1670, died August 28, 1671.
- (III) Ephraim, son of Peter Hunt, was born March 31, 1661, died May 9, 1694. The inventory of his estate, dated June 8, 1694, amounted to two hundred and five pounds, and it was divided between his widow, brother John and four children. He married Rebecca ____ , and she married (second) November 22, 1697, David Carpenter. Children: Daniel, born July 12, 1687, died February 25, 1731 ; John, mentioned below ; Sarah, October 16, 1690: Hannah, June 26, 1693.
- .... etc. __________________
- The Pioneers of Massachusetts, a Descriptive List, Drawn from Records of the ... By Charles Henry Pope
- http://books.google.com/books?id=k___uh7sQAkC&pg=PA248&lpg=PA248&dq...
- Pg. 248
- HUNT,
- Enoch, from Titenden in the parish of Lee, Eng., [Mass. Arch. 129, 16,] Weymouth; 1640; town officer, 1651. In Court 1 (2) 1641. Wife Dorothie, widow of -- Barker; she survived him, and m. John King. In her will, dated 14 (4) 1652, prob. 21 (8) 1652, she beq. to dau. Sarah Hunt, referred to Ephraim H., and to ch. Joseph and Ruth Barker and Susanna Heath. Ch. Sarah b. 4 (5) 1640.
- He d. before 1647, when Dorothy's lands are mentioned in deeds of abutting tracts. Admin. gr. to son Ephraim 18 (9) 1652; [Reg. V, 239.] The son Ephraim, blacksmith, Weymouth, gave letter of attorney 5 (10) 1646, for collection of property in Beaconsfield, Bucks, formerly of John Hunt of Winchmore Hill in Agmondham parish. [A.]
- Peter, lieut., Rehoboth, 1643; prop. frm. 4 June, 1645., adm. frm. 5 June, 1651; town officer. He m. Dec. 14, 1646, Elizabeth Smith; ch. Sarah b. Jan. 21 1646-7, Judah b. April 21, 1648, Peter b. June 14, 1650, Enoch b. Feb. 28, 1652, Elizabeth b. March 1, 1654, John b, Oct, 15, 1656, Mary b. June 15, 1658, Ephraim b. March 31, 1661, Tabitha b. Sept. 14, 1663, Daniel b. Feb. 14, 1665, Benjamin b. Sept. 29, 1668, Nath. b. Dec. 31, 1670, d. Aug. 28, 1671. Peter, Morah and Tabitha bur. 1676. He was bur. Oct. 21 1692.
- Will dated 19 June, 1689, prob. 26 Dec. 1692; beq. to sons Enoch, John, Ephraim, Benjamin; dau. Judith Williams and her sons Nathaniel and Thomas Cooper; gr. ch. Ann Paine and Sarah Pecke; sons-in-law Samuel Peck and James Willett. Certain land he had of father Bowen.
- William, Concord, rem. to Marlborough; frm. June 2, 1641. Witness to will of Wm. Bowstred of Concord, 23 Oct. 1642.
- He signed his will Oct. 23, 1667, date of probate not given; beq. to wife Mary, and sons Samuel, Nehemiah and Isaac, and dau. Elizabeth Barnes. __________________
- SMITH, Elizabeth
- b. ABT 1630
- Parents:
- Father: SMITH, Henry
- Family:
- Marriage: 14 DEC 1646 Rehoboth, Bristol, Mass.
- Spouse: HUNT, Peter
- b. 1615 England
- d. OCT 1692 Rehoboth, Bristol, Mass.
- Children:
- HUNT, Sarah
- HUNT, Judith
- HUNT, Peter
- HUNT, Enoch
- HUNT, Elizabeth
- HUNT, Rebecca
- HUNT, John
- HUNT, Mary b. 15 JUN 1658 Rehoboth, Bristol, Mass.
- HUNT, Ephraim
- HUNT, Tabitha b. 14 SEP 1663 Rehoboth, Bristol, Mass. d. 1676 Rehoboth, Bristol, Mass.
- HUNT, Daniel b. 14 FEB 1664/5 Rehoboth, Bristol, Mass. d. 1673 Rehoboth, Bristol, Mass.
- HUNT, Benjamin
- HUNT, Nathaniel b. 31 DEC 1670 Rehoboth, Bristol, Mass. d. 28 AUG 1671 Rehoboth, Bristol, Mass.
- Family:
- Marriage: 17 SEP 1695
- Spouse:BLAKE, James
- From: http://www.genealogyofnewengland.com/f_1c.htm#39 ____________________________
- New England families, genealogical and memorial; a record of the achievements of her people in...the founding of a nation. Vol. 2 by American Historical Society. 1n; Cutter, William Richard, 1847-1918
- https://archive.org/details/newenglandfamili02amer
- https://archive.org/stream/newenglandfamili02amer#page/172/mode/1up
- .... etc.
- (II) James Blake, son of William (2) and Agnes (Band) Blake, was born in Pitminster, England, and baptized there, April 27, 1624. He came to New England with his father. He lived in the
- https://archive.org/stream/newenglandfamili02amer#page/173/mode/1up
- northern part of Dorchester, his house, built about 1650, being of such substantial character that the town voted to model the parsonage after it in 1669, and it remained in the Blake family until 1825. In 1895 it was removed from the original location on Cottage street to Richardson Park and the Dorchester Historical Society secured possession of it and fitted it up for their purposes. From 1658 to 1685 there was scarcely a year that Mr. Blake did not serve the town in some official capacity. He was selectman thirteen years, later constable, deputy to the General Court, clerk of the writs, recorder, sergeant of the militia company. He was deacon of the Dorchester church fourteen years and ruling elder for the same period. He was often called upon as administrator and in other capacities in the settlement of estates. He died June 28, 1700, leaving a will dated two days prior to his death. His estate was appraised at four hundred and seventy-three pounds. He and his wife are buried in the old graveyard in Dorchester, and the stones that mark their graves are in excellent condition. He married (first) about 1651, Elizabeth Clap, daughter of Deacon Edward and Prudence (Clap) Clap, born in 1631-32, died in Dorchester, January 16, 1693-94. He married (second) in Rehoboth, September 17, 1695, Elizabeth (Smith) Hunt, widow of Peter Hunt, and daughter of Henry and Judith Smith, from County Norfolk, England. Children: James, of further mention ; John, born March 16, 1656-57, inherited property of his Uncle John in Boston, but remained in Dorchester, deacon ; married Hannah , who had four children, and died May 16, 1729, his death occurring March 2, 1718; Elizabeth, born October 3, 1658, married Jeremiah Fuller; Jonathan, born July 12, died November 10, 1660; Sarah, born February 28, 1665, died May 22, 1666; Joseph, born August 27, 1667, died February 1, 1738-39, married Mehitable Bird, who died April 15, 1751, lived at Dorchester, and had eleven children.
- .... etc. _______________________________
- Abstracts of Bristol County, Massachusetts Probate Records, 1687-1745 By H. L. Peter Rounds
- https://books.google.com/books?id=xL-nFfV4C68C&pg=PA5&lpg=PA5&dq=pe...
- Pg.5
- Will of PETER HUNT ... etc. ______________________
- Genealogy of the name and family of Hunt, etc By Thomas Bellows WYMAN
- https://books.google.com/books?id=1RxYAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA271&lpg=PA271&d...
- Pg.271
- Enoch Hunt
- Pg.305
- Peter Hunt ____________________________
- The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 62
- https://books.google.com/books?id=5XNcjS7zjhgC&pg=PA182&lpg=PA182&d...
- Pg.182-183 _______________________________
- A History of Rehoboth, Massachusetts By G.H. Tilton
- https://books.google.com/books?id=zcsRAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA142&lpg=PA142&d...
- Pg.357
- HUNT, PETER BROWN, ESQ., was born in Rehoboth (now Seekonk) Feb. 1, 1794; graduated at Brown University in 1816; was admitted to the Massachusetts and Rhode Island bars; commenced practice in Seekonk in 1819, and died April 28, 1831. he was the son6 of Peter5 and Sarah (Ide), of John4 and Rachel (Carpenter), of John3 and Susannah (Sweeting), of Ephraim2 and Rebecca ____, of Peter1 and Elizabeth (Smith). __________________________________
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Capt. Peter Hunt's Timeline
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July 4, 1619
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Titenden Parish, Lee, Buckingham, England
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July 4, 1619
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Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England
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January 21, 1646
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Rehoboth, Plymouth Colony
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April 21, 1648
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Rehoboth, Plymouth Colony
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June 14, 1650
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Rehoboth, Plymouth Colony
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February 28, 1652
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Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
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March 1, 1654
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Rehoboth, Plymouth Colony
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October 15, 1656
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Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States
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June 15, 1658
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