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Edward Hunt, Sr.

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Newtown, New Netherland Colony, Colonial America
Death: between January 15, 1716 and February 29, 1716 (59-68)
Newtown, Queens County, New York, Colonial America (Died between date of will and probate)
Immediate Family:

Son of Raph Hunt, of Middleburrough and Anna Hunt
Husband of Sarah Hunt and Elizabeth Hunt
Father of Lt. Colonel Edward Hunt; Sarah Titus; Richard Hunt; Martha Reeder?; Ralph “London” Hunt and 5 others
Brother of Anna Phillips; Mary Hart; Capt. Ralph Hunt; Capt. John Hunt and Samuel Hunt, of Newtown & Maidenhead

Findagrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124710130/edward-hunt
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About Edward Hunt, Sr.

This is the Edward Hunt, who, about 1670, married Sarah, daughter of Richard and Joana Betts, from whom a large number of the Hunt families in Hopewell are descended.


Edward HUNT

  • [3840]
  • 1652 - 15 Feb 1715
  • BIRTH: 1652, Newtown, Queens, Long Island, NY
  • DEATH: 15 Feb 1715, Newtown, Queens, Long Island, NY
  • Father: Ralph HUNT
  • Mother: Ann JESSUP
  • Family 1 : Sarah BETTS MARRIAGE: ABT 1682, Newtown, Queens, Long Island, NY

Children

  1. Richard HUNT
  2. Ralph "London" HUNT
  3. Sarah HUNT
  4. Martha HUNT
  5. +Edward HUNT
  6. Anna HUNT

Family 2 : Elizabeth HAZARD MARRIAGE: BEF 1698, Newtown, Queens, Long Island, NY

  1. Elizabeth HUNT
  2. Thomas HUNT
  3. Jonathan HUNT
  4. Hannah HUNT
  5. Abigail HUNT

Notes

His will was dated Jan. 15, 1715/16 and proved Feb. 29, 1715/16. He was from Newton, Long Island. His wife's name was Elizabeth Hazard. Her brothers, James and Thomas, are mentiond in Edward's will. Children mentioned in his will: Thomas, Jonathan, Elizabeth, Martha, Edward, Richard, Sarah (Titus), Hannah, Abigail. Granddaughter Sarah Reeder.


His will dated Jan. 15, 1715/16, proved Feb. 29, 1715/16, Queens Co., New York, names wife Elizabeth, brothers-in-law Thomas and James Haggard; sons Thomas and Jonathan (both under age); to son Edward "the land he now dwelleth on, in the County of Hunterdon" to son Richard "he land that he dwelleth on in the County of Hunterdon, in New Jersey" to son Ralph Hunt, "£1, to be paid out of the bond due to me from my brother, Ralph Hunt, with what he hath already received" dau. Sarah Titus; daus Martha, Elizabeth, Hannah, and Abigail; grandchild, Sarah Reede. Wits: Samuel Haight, Caleb Merill, James Burroughs. "Abstracts of Wills" Vol II (New York Hist. Society)

Note N1817

Edward Hunt was one of the early settlers of Maidenhead, New Jersey, along with his brothers "Capt. Ralph" and Samuel Hunt, and his cousins Theophilus Phillips and "Major" Phillip Phillips. (Maidenhead was originally part of Burlington, New Jersey; in 1714, it became part of the new county of Hunterdon. Maidenhead's name was changed to Lawrence in 1818 and it became part of Mercer Co. in 1838.)


References

His will was dated Jan. 15, 1715/16 and proved Feb. 29, 1715/16. He was from Newton, Long Island. His wife's name was Elizabeth Hazard. Her brothers, James and Thomas, are mentiond in Edward's will. Children mentioned in his will: Thomas, Jonathan, Elizabeth, Martha, Edward, Richard, Sarah (Titus), Hannah, Abigail. Granddaughter Sarah Reeder.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Dec 22 2021, 4:29:39 UTC

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Edward Hunt, Sr.'s Timeline

1652
1652
Newtown, New Netherland Colony, Colonial America
1675
May 9, 1675
Age 23
Walsall, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
1684
February 3, 1684
Newton, Long Island, New York, United States
1690
1690
Newton, Queens County, NY, British Colonial America
1694
1694
Newtown, Long Island, Province of New York
1696
1696
1705
January 20, 1705
Newtown, Queens, New York
1712
November 17, 1712