Gen. John Hurt, Sr.

General John Hurt Sr.

• Born 1655 in St Stephens Par, King William, Virginia
• Died 17 Feb 1723 at about age 68 in King William Co., Virginia Colony
• Son of William Hurt Sr and Margaret (Glover) Hurt
• Brother of Isabella Elizabeth (Hurt) Pendleton and William Hurt Jr.
• Husband of Sarah

The three known sons, and possibly a fourth son, of John2 Hurt (d. 1723) were as follows:

1. William Hurt, the eIder. He died in Caroline County, Virginia in 1749.
2. James Hurt of the July 18th, 1722 deed. (99-100-101-108-109).
3. John Hurt, the son in the “John Hurt son of John” in the 1722 deed.
4. Joseph Hurt. (See records No. 317 to 325 inclusive). Putting down Joseph as a son of John (d. 1723), is pure speculation. I figure that William Hurt Senior, in his will, split his 298 acre place into four equal parts and left a fourth part to each of four grandsons. We know that he left a fourth part to his grandson, James Hurt. In that 1722 deed James was telling us the story but, unfortunately, the fire of 1885 robbed us of it.

Notes

• In 1691 John Hurt bought land from Arnold in King and Queen County, Virginia, which Arnold had bought from the Indians. Deed was acknowledged in King and Queen County on November 12, 1691. (See 217). (Virginia Historical Magazine, Volume 2, page 392.)
• On 12 Nov 1691 John Yarbrough sold to John Hurt land in St. Stephen's Parish, King William County - quoted in Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol. 24, pg. 392.
• John Hurt was listed on the Virginia Quit Rent Rolls for King William County, Virginia for 500 acres in 1704. Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol. 32, pg. 71
• Sarah Hurtt wife of John Hurtt of King William County, Virginia gave a Power of Attourney to Henry Webber. Land was sold to John Yarbrough in King William County in 1705. Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol. 25, pg. 175-176.
• John Hurt and others witnessed a deed on 20 Nov 1705 in King William County - King William Fragments, Book I, pg. 54 - Virginia State Library, Richmond, Virginia - FHL film # 32092.
• In 1705, Sarah Hurtt, wife of John Hurtt, gave a power of attorney to Henry Webber to act and sign for her in the sale and of land to John Yarbrough in King William County, Virginia. (See 515). (Virginia Historical Magazine, Volume 25, pages 175-176.)
• Deed with John Hurt selling to Robert Townsley 134 acres of land (part of a 546 acre tract which was granted to John Hurt by patent on 2 May 1706) Sarah Hurt waves her dower rights.- King William County Virginia Records, Bk. I, pg. 314-321. FHL film # 32092.
• 8 July 1717 - Land grant of 546 acres in Pamunkey Neck, King William County, Virginia for transport of eleven persons 2 may 1706. Names of owners of adjoining lands include Benjamin Arnold, Richard Yarbrough, (Hans) Hendrick and William Hurt, Sr. - Virginia Land Book 9, pg. 734, Virginia State Library.
• On 15 July 1717, John Hurt of King William County, Virginia patented 450 acres of land on the upper side of Reedy Swamp (later in Caroline County after 1727). Virginia Land Book 10, pg. 326, Virginia State Library.
• On 20 Feb 1723, John Hurt of King William County, Virginia patented 400 acres of land in King William County - later in Caroline County, Virginia. - Virginia Land Patent Book II, 1719-1724 - pg. 330, Virginia State Library. John Hurt had applied for this patent earlier, but was deceased by the time it was granted. The land in the grant passed to his son and heir, William. See also "Land Patents from the Library of Virginia" <http://eagle.vsla.edu> and <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~reaserachinghurts/deeds>

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• "John Hurt. (William Senior1). His wife was Sarah Hurt ( He was born in about 1655 and died in King William County, Virginia in 1723. He was a son of William Hurt Senior."
• "In 1691 John Hurt bought land from Arnold in King and Queen County, Virginia, which Arnold had bought from the Indians. Deed was acknowledged in King and Queen County on November 12, 1691. (See 217). (Virginia Historical Magazine, Volume 2, page 392.)
• Under date of May 2nd, 1706, John Hurt was given a land grant of 546 acres in King William County, Virginia. (Land Book 9, page 734.) (See 223 for full wording of this land grant. It tells us exactly where he and many of the other early Hurts lived.)
• Under date of February 20, 1723, John Hurt patented 400 acres of land in St. John's Parish, King William County, Virginia. He died a few days before receiving title on February 20, 1723, On December 11, 1724, this same 400 acres was granted to William Hurt, the eldest son and heir of John Hurt. (Land Book 11, page 330, Land Book 12, pages 124-125.) (For full wording of all three of these records see 227-581-582.)
• The James and William Hurt of the July 18, 1722, deed fragment were sons of John Hurt (d. 1723) and grandsons of William Hurt, Sen'r of the October 24, 1701, land grant. Inasmuch as William Hurt, Sen'r left 74 1/2 acres, exactly 1/4 of the whole 298 acres to one of his grandsons, James Hurt, in his will, it is very probable that he split the whole 298 acres into four parts and left it to four grandchildren, James, "John Hurt son of John", William (d. 1749) and possibly Joseph Hurt. The King William County records were almost totally destroyed destroyed by fire in 1885. After the fire a few fragmentary portions of various records, mostly deed records, were fished from the debris. These were gotten together as well as could be done and photostatic copies made. A set of these copies is on file at the Virginia State Library at Richmond. Another set of these copies may be found at the courthouse at King William, the county seat of King William County. They are called the "King William Fragments".
• John Hurt, 546 acres,King William County., in Pamunkey Neck: 2 May 1706, Page 733.Begin 6 poles from the ridgepath;by the Mainskin path;to Benj'm Arnold and John Hurt;down a creek emptying into Lower Herring Creek;down Mattapony River; to
• Hance Hendricks cor, and by Richard Yarbough's tobacco ground; to Mr William Hurt Sr. Transport of 11 persons; Thom Sowell,Michael(a?)Portugeese,Robert Rainwater,Sarah Hoskins,Eliz.Bosford,Anne Gill,Wm Skyles,Mary Parte,Susanna Good,Chas.Goodrich,Anne Hum

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References

• https://johnsonancestors.com/ps09/ps09_319.html
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Hurt-65
• Hurt, Oscar H., THE EARLY HURT FAMILY OF VIRGINIA: a compilation, 1963 pg. 5-6, (unpublished typed document) FHL# 34425-13.
• Battey, George Magruder, III, Extracts from Virginia Land Patents, abt. 1656-1797, involving chiefly the families of Hurt, Hendrick, Smith, Allen and Terrell. FHL film # 1307610 item 19.
• Battey, George Magruder, III, Notes Mostly Concerning Hurts in Tidewater Virginia, 7 Aug 1947, FHL film # 1036576 item 13.
• Wertenbaker, Thomas J., The Planters of Colonial Virginia, Princeton Univ. Press, 1922.
• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=monkeys&i...

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