Sarah Hunt

1st wife of Enoch Hunt. Mother of Ephraim & Peter.

Sarah Palmer & Enoch Hunt

• Marriage: Dec 4 1609 Little Marlow Buckinghamshire, England
• Wife: Sarah Palmer
• Husband: Enoch Hunt
• Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I04265-3
• System Origin: England-EASy
• GS Film number: 1999446

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• Enoch Hunt, the immigrant ancestor, married (first) in England; married (second) Sarah, daughter of Widow Dorothy Barker, who in 1652 was wife of John Kinh, of Weymouth, and gave by will, April 14, 1652, household goods to her daughter, Sarah Hunt. Enoch Hunt was admitted freeman at Newport, Rhode Island, in 1638. On September 18, 1652, at a county court in Boston, power of administration on estate of Enoch Hunt, not yet administered, was granted to his son Ephraim. His daughter Sarah married Matthew Pratt, who was deaf and almost without power of speech, while she was deaf and dumb also. In a deposition of Jonas Humphrey and Robert Randall they say that Enoch Hunt came from Tetenden, in the parish of Lee,
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• about two miles distant from Wendover; blacksmith. They said that Enoch and his son Ephraim both moved to New England and dwelt for some time in Weymouth, and Enoch returned to England, while Ephraim remained at Weymouth and had several sons. Enoch Hunt owned twenty-two acres of upland and salt marsh. Children by first wife: 1. Ephraim, born 1610, mentioned below. 2 Peter, mentioned below. By second wife: 3. Sarah, born July 4, 1640; married Matthew Pratt.
• (II) Ephraim, son of Enoch Hunt, settled in Weymouth, Massachusetts. He was a refugee from the disastrous field of Marston Moor, and his right name was Colonel Sir William Hunt, but to conceal his identity, after his arrival in this country, he changed his name to Ephraim. He was regarded by the party in power as a "malignant," a name given to all Royalist of sufficient note to be considered dangerous by Cromwell. At the siege of York, Colonel Hunt had been the hero of the day, and the dignity of knighthood was conferred upon him by Prince Rupert. At the battle of Marston Moor, the tide turned and Colonel Hunt fled to America, where he died February 22, 1686, forty years after he left England. He married an heiress, Anna Richards, and their three sons were the progenitors of the Hunts in this country.
• (II) Peter, son of Enoch Hunt, .... etc. _____________________________
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• 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, .... etc. _______________________
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• 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,
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• mentioned below; Peter. By second marriage : Sarah, born July 4, 1640.
• ( II) Ephraim, son of Enoch Hunt, .... etc. _________________________
• Genealogy of the name and family of Hunt, etc By Thomas Bellows WYMAN
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• Enoch Hunt .... etc.
• Mrs. Hunt, 2d, was daughter of Widow Dorothy Barker; who in 1652, was wife of John King of Weymouth, and gave, by will, 14 (4), 1652, to dau. Sarah Hunt, households goods.
• .... etc.
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• Peter Hunt ____________________________
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• (I) Enoch Hunt, a resident of Titenden, in the parish of Lee, England, with his son Ephraim came to this country, where at Newport he was admitted a freeman in 1638. He became an early settler at Weymouth, there in 1640; was town officer, 1651. His wife Dorothy, formerly the Widow Barker, survived him and married John King. He died before 1647, (IS THIS AN ERROR OR DEATH DATE FOR JOHN KING, AS IT LISTS ENOCH AS TOWN OFFICER IN 1651?; & DOROTHY WILL ?DATED 1662, ?PROBATED 1651) when Dorothy's lands are mentioned in deeds of abutting tracts. In her will dated 14th of 4th month, 1662, probated 21st of 6th month, 1651, she bequeaths to daughter Sarah Hunt, referred to Ephraim Hunt and to children Joseph and Ruth Barker and Susanna Heath. Mr. Hunt had, at Weymouth, Sarah, born July 4, 1640.
• (II) Ephraim Hunt, of Weymouth, son of Enoch, .... etc. _______________________
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• 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.]
• .... etc. ____________________________
• Ephraim Hunt
• Birth: 1610 Buckinghamshire, England
• Death: Feb. 22, 1687 Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
• Ephraim was the son of Enoch Hunt of Titenden Parish, Lee, Buckingham, England and Dorothie Barker Hunt of Titenden Parish, Lee, Buckingham, England. He was born 1610 in Titenden Parish, Lee, Buckingham County, England. He was christened on 08 March 1611 in Lee, Buckinghamshire County, England.
• Ephraim married Alice Richards on 28 April 1637 in Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachussets.
• .... etc.
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• From: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=hunt&GSfn=eph... ___________________
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• (I) Enoch Hunt, immigrant ancestor, .... etc. _____________________________

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• Enoch Hunt, the immigrant ancestor, married (first) in England; married (second) Sarah, daughter of Widow Dorothy Barker, who in 1652 was wife of John Kinh, of Weymouth, and gave by will, April 14, 1652, household goods to her daughter, Sarah Hunt. Enoch Hunt was admitted freeman at Newport, Rhode Island, in 1638. On September 18, 1652, at a county court in Boston, power of administration on estate of Enoch Hunt, not yet administered, was granted to his son Ephraim. His daughter Sarah married Matthew Pratt, who was deaf and almost without power of speech, while she was deaf and dumb also. In a deposition of Jonas Humphrey and Robert Randall they say that Enoch Hunt came from Tetenden, in the parish of Lee,
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• about two miles distant from Wendover; blacksmith. They said that Enoch and his son Ephraim both moved to New England and dwelt for some time in Weymouth, and Enoch returned to England, while Ephraim remained at Weymouth and had several sons. Enoch Hunt owned twenty-two acres of upland and salt marsh. Children by first wife: 1. Ephraim, born 1610, mentioned below. 2 Peter, mentioned below. By second wife: 3. Sarah, born July 4, 1640; married Matthew Pratt.
• (II) Ephraim, son of Enoch Hunt, settled in Weymouth, Massachusetts. He was a refugee from the disastrous field of Marston Moor, and his right name was Colonel Sir William Hunt, but to conceal his identity, after his arrival in this country, he changed his name to Ephraim. He was regarded by the party in power as a "malignant," a name given to all Royalist of sufficient note to be considered dangerous by Cromwell. At the siege of York, Colonel Hunt had been the hero of the day, and the dignity of knighthood was conferred upon him by Prince Rupert. At the battle of Marston Moor, the tide turned and Colonel Hunt fled to America, where he died February 22, 1686, forty years after he left England. He married an heiress, Anna Richards, and their three sons were the progenitors of the Hunts in this country.
• (II) Peter, son of Enoch Hunt, died October 2, 1692. He married Elizabeth Smith. Although there is not very sure evidence that Peter was son of Enoch, 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 bought 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 relatives. His wife married (second) Elder James Blake, of Dorchester, September 17, 1695. She was daughter of Henry and Judith Smith, who came from county Norfolk, England. Captain Hunt was the first town clerk of Rehoboth. Children: Sarah, born January 21, 1646; Judith, April 21, 1648; Peter, June 11, 1650; Enoch, Frebruary 28, 1652; Elizabeth, March 1, 1654; John, October 15, 1656; Mary, June 15, 1658; Ephraim, March 31, 1661, mentioned below; Tabitha, September 14, 1663; Daniel, February 14, 1665; Benjamin, September 29, 1668; Nathaniel, December 31, 1670.
• (III) Ephraim, son of Peter Hunt, .... etc. _______________________________
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• 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. .... etc.
• .... 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. .... etc. ________________________
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• 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,
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• mentioned below; Peter. By second marriage : Sarah, born July 4, 1640.
• ( II) Ephraim, son of Enoch Hunt, was born in England in 1610, and came to America with his father. He was buried February 24, 1687, and on his gravestone is the following inscription : "Here lyeth Buried ye Body of Ephraim Hunt aged about 77 years deceased ye 22d of February 1686-7." The inventory of his estate amounted to five hundred and two pounds, and included house and orchards, twenty-three acres in lower plantations, five acres salt marsh on back river, and fifty acres near Cedar Swamp. He married (first) Anna Richards, and (second) Ebbett Brimsmead. His first wife was daughter of Thomas and Welthean Richards, and her three sons inherited a large amount of property. His second wife was sister of William Brimsmead and administered on his estate. Her will was dated April 23, 1708, and in it she mentioned her son William, of Martha's Vineyard, her son Joseph with whom she remained for many years, and his two sons and three daughters, and also William, son of her son William. She died September 9, 1712, and her will was proved January 2, 1713. Children of first wife: John, born 1646; Thomas, 1648; Ephraim, mentioned below. Children of second wife: William, 1655; Enoch, 1658; Joseph, 1670.
• (III) .... etc. ______________________
• Genealogy of the name and family of Hunt, etc By Thomas Bellows WYMAN
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• Enoch Hunt .... etc.
• Mrs. Hunt, 2d, was daughter of Widow Dorothy Barker; who in 1652, was wife of John King of Weymouth, and gave, by will, 14 (4), 1652, to dau. Sarah Hunt, households goods.
• .... etc.
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• Peter Hunt ____________________________
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• (I) Enoch Hunt, a resident of Titenden, in the parish of Lee, England, with his son Ephraim came to this country, where at Newport he was admitted a freeman in 1638. He became an early settler at Weymouth, there in 1640; was town officer, 1651. His wife Dorothy, formerly the Widow Barker, survived him and married John King. He died before 1647, (IS THIS AN ERROR OR DEATH DATE FOR JOHN KING, AS IT LISTS ENOCH AS TOWN OFFICER IN 1651?; & DOROTHY WILL ?DATED 1662, ?PROBATED 1651) when Dorothy's lands are mentioned in deeds of abutting tracts. In her will dated 14th of 4th month, 1662, probated 21st of 6th month, 1651, she bequeaths to daughter Sarah Hunt, referred to Ephraim Hunt and to children Joseph and Ruth Barker and Susanna Heath. Mr. Hunt had, at Weymouth, Sarah, born July 4, 1640.
• (II) Ephraim Hunt, of Weymouth, son of Enoch, married (first Anna Richards, daughter of Thomas and Welthean Richards, and sister of William Richards, of Ebbett, Brinsmead, England. Mr. Hunt was a blacksmith of Weymouth. In 1646 he gave a letter of attorney for collection of property in Beaconsfield, Bucks, formerly of John Hunt of Winchmere Hill, in Agmondsham parish. he died Feb. 22, 1686-87. His estate was L502, 1s. His children born to the first marriage were: John, Thomas and Ephraim; and those to the second were: William, Enoch and Joseph.
• (III) Ephraim Hunt (2), .... etc. ________________________________
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• 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. .... etc. _______________________
• Sarah Hunt Pratt
• Birth: Jul. 4, 1640 Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
• Death: Aug. 3, 1729 Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
• Daughter of Enoch and Sarah Hunt
• Married Matthew Pratt between August 1 - September 1, 1661 in Weymouth
• Family links:
• Spouse:
• Matthew Pratt (1629 - 1713)
• Children:
  • Matthew Pratt (1665 - 1746)*
  • Samuel Pratt (1676 - 1715)*
• Burial: North Weymouth Cemetery, Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
• Find A Grave Memorial# 130092263
• From: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=130092263 _____________________
• WAS SARAH BARKER THE 2ND WIFE OF ENOCH HUNT OR 1ST WIFE OF THE SON EPHRAIM HUNT? THERE ARE OTHER REFERENCES THAT LIST HER AS 2ND WIFE OF ENOCH AND OTHER REFERENCES LIST EPHRAIM HUNTS 1ST WIFE AS ANNE RICHARDS.
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• IX MARY BRADFORD, ninth child of Major William and Alice (Richards) Bradford, was
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• born about 1669. She was married to William Hunt, son of Ephraim, son of Enoch.
• The Massachusetts State Archives, lib. 129, folio 16, contains the following in reference to the Hunt family, of Weymouth, in a deposition of James Humphrey:
• "Enoch Hunt, of Titenden in the Parish of Lee about two miles distant from Wendorn and Ephraim Hunt, the reputed eldest son, removed into New England, and for some time dwelt in Weymouth. The said Enoch Hunt, the father, soon returned back to England, but his son Ephraim remained, and settled at Weymouth, and there married a wife, by whom he had several sons, and continued his dwelling there unto the time of his decease."
• EPHRAIM HUNT, of Rehoboth 1644, son of Enoch, was born in England; removed thence to Weymouth; married 1st, Sarah Barker. He married 2nd, Elbet, and had issue: Thomas, Ephraim, John, William, 1655; Enoch, 1657; and Joseph. He was admitted freeman 1671; was captain of the train band. His will is dated April 7, 1687.
• WILLIAM HUNT, son of Ephraim, was born about 1655. He is called of Chilmark. He lived at Martha's Vineyard. After the death of his first wife, he married Sarah, widow of Samuel Bradford, brother of Mary, his first wife.
• THE CHILDREN OF WILLIAM HUNT, BY HIS WIFE MARY BRADFORD (HUNT), WERE
  • 1. Mary Hunt, born Feb. 8 or 18, 1687.
  • 2. William Hunt, born May 17, 1693. ______________________________

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Children by 1st Marriage: Ephraim, Peter

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• Enoch Hunt, the immigrant ancestor, married (first) in England; married (second) Sarah, daughter of Widow Dorothy Barker, who in 1652 was wife of John Kinh, of Weymouth, and gave by will, April 14, 1652, household goods to her daughter, Sarah Hunt. Enoch Hunt was admitted freeman at Newport, Rhode Island, in 1638. On September 18, 1652, at a county court in Boston, power of administration on estate of Enoch Hunt, not yet administered, was granted to his son Ephraim. His daughter Sarah married Matthew Pratt, who was deaf and almost without power of speech, while she was deaf and dumb also. In a deposition of Jonas Humphrey and Robert Randall they say that Enoch Hunt came from Tetenden, in the parish of Lee,
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• about two miles distant from Wendover; blacksmith. They said that Enoch and his son Ephraim both moved to New England and dwelt for some time in Weymouth, and Enoch returned to England, while Ephraim remained at Weymouth and had several sons. Enoch Hunt owned twenty-two acres of upland and salt marsh. Children by first wife: 1. Ephraim, born 1610, mentioned below. 2 Peter, mentioned below. By second wife: 3. Sarah, born July 4, 1640; married Matthew Pratt.
• (II) Ephraim, son of Enoch Hunt, settled in Weymouth, Massachusetts. He was a refugee from the disastrous field of Marston Moor, and his right name was Colonel Sir William Hunt, but to conceal his identity, after his arrival in this country, he changed his name to Ephraim. He was regarded by the party in power as a "malignant," a name given to all Royalist of sufficient note to be considered dangerous by Cromwell. At the siege of York, Colonel Hunt had been the hero of the day, and the dignity of knighthood was conferred upon him by Prince Rupert. At the battle of Marston Moor, the tide turned and Colonel Hunt fled to America, where he died February 22, 1686, forty years after he left England. He married an heiress, Anna Richards, and their three sons were the progenitors of the Hunts in this country.
• (II) Peter, son of Enoch Hunt, died October 2, 1692. He married Elizabeth Smith. Although there is not very sure evidence that Peter was son of Enoch, 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 bought 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 relatives. His wife married (second) Elder James Blake, of Dorchester, September 17, 1695. She was daughter of Henry and Judith Smith, who came from county Norfolk, England. Captain Hunt was the first town clerk of Rehoboth. Children: Sarah, born January 21, 1646; Judith, April 21, 1648; Peter, June 11, 1650; Enoch, Frebruary 28, 1652; Elizabeth, March 1, 1654; John, October 15, 1656; Mary, June 15, 1658; Ephraim, March 31, 1661, mentioned below; Tabitha, September 14, 1663; Daniel, February 14, 1665; Benjamin, September 29, 1668; Nathaniel, December 31, 1670.
• (III) Ephraim, son of Peter Hunt, was born March 31, 1661, died May 9, 1694. The inventory of his estate, made June 8, 1694, was two hundred and five pounds, and it was divided between his widow, brother John and four children. His widow married, November 22, 1697, David Carpenter. Children: Daniel, born July 12, 1687, mentioned below; John, March 9, 1688; Sarah, October 16, 1690; Hannah, June 26, 1693.
• .... etc. ______________________________
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• 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. .... etc.
• .... 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. .... etc. ________________________
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• 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,
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• mentioned below; Peter. By second marriage : Sarah, born July 4, 1640.
• ( II) Ephraim, son of Enoch Hunt, was born in England in 1610, and came to America with his father. He was buried February 24, 1687, and on his gravestone is the following inscription : "Here lyeth Buried ye Body of Ephraim Hunt aged about 77 years deceased ye 22d of February 1686-7." The inventory of his estate amounted to five hundred and two pounds, and included house and orchards, twenty-three acres in lower plantations, five acres salt marsh on back river, and fifty acres near Cedar Swamp. He married (first) Anna Richards, and (second) Ebbett Brimsmead. His first wife was daughter of Thomas and Welthean Richards, and her three sons inherited a large amount of property. His second wife was sister of William Brimsmead and administered on his estate. Her will was dated April 23, 1708, and in it she mentioned her son William, of Martha's Vineyard, her son Joseph with whom she remained for many years, and his two sons and three daughters, and also William, son of her son William. She died September 9, 1712, and her will was proved January 2, 1713. Children of first wife: John, born 1646; Thomas, 1648; Ephraim, mentioned below. Children of second wife: William, 1655; Enoch, 1658; Joseph, 1670.
• (III) Ephraim (2), son of Ephraim (1) Hunt, was born in 1650, died in 1713. In 1690 he served as captain in the Canada Expedition. In 1736 a grant of land called Huntstown was deeded to his heirs, settled in 1742 and incorporated in 1764; it is now called Ashfield. In 1706-07 he was colonel in the expedition at Groton against the Indians, and he also served in other affairs. His estate amounted to two thousand two hundred and ninety-eight pounds. He married Joanna, daughter of Dr. Alcock and granddaughter of Dr. Richard Palgrave. of Charlestown. Massachusetts. On her gravestone in the old burying ground at Acushnet Village, New Bedford, Massachusetts, is the following inscription : "Here lieth interred the body of Joanna, wife of ye Hon. Ephraim Hunt, Esq., late of Weymouth, youngest daughter of Dr. John Alcock, late of Roxbury, who died March ye 20, 1746, in ye eighty-seventh year of her age". Children : John, born December 11, 1679, died young; Rev. Samuel, February 8, 1681 ; Joanna; John, buried September 4, 1761 : Peter, born March 8, 1690; William, March 14, 1692 ; Ebenezer, April 6, 1694; Thomas, May 6, 1696; Elizabeth, 1697; Sarah ; Mercy ; Ephraim, mentioned below.
• (IV) Ephraim (3), son of Ephraim (2) Hunt, was born December 12, 1707, died February 29, 1786. He lived in Braintree, Massachusetts. He married (first) June 2, 1727, Ruth, born May 28, 1706, daughter of Samuel and Abigail Allen. He married (second) July 19, 1744, Miriam Spear. Children of first wife : Ephraim, mentioned below ; Jacob, born August 6, 1731 ; Nathaniel, March 2, 1733 ; Jonathan and Ruth, twins, August, 1736; Mary, 1739; Abigail, March 1, 1741. Children of second wife: Sarah, 1750; Richard Pierce, 1752.
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• (I) Enoch Hunt, immigrant ancestor, was from Titendon, in the parish of Lee, two miles from Wendover, Buckshire, England. He was an early settler in Rhode Island and was admitted a freeman in Newport in 1638. He was a blacksmith by trade. He removed
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• to Weymouth, Massachusetts, where he was living in 1640. He was a town officer in 1641, and had a case in court in 1641. He died before 1647, when his wife's lands are mentioned in deeds of abutting tracts. Administration was granted to his son Ephraim, November 18, 1652. The homestead consisted of twenty-two acres on the Plain at Weymouth, bounded by lands of Richard Sylvester, John Upham, Mr. Gouer, and west and north by the highway and the sea. He married (first) in England, name of wife unknown. He married (second) Dorothy Barker, widow, who survived him and married (third) John King, of Weymouth in 1652. Her will dated June 14, 1652, was proved October 21, 1652. Children: Ephraim, mentioned below; Peter, born in England, settled at Rehoboth, Massachusetts; Sarah, born at Weymouth, July 4, 1640.
• (II) Ephraim, son of Enoch Hunt, was born in England, about 1610, and came to Rhode Island and later to Weymouth with his father.
• He was a blacksmith by trade. He gave a letter of attorney, December 5, 1646, for the collection of property in Beaconsfield, Buckshire, England, formerly of John Hunt, of Winchmore Hill, in Agmondsham parish. Perhaps this John Hunt was his grandfather. Ephraim settled in Weymouth, and married Anna, daughter of Thomas and Welthea Richards, of Ebbett Brinsmead, England. She was a sister of William Richards, of Weymouth. Her will dated April 23, 1708, proved September 9, 1712, mentions her son William, of Martha's Vineyard; son Joseph, with whom she lived for many years, and others. She died September 9, 1711. Edmund Soper Hunt, in his "Reminiscences", says that Ephraim Hunt was a knighted cavalier of Prince Rupert's troops and that his real name was Colonel Sir William Hunt, He was a refugee from the disastrous field of Marton Moor, and changed his name to avoid detection. He received his knighthood after the siege of York, in which he distinguished himself. He died February 22, 1686-87, and is buried near the Soldier's monument in Weymouth, on Burying Hill. Children: John, born 1646; Thomas, 1648, Ephraim, 1650, William, 1655; Enoch, 1658; Joseph, mentioned below.
• (III) Joseph, son of Ephraim Hunt, .... etc. _____________________________