HUNT FAMILY of Sullivan County, NH

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HUNT FAMILY of Sullivan County, NH
Transcribed and contributed to Genealogy Trails by Janice Farnsworth - Farns10th@aol.com
Source: History of Charlestown, NH - Fort 4 by Rev. Henry H. Saunderson pub 1876,
Claremont, NH

p.432
Colonel Samuel Hunt
The earliest ancestor of Col. Samuel Hunt was Jonathan Hunt of Northampton, MA l660/1 who d. Sep 30, l69l age 30. He m. Sep 3, l662 Clemenza Hosmer of Hartford, CT. Jonathan Hunt, the 2d son of this marriage b. Jan 20, l666 m. Martha Williams and d. July l, 1738. He was the father of Samuel Hunt usually known as Capt. Samuel Hunt. who became a substantial citizen of Northfield, MA.

Capt. Samuel Hunt, b. 1704 at Northfield, MA m. Ann Ellsworth dau of John Ellsworth of Windsor, CT and his wife, Esther (White) Ellsworth dau of Daniel White of Hartford, Ct. She b. April 27, 1705. Their children:

l. Samuel Hunt Jr. b. Sep 29, 1734. became one of the most distinguished citizens (see also The Hist. of the desc's of Elder John Strong, pp l175-l176.) (see also, p.432 - Samuel Hunt Jr.)

2. Anna Hunt b. Oct 23, 1736, m. Rev. John Hubbard who was for 45 yrs. Congregational minister at Northfield. She was the mother of Hon. John Hubbard and the grandmother of Hon. Henry Hubbard of Charlestown, NH.

3. Jonathan Hunt settled at Vernon, Vt. and became the Lieut. Governor of Vermont.
4. Elisha Hunt
5. Arad Hunt
6. Sarah Hunt
7. Martha Hunt.

p.432 - Samuel Hunt Jr. was commissioned April 27, 1759 by Gov. Pownal of MA as 3d Lieut in his Majesty's service at Fort No. 4, Charlestown, NH. This apptmt had the effect of fixing his location for life. He m. Dec. 2, 1760 Esther Strong of Northampton MA. dauof Lieut Caleb Strong and his wife, Phebe (Lyman) Strong, of Northamp-ton, MA. She had an older sister Phebe Strong who m. General Benjamin Bellows of Walpole. The children of Colonel Samuel Hunt Jr. and his wife, Esther (Strong) Hunt were:

l. Samuel Hunt 3d b. Nov l, 176l at Charlestown, NH He d. Feb. 3, 1764.
2. Asahel Hunt b. Aug 23, 1763 m. Aug l6,1785 Anna Geer of Westmoreland, NH b. Aug l9, 1768 He kept a tavern at S. Charlestown on the place later owned by Roswell Robertson. He was a farmer as well. He d. Nov.20, 1822. She d. 1825 - Their children:

l. Alpheus M. Hunt
2. Lewis Hunt
3. Helen Esther Hunt
4. Cynthia Geer Hunt
5. Sarah Hunt
6. Margaret Hunt
7. Sarah Hunt twin to Margaret Hunt (see also History of the Strong Family, p. 1179).

3. Samuel Hunt (named for Samuel Hunt b. 176l d. 1764.) 3d b. July 8, 1765 never married. He became the Hon. Samuel Hunt who had a law practice lst at Alstead then Keene NH. He spent 3yrs in France at Bordeaux. Returned home and set up practice in Charlestown,NH. Active in politics he became in 1802 a Rep in Cong-ress and re-elected to the 8th in 1803. At the close of his term he became involved with the formation of a Colony for settlement of which he owned a large tract of land in Ohio. He made the journey to Ohio on horseback, settling at French Grant as the place was then called. He contracted a fever and d. July 7 1807 age 42 and is buried at Marietta. Of the people from Charlestown who followed Hunt to Ohio only three survived and returned to Charlestown.

4. John Hunt b. at Charlestown, Aug 6, 1768 gra. Harvard 1789 and settled at Windsor, Vt. d. unmarried on Sep. l4, 1795.

5. Roswell Hunt b. Oct 26, 1772 m. Mary Willard of Charlestown, NH dau of Aaron and Mary (Smead) Willard She b. Dec. l2, 1773. He d. 183l She d. 1853. Their children:

l. Martha Hunt b. 1792 m. Enos Stevens son of the Hon. Samuel Stevens.
2. Samuel Hunt b. July l2, 1795 m. (l) 1824 Sarah Bond of Hanover, NH. He m. (2) 1825 Matilda Lull of Hartland, Vt. He d. at Piedmont NH Aug l5, 183l.
3. Mary Hunt b. 1802 m. Stephen Danforth Hassam.
4. Ellen Hunt b. 1805 m. (l) George Avery who d.at Manchester NH 1870. She m. (2) James Hersey.
5. Eliza Ann Hunt b. 18l0 d. 18ll
6. John Hunt b. 18l3 m. 1836 Rebecca Parmenter dau of John Parmenter and wife, Eunice (Chickering) Parmenter of Gilsum, NH b. 18l2. He d. 1852 She d. 1858. Their children:

l. Martha Stevens Hunt; 2. Frederic Hassam Hunt; 3. George John Hunt and 4. Mary Willard Hunt.

Also at Charlestown, NH was the family of Henry Hunt of English extraction who m. Esther Hart and settled at Charlestown. Their children:
l. Henry Lewis Hunt b.18l3 m. 1842 Martha Sumner Good-rich, dau of Charles and Lucy (Buckman) Goodrich, b. 1824. Their children:

l. Charles Hunt b. 1843 m. 1864 Julia Emma Hart dau of John and Olive Levina Hart. She b. 1846. Their children:

l. Lucius H. Hunt b. 1865
2. Charles Warren Hunt b. 1869
3. Ethel Sumner Hunt b. 1870
4. Louisa F. Hunt b. 1873
5. Guy Haywood Hunt b.1875

2. James A. Hunt b. 1847 m. 1869 Mary l. Holden She b. 1849 One child Bertha Hunt b. 187l
3. Mary E. Hunt b. 1849 m. Alvin C. Bemis.
4. Martha Hunt d. in infancy.
5. Julia Frances Hunt b. 1854.
6. George G. Hunt b. 1857.

2. Mary Jane Hunt b. 1820 m. Warren Holbrook of Hadley MA

3. Lucius T. Hunt b. 1822 m. one child James A. Hunt Res Springfield Vt. who served in the Army of U.S. War of Rebellion Co. H. l0th Vt Vols commissioned as captain then as Major 1864, mustered out on wounds received at Cold Harbor. He d. at Springfield Vt. June 26, 1868 and is buried in village cemetery at Charlestown, NH.

4. James A. Hunt b. 1827 m. and lived at Cannonsville, NY.

p.443
John Hunt and his wife Rebecca had issue:
l. Martha Hunt b. Oct 20,1836
2. Frederick Hunt, b. Feb. 7, 1838,

p.443 Jacob Hunt and his wife, Hannah (Littlefield) Hunt Jacob Hunt was from Virginia but removed to Coleraine, MA where his son Thomas Hunt was born on Apr l0, 1787. Thomas Hunt m. Deborah Nickerson b. 1780 He d. at Newport, NH 1874 but is buried in Charlestown. Their issue:
l. Thomas J. Hunt b. at Reading Vt. 1818 m. 1850 Clara M. Swett b. at Claremont, NH 1826 They settled at Charlestown, NH.

l. Joseph Hunt b. 1853
2. Grace E. Hunt b. 1858
3. Arthur H. Hunt b.1862
4. Edwin S. Hunt b. 1865

In addition, 3 others d. young.

2. Abel Hunt b. at Reading Vt 18l9 m. 1844 Ellen Green wood b. at Needham, MA 1818. Their children:

l. Emma l. Hunt b. at Billerica MA 1845 m. (l) 1863 James E. Perry of Charlestown,NH
2. Abby J. Hunt b. at Billerica 1848 d. at Charlestown 1851
3. Westley A. Hunt b. at Charlestown 1850 m. 1874 Ida Fifield of Claremont.

Other children of Thomas and Deborah Hunt:
3. Deborah R. Hunt b. 182l
4. Abner Hunt b. 1823 d. aged 30.
5. Nathan Hunt b. 1825.
6. Hannah Hunt b. 1827
7. Phineas Hunt b. 1828 d. aged 20.