 1604 - 1677 (73 years) Submit Photo / Document
Has 18 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.
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| Name |
William Enos Hunt |
| Birth |
25 Jan 1604 |
Halifax, Yorkshire, England  |
| Christening |
27 Jan 1605 |
Halifax, Yorkshire, England |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
2 Oct 1677 |
Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
30 Oct 1885 |
SGEOR |
| FamilySearch ID |
M5MQ-GKC |
| Headstones |
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| Person ID |
I7404 |
mytree |
| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
Robert Hunt, b. Abt 1565, Leicester, Leicestershire, England d. 31 Dec 1616, Halifax, Yorkshire, England (Age 51 years) |
| Mother |
Jaine Fisher, b. 1569, Halifax, Yorkshire, England d. Jan 1603, Halifax, Yorkshire, England (Age 34 years) |
| Marriage |
16 Feb 1589 |
Halifax, Yorkshire, England |
| Family ID |
F4715 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
Elizabeth Best, b. 1607, Halifax, Yorkshire, England d. 27 Feb 1661, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 54 years) |
| Marriage |
1630 |
Halifax, Yorkshire, England |
| Children |
| + | 1. Nehemiah Hunt, b. Jun 1631, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States d. 6 Mar 1717, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 85 years) |
| + | 2. Samuel Hunt, b. 1633, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States d. 1707, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 74 years) |
| + | 3. Elizabeth Hunt, b. 1 Apr 1634, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States d. 18 Aug 1704, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 70 years) |
| + | 4. Ann Hunt, b. 17 May 1635, Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. 29 Dec 1714, Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 79 years) |
| | 5. William Hunt, b. Abt 1635, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States d. 6 Sep 1694, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 59 years) |
| + | 6. Hannah Ann Hunt, b. 14 Feb 1640, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States d. 25 May 1721, Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States (Age 81 years) |
| | 7. Isaac Hunt, b. Abt 1647, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States d. 12 Dec 1680, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 33 years) |
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| Family ID |
F2697 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
21 Apr 2024 |
| Family 2 |
Mercy Hurd, b. 1615, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England d. 22 Dec 1693, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 78 years) |
| Marriage |
Abt 1664 |
Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States |
| Family ID |
F4714 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
21 Apr 2024 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - 25 Jan 1604 - Halifax, Yorkshire, England |
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| Christening - 27 Jan 1605 - Halifax, Yorkshire, England |
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| Marriage - 1630 - Halifax, Yorkshire, England |
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 | Marriage - Abt 1664 - Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States |
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| Death - 2 Oct 1677 - Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States |
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 | Initiatory (LDS) - 30 Oct 1885 - SGEOR |
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| Notes |
- The First settlement of the Massachusetts Bay Colony was granted in Sa l e m, Mass in 1629, and many Englishmen invested or bought into the comp a n y. William Hunt, who married Elizabeth Best in 1630, was one of thes e . A ft er the birth of two sons (Samuel & Nehemiah), William & his fami l y se t sa il for America in 2 ships on May 12, 1635 in the Rev Peter Bu lk ley' s cong regation.
"No records have been found of this marriage or of the christening o f t h e ir sons, perhaps becauseby this time William & Elizabeth were Pur ita n s an d thus breaking the law when all of their christenings, marria ge , an d bur ial dates were not made & recorded in the State Church of E ngl and. "Fine s and pillory, mutilation and torture were remorsely resor te d to, to comp el conformity to the ceremonies of the established Churc h. " Con sequently, when they were done in any other church there were n o re cord s kept, o r if they were, they were kept secretly where they co uld b e eas ily and qu ickly destroyed if necessary."
After a month in Boston, the General-Court granted them land at Musket a q u id for a settlement; they would later purchase this land from the I nd i an s in order to acquire full title. This community was later know n a s Co nco rd, Massachusetts.
After a long & difficult journey, and a hard winter, they built ho m e s i n the spring. William chose Ponkawtasset Hill as the sit of his h om es tead. The home of only four rooms still stands. On June 2, 1641 Wil li a m and o thers left home to tae the Oath of Fidelity, making them Fre em e n and thu s allowing them to vote, make laws, and elect their own of fic ia ls.
In 1644, after nine long and difficult years, many became dishearten e d a n d left for other settlements or to return to England. William to o k thi s o pportunity to buy up (cheaply) these abandoned lands and so b ec am e a larg e and successful landholder.
On February 27, after 31 years of marriage, his wife Elizabeth (Best ) d i e d. In October or Nov 1664, Willaim married a lady who had been tw ic e wi do wed, Mercy HUrd Brigham Rice. She had also become a wealthy la ndw oner, an d William moved to her home in nearby Marlboro, Mass.
After three years of marriage with Mercy he died in Oct 1667, leav i n g a l arge estate to his three sons. His wife Mercy and daughter Eliz ab et h rece ived goods, but daughter Hannah was not mentioned in the wil l.
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