Individual Details
John Blunt
(31 Jan 1756 - 27 Nov 1836)
Events
| Birth | 31 Jan 1756 | Andover, Essex, Massachusetts | |||
| Marriage | 26 Oct 1780 | Wilmington, Middlesex, Massachusetts - Sarah Eames | |||
| Residence | 2 Aug 1790 | Amherst, Hillsborough, New Hampshire |  | ||
| Residence | 6 Aug 1810 | Amherst, Hillsborough, New Hampshire | | ||
| Death | 27 Nov 1836 | Amherst, Hillsborough, New Hampshire | |||
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Families
| Spouse | Sarah Eames (1765 - 1858) |
| Child | Sally Blunt (1782 - 1870) |
| Child | Mary Harvey Blunt (1784 - ) |
| Child | John Blunt (1786 - 1860) |
| Child | Anna Blunt (1788 - ) |
| Child | Isaac Blunt (1790 - 1791) |
| Child | Elizabeth Blunt (1793 - 1873) |
| Child | David Webster Blunt (1795 - 1868) |
| Child | Asenath Blunt (1798 - 1877) |
| Child | Ainsworth Emery Blunt (1800 - 1865) |
| Child | Alvah L. Blunt (1802 - 1802) |
| Child | Twin1 Blunt (1803 - 1803) |
| Child | Twin2 Blunt (1803 - 1803) |
| Child | Sophia Blunt (1805 - 1868) |
| Child | Alvah L. Blunt (1808 - 1808) |
| Child | Rebecca Kendall Blunt (1809 - 1814) |
| Father | Isaac Blunt (1712 - 1798) |
| Mother | Mary Abbott (1725 - 1760) |
| Sibling | Mary Blunt (1746 - 1813) |
| Sibling | Hannah Blunt (1748 - 1827) |
| Sibling | Sarah Blunt (1750 - 1841) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Blunt (1752 - 1801) |
| Sibling | Isaac Blunt (1757 - 1757) |
Notes
Biography
In History of Amhersthttps://archive.org/details/historyoftownofa00seco/page/508/mode/2up
Property
Hillsborough County deedsGrantee – 30:338, 37:361, 41:144, 51:232
Grantor – 114:191, 114:192
Deed books
https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/428923?availability=Family%20History%20Library
37:361 – John buys from his father Isaac
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSLR-N9ZP-N?i=194&cat=428923
114:191 and 192 – John to David W.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSRZ-NYQP?i=405&cat=428923
Military
On 3 May 1854, Sarah Bluntwidow of John Blunt, Sarah then aged eighty-eight years and resident of Amherst,New Hampshire made application for a pension and bounty land based on herhusband’s service. She reported John enlisted from Andover in 1775 and was atthe Battle of Bunker Hill. He enlisted as a private in the company of Capt.John Abbott serving from 30 September 1777 to 3 November 1777 and was presentat the surrender of Burgoyne. Sarah did not know other details of his service.[1]John Blunt from Andover was credited for one month, 8 days service from 30September 1777 top 3 November 1777 in the company of Capt. John Abbot in theregiment of Maj. Gage.[2][1] U. S.Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, Case W23619
[2] MassachusettsSoldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War, Volume 2, p 218
Endnotes
1. Ancestry.com, 1790 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Amherst, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; Series: M637; Roll: 5; Page: 233; Family History Library Film: 0568145.
2. Ancestry.com, 1810 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Year: 1810; Census Place: Amherst, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; Roll: 24; Page: 492; Image: Nhm252_24-0067; FHL Roll: 0218685.