Individual Details

Ralph HUNT

(1692 - Dec 1741)

Ralph Hunt, date of birth not discovered, described as Ralph Hunt of "Hopewell, NJ" when he m. Margaret Furman 1 Nov. 1720 per the register of the Presbyterian Church of Newtown, LI. On 17 Dec. 1728 recorded a "brown steer" in the Hopewell Town Book. By Deed of 13 Oct. 1724 he purchased from Daniel Coxe of Trenton, NJ a tract of 133 acres near Stony Brook and was subsequently called "Stony Brook Ralph". On 1 Dec 1739 "Ralph Hunt of Stony Brook" was commissioned one of six Justices of the Peace for Hunterdon County NJ. His will of 15 August 1741, proved 9 December 1741, mentions his wife (but not by name), gives to his son Azariah "a plantation when he is of age, he paying his brother Nathan 50 pounds"; "to youngest son Nathan "a plantation bought of my brother John Hunt;" to wife's sister Charity Furman; to two daughters Charity and Mary; and appoints his wife and Reuben Armitage the executors. The inventory of his personal estate is dated 29 Oct. 1741. In the deed for his Stony Brook property he is described as being "the son of John Hunt living in New Town in Queens County on Long Island in the Colony of New York". Witnesses to the deed were Ralph Hunt, Theophilus Phillips and Alexander Lockhart. FIELD NAME Page FIELD NAME Page FIELD NAME Page FIELD NAME Page FIELD NAME Page

Events

Birth1692Maidenhead, Hunterdon, New Jersey
Marriage1 Nov 1720Presbyterian Church, Newtown, Queens, New York - Living
DeathDec 1741Newtown, Long Island, New York

Families

SpouseLiving
ChildAzariah HUNT (1725 - 1771)
ChildCharity HUNT (1722 - 1766)
ChildNathan HUNT (1727 - 1808)
ChildLiving
FatherJohn HUNT (1658 - 1735)
MotherLiving
SiblingSamuel HUNT ( - )
SiblingLiving

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