Individual Details
Margaret MOORE
(1698 - 1752)
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Ralph Hunt of Long Island. Children of (continued) 5. John Hunt. Children of
THE PUZZLE OF JOHN HUNT WHO MARRIED MARGARET MOORE.
Several different statements will be found in print as to the father of John Hunt who m. Margaret Moore--a couple who were the progenitors of a prolific clan among which were early settlers of North Carolina, Kentucky, Illinois, various mid-western and western states, including several of considerable prestige in government, the military, religion and business.
The predominant impression has been that he was a grandson of the pioneer Ralph of Long Island, but his father has been reported in different sources as Edward, Samuel, Daniel, and John. The first three names apparently appear because until the work of Lewis Cook only fragmentary (and sometimes conflicting) information has been available on the immediate descendants of Ralph Hunt and people have jumped to erroneous conclusions. Cook provides convincing evidence from the information developed on Ralph's son John and his sons John, Samuel, Edward, and Ralph, the four identified as brothers by cross-reference of information in their wills, and as sons of John and Joanna Hunt of Newtown, LI and Hopewell, NJ by Deed records.
A pervasive legend was started in the mid-i 800s that the John Hunt who m. Margaret Moore was not a descendant of Ralph Hunt, but a more recent migrant from Devon, England, who happened to settle briefly at Long Island where he m. Margaret Moore and then settled in Hopewell, NJ. Family heirlooms in the midI 800s bore a Hunt Coat of Arms similar to those of an Armorial Family of Hunts at Chudleigh, England. Research in England has disclosed much about the Chudleigh Hunts with a line leading to John Hunt b. ca. ~ 650 at Haines, Devonshire, England, m. Elizabeth Chudleigh who died 4 June 1708 at Chudleigh, Devonshire, England, leaving a son John b. 1685 at Exeter, Devonshire, England who some researchers have believed (without any evidence) came to Long Island and settled in New Jersey among the various descendants of Ralph with the same name of John.
Such a scenario is theoretically possible , but most unlikely and incredible in relation to what is known of Ralph Hunt and his descendants. Thanks to the work of Cook it is no longer necessary to speculate. John Hunt's brother Samuel also lived in Hopewell and in his will of 30 May 1780 he named his brother Edward and his nephew Wilson Hunt as executors. Wilson Hunt was the son of John and Margaret Moore, and a prominent resident of Hopewell at that time. This direct documentary evidence makes it clear that the John Hunt who m. Margaret Moore could not have been a recent migrant from Devon, England, and a son of John and Elizabeth (Chudleigh) Hunt of England.
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Ralph Hunt of Long Island. Children of (continued) 5. John Hunt. Children of
THE PUZZLE OF JOHN HUNT WHO MARRIED MARGARET MOORE.
Several different statements will be found in print as to the father of John Hunt who m. Margaret Moore--a couple who were the progenitors of a prolific clan among which were early settlers of North Carolina, Kentucky, Illinois, various mid-western and western states, including several of considerable prestige in government, the military, religion and business.
The predominant impression has been that he was a grandson of the pioneer Ralph of Long Island, but his father has been reported in different sources as Edward, Samuel, Daniel, and John. The first three names apparently appear because until the work of Lewis Cook only fragmentary (and sometimes conflicting) information has been available on the immediate descendants of Ralph Hunt and people have jumped to erroneous conclusions. Cook provides convincing evidence from the information developed on Ralph's son John and his sons John, Samuel, Edward, and Ralph, the four identified as brothers by cross-reference of information in their wills, and as sons of John and Joanna Hunt of Newtown, LI and Hopewell, NJ by Deed records.
A pervasive legend was started in the mid-i 800s that the John Hunt who m. Margaret Moore was not a descendant of Ralph Hunt, but a more recent migrant from Devon, England, who happened to settle briefly at Long Island where he m. Margaret Moore and then settled in Hopewell, NJ. Family heirlooms in the midI 800s bore a Hunt Coat of Arms similar to those of an Armorial Family of Hunts at Chudleigh, England. Research in England has disclosed much about the Chudleigh Hunts with a line leading to John Hunt b. ca. ~ 650 at Haines, Devonshire, England, m. Elizabeth Chudleigh who died 4 June 1708 at Chudleigh, Devonshire, England, leaving a son John b. 1685 at Exeter, Devonshire, England who some researchers have believed (without any evidence) came to Long Island and settled in New Jersey among the various descendants of Ralph with the same name of John.
Such a scenario is theoretically possible , but most unlikely and incredible in relation to what is known of Ralph Hunt and his descendants. Thanks to the work of Cook it is no longer necessary to speculate. John Hunt's brother Samuel also lived in Hopewell and in his will of 30 May 1780 he named his brother Edward and his nephew Wilson Hunt as executors. Wilson Hunt was the son of John and Margaret Moore, and a prominent resident of Hopewell at that time. This direct documentary evidence makes it clear that the John Hunt who m. Margaret Moore could not have been a recent migrant from Devon, England, and a son of John and Elizabeth (Chudleigh) Hunt of England.
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Ralph Hunt of Long Island. Children of (continued) 5. John Hunt. Children of
THE PUZZLE OF JOHN HUNT WHO MARRIED MARGARET MOORE.
Several different statements will be found in print as to the father of John Hunt who m. Margaret Moore--a couple who were the progenitors of a prolific clan among which were early settlers of North Carolina, Kentucky, Illinois, various mid-western and western states, including several of considerable prestige in government, the military, religion and business.
The predominant impression has been that he was a grandson of the pioneer Ralph of Long Island, but his father has been reported in different sources as Edward, Samuel, Daniel, and John. The first three names apparently appear because until the work of Lewis Cook only fragmentary (and sometimes conflicting) information has been available on the immediate descendants of Ralph Hunt and people have jumped to erroneous conclusions. Cook provides convincing evidence from the information developed on Ralph's son John and his sons John, Samuel, Edward, and Ralph, the four identified as brothers by cross-reference of information in their wills, and as sons of John and Joanna Hunt of Newtown, LI and Hopewell, NJ by Deed records.
A pervasive legend was started in the mid-i 800s that the John Hunt who m. Margaret Moore was not a descendant of Ralph Hunt, but a more recent migrant from Devon, England, who happened to settle briefly at Long Island where he m. Margaret Moore and then settled in Hopewell, NJ. Family heirlooms in the midI 800s bore a Hunt Coat of Arms similar to those of an Armorial Family of Hunts at Chudleigh, England. Research in England has disclosed much about the Chudleigh Hunts with a line leading to John Hunt b. ca. ~ 650 at Haines, Devonshire, England, m. Elizabeth Chudleigh who died 4 June 1708 at Chudleigh, Devonshire, England, leaving a son John b. 1685 at Exeter, Devonshire, England who some researchers have believed (without any evidence) came to Long Island and settled in New Jersey among the various descendants of Ralph with the same name of John.
Such a scenario is theoretically possible , but most unlikely and incredible in relation to what is known of Ralph Hunt and his descendants. Thanks to the work of Cook it is no longer necessary to speculate. John Hunt's brother Samuel also lived in Hopewell and in his will of 30 May 1780 he named his brother Edward and his nephew Wilson Hunt as executors. Wilson Hunt was the son of John and Margaret Moore, and a prominent resident of Hopewell at that time. This direct documentary evidence makes it clear that the John Hunt who m. Margaret Moore could not have been a recent migrant from Devon, England, and a son of John and Elizabeth (Chudleigh) Hunt of England.
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Ralph Hunt of Long Island. Children of (continued) 5. John Hunt. Children of
THE PUZZLE OF JOHN HUNT WHO MARRIED MARGARET MOORE.
Several different statements will be found in print as to the father of John Hunt who m. Margaret Moore--a couple who were the progenitors of a prolific clan among which were early settlers of North Carolina, Kentucky, Illinois, various mid-western and western states, including several of considerable prestige in government, the military, religion and business.
The predominant impression has been that he was a grandson of the pioneer Ralph of Long Island, but his father has been reported in different sources as Edward, Samuel, Daniel, and John. The first three names apparently appear because until the work of Lewis Cook only fragmentary (and sometimes conflicting) information has been available on the immediate descendants of Ralph Hunt and people have jumped to erroneous conclusions. Cook provides convincing evidence from the information developed on Ralph's son John and his sons John, Samuel, Edward, and Ralph, the four identified as brothers by cross-reference of information in their wills, and as sons of John and Joanna Hunt of Newtown, LI and Hopewell, NJ by Deed records.
A pervasive legend was started in the mid-i 800s that the John Hunt who m. Margaret Moore was not a descendant of Ralph Hunt, but a more recent migrant from Devon, England, who happened to settle briefly at Long Island where he m. Margaret Moore and then settled in Hopewell, NJ. Family heirlooms in the midI 800s bore a Hunt Coat of Arms similar to those of an Armorial Family of Hunts at Chudleigh, England. Research in England has disclosed much about the Chudleigh Hunts with a line leading to John Hunt b. ca. ~ 650 at Haines, Devonshire, England, m. Elizabeth Chudleigh who died 4 June 1708 at Chudleigh, Devonshire, England, leaving a son John b. 1685 at Exeter, Devonshire, England who some researchers have believed (without any evidence) came to Long Island and settled in New Jersey among the various descendants of Ralph with the same name of John.
Such a scenario is theoretically possible , but most unlikely and incredible in relation to what is known of Ralph Hunt and his descendants. Thanks to the work of Cook it is no longer necessary to speculate. John Hunt's brother Samuel also lived in Hopewell and in his will of 30 May 1780 he named his brother Edward and his nephew Wilson Hunt as executors. Wilson Hunt was the son of John and Margaret Moore, and a prominent resident of Hopewell at that time. This direct documentary evidence makes it clear that the John Hunt who m. Margaret Moore could not have been a recent migrant from Devon, England, and a son of John and Elizabeth (Chudleigh) Hunt of England.
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Events
| Birth | 1698 | Hopewell, Mercey, New Jersey, United States | |||
| Marriage | 8 Feb 1714 | Presbyterian Ch, Newton, Queens, New York - John HUNT | |||
| Death | 1752 | Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States |  | ||
| Christen | Presbyterian Ch, Newton, Queens, New York |
Families
| Spouse | John HUNT (1688 - 1748) |
| Child | Gershom HUNT (1723 - 1782) |
| Child | Daniel HUNT (Doctor) (1723 - 1789) |
| Child | Wilson HUNT (1714 - 1782) |
| Child | Jonathan HUNT (1716 - 1782) |
| Child | Charity HUNT (1717 - ) |
| Child | Johanna HUNT (1718 - ) |
| Child | John HUNT (1719 - 1795) |
| Child | Noah HUNT (1724 - 1805) |
| Child | Enoch HUNT (1727 - 1762) |
| Child | Johannah HUNT (1707 - ) |
| Child | Charity HUNT (1729 - ) |
| Father | Benjamin MOORE (1667 - ) |
| Mother | Anna SACKETT (1672 - 1757) |
| Father | John Gershom MOORE (1670 - 1736) |
| Mother | Anna SACKETT (1672 - 1757) |
Endnotes
1. Pedigree Chart, secondary source , not proven.