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AMESBURY LINE.



The more recent researches made, June 19, 1862, at Amesbuiy, afford good evi-
dence of the early ancestors of this line. In 1677, Edward Hunt, with othei-
took the loyal oath of fidelity. In 1727, he left an estate of twenty-nine pour
Five years after, the estate of his son John, amounting to the larger sum of two h~ ~
dred and seventy-four pounds sterling, was administered by his brother-in-law Daviu
Clough, and distributed to the heirs. Then, in a course of years, Nathaniel Hunt,
about to pass from this sublunary state, made his will, 1774 ; after which surviving
six years, and then left his homestead to sons Nathaniel and Henry, and gifts to son
Zaccheus ; to three daughters, one of them called Anna ; and two grandchildren,
daughters of Moses Hunt. The whole estate, including seventeen acres of land, was
computed at the moderate sum of fifty-seven pounds three shillings and eightpence.
The family names, by a careful comparison of records, are in. the tables duly
arranged.

Migrations of the family soon were made to Vermont, New Hampshire, and New
York. In the neighboring city of Newburyport are now descendants.

We are in receipt of a letter from Dr. Charles W. Hunt, of Laconia, N.H.
dated March 28, 1861. He gives a tradition of three brothers, — Philip, Humphrey,
and William, — originating in Amesbury ; the last going to Guilford, Philip to San-
bornton. Enoch, his great-grandfather, was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, and
filled appointments of trust. At the surrender of Burgoyne, he passed the sword of
the general to Gen. Gates. Burgoyne smote his sword over the pommel of his saddle,
and broke it, saying " he never would surrender it, except in fragments, to a boy."
That boy was Enoch Hunt. He was also one of the aids of Gen. Gates.

Dr. Hunt's location is a hundred miles north of Boston, on the Boston, Concord,
and Montreal Railroad. His father has a farm on the shore of Winnipiseogee Lake,
where there are two steamers running daily during summer. A few miles from
the village are the mountains. The scenery all about is delightful. The place was
once called, by Hon. John P. Hale, the Switzerland of America. Dr. Hunt promises
to make our stay pleasant, if business or pleasure call us that way.
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10 GENEALOGY OF THE HUNT FAMILY.

Horace Hunt writes from Haverhill, N.H., March 8, 1861. Grandson of Henry-
Hunt, who lived to be quite aged, at Kingston, N.H. ; had four brothers ; Zebulon
and Daniel all that are remembered. He had five sons, — Moses, now somewhere in
Northern Vermont ; Nathaniel and Thomas, deceased ; Henry, of Peru, N. Y. ; and
Caleb Hunt. Horace is a graduate of Dartmouth, 184T. His brother, Caleb S., a
graduate of same, 1832, married a daughter of Lieut.-Gov. John Reed, born 1810.

Jona. T. P. Hunt writes us, Sept. 4 and Nov. 11, 1861. His tradition is, that
his great-grandfather came from England to Newbury or Amesbury. His grandfather
carried on iron-works at Gilmanton. His great-uncle Moses lived on the old home-
stead, at Kingston, N.H. He was a fifer in the army of the Revolution : his brother
Henry was also on the rolls. Both from Hawke, N.H. J. T. P. Hunt, Esq., is
Tent of the Manchester Gaslight Co. ; and Director, for 1861, in the Amoskeag
lufacturing Co.

Nathaniel Hunt, of Newburyport, had family, presumed to be of this line of
descent.

Sept. 12, 1861. — The amiable and intelligent old lady, Miss Abby Hunt, at the
corner of Lime and School Streets, Newburyport, was called upon this day, and told
of the family connection, which somewhat confirms part of this line of records ; and
the memoranda taken by Messrs. G. W. and W. L. G. H. form No. 121 of our
file of documents. The house where the old lady resides is the house where she was
born, and was built by her father Nathaniel, prior to his marriage to Miss Woodwell.
How touching aDd Lender are the blessed reminiscences of the olden time around this
venerable family home !

June 19, 1862. — This day a jaunt was made to the venerable town of Amesbury,
the settling-place of Edward Hunt ; and the early lines of ancestry found very dis-
tinct on the ancient records, which have been brought into a good form of copy.
Thence to the charming town of Kingston, where more particular record of the later
lines of this descent were made evident. The old book has " Feb. 24, 1729—30 :
Paid to Mr. hunt for keping scool the sum of £16 : 5." No settler, we think, but
some collegiate gentleman there for a term. Thence to Exeter, where classification
was easily made for part of the list of names previously found. Rev. E. Nason, the
most diligent and highly versed antiquary in the State, invited me to his study, and
made an hour pass quite pleasantly. His collections are a wonder.




Amesbury Line:

Edward Hunt, b. 16** ; d. Dec. 23, 1727.

Ann Weed.



John. 3
1687- Mar. 23. Hannah.
1690, Oct. 3. Samuel. 5
1693, Sept. 27. Nathaniel.6
1696, May 23. Thomas.



Colby.



John 3 of Amesbury, s. of Edward. 1

Hannah Clough, Dec. 5, 1705. — See Ambros.



1706, Sept. 8. Jacob. 12

1708, Aug. 15. Sarah.

1710- Jan. 25. Judith.

1713, Nov. 26. Ann.

1716, July 7. Hannah.

1718, Dec. 21. John.*?

1721, Jan. 2. Abner.



Clough.

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Genealogy of the name and family of Hunt: Early established in America from Europe (1863), by W. L. G. Hunt & T. E. Wyman Jr.
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