On 8 Feb 1713 when John was 25, he married Margaret MOORE, daughter of John Gershom MOORE & Anna SACKETT, in Elmhurst, Queens, New York, USA. Born in 1698 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA. Margaret died in Hopewell, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA, in 1752; she was 54.
- 1740/41 (proved 1748) - inherited in husband’s will:
New Jersey, Abstract of Wills, 1670-1817
Name: John Hunt
Residence Date: 11 Feb 1740
Residence Location: Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
From image: Page 256 New Jersey Colonial Documents, Calendar of Wills -- 1730-1750
1740-1, Feb. 11. Hunt, John, of Hopewell, Hunterdon Co.; will of.
Eldest son, Wilson, a negro slave “Peet,” and an account due testator from Mr. Daniel Coxe.
Second son, Jonathan, plantation.
Wife, Margaret, negro wench Dinah.
Two daughters, Johannah and Charity.
Sons, John and Noah, plantation where Richrd Hudnut lived.
Sons, Gershom, Daniel and Enoch, plantation where testator lived, adjoing George Smith.
Executors - wife, and sons Willson and Jonathan.
Witnesses -- William Cornell, Gershom Moore and Reuben Armitage.
Proved Oct 1, 1748. Lib. 6, p. 82.
1748, Oct 1. Inventory (£434.5.4) includes Bible; 28 cheeses £2.6.8), negro wench, Dina (£60), two guns, 12 hives of bees, negro man Peet, (£30). Made by Andrew Smith, Esquire, and Vinson Runyan.
- 1752 memorial for Margaret Moore Hunt
Birth: 1698 Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA
Death: 1752 Hopewell, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Parents:
John Gershom Moore (1670 - 1736)
Spouse:
John Hunt (1688 - 1741)*
Children:
Joanna Hunt Greene (1712 - 1762)*
Wilson Hunt (1714 - 1782)*
Jonathan Hunt (1715 - 1782)*
John Hunt (1719 - 1795)*
Noah Hunt (1724 - 1805)*
Daniel Hunt (1726 - 1789)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial: Unknown
Created by: Michael Clausen Andersen
Record added: Jul 18, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 55116472