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John Harvey Hunt 1687–1759 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Sep 1687

Birth Location: Eastover, Surry County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 20 October 1759

Death Location: Sussex County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: William Burgess

Mother: Sarah Knott

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Clare

Children(s): Catherine Hunt

John Harvey Hunt was born in 1687 in Eastover, Surry County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of William Hunt Ii Major House Of Burgess And Sarah Knott. In 1759, John Harvey Hunt resided in Albemarle, Sussex, Virgin. John Harvey Hunt married Elizabeth Clare, and had children including Catherine Elizabeth Hunt. John Harvey Hunt passed away in 1759 in Sussex County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Harvey Hunt was born in 1687 in Eastover, Surry County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of William Hunt Ii Major House Of Burgess And Sarah Knott.
  • In 1759, John Harvey Hunt resided in Albemarle, Sussex, Virgin.
  • John Harvey Hunt married Elizabeth Clare, and had children including Catherine Elizabeth Hunt.
  • John Harvey Hunt passed away in 1759 in Sussex County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Hunt's Ancestors

Self
John Hunt
1687–1759
Birth Place: Eastover, Surry County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
William Hunt II Major, House of Burgess
1623–1715
Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
Sarah Knott
1625–1711
Surry County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
William (Hunt) I
1599–1676
Hoath, City of Canterbury, Kent, England
Sarah (Anne) Harris
1600–1695
Creeksea, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Nathaniel (Knott (1602-1653) (Immigrant) (Eng to) MD)
1602–1653
Yorkshire, England
Eleanor (Elinora) BUTLER
1605–1635
Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Hunt's Descendants

1.
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John (Harvey) Hunt (4 Sep 1687–20 October 1759) m. Elizabeth Clare (1685–1758)
  1. 1. Catherine (Elizabeth) Hunt 1710–1736 m. Philomen ("Phillip" Gittens Prather) I 1708–1767
    1. 1. JOHN (HUNT PRATHER) Private 1735–1814 m. Eleanor Turner 1740–1813
      1. 1. Jeremiah (Thomas Prather) Private 1756–1841 m. Anne Ashby 1765–1822
        1. 1. Stephen Prather 1789–1856 m. Elizabeth Ashby 1787–1871

John Hunt's Timeline

5 Records

1687
4 Sep 1687
Birth of John Harvey Hunt in Eastover, Surry County, Virginia, United States of America
Eastover, Surry County, Virginia, United States of America
1687
6 Oct 1687
John Harvey Hunt was baptized in Horbury,York,England
Horbury,York,England
1759
Abt 1759
Age 72
John Harvey Hunt resided here in Albemarle, Sussex, Virgin
Albemarle, Sussex, Virgin
1759
20 October 1759
Age 72
Death of John Harvey Hunt in Sussex County, Virginia
Sussex County, Virginia
1759
10 Oct 1759
Age 72
John Harvey Hunt - Probate in Sussex, Virginia, USA
Sussex, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Sep 1687
    Event Place: Eastover, Surry County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] England, Select Births and Christenings
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 6 Oct 1687
    Event Place: Horbury,York,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1759
    Event Place: Albemarle, Sussex, Virgin
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Will Books, 1754-1864; Index to Wills, 1754-1948; Author: Virginia. County Court (Sussex County)

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 October 1759
    Event Place: Sussex County, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Will Books, 1754-1864; Index to Wills, 1754-1948; Author: Virginia. County Court (Sussex County)
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sussex County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1759
    Event Place: Sussex, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Will Books, 1754-1864; Index to Wills, 1754-1948; Author: Virginia. County Court (Sussex County)

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