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John Hunter 1608 – 1675 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1608

Birth Location: Medomsley, Durham, England

Death Date: 11 April 1675

Death Location: Medomsley, Durham, England

Father: William Hunter

Mother: Margaret Smith\Smythes

Spouse(s): Anne Taylor

Children(s): Captain Hunter

John Hunter was born in 1608 in Medomsley, Durham, England, the child of William Thomas Hunter and Margaret "Mary" Annetta Smith\Smythes. John Hunter married Anne Taylor, and had children including Captain John Abel Peter Hunter. John Hunter passed away in 1675 in Medomsley, Durham, England.

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Biography

  • John Hunter was born in 1608 in Medomsley, Durham, England, the child of William Thomas Hunter and Margaret "Mary" Annetta Smith\Smythes.
  • John Hunter married Anne Taylor, and had children including Captain John Abel Peter Hunter.
  • John Hunter passed away in 1675 in Medomsley, Durham, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Hunter's Ancestors

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John Hunter
1608 – 1675
Birth Place: Medomsley, Durham, England
Parents
William Thomas Hunter
1568 – 1648
Durham, England
Margaret ("Mary" Annetta) Smith\Smythes
1571 – 1656
Mucklestone, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Thomas (W.) Hunter
1546 – 1612
Medomsley, Durham, England, UK
Lady (Katharine) Burrell
1545 – 1608
Durham, England
Sir (Thomas) Smythes
1555 – 1670
Wrington, Somerset, England
Lady (Anne) Cartwright
1555 – 1675
Claines, Worcestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
James Scotland
1542 – 1612
Marie Lorraine
1515 – 1596
Lloyd MGGF
1512 – 1570
Marion
1516 – 1570
Walter MGGF
1528 – 1613
Gwen MGGM
1541 – 1613
2nd-Great-Grandparents
King IV
1473 – 1513
Margaret Scots
1472 – 1541
Claude Lorraine
1496 – 1550
Antoinette Bourbon_Vendome
1494 – 1583
David Burrell
1492 – 1536
Sir Thomas
1505 – 1560
Catherine Thomas
1514 – 1613

John Hunter's Descendants

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John Hunter (1608 – 11 April 1675) m. Anne Taylor (1611 – 13 Jul 1691)
  1. 1. Captain (John Abel Peter) Hunter (29 Sep 1633 – 5 Jul 1686) m. Ann Davidson (1639 – Apr 1736)
    1. 1. John Hunter (1666 – April 1734) m. Rebecca Emery (1668 – December 1720)

John Hunter's Timeline

2 Records

1608
1608
Birth of John Hunter in Medomsley, Durham, England
Medomsley, Durham, England
1675
11 April 1675
Age 67
Death of John Hunter in Medomsley, Durham, England
Medomsley, Durham, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1608
    Event Place: Medomsley, Durham, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 April 1675
    Event Place: Medomsley, Durham, England

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