Thomas Hunt 
(before 1619 - about 1695)
Date this page was last edited=17 May 2014
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Thomas Hunt was born before 1619, probably about 1615, and probably in Keyston, Huntingtonshire (now Cambridgeshire), England.1,2,3 Other possibilities are the neighboring localities of Thrapston, Sudborough, and Islip, all in Northamptonshire, England.4
According to Mackenzie, he immigrated to Boston in 1637 as an indentured servant to William Leete of Keyston, and then in 1639 moved with Leete to New Haven, Connecticut.2 William Leete was later Governor of the Colony of New Haven from 1661 to 1665 and Governor of the Colony of Connecticut from 1676 to 1683.5 Leete, however, is known to have emigrated from England to the New Haven Colony in 1639, so presumably that is when Thomas Hunt arrived in New Haven.5 Thomas Hunt was admitted to New Haven "on sufferance," probably because he was a strong supporter of the Church of England.2,4,3
Thomas Hunt married Cicely Clark about 1639 at New Haven, Connecticut.4,3
On 1 March 1643 Thomas Hunt and Cicely Clark were banished from New Haven on account of their friendship with William Harding, a local sawyer who had been banished by an earlier court for his lewdness.4,6 Thomas and Cicely went to the new community of Stamford, Connecticut, and then to the Borough Town of Westchester, New York.2 In 1652, Thomas Hunt purchased land on Spicers and Brocketts Necks that became the nucleus of his notable estate, Grove Farm.3,1 In 1658 the family moved to Newtown, New York, now Elmhurst in the New York City borough of Queens.2,3 The family was in Newtown in 1660 and 1661, and Thomas is found in records of Stamford in 1660.4,3
The family returned to the Borough Town of Westchester in 1663, where Thomas and his son Josiah were among the founders of St. Peter's Church.2 In 1663 Thomas was made a freeman of Westchester by the Connecticut general court (Westchester at that time was claimed by Connecticut.)7
Grove Farm was patented to Thomas Hunt by Governor Richard Nichols on 4 December 1667.2,1
On 18 August 1688 Thomas deeded 100 acres of land to his son Thomas.8,9
This land has since become known as Hunt's Point, now part of The Bronx in New York City.10
Thomas Hunt left a will dated 6 October 1690 and probated 27 February 1695.11
Thomas Hunt died about 1695.3,4 He was buried in the family burial ground on Hunt's Point, The Bronx, New York.11 This burial ground is now part of Joseph Rodman Drake Park.12
According to Mackenzie, he immigrated to Boston in 1637 as an indentured servant to William Leete of Keyston, and then in 1639 moved with Leete to New Haven, Connecticut.2 William Leete was later Governor of the Colony of New Haven from 1661 to 1665 and Governor of the Colony of Connecticut from 1676 to 1683.5 Leete, however, is known to have emigrated from England to the New Haven Colony in 1639, so presumably that is when Thomas Hunt arrived in New Haven.5 Thomas Hunt was admitted to New Haven "on sufferance," probably because he was a strong supporter of the Church of England.2,4,3
Thomas Hunt married Cicely Clark about 1639 at New Haven, Connecticut.4,3
On 1 March 1643 Thomas Hunt and Cicely Clark were banished from New Haven on account of their friendship with William Harding, a local sawyer who had been banished by an earlier court for his lewdness.4,6 Thomas and Cicely went to the new community of Stamford, Connecticut, and then to the Borough Town of Westchester, New York.2 In 1652, Thomas Hunt purchased land on Spicers and Brocketts Necks that became the nucleus of his notable estate, Grove Farm.3,1 In 1658 the family moved to Newtown, New York, now Elmhurst in the New York City borough of Queens.2,3 The family was in Newtown in 1660 and 1661, and Thomas is found in records of Stamford in 1660.4,3
The family returned to the Borough Town of Westchester in 1663, where Thomas and his son Josiah were among the founders of St. Peter's Church.2 In 1663 Thomas was made a freeman of Westchester by the Connecticut general court (Westchester at that time was claimed by Connecticut.)7
Grove Farm was patented to Thomas Hunt by Governor Richard Nichols on 4 December 1667.2,1
On 18 August 1688 Thomas deeded 100 acres of land to his son Thomas.8,9
This land has since become known as Hunt's Point, now part of The Bronx in New York City.10 Thomas Hunt left a will dated 6 October 1690 and probated 27 February 1695.11
Thomas Hunt died about 1695.3,4 He was buried in the family burial ground on Hunt's Point, The Bronx, New York.11 This burial ground is now part of Joseph Rodman Drake Park.12
Children of Thomas Hunt and Cicely Clark
- Abigail Hunt2 (after about 1640-)
- Thomas Hunt2 (1640-after 1705)
- Josiah Hunt+2 (about 1648-1732)
- John Hunt2 (about 1650-)
- Joseph Hunt2 (about 1652-)
Citations
- [S336] Jones, Early Westchester Families, 125.
- [S346] Mackenzie, Families of the Colonial Town of Philipsburgh, 340.
- [S338] Descendants of Thomas Hunt, online at http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~huntpage/…
- [S758] John G. Hunt, "Origin of the Families of Hunt, Fowler, Barnes, Kirke, and Embree", 63-65.
- [S759] William Leete, online at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Leete
- [S760] Hoadly, Records of the Colony and Plantation of New Haven, 81, 84.
- [S755] Savage, Genealogical Dictionary, Vol. II, 501.
- [S185] Pelletreau, Early Wills of Westchester County, New York, 389.
- [S795] Theresa Hall Bristol, "Westchester County, N. Y., Miscellanea", 285.
- [S739] A. Hatfield Jr., "Early Settlers of West Farm", 131.
- [S185] Pelletreau, Early Wills of Westchester County, New York, 15.
- [S738] Joseph Rodman Drake Park, online at http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/X015/highlights
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