Hunting John b. 1597 England, U.K. d. 12 APR 1689

1597 - 1689

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Birth 1597 England, U.K. [1]

Gender Male

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Died 12 Apr 1689 [1]

Buried Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA [1]

Person ID I4992 Alan Donald Vibber

Last Modified 08 Dec 2009

Family Seaborne Hester

Married Y [1]

Children

1. Hunting John, b. Abt 1628, England, U.K.

, d. 19 Sep 1718

Family ID F2096 Group Sheet

Notes	John Hunting, the first of this family of whom there is record in America, was born in England in 1597. He came to New England in the spring of 1638 and settled at Ded- ham, where he was admitted a freeman March 13, 1639. He was one of the founders of the church at Dedham and was its first ruling elder. Previous to coming to this country he was a "ruling elder," and his living was in the countiesof Norfolk and Suffolk, England. The first authentic record of him is on the Dedham Register, under date of August 28. 1638, when he "entertayned to purchase John Boledges lot." From the church records he seems to have taken an active part in religious affairs. He died April 12, 1689, buried at Dedham. He married Hester Seaborne, second cousin of John Rogers, about 1617. Children : 1. John, see forward. 2. Samuel, born July 22. 1640; married. December 24, 1662, Hannah Hackborne. 3. Nathaniel, born December 15, 1643, died in infancy. 4. Matthew, born March 6, 1648. 5. Margaret, born in England, married Robert Ware. 6. Mary, married _____ Buckner. 7. Hester, married Nathaniel Fisher. December 26, 1649. 8. Elizabeth, married John Peck.

Sources
[S147] Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts, William Richard Cutter, (Name: 1908;), 1389 (Reliability: 3).