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Early Hunts #4 Edmund Hunt

Edmund Hunt, 1634,is the first known Hunt to settle in the New England
colonies, at Cambridge (then called Newtowne)in 1634-5 and removed to
Duxbury in 1636-1637 where he died about 1656. Little information has
been found on the descendants of Edmund (except through his son Samuel
who inherited the Duxbury property) because fires destroyed the early
records of Duxbury. An Edward Hunt, presumed son, lived near Edmund on
Hounds Ditch in Duxbury, sold land in Duxbury in 1665 ( at which time
the record shows he was married, and disappears from Duxbury and other
records. Edward is presumed to be the father of Edward Hunt of Amesbury
MA , the start of  the long line of Amesbury Hunts, which include his
grandson  Daniel Hunt, the pioneer at Ryegate, VT and Daniel's brother
Jonathan whose descendants were also early settlers in Vermont. The
story of these Vermont Hunts is available.- Mitchell J. Hunt End.  sbh