John Hunt (Quaker minister)
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John Hunt was a prominent Quaker minister
and journalist from Moorestown Township, New Jersey
. He kept a diary, most of which has been preserved, from 1770 to 1824. The diary relates Hunt's personal activities, concerns and beliefs. It is also a concise source of primary evidence that documents local people and events.
John Hunt, the son of Robert Hunt, Jr. (April 21, 1709 - February 29, 1764) and Abigail Wood (ca. 1715 - February 22, 1747), his wife, was born August 5, 1740 at the small, rural community of Mount Pleasant. Mount Pleasant is located in Mansfield Township, Burlington County, New Jersey
about two miles east of the town of Columbus
. His father was a first cousin to John Woolman
, the renowned Quaker minister. The family moved to a farm at Colestown, a small community located a few miles south of Moorestown. Here, Abigail Hunt died February 22, 1747. Robert Hunt and Martha Bates (ca. 1725-1770), widow of George Ward, were married in May, 1749. Robert Hunt's seven children, from both marriages, lived together on the farm at Colestown.
John Hunt and Esther Warrington were married March 17, 1763 in the Friends Meetinghouse at Moorestown. They had ten children, three of whom died young. Hunt was a Quaker minister for more than 50 years.
John Hunt died September 21, 1824 and was buried in the Moorestown Friends burial ground.
His memorial, published in 1842, highlighted his public testimony concerning pride and superfluity, and stated that he was particularly concerned with temperance.
Recorded Minister
A Recorded Minister was originally a male or female Quaker who was acknowledged to have a gift of spoken ministry.The practice of recording, in a Monthly Meeting Minute, the acknowledgement that a Friend had a gift of spoken ministry began in the 1730s in London Yearly Meeting, according to...
and journalist from Moorestown Township, New Jersey
Moorestown Township, New Jersey
-Demographics:At the 2000 census, there were 19,017 people, 6,971 households, and 5,270 families residing in the township. The population density was 1,287.3 per square mile . There were 7,211 housing units at an average density of 488.1 per square mile...
. He kept a diary, most of which has been preserved, from 1770 to 1824. The diary relates Hunt's personal activities, concerns and beliefs. It is also a concise source of primary evidence that documents local people and events.
John Hunt, the son of Robert Hunt, Jr. (April 21, 1709 - February 29, 1764) and Abigail Wood (ca. 1715 - February 22, 1747), his wife, was born August 5, 1740 at the small, rural community of Mount Pleasant. Mount Pleasant is located in Mansfield Township, Burlington County, New Jersey
Mansfield Township, Burlington County, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 5,090 people, 2,077 households, and 1,561 families residing in the township. The population density was 234.3 people per square mile . There were 2,122 housing units at an average density of 97.7 per square mile...
about two miles east of the town of Columbus
Columbus, New Jersey
Columbus is an area within Mansfield Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 08022.-External links:*, United States Census Bureau*...
. His father was a first cousin to John Woolman
John Woolman
John Woolman was an American itinerant Quaker preacher who traveled throughout the American colonies and in England, advocating against cruelty to animals, economic injustices and oppression, conscription, military taxation, and particularly slavery and the slave trade.- Origins and early life...
, the renowned Quaker minister. The family moved to a farm at Colestown, a small community located a few miles south of Moorestown. Here, Abigail Hunt died February 22, 1747. Robert Hunt and Martha Bates (ca. 1725-1770), widow of George Ward, were married in May, 1749. Robert Hunt's seven children, from both marriages, lived together on the farm at Colestown.
John Hunt and Esther Warrington were married March 17, 1763 in the Friends Meetinghouse at Moorestown. They had ten children, three of whom died young. Hunt was a Quaker minister for more than 50 years.
John Hunt died September 21, 1824 and was buried in the Moorestown Friends burial ground.
His memorial, published in 1842, highlighted his public testimony concerning pride and superfluity, and stated that he was particularly concerned with temperance.
External links
- An Inventory of the John Hunt Papers Courtesy of Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.
- Robert and Elizabeth Woolman Hunt family history Recorded in History of Burlington County, New Jersey by E. M. Woodward.