John Hunt (Quaker exile)
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- Rachel Tory
John Hunt | |
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| Born | 1712 |
| Died | March 31, 1778 (aged 65–66) Frederick County, Virginia |
| Occupation | Merchant |
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| Children | Dorothea Elizabeth John Jr. |
John Hunt (1712 – March 31, 1778) was one of the Virginia Exiles, who were a group of Philadelphia area Quakers that were forcibly exiled to Winchester, Virginia during the Revolutionary War.[1]
Prior to 1769, John Hunt was a London merchant and shipper dealing in tobacco and general merchandise.[2] Between 1738 and 1768, John Hunt made several voyages between London, Philadelphia and Virginia.
In 1769, John Hunt, a widower, emigrated to the province of Pennsylvania with his three children: Dorothea, Elizabeth and John.[3] The Hunt family settled near Philadelphia at Darby. John Hunt married Rachel Tory, a widow, on November 28, 1769.
Some modern writers have confused the John Hunt (1712 – 1778), who is the subject of this article, with another Quaker named John Hunt (1711 – 1729.[4] Adding to the confusion, another Quaker minister by the name of John Hunt (1740 – 1824) also lived near Philadelphia.[5]
