Ralph Hunt (Colonist)
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Ralph Hunt was a founding colonist of what is today known as Long Island
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, where he served as a magistrate, freeholder, and later a Lieutenant. During this time he also bought Middleburg from the local Indian tribes. Most sources say that he married Elizabeth Jessup. During the British takeover of New York
, Ralph Hunt beat arms against the Dutch and showed his support of a British government. When the Dutch left New York, he surveyed for the new town. His descendents moved to New Jersey
and eventually the whole nation.
Long Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
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Biography
Ralph Hunt was an early colonist in Long Island, New York. He was said to be born in London, England in 1613. The first record of him was when he arrived to Long Island in 1652 with a boat of Englishmen. He was an early leader in MiddleburgMiddleburg
Middleburg may mean the following places in the United States of America:*Middleburg, Florida*Middleburg, Iowa*Middleburg, Kentucky*Middleburg, Maryland*Middleburgh , New York**Middleburgh , New York*Middleburg, Logan County, Ohio...
, where he served as a magistrate, freeholder, and later a Lieutenant. During this time he also bought Middleburg from the local Indian tribes. Most sources say that he married Elizabeth Jessup. During the British takeover of New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, Ralph Hunt beat arms against the Dutch and showed his support of a British government. When the Dutch left New York, he surveyed for the new town. His descendents moved to New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
and eventually the whole nation.
External links
- Hunt Genealogy
- Information on Ralph Hunt
- http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tompkins/manuscripts/manuscripts_hopewell.html Roots Web Free Pages