Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameThomas Hunt 
Birth1615, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Death1695, Grove Farm, Rye, Westchester Co, NY
Misc. Notes
Thomas Hunt, son of Richard Hunt, was born circa 1615 at Keyston, Hunts or Northants, England.
He came to New England as ? ?'s servant.
He married Cicely Clark about 1639 at New Haven, CT.
He was made a freeman in 1663.
His estate was probated on 27 Feb 1694/95 at New York City, New York.
On the first of March 1643 Thomas and his wife were ordered out of New Haven for keeping company with a man disliked by the ruling elders of New Haven.
They then moved to the newly-formed town of Stamford.
In 1652 Thomas Hunt bought from Augustine Harmons land on Spicer and Bracketts Neck which became the nucleus for his famous Grove Farm.
He apparently did not move there at that time because of disputes between the English and the Dutch who at that time occupied and claimed the New York area. (Thomas is found in Stamford CT in 1660).
The family removed to Newtown, Long Island, (now Elmhurst) where they are found in records in 1660 and 1661.
On Sept. 6, 1664, Col. Nichols took possession of "New Amsterdam" and the English took over from the Dutch. Thomas Hunt moved on to his Westchester Grove farm and in October 1664 he is described as "a delegate from Westchester."
From 1664 until his death in 1695 he resided on his Grove Farm.
He came to New England as ? ?'s servant.
He married Cicely Clark about 1639 at New Haven, CT.
He was made a freeman in 1663.
His estate was probated on 27 Feb 1694/95 at New York City, New York.
On the first of March 1643 Thomas and his wife were ordered out of New Haven for keeping company with a man disliked by the ruling elders of New Haven.
They then moved to the newly-formed town of Stamford.
In 1652 Thomas Hunt bought from Augustine Harmons land on Spicer and Bracketts Neck which became the nucleus for his famous Grove Farm.
He apparently did not move there at that time because of disputes between the English and the Dutch who at that time occupied and claimed the New York area. (Thomas is found in Stamford CT in 1660).
The family removed to Newtown, Long Island, (now Elmhurst) where they are found in records in 1660 and 1661.
On Sept. 6, 1664, Col. Nichols took possession of "New Amsterdam" and the English took over from the Dutch. Thomas Hunt moved on to his Westchester Grove farm and in October 1664 he is described as "a delegate from Westchester."
From 1664 until his death in 1695 he resided on his Grove Farm.
Spouses
Misc. Notes
Cicely married Thomas Hunt At New Haven, CT about 1639.
She died September 1694 in Grove Farm, Westchester Co., New York.
In many older genealogies her last name is given as Pasley or Paisley.
More recent evidence indicates that she most likely was Cicely Clark, born about 1619, who came to Boston on the ship Planter in 1635 at age 16 with the Tuttle Family with whom she moved to New Haven Colony in 1639.
Children of Cicely and Thomas Hunt were:
1. Sarah Hunt, born Bet. 1635 - 1640 in Probably Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut; died Aft. 1681 in Westchester Co., New York; married John Ferguson Abt. 1650 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
2. Thomas Hunt, born Abt. 1640 in England; died Unknown; married Elizabeth Jessup Bet. 1665 - 1666 in Westchester Co., New York;
3. Josiah Hunt, born Abt. 1650 in Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut; married Martha;
4. Joseph Hunt, born Bef. 1652; married Mary;
5. Abigail Hunt, born Unknown; died Unknown; married John Pickney;
6. John Hunt, born Unknown;
She died September 1694 in Grove Farm, Westchester Co., New York.
In many older genealogies her last name is given as Pasley or Paisley.
More recent evidence indicates that she most likely was Cicely Clark, born about 1619, who came to Boston on the ship Planter in 1635 at age 16 with the Tuttle Family with whom she moved to New Haven Colony in 1639.
Children of Cicely and Thomas Hunt were:
1. Sarah Hunt, born Bet. 1635 - 1640 in Probably Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut; died Aft. 1681 in Westchester Co., New York; married John Ferguson Abt. 1650 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
2. Thomas Hunt, born Abt. 1640 in England; died Unknown; married Elizabeth Jessup Bet. 1665 - 1666 in Westchester Co., New York;
3. Josiah Hunt, born Abt. 1650 in Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut; married Martha;
4. Joseph Hunt, born Bef. 1652; married Mary;
5. Abigail Hunt, born Unknown; died Unknown; married John Pickney;
6. John Hunt, born Unknown;
Marriage1639/1640, New Haven, New Haven Co, CT