Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
NameLydia HUNT
Birth9 Jan 1749, Norwich, New London, Connecticut107,921,1213,1215
Death19 Mar 1834, Bernardston, Franklin, Massachusetts107,637,921,1213,1215 Age: 85
FatherThomas HUNT (1717-1803)
MotherMary SMITH (1712-1790)
Individual Notes
• Daughter of Thomas and Mary (Smith) Hunt.1213
Census
• 1790 Census: Bernardston Town, Hampshire, Massachusetts.1539
• 1800 Census: Bernardston, Franklin, Massachusetts. 26-45.1555
• 1820 Census: Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. 000001/10011.1583
Spouses
Birth6 May 1747, Columbia, Tolland, Connecticut107,921,1213,1215,1216
Settlementbtwn 1770-1773, Bernardston, Franklin, Massachusetts1216 Age: 24
Death25 Jan 1821, Bernardston, Franklin, Massachusetts107,637,921,1213,1215 Age: 73
Probate18341213 Age: 86
FlagsMayflower Descendant
FatherPeter NEWCOMB (1718-1779)
MotherHannah ENGLISH (1722-1796)
Individual Notes
• Birthplace given as Bernardston, Massachusetts.107

• He removed to Bernardston, now in Franklin Co., before Dec. 6, 1773, as appears by record of “a legal meeting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of Bernardston, held at the House of Mr. Elijah Sheldon, in said Town.”1215

• He came to Bernardston between 1770 and 1773, probably settling on the farm situated upon the north side of the Leyden road to Frizzell Hill.1216

• Res Bernardston, Mass. Member Legislature 3 yrs and many town offices. Commissioner to hire men to serve in army.107
Census
• 1790 Census: Bernardston Town, Hampshire, Massachusetts. 4 males >16; 4 males <16; 9 females.1539
• 1800 Census: Bernardston, Franklin, Massachusetts. 12201/01301. 26-45.1555
• 1820 Census: Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. 000001/10011.1583
Marriage15 Sep 1768, Norwich, New London, Connecticut921,1047,1213,1215,1218
ChildrenHezekiah (1769-1844)
 Richard English (1770-1849)
 Lydia (1772-1837)
 Sarah (1774-1797)
 William (1776-1823)
 Mary (1778-1843)
 Jemima Hariot (1780-1828)
 Peter (1781-1853)
 Dalton (1783-1861)
 Horatio Gates (1785-1857)
 Sophronia (1788-1838)
 Charles Jarvis (1790-1857)
 Zebina Curtis (1791-)
Last Modified 29 Nov 2004Created 6 May 2025 using Reunion 14 for Macintosh
Updated 6 May 2025
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