Abner Hunt Family

[Britowl]

I have an Abner HUNT born about 1804 at Westleton, Suffolk that I cannot find any reference to, to go back any further, if possible.  On his marriage certificate in 1838 he states that his father is not living and frustratingly doesn't give a name.  I am therefore wondering if anyone could possibly look up the HUNT family for Westleton, Suffolk.  It could be that his family lived there and he was baptised somewhere else or that he was baptised there and the family lived somewhere else and I will have to widen my baptism search, but all avenues have drawn blanks for baptism or any information as to this family.  I have their descendents, but not the ancestors.  Any help for look ups would be very much appreciated.  The first name Abner is somewhat unusual and as he called his 2nd son Abner I feel it might be a significant name.

[Victor Harvey]

Hi,
I don't know if the following is of any help, but here goes.
Source: Suffolk Family History Society
Abner HUNT was buried at Holy Trinity, Blythburgh, 31st October 1874, aged 71.
I could have checked for his wife, but you didn't give her forename/s.
Victor

[Britowl]

Hello  Many thanks for the prompt reply.  I do already have his death date etc noted and his descendents are pretty well tracked and documented.  I am really trying to see if I can find anything out about where Abner Hunt came from.  If he was baptised and where and the two starting options are the ones I gave.  I am trying to trace backwards to see if it is possible to find his parents and/or siblings (if he had any siblings), but am hoping that someone might either already know some of this information or be able to do some look ups.  But thanks for the information.

[annes]

Hi I looked at the Westleton parish register as this is your main thread but the fiche was illegible in many places.  The original registers are held at Ipswich records office so viewing them is not an option for me. 

A John and Sarah Hunt (late Fryer) are baptising children in Westleton around this time and they baptised a son on 2nd February 1803.  I couldn't make out his name.  On the advice of the researcher there I also checked the bishops transcripts which are filmed by hundred by year.  I could see the entry but again couldn't decipher the child's name.  It began with an A but didn't look much like Abner - more like Adamiah (or similar  ).  I checked the bishops transcripts for 1803 and 1804 but didn't have time to trawl through them for any other years (each year being on a different roll of film).

[annes]

You say you have the Hunt family pretty well covered for Abner and his descendents but I did note the following from a transcript of the Blythburgh parish register.

Abner Hunt SM OTP and Elizabeth Collins Taylor SW of Halesworth
Banns read 22nd and 29th July, 5th August 1838

Robert Hunt bachelor OTP and Elizabeth Read spinster OTP
Banns read 10th 17th and 24th December 1865

Abner Hunt bachelor OTP and Harriet Ann Savage spinster OTP
Banns read 9th 16th and 23rd December 1877
Married 16th January 1878
A child: Walter bn 18th July baptised 14th Sept 1879

I noted the marriage details of Abner Hunt and Elizabeth Collins Taylor in 1838 but see you have the certificate so I won't duplicate them here.

Children of Abner and Elizabeth Hunt:
Harriet 16th June 1839
Dinah 18th Sept 1842
Robert 14th Jan 1844
Abner 22nd Feb 1846
Walter 30th May 1847
William 20th Aug 1848
Henry 13th Sept 1850
Harriet 16th May 1852

[annes]

Burials at Blythburgh

Harriet Hunt 10th Sept 1844 age 5
John Hunt 22nd November 1840 age 60
Walter Hunt 22nd January 1868 age 20
Abner Hunt 31st October 1874 age 71
Elizabeth Hunt 19th February 1880 age 65

Monumental Inscriptions:

Walter third son of Abner and Elizabeth Hunt of this parish who died January 19th 1868 age 20 years
Long verse unreadable

This stone is erected here to perpetuate the memory of Harriet elder daughter of Abner and Elizabeth Hunt who died 7th September 1844 aged 5 years and 4 months

In affectionate remembrance of Elizabeth wife of Abner Hunt who departed this life February 15th 1880 aged 65 years
There shall be a resurrection of the dead, of the just and unjust

In affectionate remembrance of Abner Hunt who departed this life October 27th 1874 aged 71 years
The Lord gave and the Lord hath
taken away, Blessed be the name
of the Lord
 

[Britowl]

Hi I looked at the Westleton parish register as this is your main thread but the fiche was illegible in many places.  The original registers are held at Ipswich records office so viewing them is not an option for me. 

A John and Sarah Hunt (late Fryer) are baptising children in Westleton around this time and they baptised a son on 2nd February 1803.  I couldn't make out his name.  On the advice of the researcher there I also checked the bishops transcripts which are filmed by hundred by year.  I could see the entry but again couldn't decipher the child's name.  It began with an A but didn't look much like Abner - more like Adamiah (or similar  ).  I checked the bishops transcripts for 1803 and 1804 but didn't have time to trawl through them for any other years (each year being on a different roll of film).

Hi, wow!  A huge huge thank you for looking up all this information and passing it on.  You have no idea how much I really appreciate your doing this, so thank you. 

Very interesting to note the 'possible' parents of a John and Sarah Hunt, whom I shall have to do a bit of investigating about and see if they had any other children then that I can find in the census records etc as it might give me some clues at some point.  Also the late surname of Fryer for Sarah might also be worth my investigating. 

Many thanks.

[Britowl]

Burials at Blythburgh

Harriet Hunt 10th Sept 1844 age 5
John Hunt 22nd November 1840 age 60
Walter Hunt 22nd January 1868 age 20
Abner Hunt 31st October 1874 age 71
Elizabeth Hunt 19th February 1880 age 65

Monumental Inscriptions:

Walter third son of Abner and Elizabeth Hunt of this parish who died January 19th 1868 age 20 years
Long verse unreadable

This stone is erected here to perpetuate the memory of Harriet elder daughter of Abner and Elizabeth Hunt who died 7th September 1844 aged 5 years and 4 months

In affectionate remembrance of Elizabeth wife of Abner Hunt who departed this life February 15th 1880 aged 65 years
There shall be a resurrection of the dead, of the just and unjust

In affectionate remembrance of Abner Hunt who departed this life October 27th 1874 aged 71 years
The Lord gave and the Lord hath
taken away, Blessed be the name
of the Lord

Hi, and a huge thank you again for this information.  I especially note the fact that a John Hunt died and was buried 22 November 1840 aged 60, so I shall do some research on him and in due course order his death certificate just to see who was the informant and where they were all living, which might give a little bit of an indication to follow up some more.  No mention of a Sarah Hunt in the graves though!

Great information, very helpful and gives me something else to look up/research etc.  Thank you so much I really do appreciate your taking the time to look up this information for me.

[annes]

Now you've said you might look into the Hunt/Fryer family of Westleton, you might want to know that I had written down another baptism from the Westleton parish register (fiche version) whilst looking for Abner. 

John and Sarah Hunt late Fryer also baptised Harriot on 23rd February 1801.  An extra snippet to work on.