Ralph Hunt was a founding colonist of what is today known as
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Biography
Ralph Hunt was an early colonist in Long Island, New York and was an early leader in
Middleburgh, where he served as a magistrate, freeholder, and later a Lieutenant for the British Crown. During this time he also negotiated the sale of Middleburg from the local Indian tribes. Colonial sources record his marriage to Elizabeth Jessup.
During the British takeover of
New York
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, Ralph Hunt raised a force against the Dutch and showed his support of a British government. When the Dutch left New York, he surveyed for the new town. His descendants moved to
New Jersey
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and eventually the whole nation. He had six children. (Ann Hunt, Edward Hunt, Mary Hunt, Ralph Hunt Jr, John Hunt, & Samuel Hunt)
References
External links
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Information on Ralph Hunt* http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tompkins/manuscripts/manuscripts_hopewell.html Roots Web Free Pages
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Ralph
Ralph (pronounced or ) is a male name of English origin, derived from the Old English ''Rædwulf'' and Old High German ''Radulf'', cognate with the Old Norse ''Raðulfr'' (''rað'' "counsel" and ''ulfr'' "wolf").
The most common forms are:
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