Seventh Generation

114. John HUNT⁵⁶ was born on 12 October 1777 in NC.⁵⁶ He died on 30 October 1851 in Richmond, Wayne Co., IN.⁵⁶ John was known as an expert blacksmith and gunsmith.

John HUNT and Mary WHITEHEAD were married on 27 September 1807 in Wayne Co., IN.⁵⁶ Reported to be the first couple married in Wayne Co., IN. Mary WHITEHEAD was born in 1788 in IN.⁵⁶ She appeared in the census in 1880 in Milton Twp., Wayne Co., IN.⁵⁷ Living with daughter, Martha Ferguson, in 1880:
Mary HUNT Mother F W W 91 NC Occ: Lives With Daughter Fa: NC Mo: NC She died in 1880 in Wayne Co., IN.⁵⁶

John HUNT and Mary WHITEHEAD had the following children:

+247	i.	Caroline HUNT.
+248	ii.	William H. HUNT.
+249	iii.	Martha "Patsey" HUNT.
+250	iv.	Lazarus Whitehead HUNT.
+251	v.	Wilson HUNT.
252	vi.	Sarah HUNT58 was born on 5 January 1819 in Wayne Co., IN.58 She died on 14 April 1841 in Wayne Co., IN.58 Never married.
253	vii.	Lavonia HUNT was born on 5 February 1822 in Wayne Co., IN.58 She died on 20 January 1859 in Wayne Co., IN.58
+254	viii.	Catherine HUNT.
+255	ix.	Salena HUNT.
256	x.	Jane Amanda HUNT was born on 25 December 1828 in Wayne Co., IN.58 She died on 30 March 1841 in Wayne Co., IN.58 She was buried in April 1841 in Elkhorn Cemetery, Wayne Co., IN.58
+257	xi.	John Francis HUNT.
258	xii.	Alex H. HUNT was born on 4 December 1832 in Wayne Co., IN.58 He died on 10 July 1834 in Wayne Co., IN.58 He was buried in July 1834 in Elkhorn Cemetery, Wayne Co., IN.58