Descendants of Huntoon

Generation No. 1

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1. Philip Huntoon was born before 1668 and died on 10 May 1752 in Kingston, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire.¹

Chronology of Philip Huntoon:

• Before 1688, in New Hampshire: "Philip Hunton, the ancestor of all of that name in New England, came to this country when a boy." There is no direct evidence for this claim, although apparently the belief was held by his descendants for several generations, and that fact has some weight. But for all we know, he could have been a second or third generation native of North America. Certainly, he is the progenitor of a long line of Huntons and Huntoons. ¹

• Exeter, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire:"Upon his arrival in this country, he was employed by a man at Exeter, N.H., named Hall. With the daughter of this man he fell in love, and subsequently married her." [See the note below following the mention of his marriage to Betsey speculating on the possible identity of the "man...named Hall."] ¹

• 1688/89 February 20, in Exeter, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire: In the first known appearance of his name in a public record, he signed a petition to the governor of Massachusetts. As he would have been at least 21 years of age to be eligible to sign a petition, this fact means he was born before 1668 or so. ²

• 21 Feb 1697/98, in Exeter, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire: "...granted to phillip huntune at this same meeting thirty akers of land..."

• 28 Mar 1698, in Exeter, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire: "...granted to philup huntune ten acres of swamp..." ³

• 1698/99 March 6, in Exeter, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire: "...laid out to phillip huntune...swamp land according to grant..." ⁴

• 1701/02 Mar 12, in Exeter, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire: He sold 40 acres of land in Exeter. ⁵

• 1701/02 Mar, in Kingston, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire: He was elected constable at the Kingston town meeting. ⁵

• 12 Jun 1702, in Exeter, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire: Philip purchased 40 acres in Exeter from Nicholas Gilman, and signed the deed with a mark ("p"). ⁶

• 25 Feb 1702/03, in Kingston, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire: "Phillip Hunttoon...hous lott 27 acres upland and three of middow ground 30 acres more or less bounded to the highway on the west end a white oke on the souwest corner a stake norwest southest a black oake north este a white pine all markt 4 sides by us, Samll Colcord, Ebenr Webster, lott layers." ⁷

• 1703, in Kingston, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire: Settled In Kingston, N. H ⁸

• 8 Apr 1707, in Kingston, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire: "Upon application of John Fifield, of Kingstown, that Edward Fifield, Mr. Samuel Calcott, Jr., Jonathan Calcot, James Beane, Jabez Colman, and Phillipp Huntoon, belonging to said town of Kingstown, have deserted and left the said town, whereby the other inhabitants are much weakened and exposed to the danger of the enemy..." ⁹

• 3 Jan 1707/08, in Kingston, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire: "Land laid out to Philip Huntoone ajoyning to his other land..." ⁷

• 31 Jan 1707/08, in Kingston, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire: "Land laid out or middow ground to Philip huntoon and James Bean...liss the one half of it to Philip huntoon..." ⁷

• 22 Jul 1710, in Kingston, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire: "Samuell Huntoon was Slain by ye Indienes July 22, 1710."
This sentence appears among a group of records that begins with the inscription "Philip Huntoon's children by hannah his wife." The events range from the birth of their daughter Sarah in 1703 through the birth of a grandson in 1740, so it is probably the case that this statement about the death of Samuel was not entered into the records until some years after the event.
I have only seen the "state copy" of the Kingston records. It is possible the original records, if they still exist, would reveal a little more. ¹⁰

• 22 Jul 1710, in Kingston, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire: "The same day that [Colonel Winthrop] Hilton was killed, a company of Indians who had pretended friendship, who the year before had been peaceably conversant with the inhabitants of Kingston, and seemed to be thirsting after the blood of the enemy, came into the town, and ambushing the road, killed Samuel Winslow and Samuel Huntoon. They also took Philip Huntoon and Jacob Gilman, and carried them to Canada; where, after some time, they purchased their own redemption by building a saw-mill for the governor after the English mode." [This was written before 1792.] ¹¹

• 22 Jul 1710, in Kingston, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire: "On the morning of July 22, 1710, while Philip and his eldest son Samuel were ploughing in the field, not far from his house, they were surrounded by a band of Indans who fired upon them. Samuel fell mortally wounded. Philip and a neighbor named Jacob Gilman were taken prisoners... Finally, after long marches... they arrived in Canada, and were sold as prisoners of war to the French. They were informed if they would build a saw-mill for the government and teach the French to saw lumber after the English method, they should have their freedom. They joyfully accepted such easy terms, erected the mill, instructed the French, and regained their freedom, although it is said the French never could make the mill run. This mill is said to have been the first for sawing lumber ever erected in Canada. Tradition says that Philip remained in Canada about two years before he again saw his home." ¹²

• "My father, who was interested in the traditions of our family, used to take me on his knee and tell me the story of the captivity of Philip and the slaying of Samuel." From the dedication to Daniel T. V. Huntoon's genealogy, dated 1 June 1881. It suggests the story about Philip had been handed down in his family. ¹³

• 1714, in Kingston, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire: He was named a fence viewer for Kingston. ¹⁴

• 6 Jun 1716, in Kingston, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire: Philip, together with his neighbor Capt. Jonathan Sanborn, bought two sawmills. ¹⁵

• 1717, in Kingston, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire: Elected town constable of Kingston. ¹⁴

• 24 Mar 1717/18, in Kingston, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire: "...then layed out to philep hunton senr, in full of his first devision..."
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• 15 May 1719, in Kingston, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire: "for the consideration of love, goodwill and affection which I have and do bear toward my loving son John, I have given 1/2 of my land which belongs to my dwelling house which I now live upon, and the new frame of a house about 4 rods from the old house, and all my shares in Trickling Falls Mill Pond and Little River Mill." ¹⁶

• 29 Sep 1725, in Kingston, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire: Listed as "belonging to Kingston when the Revd Mr Ward Clark took the charge of the church." ¹⁷

• 3 Oct 1742, in Kingston, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire: "Philip Hunton" is admitted to the Kingston First Church. The same document says the same thing about "Philip Huntoon junr", so we know that the first mention describes Philip senior. ¹⁸

• 10 May 1752, in Kingston, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire: "1752, May 10th: Died, Mr. Philip Huntoon, very ancient." ¹⁹

Philip married Betsey Hall in 1687.²⁰ Betsey Hall died before 1703.

Chronology of Betsey Hall:

• The name "Hall" is prominent in the early records of Exeter, New Hampshire. In particular, one Kinsley Hall was active there, whose wife had an illustrious ancestry; furthermore, Kinsley had a daughter, Elizabeth (aka Betsey). I have seen genealogies claiming that Kinsley's daughter was Philip's wife Betsey. Unfortunately for this claim, Kinsley's daughter Elizabeth married Francis James, and died still married to him (or his widow) in 1752.
Ralph Hall, Kinsley's father, was living in Exeter by 1664. The year before he had purchased half a sawmill at Exeter Falls. Recalling the story that Philip built a sawmill in Canada to gain his freedom suggests that "the man named Hall" who first employed Philip in Exeter might have been Ralph. However, I can find no evidence that Ralph ever had a daughter named Elizabeth.

The children of Philip Huntoon & Betsey Hall were:

   2 M    i. Samuel Huntoon was born in 1689 in Exeter, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire ²¹ and died on 23 Jul 1710 in Kingston, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire.²²

+ 3 M    ii. Philip Huntoon was born in 1694 in Exeter, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire ²³ and died on 24 May 1780 in Salisbury, Merrimack Co., New Hampshire.²³

+ 4 M    iii. Ensign John Huntoon was born in 1696 in Exeter, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire ²⁶ and died on 8 Dec 1778 in Kingston, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire.²⁷

Philip married Hannah about 1702.²⁸ Hannah died on 22 Dec 1741 in Kingston, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire.¹

Chronology of Hannah:

• 22 Dec 1741, in Kingston, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire: "Died, December 22, 1741, Hannah, wife of Philip Huntoon, in a composed and comfortable manner, after a long life of piety and virtue." ²⁹

The children of Philip Huntoon & Hannah were:

   5 F    i. Sarah Huntoon was born on 21 Apr 1703 in Kingston, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire ¹⁰ and died on 15 May 1703 in Kingston, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire.¹⁰

+ 6 F    ii. Elizabeth Huntoon.

+ 7 F    iii. Sarah Huntoon was born on 21 Apr 1703 in Kingston, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire ³¹ and died before 1761.³²

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