Occupation Merchant Name John Hunt Died March 31, 1778 | Spouse(s) Unknown
Rachel Tory Role Quaker exile | |
Children Dorothea
Elizabeth
John, Jr. | ||
John Hunt (1712 – March 31, 1778) was one of the Virginia Exiles, a group of Philadelphia Quakers which was forcibly exiled to Winchester, Virginia, during the Revolutionary War.
John Hunt was a merchant and Quaker minister from London, England. Between 1738 and 1768, he made several voyages between London, Philadelphia and Virginia.
In 1769, John Hunt, a widower, emigrated to the province of Pennsylvania with his three children: Dorothea, Elizabeth and John. The Hunt family settled near Philadelphia at Darby. John Hunt married Rachel Tory, a widow, on November 28, 1769.
Some modern writers have confused the John Hunt (1712 – 1778), who is the subject of this article, with another Quaker named John Hunt (1711 – 1729) who also lived near Philadelphia at Moorestown, New Jersey. Adding to the confusion, another Quaker minister by the name of John Hunt (1740 – 1824) also lived at Moorestown.