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| From: dean@cs.cornell.edu (Dean B. Krafft) I believe that I've identified the Dr. Edward Hunting who was the father of Edward Hunting, born 1778 in Ulster Co., NY. The key is a book titled "East Hampton History, Including Genealogies of Early Families" by Jeannette Edwards Rattray, Country Life Press, Garden City, NY, 1953. In particular, in Chapter 12 "From Purge to Penicillin" she describes the history of medical practice in the town. On the bottom of page 85 and top of page 86 is the following paragraph: "Edward Huntting, the second son of Rev. Nathaniel Huntting, was a graduate of Harvard in 1725, and is mentioned in the Town Records as Dr. Huntting, as is his son Edward who was born in 1741. The first Dr. Edward died at the age of 40, and his son removed to Fishkill, N.Y., and it is doubtful if he ever practiced in East Hampton." Fishkill, NY in Dutchess County is a stone's throw (if you have a really strong arm) from Ulster County. In the section on genealogies (p. 398) she lists the following (note that numbers are generations with John Hunting/Hester Seaborne being 1): "Dr. Edward [Huntting] 4 [son of Rev. Nathaniel Huntting b. Nov 15, 1675, Dedham, MA] b. 1704, d. April 1745, a graduate of Harvard and a physician, he m. Dec. 16, 1730, Mercy, dau. Isaac Mulford; ch. Mercy 5, b. 1731 (who m. Thomas Wickham;) Isaac Mulford 5 b. Nov. 17, 1732, d. Feb 3, 1812*; Edward 5 b. 1733, d. 1738; Mehitable 5 b. 1739, (who m. E. Jones;) Edward 5 again b. 1741; Mary 5 b. 1743. *Isaac Mulford 5 was 1st Lieut. of 2nd. Company, 3rd. Regt. of Minute Men in 1776; he m. Ruth Stratton and rem. to Dutchess Co., N.Y. 1783; his dau. Ruth m. Jeremiah Sherrill and they also rem. to Dutchess Co. Edward 5 rem. to Fishkill, N.Y. 1783." If these dates are correct, then Dr. Edward Hunting, Jr. would have been 37 when your Edward was born in 1778. As further evidence, both the 1790 and 1800 Federal Censuses of New York list exactly one Edward Hunting - in the Town of Fishkill, Dutchess Co. For the 1790 census, the transcription at http://www.ancestry.com lists 1 free white male 16 or older, 1 free white female, and 5 other free persons. From "Settlers of the Beekman Patent, Dutchess County, New York, An Historical and Genealogical Study of all the 18th Century Settlers in the Patent" by Frank J. Doherty, Pleasant Valley, New York 12569, 1990., p. 132: "The 'Poughkeepsie Journal' of 25 Jan. 1797 carried a notice that a Medical Society was to meet in Fishkill on Wednesday, 1st March 1797. The paper of 8 March carried the following: 'At a meeting of a number of physicians in the town of Fishkill on the 1st instant (in pursuance of a public request) it was agreed to institute a Medical Society to comprehend the county of Dutchess. The following persons were chosen a committee to originate a Constitution and by-laws. Ebenezer Cary, John Thomas, Shadrack Ricketson, James L. Van Kleeck, Dr. Weeks, Edward Hunting, Hiram Walker, Dr. Farrington, Henry Van Kleeck, Abraham Halsey and Dr. Bryan." Sources: 1. Will of Father Edward Hunting 2. "Settlers of th Beekman Patent, Dutchess Co New York, An Historical and Genealogical Study of all the 18th Century Settlers in the Patent: Frank J.Doherty 1990 3. Dean Krafft, dean@cs.cornell.edu 4. " East Hampton History Including Genealogies of Early Families" Jeanette Edwards Rattray 1953 5. NYGBR vol 87 6. "The Swartwout Chronicles 1338-1899 and the Ketelhuyn Chronicles 1451-1899" by Arthur James Weise, M.A. 1899. | ||||||||||
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