death_place death_date children birth_place parents birth_date spouse article_title name
burlington county , new jersey september 21 , 1824 -lrb- aged 84 -rrb- william , b : january 17 , 1765 joseph , b , : february 8 , 1768 abigail , b : october b 6 , 1770 rachel , b : august 21 , : 1773 william , b : january 11 , 1776 john july , b : may 26 , 1778 benjamin , b 29 : january 19 , 1780 esther , b : january , 30 , 1783 hannah , b : may 4 , 1763 1785 samuel burlington county , new jersey robert hunt , jr. abigail wood august 5 , 1740 esther warrington john hunt -lrb- quaker minister -rrb-
 john hunt
john hunt -lrb- quaker minister -rrb-

john hunt was a prominent quaker minister and journalist from moorestown , new jersey .
he kept a diary , most of which has been preserved , from 1770 to 1824 .
the diary relates hunt 's personal activities , concerns and beliefs .
it is also a concise source of primary evidence that documents local people and events .
john hunt , the son of robert hunt , jr. -lrb- april 21 , 1709 - february 29 , 1764 -rrb- and abigail wood -lrb- ca. 1715 - february 22 , 1747 -rrb- , his wife , was born august 5 , 1740 at the small , rural community of mount pleasant .
mount pleasant is located in mansfield township , burlington county , new jersey about two miles east of the town of columbus .
his father was a first cousin to john woolman , the renowned quaker minister .
the family moved to a farm at colestown , a small community located a few miles south of moorestown .
here , abigail hunt died february 22 , 1747 .
robert hunt and martha bates -lrb- ca. 1725-1770 -rrb- , widow of george ward , were married in may , 1749 .
robert hunt 's seven children , from both marriages , lived together on the farm at colestown .
john hunt and esther warrington were married march 17 , 1763 in the friends meetinghouse at moorestown .
they had ten children , three of whom died young .
hunt was a quaker minister for more than 50 years .
john hunt died september 21 , 1824 and was buried in the moorestown friends burial ground .
his memorial , published in 1842 , highlighted his public testimony concerning pride and superfluity , and stated that he was particularly concerned with temperance .
