John Tipton Hunt, Jr.
1762 - 1829 (67 years)-
Name John Tipton Hunt Suffix Jr. Birth 1762 Frederick County, Virginia 
[1] Gender Male Military Revolutionary War. [1] Military War of 1812. Commission Colonel. [1] Death 15 Mar 1829 Hillsboro, Fleming County, Kentucky [1] Burial Old Crain Cemetery, Fleming County, Kentucky [1] Person ID I3654 Hedges Last Modified 20 Nov 2025
Father John Tipton Hunt, b. 13 Aug 1735, Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland d. 7 Dec 1808, Locust, Fleming County, Kentucky (Age 73 years) Mother Mary Overall, b. 1738 d. 1800 (Age 62 years) Marriage 1754 Page County, Virginia - Ancestry US and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
Family ID F1644 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mary "Polly" Denton, b. 13 Oct 1769, Shenandoah County, Virginia d. 4 Apr 1843, Hagerstown, Wayne County, Indiana (Age 73 years) Marriage 1788 Washington County, Tennessee Children 1. Lemuel "Uel" Hunt, b. Abt 1789, Tennessee + 2. Rev William Basil Hunt, b. 26 Mary 1790, Fleming County, Kentucky d. 21 Oct 1869, Randolph County, Indiana (Age 79 years)3. Absolom Daniel David Hunt, b. 9 Jun 1782 d. 11 Jul 1862, Indiana (Age 80 years)4. James Basil Hunt, b. 1794 5. Reuben Hunt, b. 24 Dec 1795, Fleming County, Kentucky d. 27 Sep 1846, Randolph County, Indiana (Age 50 years)6. John Wesley Hunt, b. 1797 7. Joshua Parker Hunt, b. 16 Oct 1805, Fleming County, Kentucky d. 2 Oct 1889, Union Township, Randolph County, Indiana (Age 83 years)8. Elizabeth Betsy Hunt, b. 1802 d. 2 Mar 1859 (Age 57 years) 9. Benjamin Northcutt Hunt, b. 12 Jan 1809, Fleming County, Kentucky d. 4 Mar 1851, Randolph County, Indiana (Age 42 years)10. Martha "Patsy" Hunt, b. 1810 11. Sarah Hunt, b. 11 Jan 1811, Kentucky d. 10 Dec 1888, Newton, Harvey County, Kansas (Age 77 years)Family ID F1645 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 13 Nov 2025
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Birth - 1762 - Frederick County, Virginia 
Marriage - 1788 - Washington County, Tennessee 
Death - 15 Mar 1829 - Hillsboro, Fleming County, Kentucky 
Burial - - Old Crain Cemetery, Fleming County, Kentucky = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - Note on Find a Grave:
Rev War & War Of 1812 Vet
Commission Colonel in service of War of 1812
Son of John Tipton Hunt Sr & Mary Overall Hunt.
He married Mary Polly Denton, dau. of James & Elizabeth Harper Smith Denton.
He raised his family on the banks of the Licking River in Fleming County, KY.
[1] - Mary "Polly" Denton
Mary "Polly" Denton was born on 13 Oct 1769 in Old Fredericks Co, Va. Died on 4 Apr 1843 in Hagerstown, Wayne Co, IN. Buried in Huntsville Dem., Randolph Co. IN. Polly told her children that as a small child she remembered Daniel Boone visiting their home and staying overnight with them in the Kentucky wilderness. Her obituary confirmed that they had 10 sons and 5 daughters.
She married John Tipton Hunt Col. in 1788 in Washington Co., TN. John Tipton Hunt Col. was born in 1763 in Frederick Co., VA (Now Shenandoah Co.) Died on 15 Mar 1829 in Fleming Co, KY. Buried in Crain Cemetery, Fleming Co, KY. John Tipton Hunt was called "colonel" because he fought in the home guard during the War of 1812 according to family tradition. He raised his family on the banks of the Licking River in Fleming Co, KY. He was named after John Tipton who was a friend of his father's.
They had the following children:
Lemuel "Uel" Hunt
Rev. William Basil Hunt
James B. Hunt
John W. Hunt
Absolom Hunt
Howard Hunt
William B. Hunt
Rev. Joshua Parker Hunt
Elizabeth "Betsy" Hunt
Sarah "Sally" Hunt
Benjamin N. Hunt
Patsy Hunt
Debby Hunt
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