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- Methodist Conference of Kentucky, 1841, 240, #6
Rev. Absolom Hunt, 1841, Bath County, Ky.
Rev. Absolom Hunt died on the 21st of February 1841. He was born in the state of Virginia, December 4th, 1773, but in the days of his youth emigrated with his parents to the Holston county. From thence they came to Kentucky; and after his marriage, he lived several years in Fleming County, where he laboured a few years as a local preacher with great acceptability. He gave himself up wholly to the work in September 1815, and was received on trail in the Ohio Conference, and appointed successively to Madison, Lexington, Hinkston, and Limestone circuits; all in the state of Kentucky. The General Conference having in 1820 formed the Kentucky Conference he became one of its members, and was successively appoint to Liberty, Paris, Lexington and Hinkston circuits. It was in 1828 that he received his last appointment. At the close of that year, conference placed him i a sperannuated relation. He became the subject of painful affliction, and was rendered incapable of traveling on horseback, but he preached occasionally in the neighborhood. He was generally considered a very successful preacher, and a most powerful exhorter. He was remarkably fond of reading, and delighted much in Wesley's sermons. He conversed freely and calmly about death, which to him had no terrors. His confidence appeared to be strong in the Lord. A few weeks previous to his death he lost the entire use of his right side, and his powers of speech became so much disorganized, that he could not articulate so as to be understood. But he was patient and resigned. Thus he suffered until he fell asleep in Jesus.
Submitted by Bobby Hunt.
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- From "The History of Methodism in Kentucky" by The Rev. A. H. Redford, D.D., Vol. II, Nashville, TN, 1869, pages 346 to 352:
Absalom Hunt was born in Virginia, December 4, 1773, and emigrated when a youth to East Tennessee. From thence he came to Kentucky, and married in 1793. We have no information as to the date of his conversion, but at the time of his marriage he was a member of the Church and a professor of religion. He settled in Fleming County, where he was licensed to preach, but subsequently he removed to Bath County, where he labored a few years very usefully as a local preacher. It was not until he had passed the meridian of life that he became an itinerant. At the Conference of 1815, he was admitted on trial. His first appointment was to the Madison Circuit. In 1816, he was placed in charge of the Lexington Circuit, where he remained two years. Mr. Hunt continued to travel as a preacher, filling the Minkstone, Limestone, Mount Sterling, and Fleming Circuits, until 1823, when he was placed on the superannuated roll. At the ensuing Conference, with his health somewhat improved, he was appointed to the Liberty Circuit, and the following three years as a supernumerary to Paris, Lexington, and Minkstone. Unable longer to perform ministerial labor, except occasionally in the neighborhood in which he resided, in 1828 he returned to the superannuated list on which he remained until the 21st of February, 1841, when he closed his earthly pilgrimage.
Absalom Hunt was born 4 Dec 1773, in the Shenandoah Valley close to Romney and Winchester, Frederick County, VA. His marriage to Miss Hester Foster in 1793 is recorded in Bourbon County, KY, Vol. 22, P. 57. "Register of Kentucky Historical Society". His will is recorded in Book D, p.168, Bath County, KY. For Hester's will see Will Book E, p. 451; Settlement Book 22, p. 163. Absalom Hunt was a Methodist minister, as were his brothers Lewis and Reuben. Lewis was a circuit rider in Ohio; Absalom rode the circuit in Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Finley's "History of Methodism in Kentucky" gives a sketch of his life, also the different charges he had during the time of his ministry. He was a Presiding Elder and presided at the Lexington Conferences of 1817 and 1818; at Kingston, KY 1819; at Mt. Sterling in 1821; at Fleming, KY in 1823; at Liberty, KY in 1824, at Paris, KY in 1826. In 1826 he was sent back to Minkstone. Absalom Hunt owned a plantation. He often went to Cincinnati on buying trips. He and his brothers were tall, strong, had blond hair, and were of fair complexion.
SOURCE: May Cooper Burnham, Tulsa, OK. 1960. In his will he left his estate to his widow and one dollar to each of his surviving children. It is believed he died from the complications of a stroke.
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- Absolom Hunt's Will
Will Book D- p. 168, Bath County, KY
In the name of God Amen
I Absalom Hunt being weak of body in perfect Sense & memory calling to mind the mortality of the body knowing that it is appointed for men once to Die do make this my last will & testament in manner & form following, To wit
first, I commit my soul to God that gave it & my body to have a Christian Burial
next is that all my lawful debts be paid out of my estate
next is I give to my well beloved wife Hester Hunt all my Estate both real & personal during her natural life & as long as she remains my widow also she has full power & authority to make such disposition of the property or Estate as she shall think most expedient
further I give Sarah Lynam my Daughter one Dollar
next I give to Lewis Hunt my Son one Dollar
next I give to Wilson Hunt my Son one dollar
& to my son Harrison Hunt one dollar
& to Lydia Anderson my Daughter one dollar
& to Seth Foster Hunt one dollar
next I give to Jailey Hunt my Daughter one dollar
& to my son Absalom one dollar
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand this 20th day of march in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred forty
I appoint my wife & son S. Foster Hunt my Executorix & Executer
Signed & acknowledged in presence of George Routt senr
Bahanon Collins
Absolom Hunt {Seal}
Bath County April court 1841
This last will and Testament of Absolom Hunt decd was this day returned approved and ordered to be recorded whereupon the same hath been duly admitted to record in my office as the Law directs Given under my hand as Clerk of the county court for the county aforesaid this 12April 1841.
William M Sudduth clk
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