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John HUNT
Abt 1773 - Yes, date unknown
Has 106 ancestors and 15 descendants in this family tree.
Set As Default Person 
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Name John HUNT Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Abt 1773 - From age given as 4 in removal details (KFHS index - CD 11)
Gender Male Died Yes, date unknown Siblings3 brothers and 2 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch 
John HUNT, b. Est 1665, d. Yes, date unknown (Great Grandfather)
Mary TILLY, bur. 31 Mar 1801, St. Mary’s Church, Teynham, Kent, England
(Mother) Person ID I9538 All Last Modified 29 Dec 2016
Father John HUNT, b. 1738, bur. 27 Apr 1810, St. Mary’s Church, Teynham, Kent, England (Age ~ 72 years) Mother Mary TILLY, bur. 31 Mar 1801, St. Mary’s Church, Teynham, Kent, England Married 26 Jan 1761 Ss. Peter and Paul’s Church, Boughton under Blean, Kent, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 17 Apr 2018)
Shows John Hunt of Feversham Batchelor married Mary Tilly 'otp' Spinster, married by Licence, both signed.
Witnesses John Frederick Johnson and Henry Tilly both also signed.
I think this is probably the marriage of this John. The date is a likely one, giving the birth of their first known child, and the fact he was of Faversham makes it likely, given that that appears to be where they lived after marriage.
(An Eleanor was buried in 1787 described as "wife of John", b c 1737 from age given - had John been widowed and remarried? No, it is clear there were 2 different Johns - the marr of widow John to widower Eleanor was in 1771; the removal of John and Mary and family was in 1778!)
Other possibilities
Possibly the marriage on 20 Nov 1765 at St Margaret's Church in Canterbury (on FamilySearch website). The 'Mary' of that couple was Mary Cullen. The finding of the settlement certificate suggests, though, they were married by 1762.
More likely the John Hunt who married Mary Fry at Sutton Valence on 30 Dec 1760:
HUNT John Ba of Minster to FRY, Mary Sp otp, by Licence; witnesses: ? and R Norwood (witness to many -probably parish clerk)
The John who married Mary Fry was of Minster. I think this probably means Minster in Sheppey - about 16 miles from Lenham, while the Thanet Minster is 30 miles; also, Minster in Thanet is a small village, Minster in Sheppey was a town with a thriving ship-building industry. Not the most obvious place for a wheelwright to work, but I think it likely John could have found work there. It is quite some distance from Sutton Valence, while the latter is near Lenham, so he probably knew Mary before moving to Minster.
It would be likely that John and Mary would return to Minster to live after the marriage. Are there any children baptised for a John and Mary in Minster? There are several in the 1770s (1770, 1775 and 1777). The 10 year gap between the marriage and the first of these suggest it was probably a different couple, though it could have been that they had other children elsewhere.
Children of this couple from removal order (KFHS index - CD 11) and settlement certificate (CCA catalogue)
Family ID F4660 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Elizabeth COUSINS, d. Yes, date unknown Married 15 Jan 1793 St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, Lynsted, Kent, England [1] Children5 children Last Modified 27 Dec 2013 Family ID F4671 Family Group Page | Family Chart
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Sources - [S59] Lynsted Parish Register (KFHS transcribed data), Kent Family History Society, accessed 21 Mar 2012), entry for marriage of John Hunt to Elizabeth Cousins. (Reliability: 3), 21 Mar 2012.
393 1793 Jan 15 John HUNT otp Elizabeth COUSINS otp L John Knowles Eliz Knowles.
Despite the John being such a common name, the fact he gave a son the unusual name Basil strongly suggests Basil's father as this John, and this marriage fits the parents of Basil too well for there to be much doubt that this is the marriage of this John.
- [S59] Lynsted Parish Register (KFHS transcribed data), Kent Family History Society, accessed 21 Mar 2012), entry for marriage of John Hunt to Elizabeth Cousins. (Reliability: 3), 21 Mar 2012.