Person:Margaret Hunt (7)
Margaret Esther Hunt
b.Abt 1721 Pennsylvania, United States
d.11 Apr 1796 Deep River MM, Guilford, NC
Parents and Siblings
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m. 14 Apr 1720
  1. Mary HuntAbt 1721 - 1796
  2. Margaret Esther HuntAbt 1721 - 1796
  3. Thomas Hunt1722/23 - 1763
  4. Abner HuntAbt 1725 -
  5. Eleazar Hunt1725 - 1781
  6. Hannah Hunt1730 - 1764
  7. William HuntAbt 1733 - 1772
  8. Rachel HuntAbt 1737 -
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  John Beals1716/17 - 1796
  • W.  Margaret Esther HuntAbt 1721 - 1796
m. 13 May/Nov 1738
  1. Ruth BealsBet 1738 & 1739 - 1801
  2. Ruth Beals1739 - 1801
  3. Lydia BealsAbt 1740 - 1801
  4. William Beals1740 - 1814
  5. Hannah Beals1741 - 1806
  6. Hannah Beals1742/43 - 1804
  7. John H Beals1744 - 1809
  8. Rachel BealsAbt 1745 - 1827
  9. William BealsAbt 1747 - 1814
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Facts and Events
Name Margaret Esther Hunt
Gender Female
Alt Birth? 20 Jan 1719/20 Scotland or Burlington, New Jersey
Birth? Abt 1721 Pennsylvania, United States
Alt Birth? Abt 1721 Pennsylvania, United Stateseither Bucks or Chester county
Marriage 13 May/Nov 1738 VirginiaHopewell MM Citation needed
to John Beals
Death? 11 Apr 1796 Deep River MM, Guilford, NC
Alt Death? 11 Apr 1796 Center MM, Guilford Co., NC
Burial? New Garden Burial Grounds, Guilford Co., NC

The following is from Jo Martin's tree on WorldConnect, database=idahojo.ged

Margaret Hunt Beales was an active Friend. In 1761 she was recorded as a Quaker Minister.

She died the same year as her husband in 1796, although the Center records do not preserve the exact date.

She was buried at New Garden, Guilford Co., NC.

She and John spent their last years in the home of their daughter, Hannah Beales Hoggatt Cloud.

John had apparently distributed his property among his children before his death, since he left no will or estate settlement.

Margaret Beales adored her younger brother, William Hunt, the eminent minister among Friends. The following was written by her in memory of him:

"O my brother, how lovely and pleasant thou has been to me! Thou hast for saken all that was near and dear to thee in this world to follow the Lamb, both by sea and land. Thou didst obey the heavenly voice, and preferred the Lord's work before thine own. Thou has gone to and fro in many parts of the earth to sound forth the trumpet of the Lord, and hast been able to speak a word in due season. It was thy delight to meditate on the law of the Lord. Ah, my brother, what shall I say in remembrance of thee? Surely I may lament the loss of such a friend; although I have no cause to mourn though thou are laid in the silent grave, yet lovingly speake thin the hearts of many. Oh, the many deep baptisms, trials and exercises thou has gone through with such meekness and patience! Thou didst improve thy talents (as if thou knewest how short time should be) unto the praise of Him that first did raise thy mind from earthly things to heavenly. Thou hast been a valiant solder in the holy warfare, to promote the honor and glory of God; so after many hard labors and travails for the promotion of truth, thou hast ended thy days in a distant land, where I and angels forever bless. Oh that the Lord would be pleased to raise up many more faithful laborers in his vineyards! Now we are left behind; let it be our daily care to keep down in humility, in patience and self-denial, in reverence and holy fear before the Lord, that, when this short and uncertain time here is at an end, we may be thought worthy of an inheritance amongst the sanctified, where we may sing praises for evermore. So saith one that wisheth well to all mankind."

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