Career
John Hunt was a merchant and Quaker minister from London, England. Between 1738 and 1768, he made several voyages between London, Philadelphia and Virginia. The Hunt family settled near Philadelphia at Darby.
John Hunt married Rachel Tory, a widow, on November 28, 1769.
Some modern writers have confused the John Hunt (1712 – 1778), who is the subject of this article, with another Quaker named John Hunt (1711 – 1729) who also lived near Philadelphia at Moorestown, New Jersey. Adding to the confusion, another Quaker minister by the name of John Hunt (1740 – 1824) also lived at Moorestown.