Mentioned in her father’s will and was given L30 and a negro girl.

JOHN AXFORD II AND ABIGAIL HUNT

John Axford II, son of the pioneers, married Abigail Hunt. They were married on Nov. 23, 1758, at the bride's home near the Yellow Frame Church; this was toward the close of the French and Indian War. Abigail was born April 15, old style, 1738, and died April 26, 1809, having survived her husband less than four months. She was a daughter of Samuel and Abigail (Knowlton) Hunt, and a descendant of Ralph Hunt, the English immigrant, to Newtown, Long Island. Abigail is mentioned in her father's will and was given œ30 and a negro girl.

The compiler has been asked how he is related to the Axfords; he is not of Axford descent; he is connected genealogically with the descendants of Group Four, being the great-great-grandson of Lieut. Richard Hunt, who was a brother of Abigail Hunt; Richard's daughter Sally married George Armstrong; (see Nathan Armstrong Record, and the Lundy Family, and also Hunt Households in Sussex County as published in Numbers 5, 6, 7, and 8 of N. J. Magazine of Genealogy).

John and Abigail dwelt on that part of the original Axford plantation on which the first log cabin was built.

They had nine children:

I. Samuel Axford I, who was born Nov. 22, 1760, and died June 10, 1836; he married Margaret McDonald; their tombstones are in the Mansfield graveyard; (See Branch One).

II. John Axford III, called Captain John, who was born Dec. 22, 1761, and died May 14, 1843; he married Eleanor Polhemus; (See Branch Two).

III. Joanna Axford, who was born Nov. 16, 1763, and died unmarried, Sept. 2, 1836, buried in the Hazen graveyard.

IV. Abigail Axford was twice married; (1) to Mr. Ayers and (2) to William Parks; the Parks removed to Woodhouse, Ontario; (See Branch Three).

V. Ann Axford, called Nancy, who married sine prole John Kinney, Jr.; they dwelt at Belvidere, N. J.

VI. Abraham Axford, who married Polly McMurtrie; they removed to Ontario, Canada; the land they took up now forms a portion of the charming city of Simcoe. Polly was born Nov. 25, 1771, died Nov. 26, 1836, and was buried in St. John's cemetery. They had five children: Abigail, who became the wife of Maj. Teredol, Amelia, who married Mr. Bell, Martha C., born about 1801, in New Jersey, died June 10, 1870, aged 69 yrs., 6 mos., 22 days, John, who died July 1872, aged 65 yrs., 11 mos., and Sarah; no further record of this household.

VII. Jonathan Axford, who married Lana Pace, and removed to Ontario; (See Branch Four).

VIII. Sarah Axford, who married Thomas Bowlby and removed to Woodhouse, Ontario; (See Branch Five).

IX. Martha Axford, who was born 1778, at Oxford, N. J., died Feb. 27, 1855; she married Robert Axford, her first cousin, son of Abraham and Sarah Beavers Axford; (Turn back to Group One).,