Jeremiah, 6. Israel, whose son Israel left Joshua, the father of Gilbert and Israel.

The latter resided at Eastchester and mar. Bonnett. 7. James, to whom

his father bequeathed thirty acres upon Throckmorton's Neck. Of this family was Obadiah Hunt of Phiiipsborough who d. 173G, and had Obadiab and Anne. Obadiah, jr., d. cir. 1760, and left, 1. Obadiah. 2. John. 3. Zebediah.

Joseph Hunt, a resident of Cortlandt's Manor, d. cir. 1768, mar. Levina ,

and had, 1. Gilbert. 2. Levina. 3. Eunice. 4. Jemima. 5. Anne. 6. Esther. Aaron Hunt of Westchester, a descendant of Thomas Hunt of Hunt's Point, mar. Rebecca Haydock, and had, 1. Eden, b. Dec. 3, 1755, a guide to General Washington. 2. Major David, b. Sept. 4, 1757. 3. Mary, b. January 10, 1760. 4. Charlotte and Eleanor, b. Nov. 18, 1762. 5. Eleanor, b, Nov. 21st, 1764. 6. Aaron, b. Sept. 24, 1767. 7. Roger and Haydock, b, Sept. 22, 1770. 8. Moses, b. Feb, 25, 1773. Nehemiah Hunt of Eastchester mar. Lawrence, and had, 1. Euphemia. 2. Anne. 3. Mary. 4.

Frederick. 5. Phcebe. 6. Theodosius. 7. Aaron, d. 1828, mar. Elizabeth Fowler, da. of Thomas Fowler, and had Theodosius, Richard and others. 8. Basil, who had Richard, Reuben, Nathan and Jacob. 9. Thomas. 10. Martha. Arms, per pale, ar. and sa. a saltier ; counlerchanged. Crest, a lion's head, erased, per pale, ar. and sa. collared gu. lined and ringed or.

The family of Irving is from Scotland, in the northern part of which kingdom it was, (as an ancient record quoted by Chambers the historian, and by Sir Walter Scott observes,) " an ancisnt and principal family." Very frequent mention is made of them in the early annals of that country ; and in several instances they are spoken of by the above named writers as possessing a distinguished position and great influence among the baronial families of the north east counties.