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John Hurst

Also Known As: "John "Millcreek" Hurst"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Leckhampstead, Buckinghamshire, England (United Kingdom)
Death: December 06, 1747 (44-52)
Fairfax County, Virginia
Place of Burial: Fairfax County, Virginia
Immediate Family:

Son of Henry Hurst, of Orange and Anne Hurst
Husband of Rebecca Sheeley; Jane Elizabeth Beeler or Margaret Elizabeth Beeler and Mary Hurst
Father of William 'Brindle Bill' Hurst; Absalom Hurst; Thomas Hurst; Thomas Hurst; Pvt. Robert William Hurst and 14 others
Brother of Rebecca Hurst; Henery Hurst; James Hurst and James Hurst

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About John Hurst

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/174157252/john_millcreek-hurst

PVT John Millcreek Hurst Sr.
Birth
9 Jan 1699
Leckhampstead, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England
Death
6 Dec 1747 (aged 48)
Fairfax County, Virginia, USA

Family Members

Parents
Henry Hurst
1679–1717
Anne Beeler Hurst
1679–1717

Spouse
Jane or Margaret Elizabeth Beeler/Beiler Hurst
1703–1751

Siblings
James Hurst
1699–1781

Rebecca Hurst

Henery Hurst

Half Siblings
Mehitable Hurst
1701 – unknown

Mary Hurst
1705 – unknown

Children

Jean Hurst Bethell
1722–1760

Robert William Hurst
1722–1805

James B. Hurst
1725–1766

Agatha "Aggie" Hurst Emmons
1725–1784

Mary Hurst Wingfield
1727–1760

Henry Hurst
1729–1801

Elijah Hurst
1730–1789

Thomas Hurst
1733–1817

William "Brindle Bill" Hurst
1737–1802

Landon Hurst
1741–1836

Nathaniel Hurst
1744 – unknown



https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LTQR-1F8/john-james-hurst-169...

When John James Hurst was born on 9 January 1699, in Leckhampstead, Buckinghamshire, England, his father, Henry Hurst, was 53 and his mother, Elizabeth Hudnall, was 43. He married Margret Elizabeth Jane Beeler in 1720. They were the parents of at least 14 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Stafford, Virginia, British Colonial America for about 22 years. He died on 6 December 1747, in Fairfax County, Virginia, British Colonial America, at the age of 48.


concerns

Although the curator note above states that this John is not the same as John "James" Hurst, they appear to be the same person. Have they been confused? Further research is warranted.

This John resembles John Hurst Sr., of Stafford. Are they supposed to be the same person? Further research is warranted.

brief biography

Arrived in America 1705 - Virginia: Abstracts of Virginia Land Office patent book 9-14 with numerous references to land patented by "French Refugees" (Huguenots).

comments

Alternate birth date: 1699.

GEDCOM Note

Emigrated to America with 2 brothers & father.


GEDCOM Note

<p>[g1214.ftw]</p><p><p></p></p><p><p>!"Hursts of Shenandoah" p.1 Source says sailed with brothers James a nd</p><p><p>William, and possibly father, from Buckinghamshire, England to Americ a about</p><p><p>1730.</p></p><p></p>


concerns

Do not confuse this John with John "James" Hurst.

comments

Date and place of birth have also been (erroneously?) reported to be 1701 at an unspecified location.

Date and place of death have also been (erroneously?) reported to be 1748 at an unspecified location.

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John Hurst's Timeline

1699
January 9, 1699
Leckhampstead, Buckinghamshire, England (United Kingdom)
1700
January 9, 1700
Age 1
Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England
1703
May 11, 1703
Age 4
Leckhampstead, Buckinghamshire, England (United Kingdom)
1713
1713
Accotink Run, Stafford, Virginia, United States
1720
1720
Stafford, Stafford County, Virginia
1720
Age 20
New England
1720
Age 20
New England, Colonial America
1721
1721
Age 21
Colony of Virginia, British Colony
1722
1722
Stafford, Stafford County, Virginia