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- Source: Genealogical Records of Maine and New Hampshire Settlers,1600s-1900s, Genealogical Dictionery, Maine and New Hampshire, SurnamesG-H, page 360.
"Mark Hunking, a shipwright, Little Harbor, presumed to be the Marcusbaptised at St. Stephens by Saltash Cornwall 25 June 1615, bro of (2).Apparently a later comer than his brother, he and Richard Shortridge werealready living on the whole neck of land granted them January 1660-61. Incourt case 1660, John Hunking had borrowed Mark (presumably the lad)driven to harm, Richard Abbott's oxen....Both Barnaby Jeffrey and ??witnessed his will of Pascataaway 1 July, invoked 27 September) 1667,naming wife, Ann, sole executor, two sons, daughter, Mary, ThomasFernald, all my children. Widow often styled Dame Hunking. Taxed1671...(land parcels listed)...Known children Mark, eldest 1667, onlysurviving son 1702. Archelaus. Father's will gave him 20 acrese land,marsh, 2 small guns, sword, not found later. Died before 1702. Temperancem Thomas Fernald (4). Mary m Thomas Wakeham, childless widow 1711.Margaret m. Christopher Adams. "
"Mark Hunking, Esq., first a successful shipmaster, then merchant andpublic official, and shared honors in estab. the powerful Wentworth line.Taxed 1671, he m. ab. that time Sarah Sherburne (Henry), List 52. Masterof a ship bef. 1679 and appar. ashore little until ab. 1692-3. Only surv.son 1702 and in poss. of his fa.'s Little Harbor lands, later theWentworth estate."
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