The Reverend Robert Hunt | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Founding_the_First_Permanent_English_Colony_in_America_at_James_Towne,_Virginia,_1607.png) Depiction of the Virginia first landing, with Rev. Hunt reading scripture to colonists | |
| Born | c. 1568-1570[1] Hoath, Kent Kingdom of England |
| Died | 1608 (aged 39–40)[3] Jamestown, Virginia Colony |
| Burial place | Jamestown Church, Colony of Virginia[2] |
| Occupation(s) | Vicar, Chaplain |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Hunt |
| Religion | Christian |
| Church | Church of England |
Robert Hunt (c. 1568x1570 – 1608), a vicar in the Church of England, was chaplain of the expedition that founded the first successful English colony in the New World, at Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607.
- ^ Yorktown, Mailing Address: P. O. Box 210; Us, VA 23690 Phone: 757 898-2410 Contact. "The Reverend Robert Hunt: The First Chaplain at Jamestown - Historic Jamestowne Part of Colonial National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Gravesites in the 1608 Church at Jamestown". Encyclopedia Virginia.
- ^ McCartney, Martha W.. Documentary History of Jamestown Island: Biographies of owners and residents. United States, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 2000.