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 | | Hananiah Gaunt, was born in 1647, and married May 10, 1678 to Dorothy Butler, daughter of Thomas Lynn Butler and wife, Martha Butler of Sandwich Massachusetts, in a Quaker wedding. |
 | | Hananiah apparently moved to Rhode Island circa 1680 and from there bought 500 acres of land at Hananicaon (or as variously spelled: Hanicon, Oneanicon, and Okanickon.) There are many variations of the spelling of this Indian Name that is now Jobstown, New Jersey, in Springfield Township, Burlington County, New Jersey. |
 | | Hananiah served on the Burlington County Court 1686, 1688, and in 1706, and was the 'Overseer' of Highways of the 'Birch Creek' area in 1691, 92, and 93. |
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