Robert Hunt (chaplain)
Robert Hunt | |
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Depiction of the Virginia first landing, with Rev. Hunt reading scripture to colonists | |
| Born | c. 1568-1570 Hoath, Kent Kingdom of England |
| Died | 1608 (aged 39–40) Jamestown, Virginia Colony |
| Burial place | Jamestown Church, Colony of Virginia |
| 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.