The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
It is considered a research aid and is intended to assist in locating sources that can be used as proof.
Ezekiel Huntley was baptized on 4 April 1731 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut, the son of David.
He was married to Mary [surname unknown] about 1755 and died before 1759.
Abigail was baptized on 20 July 1757.
Hannah was baptized on 20 July 1757.
He was married a second time on 5 November 1759 to Naomi Tiffany. Their known children were:
Loes was baptized on 18 September 1764.
Rufus was baptized on 18 September 1764.
Elias was baptized on 28 July 1765.
Ezra was baptized on 16 June 1771.
Ezekiel was baptized on 21 May 1780.
He served as a seaman on the Sloop-o-War General Greene, a Connecticut Privateer Brigantine, between 17 April 1782 and 7 May 1782. During that time, the sloop was under the command of Captain Gideon Olmsted. The well-equipped 130-ton vessel had 16 canons and a crew of 83 men.
Ship captured by the British Privateer ship Virginia on 7 May 1782 off the Nantucket Shoals. The men were taken to New York as prisoners aboard prison ships, where many died. Only thirty-five men were living when they were released in a prisoner exchange, though some died on the trip home. Ezekiel was very ill and died not long after he was released. It was unclear if he was being held on one of the prison ships or at the notorious New York Sugar House Prison.
The Patriot died about 1783, probably in Stonington, New London, Connecticut.
Sources:
Middlebrook, Louis F., Maritime Connecticut During the Revolution, Vol. II, Massachusetts. Salem: Essex Institute, 1925, pages 94-06.
Connecticut Church Records Index, Old Lyme First Congregational Church 1731-1874, Connecticut. Hartford: Connecticut State Library, 1950
McManemin, John A., Captains of the Privateers During the Revolutionary War, New Jersey. Spring Lake: Ho-Ho-Kus Publishing Co., 1985.
Middlebrook, Louis Frank, History of Maritime Connecticut During the American Revolution 1775-1783, Vol. II., Massachusetts. Salem: The Essex Institute, 1925, page 96.
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DAR Comment EZEKIEL HUNTLEY D. SHORTLY AFTER LEAVING SUGAR HOUSE PRISON
Brigantine "General Greene" taken by British ship of War "Virginia", 07 May 1782