John Hunter

John Hunter was a lifelong friend of Captain Anthony Wayne. They served together in King William’s army at the Battle of the Boyne River in Ireland in 1690. They fought against King James II who was attempting to regain the British crown. Together they emigrated to Pennsylvania in 1723. Both men served on the Vestry of Radnor Church in the 1720’s and, according to a descendant, Clarence Hunter, “shared a pew bench located where the present second pew on the right, counting from the front, is now located.” John Hunter died in 1734.

Churchyard
Ancient Yard
Lot 001
Grave 6

King William III at the Battle of the Boyne, by Benjamin West

Michael Merrick, with a helmet like those worn by Captain Anthony Wayne and John Hunter during the Battle of the Boyne.