Isaac Huntting Journal, p. 19
His early life was spent on his father's farm. He had a sturdy constitution possibly more so that either of his brothers. All the children of this family were of medium height about 5 feet 8 inches or 10 inches for the boys and the girls 5 ft 4 to 6. His school education was at the district schools except one term at at select school kept at the 'City' by Rev Eli Hyde in 1815 or 16 then pastor of the Presbyterian Church there. He boarded at the time in the family of Stephen Reynolds who livcd there near the present church...
In the spring (of 1819) he (and his wife, Amanda Winans) emigrated to Columbia Co NY and settled on a farm near 'Chatham Four Corners' as it was then called, now (1910) Chatham. The farm contained about 170 acres, a portion of which is now in the west part of Chatham village, the present cemetery being on this portion...
Here his four children were born Tammy, Hannah, Isaac, Phebe. While here Aug 12, 1825 he was commissioned Lieutenant in the 56th regiment of the New York Infantry..."
In 1825-29 Edward served in the NY Infantry. "In 1829 he sold his farm in Columbia Co and moved to his farm in Pine Plains where he lived until his decease. His children were placed in the best schools at the time in Po'keepsie and had the advantages of the practical and ornamental branches at their choice. None had better advantages. The daughters each took instruction in music from Abel Gunn their foremost teacher of piano and organ in Po'keepsie, and the piano purchased for these daughters was the first piano brought into the town of Pine Plains. This was in 1837 and it remained in this Edward Huntting homestead until the decease of his daughter Hannah H. Carpenter Jan 4. 1906...
Edward Huntting mingled among his townsmen and was alive to the public and political questions of the day. The town people called him Captain Ed or more phonetic Cap'n Ed. His nature and opinions were positive. Never neutral on any question. Politically after the first election of Andrew Jackson whom he supported at the time, he was a whig of the Clay and Webster school and later a Republican. His name was officially before his townsmen oftener than any one of his compeers or townsmen and he was repeatedly elected supervisor.
His sturdy constitution carried him through several terms of sickness and until his last illness he had apparently the physical vigor of most men at sixty five. Saturday morning March 8, 1884 he was taken with a chill and symptoms of slight paralysis which developed into pneumonia and he deceased the following Tuesday March 11, 1884 at 7:30 PM aged 86 years 6 mo 14 dys. Two daughters and a son - Tammy, Hannah, Isaac - were present and his attending physician Doct I.M. Huntting. The funeral was on the Friday following at 10 AM. Rev J.W. Wickoff then pastor of Presbyterian church at Pine Plains preached the sermon and burial in his individual ..family plot at Evergreen Cemetery at Pine Plains.
From the Pine Plains Herald; 'God often places exemplary men and women along the path of life, as landmarks or beacon lights to enable younger and less experineced travelers to guide their way. Such has been our esteemed friend..... After an illness of but a few days he died as he had lived a shinning light in many senses with but few if any enemies and many warmhearted friends. Captain Huntting has been honored by his town with its highest political office and was trusted by all'."
Married by Rev Lerman Burtch a Baptist minister at Bangall.