[1] He became the ruling elder of his local church district and spent much time traveling and ministering to those in the area.
[1][2][4] His ministry and effort to gain converts caused him to spend a great deal of time away from his family.
[5][2] His oldest son was named John, and he had daughters Mary Buckner, Heaster Fisher, Elizabeth Pecke, and Margaret Ware.
[12][14] After the church was gathered, a "tender" search for the flock's first minister settled upon John Allen.
[18] On April 24, 1639, a day of fasting and prayer, Hunting and Allen were ordained in the presence of the Dedham congregation and the elders of other churches.
[2] Two hundred years later, the first Catholic Mass in Dedham was celebrated in Sunday, May 15, 1843,[23] in the home of Daniel Slattery.