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- There were apparently two Willilam Dunns in the early U.S. and which Dunn James Chambers Dunn descended from is somewhat difficult to prove.
Info from Sandy Anderson:
William Dunn came to the United States from Bristol, England, in a vessel named the "Woods" in the capacity of a cabin boy. He was about14 years old. (Approximately 1765)
William Dunn settled in Virginia. For some time he operated a statecoach between Washington and Richmond. He enlised in CaptianFairfax's Virginia Company for the duration of the Revulutionary War.Captured by the British, he was given the option of serving with theBritish troops in this country or taking a chance on one of theBritish prison ships at Charleston, SC.
He served with the British troups until the opportunity came to escapeand rejoin his old command. He was present at the surrender ofCornwallis at Yourktown, following which he was in charge of a largenumber of British prisoners who were sent over to Conyers(illegible).Later, William Dunn became a builder.
email from Sandy Andersion May 2003
From another source (unknown):
William Dunn was born May 7, 1751, in Bristol, Gloucester, England,and Died December 19, 1837, in Knoxville, TN. He married Catherine Walters 1782 in Green brier Co, VA, daughter of Johnathan Walters.She was born 1758 in Greenbriar Co., VA, and died July 29, 1847 in Knoxville, TN.
From another note which may be a different line altogether:
William Dunn, who was born in Bristol England, stolen in 1758, escaped from ship 1765, at Philadelphia Pennsylvania, hired out in New Jersey,went to Virginia, there enlisted in 1776, "for during the war", was a private under Capt. Thomas Heard, Col. George Baylor, in a regiment of Virginia troups. Was in Battles of Monmouth, Stoney Point, Camden,there captured and placed on board a ship at Charleston SC., starved,to save his life enlisted with the British and escaped first opportunity. "Did" and joined American (?) forces at Ninety-Six rejoined my Company under Capt. Thomas Heard, at battle of Cowpens,with prisoners as guard through North Carolina, at battle of Yorktown when Cornwallis surrendered, guarded prisoners in Winchester VA, there discharged, by Capt George Stubblefield, married my wife, Katherine in fall of 1782. See widow file #286 at pension dept Washington DC. His application for pension filed Feb 9, 1829, hers(widow) March 30, 1843. She died July 29, 1847, age 89 years; last check sent was endorsed by her children Isabella Edington and Thomas Dunn, Certificate # 4283; statement sent WE Parham from Dept of Interior signed by J.L. Davenport, Acting Commissioner, April 30,1907.
also:
I, W.E. Parham, am a member of the Sons of the American Revolution,because of this service, my number 197 Tennessee, National # 27,922 in April 1918....
All descendants of E.N. Parham and wife Mary Ellen Dunn are eligible. William Dunn and wife are buried in the Presbyterian Cemetery on Church and State [streets], no marker--were moved when second building was put up and placed in East side along wall, showed me by Lewis Rucker, who was shown where to get and replace by E.N. Parham, my Grandfather, whom I knew from early after 1860 to his deafth in 1894, Yours Respt, W. E.Parham.
TWO WILLILAM DUNNs
From Bob Goff who was researching William Dunn of Greene County TN
Bristol William. To further complicate the early East Tennessee Dunn picture, a William Dunn, clearly a different William, was born 7 May 1751 in Bristol England, and came to America in 1775 as a 14-year-old cabin boy on the ship "The Woods". He entered the colonies at Philadelphia in 1766 and subsequently moved to Virginia. He served in the War in the 8th Virginia Regiment. Another account (Whitley, 1961)says he served in Capt Thomas Hoard's Company (Caroline County VA),Col. GeGeorge Baylor's Regiment (8th VA??). Caroline County is just west of Westmoreland Co and between Fredericksberg and Richmond. He married Katherine (born 1758, died 1847) in 1782. Some time after the war he moved to Greenbrier VA (Greenbrier Coo, now WV). He later moved into east Tenn; one account says to Greene Co., but he clearly is not the William of Green Co associated with Daniel. It is likely this was the William who settled at Seven Islands in 1793 (NC Land Grant dated 12 Jan 1793; Green Co Deed Book 1, page 6, 100 acres for 10 pounds,including the Seven Islands). He then moved to Knoxville, about 1796,where he lived 41 years. He died in Knoxville on 19 (or 18) December 1837. This this is clearly not the Green County William, presumably Daniel's brother. This William had at least four sons: Thomas (born9 Feb 1785); Johnathan (born 29 Dec. 1788); William (born Oct 20,1791) - (any relation to William Dunn #905) in the "Connections") and John (born 28 Feb 1804). This William also had 7 daughters (Whitley, 1961, page 597). This is probably the "old Mr. Dunn", the wagoner from Knoxville, who helped 12 year old Davey Crockett get back to Tennessee (see Crockett, page 23).:"
"It should be noted that a Daniel, William and James moved together as a group to the Watauga settlement. Based on their interlocking relationships, Daniel, William, and James would appear to be brothers. A Joseph (later identified as Joseph Donn) and William (a second William--probably Bristol William) also moved into the Nolichuckey settlement, i.e., into what was to become Greene Co., at about the same time. Joseph could conceivably have been a brother as well but he disappears from the scene early on. And perhaps even a William O'Dunn migrated into the same general area at about the same time; But William O'Dunn was probably Bristol William.
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More on the many William Dunns:
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Sheri, I'm sorry I can't be of much help to you. I do descend from one of the many William Dunns in Eastern Tennessee. It took me 3 years to determine just which one it was. He turned out to be the one referred to as Bristol William because he was born in Bristol, England in 1751(Pension Papers).
I have not followed all his children's families forward to present time so we might be related or not.
I am from William's son Thomas Dunn & Ellen Chambers to William H.Dunn & Ann Eliza Boyd to Robert Thomas Dunn & Martha Jane Clark to Fannie Belle Dunn & William Hamilton Holder to Richard Ray Holder & Della Bruner to ME.
Thus William Dunn was my 4th G Grandfather. There is not an Isabelle in my line, however one of Bristol William's daughter was named Isabel, so one of the brothers might have a daughter or granddaughter named Isabelle.
Good luck to you, Shirley Holder Antrim
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Virginia Revolutionary Pension Application Vol 32; pp 19-21
DUNN, William (Catharine). W.286
(P. 19)
7 July 1831. Knox Co., Tenn. William Dunn (x) declares Col. George Gaylor was his colonel at the end of the war and George V.Stubblefield was his major and Capt. Thomas Hoard his captain. He was discharged at Winchester, VA., after the taking of Little York and was sent there with prisoners.
8 Sept. 1830. Knox Co., Tenn. James Acree declares he and William Dunn enlisted the same day in Capt. Thomas Hoard's Company. He and Dunn lived a mile from each other at the time. Both were discharged at the same time in Winchester, VA., by Maj. George Willie Stubblefield. When Capt. Hoard joined the army, the company was transferred to different regiments, the affiant to the 5th and then the 8th, and Dunn to the 10th.
2 June 1831. Knox Co., Tenn. James Acree declares he was acquainted with William Dunn before he enlisted in the Continental army. Dunn first enlisted for five years and before his term expired he enlisted for the war. They were both at the siege of York and both marched with prisoners as a guard to Winchester and after peace was made were both discharged there.
29 Dec 1831. Knox Co., Tenn. William (X) Dunn declares he served as a private in the company of Capt. Thomas Hoard in the 8th Virginia Regiment of Col. George Baylor and was discharged at Winchester, VA.,by Maj. Oiler Stubblefield.
19 Jan. 1833. Knox Co., Tenn. William m Dunn (x) of said county, age 81, declares he was born in Bristol, England, on 7 May 1751 and came to the United States in a vessel called the Woods in the capacity of a cabin boy when he was almost 14 years old. He landed at Philadelphia and being displeased with his captain he ran away and engaged himself to live with George Haywood who then lived in New Jersey. About two years later after he went to live with Haywood, Haywood moved to Carolina Co., VA., and he continued to live with him until he enlisted in Carolina County in a company of Capt. Thomas Howard attached to a battalion of Maj. George Willie Stubblefield and regiment of Col. George Baylor, the 8th Virginia Regiment. HHis enlistment was for three years of the war and he was at the battle of Monmouth in 1778 and afterwards at the storming of Stony Point under Gen. Wayne. He is under the impression he went as a volunteer in this battle. He was at Camden, S.C.C., at the time of Gates' defeat and was there taken a prisoner and carried to Charleston where he was put on board a prison ship and detained two or three weeks, where his only alternative appeared to be in enlistment to the British service with a prospect of deserting them and again joining the American army, or starvation as a prisoner. He chose the former and enlisted into(p.20) British service and marched from Charleston with a battalion under Maj. Andrew Mansfield to take possession of Fort Hampton. A few days after they had taken possession of Fort Hampton, he deserted and joined the American (?) troops when lying at or near Ninety Six. The first engagement he was in after this was at Cowpens. Before this he had again joined his own command under Capt. Howard. After the battle he marched up through North Carolina with prisoners. He was at the seige of York until Cornwallis surrendered, when he marched with some prisoners to Winchester, VA., where after remaining some time he was discharged by Maj. George Willie Stubblefield. He served more than three years.
He has no record of his age, but from information of his parents before he left England, he believes he was born in 1751. Shortly after his discharge he moved to Greenbrier Co., VA., where he lived several years, and then moved to Greene Co., Tennessee, where he lived a few years, then he moved to Knox County where he has lived upwards of forty years. His discharge was destroyed in the burning of his house several years ago.
30 March 1843 Knox Co., Tenn. Aaron Armstrong and Zac. Barnett of said county declares they have known Catharine Dunn about 35 or 40 years. Aaron Armstrong further states the statement of the age of children of William and Catharine Dunn was taken from the family bible of Catharine Dunn.
2 Aug. 1843. Knox Co., Tenn. Mrs. Catharine (x) Dunn of said county,aged 85, declares she is the widow of William Dunn. She was married in the fall of 1782 and her husband died 19 Dec.1837.
1 July 1844 (p 21) Knox Co., Tenn. Mrs. Catharine (X) Dunn of said county, aged 86, applies for continuance of pension.
William Dunn of Knox Co., Tenn., private in the company of Capt.Howard in the regiment of Co. Baylor in the Virginia line for three years, was placed on the East Tennessee pension roll at $80 per annum under the Act of 1832. Certificate 7675 was issued May 13, 1833.
Catharine Dunn, of Knox Co., Tenn., widow of William Dunn who died 19Dec. 1837, private in the company of Capt. Howard in the regiment of Col. Baylor in the Virginia line for two years, was placed on the Knoxville, Tenn., pension roll at $80 per annum. Certificate ;7596under the Act of 1838 was issued 31 Aug. 1843 and 4283 under the Act of 1843 was issued 9 Jan 1844.
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Tax List 1782 Greenbrier Co., (Now West Virginia)
Ples 1, Horses 10, Cattle 5
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Anderson County 1850 census lists a Samuel Dunn born in MD in the household with a Leinart family 1/3 his age. Is this related?
279 279 Dunn, Samuel 72 m farmer700 MD
Leinart, Samuel 25 m farmer TN
Leinart, Sarah 20 f TN
Leinart, Safroney F. 5/12 f TN
Source:
The McClung Collection, loose papers "Dunn"
The Daniel Dunn family of Tennessee was in Blount County and may ormay not be related to William Dunn
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"There were also a William and a James who owned land in the same area,and they were probably brothers or brothers-in-law to Daniel. In1788, both William and Daniel Dunn sold at least part of their land on the Watuaga to one Joseph Garland. In 1796, they sold more land along that river, and four years prior to that, in 1792, James Dunn sold land in the same vicinity probably along the Watauga also.
Even though William Dunn still owned land on the Watuaga in 1796.records show that he bought land on the north side of the Nolachucky River at the Seven Islands in 1792. In 1797, five years after William had purchased his land, Daniel Dunn bought land on the South side of the Nolachuckey. Two years later, he also owns land on both sides of"Cove Creek", probably in "Wears Cove". END QUOTE
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1751 - 1837 (86 years)
