Early Bunch family records

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Kentucky, United States
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1780 - 1850

As I come across references to people with the Bunch surname I'll add them on this page. It is a work-in-progress. The key aim is to assess the purported children of Henry Bunch b. abt. 1720 in Virginia.

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People of interest

  1. Henry Bunch m. Ann Calloway
    1. Zachariah Bunch b. abt. 1743 in VA. m. Sabory. Taxed in Botetourt, VA 1784, lived in Mercer, KY 1789-1791, probate in Clark, KY in 1794
      1. Mourning Bunch
      2. Millie Bunch
      3. Clark Bunch
      4. Anna Bunch
      5. Henry Bunch
      6. Lucy Bunch
    2. Joseph Bunch b. bef 1766. m. Sarah. Taxed in Mercer, KY 1789-1805 then Hardin, KY 1807-1817. Probate in Hardin 1819 leaves estate to wife and names 3 children below
      1. Matilda Bunch m. 1800 in Mercer, KY to Jonathan Gray
      2. Lavinia Bunch m. ? Brown
      3. Zachariah Bunch b. abt 1787. Taxed in Hardin Co. 1810-1823
    3. Winston Bunch b. est. 1759
    4. Charles Bunch. Taxed in Mercer, KY 1795-1799 then Warren, KY 1801-1804. Charles was a teste on the marriage bond of Simeon Bunch to Celia Boone in Mercer Co., in 1797 (James Bunch was a bondsman).
    5. Richard Bunch b. bef. 1766 m. Mary. Taxed in Mercer Co. 1795-1812. Census 1830 in Washington Co., KY
      1. Anne Bunch b. est. 1788 m. 1806 in Mercer Co. to John Powell, with Richard Bunch providing surety (so presumably her father)
      2. Charles Bunch b. abt. 1788 m. 1808 in Mercer Co. to Fanny Lyon. Taxed in Mercer Co. 1809-1812, sold land in Washington Co. 1836 to Benjamin Keeling, husband of Jane Bunch
        1. William Bunch b. abt 1818
        2. John Bunch b. abt. 1822
        3. Martin C. Bunch b. abt. 1829
        4. Calloway Bunch b. abt. 1832
      3. Sarah Bunch b. abt. 1799 m. Enoch Tucker 1821 in Washington Co. Father Richard Bunch gave consent and provided surety for the marriage
      4. Jane Bunch b. abt. 1804 m. Benjamin F. Keeling 1824 in Washington Co. Father Richard Bunch gave consent to the marriage
    6. Calloway Bunch b. bef 1765 m. Nancy Henderson 1794 in Mercer, KY
      1. Betsy Bunch b. abt 1795 m. Nathaniel Covington 1810 in Warren Co., KY
      2. Simeon Bunch b. 1798 m. Massey Briggs 1817 in Warren Co.
      3. William Bunch b. abt. 1799
    7. George Bunch b. abt 1766
    8. James Bunch b. est 1771
    9. Simeon Bunch b. est 1775 m. Celia Boone 1799 in Mercer Co.
      1. Jesse Bunch b. est 1801 m. Keziah Franceway 1839 in Warren Co.
      2. Minerva Bunch b. est 1813 m. John P. Soward 1835 in Warren Co. Jesse Bunch provided surety




  1. Jacob Bunch L5V6-KHG m. 1830 in Hardin Co., KY then moved to Washington Co. Not sure who his father was
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1810 Federal Census, Kentucky

County Town Name Free w. m. <10 Free w. m. 10-15 Free w. m. 16-25 Free w. m. 26-44 Free w. m. 45+ Free w. f. <10 Free w. f. 10-15 Free w. f. 16-25 Free w. f. 26-44 Free w. f. 45+ All other persons except Indians not taxed Slaves
Christian Hopkinsville Bunch, Micajah
Cumberland Burksville Bunch, Archd
Cumberland Burksville Bunch, Israel
Cumberland Burksville Bunch, Rawdon
Hardin Elizabethtown Bunch, Jos 1 1 1
Hardin Elizabethtown Bunch, Zacariah 1 1 1
Knox Bunch, George
Knox Bunch, James
Knox Bunch, Solomon
Livingston Smithland Bunch, Mary
Mercer Not Stated Bunch, Calloway 2 - - - 1 2 - - - 1 - -
Mercer Not Stated Bunch, Richard 3 1 - - 1 1 1 1 - 1 - -
Montgomery Bunch, Nancy
Pulaski Somerset Bunch, William
Shelby Bunch, Charles
Warren Bunch, George 2 - 1 1 - 1 - - 1 1 - -
Warren Bunch, Nancy - 2 1 - - 3 1 - 1 - - 1
Warren Bunch, Simmion 1 - - 1 - 4 1 1 1 - - -


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1820 Federal Census, Kentucky

County Town Name Free w. m. <10 Free w. m. 10-15 Free w. m. 16-25 Free w. m. 26-44 Free w. m. 45+ Free w. f. <10 Free w. f. 10-15 Free w. f. 16-25 Free w. f. 26-44 Free w. f. 45+ All other persons except Indians not taxed Slaves
Clark Bunch, Davis 1 1 1
Clark Bunch, Henry 3 2 1 1 1
Clay Bunch, George 1 4 1 1 1 1
Clay Bunch, Samuel 1 1 1
Cumberland Bunch, Archibald 2 1 2 2 2 1
Cumberland Paoli Bunch, Israel 2 1 1 4 1
Cumberland Paoli Bunch, James 1 1 1
Cumberland Paoli Bunch, Lydda 2 1
Cumberland Paoli Bunch, Rawdon 2 1 1 3 1 2
Henderson Henderson Bunch, Hyram 1 1 1
Hardin Little York Bunch, Zacariah 1 1 1 4 1 1 2
Mercer Harrodsburg Bunch, James 1 1 1 1
Montgomery Bunch, Nancy 2 1 1 1 1
Warren Bunch, Charles 3 1 2 1 1
Warren Bunch, George 2 1 1 1
Warren Bunch, James 3 1 1
Warren Bunch, Nancy 1 2 1 1
Warren Bunch, Simeon 1 1 2 3 1
Warren Bunch, Simeon 1 1 1
Wayne Bunch, Sally 2 1 1
Whitley Bunch, Solomon
Falmouth, Pendleton, KY or Ohio, KY - duplicate pages with unclear origin Bunch, Wm C


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1830 Federal Census, Kentucky

County Town Name Free white males Free white females All other persons except Indians not taxed Slaves
Bourbon Not Stated Bunch, Douglass M. 1 20-29 1 20-29, 1 30-39
Clark Not Stated Bunch, Sally 1 10-14, 2 15-19, 1 20-29 1 10-14, 1 40-49 1 f. <10
Warren Not Stated Bunch, Charles 2 <5, 1 5-9, 3 10-14, 1 30-39 1 5-9, 1 10-14, 1 15-19 1 m. 10-23, 1 f. 10-23, 1 f. 24-35
Warren Not Stated Bunch, George 1 20-29, 1 60-69 1 50-59 1 m. <10, 1 f. 36-54
Warren Not Stated Bunch, Nancy 1 20-29, 1 60-69 1 m. 36-54
Warren Not Stated Bunch, Simeon 1 20-29, 1 30-39 2 15-19, 1 20-29 1 m. 10-23
Warren Not Stated Bunch, Thompson 1 <5, 1 20-29 1 20-29
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Marriage Records

Location Record Entry / Details
KY, Mercer Loose papers, file 1 1786-1794 Peter Myers m. Mourning Cobage, Bond 18 Oct 1791. Zachariah Bunch was bondsman.
KY, Mercer Loose papers, file 1 1786-1794 Calloway Bunch m. Ann Henderson, Bond 5 Jul 1794
KY, Mercer Loose papers, file 2 1795-1798 John Holloway m. Milley Bunch, Bond 11 Oct 1791. Zachariah Bunch was bondsman. NB: There is some confusion over the date of the marriage of John Holloway and Milly Bunch as the date on the bond is ambiguous and could say 1791 or 1795, but it must have been 1791 since Zachariah Bunch died in 1794.
KY, Mercer Loose papers, file 2 1795-1798 William Willson m. Susanna Bunch, Bond 4 Oct 1797. Bond includes a statement by Richard Bunch stating that Susanna is his sister and that she is 21 years old
KY, Mercer Loose papers, file 3 1796-1803 Simion Bunch m. Seely Boon, Bond 20 Mar 1799. James Bunch was bondsman, Charles Bunch was a teste.
KY, Mercer Loose papers, file 3 1796-1803 Jonathan Gray m. Matildy Bunch, Bond 22 Sep 1800. Joseph Bunch was bondsman.
KY, Mercer Loose papers, file 4 1804-1808. Also Register vol. 1 pg 118 John Powell m. Anne Bunch, Bond 11 Mar 1806. Bondsman Richard Bunch. Married 12 Mar 1806 by Rev. John Rice
KY, Mercer Loose papers, file 4 1804-1808 Charles Bunch m. Fanny Lyon, Bond 3 Feb 1808
KY, Mercer Loose papers, file 7 1820-1823 William Bunch m. Martha Ellis, Bond 11 Dec 1820. NB there is an entry in the register on a page dated Jul 1821 which has a notation 11 Dec 1820. It's a little unclear if they were married on the earlier or later date
KY, Mercer "Filed" Richard Bunch m. Milly Maddox, 9 Sep 1824, Bondsman Charles Bunch
KY, Mercer "Filed" Samuel Bunch m. Sally Powell, 1834
KY, Mercer Book 2 pg 56 Richard Bunch m. Polly Maddox, 1837
KY, Mercer Book 2 pg 86 Abram Smith m. Milly Bunch, 1840
KY, Mercer "Filed" Charley Monroe m. Polly Bunch, 1843
KY, Mercer Book 2 pg 148 Irvin Pinkston m. Nancy Bunch, 1846
KY, Mercer Book 2 pg 192 George Kinder m. Eliza Bunch, 1848
KY, Warren Marriage bonds box 4, folder 1, 1810 Nathaniel Covington and Betsy Bunch
KY, Warren Marriage bonds box 4, folder 8, 1813 Charles Bunch and Frances Berry
KY, Warren Marriage bonds box 6, folder 1, 1817 Simeon Bunch and Massey Briggs
KY, Warren Marriage bonds box 6, folder 8, 1819 William Bunch and Malinda McMullin
KY, Warren Marriage bonds box 7, folder 1, 1820 William Cason and Elizabeth Bunch
KY, Warren Marriage bonds box 7, folder 4, 1821 James L. Blewitt and Mariah Bunch
KY, Warren Marriage bonds box 9, folder 2, 1829 Thompson H. Bunch and Elizabeth Gilmore
KY, Warren Marriage bonds box 10, folder 6, 1835 John P. Soward and Manerva Bunch. Jesse Bunch provided surety
KY, Warren Marriage bonds box 11, folder 5, 1839 Jesse Bunch and Keziah B. Franceway
KY, Warren Marriage bonds box 11, folder 6, 1839 William R. Spilman and Jane Bunch
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Probate Records

Location Film Entry / Details
KY, Hardin Will Book A, 1793-1809, "B" index Searched, no Bunch
KY, Hardin Will Book B, 1810-1816, "B" index Searched, no Bunch
KY, Hardin Will Book C, 1816-1821, "B" index Joseph Bunch, pg 262. Mentions wife (unnamed), daughter Matilda Gray and her husband Jonathan, son Zachariah, and daughter Lavinia Brown
KY, Hardin Will Book D, 1821-1837, "B" index Searched, no Bunch
KY, Hardin Will Book E, 1837-1866, "B" index Searched, no Bunch
KY, Warren Indexes 1797-1985 Searched images 13-14 for Bunch - 1797-1923
KY, Warren Book D pg 563, 565 Jesse Bunch, to Keziah B. Bunch etc, dated 1862
KY, Warren Book D pg 247 Nancy Bunch, proved Sep 1848. Jesse Bunch was a witness
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Tax Records

Location Film Image number Year Entry / Details
KY, Mercer Tax books 1789, 1794-1797, 1799-1812 6-7 1789 Bunch: Joseph, Z.
KY, Mercer Tax books 1789, 1794-1797, 1799-1812 56 1795 Bunch: Calloway, Charles, Joseph, Richd
KY, Mercer Tax books 1789, 1794-1797, 1799-1812 116 1796 Bunch: Calloway, Charles
KY, Mercer Tax books 1789, 1794-1797, 1799-1812 136 1797 Bunch: Calloway, Charles, Joseph, Richard, Simeon
KY, Mercer Tax books 1789, 1794-1797, 1799-1812 178 1799 Bunch: Calloway, Charles, Clark
KY, Mercer Tax books 1789, 1794-1797, 1799-1812 198-199 1800 Bunch: Calloway, Clark, Joseph, Richard
KY, Mercer Tax books 1789, 1794-1797, 1799-1812 216-217 1801 Bunch: Calaway, Joseph, Richard
KY, Mercer Tax books 1789, 1794-1797, 1799-1812 266 1802 Bunch: Calaway, Joseph, Richard
KY, Mercer Tax books 1789, 1794-1797, 1799-1812 314-315 1803 Bunch: Calaway, James, Joseph, Richard
KY, Mercer Tax books 1789, 1794-1797, 1799-1812 351-352 1804 Bunch: James, Joseph
KY, Mercer Tax books 1789, 1794-1797, 1799-1812 390-391 1805 Bunch: James, Joseph, Richard
KY, Mercer Tax books 1789, 1794-1797, 1799-1812 419 1806 Bunch: Richard
KY, Mercer Tax books 1789, 1794-1797, 1799-1812 497 1807 Bunch: Richard
KY, Mercer Tax books 1789, 1794-1797, 1799-1812 533 1808 Bunch: Richard
KY, Mercer Tax books 1789, 1794-1797, 1799-1812 569, 590 1809 Bunch: Charles, Richard
KY, Mercer Tax books 1789, 1794-1797, 1799-1812 641 1810 Bunch: Richard
KY, Mercer Tax books 1789, 1794-1797, 1799-1812 688 1811 Bunch: Richard
KY, Mercer Tax books 1789, 1794-1797, 1799-1812 743-748 1812 Bunch: Charles, Richard
KY, Mercer Tax books 1813, 1815-1831 277 1819 Bunch: James
KY, Mercer Tax books 1813, 1815-1831 486 1823 Bunch: James
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