Person:Alvin Dunn (4)

Watchers
m. 1 Jul 1796
  1. Lucinda Dunn1794 -
  2. Elizabeth Dunn1797 - Bef 1847
  3. Mary Ann DunnAbt 1799 - 1883
  4. Alvin DunnAbt 1803 - Bef 1870
  5. Hannah DunnAbt 1807 - 1841
  • HAlvin DunnAbt 1803 - Bef 1870
  • WSarah DunnAbt 1807 -
m. 1826
  1. Keziah Dunn1829 -
  2. James Dunn1830 -
  3. Elizabeth Dunn1832 -
  4. Zephaniah DunnAbt 1836 -
  5. John H. DunnAbt 1839 -
  6. Mary J. DunnAbt 1843 -
Facts and Events
Name Alvin Dunn
Gender Male
Birth[3] Abt 1803 Harrison, Kentucky, United States
Census[4] 1820 Delaware, Indiana, United States
Residence[5] 18 Feb 1825 Hendricks, Indiana, United States
Marriage 1826 Hendricks, Indiana, United Statesby Joseph Dunn
to Sarah Dunn
Property[7] 4 Dec 1830 Clinton, Indiana, United Statesreceived US Land Patent, tenant in common with Abner Dunn
Residence[6] Apr 1832 Clinton, Indiana, United States
Property[8] 12 May 1832 Clinton, Indiana, United StatesAlvin and Abner sell half their land patent
Property[9] 21 Jan 1833 Clinton, Indiana, United StatesAlvin (in Hendricks County, Indiana) and Abner sell the other half of their land patent
Residence[11] From 1838 to 1839 Van Buren, Arkansas, United Statespaid taxes
Census[10] 1840 Van Buren, Arkansas, United States
Property[12] 1842 Van Buren, Arkansas, United Statesinherited property from father and continued to own through 1844
Other[13] 29 Feb 1848 Lewis, Missouri, United Statesnamed in probate of Zephaniah Dunn as "descendant" of James Dunn
Census[14] 1850 Van Buren, Arkansas, United States
Property[15] 10 Oct 1856 Putnam, Missouri, United Statesreceived US land patent
Property[2] 20 Jun 1857 Putnam, Missouri, United Statessold property from land grant
Property[1] 19 Jun 1858 Putnam, Missouri, United Statessold property from land grant
Census[16] 1860 Putnam, Missouri, United States
Other[17] 25 Jul 1864 paid loan owing to Hiram Harrison
Death[3] Bef Sep 1870 Putnam, Missouri, United StatesJackson Township
Other[3] Sep 1870 Putnam, Missouri, United StatesHeirs John H. and Zephaniah Dunn petitioned in Circuit Court to define property previously ceded by Alvin to Calvin Biggs.
References
  1. Putnam County (Missouri). Recorder of Deeds. Deeds, 1847-1890; abstract and index of deeds, 1847-1889. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977)
    Vol C-D, 1856; FHL #10170771.

    Vol. D,p. 163
    Deed made 19 June 1858
    Between Alvin Dunn and Sarah dunn of Putnam County, MO
    and Calvin Brigs of same place
    who paid $700
    for the SE1/4 of S10, T65, R20
    with the exception of the W1/2 of the NW1/4 of said SE1/4
    in Putnam County, MO, containing 140 acres more or less
    Signed Alvin x his mark dunn, Sarah x her mark Dunn
    Witness Smith A. John Judge
    filed 31 May 1858

  2. Putnam County (Missouri). Recorder of Deeds. Deeds, 1847-1890; abstract and index of deeds, 1847-1889. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977)
    Vol 2, 1862-1864.

    Vol 2, p. 433
    Know all men by these presents
    Alvin Dunn and Sarah Dunn his wife of the county of Putnam, Missouri
    who were paid $135
    by Lizzie Trowbride of Putnam County, MO
    for the W1/2 of the NW [blank] of the SW1/4, Sec 10, T65, R20
    containing 20 acres
    Signed 20 June 1857, Alvin x his mark dunn, sarah x her mark Dunn
    Witness George W. Dickson, JP
    Recorded 31 Oct 1863

  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Christensen, Anthony J. A branch of the Piscataway Dunn family: a few members of the Dunn family whose branches spread from Pisctaqua, New Hampshire, to Piscataway, New Jersey, to Southwestern Pennsylvania, to Harrison County, Kentucky, and to points West. (Salem, Utah: Mac Anthony Corp., c1998)
    p.5-37.
  4. Delaware, Indiana, in United States. 1820 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M33).

    James Dunn, 1 male 11-15 [Alvin], 1 male over 45, 1 female 11-15 [Hannah], 2 females 17-25 [Mary?, Elizabeth], 1 female over 25, 1 person in agriculture

  5. Index to Stock Marks Registered in Hendricks County (1824-1848)
    accessed 2 Dec 2013.

    Dunn Alvin February 18, 1825 A swallowfork and an underbit in the right ear, and a crop and slit in the left ear

  6. Claybaugh, Joseph. History of Clinton County, Indiana: with historical sketches of representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the old families. (Indianapolis, Ind: A.W. Bowen, 1913)
    p. 412.

    Alvin Dunn was a petit juror for the April 1832 Clinton County Circuit Court term

  7. United States. Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records.

    Document Nr.: 11631; Accession/Serial Nr.: IN1090__.505
    Patentees: ABNER DUNN, ALVIN DUNN of Clinton County, Indiana, tenants in common, not joint tenants
    Issue Date: 12/4/1830, Crawfordsville, INDIANA
    80 Acres Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566) Authority: April 24, 1820:
    E1/2NE1/4, Sec 8, Township 20-N, Range 1-E, Clinton County, Indiana

  8. Book 1, July 1830-1833, in Clinton, Indiana, United States. Deeds, 1828 - . (Frankfort, Indiana, United States: Clinton County Recorder)
    p. 297.

    Indenture 12 May 1832 between Abner Dunn and Nancy his wife and Alvin Dunn and Sarah his wife of Clinton County, Indiana
    And Isaac Miller of same place who paid $70 for
    The N1/2 of the E1/2 of the NE1/4 of Sec 8, T20N, R1E, containing 40 acres more or less
    Signed Abner Dunn, Nancy Dunn, Alvin Dunn, Sarah Dunn
    Witnesses Hiram Harrison, William M. Winekoop, John Harland, JP

    Note: Hiram Harrison was Alvin Dunn's brother-in-law

  9. Deed Book 2, Sep 1833-Apr 1835, in Clinton, Indiana, United States. Deeds, 1828 - . (Frankfort, Indiana, United States: Clinton County Recorder)
    p. 49.

    Indenture between Abner Dunn and Nancy his wife and Alvin Dunn and Sarah his wife of Clinton County, IN
    And Isaac Miller of same place who paid $60 for
    S1/2 of the E1/2 of the NE1/4, S8, T20 [8 not crossed out but “twenty of” written above], R1E, containing 40 acres more or less
    Signed Alvin Dunn, Abner Dunn, Sarah Dunn, Nancy Dunn
    Witnesses David Vestal, Rebeca [sic] Vestal, John Harland
    On 21 Jan 1833 Alvin, Sarah & Abner appeared before David Vestal, JP of Hendricks County

  10. Sugar Loaf, Van Buren, Arkansas, in United States. 1840 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M704).

    Alvin Dunn, 2 m under 5 [Zephaniah, John], 1 m 10-15 [James], 1 m 30-40 [Alvin], 1 f 5-10 [Elizabeth], 1 f 10-15 [Keziah], 1 f 30-40 [Sarah]
    neighbors include brother-in-law Thos B. Clark, brother-in-law Uriah[Buriah] Dunn, father James Dunn

  11. Old County Court & Tax Records, in Van Buren, Arkansas, United States. GenWeb
    1837-1839 Tax Records, accessed 24 Jan 2014.
  12. Land Owners in Van Buren County from the County Tax Records, in Van Buren, Arkansas, United States. GenWeb
    accessed 24 Jan 2014.

    1842 - Dunn, Alvin 160 acres, SE 1/4 Sec 30 T10N R 9W

    Note: this land was listed as owned by James Dunn in 1841, when Alvin was listed as a tax payer, but not a land owner. James Dunn no longer appears in the tax records after 1841.

    Note: This land is on the eastern edge of what is now Cleburne County

  13. Missouri. Circuit Court (Lewis County). Court records, 1833-1888. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977)
    Vol. 2, p. 516; FHL #1015314.

    29 Feb 1848
    Robert Dunn, John Dunn, Harrison Seaman, Sophia Seaman & Calvin Harrison, Petitioners
    Vs
    Alvin Dunn, William Seaman, Robert Seaman a minor, The widow of Jackson Seaman deceased whose name is unknown and the unknown Heirs of Hannah Dunn and said Jackson Seaman are all deceased, Defendants
    Petition for partition
    Petitioners appeared by their Attorney
    Defendants are all non-residents of the State of Missouri and should be notified
    Zephaniah Dunn died in 1846 in Lewis County, Missouri, seized in fee simple of Real Estate,
    . . . .
    And that Zephaniah’s widow is now deceased
    And Zephaniah Dunns heirs are Robert Dunn and John Dunn his surviving brothers
    The descendants of James Dunn a deceased brother, to wit: Alvin Dunn and the infant heirs of Hannah Dunn a daughter of James Dunn who intermarried with Buriah Dunn

  14. Giles, Van Buren, Arkansas, in Van Buren, Arkansas, United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    HH 173, Fam 173.

    Dunn, Alvin, 47, male, farmer, b. KY [no RE listed]
    , Sary, 43, female, b. TN, unable to read or write
    , Keseiah, 21, b. IN
    , James, 20, b. IN
    , Elizabeth, 18, b. IN
    , Zephaniah, 14, b. IN
    , John H., 11, b. AR
    , Mary J., 7, b. AR

  15. United States. Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records.

    Document Nr.: 9141 Accession/Serial Nr.: MO5010__.334
    ALVIN DUNN of Putnam County, Missouri
    Issue Date: 10/10/1856 Land Office: Milan Acres: 40
    NWSW 1/4 of Section 10/ Town 65-N Range 20-W 5th PM Putnam, MO

  16. Jackson (PO = West Liberty), in Putnam, Missouri, United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    HH 1164, Fam 1164.

    Dunn, Alvin, 57, male, farmer, RE = $600, PE = $200, b. KY
    , Sarah, 44, female, b. TN
    , Zephaniah, 11, male, b. IN
    , John, 20, male, farm laborer, b. AR
    , Mary, 17, b. AR

  17. Probate Final Settlement Records, in Missouri. Circuit Court (Lewis County). Court records, 1833-1888. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977)
    Vols E-F, p. 325; FHL #1015340.

    Settlement of Estate Hiram Harrison Deceased
    Thomas Strivers Admin Debonis nin of Said Estate . . . credits himself with the following items by Amt paid
    Note on Alvin Dunn $36.20
    Filed 25 July 1864