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- Jeremiah DunnAbt 1730 - Bef 1820
Facts and Events
| Name |
Jeremiah Dunn |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth[1] |
Abt 1730 |
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| Marriage |
Abt 1760 |
possibly in Frederick County, Virginia
to Elizabeth _____ |
| Residence[1] |
1761 |
Frederick, Virginia, United States |
| Residence[1] |
1773 |
Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Military[1][2] |
From 1778 to 1779 |
Ohio, Virginia, United Statesserved in militia under Capt. Jacob Leffler (Military District #6) |
| Residence[1] |
From 1783 to 1786 |
Washington, Pennsylvania, United Stateson Beaver Creek, in Donegal Township |
| Residence[1] |
1786 |
Bourbon, Kentucky, United States |
| Residence[3] |
Aug 1786 |
Maysville, Mason, Kentucky, United States(then known as Washington, Bourbon County, Virginia) |
| Residence[1] |
1795 |
Harrison, Kentucky, United States |
| Death[1] |
Bef 1820 |
Fayette, Ohio, United States |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 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)
pp. 5-1 - 5-8.
A land survey certificate dated April/December 1753, recorded in Frederick County, VA stated that "Jeremiah Dun who is lately come to full age is Heir" to James Dun who died without a will
Jeremiah married Elizabeth ____ by 1760.
Purchased land in 1761 while resident of Frederick County, VA
During 1772/73, Jeremiah moved to Buffalo Creek settlement of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, near the families of Hezekiah Dunn, Benajah Dunn and Joseph Dunn. He acquired land next door to Zephaniah Dunn, son of Benajah.
Because of the land dispute between Pennsylvania and Virginia, many of Jeremiah's court records between 1778 and 1781 are in Ohio County, Virginia. Once the dispute between Virginia and Pennsylvania was settled, land owned by Jeremiah was in Donegal Township of Washington County, Pennsylvania. Jeremiah was on the tax rolls there for 1783-1786.
In 1778 and 1779 Jeremiah served in the militia under Captain Jacob Leffler (under the command of Col. David Shephherd stationed at Fort Henry/now Wheeling). On 6 April 1778 Jeremiah was pointed by the governor of Virginia Ensign of Militia for Ohio County. Jeremiah also signed the Oath of Allegiance to the General Assembly of Virginia in 1777.
Sold land in Pennsylvania in 1786 and moved to Bourbon County, Kentucky and was one of the people who petitioned to establish the town of Washington (now in Mason County).
Between 1788 and 1794 he was on the tax lists of Fayette County, Kentucky.
In 1795 was on the tax rolls of Harrison County, Kentucky
Moved to Fayette County, Ohio "soon after the turn of the century", and apparently died there before 1820.
- ↑ Bell, Martin, compiler. "Ohio County Virginia Oaths, Taxables, Military Lists and Fines 1771-1779", in Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society quarterly
Vol 2, No. 3, pp. 13-31; p.. 19, Winter 1986.
Took the Oath of Allegiance 1777-78
Sources:
Oath of Allegiance - Winegerter, A.A., History of Greater Wheeling and vicinity. 1912
Military Service - Daniel Shepherd Papers in the Draper Manuscripts
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others in District 6 included John Veech, a "young man"; and Zephaniah Dunn, "to fill the ranks"
- ↑ Clift, Garrett Glenn. History of Maysville and Mason County. (Lexington, Kentucky: Transylvania Printing Co., 1936-)
pp. 56 - 59.
on 22 Aug 1786, settlers in new town of Washington (now Maysville) presented a petition to the General Assembly of Virginia asking that the settlement be officially established (granted); and another petition on on 25 Aug 1786 asking that a new county (now Mason) be created from Bourbon County (rejected).
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