Person:John Bunch (4)
John Bunch, III
b.Est 1685 New Kent, Virginia, United States
d.Bef 14 Mar 1741/42 Hanover Co., Virginia
Parents and Siblings
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  1. John Bunch, IIIEst 1685 - Bef 1741/42
  2. Paul Bunch1692 -
  3. Ann BunchAbt 1695 -
Spouse and Children
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m. Abt 1715
  1. John Bunch, IV1715 - 1777
  2. William BunchAbt 1718 - Aft 1774
  3. Henry Bunch1720 - Aft 1775
  4. Samuel BunchAbt 1720 - Abt 1783
  5. David BunchAbt 1722 - 1776
  6. James BunchAbt 1724 - Abt 1802
  7. Lucretia BunchAbt 1728 -
  8. Rebecca BunchAbt 1730 -
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Facts and Events
Name John Bunch, III
Gender Male
Birth[1] Est 1685 New Kent, Virginia, United States
Marriage Abt 1715 New Kent, Virginia, United Statesto Rebecca Unknown
Death[1] Bef 14 Mar 1741/42 Hanover Co., Virginia

In September 1705, John Bunch and Sarah Sladen petitioned the county court to be married. The petition indicates that Bunch is the son of a white woman and a man with some degree of African ancestry; but as he was only 1/8 African, he was not at the time technically mulatto, which apparently was the cause of the petition. As a result of the petition, the government issued a statute defining the status of mulattos as any child, grandchild, or great-grandchild of a black or Native American.

Bunch received the first of three grants of land in Hanover County in 1722; two years later he obtained a second 400 acres adjacent to the first; and a third adjacent tract in 1725. The earliest grant identifies him as John bunch "junior," indicating the nearby presence of another John Bunch.[1]

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Descent of the Bunch Family in Virginia and the Carolinas: Obama Bunch Descendancy. (Ancestry.com, July 15, 2012).

    Birth estimate evidently based on 1705 marriage petition. Death record based on actions of what appear to be his widow Rebecca patenting property in her own name.

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