Person talk:Moses Gunn (1)

Moses Gunn in Shaftsbury VT [10 February 2015]

There is a problem here, since the census records indicate a movement for Moses Gunn between 1790 and 1800. However, the Moses Gunn in Shaftsbury in 1800 was also there in 1790 (Moses Gun). So two Moses Gunns have been confused here.--WVG 16:52, 9 February 2015 (UTC)

There are multiple Moses Gunns in the area by the late 1700s, so this is a problem. Some are from the Jasper Gunn line. However, I find no 1790 census record of a Moses Gunn or Gun in Shaftsbury, Vermont.--Gunnj 13:34, 10 February 2015 (UTC)

The 1790 Census shows 'Moses Gun' in Shaftsbury as a head of household. 'Moses Gun' is also listed as being part of a meeting in Bennington in 1781.--WVG 13:51, 10 February 2015 (UTC)

Then indeed it appears we have two Moses Gunns in relatively close proximity in 1790, one in West Stockbridge and another in Shaftsbury. You may want to add this complication to the notes in WeRelate.--Gunnj 14:14, 10 February 2015 (UTC)

The 1790 entry for Moses Gun is on page 21 of the census for Shaftsbury, Bennington County, where I first saw it some years ago. It has also been transcribed at rays-place.com/census/shaftsbury-vt.htm.--WVG 14:15, 10 February 2015 (UTC)

The Moses Gunn in Shaftsury/Benningtom has been a real problem to deal with. I have some old letters from the Gunn line that settled in Springboro PA/Lancaster NY/Plattsburgh NY that suggest the Moses from Shaftsbury could have arrived in Vermont via Canada, after coming from Scotland with four of his sons. His wife was likely Jemima Gunn, who appeared as head of household in Shaftsbury when Moses disappeared.--WVG 14:26, 10 February 2015 (UTC)

Logically, the Moses Gunn baptized in Sheffield on 3 April 1756 is the same as the one in West Stockbridge in the 1790 census. There was a lot of movement right after the Revolutionary War and it appears some of the Gunns from Sheffield moved north to Vermont and either stayed or went on later to settle in New York. There are two major lines: the Jasper and the Thomas lines. Also, England transported convicts, political prisoners and prisoners of war from Scotland and Ireland to its colonies in the Americas up until the American Revolution, persons with the surname Gunn were likely included. Maybe some day this will get sorted out.

Just to make it even more challenging, there were black Gunns in the Pittsfield area by the 1800s, including a Moses Gunn, possibly descendants of Captain John Gunn (1682-1749) who is known to have had slaves.--Gunnj 16:21, 10 February 2015 (UTC)