John Dunn

b. 1 March 1795, d. 22 August 1845
FatherWilliam Dunn1 d. 1819
MotherLydia Musgrave2 d. aft 1819
Birth1 Mar 1795 John Dunn was born on 1 Mar 1795 in Washington County, Virginia.3,4,5 
Exec-Devisee14 Jan 1819  John's father, William, wrote his will in January, 1819. He named John as one of his executors and also charged him with the care of his mother and sisters. They were to inherit the home plantation while John and his brother William received equal shares of a tract of land in Kentucky.1 
Marriage1825 He married Mary McCulloch, daughter of Robert McCulloch and Sarah Clark, probably in 1825.6,7,8,9,10 
  Census records suggest that after their marriage John and Mary established their own household whereas John's sisters remained with John's older brother William on the Dunn family lands.11,12 
Land-Gift21 Dec 1844  In 1844 Robert and Sarah McCulloch (Mary's parents) gifted "John Dunn and Polly, his wife" a tract of land in Washington County for $1. The land was situated on the north side of the North Fork of the Holston River and included 80 acres. John and Polly already lived on the land.13  
Death22 Aug 1845 John died on 22 Aug 1845 at age 50.3,4 
Burial He was buried at McCullock-Cuddy Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.3 

Family

Mary McCulloch b. 12 Jun 1805, d. 17 Mar 1891
Children
Last Edited22 Jul 2013

Citations

  1. [S131] William Dunn will (1819), Washington Co., Virginia, Will Book 4: 284. Will mentions wife Lydia, daughter Elizabeth Logan, wife of Wm S. Logan, daughters Rebecca, Polly, Jane and Lydia Dunn and sons Samuel, John and William Dunn; also grandson William D. Logan.
  2. [S30] Audrey Honegger, "William Dunn/Lydia Musgrave Family," e-mail to Diana Powell, 11 Jan 2001.
  3. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 51. Stone reads: John Dunn, 1 Mar 1795-22 Aug 1845.
  4. [S87] "Dunn Family Reunion Booklet," compiled for the 3rd Dunn Family Reunion, 7 Aug. 1988 by Eva Dunn Counts, Knoxville, TN, p. 7. Family group sheet for William Dunn and Lydia Musgrave.
  5. [S1513] "Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1955", index with selected images, Missouri Digital Heritage (http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates : viewed 5 May 2010), William McCullock Dunn certificate 3_357 (digital image); personal data contributed by Stewart Dunn of Bethany, MO (lists father's place of birth as Washington Co., VA).
  6. [S16] The Missouri death certificates of Theophilus Dunn, William McCulloch Dunn and Robert H. Dunn all list their parents as John Dunn and Mary McCulloch/McCullock of Washington County, Virginia.
  7. [S1568] Letter, Eva Dunn Counts to Lucille Dunn Butt, dated Jan. 31, 1991, Dunn Family Files, Historical Society of Washington County Virginia. Mrs. Counts states that no record of the marriage of John Dunn and Mary McCullough exists at the Washington County courthouse. She lists several records that have contributed to the confusion over who this John Dunn married and when. For instance, a "McCullock Family Genealogy" Chart by Willis Corbitt lists the date as 1837 (by which time the couple had 3 children; The Thompson Twigs "McCulloch Family" uses 1828; the DAR application of Wilmina Rosetta (Dunn) Meadows (dated 1953 & approved 1954) uses abt 1833-34; the DAR application of Virginia (Dunn) Martin Beattie states that this John Dunn married Mary Barker 4 Feb. 1813. Mrs. Counts also notes that Gerald Clark (Bristol, TN) in his book From Whence They Came also states that William and Lydia Dunn's son John married Mary Baker, daughter of Isaac Baker.
    Mrs. Counts, in an effort to clarify these discrepancies, researched the various wills and deeds at the Washington Co. courthouse. She discovered that a William Dunn from Frederick Co., VA bought land from one Isaac Baker. William had a brother named John (citing WB 9:86 - probate of William Dunn). Mrs. Counts concluded that this John married Mary Baker in 1813.

    In a later letter to Lucille Butt, dated 11 Feb. 1991, Mrs. Counts also referenced 2 deeds dated May 31, 1832 (DB 11:89). The first is from John Baker and wife Susannah to John Dunn. The second is from John Dunn and wife Mary to John Baker and wife and is regarding Catherine Baker's interest in Isaac Baker's estate.
  8. [S1568] Manuscript titled "Marriage of John F. Dunn and Mary McCulloch in 1825", authored by Eva Dunn Counts, Dunn Family Files, Historical Society of Washington County Virginia. This undated (after Jan. 1991) paper notes that various descendants of John and Mary hold family notes using the 1825 date. This includes a 1928 unpublished family family history sketch titled "Recollection of the Dunn Family" authored by Robert Henry Dunn (1841-1934), a son of John and Mary.
  9. [S2521] George Wanamaker, History of Harrison Co., Missouri, digitized images, Internet Archive (http://archive.org : accessed Oct. 2010), page 332; biographical article abt William McCulloch Dunn states that William's father John married Mary McCulloch, daughter of Robert McCulloch and Sarah Clark, and that Robert was the son of Thomas McCulloch.
  10. [S715] Sarah McCulloch will (recorded 1855), Washington Co., Virginia Will Book 13: 47. The will, dated 23 May 1850 and proved 27 Aug 1855, named son-in-law John Abram Linder executor. It was witnessed by Ota Ward and James Vance. Sarah's will named her daughter Mary Dunn.
  11. [S679] John Dunn household, 1840 U.S. cens., Washington Co., Virginia, p. 10, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Oct 20010. Household includes: 2 males under 5; 1 male 40-49; 1 Female under 5; 1 female 10-14; 1 female 30-40.
  12. [S578] John Dunn household, 1830 U.S. cens., Washington Co., Virginia, p. 240 (added script), viewed online at Ancestry.com, April 2008, image 31 of 150. Household includes: 1 male 30-40; 1 female under 5; 1 female 20-29.
  13. [S2526] Jack Hockett, Washington Co., Virginia Deed Book 17, 1844-1846, abstracting WCV Deed Bk 17: 180-182.
  14. [S87] "Dunn Family Reunion Booklet," compiled for the 3rd Dunn Family Reunion, 7 Aug. 1988 by Eva Dunn Counts, Knoxville, TN, p. 17. Family group sheet for John F. Dunn and Mary McCullock.
  15. [S1727] Theophilus Dunn, Missouri state death certificate no. 40795 (1916). W.T. Dunn, informant.
  16. [S1513] "Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1955", index with selected images, Missouri Digital Heritage (http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates : viewed 5 May 2010), William McCullock Dunn certificate 3_357 (digital image); personal data contributed by Stewart Dunn of Bethany, MO.
  17. [S1727] Robert Henry Dunn, Missouri state death certificate no. 16236 (1935).
  18. [S6] Thomas Colley, Washington Co. VA Marriages 1853-1880, p. 97. John Franklin Dunn, 26y, sgl, b. & resid WCV, carpenter, s/o John and Mary Dunn AND Martha W. Linder, 16y, sgl, b. & resid WCV, d/o Daniel & Hulda Kaylor; 1 Sep 1870.