Spouse: Thomas SEARLES. Rebecca DUNN and Thomas SEARLES were married on 10 June 1739 in , , Penn. Children were: Rebecca SEARLES.

Children were: Joseph DUNN.

Spouse: James Sr. RIPPY. Sarah DUNN and James Sr. RIPPY were married on 6 March 1792 in Orange County, North Carolina. Children were: Mary Polly RIPPY, Josiah RIPPY, Eli RIPPY, Susan M. RIPPY, Jane Jenny RIPPY, James Jr. RIPPY, John M. RIPPY, Samuel RIPPY, William Pasley RIPPY, Martha RIPPY, Sarah P. Malinda RIPPY.

Spouse: Ann GUSTIN. Children were: Levi DUNN, William DUNN, Simeon A. DUNN , Jr..

Spouse: Sarah BATH. Children were: Mary DUNN, Francis Gustin DUNN, Elizabeth DUNN, Simeon Adams DUNN, William DUNN, James DUNN.

Letters of Harriet and Simeon Dunn, 20 April 1844, Nauvoo; 21 June 1846, Camp of Israel; 8 October 1848, Salt Lake Valley.

In the absence of diaries, these letters provide snapshots of the three phases of the Mormon movement west. The first is from Nauvoo, the second from Winter Quarters, and the third written after the arrival in the Salt Lake Valley.

Simeon Adams Dunn [1803-1883] was born in Groveland, New York on August 7, 1803. He eventually moved to Michigan, marrying his first wife Adaline Rawson in 1828. His brother James came as a Mormon missionary to his home in 1838; Simeon was baptized in April 1839. He moved to Nauvoo in 1840 with his wife and three children. He served several missions for the Church during the Nauvoo period. While in Nauvoo Simeon served as a policeman, helped in the construction of the Nauvoo Temple, and received his endowments in December 1845. His first wife died during this period. In 1845 he married Margaret Snyder, with whom he had two additional children. She died shortly after the birth of their second child. He married again, to Jane Caldwell, but the marriage was of a short duration.

When he left Nauvoo on 18 May 1846, he traveled with his four young daughters. He also served as a policeman in Winter Quarters. It was there that he met and married Harriet Atwood Silver on 3 January 1847. This new family left Winter Quarters on 16 May 1848 and arrived in the Salt Lake Valley on 28 September 1848. He served another mission, this time to the South Sea Isles, from 1850 to 1852. Following his return home, they made their home in Brigham City, Utah, and they were the parents of six additional children, including two sets of twins. Harriet died in childbirth in December 1857. Unfortunately, we lack the detail for Harriet's life that we have for Simeon.

The first item displayed is Harriet's 20 April 1844 letter to her parents in Bloomfield, Vermont. It conveys her deep faith in the religion she has accepted, and asks that her parents understand her choice.

The second item is her letter to her parents, dated Camp of Israel, 21 June 1846. It reaffirms her faith and choices.

The third item, also to her parents, but signed by both Harriet and Simeon, is dated the Salt Lake Valley, 8 October 1848. It contains a summary of their pioneering trek to the Great Basin.

29. Harriet Silver Dunn, 1818-1857 and Simeon Adams Dunn, 1803-1883

Letters of Harriet and Simeon Dunn, 20 April 1844, Nauvoo; 21 June 1846, Camp of

Israel; 8 October 1848, Salt Lake Valley.

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Nauvoo April 20 1844

Dear Farthr &;Mother

Your kind letter of March 27 was recd April 18 and it rejoiced me verry mutch in receiving the same in hearing from you &;that you wher [all well?] and as well situated as you stated you where as to reguards matters of local interest and at the same time in view of the feeling that you express about my leaving I have reasons to regrett on your Accounts and it is in view of the sorrow you seem to have in my leaving my ones happy home my kindred &;friends know more to see them again for ever it was a great trial for me sure to do but the matter I well considered before I left Cabbotvill but in view of the knowledge that I have concerning my [ ? ] will I was fore his sake constrained to sackrafice all Earthly things to do as he has Commanded and that is in the language of John to come out of [her?] my peopell that you be not partakers of [her?] sins &;ye receive not of her plauges. and oh Dear Farther &;Mother if you could but realise for a moment the destruction that the mighty God of Jacob is to pore out upon this nation and that [?] with in the course of a few more setting suns your [trouble?] would not be a bought your absent daughter but it would be in making all hastey preperation to come &;meet her [weither?]-- it should be in the peakes of the woods or on the shores of the Pacifict and in as mutch as this is probiley the last communication that you will receive from me fore the present and prehaps the last for ever And I want that you should remember what I say, and that is that this religion that I heave embraced is the religion of Heaven and that God is with this peopel [p. 2] and I know that sutch is the case and their is not enney thing under the Heavens but what I would be willing to pass through to [be] with this peopel. You seems to think that it is verry straing that Mrs Brook should of left her Husband in the way that she did and that and that sister King you mention but did you ever think what the savior said concerning sutch matters he said he that would not leave Farther &;Mother &;Sisters &;Brothers Wifes &;Husbands &c.;For my Name sake was not fit for the kingdom of Heaven and the same causes will produce the same affect in theis dayes as they did in thoes days in regeard to the case of Sister King it was not as you stated for she &;my self in connection with Sister Brook may come in company togeather and there was know Mormon Elder that run a way with enny of but with our own accord we left the land &;home that gave us birth for the purpos of being numbered among his peopel and to heave our naimes rote in the Lambs book of life and I as yet have now reason to be sorrey neither am I I would not your lack a gain to him for a world but the desir of my heart is to be on the march for my new home in the far distant West and if you was only a long with me and my Brothers &;Sisters I should feel happey and may God grant that you should be wise for yourselves that you may choose that better part that never can be taken from you and that is his spirit that will guid you into all truth &;show you things to come but that [dost ver?] you do not believe and that is what produces the difference between us but you shall ever heare my prayer &;best wishes and if we should not heare the privalidge of meeting again in this World may I conduct myself in sutch a wa that I shall be able to come up in the morn of the first resurrection and heave the power to make yours graves yeald its keeping and to heave [p 3 of letter] you come up in newness if life where we shall be parted know more for ever but to walk the golden streets of the new Jerusalem and while the iternal ages shall role away themselves a way to walk in the presents of God &;the Lamb and sing our loud hallayahs for Ever &;Ever Amen Amen ..................... in regeard to my journey to this place I can say it was truely a good one the tim pasd plesently a way we meet with know accidents what ever we was 15 dayes from the time we left home till we arrived hear I shall start in Company of abought 5000 the first of May a part of the Saints started in March and are on their journey, with spirits as boyant as air, you can rite to me as often as you choose their will be a line of Communication keep opend from this place to our Br in the west for a year or more to come and theier will be thoes [who?] will be emigrating from Nauvoo to the West constantley all the time and if ennay of you want to come &;be with us you can come this way if you choose when you wright you will want to direct it to me as follows Harriet A Silver Isreal Camp Camp of Isreal and a sheet of paper around it and the outside one directed to Mr Almond W Babbitt Esp. [P M?] Nauvoo requesting him to forward the one to me the first opportunity and please pay the postage to this [place?] so he shall heave know troubl a bought it

I remain as Ever your Affectionat

Daughter Harriet A Silver

29. Harriet Silver Dunn, 1818-1857 and Simeon Adams Dunn, 1803-1883

Letters of Harriet and Simeon Dunn, 20 April 1844, Nauvoo; 21 June 1846, Camp of Israel; 8 October 1848, Salt Lake Valley.

Transcription

June 11 1846

My Dear Father and Mother

It is with feelings of pleasure that I improve this present opportunity of writing to you, I left Nauvoo on the 29 of May and arrived in the camp on the 20 of June the distance 100 miles from N we had a very pleasant time and much better than I anticipated it seamed rather odd to make my bed on the ground, but I have got so used to it that I think nothing of it now, nor even of hearing the wolves howl around

You said in one of your letters that I ought to take a great deal of comfort to counter ballance the trouble you [?smeared] on my account. Mother do you think it is for pleasure that [I] leave my friends and relatives and encounter the hardsips of a long and toilsome journey, through a new and unsettled country, if so you are mistaken in my object. But the cause of God, and the hope of secure salvation in the celestial Kingdom of God for myself and those who can do nothing for themselves, for this I am wiling to sacrifise all earthly good. Yea even to my own life if need be, that I may have a more glorious resurection, for it is through suffering we [p. 2 of letter] we shall be saved in the celestial Kingdonm these are the hope that supports me through every [?] and hardship, Though oft when walking along these the Praries I steel away by muself to conceal the fast falling tears which flow at the tought of my much loved home and the loved ones which gather there. Though I no more may see you yet in immagination I am often with you. I dreamed last night of being at home and seeing you all and preparing to leave, to and come west but thought you were all coming soon yet awoke in tears because you would not come now, it seems [though?] if one was with me I should be happy O how I do mis Adeline she is in my mind all the time, O if you all wer here with me we should enjoy our selves well when I see whole families togather I almost envy their happinesss, but nough there is one request I have to make of my Brothers that is, tht they will not engage in the war that is going on between the United States and Mexico or eny other nation that may chance t come against them, for the Lord is against them and will not prosper them they are now drafting men from the teritories and western states [p. 3 of letter] do not go even if you are called for by them for the vengence of God is upon them and another thing do not come in to the west unless you come with me for safty is with the people of God, Samuel I wish you would come Puley Charles and morris if they draft you, come here Oscar I was glad to hear that you are a mormon stick to the faith, Louisa and Albert and [?] you must be mormons to and be good to Father and Mother when I am gone I sometimes hope to see you again but know not that I ever shall. I have not room to write much more as Sister Hanna will write some she is going to Land will put this in the office there. I have written to you what I want but fearing you may not get the letter I will write again I wish you to take my red trunk and put all my things in it and what ever more yo plase and send it to [?] Sos Crosby and she will bring it to me. I should like to have the boys make me a present just what they see fit, I never shall need things more than the present time if I was at home I should expect Father to do as he used to say he would, if you can get any thing of Mr L I should like to have you get some 13 yards of white linen or if you dont get that fine bleached cotten would do and one of green silk H A Silver

[Written around the edge of the pages:]

a some flanel for a dress would be very exceptable yarn or stocks of white flannel for a shirt as I did not bring mine I want Father to write to me. If A is at home she may send those comfortable but I rather she would come and gring them give my love to Grandmother and all the rest of the folks I am well and enjoy myself well only lonesome but find friends. I wish you could see [?] you will pay the freight on the trunk if you send it as I shall not have money

[Written on reverse] June 25

Yesterday Sis Hannah Br Crosby and myself went on an expedition, crossed Grand river, the children will know where it is they must look and see on the map it is a beautiful country but we shall ot stop long here the Indians are friendly we fear nothing from them I sill send a lock of my hair Your Dau Harriet Write to me

29. Harriet Silver Dunn, 1818-1857 and Simeon Adams Dunn, 1803-1883

8 October 1848, Salt Lake Valley.

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Salt Lake Valley Oct the 8 1848

Dear Parents I seat myself this morning for the purpose of writing a few lines to you, we are all well, in good spirits and pleased with the situation here the Valley is a pleasant place Mr Dunn will tell you the particulars as he will finish this letter Permit me tho a stranger to you to write a few lines by way of introduction as a member of your family acording to your law I have written to you before but have not received any answer I can say to you taht we are in the valley of the great Salt Lake west of the rockey mountains 2000 miles from the City of Detroit Michigan. I will give you a detale of rout we traveled we went in to hour wagons the 19th of April 1848 and arived in the valley Sept 21 we are yet in hour wagons preparing to build We left Council bluffs 18th May, pased by paunee village Situated on the plat river crosed Cop fork pased up on the north sid the river to Laremy Crosed the river and pased upon the south side (20 miles Crossed again and left river and Struck the Sweet watter at independence rock travled up the [?] watter 150 miles to Summet ridge, 8000 feet above the level of the Sea, this is two hundred miles from the valley now we begin to see the pasiffic watters run the next point is bridges a trading post thence [written above line: to hear a?] to where river 40 miles to the valley Now we pas over a large mountains one 4 miles up and 5 miles down he other is 1 up and 10 a radual desent to the valley the vlley is 30 wide and 60 long. The Utah Lake on the south and and the Salt Lake on the north the Utah outlet runs through the valley and emties in to he Salt Lake [p. 2 of letter] the valley is bounded on the east South and West by Mountins on the North by Salt Lake this lake afordes abundance of Salt uvaperated on the hsores as hansome as you eer saw this valley is well wattered with Cold streams of watter come tumbling down the mountain and warm spring at all times a year jest wite to baith in and is good for the health. Hot springs wil boil eggs &;tar Spring is exelent for greasing wagons and we gather Saleratus enufff to last us 3 years this is in large ponds 300 miles from the valley this Saleratus is eually as good as the manufactured I have not lerned the number of inhabitance but last year there was 600 wagons came out and this year 800, I should think there was 6 or 7000 thousand Soles and there is as maney at the [block?] that will be on here next year the most of those that went round by ship have got here we expect Zalnora Snow will be here in about a week angeline Lovet is Maried will be here next year hariet has not got her chest yeat and it is 1200 miles land Cariage over mount you mite inquire what ever took the mormons away there away in the mountains I would aske what caused the ancient saints to wander in the wilderness and in sheep skins and goat skins and dens and caves of the earth, why the answer is the same caus will produce the same affect the vicked drove the Saints in former days and the wicked hav drove the mormons in latter days and they have you in to the wilderness in former day the jews Said of Christ if we let this babler alone the romans will come and take away our place [?] and nation they helped the Saviour in Latter day the people said if we let those mormons alone they will soon over pour us so they kiled some and the othrs they drove away where they thought they would stay and they indeavors would kill the rest so they would get rid of mormonism [p 3 of letter] now the wicked have drove us and we have got just whare we want to be and just whare the Lord wants us and where he has Said by the holey Prophets that he would taken, it is the very place that Isaiah Saw when he exclaimed enter ye in to the Chambers of the Lord and shut the doors about you for a little season untill the indignation of the Lord heave past, Is not the Lord indignant with the nation even the government of the United States say he is and why he has said hoosoever shall fight against Zion shall be over throne have not this nation fought against his people which is [zoon?] yes they have drove them from their homes they have kill their prophets and stoned those hoo have ben sent unto them we have dpealed to Judges, governors and presidents and yet hour rongs have not ben redressed and finley they have driven you as a people as exiles from hour homes confiseated have property and wander in th ewilderness in our poverty for the purpose of building up Zion and roaling forth the kindgom of doam the earth and we call on all men evry where to repent hoo have not entered into the new and everlasting covenant that they may find favour with god and be saved in his kingdome for the time is coming yes is even at your doors when the indignantion of the Lord will be poared out on this nation without mixture of merely John the revelator speaking on this Subject Says come out from her [?] people and be not [pertaker?] of her [anugust,?] lest you suffer her plagues, Suff me to intrete of you to consider those things as one hoo loves your Soals and the soals of all men your daughter has chosen that which will never be taken from her and her generation shall rise up and call her blessed on acconart of what she has and will do for them

I subscribe myself your friend and well wisher Simeon A Dunn

Hariet A Dunn

[Writen on reverse] It is unnecessary for me to say more I should only confirm of what is allredy written if I could see you I have a great many things to say to you we are in a very healthy place and a fertile soil a give my love to all the children and friends G C &c;

I wnat you should sell your property next summer and prepare your selves [by than?] next spring to set out for the valey [be at Winter quarters ?] first of June you all had by the come tell Charles not to gett married but come for I have one picked out for him a good one to I am expecting my [?] Brother Oscar and he [?] not disappoint me [?] Parents: Simeon A. DUNN , Jr. and Sarah BATH.

Spouse: Adeline RAWSON. Children were: Betsy DUNN.

Spouse: Margaret SNYDER. Children were: Susanah DUNN, Mary DUNN, Samuel DUNN.

Spouse: Jane CALDWELL.

Spouse: Harriet Atwood SILVER. Harriet Atwood SILVER and Simeon Adams DUNN were married on 3 January 1847 in Winter Quarters, (Florence), Douglas, Nebraska.⁴⁸¹ Children were: Sarah Sophia DUNN, Simeon Adams DUNN, Eveline DUNN, Emeline DUNN, Charles Oscar DUNN, Harriet Silver DUNN, Henry DUNN.

Spouse: Eunice Emily HARMON. Eunice Emily HARMON and Simeon Adams DUNN were married on 6 November 1876 in ,Washington,Utah. Children were: Simeon Harmon DUNN, Levi DUNN, Tesse DUNN, Elmer DUNN, Emily DUNN, Eunice DUNN, Etholen Silver DUNN, Charles Albert DUNN, Jared Willard DUNN.

3:135 Susannah C. DUNN, daughter of William DUNN and Barbara (CALLARMAN) DUNN 2:13, born circa 1829, Illinois, died Aug. 20, 1890, married November 10, 1856, Stark County, Illinois, Benjamin A. NEWTON, son of David NEWTON and Sarah A. (BRUNDAGE) NEWTON, born October 12, 1835, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, died February 26, 1905, Modena, Stark County, Illinois
Susannah C. DUNN was identified from census, marriage and county biographical records researched by compiler as documented in this sketch.
Stark County, Illinois, Marriage Book 1, Page 85, indicates Susannah DUNN married Benjamin A. NEWTON November 10, 1856.
After obtaining a copy of June Anne (HARMON) (NEWTON) DeBOER's record of The HARMON Family, compiler contacted several descendants, including Marcine RASHID 7:1313813, who has been extremely helpful in adding information to this record. One of the early contacts introduced by Marcine was Lora Viola (HARRIS) ROBERTS, who shared with compiler a copy of the record of The NEWTON Family, also compiled by June DeBOER.
Stark County, Illinois, Federal Census 1860, Roll 229, Page 192, Penn Township, Dwelling 1318, Family 1285, enumerated July 14, 1860, shows Benjamin NEWTON, 25, farmer, real estate valued at $250, personal property at $200, born Pennsylvania; Susannah NEWTON, 30, born Illinois; Franklin NEWTON, 3, born Illinois; William S. NEWTON, 1, born Illinois.
Stark County, Illinois, Federal Census 1870, Roll 229, Page 6, Toulon Township, Toulon post office, shows in Dwelling 47, Family 47, Benjamin A. NEWTON, 38, blacksmith, real estate valued at $700, personal property $400, born New York; Susan NEWTON, 41, born Illinois, Franklin NEWTON, 13, born Illinois; Eliza NEWTON, 9, born Illinois; Leora NEWTON, 7, born Illinois; Mary NEWTON, 5, born Illinois; Elbert NEWTON 3, born Illinois.
Stark County, Illinois, Federal Census 1880, Page 12, Sheet 441B, east half of Toulon Township, village of Modena, shows Benjamin A. NEWTON, 44, blacksmith, born New York, father born New York, mother born New York; Susan NEWTON, 51, Illinois, Kentucky, Kentucky; Frank NEWTON, 23, farmer, Illinois, New York, Illinois; Eliza NEWTON, 19, Illinois, New York, Illinois; Lora NEWTON, 17, Illinois, New York, Illinois; Mary NEWTON, 15, Illinois, New York, Illinois; Elbert NEWTON, 13, Illinois, New York, Illinois; Fred NEWTON, 9, Illinois, New York, Illinois.
In "Settlement and Progress of Stark County, Illinois," by M.A. LEESON, M.A. LEESON & Co., Chicago, Illinois, 1887, this biographical sketch appears:
"Benjamin A. NEWTON, born in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, October 12, 1835, is the son of David and Sarah A. (BRUNDAGE) NEWTON, both natives of Pennsylvania. David was the son of Benjamin and Phoebe (STEARNS) NEWTON, the American ancestors of whom were from Great Britain and France respectively.
"This Benjamin was born in 1776, married Sarah CAREY in 1802, who died the following year, and to them Sarah (sic:Zarah) NEWTON (who came to Illinois November 5, 1844, and died February 4, 1855) was born. In 1804, he married Miss STEARNS, and to this union, 10 children were born. Phoebe, wife of Robert SHARER, came to Illinois in 1835 and died August 4, 1879; Nelson died in Pennsylvania; Sarah, wife of Peter SHAVER, came in 1835, died in 1879; David, came in 1835, died in Iowa in 1879; Joseph came in 1835, died in 1869; Newman came in 1835, moved to Kansas, and died in 1883; Flora, who married Horace GREGORY, died in 1848; Naoma, wife of Anderson MOUNTS, resides at Peoria.
"The grandfather of Benjamin A. settled in Penn Township in 1835, and there was a farmer and stock grower until his death in 1851. His wife preceded him to the grave in 1849. David married Miss Sarah Ann, daughter of John and Phoebe (BRUNDAGE) in 1834. Her father was a Pennsylvanian and her grandfather a soldier of the Revolution, although a native of Great Britain. On account of his services in the American Army the British government confiscated his property in England. Her mother was a German.
"The children of this marriage were Benjamin A., of this township, and Sarah Ann, residing at Peoria. In 1840, he married Miss Ada DELEMATER, to whom 10 children were born, six of whom are living, James in Iowa; Anderson in Nebraska; Isaac, a widower; Stephen O., Olive and Ida, all residents of Iowa.
"Benjamin A. NEWTON passed his early years at school and on the farm. In 1856, he married Miss Susannah, daughter of William and Barbara (CALERMAN) DUNN, natives of Kentucky, (who settled near Springfield, Illinois, in 1830, and engaged in agriculture up to the period of his death.) Mrs. NEWTON was the youngest, except one, of six children. Her brothers, Thomas and William, are in Iowa; James and Daniel and her sister, Margaret, who married John "Mr. NEWTON was a farmer until 1865, when he became a mechanical engineer, a trade to which he has given attention for over 20 years.
"His children are Frank A., of Osceola; Eliza M., residing at home; Lora B., wife of Johnson HARRIS, of Toulon; Mary S., wife of George HANCHETT; Elbert P. and Fred B., at home.
"He cast his first vote for FREMONT, and since that time has been a pronounced Republican. He supports the M.P. church, while Mrs. NEWTON is a member of the M.E. church. In society matters, he is a Mason, and as related in the township history, always prominent in what concerns the schools, the township or the county."
In "The Biographical Record of Bureau, Marshall, Putnam and Stark Counties, Illinois," by the S.J. CLARKE Publishing Company, Chicago, 1897, this biographical sketch appeared:
"Benjamin A. NEWTON, who is pleasantly located on Section 10, Toulon Township, has been an honored and valued resident of Stark County since November 1844, and has been an important factor in its development and progress. He is a native of Pennsylvania, born in Susquehanna County, October 12, 1835, and belongs to an English origin that was early founded in Connecticut, where occurred the birth of Benjamin NEWTON Sr., grandfather of our subject. He became a pioneer of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
"In that county, David NEWTON, the father, was born, September 6, 1811, and his childhood was passed in Luzerne and Susquehanna counties. On reaching manhood, he married Sarah A. BRUNDAGE, of Pennsylvania, who was also of English descent. She died when our subject was a child of 2 years, and he then lived with his grandfather a few years, but after his father's second marriage, he accompanied the family on their removal to New York, where they remained for four years.
"In 1844, David NEWTON and his brother, Zarah, with their respective families, consisting of 14 persons, left New York on the 4th of October, and after a long and tedious journey arrived in Stark County, Illinois, November 5. They expected to take a boat at Buffalo, but the rates charged were unreasonably high, and they concluded to proceed by teams, which seems almost providential, as the boat on which they were to have sailed was wrecked in a storm a few days later. David NEWTON located in Penn Township, while his brother settled in Elmira Township. The former purchased a farm of 120 acres which had been partially improved, and there made his home until 1860, when he sold out and removed to Johnson County, Iowa. Later, he traded his place there for a farm in Crawford County, on which he spent his remaining days. By his first marriage, he had two children: Benjamin A. and Sarah, wife of Robert CINNAMON, of Marshall County, Illinois. There were nine children by the second union who grew to maturity.
"Mr. NEWTON, of this review, was a lad of 9 years when he came to Stark County, and in the common schools of this locality he completed his literary education. He is a natural mechanic, always handy with tools, and in early life mastered the blacksmith trade. In Modena, Stark County, he opened a blacksmith and wagon shop, which he successfully conducted until 1894, when he disposed of the business. He has successfully engaged in breeding a fine grade of Englishshire horses, and has also owned and operated a steam thresher and run a stationary engine in Modena, prior to embarking in blacksmithing.
"On the 9th of November, 1856, Mr. NEWTON married Susanna C. DUNN, a native of Springfield, Illinois, who died August 20, 1890. To them were born the following children: Frank A., who is married and engaged in farming in Green County, Iowa; William S., who died in early childhood; Eliza M., now the widow of G.W. MOFFIT, of Castleton, Illinois; Lora B., wife of J.L. HARRIS, a farmer of Penn Township, Stark County, who is married and has two children; and Fred of Penn Township, who is married and has one child.
"In January 1896, Mr. NEWTON was married again, his second union being with Mrs. Maggie A. HOLMES, widow of George E. HOLMES, who was a farmer of Stark County, and died in March 1891. She is a mother of six sons and three daughters, namely: William H., a farmer of Iowa; Lovel, who is married and is with his brother in Buena Vista, Iowa; David W., who is married and lives in Toulon Township, Stark County; Effie, wife of Onnis GALBRETH; Mary, who was educated at the Toulon Academy and is now a successful teacher of Stark County; Edward, a resident of Iowa; and Maggie, Robert and Lyman, who are still with their mother.
"After his marriage Mr. NEWTON located on his present farm, and now gives his attention to agricultural pursuits and operates his thresher during the season. His political support was formerly given to the Republican Party, but he now votes with the Populists, and takes an active part in public affairs, having served as collector and commissioner of highways for several years. Since 1869, he has been a master Mason, holding membership in Wyoming Lodge No. 479, and in 1894 joined Castleton Lodge No. 553, I.O.O.F., in which he has served in several offices, and is also a member of the Rebekah Lodge. Religiously, he and his wife are consistent members of the American Presbyterian Church of Elmira. For over a half century he has taken a prominent part in promoting the prosperity of his adopted county, and his career has ever been such as to command the confidence and esteem of all with whom he comes in contact. He certainly deserves an honored place among the pioneers and respected citizens of his community."
Compiler's hopes of getting an accurate idea of Thomas DUNN's specific whereabouts from Susannah NEWTON's obituary were diminished when all he could find in the August 28, 1890, edition of the Bradford, Illinois, Independent was the following paragraph:
"Mrs. NEWTON, of Modena, wife of our old friend, B.A. NEWTON, died at her home here on Thursday night of last week after a protracted illness. The Independent offers the bereaved family our sincerest sympathies in this, their day of sorrow."
The "Don't You Remember" column of the August 25, 1920, Wyoming, Illinois, Post-Herald, under the "This Week Thirty Years Ago" heading, reports:
"Susanna (DUNN) NEWTON dies at her home near this city, aged sixty-two years."
A listing of newspapers on microfilm from the Illinois State Historical Society library does not include Wyoming, Illinois, newspapers this old. Compiler hopes somewhere in Stark County, there are copies of these old newspapers where this obituary might be found.
A letter to the editor of the Toulon News, Toulon, Illinois, dated October 8, 1880, preserved by June DeBOER in her account of the NEWTON descendants, explains why Benjamin A. NEWTON paid a fine meted by the court:
"Mr. Editor, Sir:
"I wish to give a little explanation of a case which was brought before the grand jury against me at the last term of court in Stark County. I was charged with selling beer and whiskey and witnesses were procured sufficient to substantiate the charges. Reports have been circulated over the county to the affect that I have peddled it out by the glass, by the gallon, by the bucketful, and in all quantities to suit customers; and some are interested enough to think that a gentlemen who is living with me and was unfortunate enough, in years past to get into the habit of steaming up, occasionally, but has since reformed, was in an unsafe place, when the facts are that said gentleman never saw a drop of whiskey or beer on my premises. I suppose I have not been without whiskey in the cellar since he has lived with me, although I have not seen it myself for two months past, we boast of the ability to use that article the same as any other medicine.
"The citizens of this vicinity know that I generally keep several horses and always do my own doctoring and I frequently assist my neighbors with sick horses when they can do no better; and if I think it necessary to use it. And if a neighbor wants whiskey for a sick horse or sickness in the family, I always accommodate them if I have it and think I can do so without violating any law or moral principle. But I firmly assert that I never sold a drink of whiskey to any person under any circumstances in my life, and I have lived within three miles of where I now live for the last 36 years, and defy any person living to say they ever saw me intoxicated in my life.
"While I advocate free thought upon all subjects I censure no person for their honest convictions concerning temperance laws or temperance principles; I only desire the privilege of entertaining my own conscientious views upon that subject, and a part of my views are that the temperance laws which now exist and the principles advocated by the temperance man are the most tyrannical and the most injurious to the moral use of liquor of anything which ever existed; this is my private opinion, publicly expressed.
"But returning to the beer subject, I wish to state that previous to one year ago, I had been working for 15 years within doors, such as engineering, tending flouring mill, running blacksmith and wagon shop, and etc. I worked hard and put in long days, I had lost my health to such an extent that my friends frequently remarked that unless I made some change I would go under the ground before many years. I struck a chance to sell my shop about 1 year ago and I took a contract to carry the mail from Modena to Henry. I was frequently advised to use beer for my health. I suppose I had never drank two gallons of beer in my life up to that time, but as I had a good opportunity I determined to try it and am happy to say that it proved the most beneficial of any thing I ever used in the form of medicine. I brought it home by the keg and used it daily; of course some of my neighbors wanted to get some, I told them if they wanted beer they could send by me for it at any time which quite a number of them did and I bought it by the keg or gallon as they requested, for 10 miles on this end of the route. Of course, under the circumstances I could not well avoid letting some of my intimate friends have it in different ways, never intending to violate any laws or do any person any injury; always refusing to deliver it to any person that I thought would make bad use of it; although I admit that in two or three instances it was delivered where it should not have been, through false pretense, but would never have caused any trouble had it not originated through spite by an old man and his wife who professed to be members of the U.P. Church but were the worst old galoots that ever disgraced the society of Modena. He was the worst old whiskey bloat in our section; he would go to other towns and get drunk, Sundays as well as weekdays; when he could get the material and would play poker for money daily, Sunday not excepted.
"But not withstanding the spite work the charges were recognized by the grand jury and through the entreaties of others I consented to settle the matter by paying a fine of $40. Which amount I consider I was relieved of as wrongfully and dishonestly as though it had been taken from my pocket in the dead hours of night while asleep. And the only thing which I regret after due consideration is that I ever consented to a settlement at all.
"Anyone doubting the above statements can ascertain the facts by calling upon the citizens of Modena.
Respectfully,
B.A. NEWTON"
The Stark County News, Toulon, Illinois, of November 29, 1901, contained this item:
"While Benj. A. NEWTON was working with a horse one day last week, says the Wyoming Post-Herald, preparing its feet for shoeing, he received a kick quite suddenly and unexpectedly, which sent him sprawling over a pile of shoes, giving him a bad bruise on the left thigh and calf of the leg and spraining his ankle quite severely. He crawled to a seat and began rubbing the injured parts as hard as he could with strong tobacco juice and turpentine, which he continued for several minutes; then bathed them in weak brine as hot as he could bear for several minutes longer.
"He was then taken to his son's home in Modena, where he kept the parts wet with strong alcohol for three days, also rubbing them with cantharides ointment. He has improved so rapidly under this treatment that he thinks he could finish the job of shoeing now if he had the victim. He thinks doctors' treatment in such cases is too mild, as a rule, and publishes his method of treatment in the hope that it may sometime be of benefit to others."
Though Benjamin NEWTON was a well-known resident of Toulon for many years, the only notice of his death compiler could find in the microfilm of the Stark County News, Toulon, was in the Osceola Grove correspondent's report of March 1, 1905:
"Uncle Bennie NEWTON died of cancer of the stomach at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Kit MOFFITT, at Modena, Sunday noon."
The Bradford Republican of the same date did little better, in its Elmira correspondent's report:
"Word came Sunday of the death of a one time resident of Elmira, B.A. NEWTON. Cancer of the stomach was the cause of death. Mr. NEWTON has been ailing for long time and was at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Wash MOFFIT, in Modena."
In contrast, the February 11, 1914, edition of the Stark County News carried a 114-line obituary for Margaret Agnes (HAACKE) HOLMES NEWTON, Benjamin A. NEWTON's second wife, who died February 3, 1914, in Scranton, Iowa.
Tombstones in Snareville Cemetery, Stark County, Illinois, show Benjamin A. NEWTON, 1835-1905, Susannah C. NEWTON, 1829-1890, and Eliza M. NEWTON, 1861-1918.
Children of Benjamin A. and Susannah C. (DUNN) NEWTON:
4:1351 Franklin A. NEWTON, born August 31, 1857, Stark County, Illinois, died February 9, 1935, Jefferson, Greene County, Iowa, married Etta M. FULLER
4:1352 William Smith NEWTON, born circa 1859, Stark County, Illinois, died January 5, 1863, Stark County, Illinois
4:1353 Eliza M. NEWTON, born circa 1861, Stark County, Illinois, died 1918, married G.W. MOFFITT
4:1354 Lora B. NEWTON, born February, 1863, Stark County, Illinois, died May 7, 1950, married Johnson L. HARRIS
4:1355 Mary Safrona NEWTON, born January 25, 1865, Stark County, Illinois, died March 2, 1942, married George W. HANCHETT
4:1356 Elbert Page NEWTON, born July 4, 1867, Modena, Stark County, Illinois, died January 7, 1934, Modena, Stark County, Illinois, married Anna MORSS
4:1357 Fred Blaine NEWTON, born July 25, 1871, Illinois, died May 1940, married Lulu J. PERKINS Parents: William DUNN and Barbara CALLARMAN.

3:134 Thomas DUNN, son of William DUNN and Barbara (CALLARMAN) DUNN 2:13, born June 1827, Kentucky, married July 9, 1854, Stark County, Illinois, Henrietta GEER, daughter of Luther GEER and Esther (?) GEER, born circa 1835, Connecticut
Thomas DUNN was identified from census, marriage and county biographical records researched by compiler as documented in this sketch. In the 1850 Stark County census, he was listed with Barbara DUNN's family, age 23, born Kentucky.
Stark County, Illinois, marriage book 1, page 66, shows Thomas DUNN married Henrietta GEER, July 9, 1854, by John B. FAST, minister of the gospel.
Stark County, Illinois, Federal Census 1860, Roll 229, Page 182, shows in Penn Township, post office Dorrance, enumerated July 14, 1860, Dwelling 1236, Family 1203, Thomas DUNN, 30, farmer, real estate valued at $1,200, personal property $200, born Kentucky; Henrietta DUNN, 25, born Connecticut; William H. DUNN, 4, born Illinois.
The Benjamin A. NEWTON biography, referred to above, said Thomas had moved to Iowa.
A William H. DUNN married May 3, 1876, Stark County, Illinois, Mary STURM, too early for parents' names to be found in the official records, but STURM Family records found by Marcine RASHID indicate Thomas' son was the William H. DUNN who married Mary Ellen STURM.
Compiler had been unable to find Thomas DUNN in Iowa census records and feared he might be lost to time until, in October 1995, he found in microfilm of the Bradford, Illinois, Republican dated December 21, 1910, this note:
"Abram PHENIX this week received a letter from his nephew, Lincoln DUNN, residing at Vandervoort, Arkansas. His mother was a sister of Mrs. PHENIX. Vandervoort is situated near the west line of the state from Oklahoma. Mr. DUNN says the climate is nice, good water and pleasant winters. The summer temperature rarely goes above 100. There is lots of fruit. He moved there from Kansas for the purpose of aiding the health of one of his daughters, which it did, and he now contemplates moving into Oklahoma where the soil is better and better market. His father, Thomas DUNN, is making his home with this son, and has good health, is stout and spry, in June next he will be 84 years old. There are those in this community who will remember the old gentleman and be glad to learn that he is hale and hearty."
A quick check of Stark County marriage records transcribed in LEESON's history showed Abram PHENIX married Esther MOORE, but Esther Caroline PHENIX's obituary in the April 7, 1909, Bradford Republican, which compiler copied for Marcine RASHID, researching the PHENIX family, says:
"Mrs. PHENIX was born in New Mystic, Connecticut, December 1, 1831. She was the daughter of Luther and Esther GEER, and the fifth child in their circle of nine children."
She apparently had married a MOORE before marrying PHENIX.
Though there is an age discrepancy between the 1850 and 1860 census records, Lincoln DUNN's letter to Abram PHENIX ties all these records to our Thomas DUNN.
Since William H. DUNN was the only child listed for Thomas and Henrietta DUNN in the 1860 census, compiler assumes Lincoln DUNN was born after 1860.
See discussion under William Henry DUNN for compiler's reasons to believe he has been correctly identified.
Children of Thomas and Henrietta (GEER) DUNN:
4:1341 William Henry DUNN, born August 12, 1856, Bradford, Stark County, Illinois, died January 12, 1933, Springer, Colfax County, New Mexico, married Mary Ellen STURM
4:1342 Lincoln DUNN
Parents: William DUNN and Barbara CALLARMAN.

Spouse: Sarah "Sally" MCKINSTRY.

Spouse: Mrs. Esther DUNN. Mrs. Esther DUNN and William DUNN were married in 1742 in Windham,Windham,Connecticut. Children were: Esther DUNN, William DUNN, Thomas DUNN, Hannah DUNN, Simeon A. DUNN , Sr., Samuel DUNN, James DUNN, Molle DUNN, Levi DUNN, Joseph DUNN, Sarah DUNN.

have copy of his name on soldiers of war of 1812 roster. captain Thomas Lewis company of infantry of Kentucky. page 204

also have copy of census records listing several Dunn

Toulon Cemetery record lists a William Dunn d. 23 Jan 1863, aged 85 yr 4 mo 13 da, Pvt Army Co H I Il Inf. plot C-339

Early arrivals in Sangamon county show in 1829, DUNN, William, came from Fleming, KY, he was born in Fleming, KY

EARLY SETTLERS OF SANGAMON COUNTY - 1876
By John Carroll Powell
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DUNN, WILLIAM, an older brother to Elijah, was born in Fleeting county, Ky., married there to Barbara Callerman, had five children, and moved to Sangamon county in 1829. Mr. Dunn died soon after, and a few years later his widow and children moved to Henry county, Ill.
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Parents: Henry DUNN , Sr. and Keziah BROWN.

Spouse: Barbara CALLARMAN. Barbara CALLARMAN and William DUNN were married on 14 February 1821 in , Fleming, Kentucky, USA. I have a endowment card for a David Dunn born abt 1833. william and barbara are listed as his parents but I dont see how they could be since william died in 1830. Children were: Margaret A DUNN, James H. DUNN, Daniel K. DUNN, Thomas DUNN, Susanna C. DUNN, William W. DUNN.

3:136 William W. DUNN, son of William DUNN and Barbara (CALLARMAN) DUNN 2:13, born May 1831 Illinois, died circa 1907, married September 5, 1855, Stark County, Illinois, Susan DORRANCE, daughter of Lemuel Smith DORRANCE and Mahala (FULLER) DORRANCE, born April 1, 1834, Stark County, Illinois, died April 11, 1912, Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma
William W. DUNN was identified from census, marriage and county biographical records researched by compiler as documented in this sketch.
Stark County, Illinois, Marriage Book 1, Page 76, shows William DUNN married Susan DORRANCE September 5, 1855, by Jacob E. JONES, justice of the peace.
Stark County, Illinois, Federal Census, 1860, Roll 229, Page 125, Enumerated June 28, 1860, in Toulon Township, Toulon post office, Dwelling 846, Family 825, shows William DUNN, 29, farmer, real estate valued $150, personal property valued $100, born Illinois; Susan DUNN, 25, born Illinois; Lemuel DUNN, 4, born Illinois; Fanny DUNN, 2, born Illinois.
For a time, compiler believed it was possible this may not be the same William and Susan, unless there was a problem in the transcription of the marriage record of Fanny DUNN, daughter of William DUNN and Susan DODGE, or so the record was transcribed, who married Francis M. WERNER, in 1881 in Stark County, but Susan DUNN's obituary cleared up the confusion.
LEESON, in a biographical sketch of Henry Bradford DORRANCE, born in what became Penn Township, Stark County, Illinois, August 30, 1836, listed his parents as Lemuel Smith DORRANCE and Mahala FULLER. The 1850 Stark County census for this family shows Mahala DORRANCE as head of family No. 448 in dwelling No. 426, including Susan, 15; Henry, 13; Orange (male), 11; Martha, 9; and James, 3.
William and Susan DUNN turn up in the 1900 census in Union County, Iowa, under Fannie WERNER's household, identified as Fannie's father and mother. He was born March 1831 in Kentucky of parents born in Kentucky and Kentucky. She was born April 1835 (one year later than date in obituary) in Illinois of parents born in Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania. They'd been married 43 years and she had three children, all living. Also listed with Fannie's family was brother Lemuel S. DUNN. (Fannie was shown in the Soundex as both WERNER and WINNER, and the census taker's handwriting could have been interpreted either way.
LEESON's biography of Benjamin A. NEWTON said William DUNN had moved to Iowa, apparently, judging from Susan (DORRANCE) DUNN's obituary in the April 24, 1912, edition of the Stark County News, that move occurred in the late 19th Century, confirmed by the 1900 census. A marriage record for Lizzie L. DUNN, which said she was born in Pilot Point, Texas, indicates William was missing from the 1870 Stark County census because he moved to Texas shortly after the 1860 census was taken.
Susan (DORRANCE) DUNN's obituary in the Stark County News is as follows:
"The following obituary notice of a former Stark County resident was handed us for publication by Miss Delia BARTON:
"Mrs. Susan DUNN, formerly an old resident of Creston, Iowa, departed this life at the home of her sister, Mrs. Martha WATSON, at Duncan, Oklahoma, Thursday, April 11, 1912, at the age of 78 years and 11 days.
"Susan DORRANCE was born in Stark County, Illinois, April 1, 1834, and grew to womanhood in this county. She was married to W.W. DUNN in 1853. He preceded her in death five years ago. Three children survive. They are L. S. DUNN of Bradford, Illinois, Mrs. Fannie WINNER of Lovell, South Dakota, Mrs. J.M. BARTON of Creston, Iowa. She also leaves one brother, one sister, six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
"The remains were laid to rest in the Duncan cemetery beside those of her mother, who died a little over a year ago.
"Deceased had been a member of the M.E. Church for over 30 years. She was ever faithful to her convictions, and she will be sadly missed in the different societies of her friends in which she was ever ready and willing to do the best at all times. She was especially a good worker in the temperance cause. She leaves scores of friends in Creston, Iowa, who regret to hear of her sudden demise, and they will cherish her life in their thoughts of her great kindness of spirit toward others in time of need and sorrow. The heartfelt sympathies go out to the relatives in their time of sorrow."
Children of William W. and Susan (DORRANCE) DUNN:
4:1361 Lemuel S. DUNN, born September 15, 1856, Modena, Stark County, Illinois, died July 13, 1929, Stark County, Illinois, married Cornelia S. WEAVER
4:1362 Fannie E. DUNN, born February 1858, Modena, Stark County, Illinois, married Francis M. WERNER/WINNER
4:1363 Lizzie L. DUNN, born December 1860, Pilot Point, Denton County, Texas, married John M. BARTON Parents: William DUNN and Barbara CALLARMAN.

Spouse: William Thomas ROBERTS. Ellen Tennessee DUNNAWAY and William Thomas ROBERTS were married.

Spouse: Richard John DE MOLYNEUX Esq.. _UIDFCEAD01570A7D811BD0D0000E812BF5CAA50Children were: Agnes DE MOLYNEUX, Sir William DE MOLYNEUX, Sir John DE MOLYNEUX, Alice MOLYNEUX.

Spouse: Joseph RANKIN. Mehitable DUNNELL and Joseph RANKIN were married on 12 October 1777 in Buxton, York, ME. Children were: Ada RANKIN, Joseph RANKIN, Mehitable RANKIN, Elizabeth RANKIN, Mary RANKIN, Anna RANKIN, John RANKIN, Enoch RANKIN.

Spouse: Susannah COLVIN. Children were: Eunice DUNNING.

Spouse: Chandler HOLBROOK. Eunice DUNNING and Chandler HOLBROOK were married on 22 June 1831 in Weathersfield,Genesse,New York. Children were: Mary Maria HOLBROOK.

Spouse: Simon WILLARD.

Spouse: Simon WILLARD.

[Patience Fuller.FTW]

or Dunckhorne

Spouse: Robert FULLER. Sarah DUNTHORN and Robert FULLER were married on 29 January 1572/3 in Starston, Co. Norfolk, ENG.^70,350 Children were: Edward FULLER, John FULLER.

Spouse: Lydia BELLOWS. Lydia BELLOWS and Ebenezer DUNTON were married on 6 August 1753 in Southborough,Worcester,Massachusetts. Children were: Hannah DUNTON.

Spouse: Martin HARMON. Hannah DUNTON and Martin HARMON were married on 30 March 1814 in New Marlborough,Berkshire,Massachusetts.

Spouse: Samuel BRADISH. Children were: Samuel BRADISH , Jr., Levi BRADISH, Walter BRADISH, Hannah BRADISH, Joel BRADISH, Minerva BRADISH, Lydia BRADISH, Lucy BRADISH, Artemus BRADISH.

New England Historical Genealogical Society NEXUS Vol X No. 1 pg. 22:
At thetime of her marriageto Samuel Bradish, the records say she was "of Templeton" and he was of "Winchendon."

NEHGS Nexus Vol X, No 1 pg 19-23 Hidden Family of Ebenezer Dunton of Southborough, Massachusetts
NEHGS Nexux Vol x, Nos 5 & 6 pg. 160 A Dunton Update This article says she married Martin Harmon after death of Samuel. Is she the wife he married in 1814 in Jay, Essex, NY? Cemetery Records of Erie County show Hannah, wife of Martin Harmon, formerly wife of Samuel Bradish. Hannah is buried next to Martin Harmon. The only confusion is in 1818 when he applied for his pension record, he said he had no wife. Why? Family tradition has his wife of 1814 as Hannah Dunbar. That could easily be a misreading of Dunton. However, after careful study of Martin's life, I believe there were three wives. On 3 Feb 1823, he is making a pension application and the prosecuting attorney states that Martin "having no wife now" resides with his son-in-law to whom he is under many obligations of charity. His personal estate consisted of "one old feather bed and pillows, one axe, one quart pewter basin, one pewter plate, two knives and one fork, one barrel, one tub, two bags, one goblet, one gallon bottle, one chair and one old hoe." This hardly sounds like a married man. I think that Martin was able to afford to remarry after he began getting the pension.

HANNAH DUNTON BRADISH HARMON
Hannah Dunton was the daughter of Ebenezer Dunton and Lydia Bellows. She was born 12 Jan 1762.

Ebenezer Dunton is probably the son of Nathaniel and an unknown spouse. Nathaniel Dunton of Sudbury is named as father of Ebenezer in a 1730 guardianship case. Ebenezer, age 16, chose Thomas Dunton of Natick as his guardian on 9 Sep 1730. Thomas Dunton of Natick and Thomas Dunton of Sudbury gave bond. On March 10, 1736/7, Nathaniel Dunton 14 years of age chose Sgt. Samuel Gould as his Guardian. Later, Ebenezer Dunton of Southborough waived administration on his brother, Nathaniel Dunton's estate; "My brother, Nathaniel Dunton, a soldier at Cape Brittain is dead inestate, never married and has left a mother, two brothers and two sisters. The mother and they are all married and settled in Connecticut Government and I, the subscriber, being the oldest brother humbly conceive it my proper right to administer in order to receive his dues and pay what he owed when he went away and then to divide the remainder to his heirs, but my affairs being such that I cannot conveniently attend ti, these are humbly to entreat your honor that the letter of administration of the estate be granted to Mr. Samuel Lyscomb." The petition was signed by Ebenezer Dunton, who was witnessed by Hannah Fay and John Lyscomb. Ebenezer added: "P.S. My brother was about 22 years old, a laborer, and went from Sudbury." Samuel Lyscomb was the father of Ebenezer's first wife, Rebecca Lyscomb. He was appointed and stood bond with Francis Whipple and Joseph Buckminister Jr. Payments from the estate were made by selling Nathaniel's clothes to William Traine; Ebenezer Dunton, and Abner Dunton. Nathaniel is probably the man who died at Sudbury 20 Apr 1730. He (Nathaniel is possibly the son of Nathaniel 1655/6-1718 of Reading, Charlestown, Needham, etc; or of his brother, John Dunton who married Ruth of Sudbury. In 1713, John and Ruth's daughter, Ruth married Samuel Gould, perhaps the man named guardian of Nathaniel 3rd.

Ebenezer's mother is unknown. On 4 Mar 1761, Ebenezer Dunton petitioned the selectmen of Southborough, Massachusetts as a poor person "oncapabel of Labore fore allmost fore weekes; my Provisions allmost spent; a number of small children to maintain which depen on my labors for mantananc" Ebenezer married 1. at Southborough, 19 Mar 1744/45 Rebecka Lyscum, daughter of Samuel and Mary (Clark) Lyscum. Four sons were born prior to Rebecka's death: Ebenezer Jr. b. 15 Sep 1745, Nathaniel b. 9 Nov 1747, Reuben b. abt 1749, and Samuel b. 6 Jun 1752. There may have been more children, but these are the only ones recorded on the records of Southborough. Ebenezer married 2. Lydia Bellows, daughter of Thomas and Martha (Maverick) Bellows. None of their children are recorded, however, Worcester deeds show that Ebenezer and Lydia had at least six children. Ebenezer apparently died at Soughborough prior to 18 Sep 1771, when his widow, Lydia, requested that Nathaniel Dunton be named administrator of his estate.

Ebenezer's probate file lacks a distribution and contains not information on his family. On 30 May 1773, "Nathaniel Dunton of Marlborough, yeoman, lately of Southboro, administrator of the estate of his honored father Ebenezer Dunton deceased" sold to Nathan Fay of Southborough, for the sum of 13 pounds 6 shillings and 8 pence, a tract of land in Southboro containing 13 acres and 70 rods.

Lydia (Bellows) Dunton married Ebenezer Phillips, a neighbor at Southborough on 28 Oct 1773. She was his second wife. Ebenezer Phillips had children by his first wife, Hannah Lyscom who was a sister of Ebenezer Dunton's first wife, Rebeccca Lyscom. Ebenezer Phillips died about 1778-79.

Lydia was living in Templeton when she married a third time to Robert Bradish. She was his third wife. Lydia and Robert Bradish were married 14 Oct 1779 at Winchendon, Massachusetts.
Robert Bradish is probably the Robert Bradish born at Marlborough 21 Nov 1712, the son of James and Damaris (Rice) Bradish. He died at Athol, Massachusetts in June 1792.

No death record for Lydia has been found; however, an unnamed "Bradish widow" died at Leicester 13 Mar 1819, age 89. This is probably Lydia.

Three Worcester County deeds shed light on the family of Ebenezer and Lydia Bellows Dunton:

1. 13 Dec 1784
Ebenezer Dunton and Samuel Dunton of Athol
Reuben Dunton of Shrewsbury
David Dunton and Samuel Bradish, with Hannah his wife, and Nathan Stoddard with Lydia, his wife of Winchendon
Levi Dunton of Leicester
All of the above in the county of Worcester, Massachusetts and:
Nathaniel Dunton of Stafford, Connecticut
James Dunton of Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire
in consideration of the sum of 27 pounds paid to them by Nathan Fay of Southborough, sold about "seventeen acres of land lying in said Southborough...being part of the land which Ebenezer Dunton late of said Southborough deceased died seized and possessed of and which descended to us the aforenamed grantors as we are children to the said deceased and heirs to his estate with other children of the said deceased.

2. 28 Sep 1785
Lydia Bradish, widow of Ebenezer Dunton late of Southboro, deceased, now the wife of Robert Bradish of Winchendon, cordwinder, "beinf fully and absolutely authorized and empowered by the said Robert to ... dispose of and dispossess herself of all and every part of the whole of her right of dower and power of thirds... as freely and absolutely as if she had not been married to him, the said Robert Bradish," sold to Nathan Fay of Southboro, for the sum of 5 pounds, the property in Southboro which she acquired by virtue of having been the wife of Ebenezer Dunton.

3. 14 Jun 1787
Rebecca Dunton of Winchendon in the County of Worcester ... spinster, for the sum of 2 pounds 8 shillings, sold to Nathan Fay of Southborough, "being part of the land which Ebenezer Dunton late of Southborough deceased died seized and possessed of, it being all my right to the above which devolved to me as a child and heir of Ebenezer Dunton."

Children of Ebenezer and Lydia Bellows Dunton:

Hannah Dunton born 12 Jan 1762. Of Templeton when she married at Winchendon on 29 Nov 1780 to Samuel Bradish who was of Winchendon. Samuel had been married before to Lydia Morton. Samuel and Lydia were warned out of Winchendon on 11 Jun 1771.

Samuel Bradish was a private on the Lexington Alarm roll of Captain Abel Wilder's company, Colonel Ephriam Doolittle's regiment. He was badly wounded at the battle of Bunker Hill in the Revolutionary War; also losing an eye.

Samuel and Hannah were in Winchendon in 1784 when they signed the deed to Nathan Fay. Samuel Bradish is on the 1790 Census of Windsor, Berkshire, Massachusetts with one male over and four under 16; and one female.

Samuel and Hannah moved to New York and settled in Cattaraugus County prior to 1794. Their children as recorded in a family Bible are:
1. Artemus Bradish b. poss Wincehndon, MA on 10 Sep 1781
2. Samuel Bradish Jr. b. Winchendon 2 Oct 1783
3. Levi Bradish b. poss Windsor, Berkshire, MA 24 Jul 1786
4. Walter Bradish b. poss Windsor, Berkshire, MA 21 Dec 1788
5. Hannah Bradish b. MA or NY 21 Aug 1791
6. Joel Bradish b. Cattaraugus Co., NY 7 Feb 1794
7. Minerva Bradish b. Cattaraugus Co., NY 28 Oct 1796
8. Lydia Bradish b. Cattaraugus Co., NY 2 Jul 1799
9. Lucy Bradish b. Cattaraugus Co., NY 9 Dec 1809

There is a ten year gap between Lydia and Lucy. Were there other children?

When Samuel died in 1812, his children ranged in age from thirty-one years to three years old. His sons, Joel, Samuel, Artemus, and Walter Bradish were in Erie County, Pennsylvania in 1820. Joel and Samuel were in Conneaut; both age 26-45. Walter and Artemus were in Elk Creek. Walter was 26-45; Artemus was 16-26; so the Artemus on the census was probably a son of Artemus or one of his brothers. None of them have a woman who whould be Hannah's age with them. Read Census of NY and PA for Possible widow, Hannah Bradish and also look for Martin Harmon. Look for Levi also.

Child #1 Artemus. Artemus would have been 39 in 1820. There is an Artemus Bradish on the 1820 Census of Elk Creek, Erie, Pennsylvania. However, he is a young man age 16-26. Unless I am reading the ages wrong. CHECK THIS OUT! Cemetery Records of Erie County give the death of Artemus Bradish as 21 Mar 1860 age 79 yrs, 6 mo, 14 days--three days off from his birthdate. His wife was Lucy. She died 23 Jul 1862 aged 68 yrs, 2 days. This puts Lucy born 21 Jul 1794. I believe he is in the Fairview Cemetery. CHECK On the 1830 Census, Artemus is 40-50. His wife is 20-30. They have four children. Census dates are somewhat questionable.

Also in the Fairview Cemetery is John S. Bradish who died 6 Jan 1851 38 yrs, 7 mo. He would have been born 6 Nov 1812. Is he a son of Artemus? John S. Bradish married Eleanor Carlin 1815-1902. She is probably the sister of Hugh V. Carlin who is buried on their lot. Hugh was born in June 1804. He died 30 Jun 1886 aged 82 years. Two children of John S. and Eleanor are also buried in Fairview: 1. Amos died 27 Aug 1855 aged 14 years, 7 months. Born 27 Jan 1841. 2. Carlins, son, died 8 Jan 1853 aged 12 yrs 11 months. Born 8 Feb 1840. Keystone Kuzzins has some Erie Newspaper Index Female listings from 1820-1904. The following Bradish females are listed: Eleanor Bradish married Thomas J. Sturgeon; Miss Margaret Bradish married Samuel Melhorn; Miss Nancy Bradish married Albert S. McIntyre. No dates are given in this index.

Child #2 Samuel Jr.

There is a Samuel Bradish in Erie County in 1810. Samuel is on the 1820 Census of Erie County in Conneaut age 26-45. If this Samuel is the son of Samuel and Hannah, he should have been 37. They had three sons under 10 and possibly a daughter. Samuel married Martha Stuntz. Is this Mary M.? A Reverend George Stuntz was in Erie county. Marriages performed in Keystone Kuzzins May 1992. There is an Unias Stuntz in Conneaut in 1830 near Samuel. He is 20-30; his wife 15-20 and they have one child. There is also a George Stuntz age 40-50 with a wife 30-40. They have seven children. In 1830, Samuel is 40-50; with a wife 30-40 and nine children. Samuel's mother is in the same township, Conneaut, with Martin Harmon. She is 50-60 and Martin is 70-80. Samuel and his wife, Mary M. are buried in the Pioneer or Valley Cemetery in Elk Creek. His headstone reads b. 2 Oct 1783; d. 7 Oct 1846. His wife, Mary M. died 15 Feb 1871 age 79 yrs, 4 mo, 6 da. A son, A. F. died at age 21 years on 4 Nov 1838. (This puts his birth in 1817.) George L., a son, died 19 Nov 1859 age 32 yrs, 1 mo, 20 days. He was born 30 Sep 1827. Orphan's court records of Erie County name a son of Samuel, Levi Bradish, who moved to Illinois in 1836 and died before 1847. Samuel Bradish Jr. is listed as the guardian of the minor children of Levi Bradish. It appears that this Levi is probably a son of Child #2 Samuel who died prior to Levi's death. My sketchy notes say that is the case. Does this mean that this Samuel also had a son named Samuel? Orphan's Court Records of July 19, 1847 name: Mrs. Mary M. Bradish, Samuel C. Bradish, Mary M. Bradish, Catherine Bradish, H. L. Bradish, Charles Sherman, and Elizabeth Sherman. W. O. Sherman, well acquainted with Samuel Bradish. Samuel Bradish taken sick shortly after 20 Jul 1846. Edward Stuntz refers to Samuel Bradish as the OLD MAN. Court Records of Aug 1847: Mentions Samuel the son of Samuel and Hannah.

Read the following: Film 0,863,929 A:1847 p. 318; N 1847 p. 341; M 1851 pf 297; N 1851 p. 367 for Samuel Bradish.
John S. Bradish: Film 0,863,930 M 1854 p. 283
Samuel Bradish Film 0, 863,931 F62 p. 18
Joel Bradish Film 0, 894,212 Vol F 1879 p. 389
Elisha Bradish Film 0,894,215 Vol I 1891 p. 507
Look for Walter Horace Bradish Collection at the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society.

Child # 3 Levi

No information

Child #4 Walter

Walter was on the 1820 Census of Elk Creek, Erie, PA age 26-45. He was actually 32. Keystone Kuzzins, Feb 1993, he is the son of Walter and Mary Polly Dietz. Walter and Lucy had a daughter, Eleanor Jane "Jennie" born 15 Jan 1855 in Crawford Co., PA. She married Read. Jennie applied for membership in the DAR. There is a Walter Horace Bradish Collection at the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society. In this collection is an 1881 letter from descendant Eli M. Bradish who gave birthdate of Hannah and the children of Samuel and Hannah.

Child #5 Hannah

No information

Child # 6 Joel

In 1830, Joel is 30-40 with a wife 20-30 in Fairview township. Two children under five and a young man living with them age 20-30. Joel married on 6 May 1826, Affadilla Sanford the daughter of Darius and Hannah (Jackson) Sanford. They had 5 children. Affadilla died in Girard 11 Feb 1836. Joel then married Harriet Stebbins and had two more children.I do not know who the woman with him on the 1820 Census would be. She was 26-45. There were no children in 1820.

People to write to concerning this family:
Betty Bradish Norris East of Kenilworth, (Cook County) Illinois is compiling data on descendants of Robert Bradish of Cambridge, MA. She is the one with the info on Hannah and Samuel. (Now deceased)

Joy F. Hartwell Peach 74 Beach Point Road, Lancaster, MA 01523

Kenneth H. Parker 1085 Key West Drive, Clawson, MI 48017 Ad in Keystone Kuzzins on behalf of his neighbor he wishes to correspond w/ anyone searching the Bradish family who came to Erie Co. abt 1804. Eleanor Jane "Jennie" Bradish Read was born in Crawford Co, PA 15 Jan 1855, d/o Richard and Lucy Page Bradish. Richard was the s/o Walter b. abt 1790-94, d. after 1870 and his wife, Mary "Polly" Dietz. Walter was the s/o Samuel and Hannah Bradish. I have written twice to this gentleman.

Records of Cheryl Harmon Bills
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Spouse: Martin HARMON. Hannah DUNTON and Martin HARMON were married after 3 February 1823 in of Girard, Erie, Pennsylvania.

Spouse: Abigail LILLY. Children were: Nathaniel DUNTON.

Spouse: Abigail RICHARDSON. Abigail RICHARDSON and Nathaniel DUNTON were married on 28 February 1708 in Charlestown,Middlesex,Massachusetts. Children were: Ebenezer DUNTON.

Spouse: Charles King JACKSON. Jane DUNVILLE and Charles King JACKSON were married on 23 December 1828 in , Hopkins, Ky. Children were: Susan Jane JACKSON, Lucy JACKSON, Julius Augustus JACKSON, David Henry JACKSON, Mary Elizabeth JACKSON, Margaret JACKSON, Louisa Eleanor JACKSON, Peter JACKSON, Sarah Frances JACKSON, Martha Ann JACKSON, Andrew JACKSON, Fredinand JACKSON.

Spouse: Jessie Jane America EDWARDS.

Spouse: Margrietje Or Margaret SCHOONMAKER. Margrietje Or Margaret SCHOONMAKER and Moses DUPUIS (DEPUY) (DUPUY) were married on 14 February 1716 in Raysester, Ulster Co., New York. Children were: Benjamin DEPUY, John DEPUY, Janneke (Jane) DUPUY.

Spouse: Ann MARWOOD. Children were: Parthenia DURANT.

Spouse: Sir John ARUNDEL , Of Trerise. Children were: Jane ARUNDEL.

Spouse: Richard BONYTHON. Jane DURANT and Richard BONYTHON were married in 1542 in Curry, Cornwall, England. Children were: John BONYTHON.

Spouse: Richard BONYTHON. Children were: John BONYTHON.

Spouse: Mrs. John DURANT. Mrs. John DURANT and John DURANT were married about 1520 in Pensinoms, Cornwall, England. Children were: Jane DURANT.

Children were: Jane DURANT.

Spouse: John DURANT. Mrs. John DURANT and John DURANT were married about 1520 in Pensinoms, Cornwall, England. Children were: Jane DURANT.

Spouse: Joseph SUTTON. Parthenia DURANT and Joseph SUTTON were married on 18 June 1695 in ,Perquimans,North Carolina. Children were: Thomas SUTTON, George SUTTON, Joseph SUTTON, Elizabeth SUTTON, Parthenia SUTTON, Sarah SUTTON.