DJD-291-Daniel-4

LINE OF DEACON JOHN DUNHAM OF PLYMOUTH

FOURTH GENERATION IN AMERICA

48. DANIEL 4 DUNHAM (Daniel 3 Joseph 2 John 1), b. 3 August 1712 Newport, Newport, Rhode Island; died in January 1796 at Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Buried at Newport, Newport, Rhode Island. Daniel married first Ann Wiles/Wyles who was born in 1710 and died soon after the marriage. Daniel married second at Newport, Newport, Rhode Island 1 January 1737, Abigail Hart. He married third 16 October 1766 Ann (Amy) Murphy.

Daniel was a Captain in the Continental Army of Rhode Island, and was in the 1745 expedition to Louisbourg and Crown Point. He was also a Colonel in the Rhode Island Militia from 1770-1774. He lived in Newport until about 1778 when he moved to Plainfield, Connecticut. In October of 1794 he sold his property in Plainfield and moved to Great Barrington, Massachusetts where he died. His body was returned to Newport where he is buried.

Note: FAGM 149454061 shows no burial location - 2 additional children JAS 3-2018

Children of Daniel 4 and Abigail (Hart) Dunham all born at Newport:

187 ii. Daniel 5 Dunham, b. June 1738 (m. Elizabeth 4 Dunham, dau. of Benajah 3, Joseph 2 John 1)

188 iii. John Duckworth 5 Dunham, b. 15 June 1740 189.

189 iv. Isaac 5 Dunham, b. 1743

190 v. Abigail 5 Dunham, b. 1744 191.

191 vi. Benjamin 5 Dunham, b. 1745 192.

192 vii. Patience 5 Dunham, b. 1746 193.

193 viii. Elizabeth 5 Dunham, b. 1748 194.

194 ix. Sarah 5 Dunham b. 1750 195.

195 x. Benajah 5 Dunham, b. 1753 196.

196 xi. Esther 5 Dunham, b. 1755 197.

197 xii. Martha 5 Dunham, b. 1757 198.

198 xiii. Almy 5 Dunham, b. 1759 199.

199. xiv. Joseph 5 Dunham, b. 1761

References:

In the 15 July, 2009 issue of the DSFC newsletter I wrote an article (p. 6-14) outlining part of the Newport, Rhode Island Dunham Family. This interesting family has been hard to trace past the fifth generation in the line of Joseph 5 Dunham (Daniel 4,3 Joseph 2 John 1).

In the article cited above Joseph 5 Dunham was given the number 199. I will continue to use that number in this article, and will give his children numbers beginning with 200.

189. Isaac 5 Dunham (Daniel 4,3 Joseph 2 John 1) born in Newport, Rhode Island say 1743, died in 1833. He married Sarah Spooner, daughter of Ebenezer and Sarah (Robinson) Spooner. She was baptized 22 February 1746 in Rochester, Plymouth Co. MA. Her parents moved to Hardwick, Worcester Co. MA about 1750. Sarah Spooner was b. about Feb. 1745/46, died about 1810 in Dunham, Quebec, Canada.

 A descendant of Isaac 5 and Sarah (Spooner) Dunham provides the continuation of this line giving the children and some of the grandchildren of Isaac 5 Dunham.  From research by descendant Ernie Turner the children are:    i.  Mary 6 Dunham b. abt. 1768  m. Parmlee Barnes, Monkton, Vt.   ii.  Sarah 6 Dunham b. abt. 1772 in Monkton, Addison Co. VT  m. abt. 1793 Wolcot Alvord in MA   He was b. abt. 1769 in MA   Children of Wolcot and Sarah 6 (Dunham) Alvord:         i.  Almira 7 Alvord b. abt. 1794 Chateaugay, Franklin Co. NY        ii.  Elijah 7 Alvord b. abt 1796 Chateaugay       iii.  Augustus 7 Alvord b. abt. 1798 Chateaugay       iv.  Tylor 7 Alvord b. abt. 1800 Chareaugay        v.  Amanda 7 Alvord b. 2 Dec. 1803 Chateaugay       vi.  Mary 7 Alvord b. abt. 1804 Chateaugay         vii.  John 7 Alvord b. abt. 1806 Chateaugay     viii.  Sarah 7 Alvord b. abt. 1808 Chateaugay        ix.  James 7 Alvord b. abt. 1810 Chateaugay         x.  Leonard 7 Alvord b. 1812 Chateaugay 

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iii.  Elizabeth 6 Dunham b. 1 Sept. 1774, d. 1 Oct. 1853 Canada    m. Artemus Turner 1798 in Dunham Canada   He was son of Abraham Turner and Sarah Niles   He was b. 18 June 1775 in Whately, Franklin co. MA   He d. 19 April 1860 in Dunham, Sutton Twp., Brome Co. Quebec, Canada    Children of Artemus and Elizabeth (Dunham) Turner:       i.  Son 7 Turner b. abt. 1799 VT      ii.  Isaac Niles 7 Turner b. 5 March 1804 Sutton, Brome Co.       Quebec, Canada     d. 2 Nov. 1888 Sutton, Brome Co. Quebec Canada     iii.  Elizabeth 7 Turner b. abt. 1806 Dunham Sutton Twp. Brome Co.       Quebec, Canada     d. 20 Nov. 1841 Dunham, Sutton Twp. Brome Co.       Quebec Canada     m. Prentice C. Wilcox 24 Feb. 1833 in St. Armand, Missisquoi       County     He was son of Paine and Merium (Bates) Wilcox     He was b. 5 May 1793 in Petersburg, Rensselaer Co. NY     He d. 25 Jan. 1856 in Sutton Canada     She is buried in Scottsmore Cemetery, West Brome, Canada     iv.  Herman G./Heman G. 7 Turner b. 7 Aug. 1811 Dunham, Sutton Twp.        Brome Co. CA     d. 30 Nov. 1901 East Berkshire, Franklin Co. VT       m. Lucy Cook 19 June 1836 in Richford, Franklin Co. VT     she was b. 20 Jan. 1819 in Dunham, Sutton Twp. CA      she d. 4 March 1869    Both are buried in Stone Church Cemetery, Brome Quebec Canada  iv.  Hannah 6  Dunham b. abt. 1776 in Dunham Quebec, Canada   v.  Bethia 6 Dunham b. 12 Feb. 1779 Dunham, Quebec, Canada   m. 7 Jan. 1806 Alanson Roswell, Litchfield, Ct.   she d. Dunham, Ontario, Canada 3 Dec. 1859  vi.  Alice 6 Dunham b. 9 Jan. 1780, d. 3 Dec. 1833  m. Samuel Demond abt. 1816 in Canada vii.  Isaac 6  Dunham b. 1786, d.1 March 1849 Sutton, Quebec, Canada   m. Lilly Keeler abt 1806 in Canada    She was b. 1788    She d. March 1873 viii. Martha 6 Dunham b. m. Dudley Gilman

199. Joseph 5 Dunham (Daniel 4,3 Joseph 2 John 1) born in Newport, Rhode Island in 1761; died in Oneida County, New York 8 February 1840. The name of his wife has not been found on any records. She is referred to however in the Lenox, Massachusetts Church record “Joseph Dunham and wife dismissed 18 September 1808 to Rome, New York.”

Joseph served in the Revolutionary War. The fact that he has a pension application record has helped greatly in tracing his movements and the places where he lived. Work with the church records of Lenox, Berkshire County, Massachusetts help to identify and follow his children.

From Abstracts of Rev. War Pension Files; “Joseph S12831, RI Line, appl. 12 Dec. 1832 Oneida Co., NY, aged 71, sol. Lived at Brooklyn Ct. at enl. And after the Rev. War sol. Lived at Plainfield Ct. for 10 years then moved to Lenox, Berkshire Co., Ma., then moved to Rome in Oneida Co. NY, sol. was b. in 1761 at Newport RI and had also enl. At Richmond Town, RI, 6 or 8 surviving children rec’d final payment on 21 Sept. 1842 & were paid to 8 Feb. 1840.”

Joseph 5 Dunham was “of Lenox” in a 1792 land deed, and he was admitted to church in Lenox 17 Aug. 1794. Joseph Dunham and wife were dismissed on 18 Sept. 1808 to Rome, NY. The name of his wife is unknown. Shortly after his admission to the church in Lenox he had his first five children baptized on 2 November 1794.

Children of Joseph and (--) (--) Dunham: (from Lenox, MA baptismal records)

200. i. John 6 Dunham b. say 1782; baptized 2 November 1794 with 4 siblings; m. 23 Sept. 1802 in Lenox, MA Abigail Goodwin

201. ii. Benejah 6 Dunham b. say 1784; baptized 2 November 1794 with 4 siblings

202. iii. Joseph 6 Dunham b. say 1787; baptized 2 November 1794 with 4 siblings

Children of Joseph 6 and unknown Dunham:

i. Jane Angeline 7 Dunham b. 26 Nov. 1823 in Rome, NY; d. 27 April 1906 Seneca, LaSalle Co., IL; m. 24 Dec. 1846 in Rome, NY Elisha T. Couch

Children of Elisha and Jane A. (Dunham) Couch:

i. Harriet Couch, b. & d. 1848; buried in Greenway Cemetery, Rome NY;

ii. Lewis Augusta Couch, b. May 1850

iii. Eugene D. Couch b. 28 May 1851

iv. Carrie (or Sarah) Couch, b. 10 Nov. 1857

ii. Lindsey W. 7 Dunham b. in NY, moved to Wisconsin; m. Esther A. James

Child of Lindsey W. and Esther A. (James) Dunham:

i. Jay F. 8 Dunham b. Dec. 1852 in Wisconsin

203. iv. Elizabeth 6 Dunham b. say 1790; baptized 2 November 1794 with 4 siblings

204. v. Abigail 6 Dunham b. say 1793; baptized 2 November 1794 with 4 siblings

205. vi. Robert 6 Dunham b. 1795 & bapt. 23 Aug. 1795

206. vii. Daniel 6 Dunham b. 1798 & bapt. 1 July 1798

207. viii. Thomas 6 Dunham b. 1801 & bapt. 26 Apr. 1801; d. 7 August 1882 in Prattsburg, Steuben Co., New York; m. 1 unknown; m. 2 about 1833 Lovina/Lavina Fox

Thomas 6 Dunham was a Baptist minister. He and Lovina (Fox) Dunham had 14 Children.

Children of Thomas 6 and Lovina Dunham:

i. Cyrus A. 7 Dunham b. 28 Aug. 1832, Rome, Oneida Co. NY

ii. David 7 Dunham b. 1833

iii. Martha 7 Dunham b. 1835

iv. Lydia 7 Dunham b. 1836

v. James 7 Dunham b. 1839

vi. Hannah 7 Dunham b. 18 Sept. 1840 Utica, NY (twin)

vii. Ruth 7 Dunham b. 18 Sept. 1840 Utica, NY (twin)

viii. Mark (Marquis) H. 7 Dunham b. 30 Aug. 1842 Sherburne, Chenango Co. NY

ix. Joseph 7 Dunham b. 1844, probably Chenango Co. NY (unmarried)

x. Mary B. 7 Dunham b. 1846, probably Chenango Co. NY 10

xi. Sarah 7 Dunham b. 1848, probably Chenango Co. NY

xii. Thomas Franklyn 7 Dunham b. 26 April 1850 prob. Chenango Co. NY

xiii. Lois 7 Dunham b. 1853, probably Steuben Co. NY

xiv. Anna 7 Dunham b. 1854, Prattsburg, Steuben Co. NY 208.

ix. Sarah 6 Dunham bapt. 4 Dec. 1803

208. ix. Sarah 6 Dunham b. 1803 & bapt. 4 Dec. 1803

References:

The Newport, Rhode Island DUNHAM Family By Gratia Dunham Mahony Vol. VI, Issue 3, p.6

In the past years I have worked with Selma Blackmon and Barbara Hanson, descendants of Joseph 6 Dunham; and with Barbara Trott a descendant of Thomas 6 Dunham. The children of Joseph 5 and Thomas 6 Dunham are shown below.

207. viii. Thomas 6 Dunham bapt. 26 April 1801

 d. 7 August 1882 in Prattsburg, Steuben Co., NY 
 m. 1 unknown 
 m. 2 about 1833 Lovina/Lavina Fox 
 Thomas 6 Dunham was a Baptist minister.  He and Lovina (Fox) Dunham 
 

199. Joseph 5 Dunham (Daniel 4,3 Joseph 2 John 1) born in Newport, Rhode Island say 1761, died in Oneida Co. NY 8 February 1840. The name of his wife has not been found on any records. She is referred to however in the following Lenox, Massachusetts Church record.

Lenox Church records also state "Joseph Dunham and wife dismissed 18  September 1808 to Rome New York". 

13 From Abstracts of Rev. War Pension Files; “Joseph S12831, RI Line, appl 12 Dec. 1832 Oneida Co., NY, aged 71, sol. Lived at Brooklyn Ct. at enl. And after the Rev. War sol. Lived at Plainfield Ct. for 10 years then moved to Lenox, Berkshire Co., Ma., then moved to Rome in Oneida Co. NY, sol. was b. in 1761 at Newport RI and had also enl. At Richmond Town, RI, 6 or 8 surviving children rec’d final payment on 21 Sept. 1842 & were paid to 8 Feb. 1840.”

Children of Joseph and (--) (--) Dunham: 501.10    

i. John 6 Dunham baptized 2 November 1794 in Lenox MA. with 4 siblings m. 23 Sept. 1803 in Lenox, MA Abigail Goodwin child: William Henry 7 Dunham b. 19 March 1815 in Rome, NY 501.11 ii. Benejah 6 Dunham bapt. 2 November 1794 501.12 iii. Joseph 6 Dunham bapt. 2 November 1794 (line of Barbara Hanson & Selma Blackmon) Children: Jane Angeline 7 Dunham b. 26 Nov. 1823 in Rome, NY d. 27 April 1906 Seneca, LaSalle Co. IL m. Elisha T. Couch in Rome NY 24 December 1846. Children of Elisha T. and Jane Angeline (Dunham) Couch: i. Harriet Couch, baby, d. 1848 (buried in Greenway Cemetery, Rome NY) ii. Lewis Augusta Couch, b. May 1850 iii. Eugene D. Couch b. 28 May 1851 iv. Carrie (or Sarah) Couch , b. 10 November 1857 Lindsey W. 7 Dunham b. in NY, moved to Wisconsin m. Esther A. James Child of Lindsey W. and Esther A. (James) Dunham: i. Jay F. 8 Dunham b. Dec. 1852 in WI 501.13 iv. Elizabeth 6 Dunham bapt. 2 November 1794 501.14 v. Abigail 6 Dunham bapt. 2 November 1794 501.15 vi. Robert 6 Dunham bapt. 23 Aug. 1795 501.16 vii. Daniel 6 Dunham bapt. 1 July 1798 501.17 viii. Thomas 6 Dunham bapt. 26 Apr. 1801 d. Prattsburg, Steuben Co. NY 7 August 1882 m. 2 abt. 1833 Lovina/Lavina Fox Thomas 6 Dunham was a Baptist minister. He and Lovina (Fox) Dunham were the parents of 14 children:

i. Cyrus A. 7 Dunham b. 28 August 1832, Rome, Oneida County New York ii. David 7 Dunham b. 1833 iii. Martha 7 Dunham b. 1835 iv. Lydia 7 Dunham b. 1836 v. James 7 Dunham b. 1839 vi. Hannah 7 Dunham b. 18 September 1840, Utica, New York (twin) vii. Ruth 7 Dunham b. 18 September 1840, Utica, New York (twin) viii. Mark (Marquis) H. 7 Dunham b. 30 August 1842 Sherburne, Chenango County, NY ix. Joseph 7 Dunham b. 1844, probably Chenango County New York, (unmarried) x. Mary B. 7 Dunham b. 1846, probably Chenango County New York xi. Sarah 7 Dunham b. 1848, probably Chenango County New York xii. Thomas Franklyn 7 Dunham b. 26 April 1850, probably Chenango County, NY xiii. Lois 7 Dunham b. 1853, probably Steuben County New York xiv. Anna 7 Dunham b. 1854, Prattsburg, Steuben County New York 501.18 ix. Sarah 6 Dunham bapt. 4 Dec. 1803