DJD-3.3/4.7/5.3-Obadiah-5

LINE OF DEACON JOHN DUNHAM OF PLYMOUTH

FIFTH GENERATION IN AMERICA

3.3/4.7/5.3 OBADIAH-5 DUNHAM (Jabez-4, Nathaniel-3, Thomas-2, John-1), was b. in Hebron, Tolland, CT, 31 Mar 1730; d. in Middlefield, Otsego, NY, 17 Feb 1813; m. in Hebron, 22 Nov 1754, Lucy Gillett, dau. of Joel Gillett and Mary Foote. She was b. in Windsor, Hartford, CT, 18 Feb 1740; d. 18 Feb 1830. Both Obadiah and Lucy were bur. in Lakewood Cemetery, Cooperstown, Otsego, NY. Find a Grave Memorial ID: 34160102, photo and 108052362, photo.

Obadiah was a Medical Doctor.

Obadiah had been a garrison soldier at Fort Massachusetts (now in Williamstown, Berkshire, MA) during the French and Indian War (1754-1763). He and several other garrison soldiers from Fort Massachusetts and Fort Hoosac were early proprietors at Pownal, Bennington, VT, moving there in 1763. He fought in the Revolutionary War (1775-1783); and was one of the heroes of battle of Bennington. On September 24, 1776, he was sent as delegate to Dorset, Bennington, Vt. to organize Vermont as a state. He served as a private from May 19 to June 28, 1779, in Capt. Thomas Sawyer's company of militia raised for the defense of the northern frontiers of the United States, and received £2.19.8. He also served as a private for 67 days from August 16, 1780, in Capt. Eli Noble's company; Major Eben Allen's Detachment, and received £5.3.4 and served as a private for two days in July 1781, under the same command, "as marcher to Saratoga", NY, in the alarm, in Pownal, (signed) T. S. Peck, Adjutant General.

He served as justice of peace at Pownal, Vt. for 20 years. In 1785 he and the family (Mehitabel, Abner, Lucy) moved to the hamlet of Bowerstown in Middlefield, just Southeast of Cooperstown. He was overseer of the poor when the town of Middlefield was established in 1797.

Children of Obadiah-5 Dunham and Lucy Gilbert:

i. Lydia-6 Dunham, b. Hebron, 8 Nov 1757; d. Pownal, 15 Oct 1815; m. Pownal, 27 Oct 1774 John Downer. He was b. Pownal, 27 Oct 1744; d. 10 Dec 1815.

ii. Lucy-6 Dunham, b. Hebron, 7 Feb 1759; d. Pownal, 9 Oct 1823; m.1st, Pownal, 16 Nov 1775, Benjamin Morgan. Lucy m.2nd, 22 Jun 1806, Isaac Duel.

Benjamin: Military Service 191,424,425,426,427,428, , rank of private from Vermont, Green Mountain Boy, Herricks Rangers of Vermont 1775-1778

During the Revolutionary War Benjamin was a member of the troop from Pownal, under the command of Captain Samuel Wright and Lt. William Wheeler. At Castleton, Ethan Allen took command of the troop to march on Ft Ticonderoga in 1775. Benjamin participated in Ethan Allen’s march to Canada under Seth Warner and was a member of the rangers under Col Herrick. He also took part in the battles of Saratoga, Bemis Heights, & Bennington along with Quebec, Ft Ticonderoga and Crown Point.

6.3 Obadiah-6 Dunham, b. 17 Nov 1760. See Generation 6 Below.

iv. Abigail-6 Dunham, b. 25 Feb 1762; d. 30 May 1823; m.1st Richard Nichols; m.2nd 22 Feb 1798, Elisha Fullam. He d. 30 May 1824.

v. Diadamia-6 Dunham, b. Jan 10 1765; d. Albion, Eire, PA, 2 Dec 1841; m. Pownal, 3 Jan 1782 Lyman Jackson, son of Michael Jackson and Susannah Wilcoxson. He was b. in Simsbury, Hartford, CT, 29 Jan 1756; d. Albion 20 Mar 1835.

vi. Mehitable-6 Dunham, b. Pownal, 5 Apr 1771: d. Eire County, PA, 16 Mar 1817; m. prob. in Middlefield, 1790, Cornelius Hendricks, son of William Hendricks and Eunice Thorpe. He d. Erie County, 22 May 1816.

vii. Abner-6 Dunham, b. Pownal, 17 Aug 1773; d. in Cooperstown, 16 Feb 1822. m.1st Middlefield, Candace Irons. She was b. 7 Feb 1779; d. 27 Oct 1814. Abner m. 2nd Gratis Griffen.

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SIXTH GENERATION IN AMERICA

3.3/4.7/5.3/6.3 OBADIAH-6 DUNHAM (Obadiah-5, Jabez-4, Nathaniel-3, Thomas-2, John-1), b. in Hebron, Tolland, CT, 17 Nov 1760; d. Pownal, Bennington, VT, 12 Oct 1833; m. at the Inn of William Hendricks, Pownal, 6 Mar 1783, Lois Hendricks, dau. of William Hendricks and Eunice Thrope. She was b. in New London, New London, CT, 12 Mar 1765; d. Pownal, 18 Apr 1845. Obadiah was buried in Morgan-Townslee Cemetery, Pownal, Find a Grave Memorial ID; 14957033.

He fought with the Vermont Militia during Revolutionary War. Served in Capt. Eli Noble's company from Pownal, in Col. Ebinig Wallbridge's Regiment in response to the Saratoga alarm in July 1781.

Children of Obadiah-6 Dunham and Lois Hendricks:

i. Caroline-7 M. Dunham, b. Pownal, 8 Nov 1784; d. Pownal, 9 May 1788.

ii. Lucy-7 Gillette Dunham, b. Pownal, 3 Jul 1786; d. Pownal, 7 Jul 1818; m. Pownal, 18 Mar 1807, John Bowles.

iii. Obadiah-7 Dunham, b. Pownal, 13 Apr 1788; d. Pownal, 16 Apr 1791.

iv. Abner-7 Partridge Dunham, b. Pownal, 8 Jan 1790; d. Pownal, 13 Jan 1790.

v. Lois-7 Beardsley Dunham, b. Pownal, 8 Dec 1791; d. Bennington, Bennington, VT, 11 Apr 1875; m. Pownal, 5 May 1817, Lorenzo Downes.

vi. Diadamia-7 Dunham, b. Pownal, 3 Jan 1794; d. Pownal, 18 Jul 1796.

vii. Abigal-7 Dunham, b. Pownal, 16 Dec 1795; d. Pownal, 12 Nov 1878; m. Pownal, 6 Feb 1811, Thankful Grover.

viii. Herman-7 Dunham, b. Pownal, 24 Feb 1798.

7.9 ALFRED-7 DUNHAM b. 9 Feb 1800. See Generation 7 Below.

x. Eber-7 Dunham, b. Pownal, 12 Jan 1803; d. Fairfield, Jefferson, IA, 5 Oct 1890; m. Pownal, Feb 1824 Lucy Jewett.

xi. Candace-7 Dunham, b. Pownal, 12 Mar 1805; d. Pownal, 23 Mar 1805.

xii. Jabez-7 Dunham, b. 26 Mar 1806, d. 18 Oct 1878; m. Amy Austin.

xiii. Abner-7 Partridge Dunham, b. Pownal, 24 Dec 1810; d. Watertown, Jefferson, NY, 13 Jan 1843; m. Watertown, 1840 Mary Norton.

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SEVENTH GENERATION IN AMERICA

7.9 ALFRED-7 DUNHAM (Obadiah-6, Obadiah-5, Jabez-4, Nathaniel-3, Thomas-2, John-1), b. in Hebron, Tolland, CT, 09 Feb 1800; d. Pownal, Bennington, VT, 12 Mar 1867; m. 1st. Pownal, 16 Jul 1820, Marietta Kimball, dau. of Isaac Kimball and Freelove Salisbury; She was b. Pownal, 29 May 1804; d. Pownal 18 Apr 1845. Alfred m. 2nd. in Bennington, Bennington, VT, 1849, Olive Rockwood. She was b. in Newfane, Windham, VT, 1804; d. Bennington, 12 Mar 1867. Alfred and Marietta were bur. in Morgan-Townslee Cemetery, Pownal. Find a Grave Memorial ID: 43442978 and 43443033.

He moved to Clarence, Eire, NY, c.1826 and returned to Pownal, c. 1836. Possibly worked on bulding the Erie Canal.

Children of Alfred-7 Dunham and Marietta Kimball:

i. Lucy G.-8 Dunham, b. Pownal, 21 Oct 1822; d. Bennington, 21 Jan 1847.

ii. Isaac K.-8 Dunham, b. Pownal, 17 Apr 1824.

iii. Obadiah-8 Dunham, b. Clarence, Erie, NY, 2 Feb 1826; d. Clarence, 5 Mar 1830.

iv. Abner-8 Dunham, b. Clarence, 2 Jan 1828; d. Bennington, 26 Jul 1842.

8.5. DEWEY CHARLES-8 DUNHAM, b. 6 May 1830.

vi. Alfred-8 Dunham, b. Clarence, 8 Jan 1832; d. 14 Oct 1857.

vii. Freelove B.-8 Dunham, b. Clarence, 2 Jan 1834.

viii. Jesse T.-8 Dunham, b. Pownal, 15 Jun 1836; d. in Battle of the Wilderness, VA, 6 May 1864.

Jesse was a mechanic.

He enlisted in Company A, New York 125th Infantry Regiment on 27 Aug 1862. Was captured in action September 6, 1862 and paroled 15 September 1862 at Harpers Ferry, Jefferson, VA. Promoted to Full 1st Sergeant on 15 Mar 1863. Was wounded at Gettysburg, PA in December 1863. Killed in action on 06 May 1864 during Battle of the Wilderness, VA.

The 125th regiment was organized at Troy and there mustered in the service of the United States for three years 27–29 August 1862. The regiment left Troy, 30 August 1862, and proceeded by rail to Martinsburg, Virginia, and a few days later it marched to and was engaged in the Battle of Harpers Ferry. A few of its number were killed and wounded during this battle, and the regiment together with the rest of the garrison, totaling over 11,500 men, surrendered to the Confederates on 15 September 1862. With the other captured troops, the men were sent under parole to Camp Douglas, Chicago, to remain there while awaiting exchange, which was effected 22 November.

The regiment was then ordered back to Virginia, where it was attached to Maj. Gen. Silas Casey's Division, in the defenses of Washington at Maryland Heights, and encamped at Centreville until 24 June 1863, when it joined the Second Corps, Army of the Potomac, and marched away to Gettysburg. Under command of Colonel Levin Crandall, the 125th fought at Gettysburg where it lost 139 killed and wounded. The regiment was actively engaged at Auburn and Bristoe Station in October, losing 36 men in those battles. Colonel Crandall was temporarily absent on recruiting service, and Lieut. Col. Aaron B. Myer was in command at the battle of the Wilderness. A few days later, at Spotsylvania, the regiment was in the thick of the fight, forming part of a storming column that moved against the enemy's works at daybreak on 12 May 1864. In the two battles of the Wilderness and Spotsylvania, the 125th lost 118 in killed and wounded.

ix. Martha-8 Dunham, b. Pownal, 2 Jul 1838.

x. Lois-8 Dunham, b. Woodford, Bennington, VT, 27 Jan 1842; d. Williamstown, Berkshire, MA. 15 Aug 1842.

xi. Marietta-8 Dunham, b. Bennington, 3 Nov 1843

xii. Margarette-8 Dunham, b. 1844.

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EIGHTH GENERATION IN AMERICA

8.5. DEWEY CHARLES-8 DUNHAM (Alfred-7, Obadiah-6, Obadiah-5, Jabez-4, Nathaniel-3, Thomas-2, John-1), b. Clarence, Eire, NY, 6 Jun 1830; d. Bennington, Bennington, VT, 8 Nov 1907; m. Bennington, 4 May 1854, Maria Elizabeth Beebe, dau. of Elias Beebe and Elizabeth Millington. She was b. in Jackson, Washington, NY, 20 Feb 1833; d. Bennington, 2 Aug 1915. Both Dewey and Maria were bur. in Bennington Village Cemetery, Bennington. Find a Grave Memorial ID: 187312958 and 187312991

He started family home building tradition when he apprenticed to "Hi" Waters, a master craftsman and builder of many early homes in Old Bennington.

Children of Dewey Charles-8 Dunham and Maria Elizabeth Beebe:

i. Prudence Carter-9 Dunham, b. NY, 12 Mar 1855.

ii. Harry Martin-9 Dunham, b. 14 Jul 1857; d. 11 Jan 1910; m. Katherine L. Remington.

9.3. HERBERT STANLEY-9 DUNHAM, b. Bennington, 1 Jul 1859;

iv. Nellie Maria-9 Dunham, b. 28 Apr 1861; m. Shaftsbury, Bennington, VT, 12 Apr 1882, George W. Stanley.

v. Florence May-9 Dunham, b. VT, 10 May 1863.

vi. Walter Erwin-9 Dunham b. 21 Aug 1870.

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NINTH GENERATION IN AMERICA

9.3 HERBERT STANLEY-9 DUNHAM (Dewey Charles-8, Alfred-7, Obadiah-6, Obadiah-5, Jabez-4, Nathaniel-3, Thomas-2, John-1), b. Bennington, Bennington, VT, 1 Jul 1859; d. Shaftsbury, Bennington, VT, 11 Jan 1910; m.1st Shaftsbury, 20 Dec 1882, Mary E. Loomis, dau. of Warren L. Loomis and Julia D. Mattison. She was b. Shaftsbury, 4 Nov 1861; d. Shaftsbury, 16 Oct 1901.Herbert m.2nd in Shaftsbury, 23 Mar 1905, Laura H. Croft. She was b. in Minneapolis, MN, 1858; d. Shaftsbury, 26 Dec 1905. Both Herbert and Mary were bur. in Grandview Cemetery, Shaftsbury. Find a Grave Memorial ID: 38493097, photo and 38493101, photo.

Herbert died from a Heart Attack while cutting logs, for lumber to build a house for his son Arthur and his wife Lillian. Mary died from consumption.

Children of Herbert Stanley-9 Dunham and Mary E. Loomis:

i. Arthur Cady-10 Dunham b. 30 Aug 1884.

10.2. JESSIE LOOMIS-10 DUNHAM b. 26 Jan 1888.

iii. Frank Clyde-10 Dunham b. 8 Sep 1890.

iv. Kenneth Herbert-10 Dunham b. 8 Nov 1894.

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TENTH GENERATION IN AMERICA

10.2. JESSIE LOOMIS-10 DUNHAM (Herbert Stanley-9, Dewey Charles-8, Alfred-7, Obadiah-6, Obadiah-5, Jabez-4, Nathaniel-3, Thomas-2, John-1) Dunham, b. North Bennington, Bennington, VT, 26 Jan 1888; d. Bennington, 1 Dec 1948; m.Bennington, 23 Nov 1910, Hazel Rockwood. She was b. 1891; d. 1957. Both Jessie and Hazel were buried in Grand View Cemetery, Shaftsbury, Bennington, VT. Find a Grave Memorial ID: 38493098 and 82404080

Jessie was a Selectman of Shaftsbury for 15 years and deacon of the Baptist Church for 30 years. Was a prolific vegetable gardener. He and Hazel owned and lived in the "Isaiah Mattison House". It was a 23 room brick colonial, built in 1826 and included 100 acres of land in Shaftsbury for 33 years until they moved about 1937.

Children of Jessie Loomis-10 Dunham and Hazel Rockwood:

i. Leland Rockwood-11 Dunham b. 12 Dec 1911.

ii. Raymond-11 Dunham, b. 8 Oct 1913.

iii. Florence Susan-11 Dunham, b. 30 Sep 1915. She m. Clifton Ralph Bohanan.

10.4. JESSE ELMER-11 DUNHAM b. 16 Dec 1919.

v. Roger Edward-11 Dunham, b. 24 Aug 1924, d. 15 Feb 1936.

vi. Ruth Marie-11 Dunham, b. 24 Dec 1933. She m. in Bennington, 11 Jul 1953, Gordon Francis Clark.

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ELEVENTH GENERATION IN AMERICA

10.4. JESSE ELMER-11 DUNHAM (Jesse Loomis-10, Herbert Stanley-9, Dewey Charles-8, Alfred-7, Obadiah-6, Obadiah-5, Jabez-4, Nathaniel-3, Thomas-2, John-1) Dunham, b. 16 Dec 1919; d. 2 Feb 1982; m. Maplecrest, Greene, NY, 16 Nov 1940, Lorna Morrow.

He was a Civil Engineer who graduated in 1940 from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, Rensselaer, NY. After graduation went to work with the Civil Aviation Administration as a Civil Engineer and certified pilot in charge of inspecting airports throughout New York State. He later became a Chief Engineer with the State Department Agency for International Development in Bogota, Colombia, and in Saigon, Vietnam back in the 60's. He was a Chief Engineer for CIA in the 70's.

He was drafted, either in late 1944 or early 1945, during WW2 into the Navy and completed basic training at the Naval Station Great Lakes, Lake Co. IL in April, 1945. He was shipped out by train to San Francisco, CA, presumably for the invasion of Japan, but in the interim the US Congress had passed a bill that anyone with 2 or more kids was exempt from the draft. With 3 kids my father was released from the service, but had to work at Treasure Island, San Francisco to make enough money for the train trip home.

Children Jesse Elmer-11 Dunham and Lorna Morrow:

i. Lawrence C.-12 Dunham, b. 24 Oct 1941.

ii. Warren D.-12 Dunham, b. 6 Aug 1943.

iii. Diana Jean-12 Dunham, b. 5 Dec 1944.

iv. Bruce William-12 Dunham, b. 1 Aug 1952.

v. Sheree L.-12 Dunham, b. 19 May 1955

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