DJD-291-Daniel-4

LINE OF DEACON JOHN DUNHAM OF PLYMOUTH

THIRD GENERATION IN AMERICA

DANIEL 4 DUNHAM, b. 3 August 1712 Newport, Newport, Rhode Island

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). This Joseph 5 was born about 1761 and 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.

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.

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.”

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

200. i. John 6 Dunham b. say 1782 (bapt. 2 Nov. 1794 with four siblings) (a John Dunham m. 23 Sept. 1802 Abigail Goodwin)

201. ii. Benejah 6 Dunham b. say 1784 (bapt. 2 November 1794)

202. iii. Joseph 6 Dunham b. say 1787 (bapt. 2 November 1794)

203. iv. Elizabeth 6 Dunham b. say 1790 (bapt. 2 November 1794)

204. v. Abigail 6 Dunham b. say 1793 (bapt. 2 November 1794)

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

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

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 6 and Thomas 6 Dunham are shown below.

Children of Joseph and (unknown) Dunham: 200. i. John 6 Dunham baptized 2 November 1794 with 4 siblings

 m. 23 Sept. 1802 in Lenox, MA Abigail Goodwin  (this line continues below) 

201. ii. Benajah 6 Dunham bapt. 2 November 1794 with 4 siblings

202. iii. Joseph 6 Dunham bapt. 2 November 1794 with 4 siblings

     Children: 
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 bapt. 2 November 1794 with 4 siblings

204. v. Abigail 6 Dunham bapt. 2 November 1794 with 4 siblings

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

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

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 
 

Were the parents of 14 children:

      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