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.

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