DAS2-1-JOSEPH-1

DUNHAM FAMILIES OF BLADEN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

FIRST GENERATION IN AMERICA

1. JOSEPH 1 DUNHAM was b. abt 1739. [1] Joseph 1 Dunham is given as the first documented head of the Dunham family of Bladen Co., NC. His wife’s name is unknown.

Children of Joseph 1 Dunham:

2. i. MARY 2 DUNHAM (Joseph 1), b. in Bladen Co., abt 1769 ; d. in Bladen Co. abt 9 November 1827, (date of her will). She married SNOWDEN SINGLETARY, son of Joseph and Mary (Fitzrandolph) Singletary. He was b. btw. 1764-1768; d. btw. 1820-1827. [1] There were no known children.

3. ii. WILLIAM RANDOLPH 2 DUNHAM, b. about 1770

References:

1. The Singletary Family History 1599-1989, by Brunton, Yvonne Miller, pub. 1989 Heritage Papers, Danielsville, GA.

2. All work on this line was researched by Trudy C. Dunham, Miriam Jo Dunham, and Christa (Dunham) Wayne for use by the Dunham-Singletary Family Connections association. The data came from their personal knowledge and research and also from the published source: Bundy, V. Mayo; Bundy, Norma Melvin, & Campbell, Wanda Suggs (Eds.) The Descendants of William R. Dunham and Elizabeth Singletary and Sarah Cain of Bladen County, North Carolina and Allied Families, pub. 1985 Herb Eaton Historical Publications, Charlotte, NC.