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John Gunter 1722–1797 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 October 1722

Birth Location: Parish County, Virginia

Death Date: 26 Mar 1797

Death Location: Jones, North Carolina, United States

Father: Thomas Gunter

Mother: Martha Smith

Spouse(s): Lucinda Koonce, Amelia TILLOTSON

Children(s): Thomas Sr, Joshua Sr, James Sr

John Gunter was born in 1722 in Parish County, Virginia, the child of Thomas Gunter And Martha Jane Smith. John Gunter married Amelia Sarah Tillotson, Lucinda Koonce, Mary Eleanor Evans, and had children including Elba Gunter, James Gunter Sr, Joshua Gunter Sr, Thomas Floyd Gunter Sr. John Gunter passed away in 1797 in Jones, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • John Gunter was born in 1722 in Parish County, Virginia, the child of Thomas Gunter And Martha Jane Smith.
  • John Gunter married Amelia Sarah Tillotson, Lucinda Koonce, Mary Eleanor Evans, and had children including Elba Gunter, James Gunter Sr, Joshua Gunter Sr, Thomas Floyd Gunter Sr.
  • John Gunter passed away in 1797 in Jones, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Gunter
1700–1756
Birth Location: Henrico, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
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Martha Smith
1703–1728
Birth Location: Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Lucinda Koonce
1741–1797
Birth Location: Henrico, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
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Amelia TILLOTSON
1733–1766
Birth Location: Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, Virginia (Keeping house)
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Children(s)

Thomas Sr
1767–1856
Birth Location: Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
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Joshua Sr
1750–1833
Birth Location: Brunswick, Virginia, United States
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James Sr
1757–
Birth Location: –
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John Gunter's Ancestors

Self
John Gunter
1722–1797
Birth Place: Parish County, Virginia
Parents
Thomas Gunter
1700–1756
Henrico, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Martha (Jane) Smith
1703–1728
Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Charles Gunter Surveyor) Inventor
1678–1715
Henrico, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
Johanna Bendall
1681–1718
Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
Peter Smith
1687–1771
Long Island City, Queens County, New York, United States of America
Esther Mitchell
1692–1738
Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonia, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Peter II
1660–1688
Mary Denton
1668–1698
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Smith
1635–1690
Elizabeth Smith
1637–1710

John Gunter's Descendants

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John Gunter (19 October 1722–26 Mar 1797) m. Lucinda Koonce (1741–26 May 1797) m. Amelia (Sarah) TILLOTSON (1733–1766)
  1. 1. Thomas (Floyd Gunter) Sr 1767–1856 m. Sarah Meech 1775–1856
    1. 1. Macon\Malcom (Gunter) Sr 1798–1850 m. 9 (Nancy) Edwards 1804–1850
      1. 1. John (Wesley) Gunter 1829–1876 m. Margaret (Berthine) Gunter 1830–1902
        1. 1. Celia (Elizabeth Gunter or) Gunner 1853–1909 m. William (Kimsey) Wallin 1854–1939
        2. 2. James (H S) Gunter 1866–1944
        3. 3. Margaret (C) Gunter 1865–1933
        4. 4. John (R) Gunter 1863–1934
        5. 5. William (F) Gunter 1860–1930
        6. 6. Nancy (Jane) Gunter 1855–1876
        7. 7. Malissie Gunter 1857–1900
        8. 8. William (M) Gunter 1856–1930
        9. 9. Martha (J.) Gunter 1858–
        10. 10. Bradford Gunter 1860–1933
        11. 11. Matilda (E) Gunter 1870–1916
      2. 2. Charnel Gunter 1823–1850
      3. 3. 5 (Lucy Jane) Gunter 1825–1850
      4. 4. Henry Gunter 1825–1882
      5. 5. Benjamin Gunter 1832–1893
      6. 6. William Gunter 1834–1904
      7. 7. Macon Gunter 1836–1924
      8. 8. Willis Gunter 1838–1904
      9. 9. 9 (Berthena) Gunter 1840–1900
      10. 10. 9 (Madison Wain) Gunter 1841–1924
      11. 11. James (William GUNTER) Sr. 1834–1924
    2. 2. John Gunter 1796–1860
    3. 3. William (Thomas Gunter) Sr 1805–1890
    4. 4. Thomas (Floyd Gunter) Jr 1807–1890
    5. 5. Eleanor (Thomas) Gunter 1810–
    6. 6. Sarah ("Sallie") Gunter 1812–1840
    7. 7. Lucy (Thomas) Gunter 1814–1880
    8. 8. Mary ("Polly" Thomas) Gunter 1814–1846
    9. 9. Stephen Gunter 1822–1901
  2. 2. Joshua (Gunter) Sr 1750–1833
  3. 3. James (Gunter) Sr 1757–

John Gunter's Timeline

12 Records

1722
19 October 1722
Birth of John Gunter in Bristol Parish, Prince George County, Province of Virginia, Virginia, USA
Bristol Parish, Prince George County, Province of Virginia, Virginia, USA
1722
19 October 1722
Birth of John Gunter in Parish County, Virginia
Parish County, Virginia
1736
1736
Age 14
John Gunter was married in Virginia, Virginia, USA
Virginia, Virginia, USA
1757
1757
Age 35
John Gunter was married in Chesterfield, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Chesterfield, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
1769
1769
Age 47
John Gunter resided here in Granville, North Carolina
Granville, North Carolina
1771
1771
Age 49
John Gunter was married in Jones, North Carolina, United States
Jones, North Carolina, United States
1784
1784
Age 62
John Gunter resided here in Jones, North Carolina, United States
Jones, North Carolina, United States
1788
16 Apr 1788
Age 66
Death of John Gunter in Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States
Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States
1797
26 March 1797
Age 75
Death of John Gunter in Jones County, North Carolina, USA
Jones County, North Carolina, USA
1797
26 Mar 1797
Age 75
Death of John Gunter in Jones, North Carolina, United States
Jones, North Carolina, United States
1797
26 Mar 1797
Age 75
Death of John Gunter in Jones, North Carolina, United States
Jones, North Carolina, United States
1852
1852
Age 130
John Gunter resided here in Skin Bayou
Skin Bayou

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 October 1722
    Event Place: Bristol Parish, Prince George County, Province of Virginia, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 October 1722
    Event Place: Parish County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1736
    Event Place: Virginia, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1757
    Event Place: Chesterfield, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1771
    Event Place: Jones, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1769
    Event Place: Granville, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1784
    Event Place: Jones, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., State Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1852
    Event Place: Skin Bayou
    Record Source: Oklahoma and Indian Territory, U.S., Indian Censuses and Rolls, 1851-1959

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Land Grant Files

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Inola, Okla
    Record Source: U.S., Eastern Cherokee Indian Reservation Rolls, 1848-1970

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Oklahoma and Indian Territory, Indian and Pioneer Historical Collection

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 March 1797
    Event Place: Jones County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1788
    Event Place: Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1797
    Event Place: Jones, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1797
    Event Place: Jones, North Carolina, United States
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