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Joseph Watters Dunn 1719–1792 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Oct 1719

Birth Location: Essex, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1792

Death Location: Essex, Virginia, USA

Father: William Sr

Mother: Alice Gray

Spouse(s): Mary Smith, Deborah Deaton

Children(s): Joseph Dunn, William Dunn

Joseph Watters Dunn was born in 1719 in Essex, Virginia, USA, the child of William Joseph Dunn Sr And Alice Gray. In 1777, Joseph Watters Dunn resided in Alamance, North Carolina. Joseph Watters Dunn married Deborah Deaton, Mary Matilda Smith, and had children including Annie Mae Dunn, Joseph Dunn, William Dunn. Joseph Watters Dunn passed away in 1792 in Essex, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Watters Dunn was born in 1719 in Essex, Virginia, USA, the child of William Joseph Dunn Sr And Alice Gray.
  • In 1777, Joseph Watters Dunn resided in Alamance, North Carolina.
  • Joseph Watters Dunn married Deborah Deaton, Mary Matilda Smith, and had children including Annie Mae Dunn, Joseph Dunn, William Dunn.
  • Joseph Watters Dunn passed away in 1792 in Essex, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Dunn's Ancestors

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Joseph Dunn
1719–1792
Birth Place: Essex, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Joseph Dunn Sr
1665–1732
Rappahannock County, Virginia, United States of America
Alice Gray
1670–1733
Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Thomas Dunn
1640–1732
Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia, United States of America
Obedience Burgess
1641–1675
Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Dunne
1606–1699
Anne Gerard
1640–1675
James Burgess
1575–1671
Mary Briggs
1590–1652
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Burgess
1575–1671
Mary Briggs
1590–1652

Joseph Dunn's Descendants

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Joseph (Watters) Dunn (10 Oct 1719–1792) m. Mary (Matilda) Smith (1735–) m. Deborah Deaton (1715–1735)
  1. 1. Joseph Dunn 1752–1842 m. Jane Long 1758–1809
    1. 1. Thomas Dunn 1792–1870 m. Nancy Hackney 1790–1870
      1. 1. Samuel* Dunn 1826–1876 m. Sarah (Elizabeth Emmiline) Underwood 1832–1891
        1. 1. William (Ellsberry) Dunn 1854–1923 m. Sarah (Ann Elizabeth) Brock 1854–1907
        2. 2. Joseph (Lewis) Dunn 1871–1917
        3. 3. George (Washington) Dunn 1857–1925
        4. 4. Elizabeth (R Lizzie) Dunn 1862–1903
        5. 5. Emeline (Francis (Fannie)) Dunn 1863–1906
        6. 6. Levi (Davis) Dunn 1871–1948
        7. 7. E. (F.) Dunn 1868–
        8. 8. C.A. Dunn 1860–1870
        9. 9. Lewis Dunn 1854–
      2. 2. David (J.) Dunn 1817–1900
      3. 3. Elizabeth Dunn 1815–1870
      4. 4. William (James) Dunn 1813–1866 m. Matilda Dunn 1816–
        1. 1. Green Dunn 1852–
        2. 2. Nancy Dunn 1846–
        3. 3. Jackson Dunn 1848–
        4. 4. Thomas Dunn 1850–
        5. 5. Calvin Dunn 1856–
      5. 5. Pleasant ("Ples") Dunn 1826–1881
      6. 6. Henry (Thomas) Dunn 1828–1900
      7. 7. Malonna (Mary) Dunn 1819–1851
      8. 8. Hiram Dunn 1822–1865
      9. 9. Martha Dunn 1815–
      10. 10. Isaac ("Ike") Dunn 1836–1863
      11. 11. Nathan Dunn 1827–1880
      12. 12. Daniel (Hiram) Dunn 1814–1895 m. Amealia Dunn 1822–
        1. 1. Minnie Dunn 1865–
    2. 2. Benjamin (P.) Dunn 1798–1874
    3. 3. William (C.) Dunn 1780–1838
    4. 4. John (P.) Dunn 1791–1847
    5. 5. Andrew Dunn 1787–1836
    6. 6. Eliza (Marie) Dunn 1803–
    7. 7. Joseph Dunn 1790–1849
    8. 8. Simon Dunn 1796–1838
    9. 9. Alexander Dunn 1795–1860
    10. 10. Jesse Dunn 1787–1845
  2. 2. William Dunn 1735–

Joseph Dunn's Timeline

3 Records

1719
10 Oct 1719
Birth of Joseph Watters Dunn in Essex, Virginia, USA
Essex, Virginia, USA
1777
1 Nov 1777
Age 58
Joseph Watters Dunn resided here in Alamance, North Carolina
Alamance, North Carolina
1792
1792
Age 73
Death of Joseph Watters Dunn in Essex, Virginia, USA
Essex, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1719
    Event Place: Essex, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1735
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1735; Page Number: 47

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1777
    Event Place: Alamance, North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, Guilford College; Greensboro, North Carolina; Minutes, Vol 01, 1751-1796; Collection: North Carolina Yearly Meeting Minutes

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1792
    Event Place: Essex, Virginia, USA

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