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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 Dunn

Mother: Alice Gray

Spouse(s): Mary Smith, Deborah Deaton

Children(s): William Dunn, Joseph Dunn, Annie Dunn

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

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Biography

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

Immediate Family

Parents

William Dunn
1665 – 1732
Birth Location: Rappahannock County, Virginia, United States of America
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Alice Gray
1670 – 1733
Birth Location: Virginia, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Mary Smith
1735 –
Birth Location: –
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Deborah Deaton
1715 – 1735
Birth Location: England, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

William Dunn
1735 –
Birth Location: Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
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Joseph Dunn
1752 – 1842
Birth Location: Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
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Annie Dunn
Birth Location: –
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Joseph Dunn's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Dunn
1719 – 1792
Birth Place: Essex, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Dunn
1665 – 1732
Rappahannock County, Virginia, United States of America
Alice Gray
1670 – 1733
Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
John (Thomas) Dunn
1640 – 1732
Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia, United States of America
Obedience (Ann) Burgess
1641 – 1675
Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Dunne
1606 – 1699
Elizabeth Burgess
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. William Dunn (1735 – )
  2. 2. Joseph Dunn (16 Oct 1752 – 1842) m. Jane Long (1758 – 1809)
    1. 1. William (C.) Dunn (1780 – 05 May 1838)
    2. 2. Jesse Dunn (1787 – 1845)
    3. 3. Andrew Dunn (22 Oct 1787 – 10 Jun 1836)
    4. 4. Joseph Dunn (13 Jan 1790 – Nov 1849)
    5. 5. John (P.) Dunn (1791 – 26 Apr 1847)
    6. 6. Thomas Dunn (1792 – 21 Sept 1870) m. Nancy Hackney (1790 – Jun 1870)
      1. 1. William (James) Dunn (1813 – 1866) m. Matilda Dunn (abt 1816 – )
        1. 1. Nancy Dunn (abt 1846 – )
        2. 2. Jackson Dunn (abt 1848 – )
        3. 3. Thomas Dunn (abt 1850 – )
        4. 4. Green Dunn (abt 1852 – )
        5. 5. Calvin Dunn (abt 1856 – )
      2. 2. Daniel (Hiram) Dunn (4 February 1814 – 27 November 1895) m. Amealia Dunn (Abt 1822 – )
        1. 1. Minnie Dunn (Abt 1865 – )
      3. 3. Elizabeth Dunn (1815 – 1870)
      4. 4. Martha Dunn (1815 – )
      5. 5. David (J.) Dunn (1817 – 15 Jun 1900)
      6. 6. Malonna (Mary) Dunn (1819 – 1851)
      7. 7. Hiram Dunn (1822 – 2 Apr 1865)
      8. 8. Pleasant ("Ples") Dunn (1826 – 1881)
      9. 9. Samuel (Richard) Dunn (11 Jul 1826 – 1876) m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Underwood (1832 – 1891)
        1. 1. Malinda Dunn (14Jun1848 – )
        2. 2. Lewis Dunn (abt 1854 – )
        3. 3. William (Edward) Dunn (20 February 1854 – 8 March 1923) m. Sarah (Ann Elizabeth) Brock (16 January 1854 – 21 April 1907)
        4. 4. George (Washington) Dunn (14 Jun 1857 – 16 August 1925)
        5. 5. C.A. Dunn (1860 – by 1870)
        6. 6. Elizabeth (R Lizzie) Dunn (Apr 1862 – 1903)
        7. 7. Emeline (Francis (Fannie)) Dunn (March 25, 1863 – September 9, 1906)
        8. 8. E. (F.) Dunn (1868 – )
        9. 9. Levi (Davis) Dunn (12 Jul 1871 – 29 Feb 1948)
        10. 10. Joseph (Lewis) Dunn (July 12, 1871 – 24 Jan 1917)
      10. 10. Nathan Dunn (1827 – 1880)
      11. 11. Henry (Thomas) Dunn (11 Jul 1828 – 27 Jun 1900)
      12. 12. Isaac ("Ike") Dunn (1836 – 31 Dec 1863)
    7. 7. Alexander Dunn (1795 – 8 Jul 1860)
    8. 8. Simon Dunn (1796 – 1838)
    9. 9. Benjamin (P.) Dunn (26 Jan 1798 – 22 Oct 1874)
    10. 10. Eliza (Marie) Dunn (29 Jun 1803 – )
    11. 11. Matthew (P.) Dunn
  3. 3. Annie (Mae) Dunn

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, 1681-1935, 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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