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Joseph Genell Dunn 1720–1834 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1720

Birth Location: Chatham, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1834

Death Location: Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States

Father: Esq. Donne

Mother: Frances McClendon

Spouse(s): Sara Woodward

Children(s): Mary Dunn

Joseph Genell Dunn was born in 1720 in Chatham, North Carolina, United States, the child of Esq John Ross Dunn Donne And Frances Marie Mcclendon. In 1763, Joseph Genell Dunn resided in Guilford, North Carolina. Joseph Genell Dunn married Ann, Patsey Sillivan, Sara Ruth Woodward, and had children including Mary Emma Dunn. Joseph Genell Dunn passed away in 1834 in Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Joseph Genell Dunn was born in 1720 in Chatham, North Carolina, United States, the child of Esq John Ross Dunn Donne And Frances Marie Mcclendon.
  • In 1763, Joseph Genell Dunn resided in Guilford, North Carolina.
  • Joseph Genell Dunn married Ann, Patsey Sillivan, Sara Ruth Woodward, and had children including Mary Emma Dunn.
  • Joseph Genell Dunn passed away in 1834 in Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States.

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Joseph Dunn's Ancestors

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Joseph Dunn
1720–1834
Birth Place: Chatham, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Esq. John Ross Dunn Donne
1697–1783
Waterford, Ireland
Frances (Marie) McClendon
1699–1763
Perquimans County, North Carolina, USA
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Dunn's Descendants

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Joseph (Genell) Dunn (1720–1834) m. Sara (Ruth) Woodward (1739–1799)
  1. 1. Mary (Emma) Dunn 1748–1800 m. Ezekiel McLendon 1742–1802
    1. 1. Jesse McLendon 1769–1838 m. Sarah (Ann) Seago 1783–1840
      1. 1. Mary (Molsey Norris) McClendon 1795–1880 m. James (Rasmus) Carter 1783–1865
        1. 1. McClendall Carter 1812–1858 m. Sarah (Sallie Jernigan) Carter 1815–1880

Joseph Dunn's Timeline

3 Records

1720
1720
Birth of Joseph Genell Dunn in Chatham, North Carolina, United States
Chatham, North Carolina, United States
1763
12 Feb 1763
Age 43
Joseph Genell Dunn resided here in Guilford, North Carolina
Guilford, North Carolina
1834
1834
Age 114
Death of Joseph Genell Dunn in Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States
Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Chatham, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1763
    Event Place: Guilford, North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, Haverford College; Haverford, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Moore, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Land Grant Files

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1834
    Event Place: Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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