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John Dunham was born in Maryland about
1774. He died in 1834 in Warren Co KY.
John married Polly (Mary) Hudspeth abt 1799
possibly in Warren Co KY. Polly
was born
1784 in Surry County, North Carolina. Polly possibly died after 1850
in Warren
County, Kentucky. Polly hasn't been found on the 1860 census at this
time. Polly's parents were Joseph Hudspeth and Agatha Hutchins.
1793 Aug 27 Clark Co KY Tax List John Dunham 1 white male under 21
1797 November 1st Regiment of Warren County, Kentucky Corn stalk Militia on
November 1, 1797 John Dunham
1799 October 1, John and Polly married in Warren County
1800 Dunham, John Warren Co KY TX List
1801 Dec 21st Warren County, Kentucky, Court Order Book B, Page 196, "On the
motion
of John Hudspeth he is Entitled To Four Hundred acres of Land according
to the
Following Entry to wit, John Hudspeth Locates Four Hundred acres of
Land in Warren
County on the Waters of Drakes Creek. In the fork Beginning at
John Dunhams South
East Corner & Running Westwardly thence as the Law Directs
for quantity to include
His improvement. December 21 1801."
1806 March 3 Deed Book C. page 310 Dennis Dunham to John Dunham for 10 # 150
acres
1808 John Dunham also shows on this tax list with 159 acres that was surveyed
for
Dennis Dunham + 88 acres that was surveyed for Dennis Dunham he is a white
male +21
he has 4 horses and mares
1810 DUNHAM JOHN Warren County KY 267 30010-11010-00
John 26-44
Mary 16-25 Mary (26)
Female 10-15 born 1795-1800
Male 0-10 Ira (9)
Female 0-10 Elizabeth (8)
Male 0-10 Jonathan (3)
Male 0-10
John (1)
Note
1814 Deed Book 1-9 page 205 Henry Davis & wife Rebecca & Peter Davis to Bolin
Clack for $612.00---56 acres: Wits Robert Harris & J.C. Covington. Polly
Dunham
wife of John did not sign deed but she relinquished her dower to the
property.
1816 Deed Book H page 81 May 17th, 1816 John Dunham to Henry Davis for $600.00
ninety four acres and 21 acres wits: J. W. Covington, Graves Harris, Bolin
Clack
1816 page 367 Donham, Dennis to Joseph Skaggs. Consideration $1000. 138 acres
near
Thomas Williams on Drakes Creek running to John Donham's line (Dennis
son) line
Wits: Richard Neal and William P. Neal. Dated 3 June 1816.
1820 DUNHAM JOHN Warren County KY 067
120101-30110
John 45+
Mary 26-45 Mary (36)
Male
16-26 Ira (19)
Female 16-26 Elizabeth (18)
Male 10-16 Jonathan (13)
Male 10-16 John S (11)
Female 0-10 Dorothy (8)
Female 0-10 Mahulda (7)
Female 0-10 Agatha (6)
Male 0-10 Harrison (4)
1829 Warren Co KY Tax List:
John H. Dunham and Ira show on tax lists
1830 DUNHAM JOHN Warren County KY 65
11011001-3103001
John 50-60
Mary 40-50 Mary (46)
Male 20-30 John S (21)
Female 15-20 Dorothy (18)
Female 15-20 Mahulda (17)
Female 15-20 Agatha (16)
Male 15-20 Harrison (14)
Male 5-10 Oliver
Female 5-10 Mary Ann (7)
Male 0-5
Strangeman (5)
Female 0-5 Mary Wolf (5-6)
Female 0-5 Margaret Wolf (4)
Female 0-5 Adaline Wolf (2)
1834 DUNHAM JOHN Died Warren Co KY
Kentucky Book 16 page 345:
1834 between Zachariah Morris and Elizabeth, his wife, of the county of Warren
and
the state of Kentucky of the one part and Ira Dunham, Polly Wolf, three
children of
Elizabeth Wolf, formally Elizabeth Dunham, Jonathan H. Dunham, John
S. Dunham, Hulda
Dunham, Dorothy Dunham, Agatha Hancock, formally Agatha
Dunham, William H. Dunham,
Oliver P. Dunham , Mary Ann Dunham and Strangeman
Dunham, heirs and representative
of John Dunham, deceased, of the other part
and of the county and state of aforesaid.
Witnesseth that the party of the
first part for and inconsideration of the sum of
eighty dollars to him in hand
paid by the John Dunham, deceased, in his lifetime and
receipt whereof is
hereby acknowledged hath granted bargained and sold and by these
present doth
grant bargain sell and convey to the party of the second part a certain
tract
of parcel of land containing nine acres lying and being in the county of
Warren
and state of Kentucky on the west side of Drakes Creek and being part
of two hundred
acres of land granted to the said Zachariah Morris, by patent
bearing date of the
twenty second day of January 1814 and bounded as follows.
Beginning at a black jack
bush 23 poles from the most north west corner of the
original survey running thence
south 15 west9 poles to three post oaks the
beginning corner of the original survey
then south 71 east 164 poles to the
beginning.
1840 DUNHAM POLLY Warren County KY 42 0002-102211
Mary 30-40 (56)
Female 20-30 Mahulda (27)
Male 15-20 Oliver
Female 15-20 Mary Ann (17)
Male 15-20 Strangeman (15)
Female 15-20 Mary Wolf (16)
Female 10-15 Margaret Wolf (14)
Female 10-15 Adaline Wolf (12)
Female 0-5
1850 DUNHAM MARY Warren County KY. District 2 82 Aug 18 # 236
Mary Dunham 66 FW $300 NC
Mary A 27 FW KY
Strangeman S. 25 MW KY
Mahulda 37 FW KY
Margaret Wolf 24 FW KY
Rebecca Wolf 22 FW KY
Elizabeth P Wolf 1 FW KY
1852 December 11 Strangeman S. Dunham & Cplff.
in equity defts vs. Mary Dunham & C decreed
that the Commissioner Merrit
collect the purchase money arising upon the sale of the land
and that he pay
out of the same the cost in this case and that he pay to George B. Adams
$10
as an attorneys fee. The Commissioners will then pay the balance as follows, a
third
of the residence after paying the cost and attorneys fee, to the widow
Mary Dunham. The
remaining two thirds he will pay as follows, one eleventh
thereof to each of the following
persons to wit to S.S. Dunham, Huldy Dunham,
Mary A. Dunham, Harrison Dunham, John S. Dunham,
Ira Dunham, Jonathan H.
Dunham, Darithia (Dorothy Ellison) Allison, Agness Morgan and John
Smith; and
one thirty third party of sd. residue to Margarette C. Wolfe and Adaline R.
Wolfe
and Mary Wolfe. Severally,
he is to pay to the parties residing in
this county and to deposit
the shares of
the others to their credits respectively
in the Bank of Kentucky of Bowling
Green (Warren Co KY Court Record Book Page
387)
Children:
1
IRA DUNHAM........................................................
2
ELIZABETH DUNHAM...................................................
3
JONATHAN HUTCHENS DUNHAM..........................................
4
JOHN SMITH DUNHAM..................................................
5
DOROTHY/DOLLY DUNHAM
born 1812 KY. Dorothy married ? Ellison.
6
MAHULDA DUNHAM
born 1813
KY. Mahulda died after 1852 Warren Co KY.
Mahulda was
living with her mother in 1850. Mahulda hasn't been found in 1860 at this
time.
In 1852 Hulda was named in her Fathers estate pkg dated. In a
write up on
Hulda's brother Strangeman Stanley Dunham, that was dated 1886
Hulda was listed
as being deceased. It appeared also that Hulda had never
married.
7
AGATHA DUNHAM.....................................................
8
WILLIAM HARRISON DUNHAM...........................................
9
OLIVER P DUNHAM
born 1820-25 Warren Co KY.
Oliver married Narrisa Thomas April 26, 1843
Oliver
died before 1850 Warren Co Ky. Oliver and Narrisa had one child, Lamuel
P. Dunham orphan living with his
Grandfather, Jeremiah Thomas.
1850 DUNHAM LAMUEL P Warren Co KY District 2
Lameul Dunham 4 KY living with the Thomas Family
10 MARY
ANN DUNHAM born 1823 Warren Co KY. Mary died after 1852 Warren Co KY. Mary
was living
with her mother in 1850. In 1860 Mary Dunham hasn't been found at this
time,
but in 1870 Mary was living with her brother Strangeman Dunham in Allen Co
KY.
By 1886 Mary was listed on Strangeman's Biography, dated 1886 as deceased.
Mary Ann Dunham never married.
1870 DUNHAM STRANGEMAN Allen County KY 190 Mt. Aerial
Srangeman Dunham 44 WM Farmer KY
Willie 34 WF KY
Thomas P 6
WM KY
Mary R 4 WF KY
Virginia E 2 WF KY
Mary A 47 WF KY
Louisa Wright 55 WF KY
Isabelle 10 WF KY
11 STRANGEMAN STANLEY DUNHAM.........................................
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