Starling GUNN
Starling Gunn tombstone is located at the Meth. Church cemetery in Yanceyville NC,, It has been moved several times.. He served in the Revolutary War and fired the first cannon in that war and also was a an eye witness to the surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown.. Claim number 6941. Starling Gunn Will dated 15 May 1849 book Q page 662 in clerk of court office in Yanceyville Caswell Co NC Tombstone says died in 13 Aug 1852 age 88 yrs 3 Mo 4 da. Moved to Meth Church by Johnny Gunn.. The family history center used the Will date of Starling Gunn as all birth dates of Children.. Ordinance work was done accordingly to Will date... Birth dates of children were from family bible of Starling Gunn recorded in Misc book in Caswell Co NC.. Also Mary Hooper birth date from bible and tombstone at Meth Church in Yanceyville.. Misc book says the bible of Starling Gunn is in possession of Miss Susie Blue Buchanan , of Brandon Miss. Elizabeth Miles on the settlement of estate of James Miles.. Betsey was on James Miles marriage bond in Caswell Co also see Starling Gunn , page 251 Caswell Hertige book ... Rev war record tells were he was born and date of birth, also see Caswell Heritage book .. He states that he was born in Brunswick Co Va, 9 May 1764.. and also that his father is Thomas Gunn.
Mary Hooper is on her tombstone at meth Church cemetery in Yanceyville NC.. Her tombstone says died in 1843 age 74 yrs 10 mo 16 da.. She is the daughter of Zachariah Hooper and Susannah Walker.. LDS IGI has her name as Mary Elizabeth Hooper born in Nottoway Co Va.. She has been sealed to Starling twice 1 Aug 1978 PV and 23 Oct 1990 LG Note;; also on IGI as born in Brunswick Co Va... On 30 March 1786 Thomas Walker Sr made a deed of gift ,"to my loving granddaughter ", Mary Gunn , wife of Starling Gunn of Amelia Co, Va.. (Unrecord deeds, Amelia Co Va, 1750-1802, page 72.. see notes of Thomas Walker Sr Also..
Elizabeth (Betsey) Gunn is the daughter of Starling Gunn and Mary Hooper..
Richard B Gunn Married Susannah Foster.. information on this family was from Misc book 1, Page 190 and 191 Register of deeds office Yanceyville , Caswell Co NC.. Marriage of Richard B Gunn and wife Susannah was from marriage bond in Caswell Co NC.. Misc book says they were married 31 Oct 1810 in Caswell Co.. Caswell Heritage book page 150 .. Children marriages were from marriage bond in Caswell Co NC... Griffin Gunn and family moved to Rockingham Co NC. in the southern part.. James Monroe Gunn also moved to Rockingham Co, Guntown..
Thomas Gunn married Annie Montgomery and the information of this family was from .. Thomas Gunn 111 his forebears and decendants by Gwen Shoemaker of Eldon , Mo.. also Bible record in possession of Mattie Bell Tamm . marriage bond of Caswell Co NC.. Frances A Henderson wife of Willaim Allen Gunn was born 21 May 1810 and died 8 April 1913 and buried in Fairview Cem Harden , Mo they married 19 Nov 1857.. Susannah O Ellington was born 23 Nov 1828 and died 1907 she was the daughter of Samuel and Margaret Ellington.. Cornelia Kitchen was born 19 May 1826 and died June 1896 Thomas Kendall Ball was born 1822 and died 1880 and he is buried in the Gunn Cem... Thomas Gunn lived in Randolph and Chariton Co Mo ... Martha Matlock is the daughter of James and and Martha (Patsey) Gunn Matlock...
Martha (Patsey) Gunn married James Matlock 13 Jan 1810 in Caswell Co NC.. Her name appears as Patsey on marriage bond in Caswell Co..
Susannah Gunn married James Harris 1 Nov 1819 in Caswell Co NC and sealed 23 September 1971... They went to Missouri
Asa Gunn married Nancy Harrelson 22 Nov 1819 in Caswell Co NC.. sealed 8 Feb 1977 SL . They went to Missouri and settled in Pike Co.. information on this family was from Dar Library states a letter from William Gunn writtemn in 1904 from Lousiana , Mo states his parents were Asa Gunn .. also states he has a brother John W Gunn and a sister Mary Ann Kinney. also states there are three alive out of eight children of Asa Gunn in 1904.. Asa Gunn Will is in Pike Co Mo , Probate record #2 1834 - 1840... Will dated 2 August 1834 and Will filed 13 Nov 1834 in Pike Co Mo.. Also information by correspondence of Mrs Bremen (June ) Hancock, route 2 ,Box 115 < Madisonville, Ky 42431.. Death of Asa was between August and 13 Nov 1834.. Note: The letter from William A Gunn written in 1904 from Lousinna , Mo to cousin in Allison, NC, in letter he states his sister Mary Ann lives in Nevada, Mo and brother John lives in St Louis , Mo.. There was a William Shannon appointed guardian for Mary Ann Gunn and same for William , Marth, Hulda, - minor children- 8 Feb 1839 pike Co Mo. probate record 2 1834 to 1840... They came to pike Co Mo by 1832 - When deed book show entry on 28 Feb 1832 to Asa Gunn from Henry Crow, the same land was sold 1 July 1841 by Pike Co Sheriff for Asa Gunn deceased to John H Henderson..
Mary (Polly) Gunn married Nicholas M Ellis.. They went to Christain Co Ky.. The ordinance also was done again Bapt 11 Feb 1995- End 13 Sept 1995 and sealed to parents 24 Oct 1995 Arizo..
Starling Gunn died Young
Barbara Gunn married Samuel Hinton 27 Dec 1825 in Caswell Co an sealed 30 September 1981 in AZ... Barbara is also known as Barbary on the Will of Starling Gunn he father..
John G Gunn married Susan D Richardson Steven .. They went of Ky in Christain Co.. information was from book, Thomas Gunn 111 by Gwen Shoemaker in Gunn library in Yanceyville, NC.. after John died Susan went to Miss to live with Margaret (Maggie)..
Allen M Gunn married Minerva Ann Henderson 7 oct 1829 first time and Fannie Hundley second time . Minerva and Allen sealed 14 April 1981 LA 1860 census of Caswell Co NC household 782-793 also from Starling Gunn bible in Misc book 1, page 301 register of deeds office in Yanceyville, NC book, Thomas Gunn 111 and his descendants , in Gunn library in Yanceyville.. marriage bond in Caswell Co NC,. Allen Gunn to Minerva Ann Henderson 7 Oct 1829- source also Vol 2, Abstracts of vital records from Raleigh NC. Newspaper 1829- page 274... Allen Gunn left a Will in book A, page 410 , he mention his wife Fanny A Gunn and son Elijah Gunn. He also mention George Gunn, not my son. I never knew his mother, his mother name was Barbary- But I treated him as a our own son. Wrote 15 March 1880 and probated 9 Oct 1884 in Caswell Co NC..
James D Gunn married Frances A Henderson 7 May 1835 in Caswell Co Nc. information on this family was from , A Gunn Genealogy by Drewy Wayne Gunn 1959-1963 page 163 in Gunn library in Yanceyville NC.. Willie Pinnix md his cousin , Fannie New... William New and Lucy had 1 child Fannie New and she married Willie Pinnix.. Children of Joseph Pinnix , Bettie Fanny Pinnix married Olander Wimple of Danville Va Ida Pinnix married Thomas Cobb Lillie Pinnix married Curry Howard King .. also 1850 and 1860 census of Caswell Co NC.. Marriage bond of Caswell Co. Will of Starling Gunn dted 15 May 1849 names James D Gunn , Clerk of court office Yanceyville NC.. James Gunn was age 38 in 1850 census of Caswell Co NC James Gunn married first time to Elizabeth Yancey 17 May 1831 in Caswell Co NC.. Joseph C (Crocker) Pinnix was born 2 September 1826 in Caswell Co and died 12 April 1908 in Caswell Co NC.. Mary Elizabeth Gunn Pinnix , who is the daughter of James Gunn and Frances A Henderson was born 2 May 1834 in Caswell Co, died 12 Oct 1903 in Caswell Co NC.. both are buried at the Methoist Church in Yanceyville where they have a double tombstone... Joseph Pinnix is the son of Joseph Pinnix Sr and Betsy Kerr. who were married 22 Jan 1816 in Caswell Co...
He married Mary Hooper 5 Oct 1785 at Nottoway, Va . Mary Hooper was born at Nottoway, Va 17 Apr 1768 daughter of Zachariah Hooper and Susannah Walker .
They were the parents of 13
children:
Elizabeth B Gunn
born 24 Aug 1786.
Richard B Gunn
born 15 Apr 1788.
Thomas Gunn
born 20 Aug 1789.
Martha (Patsey) Hooper Gunn
born 6 May 1791.
Daniel Gunn
born 19 Feb 1793.
Susannah Gunn
born 5 Dec 1794.
Asa Gunn
born 18 Apr 1797.
Mary (polly) Gunn
born 26 Jun 1799.
Starling h Gunn
born 4 Feb 1802.
Barbara Gunn
born 24 Feb 1804.
John G Gunn
born 4 Jul 1805.
Allen M Gunn
born 13 May 1807.
James D Gunn
born 16 Dec 1811.
Starling Gunn died 13 Aug 1852 at Caswell, North Carolina .
Mary Hooper died 31 Mar 1843 at Caswell, North Carolina .