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Ann Bunch is said to have been born about 1674, at Cohansey, Salem, New Jersey. She was reportedly the daughter of John Bunch (born about 1630) and Mary Bunch, and the half sister of Paul Bunch and John Bunch of Taylor's Creek.
Ann's father is said to have come to Lancaster County, Virginia in 1651 as an indentured servant, and later moved to New Kent County, Virginia where he is said to have owned land on the Pamunkey River by the 1670’s. He reportedly received a patent for 450 acres in New Kent County, Viriginia on 18 March 1662 (Patents 5:152). Anna's parents were reportedly married about 1661 in Virginia.
Some sites have her 1st name as Agnes, but no sources found with the name.
Some, without source, claim that this Ann died in 1740 (or 1750), in Virginia, Maryland, or Rhode Island.
Some, without source, and a previous version of this profile, have claimed that Ann/Anna Bunch married William Blethyn / Blevins (born in Fromby, Wales, about 1672), or alternatively a younger William Blevins (abt.1690-), who is also sometimes identified as her son. This supposed couple has also been incorrectly identified as the parents of several Blevins children, including the following:
All of these claims appear to be unsourced speculation. There is reason to doubt that either William Blevins ever existed (see William Blethyn (abt.1672-aft.1714) and William Blevins (abt.1690-)) and several of the children on this list (i.e., James, John, Daniel & Mary) are the proven children of James Blevin (bef.1688-aft.1745) and Margery (Tosh) Blevin (1689-bef.1743). See their profiles for details.
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Profile for her linked spouse also has some information.
Note that according to a research project sponsored by Ancestry.com, her likely father John Bunch I [Bunch-40] was not from Scotland - his Y DNA haplotype was E1b1a, a sub-Saharan African haplogroup. There is strong evidence to suggest he was the son of John Punch, an indentured servant of African origin from the Jamestown Colony who became a historical figure by running away with two other white indentured servants, getting caught, being sentenced to spend the rest of his life in servitude, and ultimately (possibly) being a maternal direct ancestor of Barack Obama [!]. His alleged son John Bunch I [Bunch-40] was apparently the son of a free woman, and therefore free himself despite his father’s servitude. This John Bunch then acquired land in New Kent VA in the 1650s, and he and his descendants intermarried with women of European origin in the following generations, eventually passing as white. The Ancestry.com study is available here: https://ia803000.us.archive.org/4/items/25004473/25004473.pdf
Another possibility is that she is the daughter of John Bunch II [Bunch-2026], although L Blevins below says this is incorrect, and it would make him pretty young as a father. However, in either case, it does not appear that there is any evidence that Mary Barnard was her mother and I think that relationship should be removed.
edited by Travis Collins
Second Generation Children of William #1 and Anna Bunch Blevins all born in American Colonies are;
1. William #2 b: ca 1691 2. Richard #1 b. ca 1693 - 1695 3. James #1 b. ca 1702 4. John #1 b. ca 1706 - 1710 5. Daniel #1 b: ca 1710 1711 6. Thomas #1 b. ca 1711 - 1712
Here is the best information I've found on John Bunch Sr. and John Bunch Jr.
John Bunch Sr. born: about 1630 in England/Scotland/Wales, came to Lancaster County, Virginia in 1651 as an indentured servant. He later moved to New Kent County, Virginia and owned land on the Pamunkey River by the 1670s. He received a patent for 450 acres in New Kent County, Virignia on the 18 March 1662 (Patents 5:152). married: Mary ( Spear? ) about 1661 in Virginia died: about 1700 New Kent County, Virginia
Children of John Bunch born about 1630 in England/Scotland/Wales and wife Mary ( ? ): John Bunch born: about 1666 in New Kent County, Virginia married: (1) Mary Barnard, born 3 December 1648. (2) Temperance Bates Friday, 16 November 1691. Temperance born 1691 Henrico County, Virginia. died: 1729 Henrico, New Kent County, Virginia