Anna (Bunting) Lundy (1786 - abt. 1866)

Ancestors

Wife of Jacob Lundy — married 1807 in Mendham/Harwick MM

Died about 1866 at about age 79 in Eden, Erie County, New York, USA

Biography

A. JACOB LUNDY AND ANNA BUNTING.

Of Warren Co., N. J. ; of Erie Co., N. Y. Jacob Lundy (of Jonathan, Jacob I., Richard II.) married Anna Bunting, b. 2 of 2 mo., 1786, buried in Friends' yard at Eden, N. Y., daughter of Israel and Elizabeth (Lundy) Bunting; see Group Six, Third Branch. They lived in the Quaker settlement a number of years; here their seven children were born. Then they moved to the western part of New York State and settled at Eden, Erie county, about twelve miles from the city of Buffalo. Jacob purchased a tract of heavy timber, which he cleared up into a fine farm. Seven children : I. Jonathan, b. 5 mo. 26, 181 1 ; m. Margaret Ester, and had William Henry, Susan, and Elizabeth, all now deceased. II. Sarah, b. 1 mo. 21, 1813; buried in Friends' yard at Galen, N. Y. ; m. William Loveland, and had a daughter Gustie, who m. Gifford Moore and died without issue. III. Tamar, b. 3 mo. i, 1814; d. 3 mo. 2^, 1895 ; buried at Southwick cemetery, Junius, N. Y. ; m. John Hampton. IV. Catherine, b. 8 mo. 15, 1815; d. April 28, 1886; buried at Marengo, N. Y. ; m. Matthew Rogers. V. Christian, b. 10 mo. 31, 1817; d. July 9, 1846; m. William R. Sherman. VI. Eli L., b. 10 mo. 30, 1819; d. November 14, 1901 ; m. Mary Jane Hampton. VII. Levi, b. 2 mo. 22, 1822; m. (i) Julia B. Rogers, and (2) Phoebe W. Bonnell; no children.

Sources

• Armstrong, William C., The Lundy Family and Their Descendants of Whatsoever Surname with a Biographical Sketch of Benjamin Lundy, (A.M.), Print, 1902, Online at Archive.Org
• Mendham/Hardwick Quaker meeting records