John
Dunlap
Born in Stabane, Tyron, Ulster, Ireland
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Elizabeth Hayes (Ellison) Dunlap
— married
4 Feb 1773 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Descendants 
Father of
James Dunlap
Died
at age 65
in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Printed the first copies of the United States Declaration of Independence
Biography
John Dunlap was born in Ireland.
John Dunlap is Notable.
John Dunlap was born on August 21, 1747 in Stabane, Tyron, Ulster, Ireland.
AT ten years of age, he went to work as an apprentice to his uncle, William Dunlap, a printer and bookseller in Philadelphia.
In 1766, William Dunlap left the business in the care of his nephew and John eventually bought the business,
He was an Officer in the First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry and bodyguard to George Washington.
He married Elizabeth Ellison on February 04, 1773 Together they had 1 known child:
1782, he was living in Phiiladelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Whare he was working as a Printer.
In 1790, he was living on Water Street located in East Side, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. [1]
He died on November 27, 1812 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA [2]
Was buried 27 NOV 1812. Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Sources
- ↑ Year: 1790; Census Place: Water Street East Side, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Series: M637; Roll: 9; Page: 129; Image: 459; Family History Library Film: 0568149 File M3267
- ↑ "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDG6-B4K : 8 March 2018), John Dunlap, 27 Nov 1812; citing Christ 27 Nov-5 Dec, Philadelphia City Archives and Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; FHL microfilm 1,862,363.
- National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C File M3271
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Collection Name: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 649
- "Pennsylvania Marriages, 1709-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H5J4-Y86Z : 6 February 2020), John Dunlap, 1773.
- [https://www.culturenorthernireland.org/features/heritage/american-declaration-independence-was-first-printed-man-strabane John Dunlap Biography - CULTURE NORTHERN IRELAND
- Irish Who Signed the Declaration of Independence - Irish Amarica
- John Dunlap - Library of Congress
- Library of Congress part II
- Wikipedia - John Dunlap
- Library of Ireland biography John Dunlap
- Find A Grave: Memorial #29976753 Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
- Pennsylvania, Compiled Marriage Records, 1700-1821 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011
- Source: S226 Ancestry.com U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014; Repository:
- Source: Ancestry.com 1790 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010; Repository:
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- Source: S229 Ancestry.com Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014; Repository: #R1
- Source: S230 Ancestry.com Pennsylvania, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1772-1890 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1999; Repository: #R1
- Source: S231 Ancestry.com Pennsylvania, U.S. Direct Tax Lists, 1798 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012; Repository: #R1
- Source: S232 Ancestry.com Pennsylvania, Card Indexes to Genealogical Scrapbooks and Research Folders Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014; Repository: #R1
- Source: S47 Ancestry.com U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011; Repository: #R1
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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Life sourced Peganweb.org Lancastercounty wills 1729 April 1766 to wife Agnes children Robert, John, William, Thomas. Sources House of Dunlap book by Reverend James Arthur MacClellan Hanna. I also have my own source and pictures.
"Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2NJ-6J5 : 11 February 2018), John Dunlap, 25 Mar 1781; Christening, citing CHRIST CHURCH AND SAINT PETERS, PHILADELPHIA, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA; FHL microfilm 1,490,578.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29045368/john-ray-dunlap (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 21 April 2018), memorial page for John Dunlap (21 Aug 174627 Nov 1812), Find A Grave Memorial no. 29976753, citing Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Census taker (contributor 46879037) .
Baptisms on family searcch "Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2NN-S2N : 11 February 2018), Elizabeth Dunlap, 31 Jul 1777; Christening, citing CHRIST CHURCH AND SAINT PETERS, PHILADELPHIA, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA; FHL microfilm 1,490,578.
Also a Harriet b 15 June 1785 bp 2 November 1785
https://declaration.fas.harvard.edu/blog/december-dunlap
Col. John Dunlap Birth NOV 1747 Strabane, Tyrone, Ulster Provence, Ireland Death 27 NOV 1812 Christ Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania See https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/26387040/person/26001602331/facts?ssrc=
William Dunlap 17021759 Birth 15 FEB 1702 Fenwick, Ayrshire, Scotland Death 17 MAY 1759 Probably Shippenburg, Pennsylvania, https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/26387040/person/26431481595/facts
Sarah, Mary, Elizabeth, Ann and Charlotte.