Ann (Bourne) Gwinnett (abt. 1735 - abt. 1780)

Born about 1735 in England

Wife of Button Gwinnett — married 19 Apr 1757 in Staffordshire, England

Died about 1780 at about age 45 in Georgia, United States

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Biography

Ann (Bourne) Gwinnett migrated from England to Province of Georgia.

Ann (Bourne) Gwinnett was a Georgia colonist.

Ann was a member of the Midway Congregational Society from 1752-1792.

Wife of Signer of Declaration of Independence Button Gwinnett of GA. The daughter of a grocer in Wolverhampton, England who married Gwinnett and then emigrated to America sometime in the 1760s. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Button Gwinnett married Ann Bourne in Staffordshire, England, on April 19, 1757. She was the daughter of Aaron Bourne, a Wolverhampton grocer.

They had 4 children, all daughters, three of whose births were recorded in the Collegiate Church in Wolverton. Three of his daughters died young without issue. The fourth, Elizabeth Ann (Betsy) Gwinnett, was baptized January 4, 1762 and died about 1786. She married Peter Belin on March 26, 1779, but there were no surviving issue. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "England, Staffordshire, Church Records, 1538-1944," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL3T-1514 : 9 March 2018), Ann Guinnett in entry for Ann Guinnett, 14 May 1759; citing Baptism, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Staffordshire & Stoke on Trent Archive Service, Stafford; FHL microfilm 4,021,848.
2. ↑ "England, Staffordshire, Church Records, 1538-1944," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL7Q-P7XJ : 16 March 2018), Ann Gwinnett in entry for Elizabeth Gwinnett, 28 Mar 1762; citing Burial, Tettenhall Regis, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, Staffordshire & Stoke on Trent Archive Service, Stafford; FHL microfilm 7,566,644.
3. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NLJ5-L76 : 11 February 2018, Ann in entry for Elizth Guinet, 03 Aug 1765); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 417,174.
4. ↑ Button Gwinnett Biography

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