Matthew Bunn (1633 - 1680)

Born Jul 1633 in Plymouth

Ancestors

Husband of Esther (Miles) Bunn — married 1658 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 1 May 1680 at age 46 in Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey

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Biography

Matthew was born in what is now Hull, Massachusetts.

Name

Name: Matthew /Bunn/^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Birth

Birth:

Date: 1637

Place: Hull, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA^[6][7]

Birth:

Date: 1633

Place: Hull, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA^[8]

Found multiple copies of BIRT DATE. Using 1637

Death

Death:

Date: 01 MAY 1680

Place: Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA^[9][10]

Marriage

Husband: Matthew Bunn

Wife: Esther Hester Miles

Child: William Bunn

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 1658

Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA^{[11][12][13][14]}

Husband: @I1107@

Wife: Elizabeth Mason

Child: Matthew Bunn

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Place: USA^[15]

Research Notes

MyHeritage gives an extensive "lifesketch": The excerpts below are from "Lighting Ancestral Lamps" 10/1954 by Benton Bunn. Now I have to confess, I don't know anything about the article or the person who wrote it and I don't even remember who sent it to me! [The foregoing is a comment possibly by slwg, prior to editing of sketch by Barry Wood, 30 Nov 2019.]

"Edward Bunn of Hull could possibly be a first ancestor of the [New Jersey] Bunns, but it has not been proven that Matthew Bunn was his son, as many have surmised.

Charles N. French, after years of research, is inclined to think that Matthew Englishman, Mariner, gentleman, first a resident of Boston in the Colony of Massachusetts Bay and later a prominent resident of Woodbridge in East New Jersey--is the first ancestor. Mathew and wife Esther (believed to be a Miles) were living in Boston, June 9, 1659, when the birth of a son, Matthew was recorded. Two other children of Matthew and Esther are recorded in Boston; namely, Nathaniel born March 23, 1664, and Esther, March 2, 1665/6.

Matthew was a mariner born about the year 1633, commonly called "Skipper Bunn." According to tradition, he came across to America in his own ship and was finally lost at sea. Whether he came from Holland (English Colony therein) directly to Boston or whether he came from England is unknown. Solomon Bunn in conversation with French stated that the emigrant ancestor of the Bunn name was a sailor, and that he came to America in his own ship and was finally lost at sea. Solomon, however, did not know how many generations back the emigrant ancestor existed.

Since no death record of Matthew has been located coupled with the establishment fact that he was a mariner, one can assume that he must have been lost at sea. His wife Esther (called Hester in NJ) made an indenture in May of 1680, for the apprenticeship of her son, Nathaniel. In the document she is described as a widow.

Matthew Bunn and his wife Esther were living in Boston in 1659, as the birth of a son, Matthew Bunn, Jr. on June 9, 1659, was recorded there. However, it is very unlikely that Matthew was in Boston for the birth as he executed a document in Charles City County, Virginia on or about June 4, 1659.

Matthew (Senior) was a mariner and there is reason to believe that he was a Quaker. Several other children appear on the records of Woodbridge, NJ, for Matthew Bunn. It is also known that the Puritans of New England gave scant recognition to the Quakers and that the records of Mariners are defective.

It is probable that Matthew became acquainted with the land about New York through voyages made to that port. At any rate he decided to settle at Woodbridge, NJ. just west of Staten Island. In December of 1670 he received several grants of land in that town, where he is described as a Mariner of Boston, MA. These grants include a house and eleven acres; 120 acres of upland on the Raritan River; 25 acres of Raritan River meadow and another tract of 5 acres in same; and 4 acres of meadow on Papiack Creek. These locations indicate that the lands are in the present town of Raritan. It is believed he was lost at sea around 1680.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S120 Page: Source number: 363.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: LBH
2. ↑ Source: #S121
3. ↑ Source: #S116 Page: Volume: 329; SAR Membership Number: 65775
4. ↑ Source: #S119
5. ↑ Source: #S117 Page: Birth year: 1637; Birth city: Hull; Birth state: MA
6. ↑ Source: #S119
7. ↑ Source: #S117 Page: Birth year: 1637; Birth city: Hull; Birth state: MA
8. ↑ Source: #S120 Page: Source number: 363.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: LBH
9. ↑ Source: #S121
10. ↑ Source: #S116 Page: Volume: 329; SAR Membership Number: 65775
11. ↑ Source: #S120 Page: Source number: 363.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: LBH
12. ↑ Source: #S119
13. ↑ Source: #S120 Page: Source number: 363.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: LBH
14. ↑ Source: #S119
15. ↑ Source: #S124

• Source: S32 UPD 19 FEB 2012 23:24:38 GMT -0600 Title: Jackson Web Site Text:

  MyHeritage.com family tree

  Family site: Jackson Web Site

  Family tree: 643223-1

• Source: S116 Author: Ancestry.com Title: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com

• Source: S117 Author: Edmund West, comp. Title: Family Data Collection - Individual Records Publication: Name: Ancestry.com

• Source: S119 Author: Heritage Consulting Title: Millennium File Publication: Name: Ancestry.com

• Source: S120 Author: Yates Publishing Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com

• Source: S121 Author: Edmund West, comp. Title: Family Data Collection - Deaths Publication: Name: Ancestry.com

Acknowledgements

• Bunn-310 was created by Matt Boyd through the import of R Buchanan Ancestors.ged on Sep 14, 2014.

• WikiTree profile Bunn-125 created through the import of i2f9f4_5524042z4w54bsf29ef4t1.ged on Feb 20, 2012 by Drew Meeks. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Drew and others.

• This person was created through the import of Shortened files.ged on 30 December 2010.

• WikiTree profile Bunn-160 created through the import of nicholson.ged on Nov 16, 2012 by Jimmy Nicholson. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Jimmy and others.

Note

Note: these excerpts are from "lighting ancestral lamps" october 1954 by benton bunn. now i have to confess, I don't know anything about the article or the person who wrote it: "Edward Bunn of Hull could possibly be the 1st ancestor of the English Bunns, but Matthew is probably the first ancestor of English Bunns. French, after years and years of research, is inclined to think that Matthew Englishman, Mariner, gentleman, first a resident of Boston in the Colony of Massachusetts Bay and later a prominent resident of Woodbridge in East New Jersey--is the first ancestor. Mathew and wife Esther (believed to be a Miles) were living in Boston, June 9, 1659, when the birth of a son, Matthew was recorded. Two other children of Matthew and Esther are recorded in Boston; namely, Nathaniel born March 23, 1664, and Esther, March 2, 1665. Matthew was a mariner born about the year 1635, commonly called "Skipper Bunn." According to tradition, he came across to America in his own ship and was finally lost at sea. Whether he came from Holland (English Colony therein) directly to Boston or whether he came from England is unknown. Solomon Bunn in conversation with Charles N. French stated that the emigrant ancestor of the Bunn name was a sailor, and that he came to America in his own ship and was finally lost at sea. Solomon, however, did not know how many generations back the emigrant ancestor existed. Since no death record of Matthew has been located coupled with the establishment fact that he was a mariner, one can assume that he must have been lost at sea. His wife Esther (called Hester in NJ) made indentures in 1680, in regard to the apprenticeship of her son, Nathaniel. At this time she described herself as a widow. Matthew Bunn, son of Edward the emigre, and his wife Esther were living in Boston, MA, June 9, 1659, when the birth of a son, Matthew Bunn, Jr. is recorded. Matthew senior was a mariner and there is reason to believe that he was a Quaker. Several other children appear on the records of Woodbridge, NJ, for Matthew Bunn and it is likely that some of his children were born on shipboard and were carelessly recorded at any port. It is also known that the Puritans of New England gave scant recognition to the Quakers and that the records of Mariners are defective, making it double hard to keep track of records. It is probable that Matthew became acquainted with the land about New York through voyages made to that port. At any rate he decided to settle at Woodbridge, NJ. just west of Staten Island. In December of 1670 he received several grants of land in that town, where he is described as a Mariner of Boston, MA. These grants include a house and eleven acres; 120 acres of upland on the Raritan River; 25 acres of Raritan River meadow and another tract of 5 acres in same; and 4 acres of meadow on Papiack Creek. These locations indicate that the lands are in the present town of Raritan. It is believed he was lost at sea around 1680.

children:

hannah miles bunn b.june 6 1659 suffolk, mass<1666, woodbridge, nj>

matthew bunn b.june 6, 1659 boston, massachusetts

nathaniel bunn b.march 23, 1664 boston, massachusetts

esther<hester>bunn b.november 2, 1665 boston, massachusetts

peter bunn b.1669 woodbridge, mddx co, new jersey

james bunn b.1671 woodbridge, mddx co, new jersey

william bunn b.@@1673 woodbridge, mddx co, new jersey

elizabeth bunn b.@@1673 hull, mass or woodbridge, mddx co, new jersey

miles bunn b.1675 woodbridge, mddx co, new jersey