Joseph Dunham (abt. 1735 - abt. 1790)

Born about 1735 in New Jersey [uncertain]

Ancestors

Descendants

Died about 27 Nov 1790 at about age 55 in New Jersey, USA [uncertain]

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Introduction

This Dunham line descends from Jonathan Dunham, alias Singletary, s/o Richard Singletary whose descendants are known as Dunham, Donham, & Dunnam.

Richard ¹ Singletary (d. 25 Oct 1687 Haverhill, Massachusetts); likely m. (1) Goodwife Singletary, perhaps known as Lydia Downham, believed by some researchers to be mother of Jonathan Dunham, alias Singletary. Richard Singletary married likely (2) Susanna Cooke who may have been Jonathan Dunham, alias Singletary's mother instead of the Goodwife Singletary.
Jonathan ² Dunham, alias Singletary; married Mary Bloomfield.
David ³ Dunham married 1669 to Mary Ilsee/Ilsley. ^[1][2]
Joseph ⁴ Dunham (aka Joseph ⁴ Donham) (1700-1771). ^{[3] [4]}
Wife of Joseph⁴ Dunham/Donham not named in his will. [Researchers name different wives.]

Dunham Genealogy Research Group at http://www.dunham-singletary.org/mw/index.php/Main_Page
Membership Application at http://www.dunham-singletary.org/mw/index.php/Membership_Application
Dunhams in America at http://www.dunham-singletary.org/mw/index.php/DFIA
Richard Singletary at http://www.dunham-singletary.org/mw/index.php/S-D-1-Richard-1
Jonathan Dunham alias Singletary at http://www.dunham-singletary.org/mw/index.php/S-D-2-Johnathan-2
Dunham alias Singletary Newsletters at http://www.dunham-singletary.org/mw/index.php/Newsletters

Do be careful as you connect this Joseph ⁵ Dunham to his said wife, Hannah Conyer/Conger, to his children and to his family.

There were two Joseph ⁵ Dunham men who were second cousins.
Both men married wives named Hannah and their families have been merged at times.

Biography

JOSEPH ⁵ DUNHAM, s/o Joseph⁴ Dunham (aka Donham) and unknown mother, is given as born 1735 in Westfield Township, Essex County (now Union County), New Jersey, but there is no vital reference/source that validates birth date or place. ^[5]

His father (Joseph⁴Dunham/Donham) is verified in the given will above where son, Joseph⁵, is named. ^[6] Joseph⁴ Dunham's will does not name his surviving wife, nor deceased children, but does name at least the living children who were legatees.

"1759, Oct. 20. Donham, Joseph, of Woodbridge, Middlesex Co.; will of. Wife to have the use of land. Son, Daniel, 1/6 of my lands, joining the 1/2 acre where he lives. Rest of estate to be sold. Daughter, Sarah, a prayer book. Youngest daughters, Abigail and Phebe, 25 £ (pounds, British currency). Youngest sons, James, Joseph, Elisha, Moses and Jonathan, rest of my money. Wife to bring up my children. Executors - friend, Ebenezer Foster, and sons, Joseph and Elisha. Witnesses: Jonathan Cambell, Amos Donham, Nathaniel Fitz Randolph.^[7]
[Note: Witness, Amos⁵ Donham, was Joseph⁴ Dunham's nephew, son of his brother, David⁴ Dunham, Jr. and Mary (Freeman) Dunham].^[8]

Joseph⁵ Dunham's mother is presently not found nor validated, and several researchers have their theories. Joseph⁵ is given as the son of Joseph⁴ Dunham/Donham and perhaps Elizabeth Mary Maris, aka Bloomfield by some researchers per the WikiTree profile link. Other researchers name his mother as Elizabeth Woods, b 1705, and others. His son, Joseph⁶ Dunham married into the Woods family in Warren Co., OH, so perhaps there is a family connection to Elizabeth Woods.

Joseph⁵ Dunham married 1757 to said Hannah Conger/Conyer. ^[9]

circa 1776 Revolutionary War Years
Different references give the likelihood that it was Joseph⁵ Dunham, s/o Joseph⁴ Dunham/Donham, who was the Private from New Jersey during the Revolutionary War. ^[10]

His military record is likely correct as it is found in various other Revolutionary records, but birth, death, and burial could be incorrect, and needs vital records to validate.

DUNHAM, JOSEPH. b ????, New Jersey, d 1790 likely Essex Co., NJ, m. ????, Hannah Conyer or Conger, b ????, d. ????.

SERVICE: Joseph Dunham, of Essex Co., NJ served as Private in the NJ Militia; received certificate 641 amounting to 12.10.0 £ [British currency] for the depreciation of his Continental pay in the Essex Co., NJ Militia, during the Revolutionary War.^[11]

Text from Myers, p. 542: "Joseph, possibly the Joseph Dunham b. 1735, d. 1790, m. Hannah Conyer and was Private from N.J. in Rev. War (DAR Patriot Index)". ^[12]

It does not appear that the Joseph and Hannah given by many as buried at the Presbyterian Church Graveyard are this Joseph⁵ Dunham and Hannah (Conger/Conyer) Dunham. It is likely that after serving in the Revolutionary War they perhaps went into Pennsylvania or the Miami Valley of Ohio which became Warren Co., OH where their known children are found. Joseph perhaps received land as a result of his Revolutionary War service.^[13]

Joseph⁵ Dunham died 1790, but reference burial site for him and said wife, Hannah (Conger/Conyer) Dunham is not found and not given. ^[14]

Again, children of both Joseph⁵ Dunhams have been mixed, as both contain some children with the same given names.

Known Children of Joseph ⁵ and said Hannah Conger/Conyer:

1. John ⁶ Dunham died in Westfield, Essex Co. (Union Co.), NJ.

2. Joseph ⁶ Dunham, said born 29 August 1766 Westfield, Essex County, New Jersey (no record to prove); d 8 March 1846 at 79y at Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio; buried Bethany Christian Church Cemetery in Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio. He is said to have married 16 March 1790 in Westfield, Essex County (now Union County, New Jersey) to Hannah "Anna" Wood, dau/o John Wood (1727-1815) & Abigail Margaret King (1738–1776). Again there is no vital reference given to prove the marriage in NJ. He is not the Joseph ⁶ Dunham who married Mary "Polly" Miller and went to Hamilton Co., OH.

3. Phoebe ⁶ Dunham (1770-1838) is given as a daughter by Katherine (Lollar) Rowland). Phoebe married (1) David Lollar I (1767-1807). Katherine indicates they married 15 December 1792 Westfield, Essex Co. (Union Co.), New Jersey to (2) Unknown McChristy. The Lollar surname could have been spelled Lawler. It is given that they left New Jersey in 1795 for the Miami Valley of Ohio which became Warren Co., OH near Lebanon.^[15] Mrs. Rowland indicates she comes from the line of Cranes, Thornhills, & Bloomfields. More works needs to be done to prove her parents & connections as she names them. It is proven from records that Joseph⁵ Dunham (the cousin), & his wife, Hannah Unknown descends from those same surname lines.

4.David ⁶ Dunham went to Warren Co., OH.

Research Notes

"Phoebe Jane Robertson, the great-great-granddaughter of Joseph Dunham, Rev. Soldier" is accredited with the Revolutionary Roster accounting, but does not validate where the information was found for birth date, birthplace, marriage, death death, & death place. She erroneously connects this Joseph⁵ Dunham to a Thomas Dunham of the Deacon John Dunham lineage, instead of with Joseph ⁴ Dunham of Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., NJ, line of Jonathan Dunham, alias Singletary. [What else did she get wrong in this accounting? Did she and other researchers confuse the Joseph⁵ Dunham, son of David⁴ Dunham, of Westfield Township, NJ with her Joseph⁵ Dunham? ash]

Acknowledgements

WikiTree profile Dunham-1779 created by unknown.

28 Jan 2018, Email to Audrey Shields Hancock from renown professional Dunham Researcher, Gratia Dunham Mahony, entitled "The Hannah Clarification": Joseph⁵ Dunham & Hannah Conger vs. Joseph⁵ Dunham & Hannah Unknown.

Mahony, Gratia Dunham, professional genealogist, who works to compile lineages of Dunham families in America including her own ancestor, Deacon John Dunham, of Massachusetts; and descendants of Richard Singletary to descendants of son, Jonathan Dunham, alias Singletary, to other Dunham/Donham/Dunnam/Denham families in America. Her contributions can be found Dunham Singletary Newsletters Collection available on line at http://www.dunham-singletary.org/mw/index.php/Newsletters from January 2004 to present display.

Sources

1. ↑ Myers, Patty Barthels. Ancestors and Descendants of Lewis Ross Freeman, Penobscot Press, 1995, p. 541: "19. David Dunham".
2. ↑ "Dunhams in America": David Dunham [1]
3. ↑ Myers, Patty Barthels. Ancestors and Descendants of Lewis Ross Freeman, Penobscot Press, 1995, p. 542: "51, i. Joseph Dunham".
4. ↑ "Dunhams in America": Joseph Dunham [2]
5. ↑ Myers, Patty Barthell. “Ancestors and Descendants of Lewis Ross Freeman and related families, based partially on the work of Freeman Worth Gardner and Willis Freeman” under Bloomfield Family, p. 542: 51, i: "Joseph Dunham, b 1735 - d 1790" gives years only.
6. ↑ Myers, Patty Barthels. Ancestors and Descendants of Lewis Ross Freeman, Penobscot Press, 1995, p. 542.
7. ↑ New Jersey Archives 34:147
8. ↑ 28 Jan 2018, Email to Audrey (Shields) Hancock from renown professional Dunham Researcher, Gratia Dunham Mahony, entitled "The Hannah Clarification": Joseph⁵ Dunham (1735-1790) & Hannah Conger vs. Joseph⁵ Dunham (1735/6-1776) & Hannah (unknown maiden name) (1737/8 - 1781, age 43y).]
9. ↑ Myers, Patty Barthels. Ancestors and Descendants of Lewis Ross Freeman, Penobscot Press, 1995, p. 542: "51-1 Joseph Dunham".
10. ↑ Myers, Patty Barthels. Ancestors and Descendants of Lewis Ross Freeman, Penobscot Press, 1995, p. 542, 51., i: "...was a Private from N.J. in Rev. War (DAR Patriot Index)
11. ↑ "Roster of Revolutionary Ancestors", p. 97
12. ↑ Myers, Patty Barthels. Ancestors and Descendants of Lewis Ross Freeman, Penobscot Press, 1995, p. 542: "51-1 Joseph Dunham".
13. ↑ Ohio Land and Property: Military Service [3]
14. ↑ 28 Jan 2018, Email to Audrey Shields Hancock from renown Dunham Researcher, Gratia Mahony, entitled "The Hannah Clarification": Joseph⁵ Dunham & Hannah Conger vs. Joseph⁵ Dunham & Hannah Unknown
15. ↑ Rowland, Katherine Lollar, "The Lollars and the Land," Chapter I [www.katherinelollarrowland.com]

• Removed ancestry.com citations that led to another Joseph Dunham whose existence is well-documented and does not match.

• MYERS, Patty Barthels. Ancestors and Descendants of Lewis Ross Freeman, Penobscot Press, 1995, p. 542. Text From Source: Another Joseph b. 1735, d. 1790, m. Hannah Conyer and was a Private from N.J. in Rev. War.

• Unsourced Ancestry.com profile BIRTH 1735 • Westfield, Union, New Jersey, USA DEATH 27 NOV 1790 • Westfield, Union, New Jersey, USA. Nothing further.

• Source: S1068585722 Repository: #R1051124331 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=119906291&pid=155

• Joseph ⁵ Dunham [b 1735-d 1776], son of David ⁴ and wife, Hannah unknown were parents of Joseph Sandford⁶Dunham, who married in Westfield, NJ to Mary "Polly" Miller; they removed to Hamilton Co., OH where he died. Mary "Polly" (Miller) Dunham married (2) Abner Mills.^[16]