Holtum Dunham Sr. (1749 - 1824)

Born 14 Jun 1749 in Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 15 Jun 1824 at age 75 in Stillwater, Saratoga, New York, United States

Biography

Captain Holtum Dunham Sr. served with 13th Regiment, Albany County Militia, New York Militia during the American Revolution.

Holtum Dunham Sr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A034527.

Holtum was born in Sharon, Litchfield County, Connecticut, on June 14, 1749, the son of Samuel and Elizabeth Dunham.^[1] He passed away in 1824.

Holtham Dunham served as a Lieutenant for New York Militia with Colonel Van Schaik. ^[2]

In 1779, he was taxed in the Saratoga District, Albany County, New York.^[3]

In 1781, he was court-martialed for "holding a Correspondence with the Enemy", dismissed from his post, and ordered to be placed in confinement for the remainder of the war.^[4]

He was on the 1801 tax list for Saratoga, Saratoga County, New York,^[5] the 1802 tax list for Easton, Washington County, New York,^[6] and the 1803 tax list for Northumberland, Saratoga, New York.^[7]

In 1819, he filed an affadavit in support of a Revolutionary War pension for Reuben Woodworth.^[8]

The 1907 Dunham Genealogy gives the following children:^[9]

• 1. Elizabeth, b. 14 Nov 1771; m. Timothy Ford
• 2. Jonathan, b. 18 Apr 1773; m. Mrs. Mary Wilcox
• 3. Holtham Jr., b. 21 Oct 1776; m. (1) ____ Bennett, (2) Hannah Webster
• 4. Cornelius, b. 24 Jun 1778; m. Caroline ___
• 5. Esther, b. 8 Mar 1780; d. 15 Jan 1834
• 6. John, b. 13 Feb 1783; m. Drusilla Brainard
• 7. Sylvanus, b. 15 Feb 1784; m. Joanna Arnold
• 8. Mary, b. 3 Mar 1786; m. ____ Moore
• 9. Lydia, b. 6 Jan 1788; m. Jacob Wickham
• 10. Samuel, b. 14 Apr 1790; m. Hannah Lounsley
• 11. Philander, b. 10 Apr 1793; m. D. Evans
• 12. Hannah, b. 15 Jul 1795; d. 11 Jul 1796

Notes

1790 Census [11 total in household]:

• 1. Male, age 16+ [b. bef. 1774] (Jonathan Dunham, b. 1773)
• 2. Male, age 16+ [b. bef. 1774] (Holtum Dunham, b, 1749)
• 3. Male, age 0-16 [b. 1774-1790] (Samuel Dunham, b. 1790)
• 4. Male, age 0-16 [b. 1774-1790] (Sylvanus Dunham, b. 1784)
• 5. Male, age 0-16 [b. 1774-1790] (John Dunham, b. 1783)
• 6. Male, age 0-16 [b. 1774-1790] (Cornelius Dunham, b. 1778)
• 7. Male, age 0-16 [b. 1774-1790] (Holtumn Dunham, b. 1776)
• 8. Female, any age (Lydia Dunham, b. 1788)
• 9. Female, any age (Mary Dunham, b. 1786)
• 10. Female, any age (Esther Dunham, b. 1780)
• 11. Female, any age (Hannah Cole, b. 1757)

Sources

1. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F742-2X2 : 7 January 2020), Hottom Dunham, 1749.
2. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 24 Oct 2021), "Record of Holtham Dunham", Ancestor # A034527.
3. ↑ http://files.usgwarchives.net/ny/saratoga/taxlists/oct1779.txt
4. ↑ https://www.nhhistory.org/object/295255/court-martial-proceedings-september-29-1781
5. ↑ 1801 Saratoga Tax List
6. ↑ 1802 Easton Tax List
7. ↑ 1803 Northumberland Tax List
8. ↑ Holtum Dunham Affidavit, Reuben Woodworth Revolutionary War Pension Application
9. ↑ Dunham Genealogy, page 90

• "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKP-P1H : accessed 11 September 2021), Holt Dunham, Easton, Albany, New York, United States; citing p. 349, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 6; FHL microfilm 568,146.

• Rev. War Pension Application: http://revwarpensions.com/dunhamholtum.pdf

• Albany County 13th Regiment Roster

• Find A Grave: Memorial #34798580