Private William Dunlap served in the New York Militia in the War of 1812 Service started: 27 Aug 1814 Unit(s): New York Militia (Capt John Fleming) Service ended: 2 Nov 1814
William Dunlap was born on February 1, 1796, in Ovid, New York, his father, Andrew Dunlap (1759-1851) and his mother, Mary Wilson (1862-1846). He married Sarah Nevius on December 29, 1819, in Ovid, Seneca, New York. He died on April 10, 1878, in Nankin, Michigan and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Northville, Wayne County, Michigan.
Sources
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34188221/william-dunlap: accessed 10 December 2022), memorial page for William Dunlap (1 Feb 1796–10 Apr 1878), Find A Grave: Memorial #34188221, citing Oakwood Cemetery, Northville, Wayne County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by NGSCemeteries (contributor 47457945).
"Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3NJ-KXG : 18 February 2021), William Dunlap, 10 Apr 1878; citing p 239 rn 1784, Nankin, Wayne, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,363,666.
"United States War of 1812 Index to Pension Application Files, 1812-1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8CV-N5D : 23 February 2021), William Dunlap, ; citing military unit Pvt Capt John Fleming's Co N Y Mil, NARA microfilm publication M313 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 840,459.
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/33981:1133?ssrc=pt&tid=106663546&pid=140056585123. Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Soldier: William Dunlap, Widow: Sarah Nevins Dunlap, Marriage Date: 29 Dec 1819, Date Enlisted: 27 Aug 1814, Date Discharged: 2 Nov 1814, Soldier's Death Date: 10 Apr 1878, Soldier's Death Place: Wayne, Wayne Co, Mich, Military Service Location: New York. Original data: War of 1812 Pension Applications. Washington D.C.: National Archives.
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF85-T21 : 22 December 2020), William Dunlap, Plymouth, Wayne, Michigan, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/81582:5370?ssrc=pt&tid=106663546&pid=140056585123. Source Information Ancestry.com. New York, U.S., War of 1812 Payroll Abstracts for New York State Militia, 1812-1815 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: 2013. Name: William Dunlap, Gender: Male, Military Pay Date: 4 Nov 1812, Military Pay Location: New York, USA, Rank: Private, Company: Capt. John Phelps, Regiment: Col. Henry Bloom.
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89069607067&view=1up&seq=545&skin=2021Joannes Nevius: Schepen and Third Secretary of New Amsterdam Under the Dutch, First Secretary of New York City Under the English, and His Descendants, A.D. 1627-1900 ... Volume 2 of Joannes Nevius: Schepen and Third Secretary of New Amsterdam Under the Dutch, First Secretary of New York City Under the English, and His Descendants, A.D. 1627-1900, Abraham Van Doren Honeyman; 1900.Page 599 Item 1710
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