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Reuben Walker Gunn (1752 - 1822)

Reuben Walker Gunn
Born in Germanymap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 1769 in Caswell, North Carolinamap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 69 in Dickson, Tennessee, United Statesmap
Profile last modified | Created 27 Oct 2011
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Biography

REUBEN GUNN was born on 1 Nov 1752 in Germany. It is thought he arrived in America at the port of Charleston, South Carolina about 1754. He is listed in the DAR Patriot’s Roll of Honor for his Revolutionary War service. In 1769, Reuben married Mary Hudson Goforth (1754-1816) in Caswell, North Carolina. She was the daughter of Miles Goforth and Mary Brown Hall. Reuben died May 3, 1822 in Dickson, Tennessee. There are no burial details.

Children:

  • Elisha Gunn 1787-1846
  • James Gunn 1783- 1866
  • William Gunn 1789-1867
  • Abisha James Gunn 1785-1864
  • Charles Gunn
  • Lawson Gunn 1791-1876
  • Mary Polly (Gunn) McCormack 1797-1852

NOTE: it has been reported that Reuben married Nancy Jones; there is no evidence to substantiate this marriage or who bore the above children.

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Sources

  1. Entered by Christina Boe, May 23, 2019
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/214152987/reuben-gunn: accessed 07 August 2022), memorial page for Reuben Gunn (1752–1822), Find a Grave Memorial ID 214152987, ; Maintained by Bakersfield Chapter NSDAR (contributor 50822160)Burial Details Unknown.




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Gunn-282 and Gunn-3483 appear to represent the same person because: Same name. Same birth date. Same son.
posted on Gunn-3483 (merged) by Kim (Strauser) Tutaj
Gunn-3029 and Gunn-282 appear to represent the same person because: same name, same birth and death dates and places, same son
posted by Jack Graham
DAR record
posted on Gunn-3029 (merged) by [Living Gunn]

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