Richard Dunn in Colonial Virginia

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Henry, Virginia, United States
Surname/tag: Dunn Briscoe Blevins

Richard Dunn in Colonia Virginia

Richard Dunn was in Henry County, of Colonial Virginia, and signed the document below. Seeing so many names of the family of of Waters Dunn, and his in-laws points towards this being the family of interest here.

Lists of persons renouncing allegiance to Great Britain and swearing allegiance to the Commonwealth of Virginia, form of oath, &c. “I do Swear or Affirm that I do renounce and refuse all alligiance to George the Third, King of Great Britain, his Heirs and Successors, and that I will be Faithfull and bear true alligeance to the Common Wealth of Virginia, as a Free and Independent State, and that I will not at any time, do, or Cause to be done, any matter or thing that will be prejudicial or Injurious to the Freedom and Independence thereof, as declared by Congress, and also, that I will discover and make known to someone Justice of the Peace for said State, all Treasons or Traiterous Conspiracies which I know or shall hereafter know to be Formed against this or any of the United States of America. So help me God.”

Jacob McCraw, Jos. King, William McCraw, Henry Harris, David Matlock, Henry Baughn, James Stennet, John Briscoe, Thos. Dooling, Christopher Bolling, senr , Kinney McKinsey, Daniel Ramey, John Alexander, Thomas Winningham, Jno. Curselly, Thomas Hall, Abner Willingham, Thos. Dottey, John Rea, James McPeak, Joseph Bolling, Henry Dunlop, James Blevens, Junr, John Land, Wm. Heard, Christopher Bolling, Richard Copland, Ambrose Jones, Thos. Parseley, Wm. Jones, John Matlock, James Anthony, Jos. Cooper, Rubin Baughn, Samuel Byrd, Aristiphus Baughn, John Isham, Thos. Garner, Jos. Baker, John Robinson, senr , Joseph Bradberry, George Lessier, Andrew Ray, James Rey, Nathan Hall, Jno. Woodson, Julas Scrugs, James Meredith, senr Moses Dottey, Charles Burns, senr, John Rennoe, Michal Dillingham, Robert Cave, Juner Meredith, Daniel Smith, John Jemerson, John Stokes, John Minter, John Parseley, Patrick McBride, Edward Polley, James Matlock, John Bolling, Robert Harris, Martin Bunch, Armstead Anderson, Thos. Willingham, senr , John Alexander, senr, Morris Webb, Thos. Nelson, Randolph Hall, Merry Hall, George Pool, Wm. Alexander, Nimrod Hanbrick, Hezekiah Jorden, John Dillingham, William Blevens, Junr, Moses Parsell, Ignatius Sims, John Cooper, Thomas Land, David Bunch, William Blevins, Senr, Joseph Newman, Micajah Bool, Andrew Burns, John Hall (son of S.), Rodsham Moore, George Phillips, Daniel Newman, Abraham Parseley, Thomas Henry, Augustine Thomas, Samuel Blevins, Trewman Briscoe, John Hall, Wm. Finch, Merry Webb, Sam’l Hall, senr , Thos. Webb, Junr, Gatewood Dunn, Abraham Franklin, Thomas Finch, Wm. East, Hezekiah Salmon, Wm. Meredith, Williby Blevens, John Good, John Perremon, Richard Pursell, Charles Burnett, Senr , Thos. Cooper, Richard Dunn, Thomas Callon, Elisha Walden, John Blevins, John Crouch, Senr, Archibald Bolling, William Burns, Thomas Baley, Richard Holt, William Faris, George Daniel, Robert Jones, Garret Moore, Dillion Blevins, Senr, John Litten Jones, from North Carolina."

"A List of those that Refuse, October 7," 1777. John Crouch, Bradley Meredith. The above is a true copy of the Names that have sworn & affirmed Before me. Given under my hand & Seal this 31 Day of December, 1777. George Waller. [Seal]

Virginia Historical Magazine Historical, Henry County, VA, pp. 12-14

(Note the above came to my attention when accessing the following site on11 Sep 2023. https://www.werelate.org/wiki/The_Family_of_Thomas_Hall_of_Colonial_Virginia )

Similar information was found at the site:

Henry County. From Its Formation in 1776 to the End of the Eighteenth Century, et seq.; Author(s): C. B. Bryant

Source: The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography , Jul., 1901, Vol. 9, No. 1 (Jul., 1901), pp. 11-18

Published by: Virginia Historical Society; Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/4242399

Another list was included:

A True Copy of the Originall List of Names of those that have taken the State Oath before me the subscriber - in I777, August 3oth. This next list included Waters Dunn, and Waters Dunn, Jur,

The list ended with:

Given under my hand and seal this first day of January, 1778.

Henry County in the State of Virginia.

THOS. HAMILTON. [Seal.]

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