William S Dunn Executor of Winnifred Dunn

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Columbia, Georgia, United States
Surname/tag: Dunn

This Free Space Page is being created to record observations regarding the identity of William S Dunn Executor of Winnifred Dunn

Ruled Out: This can not be her brother-in law William Dunn, as he died in 1809.

1a) Possibile: William, son of William (the above BIL to Winny), nephew to Winny. His age fits in to the Window to be the William S Dunn who is recorded as a neighbor of Winny in 1820. The person on the census is between 26 and 45 years of age. This would place the year of birth between 1794 and 20 years yearlier 1774. William son of William was born after 1788 and was still considered an infant (less than 21) when his dad died in 1809.

- - - 1b) (same person as above with different reference points) These notes are on the profile of Gatewood S Dunn: Gatewood S Dunn had parents who were first cousins, each sharing Waters Dunn Sr and Sarah Gatewood as their grandparents. Some researchers report that Gatewood S Dunn's wife, Nancy Ann Dunn shares the same great grandparents. She being the daughter of William S Dunn, son of William Gatewood Dunn, son of Waters Dunn Sr and Sarah Gatewood. Sources needed to verify Nancy's pedigree. If the preceeding were true, it would be pointing to the same William. But (a) there is not yet confirmation of middle name of William son of Waters and Sarah AKA William brother in law to Winny; (b) there may be another contemporary William S Dunn to be ruled out.

- - - 2) Possibe: Waters and Winny had a son Waters M. who had a son William. This William is mentioned as an heir of Winny. This William son of Waters M. and Mary (Dunn) Copeland, grandson of Winny may be the same William that lived near Mary (Dunn) Copeland in the 1850 census. This may also be the same William S Dunn buried in Harris County.

William S. Dunn BIRTH 8 Oct 1791 DEATH 30 Apr 1870 (aged 78) BURIAL Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery Pine Mountain Valley, Harris County, Georgia, USA MEMORIAL ID 32818267 ·

Note the above buried William S Dunn is understood to be the father of Waters Briscoe Dunn in the same cemetery: Waters Briscoe Dunn BIRTH 9 Jun 1827 DEATH 5 Mar 1897 (aged 69) BURIAL Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery Pine Mountain Valley, Harris County, Georgia, USA MEMORIAL ID 32818232 ·

- - - 3) Another contemporary William S Dunn was father in law to Josiah Stovall. Note there is a Columbia County deed dated 1851 that places this William S Dunn in Columbia County in 1850, This William S Dunn left a will in Columbia County. DUNN, William S. s/July 13 1869. p/Feb 7 1870. Heirs: Grandchildren, heirs of son John, deceased, viz: William Anderson, Mary Frances, Robert, Ella Ann and Mary Lou, $1333.33 to be paid by Executors of will of deceased, John Dunn. Sons of daughter Lucy Ann Neal: John Hamilton and Robert Eugene Neal and children of Richard S. Neal, $1333.33. Children of daughter S. Neal, $1333.33, Children of daughter Elizabeth, deceased, wife of Josiah Stovall, Esquire: John, Thaddeus, George Pierce and William S. Frances, wife of George Lazenby and John T. Stovall, as trustee for Mary, now wife of James J. Toole and Virginia wife of John Thomas Boyd $1333.33. Son William Anderson Dunn, the tract where I now live on Sullivan Creek, 900 acres. Grandson John T. Stovall, authority to carry out all sale. Exrs. W. A. Dunn. Witness: S. Evans Young, P. Ramsey, B. S. Embree and S. Crawford.

- - - - 4) There is a William S Dunn husband to Mildred "Milley" Wright, married in 1811.