John W Trundy (abt. 1800 - 1860)

Born about 5 Dec 1800 in Deer Isle, Deer Isle, Lincoln, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Small) Trundy — married 14 Jun 1817 in Deer Isle, Hancock, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died Apr 1860 at about age 59 in Rockland, Knox, Maine, United States

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Biography

John was born on Deer Isle about 1800, the son of Samuel Trundy and Ann Carey.^[1]

In 1817, John married Hannah Small, most likely on Deer Isle. ^[2]They lived on Deer Isle until at least 1850. In 1840, 3 members of his household were employed in navigation of the ocean. In 1850, his occupation was sailor.^[3][4][5][6]

John is mentioned in a memoir of Samuel Nobel, who accompanied John on a fishing trip on his schooner Henry Clay.^[7]

John died in Rockland in April, 1860 of palsy.^[8]

Research Notes

According to Hosmer, the sons of Samuel Trundy included one named John, who died in 1859 in Rockland. According to the U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedule for 1860, he died there in April of 1860.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ Vital Record of Deer Isle, Maine, Camden, Maine: Picton Press, 2000, p.
2. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q283-L7HN : 22 July 2021), John Trundy and Hannah Small, 14 Jun 1817; citing Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGN-NK1 : accessed 30 January 2022), John Trundy, Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine, United States; citing p. , NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPG-NG5 : 20 February 2021), John Trundy, Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine, United States; citing 132, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 47; FHL microfilm 9,701.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHY5-66L : 2 March 2021), John Trundy, Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine, United States; citing p. 208, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6JR-7JQ : 22 December 2020), John Trundy, Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
7. ↑ https://digitalmaine.com/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1001&context=rangeley_booksLIFE AND ADVENTURES OF Buckskin Sam by Samuel Noble, pp. 27-29
8. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885, John W Trundy
9. ↑ Hosmer, George L. An Historical Sketch of the Town of Deer Isle Maine. Sunset, ME: Deer Isle Stonington Historical Society, 1983. pg. 93