Descendants of Thomas/Timothy Dunagan
Generation No. 1
1. THOMAS/TIMOTHY1 DUNAGAN was born Bef. 1717 in Ireland, and died Aft. 1768 in Surry County, North Carolina. He married SARAH ? 1726 in Ireland. She was born in NC?, and died Aft. 1750 in NC?.
Notes for THOMAS/TIMOTHY DUNAGAN:
Thomas Timothy is suspected to have been born in Ireland and migrated to America prior to 1725 as he is reported to have purchased land in America by this time. It is assumed that he migrated to America as a single man and married in Virginia or North Carolina.
More About THOMAS/TIMOTHY DUNAGAN:
Date conflict: Have seen his date of birth listed as June 16, 1706
Children of THOMAS/TIMOTHY DUNAGAN and SARAH ? are:
2. i. THOMAS "TOMMY"2 DUNAGAN, b. Bef. 1744, Orange County, North Carolina; d. Bet. 1830 - 1840, Owen County, Indiana.
ii. JOHN DUNAGAN, b. Bef. 1735.
iii. JOSHUA DUNAGAN, b. Bef. 1737.
iv. WILLIAM DUNAGAN, b. Bef. 1739.
3. v. JOSEPH DUNAGAN, b. Bef. 1742; d. 1806, St. Clair County, Illinois.
vi. CHARLES DUNAGAN, b. Bet. 1750 - 1755.
Generation No. 2
2. THOMAS "TOMMY"2 DUNAGAN (THOMAS/TIMOTHY1) was born Bef. 1744 in Orange County, North Carolina, and died Bet. 1830 - 1840 in Owen County, Indiana. He married MARTHA "PATSY" UNKNOWN Abt. 1744 in North Carolina. She was born Bef. 1760, and died Abt. 1840 in Owen County, Indiana.
Notes for THOMAS "TOMMY" DUNAGAN:
Greenville County, South Carolina land records note Thomas and wife Martha as sellers of land in 1800 on Hoopers Branch of Saluda and later removed to Barren, Woodfield and Jefferson Counties in Kentucky. Then sometime around 1820-1822 he removed the family on to Indiana, near Gosport at the border of Morgan and Owen Counties. Thomas was listed in the 1825 Owen County, Indiana Tax records with his age listed as 70 years and residing near son Solomon and Grandson Solomon Jr. Records also indicate that he sold 40 acres there in 1827 and he was listed in the 1830 Owen County census.
More About THOMAS "TOMMY" DUNAGAN:
Census: 1755, Listed on Orange County, NC Tax Poll
Military service: Reported to have served as a Pvt. in the Revolutionary War from NC from Apr 25 1776 until he was mustered out on Jan 1778
Children of THOMAS DUNAGAN and MARTHA UNKNOWN are:
4. i. ISAAC3 DUNAGAN, b. Abt. 1765, Orange County, NC or Greenville, South Carolina; d. 1822, Wayne County, Kentucky.
5. ii. SOLOMON (SR.) DUNAGAN, b. Bet. 1775 - 1777, Surry County, North Carolina; d. July 22, 1846, Andrew County, Clinton, Missouri.
6. iii. ACRE DUNAGAN, b. March 18, 1794, Greenville County, South Carolina; d. April 15, 1869, Harrison Township, Owen County,Indiana.
7. iv. PHOEBE DUNAGAN, b. Abt. 1795, North Carolina; d. Abt. 1825, Crawford County, Indiana.
8. v. JOHN DUNAGAN, b. Bet. 1781 - 1783.
vi. BETSY DUNAGAN, b. Abt. 1785; m. JOSHUA WINN, Abt. 1785, Barren County, Kentucky.
9. vii. THOMAS DUNAGAN, b. Abt. 1792.
viii. MARTHA PATSY DUNAGAN, b. Abt. 1797; m. JEREMIAH DAUGHERTY, December 20, 1814, Barren County, Kentucky.
ix. JENNY (JINSY) DUNAGAN, b. Abt. 1800; m. JEREMIAH STURGEON, August 12, 1817, Barren County, Kentucky.
3. JOSEPH2 DUNAGAN (THOMAS/TIMOTHY1) was born Bef. 1742, and died 1806 in St. Clair County, Illinois. He married UNKNOWN.
Child of JOSEPH DUNAGAN and UNKNOWN is:
10. i. EZEKIAL3 DUNAGAN, b. May 16, 1771, Surrey County, North Carolina; d. March 10, 1837, Gainsville, Hall County, Georgia.
Generation No. 3
4. ISAAC3 DUNAGAN (THOMAS "TOMMY"2, THOMAS/TIMOTHY1) was born Abt. 1765 in Orange County, NC or Greenville, South Carolina, and died 1822 in Wayne County, Kentucky. He married MARY "POLLY" WEST Abt. 1788 in Greenville, South Carolina, daughter of SOLOMON WEST and ISABELLA UNKNOWN. She was born Bet. 1760 - 1764 in Orange County, NC, and died Bet. 1802 - 1855 in Wayne County, Kentucky.
More About ISAAC DUNAGAN:
Burial: West Family Cemetery, Wayne County, KY
More About MARY "POLLY" WEST:
Burial: West Family Cemetery, Wayne County, KY
Children of ISAAC DUNAGAN and MARY WEST are:
i. FEMALE4 DUNAGAN, b. 1789; d. Unknown.
ii. JAMES DUNAGAN, b. Abt. 1790; m. PATSY JOHNSON, August 23, 1818.
11. iii. SOLOMON DUNAGAN, b. May 04, 1793, Greenville County, South Carolina; d. May 29, 1870, Wayne County, Kentucky.
iv. UNKNOWN DUNAGAN, b. Bet. 1797 - 1798.
12. v. ISAAC A. DUNAGAN, b. May 22, 1799, Wayne County, Kentucky; d. September 17, 1872, Logan County, Illinois.
vi. ALEXANDER DUNAGAN, b. Abt. 1800.
vii. HIRAM DUNAGAN, b. Aft. 1800.
5. SOLOMON (SR.)3 DUNAGAN (THOMAS "TOMMY"2, THOMAS/TIMOTHY1) was born Bet. 1775 - 1777 in Surry County, North Carolina, and died July 22, 1846 in Andrew County, Clinton, Missouri. He married (1) ELIZABETH ? Bet. 1795 - 1796 in Probably in Greenville County, South Carolina or Franklin County Georgia. She died Bet. 1806 - 1814 in Kentucky. He married (2) ELIZA LACEY October 19, 1815 in Woodford County, Kentucky. She was born Abt. 1795 in Rappahannock County, VA, and died Unknown.
Notes for SOLOMON (SR.) DUNAGAN:
In the 1790 census of Surry County, NC, Solomon [about 14-18 years old], lived with his parents. Solomon returned to Greenville, SC either before or after he married Elizabeth. Their first son, William,
was probably born there. Solomon paid taxes in Barren County, Kentucky in 1800. In 1806, their daughter Isabella was born in Woodford County, Kentucky. They were listed there on the 1810 census. After 1814, he was in Jefferson County, (later became Oldham County), Kentucky. He was in Owen County, Indiana by 1822, Morgan County, Indiana by 1827, Platte County, Missouri by 1839, and in Clinton County, Missouri by 1841.
More About SOLOMON (SR.) DUNAGAN:
Fact 1: In a paper from Richard Dunagan of Wisconsin, it states that Solomon Sr. was probably born in South Carolina or Georgia
Military service: Soldier in War of 1812
Occupation: Farmer and Lay Baptist Minister
Residence: 1826, Gregg Township, Morgan County, Indiana; "Solomon Dunegan was probably one of the first permanent settlers of the county."1
Notes for ELIZA LACEY:
Eliza applied for the land bounty as the widow of a veteran of War of 1812. This was the source of detail that Solomon Sr. was a captain in the War of 1812.
Children of SOLOMON DUNAGAN and ELIZABETH ? are:
13. i. WILLIAM4 DUNAGAN, b. Abt. 1796, Greenville County, SC; d. Bef. 1850, Clinton County, Woodford, MO.
14. ii. HIRAM DUNAGAN, b. February 01, 1798, Barren County, KY or Greenville, SC; d. August 20, 1870, Owen County or Morgan County, IN.
15. iii. JAMES LEMUEL DUNAGAN, b. 1800, Barren County, Kentucky; d. 1870, Owen County Gosport, Indiana.
iv. DAUGHTER DUNAGAN, b. Abt. 1802.
16. v. THOMAS MATTHEW DUNAGAN, b. Bet. 1804 - 1806, Woodford, Kentucky; d. November 01, 1895, Gentry County, Gentryville, MO.
17. vi. ISABELLA DUNAGAN, b. March 13, 1806, Woodford, Kentucky; d. March 21, 1880, Silverton, Marion County, Oregon.
18. vii. JOHN DUNAGAN, b. Abt. 1808, Woodford County, Kentucky; d. Abt. 1854.
19. viii. FRANKLIN D. DUNAGAN, b. August 13, 1811, Woodford County, Kentucky; d. Bef. September 06, 1841, Clinton County, Woodford, MO.
20. ix. REBECCA DUNAGAN, b. Abt. 1810, Kentucky; d. Aft. July 1861, Morgan County, Indiana.
Children of SOLOMON DUNAGAN and ELIZA LACEY are:
21. x. MARTHA4 DUNAGAN, b. Abt. 1816, Probably Woodford County, KY; d. Bef. 1860, MIssouri.
22. xi. JACKSON A. DUNAGAN, b. Abt. 1818, Jefferson County, Kentucky.
23. xii. EDMUND WALTER DUNAGAN, b. September 02, 1819, Jefferson County, Kentucky; d. 1904, Clarkesdale, Dekalb County, Missouri.
24. xiii. SOLOMON (JR.) DUNAGAN, b. May 04, 1823, Morgan County, IN; d. November 11, 1853, Parke County, IN.
xiv. ELIJAH DUNAGAN, b. Abt. 1827, Morgan County, IN; d. Probably in Missouri; m. JERUSHA BUSKIRK, June 08, 1851, Owen County, IN.
Notes for ELIJAH DUNAGAN:
In 1850 was a cabinet maker in the Crisman Chair Factory in Gosport, Indiana while he was boarding with the Chrisman family. . There was a lot of business in the 1850's and 1860's for anyone who could prepare wagons and horses for the wagon trains west. His brothers did blacksmithing work. May have also been a minister. Made several trips to Gentry County, Missouri, possibly as a wagon master. Was a member of the Masons in 1864 in Gentry County and lived next door to his brother, Thomas, in 1864 in Gentryville, MO. At the Masonic Lodge, in Gentry County, Missouri they had to check their guns at the door before going to the meeting hall on the second floor above the Gentryville Baptist Church. There are letters that were written by Elijah to his brother Solomon in the possession of Richard Dunagan in Wisconsin.
More About ELIJAH DUNAGAN:
Occupation: Cabinet maker
25. xv. HARRISON DUNAGAN, b. Abt. 1830, Indiana.
xvi. ELIZABETH DUNAGAN, b. January 27, 1834, Indiana; m. JAMES WILLIAMS, Bef. February 1852, Missouri.
Marriage Notes for ELIZABETH DUNAGAN and JAMES WILLIAMS:
James Williams was the guardian for Elizabeth, Jane and Eliza Ann due to the death of their father in 1846.
xvii. JANE DUNAGAN, b. April 1836, Morgan County, Indiana.
Notes for JANE DUNAGAN:
Received bounty land about 1852/1853.
xviii. ELIZA ANN DUNAGAN, b. February 1838; d. May 08, 1852.
More About ELIZA ANN DUNAGAN:
Date conflict: Death date may be the 9th
6. ACRE3 DUNAGAN (THOMAS "TOMMY"2, THOMAS/TIMOTHY1) was born March 18, 1794 in Greenville County, South Carolina, and died April 15, 1869 in Harrison Township, Owen County,Indiana. He married PERMELIA DUGGINS August 09, 1817 in Barren County, Kentucky. She was born Abt. 1796 in Virginia, and died January 18, 1879 in Indiana.
More About ACRE DUNAGAN:
Burial: Little Mount Cemetery, (the old section), Owen County, Indiana
More About PERMELIA DUGGINS:
Burial: Little Mount Cemetery, (the old section), Owen County, Indiana
Fact 1: Have seen her maiden named spelled Huggins
Marriage Notes for ACRE DUNAGAN and PERMELIA DUGGINS:
Terry Duncan has their marriage listed as February 18, 1817.
Children of ACRE DUNAGAN and PERMELIA DUGGINS are:
i. A. J.4 DUNAGAN, b. Abt. 1818.
26. ii. THOMAS DUNAGAN, b. October 07, 1824, Kentucky; d. May 11, 1899.
27. iii. RHODA DUNAGAN, b. Abt. 1825.
iv. MARGARET DUNAGAN, b. Abt. 1826.
Notes for MARGARET DUNAGAN:
Margaret was not listed in Terry Duncan's Tree Outline.
v. MARTHA DUNAGAN, b. Abt. 1831.
28. vi. SOLOMAN D. DUNAGAN, b. January 13, 1832, Owen County, Indiana; d. March 20, 1907, Morgan County, Indiana.
vii. CATHY (LEATHY) DUNAGAN, b. Abt. 1835.
viii. WILLIAM DUNAGAN, b. Abt. 1837.
ix. MARY DUNAGAN, b. Abt. 1840.
x. JOHN DUNAGAN, b. Abt. 1842.
7. PHOEBE3 DUNAGAN (THOMAS "TOMMY"2, THOMAS/TIMOTHY1) was born Abt. 1795 in North Carolina, and died Abt. 1825 in Crawford County, Indiana. She married WILLIAM NORRIS September 09, 1809 in Barren County, Kentucky. He was born 1790 in Virginia, possibly Rappehannock County, and died Abt. 1840 in Harrison County, Indiana.
Notes for PHOEBE DUNAGAN:
Marriage Sur (bond?) provided by Benjamin King. From page 195, Reneau, Martha Powell: Marriage Records of Barren County, Kentucky 1799-1849 The First Fifty Years. (manuscript in Indiana State Library.
More About PHOEBE DUNAGAN:
Fact 1: CD #403 (Family Tree Maker) says she was born in Kentucky
Notes for WILLIAM NORRIS:
Moved to Barren County, Kentucky, lived there until the fall of 1820 when he moved to Crawford County, Indiana.
More About WILLIAM NORRIS and PHOEBE DUNAGAN:
Fact 1: On CD#403 (Family Tree Maker the year was 1809
Fact 2: I have also seen the marriage date as August 8, 1808.
Fact 3: Bond was posted by Benjamin King, husband of Susannah (Dunagan?)
Children of PHOEBE DUNAGAN and WILLIAM NORRIS are:
i. CHARLES ABRAM4 NORRIS, b. Abt. 1809.
ii. NANCY NORRIS, b. Abt. 1814; m. CHARLES MALLORY, March 01, 1832, Harrison County, Indiana.
29. iii. THOMAS NORRIS, b. Abt. 1815, Kentucky.
iv. ELIZABETH BANNISTER NORRIS, b. August 03, 1816, Barren County, Kentucky; d. November 09, 1897, Warren County, Iowa; m. ELIJAH BENEDICT WHEELDON, October 17, 1839, Morgan County, Indiana; b. January 10, 1812, Barren County, Kentucky; d. August 12, 1893, Iowa.
More About ELIJAH WHEELDON and ELIZABETH NORRIS:
: marriage date found in Ind. Marriage Records
30. v. MAHALA NORRIS, b. 1817, Barren County, Kentucky; d. 1888, Morgan County, Indiana.
31. vi. REBECCA " PHOEBE" NORRIS, b. 1820, Barren County, Kentucky; d. November 12, 1851, Indiana.
vii. WILLIAM NORRIS, b. Abt. 1821, Crawford County, Indiana; m. THURSY HANCOCK, July 03, 1842, Owen County, IN.
32. viii. PERRY NORRIS, b. 1823, Crawford County, Indiana; d. April 22, 1904, Iowa.
8. JOHN3 DUNAGAN (THOMAS "TOMMY"2, THOMAS/TIMOTHY1) was born Bet. 1781 - 1783. He married NANCY UNKNOWN. She was born 1774.
Children of JOHN DUNAGAN and NANCY UNKNOWN are:
i. MARGARET "PEGGY"4 DUNAGAN, b. Abt. 1805.
ii. MARY "POLLY" DUNAGAN, b. Abt. 1806.
iii. DELILAH DUNAGAN, b. Abt. 1807.
iv. JOEL DUNAGAN, b. Bet. 1808 - 1809.
v. SARAH DUNAGAN, b. Abt. 1812.
9. THOMAS3 DUNAGAN (THOMAS "TOMMY"2, THOMAS/TIMOTHY1) was born Abt. 1792. He married MATILDA RICHARDSON March 02, 1817 in Barren County, Kentucky.
Children of THOMAS DUNAGAN and MATILDA RICHARDSON are:
i. DAVID4 DUNAGAN.
ii. NATHAN DUNAGAN.
iii. SALLY DUNAGAN.
iv. THOMAS DUNAGAN.
10. EZEKIAL3 DUNAGAN (JOSEPH2, THOMAS/TIMOTHY1) was born May 16, 1771 in Surrey County, North Carolina, and died March 10, 1837 in Gainsville, Hall County, Georgia. He married (1) LYDIA ANN BROWN Abt. 1791 in South Carolina. She was born November 23, 1775. He married (2) MARGARET "PEGGY" WALLACE February 08, 1825 in Gainsville, Hall County, Georgia.
Children of EZEKIAL DUNAGAN and LYDIA BROWN are:
i. JOSEPH E.4 DUNAGAN, b. April 21, 1793.
ii. BENJAMIN BLACK DUNAGAN, b. March 22, 1795.
iii. SUSANNAH DUNAGAN, b. July 17, 1797.
iv. JOHN DUNAGAN, b. August 06, 1799.
v. ABNER DUNAGAN, b. October 06, 1802.
vi. ANNA DUNAGAN, b. February 06, 1804.
vii. DELIAH DUNAGAN, b. June 06, 1806.
viii. ISAIAH DUNAGAN, b. September 25, 1808.
ix. ANDREW DUNAGAN, b. September 08, 1813.
x. EZEKIAL L. DUNAGAN, b. March 20, 1811.
xi. ELIZABETH "BETSY" CAROLINE DUNAGAN, b. March 11, 1816.
xii. LOUISA B. DUNAGAN, b. September 30, 1819.
xiii. JAMES REED DUNAGAN, b. March 02, 1821.
Generation No. 4
11. SOLOMON4 DUNAGAN (ISAAC3, THOMAS "TOMMY"2, THOMAS/TIMOTHY1) was born May 04, 1793 in Greenville County, South Carolina, and died May 29, 1870 in Wayne County, Kentucky. He married (1) ELIZABETH TURPIN February 02, 1816 in Wayne County, Kentucky. He married (2) SARAH SALLY (FORD ) FOX June 28, 1821 in Wayne County, Kentucky, daughter of JOHN FOX and ELIZABETH ROBERTSON. She was born 1806 in Adair County, Kentucky, and died 1869.
Notes for SARAH SALLY (FORD ) FOX:
Information found in Russell County, Kentucky Public Library Files.
Her father was Abraham Fox. Mother unknown. He was born about 1755 and died between 1824 and 1829 in Columbia, Kentucky, Adair County. His children were all born in Russell County Kentucky.