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Alexander Dungan
The first American Thomas Dungan, was married
in 1663, probably at Newport, Rhode Island to Elizabeth Weaver. She
was born at Newport in 1647, the daughter of Clement Weaver and Rebecca Holbrook.
There have been various reports concerning two Clement Weavers, but
the church records of St. John's Glastonbury, as well as the years of marriages
and death, indicate to me that Elizabeth Weaver was the daughter of the elder
Clement, and sister to Clement Weaver, who married Mary Freeborn. Elizabeth
Weaver Dungan died in Bucks County, Pennsylvania in 1697. She was probably
born 1627-1629, but due to certain missing records we cannot tell this for
sure. In History and Genealogy of a Branch of the Weaver Family,
by Lucius E. Weaver, 1928, pages 34 and 35, we read that : registers of this
parish (St. John's, Glastonbury) are defective and exist before 1700 only
for the following years:
Baptisms, 16-3-1622, 1625, 1626, 1630, 1653-1700
Marriages, 1603-1630, 1653-1700
Burials, 1603-1622, 1653-1700
The given name Thomas appears repeatedly in the Dungan family. Although the name appears in each generation, our direct line skips the name Thomas in alternate generations, i.e., Thomas, William, Thomas, Benjamin, Thomas, Alexander, before ending with Charlotte.
For at least 3 generations, beginning with Benjamin, the Dungan men were coopers by trade. Further, they were strong and willing to work. Benjamin Dungan, born 16 July 1743, was able to make ten flour barrels a day when he was 60 years of age. He, as well as his son, Thomas, was over 6 feet tall and weighed over 200 pounds. He was a natural mechanic, he could turn his hand to most any trade. Thomas was a farmer, but carried on distilling, coopering, milling, carpentering and blacksmithing. Most of the necessities used by the family were made on the premises; their clothing, tools, and sugar were all produced at home.
Thomas, born 18 September 1775, enlisted in Captain John Hayden's Company of Kentucky Mounted Volunteer Militia that was mustered at Newport, Kentucky, September 1, 1813 for the War of 1812. Although, Thomas Dungan lived in a slave state, he was conscientiously opposed to slavery, and never owned a slave.
Not much is known about Alexander Dungan, son of Thomas, father of Charlotte Frances (known as Fannie, married James Henry and had 12 children) other than basic facts. He was born 28 March 1818, in Harrison County, Kentucky and married 12 April 1838 to Delila Fightmaster. He reported his occupation as Cooper during at least one census (1850), when he was living in Bourbon County, Kentucky. Alexander was born on Twin Creek property in Harrison County where he lived for a while after inheriting a portion at his father's death. He was apparently living in Grant County, Kentucky when Charlotte Frances and James Henry got married. Their marriage license is in the Grant County Court House. At that time he sent a permission slip, which reads:
this is to sertify that i Alxzander Dungan has sent Edmond Dungan, his son, to act in his place for the purpis to get licins to the marage between his dauter, Sharlet Frances Dungan and James Henry.
Yours respectfuly,
Alxzander Dungan
Alexander and Delila Fightmaster Dungan are buried in Raven Creek Cemetery, Harrison County, Kentucky. Their plots are directly in front of their daughter, Charlotte Frances Dungan Henry.
Source:
Information previously posted by: Jo
Thiessen
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