Family of Josiah DUNHAM and Anna WILLIAMS

Husband:	Josiah DUNHAM (1753-1816)
Wife:	Anna WILLIAMS (1755?-1829)
Children:	Joseph DUNHAM (aft1770-bef1850)
	John DUNHAM (aft1773-aft1816)
	Azariah DUNHAM (1776-1807)
	Elizabeth DUNHAM (1780?-aft1816)
Marriage	1774 (app) 1

Husband: Josiah DUNHAM

	Josiah DUNHAM, "Musketman8"

Name:	Josiah DUNHAM 2,3
Sex:	Male
Name Prefix:	Patriot
Father:	Elisha DUNHAM (1732-bef1783)
Mother:	Elizabeth FREEMAN (1732?-aft1783)
Birth (1)	1 Jun 1753 2
Birth (2)	1 Jun 1753	Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey
Title (Facts Pg)		Patriot 4
Death	Apr 1816 (age 62)	Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey 2

Wife: Anna WILLIAMS

Name:	Anna WILLIAMS 2
Sex:	Female
Father:	Unknown WILLIAMS (bef1740- )
Mother:	-
Birth	1755 (app) 2
Death	10 Mar 1829 (age 73-74)	Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey 2

Child 1: Joseph DUNHAM

	Joseph DUNHAM, "Musketman8"

Name:	Joseph DUNHAM 1,2
Sex:	Male
Spouse:	Elizabeth UNKNOWN (aft1770-bef1840)
Birth	btw 1770 and 1780	Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey 2
Military	1793 (age 18)	NJ Militia; Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
Residence (1)	1830 (age 49-60)	Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey 5
Residence (2)	1 Jun 1840 (age 59-70)	Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey 6
Death	btw 1840 and 1850 (age 59-80)	prob. Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey
Caution	Dec 2008 (age 227-238)	It is probable that this Joseph, son of Josiah, is father to Joseph, husband of Isabella, based on family genealogies and US Census records.

Child 2: John DUNHAM

Name:	John DUNHAM 1,7
Sex:	Male
Birth	aft 1773	Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey
Residence (1)	1810 (age 36-37)	Woodbridge, Middlesex County, NJ 7
Death	aft 1816 (age 42-43)
Residence (2)	1818 (age 44-45)	Woodbridge, Middlesex County, NJ 7

Child 3: Azariah DUNHAM

Name:	Azariah DUNHAM 1,2
Sex:	Male
Spouse:	Phebe S BLACKNEY (1780-1854)
Birth	7 Oct 1776	Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey 2
Death	8 Oct 1807 (age 31) 2

Child 4: Elizabeth DUNHAM

Name:	Elizabeth DUNHAM
Sex:	Female
Birth	1780 (app)	Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey
Death	aft 1816 (age 35-36)

Note on Husband: Josiah DUNHAM - shared note

from p97 Ancestors and Descendants of Lewis Ross Freeman, Myers, 1995

available from the Family History Archives at Bringham Young University

http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/u?/FH12,35923

 

160. Josiah Dunham (Elizabeth4 Freeman, John3, Henry2, Ann1), b. 1 Jun 1753/5; d. 1816; m. Anna Williams, b 1755; d 10 Mar 1829. (Dunham, p 48, says Josiah b. 1 Apr 1735, but this must be an error.) April 5, 1783, he purchased the homestead.

 

1811, May 4, Dunham, Josiah, of Woodbridge, MIddlesex Co.; will of.

Wife, Anne, interest of residue of estate, (after debts are paid), during widowhood. All real and personal estate to be sold. At her marriage, or death, residue to all except son, John (who is to have 1/4 of an equal share) and daughter, Elizabeth (an equal share if she survives her present husband, and if she does not, only $1.) [There may have been other children not named - the meaning is not clear.] Executors - Joseph D. Shotwell, Joseph Shotwell (son of John). Witnesses - John Shotwell, Joseph 0. Lufbery, Samuel Marsh, Jr. Proved 3 Apr 1816. Inventory, $249.21; made 12 Mar 1816. (N.J. Arch., 42:139.)

 

553 i Azariah Dunham, m. Phebe ____ and had dau. Phebe.

554 ii Elizabeth Durham.

555 iii Joseph Dunham, m. Elizabeth ____ and had Joseph.

556 iv John Durham.

(DAR 361185; Durham, p. 48; Willis Freeman.)

 

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DAR 361185

 

DUNHAM, Josiah

Birth: NJ 1 Apr 1753

Service: NJ

Rank: Pvt

Death: NJ 4- -1816

Patriot Pensioned: No Widow Pensioned: No

Children Pensioned: No Heirs Pensioned: No

Spouse: (1) Anna Williams

 

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from Dunham Genealogy, Isaac Warson Dunham, 1907, p 48.

 

45 JOSIAH, b. April 1, 1735; son of Elisha and Mary Freeman; m. Anna Williams; b. 1755. She d. March 10, 1829; he 1816. Issue: 51. I.--Azariah, m. Phebe and had Phebe. 52. II.--Elizabeth. 53. III.--Joseph, m. and had: 53. JOSEPH. Issue: 54. I.--Elisha, b. 1798; m. Campbell. 55. II.--James, b. 1810. Had Ichabod in 1834.

Note on Wife: Anna WILLIAMS - shared note

Essex County, New Jersey Quaker Records

 

Name: Josiah Dunham

Comment: Josiah rec on req 8-16-1786, Dis 6-17-1789

Spouse's Name: Anna

Death Date: 20 Mar 1829 (H)

Age: in 74th yr

Comment: his widow

 

Name: --- Dunham

Spouse's Name: Phebe

Comment: *sister of Anna, they m brothers

 

Source Information:

Ancestry.com. Essex County, New Jersey Quaker Records [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001. Original data: Cox, John, Jr., comp.. Quaker Records: Rahway and Plainfield Monthly Meetings Essex County, New Jersey

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22.05

Dunham, Anna

B: ?? , D:1829.0320, Age: 74

Buried at: Rahway 3Mo 22

Last Residence: Middlesex

Spouse: Josiah

Sources

1	Patty Barthell Myers, "Ancestors and Descendants of Lewis Ross Freeman" (Name: 1995;). p 97.
	http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/u?/FH12,35923.

2	Ancestry.com, "One World Tree (sm)" (Name: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., n.d.;). Text From Source: Online publication - Ancestry.com. OneWorldTree [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc.
	www.ancestry.com.

3	Patty Barthell Myers, "Ancestors and Descendants of Lewis Ross Freeman" (Name: 1995;). p 37 & p. 97.
	http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/u?/FH12,35923.

4	"National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution". DAR 361185. Text From Source: DUNHAM, Josiah Birth: NJ 1 Apr 1753 Service: NJ Rank: Pvt Death: NJ 4- -1816 Patriot Pensioned: No Widow Pensioned: No Children Pensioned: No Heirs Pensioned: No Spouse: (1) Anna Williams

5	Ancestry.com, "1830 United States Federal Census" (Name: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004;). p 3-4.
	www.ancestry.com.

6	Ancestry.com, "1840 United States Federal Census" (Name: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004;).
	www.ancestry.com.

7

Jackson, Ronald V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp, "New Jersey Census, 1772-1890" (Name: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1999;). Text From Source: Online publication - Jackson, Ronald V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. New Jersey Census, 1772-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1999.Original data - Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes.

www.ancestry.com.