Family of Thomas DUNHAM and Elizabeth TRAVIS

Husband:	Thomas DUNHAM (1763-1850)
Wife:	Elizabeth TRAVIS (1773-1820)
Children:	Elizabeth DUNHAM (1789-1817)
	Anna DUNHAM (1791-1850)
	Sarah DUNHAM (1793-1867)
	Ira DUNHAM (1795- )
	Frances DUNHAM (1797-aft1850)
	Thomas Gage DUNHAM (1799-1872)
	Ezekiel DUNHAM (1801- )
	William DUNHAM (1803-1884)
	David DUNHAM (1806- )
	Elijah DUNHAM (1810-aft1860)
	Henry DUNHAM (1812- )
Marriage	1789 (app)

Husband: Thomas DUNHAM

Name:	Thomas DUNHAM 1
Sex:	Male
Father:	Isaac DUNHAM (1737?- )
Mother:	Ann GACH (1732-1825?)
Birth (1)	4 Jun 1763	Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey
Death (1)	16 Sep 1850 (age 87)	East Gwillimbury, York, Ontario, Canada
Birth (2)	4 Jun 1763	Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., N.J., U.S.A.
Death (2)	16 Sep 1850 (age 87)	East Gwillimbury Twp., York Co., Ontario, Canada

Wife: Elizabeth TRAVIS

Name:	Elizabeth TRAVIS
Sex:	Female
Father:	William TRAVISS (1744?-1779?)
Mother:	Elizabeth WHITNEY (1750?-aft1802)
Birth (1)	15 May 1773	Westchester, New York
Birth (2)	15 May 1773	Westchester Co., N.Y., U.S.A.
Death (1)	1820 (age 46-47)	East Gwillimbury, York, Ontario, Canada
Death (2)	1820 (age 46-47)	Upper Canada (present day Ontario)

Child 1: Elizabeth DUNHAM

Name:	Elizabeth DUNHAM
Sex:	Female
Spouse 1:	Henry PROCTOR ( -1828?)
Spouse 2:	Thomas Drury EMES (1786-1809)
Birth (1)	10 Oct 1789	Kings, New Brunswick, Canada
Death	14 Feb 1817 (age 27)	Upper Canada, (present day Ontario)
Birth (2)	10 Oct 1789	Probably Kings Co., New Brunswick, Canada

Child 2: Anna DUNHAM

Name:	Anna DUNHAM
Sex:	Female
Spouse:	Silas EMES (1685- )
Birth (1)	31 Jul 1791	Kings, New Brunswick, Canada
Death	1850 (age 58-59)
Birth (2)	31 Jul 1791	Probably Kings Co., New Brunswick, Canada

Child 3: Sarah DUNHAM

Name:	Sarah DUNHAM
Sex:	Female
Spouse 1:	George FOSTER (1797?-1871?)
Spouse 2:	Mark FENTON ( -1820?)
Spouse 3:	Peter DEGUERRE (1795?-1823)
Birth (1)	31 Jul 1793	Kings, New Brunswick, Canada
Death	27 Aug 1867 (age 74)	probably East Gwillimsbury Twp., York Co., Ontairo, Canada
Birth (2)	31 Jul 1793	Kings Co., New Brunswick, Canada

Child 4: Ira DUNHAM

Name:	Ira DUNHAM
Sex:	Male
Birth (1)	16 Apr 1795	Kings, New Brunswick, Canada
Birth (2)	16 Apr 1795	Kings Co., New Brunswick, Canada

Child 5: Frances DUNHAM

Name:	Frances DUNHAM
Sex:	Female
Spouse:	Jacob HOLLINGSHEAD (1791?- )
Birth (1)	27 May 1797	Kings, New Brunswick, Canada
Death	aft 1850 (age 52-53)
Birth (2)	27 May 1797	Kings Co., New Brunswick, Canada

Child 6: Thomas Gage DUNHAM

Name:	Thomas Gage DUNHAM
Sex:	Male
Spouse 1:	Margaret BARRIE (1793?- )
Spouse 2:	Elizabeth CUMMINGS ( -bef1849)
Birth (1)	5 Jul 1799	Kings, New Brunswick, Canada
Death	8 Jul 1872 (age 73)	East Gwillimbury Twp., York Co., Ontario, Canada
Birth (2)	5 Jul 1799	Kings Co., New Brunswick, Canada

Child 7: Ezekiel DUNHAM

Name:	Ezekiel DUNHAM
Sex:	Male
Birth (1)	12 Jun 1801	Kings, New Brunswick, Canada
Birth (2)	12 Jun 1801	Kings Co., New Brunswick, Canada

Child 8: William DUNHAM

Name:	William DUNHAM
Sex:	Male
Spouse 1:	Lydia EVANS (1807?-1861)
Spouse 2:	Nancy WILSON ( - )
Birth (1)	8 Feb 1803	York, Ontario, Canada
Death	23 Sep 1884 (age 81)	Brougham, Pickering Twp., Ontario, Canada
Birth (2)	8 Feb 1803	York Co., Ontario, Canada

Child 9: David DUNHAM

Name:	David DUNHAM
Sex:	Male
Birth (1)	27 Jun 1806	York, Ontario, Canada
Birth (2)	27 Jun 1806	East Gwillimbury Twp., York Co., Ontario, Canada

Child 10: Elijah DUNHAM

Name:	Elijah DUNHAM
Sex:	Male
Birth (1)	24 Apr 1810	East Gwillimbury, York, Ontario, Canada
Death	aft 1860 (age 49-50)
Birth (2)	24 Apr 1810	East Gwillimbury Twp., York Co., Ontario, Canada

Child 11: Henry DUNHAM

Name:	Henry DUNHAM
Sex:	Male
Birth (1)	30 Aug 1812	East Gwillimbury, York, Ontario, Canada
Birth (2)	30 Aug 1812	East Gwillimbury Twp., York Co., Ontario, Canada

Note on Husband: Thomas DUNHAM - shared note

Thomas was a British patriot, who chose to stay with the British at the time ofthe American Revolution. He left with the last fleet out of New York, for NewBrunswick, Canada. Later he moved to Upper Canada, present day Ontario.

 

Information from Greg Stott

 

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Classification: Query

Surnames: Dunham, Traviss, Briggs, Willson, Lewis

 

Would love to get in touch with descendants of THOMAS DUNHAM (June 4, 1763-September 16, 1850) and ELIZABETH TRAVISS (May 15, 1773-circa 1820), or also looking for information on Thomas's second wife BETSEY LEWIS. Thomas and Elizabeth had 1)Elizabeth (1789-dead by 1839)2)Annie (1791-alive 1850), 3)Sally (1793-1867), 4)Ira (1795-d.y.), 5) Fanny (1797-alive 1850), 6) Thomas Gage (1799-1872), 7)David (1801-d.y.), 8)William (1803-1883), 9) Ezekiel (1806-d.y.), 10)Elijah (1810-1893) and 11) Henry (1812-d.y.). From his second marriage Thomas had 1)Ephraim (1823- ), 2)

John J. (1825- ), 3) Mary Jane (1827- ) and 3) Reid (1832-1903). Elijah DUNHAM married to Anna Maria Briggs (1813-1899) the daughter of Anna Willson (1786-1824) and Robert C. Briggs (1779-1834). Anna was a sister of David Willson (1777-1866). Thomas DUNHAM was the son of Isaac Donham (c.1737-alive 1802) and Anne Gach/Gauge (1732- ) of Woodbridge, New Jersey. They arrived in New Brunswick in 1783 and Thomas moved to Upper Canada in 1803. Elizabeth TRAVISS was the daughter of William TRAVISS (c.1744-1779) and ELizabeth (?Whitney) (c. 1750-alive 1802) of Westchester Co., New York.

Note on Wife: Elizabeth TRAVIS - shared note

Information from Greg Stott

Sources

1	Patty Barthell Myers, "Ancestors and Descendants of Lewis Ross Freeman" (Name: 1995;). pp. 41-42.
	http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/u?/FH12,35923.