Lieut. Nathaniel Gunn

Lieut. Nathaniel Gunn

Male 1726 - 1807  (81 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Lieut. Nathaniel Gunn was born on 24 Jan 1726 in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts (son of Nathaniel Gunn and Esther Belden); died on 22 Apr 1807 in Montague City, Franklin, Massachusetts; was buried in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts.

    Other Events:

    • Military: 1776–78, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts; during the Revolutionary War as lieutenant in Capt. Moses Harvey's company, Hampshire County regiment,
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    • _FSFTID: LHX6-2Z2
    • _UID: 4109A5C1E6BE4AEBAC1CE3441D50F7C19D60
    • Residence: 1790, Montague, Hampshire, Massachusetts
    • Residence: 1800, Montague, Hampshire, Massachusetts

    Notes:

    Gravestone Inscription: Lieut. Nathaniel Gunn died Apr. 22, 1807 in the 82nd year of his age. "Good health, prosperity and peace/With love to Christian friends/Made him bid welcome to the guests, pilgrims, strangers/Where they waited, waited long and sang the praise of the Lord/But sweetness and the heartfelt pang his last years did afford."
    Nathaniel Gunn Lieut. is the son of Nathaniel, one of the 40 original settlers of Montague, Mass. From the information that we can gather, it appears that Nathaniel continued to operate the Tavern in Montague that was first built by his father. Other records indicate that Nathaniel served as a Selectmen of Montague for 1778-1779 and again in 1781.

    Buried:
    in Old South Cemetery

    Nathaniel married Dorothy Marsh on 21 Mar 1745 in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts. Dorothy (daughter of Ebenezer Marsh and Elizabeth Gillett) was born on 28 Jul 1723 in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts; died on 13 Jul 1805 in Montague City, Franklin, Massachusetts; was buried in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Dorothy Gunn was born on 25 Dec 1745 in Montague City, Franklin, Massachusetts; died on 20 Dec 1823 in Montgomery, Hampden, Massachusetts.
    2. Submit Gunn was born on 2 Sep 1747 in Montague City, Franklin, Massachusetts; and died.
    3. Jemima Gunn was born on 3 Dec 1749 in Montague City, Franklin, Massachusetts; died on 10 Sep 1832.
    4. Nathaniel Gunn was born on 15 Jan 1752 in Montague City, Franklin, Massachusetts; died on 6 Mar 1832 in Montague City, Franklin, Massachusetts.
    5. Moses Gunn was born on 3 May 1754 in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts; died on 6 Feb 1844 in Montague City, Franklin, Massachusetts.
    6. Stephen Gunn was born on 18 Aug 1756 in Montague City, Franklin, Massachusetts; died on 13 Jan 1827 in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts.
    7. Elijah Gunn was born on 25 Dec 1759 in Montague City, Franklin, Massachusetts; died on 22 Sep 1855 in Napoleon, Henry, Ohio,.
    8. Elisha Gunn was born on 5 Nov 1761 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts; died in 1764 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts; was buried in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts.
    9. Elihu Gunn was born on 10 Nov 1763 in Montague City, Franklin, Massachusetts; died on 27 Apr 1851 in Montague City, Franklin, Massachusetts.
    10. Elisha Gunn was born on 10 Oct 1765 in Montague City, Franklin, Massachusetts; died on 4 Mar 1841 in Monclova, Lucas, Ohio.
    11. Mercy Gunn was born on 12 Jan 1768 in Montague City, Franklin, Massachusetts; died in 1863 in Ohio.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Nathaniel Gunn was born on 30 Jul 1693 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts (son of Samuel Gunn and Elizabeth Wyatt); died on 29 Nov 1779 in Montague City, Franklin, Massachusetts; was buried in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts.

    Other Events:

    • _COLOR: 8
    • _FSFTID: ML6G-PJ7
    • _UID: C4EE0DCD84994DA7A7A5239E9463B4C91E42

    Notes:

    Gravestone Inscription: Mr. Nathaniel Gunn, died Nov. 29, 1779, aged 86. "The Lord be served/The Saints be preaised/The poor be fed/The vile reproved/Himself deney'd, and when he died/Oh welcome death/Aloud he cried."
    "Had three wives and seven children. One of the first settlers of the town of Montague locating there about 1726." - From "A Typical Puritan Town"

    "One of the 40 first settlers of Sunderland, Mass.; home lot, No. 8, East side. He succeeded his father as town clerk in 1730, but soon returned to Hatfield. His children, Elisha and Ester, were born in Hatfield, Mass. After 1739 he returned and settled in 'Hunting Hills'" - From "History of the Town of Sunderland Massachusetts"

    Buried:
    in Old South Cemetery

    Nathaniel married Esther Belden on 26 Nov 1724 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Esther (daughter of Stephen Belden and Mary Wells) was born on 1 May 1697 in Hatfield, Franklin, Massachusetts; died on 12 Feb 1779 in Franklin, New London, Connecticut. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Esther Belden was born on 1 May 1697 in Hatfield, Franklin, Massachusetts (daughter of Stephen Belden and Mary Wells); died on 12 Feb 1779 in Franklin, New London, Connecticut.

    Other Events:

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    • _UID: 65C22B4F50224E5995E195459DBC664E17D6

    Children:
    1. 1. Lieut. Nathaniel Gunn was born on 24 Jan 1726 in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts; died on 22 Apr 1807 in Montague City, Franklin, Massachusetts; was buried in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts.
    2. Moses Gunn was born on 12 Oct 1728 in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts; died on 3 Jan 1793 in Montague, Hampshire, Massachusetts.
    3. Asahel Gunn was born on 16 Nov 1730 in Montague, Hampshire, Massachusetts; died on 11 Jul 1796 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts.
    4. Elisha Gunn was born on 16 Jan 1733 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts; died on 17 Mar 1769.
    5. Esther Gunn was born on 20 Apr 1735 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts; and died.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Samuel Gunn and died.

    Other Events:

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    Samuel married Elizabeth Wyatt. Elizabeth and died. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Elizabeth Wyatt and died.

    Other Events:

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    Children:
    1. 2. Nathaniel Gunn was born on 30 Jul 1693 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts; died on 29 Nov 1779 in Montague City, Franklin, Massachusetts; was buried in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts.

  3. 6.  Stephen Belden and died.

    Other Events:

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    • _FSFTID: KNZ6-1J7
    • _UID: 0BF8DBF1DD3D4777BD95FFCB08E5841F5341

    Stephen married Mary Wells. Mary and died. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Mary Wells and died.

    Other Events:

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    Children:
    1. 3. Esther Belden was born on 1 May 1697 in Hatfield, Franklin, Massachusetts; died on 12 Feb 1779 in Franklin, New London, Connecticut.