24. Christian Jr⁴ VAN GUNDY (Christian Sr³, Peter Sr², Male¹) was born in Lancaster Co, PA February 3, 1766. Christian died October 1, 1836 in Union Co, PA, at 70 years of age.

He married Mary Magdalena FULLMER\FALLMER\Vollmer June 30, 1794. Mary was born in Berks Co, PA September 16, 1773. Mary died May 4, 1827 at 53 years of age. At 34 years of age Mary became the mother of Jacob VAN GUNDY in E Buffalo Twp, Union Co, PA, December 15, 1807. Mary became the mother of Magdalena VAN GUNDY about 1815. She was described as "a lady of fine attainments and highly educated in German. She was a good Bible scholar and a very fine writer. A specimen of her handwriting now in possession of her son being equal to copper plate."

At 41 years of age Christian became the father of Jacob VAN GUNDY in E Buffalo Twp, Union Co, PA, December 15, 1807. Christian became the father of Magdalena VAN GUNDY about 1815. There was one account of Christian at age 10 in the History of Susquehanna and Juanita Valleys: "The boy was trying to cool off by dabbling his feet in the water from an old ferryboat at Strohecker's Landing on a hot day in August in 1776, when he saw the canoes of a party of Indians dart out from between the islands below the mouth of the Chillisquaque. The squaws and luggage were ashore and the men disappeared. The boy asked leave of his father to go up to the trading post. There he saw that Ludwig Derr had supplied the Indians with tin cups and had opened a barrel of whiskey for them. They got on a fearful bender and young Van Gundy saw the full intensity of the wildly whooping and dancing frolic of these drunken savages. In the midst of their wild revel, Capt. John Brady, who had been away at Fort Augusta that day, strode out from behind the Mill, kicked over the barrel and exclaimed, 'My God, Ludwig, what have you done?' Derr replied in his Dutchy brogue, that he was just giving them ' a dreet.' The Indians held this event as one of their grudges against Brady for long years afterward." Christian was a miller. Residences: 1790 Northumberland Co, PA, where Christian lived alone at census time. 1820 Buffalo Twp, Union Co, PA. Christian had moved since the last census, he and John being the only Gundys in the county at that time. He was said to have managed the grist, hemp, and saw mills of a Mr Bear, working almost night and day to earn the means with which to buy about 200 acres of land. He was involved in a law suit regarding title to the land, finally resolving the matter by buying out the other claimants and receiving a clear title. Part of this tract was in the possession of his son, Jacob, as late as 1886. Lewisburg, PA. Christian remained behind when the rest of the family moved to Ohio and some of his descendants still reside there.

Christian Jr VAN GUNDY and Mary Magdalena FULLMER\FALLMER\Vollmer had the following children:

104 i. Mary Anna⁵ VAN GUNDY.

105 ii. John VAN GUNDY.

106 iii. George VAN GUNDY.

107 iv. Adam VAN GUNDY.

108 v. Abram VAN GUNDY. Abram's granddaughter, Ellen, had a granddaughter, Altha Paullin, who married JD Van Gundy, son of David B.

+ 109 vi. Jacob VAN GUNDY was born December 15, 1807.

110 vii. Magdalena VAN GUNDY was born about 1815.

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