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There was one account of Christian at age 10 in the History ofSusquehanna and Juanita Valleys: "The boy was trying to cool off by dabbling his feet in the water froman old ferryboat at Strohecker's Landing on a hot day in August in1776, when he saw the canoes of a party of Indians dart out frombetween the islands below the mouth of the Chillisquaque. The squawsand luggage were ashore and the men disappeared. The boy asked leaveof his father to go up to the trading post. There he saw that LudwigDerr had supplied the Indians with tin cups and had opened a barrel ofwhiskey for them. They got on a fearful bender and young Van Gundysaw the full intensity of the wildly whooping and dancing frolic ofthese drunken savages. In the midst of their wild revel, Capt. John Brady, who had been awayat Fort Augusta that day, strode out from behind the Mill, kicked overthe barrel and exclaimed, 'My God, Ludwig, what have you done?' Derr replied in his Dutchy brogue, that he was just giving them ' adreet.' The Indians held this event as one of their grudges againstBrady for long years afterward." Christian was a miller. The 3rd family of Christian may or may not belong to this man. Itneeds to be sorted out and verified. Residences: 1790 Northumberland Co, PA, where Christian lived alone at censustime. 1820 Buffalo Twp, Union Co, PA. Christian had moved since the lastcensus, 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 MrBear, working almost night and day to earn the means with which to buyabout 200 acres of land. He was involved in a law suit regardingtitle to the land, finally resolving the matter by buying out theother claimants and receiving a clear title. Part of this tract wasin the possession of his son, Jacob, as late as 1886. Lewisburg, PA. Christian remained behind when the rest of the family moved to Ohioand some of his descendants still reside there. |
| Christian and Ann were twins. |