Notes for David Sr VAN GUNDY

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Notes for David Sr VAN GUNDY

David was our progenitor and along with several brothers, fought inthe Am Rev. His occupation was joiner (woodwork carpenter) and heoperated mills. He raised a large family, nearly all of whem wentwest.

Residences and events:

1782 Berks Co, PA, where daughter, Mary was born.

9/9/1789 Manheim Twp, York Co, PA. David and the family have startedmoving west.

In the Pennsylvania Herald & York General Advertiser was thefollowing: "Whereas Barbara Felger, obtained of the subscriber, onepromissary note, persons are forewarned from taking assignment on same- David Gundy, Manheim Twp, York Co." No relationship between the twowas stated. Brother, Peter, was a resident of the same county.

1800 Elk Lick Twp, Somerset Co, PA. In the census there were livingat his house 4 males under 10 yrs, himself at 26-45, 1 female under10, 2 females 10-16, and 1 female 16-26, and his wife, also 26-45. Heand brother, Joseph, were the only Van Gundys listed in the county.Both had land transactions there the same year.

Elk Lick Twp was part of Brothers' Valley, a Mennonite settlement,where brother, Joseph, was a preacher for awhile.

The Gundy name is among the county's list of Amish names of theAlsatian group as opposed to those of the Old Order and Hessian-Amish.

1801-1805 OH. Practically the whole family of Van Gundys andWisslers moved from PA to OH. It was possible they were part of the25 families that took advantage of the free land offered there. In1796 "Zane's Trace"/National Highway/Rte 40 (whichever you prefer tocall it) was completed from Wheeling, WV, to Tarleton and Chillicothe,OH, and settlers were given 100 acres if they would settle in the newterritory.

9/24/1803 The Scioto Gazette carried an item that a court of inquirymet at Gundy's mill to examine charges against Capt Roberts & lt. Crowregarding their conduct during the Indian alarm. They wereconsidered"honorably acquitted from the charges."

8/21/1805 Clearcreek Twp, Fairfield Co, OH. In the land auditorsrecords is an entry for Miller & Vangundy for $96.90, recorded11/8/1805.

8/11/1809 Messrs. Miller & Van Gundy bought land at Chilicothe, OH.

1810 Ross Co, OH. David was named in the tax list but no townshipwas recorded. In the census of the same year, his residence wasHarrison Twp, near South Bloomfield. However, the "First Families ofOhio, Official Roster" said daughter, Anna, arrived in the county in1811.

9/6/1810 David and Jacob Van Gundy signed their names in Dutch aswitnesses to a deed transfer from brother, Christian, to the IsaacGunner (Conner) children. David's property was adjacent toChristian's and bounderies were often described in deeds by theirrelationship to David's property, such as, the white oak tree in linewith David's line, etc.

Abt 1812 Pickaway Co, OH. He bought Simon Headley's grist mill onthe Scioto river, near the site of the South Bloomfield bridge. Themill had been built in 1803.

1/25/1814 David Van gundee owed the estate of Andrew Fultz $18.52.

1816 Pickaway Co, OH. David was listed on the tax rolls.

1817 He bought land on the Scioto River from Peter Parcel at 22R2 for$62.

1816/17/18 Green Twp, Ross Co, OH, where David was taxed for hisproperty there. Also taxed in the same township were Christian,Jacob, Peter, and Samuel.

1820 Harrison Twp, Pickaway Co, OH. In the census, he was living atthe same place on the river. He had 1 male 10-16, 3 males 16-26, 1male over 45 (himself), 1 female 16-26, and 1 female over 45 (wife).Ann Denny, a family friend and roundabout relative, who apparentlynever married, was living with him next door to Margaret Denny. Theneighbors were Coonrods, future in-law relatives of son, David.
Another source listed his death place as Springfield, Ross Co, OH.
Some descendants say he was buried in Green Twp, Ross Co, OH.

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