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- William is the son of Elizabeth Tyler & William Smith Dunham (b. 1746 Woodbridge, NJ.)
. 1786 Apr 26 - Salem Monthly Meeting, New Jersey:
To Friends of Salem Monthly Meeting, Dear Friends, Our Certificate being requested for William Dunham, his wife Elizabeth & their 4 children,
Viz: Shuebal, John, William & Elizabeth, who is removed to settle within the compass of your Meeting. Now there may certify on their behalf they have a right of Membership with us; & enquiry being made it appears they have frequently attended our Religious Meetings & their lives & conversations in a good degree orderly & settled their outward affairs to satisfaction as for as appears: We therefore recommend them to Devine protection & your Christian care: with desires for their growth & establishments in the blessed truth & remain your affectionate friends: signed in & on behalf of our Monthly Meeting held at Greenwich this 26 Day of the fourth month 1786. By Benj Reeve & Mary Sheppard. [Greenwich, Gloucester Co., NJ.]
Wm. Dunham Senior.
. 1805 Jul 29, A monthly meeting held at Salem. A good degree of care is taken to deal with offenders as discipline directs.
The friends as appointed reported they had an opportunity with William Dunham & that he appeared sorry for his fault but though it was not in his power at this time to make Friends satisfaction; with being considered it is the sense of the meeting to disown him & Sam. Abbott, Jacob Wood, are appointed to prepare a testification against him & produce next meeting.
. 1805 Sep 30, Monthly Meeting held at Salem. The overseas being called were all present & reported the friends appointed reported they had served William Dunham [senior] with a copy of this meetings testification against I'm & informed him of his privilege of appeal. William Dunham disowned.
Ref: Quaker Meeting Records Minutes 1709-1899.
Note1: However by 1786 it appears Willam Dunham was still again a practicing Quaker. - PJA.
. UCLPetition 20, D Bundle 7, C1743, p12126.
Petition of William Dunham of Adolphustown, yeoman.
Your petitioner has been upwards of 4 years in the Province [1801] is of sufficient ability to cultivate & improve a vacant lot of Crown land, that he has taken & subscribed the Oath of Allegiance & is prepared to undertake in case his Petition shall be favorably answered, to pay with 3 days from the date of the Order in Council into the hands of his Majestys receiver General of his Province, as well the whole of the Fees allowed on the Patent that is issued, as he Fees of Survey, And your petition will within the same period produce to the Clerk of the Council, the Receiver General's Receipt for such Fees. Your Petitioner will also attend the Secretary of the Province with 21 days from the date of the order in Council & take out the Deed.
Wherefore your petitioner prays that your Excellency may be please to grant him 200 Ares of Crown Land.
Signed, William Dunham, York, 12 March, 1805.
. 1805 Mar 12, Taker of Fees, Receiver Generals Office,
Wm. Dunham paid into this office £5 sterling & £1 19 s 4p being Patent fees on Grant of 200 Acres. A also £1 7s 6p currency for the Survey fees thereon. Signed, Peter Russell.
. Envelope: Received from himself 1805 Mar 12. Recommended for 200 A. on 6 Jul 1804.
. Letter. To Peter Russell, Rec. General,
Robert Briggs & William Dunham compact to apply to Council for land. Joseph Southolin? tho Broads who is acquainted with them both will attend with them shortly xx xxx he is a man of sufficiency.
Signed, Elisha Beaman*, 1805 March 9, Whitchurch.
Note2: Elisha Beaman, was a well known tavernkeeper.
UCLPetition 32, D Leases 1800-18, C1886, p204
Petition of William Dunham, Twp. East Gwillimbury, yeoman,
Your petitioner is desirous to obtain a Lease of Reserve Lot 12, Con 4, East Gwillmbury Twp & John Draper? of same place, yeoman, as security with your petitioner on a Bond. Wherefore he prays for a Lease of said Lot 12, Con 4.
Signed, William Dunham, York, 15 May 1810.
. EnvelopeThis lot is reserve for the Crown. Timber hemlock & Maple.*
granted a Lease of the lot prayed for, Warrant 896, issued 6 Mar 1811.
Note 2. Hemlock was important for making ash of leather tanning. - PJA.
Tombstone Inscription:
GONE TO REST
Remembrance of WM. DUNHAM
Who died Feb. 25, 1844
Æ. 63 y's. [=b. 1781]
[under William's inscription]
My body lying dead
My place with them will be
And I with them shall be on
To all eternity.
Note3: Stone shared with Mary Dunham.
Research & transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. - - -
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1781 - 1844 (63 years)