Jeremiah Dungan Genealogy

Record modified: 2023-01-20
This is my ancestor 9 generations back.

 / Jeremiah Dungan
 / George Dungan|
|  \ Deborah Drake
Jeremiah Dungan |
|  / Nicholas Hellings
 \ Mary Hellings |
 \ Ruth (unknown)

Born: about 1730-00-00 Bucks Co, Pennsylvania USA
Died: 1812-08-00 Watauga, Washington Co, Tennessee USA
Marriages:
1. Mary (unknown)

Children of Jeremiah Dungan and Mary (unknown):
*Mary Dungan b. 1763-08-04


Notes:

There were at least two Jeremiah Dungans who have been mixed up.
One died in Bucks Co PA in 1809 and had son Joshua and daughters Elizabeth Dyer, Eleanor Marpole, Mary Kirk, and Nancy Dungan. He was son of Clement and Eleanor, as shown by Eleanor's will naming her granddaughter Eleanor Marple.

Mine died in Washington Co TN in 1812. I haven't found his will, but a deed shows his five children are:
Mary
Orpha + John Love
Sarah + Zebulon Smith
Margaret + James Pierce
Rebecca + Jeremiah Gibson

Apparently both of them married a Mary. One of them was in Bucks Co PA on 1762-11-24 to Mary Whitton. That seems to have been the other one. My Jeremiah was probably in VA by then.

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There were several Jeremiah Dungans. One served in the Revolutionary War.
In the DAR database he is number A200166.

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Genforum message 83 says that this Jeremiah is the same as Jeremiah Duncan who married Rebecca Hendry.
Genforum message 89 points out that the 1782 will of George Hendry (Rebecca's father) states Jeremiah Duncan "now lives in Frederick Co VA", but Jeremiah Dungan was living in Washington Co TN by 1778.

Note that Jeremiah Dungan was in Frederick Co VA, but earlier than Jeremiah Duncan (see below).

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In 1778 he built a mill in Washington Co TN. He and his family were millers for many years.
In 1796 he bought 40 acres on Sinking Creek in Washington Co.

[Note: At the time, Washington Co was the whole corner of TN. Jeremiah seems to have been in the part the was split off to Carter Co.]

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Frederick Co VA Deed Book 9

p491
1764-07-21 Thomas Shepherd and Elizabeth his wife of Frederick to Jeremiah Dungan; 40 shillings; half acre of land in the town of Mechlenburgh, #30

p494
1764-07-21 Thomas Shepherd and Elizabeth his wife of Frederick to Jeremiah Dungan; 40 shillings; half acre of land in the town of Mechlenburgh, #61

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George Dungan, Jeremiah Dungan, and Elisha Dungan witnessed a deed on in Frederick Co VA on 1764-08-08.

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Frederick Co VA Deed Book 11 p469

This indenture made the twenty ninth day of June One Thousand Seven Hundred
and sixty seven between Thomas Shepherd and Elizabeth his wife of the parish
and county of Frederick in the collony of Virginia of the one part and
Jeremiah Dungen of the other part witnesseth that the said Thomas Shepherd and Elizabeth
his wife for... sixty shillings current money of Virginia... doth... sell... unto the said Jeremiah Dungen...
land... bounded as follows vizt beginning at a stale No 1 standing at the corner of the alley of the
devision of the said land and running thence No 22 1/2 fity three poles to a stake then So
63 Et ten poles to a stake then So 22 1/2 Wt fifty poles to a stake No 2 standing in said
alley then to the beginning containing three acres more or less which said...
land is part of fifty acres of land conveyed to the said Thomas Shepherd by Capt Richard Morgan...
subject nevertheless to this covenant and condition that the
said Jeremiah Dungen... shall pay...the said Thomas Shepherd... yearly... the sum of three shillings
sterling as a ground rent...

Thomas Shepherd
Elizabeth Shepherd (mark)

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Tennessee, U.S., Early Land Registers, 1778-1927
Washington Co

#887 1778-12-31; Jeremiah Dungan, 400 acres "including the plantation where he lives & a grist mill on Brush Creek"
#888 1778-12-31; Jeremiah Dungan, 400 acres "on Wataugah River below the mouth of Brush Creek including an island in the river & a cane brake on the River below the island and on both sides of the river"
#1343 1779-04-23; Jeremiah Dungan, 200 acres "on Cainey River joining William Ward and the land the said Dungan now lives on"

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North Carolina and Tennessee, Early Land Records, 1753-1931

#183 1784-11-10; Jeremiah Dungan; 397 acres
on both sides of Watauga River including on
its land &d canbreak beginning at a beech tree on said river
__ a nobb thence down said river south eighteen degrees
west 36 poles crossing said to a corner[?] beech tree on the
survey said Dungans line an thence along said survey
south 50 poles to a black[?] island[?] gum[?] tree on the side
of a nobb thence along said nobb north 64 west[?]
__ a poles[?] to an ash tree thence north 59 west 54
poles to an ash saplin thence north 52 west 65[?] poles thence
north 17 west 72 poles to a white oak thence north 6
east 60 poles to an ash tree thence from[?] said nobb
north 40 west 60[?] poles crossing said river to a red
oak tree thence down said river north 37 east 44
poles to an ash tree thence north 14 east 38 poles to a spanish oak
thence from said river along the nobb south 70 east 320[?] poles
to a stake thence along the nobb south 53 east 206 poles to the beginning

#435 1786-10-26; Jeremiah Dungan; 200 acres
Beginning at a corner[?] red oak on the survey of said Dug-
ins line thence south on _____ line between said Dugin and Thomas
Price[?] south forty two degs east twelve poles to a white oak thence
along said Dungin line south thirty seven degs west one hundred
and forty eight poles to a whilte oak thence on a dividing line betwene
Dugeon and Wm Ward north fifty six degs west one hun-
dred and twenty poles crossing said branch to a post oak thence
on the said dividing line south eighty degs west eighy six poles
to a pine tree thence along said dividing line north fifty seven degs
west forty six poles crossing said Cany river to a white oak
thence north one hundred and six poles to a whilte oak thence
east one hundred and seventy eight poles crossing said river
to a stake on the survery of said Dugeon thence along said
line south fifty eight poles to a stake thence along said sur-
vey east one hundred and eighty two poles crossing the said
branch to the beginning

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Early TN tax lists
[note: Carter Co formed from Washington Co 1796-06-01]

Carter Co TN, 1797
Jeremiah Dungan 140 acres, no poll; tax 7 1/2 c

Carter Co TN, 1798
Jeremiah Dungan 140 acres, no poll; tax 30 c

[exempt from poll because of age]

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Washington Co TN Settlements 1790-1840 Vol 00

p36-40

Whereas the worshipfull Court of pleas & quarter sessions of Washington
County at the July term 1823 appointed and ordered James W Young and Henry
King two of the acting Justices of the peace for said County of Washington
to be a committee to settle with John Love & John Houston administrators
of Jeremiah Dungan decd. In persuance there of we the said James W Young
& Henry King attended at the house of John Houston in said County on Thurs-
day the ninth day of October A D 1823 and then and there made the following
settlement with John Love & John Houston the aforesaid administrators and
we find the goods and chattles sold by the said administrators at public
sale in the year 1813 amounted to $2103.73 3/4
And the amount of the estate of Mary Dungan Decd to be $2025.12 1/2

And the administrators have disbursed the following sums to different per-
sons as per vouchers &c.

[note: in original, amounts were on the right; I put them on the left to line them up]

8.00 To Joseph Bowman for making Jera Dungans coffin
12.00 To Richard Kelley
30.00 To Nathan Shipley
10.00 To Seth Thompson
30.00 To Jeremiah D Gibson
301.00 To James Pearce
60.00 To Jeremiah D Gibson
6.00 To Henry King (clerk at sale)
12.00 To Moses Humphreys
2.50 To James Servier Clerk of the County Court
7.21 To Andrew Taylor
13.50 To Abraham Hendry
10.00 To Jonathan Caruthers
2.13 To Zebulon Smith
1.33 1/3 To Zebulon Smith
18.00 To Zebulon Smith
14.00 To Zebulon Smith
26.22 1/2 To Zebulon Smith
3.75 To James Pearce
10.00 To James Pearce
90.65 To Zebulon Smith
330.96 The amount of what John Houston bought at sale
74.31 1/2 The amount of the property that John Love bought at sale
3.74 1/2 The amount of property sold on fifth day of sale for which
there was no notes given to Mary Dungan
4.56 To Zebulon Smith
2.00 To Jeremiah D Gibson
2.00 To Seth Thompson per voucher
15.00 To Charles Rennoe per ditto
4.00 To Thomas Gibson
3.00 To James Harvey
1.00 To George William Clerk of Carter Cty Court
10.00 To Nathan Shipley for deviding Dungans land
134.00 To Seth Thompson
6.00 To Seth Thompson
35.00 To Seth Thompson
2.00 To Seth Thompson
2.00 To Seth Thompson
5.00 To Seth Thompson
12.00 To Seth Thompson
20.00 To Jeremiah D Gibson
65.00 To Thomas Gibson
10.00 To Thomas Gibson
20.00 To Thomas Gibson
2.66 1/2 To Thomas Gibson
4.00 To Thomas Gibson
5.00 To Thomas Gibson
15.00 To Zebulon Smith
38.00 To Zebulon Smith
100.00 To Zebulon Smith
333.00 To Zebulon Smith (note for)
20.00 To James Pearce
52.40 To Mary Dungan to cash by John Love
24.25 To John Loves expence as admr
93.00 To John Love on business as admr 93 at 1 dollar per day
2.66 To Andrew Taylor per order in full for his services
5.00 To Mary Dungan
87.89 To Jeremiah D Gibson (note for)
40.00 To Jeremiah D Gibson (note for)
52.26 1/2 To Mary Dungans (note for)
38.98 To Zebulon Smith note for
19.25 To Orpha Gibson her note for
7.01 To Orpha Gibson her note for
84.57 To Mary Dungan her note for
2.27 To James Pearce his note for
12.00 To Seth Thompson
2.92 1/2 To Saml Hunt Shff tax for the year 1818
1.00 To Saml Hunt Shff tax for the year 1819
1.06 To Saml Hunt Shff for the heirs of Jery Dungan
2.95 To Saml Hunt Shff tax for the year 1820
1.00 To James Pearce for the use of Wm Bayles per order
8.00 To George Smith for making Mrs Dungans coffin
3.96 To Henry King esqrs for taking depositions
3.66 To John Hoss his note for
4.37 1/2 To Wm Carter for taking depositions Dungans heirs vs J Gibson
216.92 To Saml Hunt Shff on the exo Jero D Gibson agt Mary Dungans & others
135.42 1/2 To Peter Parson clerk of the Court of errors & appeals
of the first Circuit of the State of Tennessee in a suit
where in John Love & John Houston admr of Jera Dungan Decd
were plff & Jeremiah D Gibson & others Defts
12.50 To John Blair attorney at law his fees in a suit in equity
where in John Love & John Houston were plaintiff & Jeremiah
D Gibson and others defendants
116.00 To John Houston adm of Jeremiah Dungan Decd for his services
as admr 116 days at $1 per day
40.83 To John Houston proven acct against Mary Dungan Decd
26.75 To John Houston for cutting 25 acres of grain at 50 cents per acre
22.72 To Joseph Brown sheff for taxes for the years 1811 & 1812
.50 To Thomas Stevens constable for summoning witness
22.50 To James Pearce his note
55.00 To John Kennedy his fees in the suit against Jery D Gibson

The services & expences of John Houston & John Love administrators
of Jera Dungan Decd of a law suit with Jera D Gibson and drew off by
the commissioners at settlement to be deducted from the amount of the estate.

24.25 John Loves expences as administrator
93.00 John Love 93 days on business as admn at $1 per day
3.96 Henry King esqr for taking depositions in said suit
4.37 1/2 Wm Carter for ditto in Carter County
216.92 Saml Hunt Shff on an execution Jerey D Gibson vs Mary Dungan & others
135.42 1/2 P Parsons Clerk Court errors & appeals Costs
12.50 John Blair attorney at law his fees in said suit
116.00 John Houston admr for services 116 day at $1 per day
55.00 John Kennedys fees & other advice about said suit
5.00 John Houstons to the said committe 5 days
6.00 Mary Browns bill for expences when deviding the Jonesboro land
3.00 Henry King services 4 day
1.10 To the clerk of the Court of pleas &c
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676.53

435.25 And it appears that John Houston has disbursed to several persons the sum of
434.21 And received of money due the said estate
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1.04 Remains due Houston

290.14 And paid out of his own money the sum of, which is to come out of the estate

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4128.86 3/4 And the amount of the estate is
676.53 The costs of the law suit fe
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3452.33 3/4
290.14 The amount that John Houston has paid his cash
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3162.19 3/4

632.43 4/5 Each person share

A true settlement agreeable to the vouchers and other documents presented
to us certified the day and date first above written.

James W Young
Hy King
commissioners

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