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'''John-5 Dunham''' (David-4 Gershom-3 Jonathan-2 John-1) born say 1729; died 17 July 1784. He married '''JANE BUTLER''', daughter of David Butler and Anna Hatch. She was b. 10 May 1728; died in Tisbury, MA 16 Dec. 1791, in her 65th year. John Dunham served in French and Indi
an War in 1748. David Butler, his father-in-law was Captain of an Indian Company during the French and Indian War in 1762.

The will of John-5 Dunham, dated 1784 (Dukes County Will, Vol. &:80-81) states:
::“I give to my 3 younger sons, namely Abishai Dunham, Lawson Dunham, Clifford Dunham, all my real estate ‘that they maintain their mother honorable during her natural life’… I give to my loving daughter Jane Merry, wife of Peter Merry… best bed…”

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::Children of John-5 and Jane (Butler) Dunham:[1]

:::: i. John 6 Dunham b. 1750; d. 1778 at sea. Served in Sea Coast Defense in 1776
:::: ii. David 6 Dunham b. April 1751; d. 13 Feb. 1819 in Vineyard Haven. m. Deborah Luce. Served in Seacoast Defense
:::: '''351.3. iii ABISHAI-6 DUNHAM''' b. 1753-1756. (This Line Continues Below)
:::: iv. Jane 6 Dunham b.; m. Peter Merry
:::: v. Lawson 6 Dunham b. abt. 1762; drowned at sea 20 July 1788
:::: vi. Clifford 6 Dunham b. 1767, m. Abigail Tilton

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References:

::1. from Charles E. Banks, Vol. 3:159

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<h3><Center><font color="#FF0000"> '''SIXTH GENERATION IN AMERICA''' </font></Center></h3>

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'''351.3. iii ABISHAI-6 DUNHAM''' (John-5 David-4 Gershom-3 Jonathan-2 John-1) b. abt. 1756; died after 15
Oct. 1832 when he applied for a Revolutionary War Pension. He married 20 February 1776
Thankful Covell.

From Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors, 5:38; “Abishai Dunham, Private, Capt. Nathan
Smith’s (Seacoast) Co., stationed at Martha’s Vineyard; service between June 1, 1776, and
Sept. 1 1776, 1 mo.; also same Co.; service from Sept. 1, 1776 to Nov. 21 1776, 2 mos. 20
days.”

From Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files: “Abishai, S15107, Ma Line & Privateer
Srv, appl 15 Oct. 1832 Otsego Cty. NY, aged 79 a res. of Decatur NY, sol enl at Martha’s
Vineyard Island in Dukes Cty. Ma. & lived at Tisbury Ma during the war & until 1805 then
moved to Florida in Montgomery Cty. NY for l yr, then moved to Otsego Cty NY.”
The Pension application file documents definitely the year Abishai moved to New York State.

The fact that he spent only one year in Florida, Montgomery County, NY indicates that he
probably remained there long enough for one planting and harvesting cycle, raising the funds
for his planned move to Decatur, Otsego County, New York.

Abishai Dunham appears on the 1790 and 1800 Census in Tisbury, Dukes County, MA. He is
probably the A. Dunham on the 1810 census in of Decatur, Otsego County, NY. He appears
on the 1820 census in Decatur, Otsego County, NY as Abishai Dunham. He is probably the
male age 70-80 living with Benjamin 7 Dunham on the 1830 census of Decatur.

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Children of Abishai 6 and Thankful (Covell) Dunham: (Ref. Banks 3:164)
i. Mary 7 Dunham b. 1777
ii. Sarah 7 Dunham b. abt. 1779
iii. John 7 Dunham b. 20 Feb. 1781
iv. Abishai 7 Dunham b. 11 June 1783
v. Elizabeth 7 Dunham bp. 14 Aug. 1785
vi. Watson 7 Dunham b. 7 Nov. 1787
vii. William 7 Dunham bp. 8 Aug. 1790
viii. Love 7 Dunham bp.10 Nov. 1793
ix. Benjamin 7 Duham bp. 17 July 1796, probable birth date 30 May 1796
x. Grace 7 Dunham b. 18 July 1802

GENERATION SEVEN

Benjamin 7 Dunham (Abishai 6 John 5 David 4 Gershom 3 Jonathan 2 John 1) was baptized 17
July 1796; died after 1830 when he appeared on the census in Decatur, Otsego County, New
York. Benjamin probably married a woman named Priscilla because there is a headstone in
the Decatur Cemetery which shows “Priscilla, wife of Benjamin Dunham d. 14 Dec. 1831.”
There is another grave in the Decatur Cemetery for Mary Ann (Woodin) Dunham, daughter of
Riley and Valerie Woodin, and wife of John B. D. Dunham. This Mary Ann (Woodin) Dun
ham was b. 13 December 1837; d. 15 June 1858.
From the 1830 census of Decatur, Otsego County, New York, Benjamin Dunham:
This family would be:
2 m. under 5; Henry Clevlin Dunham b. 8 Nov. 1824, so age 5 to 6
and probably another son (possibly John B. D. Dunham)
1 m. 30-40; Benjamin Dunham age about 34
1 m. 70-80; prob. Abishai Dunham age about 74
1 f. under 5;
1 f. 5-10;
1 f. 20-30; Wife of Benjamin Dunham
1 f. 70-80; Wife of Abishai Dunham

GENERATION EIGHT

While absolute proof has not yet been found, circumstantial evidence indicates that Henry
Clevlin Dunham is the son of Benjamin 7 Dunham, who is son of Abishai 6 Dunham of Deca
tur, Otsego County, New York. Werner Jon Dunham, of Anchorage, Alaska participated in
DNA analysis and the results matched the line of Deacon John Dunham of Plymouth. Oral
tradition in the family of Werner Jon Dunham traces him back to Henry Clevlin Dunham.
Henry Clevlin 8 Dunham (Benjamin 7 Abishai 6 John 5 David 4 Gershom 3 Jonathan 2 John 1)
born in Decatur, Otsego County, New York 8 November 1824; died in Walden, Jackson Coun
ty, Colorado in 1889. He married in St. Louis, Missouri Mary Magdalane Neef. She was born
in Baden, Germany in 1832; died in Grand County, Colorado in 1895 (or 1902)?
From the 1880 census of Gomer, Caldwell County, Missouri:
Henry Dunham
56
Ortho Dunham
Francis
Martha
25
28
14
head Physcian
son
Farmer
dau. at home
dau. at home
b. NY parents b. MA & CT
b. MO OH Baden (Germany)
b. ?
MA Baden
b. IL NY Baden

From the 1885 state census of Grand County, Missouri:
Henry Dunham 64 Ret.Physician b. NY parents b. NY & CT
Mary Dunham 60 b. Germany Ger. Ger.
Ortho Dunham 30 Ranchman b. MO NY Ger.
Alida Dunham 26 keeping house b. Sweden
Viola Dunham 1 b. OH MO Sweden (Violet
M.Dunham)

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Children of Henry Clevlin and Mary Magdaland (Neef) Dunham:
i. Francis Schmidt 9 Dunham
ii. Lilly 9 Dunham
iii. Ralph 9 Dunham
+ iv. Ortho Henry 9 Dunham b. 8 Nov. 1854; d. 1946
v. Martha 9 Dunham b. abt.1866

GENERATION NINE

Ortho Henry 9 Dunham (Benjamin 8 Henry Clevlin 7 Abishai 6 John 5 David 4 Gershom 3
Jonathan 2 John 1) born 12 September 1854 in Jefferson City, Scotland Co. Missouri; died in
Lake County, Oregon 10 April 1946. He is buried in Plainview Cemetery, Big Piney, Sublette
County, Wyoming, so if he died in Oregon, he must have been returned to Wyoming for buri
al. He married first, probably in Missouri, Alida Larson who died about 1885-6. He married
second in North Park, Colorado in July 1888 Flora Idora Smith. She was born about 1835;
died in 1930. She was daughter of Albert and Maria (Rush) Smith.

Ortho Henry Dunham appears on the 1900 census in Denver, Arapahoe County, CO

Ortho Henry Dunham appears on the 1910 census in Olson, Fremont County, Wyoming:
Ortho H. Dunham 55 m. 2 21 yrs. Farmer, General farming b. MO NY Ger.
Flora I. Dunham 44 m 1 21 yrs. b. IN IN IN
Rose E. 19 dau. b. CO MO IN
Alma M. 18 dau. b. CO MO IN
Albert A. 16 son b. CO MO IN
Orval D. 14 son b. CO MO IN
Marshal G. 11 son b. CO MO IN
William D. 9 son b. CO MO IN
Henry C. Dunham 24 son b. CO MO Swe
den
From: Find a Grave.com Dunhams buried at Plainiew Cemetery, Big Piney, Sublette Co.
WY:
Ortho H Dunham b. 12 Sept. 1854
d. 10 April 1946
Flora I. Smith Dunham b. 8 June 1865 in IN
d. 2 Sept. 1930
Albert O. Dunham b. 6 Dec. 1894
d. 28 Oct. 1977 (son of Ortho and Flora)
Orville Daniel Dunham b. 9 Feb. 1896
d. 13 June 1912 (son of Ortho and Flora)
Henry C. Dunham b. 26 June 1885
d. 27 Nov. 1950 (son of Ortho and Alida)
Harriette May Dent Dunham b. 14 Nov. 1890
d. 11 Oct. 1969 (wife of Henry C. Dunham above)
Also: these would be family of one of the above sons of Ortho H. Dunham:
Cleveland Dunham b. 27 March 1914 (son of Henry C. Dunham and Harriette Dent)
d. 20 Feb. 1926
Iris Alida Dunham b. 22 Sept. 1920 (dau. of Henry C. Dunham and Harriette Dent)
d. 24 Feb. 1932
Minnie Shideler Dunham b. 26 April 1907
d. 13 April 1931
Ortho Halbert “Ted” Dumam b. 12 Aril 1916
d. 26 March 1917
Robert Clair Dunham b. 27 Jan. 1918 (son of Henry C. Dunham and Harriette Dent)
d. 14 Oct. 1986
Flora Helen Dunham Miley b 25 Oct. 1922
d. Nov. 2006

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Children of Ortho Henry-9 Dunham and Alida Larson:
i. Violet M. 10 Dunham b. 1883
ii. Henry Clevelin 10 Dunham b. 1885; d. 1950

Children of Ortho Henry-9 Dunham and Flora Idora Smith:

iii. Winifred 10 Dunham b. 1888; d. 1888
iv. Lois E. 10 Dunham b. 1890; d. 1998 ?
v. Rose E. 10 Dunham b. 1891
vi. Alma M. 10 Dunham b. 1892; d. 1974
vii. Albert Otho 10 Dunham b. 1893; d. 1927
viii Orville Daniel 10 Dunham b. 1896; d. 1912
ix. Marshall Gordon 10 Dunham b. 1898; d. 1984
x. William Denver 10 Dunham b. 1900; d. 1991

GENERATION TEN

William Denver-10 Dunham (Ortho Henry-9 Benjamin-8, Henry Clevlin-7 Abishai-6 John-5
David-4 Gershom-3 Jonathan-2 John-1) b. 12 Dec. 1900 in Denver, Denver County, CO; died 9
March 1991 in Twin Falls, Twin Falls, County, Idaho. He married 4 November 1932 Marga
ret Louise Leland. She was born in 1908; died in 1997. She was the daughter of Edwin
Sherman and Mabel Anna (Hood) Leland.

The line continues with William Leland 11 Dunham who is the father of Werner Jon 12
Dunham. This family currently lives in Anchorage, Alaska.

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 ::Children of Abishai-6 Dunham and Thankful Covell:[1]
-::::i.  Mary 7 Dunham b. 1777
+::::i.  Mary-7 Dunham b. 1777
-::::ii.  Sarah 7 Dunham b. abt. 1779
+::::ii.  Sarah-7 Dunham b. abt. 1779
-::::iii.  John 7 Dunham b. 20 Feb. 1781
+::::iii.  John-7 Dunham b. 20 Feb. 1781
-::::iv.  Abishai 7 Dunham b. 11 June 1783
+::::iv.  Abishai-7 Dunham b. 11 June 1783
-::::v.  Elizabeth 7 Dunham bp. 14 Aug. 1785
+::::v.  Elizabeth-7 Dunham bp. 14 Aug. 1785
-::::vi.  Watson 7 Dunham b. 7 Nov. 1787
+::::vi.  Watson-7 Dunham b. 7 Nov. 1787
-::::vii.  William 7 Dunham bp. 8 Aug. 1790
+::::vii.  William-7 Dunham bp. 8 Aug. 1790
-::::viii.  Love 7 Dunham bp.10 Nov. 1793
+::::viii.  Love-7 Dunham bp.10 Nov. 1793
 ::::352.3.10  ix. '''Benjamin-7 Dunham''' bp. 17 July 1796, probable birth date 30 May 1796
-::::x.  Grace 7 Dunham b. 18 July 1802
+::::x.  Grace-7 Dunham b. 18 July 1802
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 From the 1830 census of Decatur, Otsego County, New York, Benjamin Dunham:
 ::This family would be:
-::::2 m. under 5; Henry Clevlin Dunham b. 8 Nov. 1824, so age 5 to 6
+::::2 m. under 5; Henry Clevlin Dunham b. 8 Nov. 1824, so age 5 to 6 and probably another son (possibly John B. D. Dunham)
 and probably another son (possibly John B. D. Dunham)
 ::::1 m. 30-40; Benjamin Dunham age about 34
 ::::1 m. 70-80; prob. Abishai Dunham age about 74

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-References:
+::References:
-::1. from Charles E. Banks, Vol. 3:159
+::::1. from Charles E. Banks, Vol. 3:159
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