S-D-24-James-4

LINE OF JONATHAN DUNHAM/alias SINGLETARY, of WOODBRIDGE, NEW JERSEY

FORTH GENERATION IN AMERICA

24. JAMES 4 DUNHAM (David 3, Jonathan 2 Dunham alias Singletary, Richard 1 Singletary) b. say 1710-1712; died probably in Ontario, Canada.

This James was “of Amboy, New Jersey”. This James had a daughter Anne Dunnam/Donham who married 22 June 1752 Uriah Corlis.

“Uriah Corlis (Corlies) of Shrewsbury in the County Monmouth, and Daniel Corlis of same town and county “Carpinter” (Bound to) Jonathan Belcher, Governor 500 pounds. . .22 June 1752. . .Uriah Corlis. . .obtained license of marriage for himself and for Anne Dunnum of Amboy.

(W-witnesses) Samuel Jennings and Mary Leonard”

A descendant of this James Donham supplied the following marriage record and then stated that this Corlis line was apparently United Empire Loyalist, as they left New Jersey in the 1780s and went to Canada.

The descendant gives one child of Uriah and Anne (Dunnum) Corlis: (there may be other children):

i. James Corlis b. 1754 in New Jersey; d. 31 January 1817, Townsend Twp. Norfolk County Ontario; m. in NJ about 1774 Sarah Sherman.

Children of James and Sarah (Sherman) Corlis:

i. Ashur Corlis b. abt. 1775 in NJ

ii. Swain P. Corlis b. 1776 in NJ; d. MI

iii. Uriah Corlis b. 8 Sept. 1782 in NJ; d. 6 Nov. 1864, Townsend Twp. Norfolk Co. Ontario

iv. Elizabeth Corlis

v. Margaret Corlis

vi. Sarah Corlis

vii. Daniel Corlis

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Genealogy research of Lance Beeson shared with Gratia Dunham Mahony.