Nathaniel Gunn I

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Nathaniel Gunn was born at Hatfield, Mass., July 30 - August 1, 1693, died in Montague, November 29, 1779, aged eighty-six; married four wives, named respectively, Dickinson, Belden, Ballard and Wells.

Known children of Nathaniel Gunn are:

- Nathaniel Gunn III., LT. , (our line) born 24 Jan 1726 in Montague, MA., died 22 Apr 1804/07 in Montague, MA. Married Dorothy Marsh UNK birth, died 13 Jul 1805 in Montague, MA. 

- Moses Gunn, born 28 Oct 1727 in Montague, MA., died 13 Nov 1727 in Montague, MA. 

- Moses Gunn DR. , born 12 Oct 1728 in Montague, MA., died 3 Jan 1793 in Montague, MA. Married Eleanor Ingram

- Asahel Gunn CPT. , born 16 Nov 1730 in Montague, MA., died 11 Jul 1796 in Montague, MA. Married Thankful Marsh, had son Asahel who had daughter Lucy who married Isaac Morley b. 1786.  This same Asahel also had wife Lucy, daughter Persis (1779-1814).  Persis married William Hoar/Hanson and had son John Milton Hanson, who had son Henry W who in turn had son Herbert M Hanson, great-grandfather of singer Janis Joplin.

- Elisha Gunn, born 16 Jan 1733 in Hatfield, MA., died ???. Married Esther Sawyer 

- Esther Gunn, born 20 Apr 1736 in Hatfield, MA., died ???. 

Inscription: Mr. Nathaniel Gunn, died Nov. 29, 1779, aged 86. "The Lord be served/The Saints be preaised/The poor be fed/The vile reproved/Himself deney'd, and when he died/Oh welcome death/Aloud he cried."

Note: Son of Dea Samuel & Elizabeth (Wyatt) Gunn; 1st married Hannah Dickinson ; 2nd Esther, dau of Stephen and Mary (Wells) Belden who is the mother of his children, 3rd married Mrs. Hannah who is buried beside him. The poet Emily Dickinson is a Gunn descendent through Samuel and Nathaniel Gunn.

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