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Catherine Dunkley (Joyner)

Also Known As: "Kath"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States
Death: April 12, 1758 (48-57)
Southampton County, VA, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Thomas Joyner, V and Unknown Joyner
Wife of John Dunkley
Sister of Alexander Joyner and Thomas Joyner
Half sister of Jonathan Joyner; Thomas Joyner, (again); Patience Hodges; Matthew Joyner, Sr.; Elizabeth Boykin and 2 others

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About Catherine Dunkley

http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~lewgriffin/family/g0/p313.htm

Kath Dunkley, will 1758, was a Joyner. She mentions sister Elizabeth wife of John Boykin of So. Carolina, sister Cherry, wife of John Boykin of N.C., names two brothers, mother, and Thomas Joyner.

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Refer to the will of Catherine Dunkley, wife of John Dunkley.The will was dated Apr. 12, 1758.She gives her brother in law, Moses Dunkley and his son Ralph the plantation of her desc. husband John Dunkley.The will is in Southampton Co. This John and Catherine did not have any children.He was Moses' brother.They may have been sons of the John Dunkley on the 1704 VA land owner list.

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Will of Alexander Matthews, dated 23 May 1713. R. 1720.....to my three grandchildren, Thomas, Alexander, and Catherine Joyner IOW DB 1-176, dated 6 Oct 1695: Appraisers for the estate of Thomas Joyner..Alek Mathews Will Bradshaw & Arthur Pursell. Elizabeth Boddie daughter of William Boddie is said to be married to an Alexander Matthews.

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IOW WB 3-97: Will of brother, Thomas Joyner, dated 8 April 1728. R. 27 May 1728.......” I give unto my brother-in-law John Dunkley the remained as part of the said Tract of Land that is from the mouth of the Doop Branch to the Upper and being one hundred and twenty five acres to him my said Brother- in -Law John Dunkley and his heirs forever I give unto my Brother-in-law John Dunkley one Double loom Two pistoles and Twenty Eight head of Hoggs and one Sow & piggs.. Exs. brother Alexander and John Dunkley Note: Does not name sister Catherine.

Will of Thomas Joyner, father, dated 13 April 1740..”I give unto my Daughter Catherine Dunkley one Negro woman named Jane with her increase that she has in her possession four yews and lambs to her and her Heirs for Ever”

IOW Wills, page 276: Katherine. Leg...brother-in-law Moses Dunkley; Ralph son of Moses Dunkley, the plantation which my late husband purchased of John Hodges; Thomas son of Jonathan Joyner; brother Thomas Joyner; uncle Benjamin Joyner; sister Elizabeth the wife of John Boykin; sister Cherry the wife of John Boykin of North Carolina; sister Patience Hodges; to Alexander, Mary, David, Patience and Jonathan the children of Jonathan Joyner; Mathew Joyner. Exs., brothers Thomas Joyner, Mathew Joyner and John Boykin of Southampton County. D. 12 April 1758. R. 9 Nov 1758. Wit: Richard Kello, Joseph Mounger, Edward Doyle.

References

  • https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Joyner-718 Katherine (Joyner) Dunkley, apparently Thomas' aunt, by her will dated 12 April 1758 in Southampton, left a legacy to Thomas, son of Jonathan Joyner, as well as legacies to Alexander, Mary, David, Patience and Jonathan, children of Jonathan Joyner.[3]
  • 3. Chapman, Blanche Adams. "Wills and administrations of Southampton County, Virginia, 1749-1800, v. 1. 1749-1775." Typescript, 1947, p. 27, citing Southampton County Will Book 1:276. Page 15. GoogleBooks
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Catherine Dunkley's Timeline

1705
1705
Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States
1758
April 12, 1758
Age 53
Southampton County, VA, United States