Daniel Dunagan

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 Daniel DUNAGAN Sr. was born in 1752 in Ireland.  He died after 1822 in TN.. 

A descendant of Daniel, Rufus Newton DUNAGAN Jr. of Perry, OK., did considerable research on the family of Daniel and produced a paper titled, "DANIEL DUNAGAN, THE FOUNDING FATHER". Daniel served as a soldier in the American Revolution, enlisting in the 6th Regiment of Virginia on 7 Dec 1777 in Amherst County and served as a Pvt. in Capt. CABELL's Co., Col. BUCKNER's 6th Regiment for 2 years. After the expedition at Greene's Island he requested a transfer to Col. McLANACHAN's 7th Virginia Regiment of August County, later commanded by Capt. Joseph CROCKETT. He remained with the 7th Regiment and was at the Battle of Freeman's Farm when the British Gen. BURGOYNE was captured, in the Battle of Monmouth, and in various other engagements. He participated in SULLIVAN's campaign to Niagara after which period the Virginia Line was divided into three regiments. Daniel was then attached to Col. RUSSELL's First Regiment of the Virginia Company headed by Capt. William WHITE, also commanded by Col. BALL. He marched in this regiment to the south and remained with it until the siege and surrender of Charleston when he was captured on 12 May 1780, and held as a prisoner until 4 Mar 1781 when he was exchanged. Daniel was given an honorable discharge, after fulfilling his three year enlistment. He traveled to Richmond, VA. to file his discharge and draw his pay, this transaction is on file in the VA. State Archives in Richmond, VA. He later served and additional two years in the Militia and received his final discharge under Capt. William MOSLY. After his first tour of duty he was entitled to a bounty of 100 Acres of land from the state of VA., and was also entitled to a pension but it was not granted to him until he petitioned for it on 6 Sep 1819, at which time he was age 67 and resided in Greene Co., TN. For his service to this new Nation he received a certificate of pension on 15 Nov 1822 along with the sum of $335.72 for back pension due. He also received his veterans benefits of $8. a month.

From: Kingsley Davis kldavis@digitex.net (grandson of Malinda Dunagan)

        Subject:	Ancestry of Nicholas Dunagan and Rebekah Wright who married in Greene  		County, Tennessee, August 7, 1811.

Parents of Nicholas: Daniel Dun(agan) and Jane ?West Parents of Rebekah: ? Wright and Mary ?

Respondent is a sixth generation descendant of DANIEL DUNAGAN (aka Donaken, Donecan, Donekin, Dunican, Dunigan, Dunikin and more). The variable spelling of his surname is credited to: - Daniel was totally illiterate. - He spoke with an accent (Irish or Scotch) in which the letter "g" was sounded as "k" or "c" as in cat. - In records his name was written by clerks who determined spelling from how he sounded it.

Abbreviated History of Daniel (per records found) c1752 Born probably in Ireland, parents unknown. (Year of birth calculated from age given in Pension Application of 1819.) c1774 Probable year of immigration to America; an indentured servant in Virginia after arrival. (from Pension Hearing of 1820).

1776	Enlisted for two  years in Militia of Amhearst County, Virginia.  His Company drafted into 6th Virginia Regiment commanded by Col. Buckner.  (Pension proceedings.)

1778	Reenlisted for three year term; served in the 7th Virginia Regiment.  (Pension proceedings.)

1780	May 12:  Captured and imprisoned by British at Battle of Charleston, SC. (Pension proceedings.)

1781	Mar 4: Released by British in POW exchange. (Pension proceedings.)  Term of enlistment expired, was honorably discharged from army in Richmond Virginia, about end of  March.  He returned to Amhearst County.  Probably married Jane ?West before the end of this year. (Record of marriage not found so far.)

1783	Listed in Tax Rolls of Amhearst County; three "white polls;" surname spelled "DUNNICAN."

1785	Listed in Tax Rolls of Amhearst County; four "white polls;" surname spelled "DUNNIKIN."

1787	Son Nicholas born.  (Computed from 1850 Census, Greene County Tennessee.)

1789	Daniel "DUNAKIN" purchased 64 acres on the north branch of Dutch Creek.  (Amhearst County Virginia Deed Book B p. 412.)

1795	Daniel "DUNNICAN" was a witness to land sale from Thomas & Jonathan Becknell to Joseph Smith.  (Amhearst County Virginia Deed Book G p. 588.)

1796	Per court order Daniel's 64 acres on Dutch Creek was delivered to a Martin Dawson.  (Amhearst County Virginia Deed Book B p. 412.  Record does not indicate abandonment, foreclosure or other cause.)       

1797	Daniel "DUNCAN" purchased 161 acres on south side of Marrowbone Mountain from Pleasant Dawson.  (Amherst County Virginia Deed Book H p. 400.)  This land abandoned to Dawson before the end of this year.

1798	Daniel "DUNICAN" purchased 168 acres fronted on the Nolichucky River from a George Leeper.  (Greene County Tennessee Deed Book 6, p. 267.)  Within four months Daniel conveyed this land to a Thomas Conway.  (Deed Book 6, p. 296) 

1799	Daniel "DUNNAKEN" purchased 100 acres fronted on the north side of Lick Creek from George Gordon.  (Greene County Tennessee Deed Book 4, p. 221)  [It was on this land that Daniel lived the rest of his life.] c1801	First wife of Daniel (and mother of Nicholas) died no later than this year.

 1802	Jan 13:  Daniel "DONNEKIN" married Mrs. Mary Wright.  (Vol. 1 of Marriage Records, of Greene County, Tennessee.)  Mary was a young widow, probably twenty to twenty-five years younger than Daniel.  She had at least two children by her former husband.  She was the mother of Rebekah who married Nicholas.  Mary's maiden name is unknown at this time. 

1808	Daniel "DUNNAGAN" was appointed overseer of road being built between Bird Hill and  Warrensburg.  (Greene County Tennessee Court Minutes Book 6, p. 115)

1809	Daniel "DUNNAGAN" was named surety for John Loyd who was appointed constable.  (Greene County Tennessee Court Minutes Book 6, p. 228)

1809	Daniel "DUNNAGAN" appeared in Court to approve of a discharge of indenture relative to orphan William Wright (son of Mary ?).  (Greene County Tennessee Court Minutes Book 6, p. 232.

1811	Aug 7:  Daniel's son, Nicholas "DUNKIN" married Rebekah Wright.  (Vol. 1 Marriage Records of Greene County, Tennessee.)

1814	Daniel "DUNNAGAN" was fined 6 cents and court costs for assault.  Plaintiff:  The State and its witness.  (Greene County Tennessee Court Minutes Book 8, pp. 215, 221 and 222)

1818	Pensions for certain veterans of the Revolutionary War was enacted by US Congress. 

1819	Sep 6:  Daniel "DUNIKIN" filed application for Veteran's Pension; his age stated as 67.  

1820	Oct 23 Pension Hearing:  Daniel claimed he was the father of seventeen children, eight of which were still in his home.  [By this time it is probable all children by his first wife (nine) were married and gone from his home.]

1822	Nov 15:  Pension Certificate No. 38765 issued by US Government.  Amount of pension:  $8 per month retroactive to Sep 6, 1819.

1825	Oct 18:  Daniel "DUNAGAN" conveyed 50 acres (1/2 his land) fronting Lick Creek to Nicholas Dunagan (his son) for love and other valuable consideration.  (Greene County Tennessee Deed Book 13, pp. 502-503)

1828	Apr 8:  Daniel "DUNAGAN" conveyed 50 acres fronting Lick Creek (balance of his original 100 acres) to son Nicholas Dunagan.  Consideration:  $50.  (Greene County Tennessee Deed Book 14, p. 369.) 

1830	Federal Census of Green County, Tennessee:

               Family of "David DUNNIGAN" 	         1 male	age 70-80  (Daniel)   	         1 female	age 50-60  (Mary) 	         1 male	age 10-15  (name ?)  	         1 female	age 10-15  (name ?) 	Writing David instead of Daniel may have been error of census taker.  Just as likely David may have been Daniel's middle name or a pseudonym like John is sometimes called Jack, etc. 

1836	Daniel "DUNEGAN" was included in a list of workers for the building of a road; requested by William Scully, overseer.  (Greene County Tennessee Court Minutes Book 17-A, p. 155.) 

1838	(before April 1):  Daniel died.  Since the month and day of his birth is also unknown, he may have been either age 85 or 86.  Exact date of his death may be found in pension records at National Archives, Washington D.C.

1838	Apr 2:  Nicholas "DUNAGEN" was appointed administrator of estate of Daniel "DUNAGEN" who died intestate.  (Greene County Tennessee Court Minutes Book 18, p. 387 and Book 18-A, pp. 3 and 4.)

1838	Nicholas "DUNAGEN" reported to The Court an inventory of property of deceased Daniel 	"DUNAGEN."  (Greene County Tennessee Court Minutes Book 18, p. 403.) Inventory:  1 cutting knife, 1 flade hackle, 1 sickle, 1 chain and 1 razor hone.  (Greene County Tennessee Administration Book 1, p. 486.)  

Note 1: US Census records for Virginia 1790 and Greene County Tennessee 1800, 1810 and 1820 are not available. Note 2: That Mary, second wife of Daniel, was not mentioned in estate proceedings of 1838 may be indicative she preceded him in death.

END Chronology.

CHILDREN OF DANIEL (Dunikin) DUNAGAN

   In Pension Hearing of October 1820, Daniel testified "he was the father of seventeen children, eight of which were young and still lived in his home."  Assuming these eight were all no older than age 18 (born after late 1802) their mother would have been Mary, Daniel's second wife.  Therefore the mother of the rest of Daniel's children (nine) must have been Jane, his first wife who died no later than 1801.  

Children by first wife (nine):

   Except for Nicholas, names and birth dates are unknown.

   Nicholas b. 1787 was third or fourth child in this line; in 1820 he was near age 33.

   See Vol. 1 Marriage Records of Greene County, Tennessee for possible names of Nicholas' full brothers and sisters (all passed age 19 in 1820).

Children by second wife (eight):

   Daniel (Jr.) b.   1802 Nov 17                         

   James	b. 1804 Oct 25                         

   Andrew	b. c1806                                

   Elizabeth b. c1809                                

   John b. 1814 Sep 11                         

   Joseph b. c1815                               

   2 children b. c1816-1820      (names unknown)

  Note:	Author of this report is descended from Joseph in above list.  Joseph and his full brothers/sister removed from Greene County no later than 1830 and migrated to Missouri (Newton and Clay Counties).  History of these done and available.                                   

Marriage Records of Greene County, Tennessee (excerpts from Vol. 1, transcribed by K.L. Davis)

1789 Feb 2 Duncan, David to Sally Lovelady 1792 Nov 25 Duncan, Jane to Mordicai Yarnel 1798 May 15 Duncan, Sarah to John Smith 1802 Jan 13 *Donnekin, Daniel to Mary Wright (Mrs.) 1802 Feb 9 Duncan, Elizabeth to Aaron Newman 1802 Apr 2 Duncan, Mary to Jacob White 1802 Dec 2 Dunkin, Joseph to Mary Doty 1805 Apr 22 Dunken, Nancy to William Baker 1805 May 29 Duncan, Margaret to Joseph White 1809 Oct 12 Dunkin, George to Anne Moore 1811 Aug 7 *Dunkin, Nicholas to Rebeckah Wright 1812 Dec 1 Dunkin, Benjamin to Nancy Ross 1813 Feb 23 Dunkin, Betsy to Evan McNeese 1814 Feb 9 Dunkin, Eleanor to Edward Day

Marriage Records of Greene County, Tennessee 1818-1868 (Excerpted and transcribed by K.L. Davis) ? Children of Nicholas Dunagan.

1837 Jul 3 Dunnegan, Jesse J. to Jemima Cobble 1840 Nov 8 Dunegan, Lucinda to William Bryan 1841 Oct 9 Dunagin, Mary to Charles Kesterson 1849 Jan 4 Dunnagen, Elizabeth to Enoch White

End Marriage Data

US Census Data pertinent to Nicholas Dunagan

1820 Tennessee, Overton County

                                                Age 	Dunigan, Nicholas	26-44  

                         1 female	16-25     (Rebekah) 	          3 males	under age 10

                         1 female	under age 10 

1830 Tennessee, Greene County

                                                Age                                	Dunnigan, Nicholas	40-50      

From the Daughters of the American Revolution

DUNAGAN, DANIEL

Ancestor #: A034631

Service: VIRGINIA Rank: PRIVATE

Birth: (CIRCA) 1752 IRELAND

Death: (ANTE) 2 Jul 1838 GREENE CO TENNESSEE

Service Description:

1) CAPTS CABELL,MOSBY, WM CROCKETT

2) 10TH REGT .

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