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About Margaret Ann Dunn
Birth: 1767 Cumberland County Pennsylvania, USA Death: unknown Rhea County Tennessee, USA
Daughter of William Winton and Elizabeth 'Betsy' McClellan. Wife of James Dunn. Mother of Winton Dunn.
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Parents:
William Winton (1741 - 1808)
Elizabeth 'Betsy' McClellan Winton (1740 - 1812)
Spouse:
James Dunn (1765 - ____)
Children:
William Wesley Dunn (1786 - 1822)*
Daniel Dunn (1788 - 1870)*
Rhoda Dunn Murphree (1790 - 1850)*
Lucinda Ann Dunn (1792 - ____)*
James N. Dunn (1796 - 1856)*
James Nathaniel Dunn (1796 - 1856)*
Winton William Dunn (1805 - 1870)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial: Unknown
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Created by: tabitha jones Record added: Dec 26, 2007 Find A Grave Memorial# 23570866 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=23570866
Possibly the most democratic constitution ever proposed--one that guaranteed equality for all, was rejected by delegates to the 2nd Constitutional Convention of the state of Franklin that was held in November of 1785 in the Franklin State capital, Greenville. Franklin was known by its citizens as “The Land of the Free.” That same year, Dan Kennedy, the newly appointed clerk of Greene County, based in Greeneville, recorded the November 30, 1785, marriage of James Dunn (1765 – Unknown) and Margaret Winton (1766-1805). Months earlier in May 1785, seven of the 13 original US states voted to admit the state of Franklin, to be named Frankland, as the 14th state of The Union. Seven states was a majority but not the two-thirds majority required under the Articles of Confederation for statehood, so the petition for Frankland statehood was denied. Davey Crockett was born in Greene County, Franklin (Land of the Free) midway through the following year on August 17, 1786. Davey’s uncle wrote a supporting witness statement for a Revolutionary War pension for Winton cousin James Williams. (but that’s another story).
A few years after the November 1785 marriage of James and Margaret and failed attempt to ratify a new state Constitution the state of Franklin dissolved in February 1789. There is historic mention of a flag for the State of Franklin but no example has ever been found. (The flag with the large Green “F” in a blue circle on a red background sometimes sold as the flag of the State of Franklin is not the Flag of the State of Franklin).
After the 1789 dissolution of the State of Franklin, Greene County defaulted to North Carolina for support--especially needed was support for settlers from the numerous raids by Chickasaw, Chickamauga, and Creek Indians--but North Carolina offered very little help. The North Carolina and Greene County association was short-lived. On November 23, 1789, the state of North Carolina ratified the US Constitution and, on December 22, it ceded its “overmountain” settlements, including Greene County, to the Federal Government to satisfy Federal debt obligations.
On May 26, 1790, the unincorporated Southwest Territory of the United States (south of the Ohio River) was organized. George Washington appointed William Blount the Governor of the newly formed Southwest Territory. On June 1, 1796, the Southwest Territory became the state of Tennessee when it was admitted to the Union as the 16th state. During the Revolutionary War, the “Overmountain Men” are credited with defeating British forces at the Battle of Kings Mountain--considered by many to be a major turning point in the Revolutionary War.
At least 4 Winton cousins fought in the Battle of Kings Mountain:
1. Cavalry Ensign William Campbell (1759-1814) of the Virginia Line of the Continental Army and member of Washington’s Society of Cincinnati (1759-1814). Winton descendants of Ensign Campbell are eligible for consideration for membership in the Virginia Chapter of the Society of Cincinnati, the oldest Patriotic Society in America (founded in 1783).
2. Col William Campbell (1745-1781) later Brig General, commander of Patriot forces at Battle of Kings Mountain. Col Campbell was married to Patrick Henry’s sister, Elizabeth.
3. Johann Martin Shultz (1740-1787)– Known as Martin Shultz, one of the few surgeons on Patriot side of Revolutionary War. The Winton/Shults(Shultz) wagon train (Martin’s children) led by George Winton (1782-1856) is well known by historians. George Winton was a highly respected Captain during the War of 1812
4. James Williams (1763-1851) – One of the few who fought in both the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. James joined his friend, fellow Kings Mountain veteran, and Kentucky Governor, Isaac Shelby in a five brigade force of Kentucky Volunteers to defeat the British at the Battle of Thames in Upper Ontario in October 1813 just as they had 33 years earlier at Kings Mountain in October 1780. James was a rather famous Indian fighter and friend of the Crockett family. James’s father, James Williams Sr. (1730-1785) was ambushed by Indians while walking with James’s brother, Phillip (1753-1848), near what is now Knoxville. After being captured, James Williams, Sr. was scalped by Indians outside the Fort where the family lived. His son, Phillip, escaped and returned as quickly as possible with his rifle and scalping knife to attempt a rescue but his badly wounded father waved him away to save his life.
Tennessee was the last of the eleven states to leave the Union to join the Confederacy. In keeping with its independent, “Land of The Free” traditions, Eastern Tennessee, which included Greene County, voted in favor of remaining in the Union by a margin of 4 to 1. West Virginia was successful in separating from Virginia to become a new state and remain with the Union, and Eastern Tennessee hoped to do the same but failed.
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Margaret Ann Dunn's Timeline
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1766
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Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
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January 26, 1786
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Greene County, Tennessee, United States
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March 26, 1788
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Greene, Tennessee, United States
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1789
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Greene County, TN, United States
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January 20, 1790
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Bourbon County, KY, United States
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Greene, TN, United States
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March 1, 1796
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Greene County, TN, United States
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March 8, 1805
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Sevier County, Tennessee, United States
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