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About Sgt. Thomas Dunbar
DAR Information:
- DUNBAR, THOMAS
- Ancestor #: A034765
- Service: MASSACHUSETTS Rank(s): SERGEANT
- Birth: 8-1-1750 LEICESTER WORCESTER CO MASSACHUSETTS
- Death: 4-15-1796 LEICESTER WORCESTER CO MASSACHUSETTS
- Service Source: MA SOLS & SAILS, VOL 5, P 33
- Service Description: 1) CAPT TODD, COL CRAFT'S REGT OF ARTILLERY
- Residence: City: LEICESTER - County: WORCESTER CO - State: MASSACHUSETTS
- Spouse: LUCRETIA SMITH
- https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=ful...
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Thomas Dunbar held the rank of Sergeant in the Revolution.
REVOLUTIONARY WAR:
Taken from Massachusetts Sailors and Soldiers in the War of the Revolution , Vol. 5, p. 33: Dunbar, Thomas: Leicester. Sergeant, capt. William Todd's co., Col. Thomas Craft's regt. of artillery stationed at Boston; reutrn for advance pay for 1 mo., etc., sworn to in Suffolk Co., Nov. 30, 1776. Also on p. 33: Dunbar, Thomas: List of prisoners sent from Newport, R.I. on the prison ship " Lord Sandwich", and landed at Bristol March 7, 1778. He is buried in Rawson Brook Cemetary, Leicester, Mass. Source for names and dates of children are: Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts Vital Records, p. 31, 145,146,and 252.
Thomas was first cousin "twice removed" to Henry David Thoreau
THOMAS DUNBAR ESTATE ADMINISTRATION: Docket 17925, Bk. 177, pg. 454, dated 3 May 1796 Lucretia Dunbar appointed administratrix Inventory, [Bk 72, p. 87] 3 May 1796 Total Value: $552.81
GEDCOM Note
Biography ==Thomas Dunbar was born 1 August 1750 in Leicester, Massachusetts, the son of John Dunbar and Abigail Tucker.
Thomas married Lucretia Smith 24 October 1773 in Spencer, Worchester, Massachusetts. <ref>"Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCC7-125 : 9 February 2018), Thomas Dunbar and Lucretia Smith, 22 Jul 1773; citing reference ; FHL microfilm0528759 IT 2. </ref> They had seven children:
- Thomas Dunbar 1774–1819<ref>"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4FY-QZX : 4 November 2017), Thomas Dunbar in entry for Thomas Dunbar,11 Feb 1774; citing Birth, Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 721,192. </ref>
- Nancy Dunbar 1775–1855<ref>"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4FY-Q8T : 4 November 2017), Thomas Dunbar in entry for Nancy Dunbar, 25 Dec 1775; citing Birth, Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, UnitedStates, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 721,192. </ref>
- James Dunbar 1778–1784<ref>"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4FY-WQL : 4 November 2017), Thomas Dunbar in entry for James Dunbar, 19 Sep 1779; citing Birth, Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, UnitedStates, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 721,192. </ref><ref>"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHFN-3VW : 4 November 2017), Thomas Dunbar in entry for James Dunbar, 11 Dec 1784; citing Death, Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, UnitedStates, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 721,192. </ref>
- Elizabeth Betsy Dunbar 1782–1860<ref>"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQX5-QZ7 : 10 February 2018), Thomas Dunbar in entry for Betsey Dunbar, 29 Jan 1782; citing LEICESTER,WORCESTER,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0582759 IT 2. </ref>
- Chloe Dunbar 1784–1818<ref>"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4FY-4BZ : 4 November 2017), Thomas Dunbar in entry for Chloe Dunbar, 29 Jan 1784; citing Birth, Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, UnitedStates, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 721,192. </ref>
- Lucretia Dunbar 1786–<ref>"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQX5-7MT : 10 February 2018), Thomas Dunbar in entry for Lucretia Dunbar, 13 Jun 1786; citing LEICESTER,WORCESTER,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0582759 IT 2. </ref>
- Lucy Dunbar 1789–1844<ref>"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4FY-C55 : 4 November 2017), Thomas Dunbar in entry for Lucy Dunbar, 28 Oct 1789; citing Birth, Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 721,192. </ref>
- James John Dunbar 1793-1877<ref>"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQX5-6H3 : 10 February 2018), Thomas Dunbar in entry for James Dunbar, 06 Sep 1793; citing LEICESTER,WORCESTER,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0582759 IT 2. </ref>
SAR MARKER AND FOOTSTONE (Revolutionary War)
From "Massachusetts Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors":DUNBAR,THOMAS: Leicester. Sergeant, Capt. William Todd's Co., Col. Thomas Craft's Regt. of artillery stationed at Boston. Thomas Dunbar is on the list of prisoners held captive on the prison ship "Lord Sandwich" during the Revolution. Thomas Dunbar was son of John Dunbar and Abigail Tucker, husband of Lucretia Smith. Father of 7 children: Thomas Jr., Nancy, James, Betsy, Chloe, Lucretia and Lucy. He was a Mayflower descendant from Richard Warren and the line has been proven and accepted by the GSMD. Thomas is the brother of David Dunbar who is memorial # 43809687 on this site. Thomas passed away 15 April 1796 in Leicester, Massachusetts and was buried at Rawson Brook Burial Ground. <ref>"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVK-2698 : 13 December 2015), Thomas Dunbar, 1796; Burial, Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America, Rawson Brook Burial Ground; citing record ID 19654250, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. </ref> <ref>"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHF2-32Q : 4 November 2017), Thomas Dunbar, 15 Apr 1796; citing Death,Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 721,192. </ref>
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Sgt. Thomas Dunbar's Timeline
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August 1, 1750
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Leicester, Worcester County, Province of Massachusetts, British Colonial America
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| 1774 |
February 11, 1774
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Leicester, Worcester Co., MA, United States
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| 1775 |
December 25, 1775
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Leicester, Worcester County, Province of Massachusetts
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| 1778 |
March 1778
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Spencer, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
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| 1779 |
September 19, 1779
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Spencer, Worcester County, MA, United States
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| 1782 |
January 29, 1782
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Spencer, Worcester Co., MA, United States
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| 1784 |
January 29, 1784
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Spencer, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
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| 1786 |
June 13, 1786
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Leicester, Worcester Co., MA, United States
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| 1789 |
October 28, 1789
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Spencer, Worcester Co., MA, United States
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