Descendants of Amos Dunning
of Arietta

Generation No. 1

1.  AMOS4 DUNNING (DAVID3, DAVID2, BENJAMIN1) was born 1763, and died in Hamilton Co., NY. He married MILLICENT PERRY.

Notes for AMOS DUNNING:

    The following pages were copied from "HISTORY OF HAMILTON COUNTY.", by Frederick C. Aber, Jr. and Stella King copyright 1965 Most of the pages include information about Amos Dunning and other Dunning family members around the Speculator, NY area of the Adirondack mountains. Pictures are included in another section of Amos Dunning information. written by John Henry Houck, 4/6/2000.

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TOWN OF ARIETTA

It now became Rensselaer Van Rensselaer's turn to work for development of the region. The fruits of his efforts were shown when on May 14, 1836 the State Legislature directed that the Town of Lake Pleasant be divided to form a new town. It was named Arietta in honor of Van Rensselaer's mother. The first meeting was designated for the fourth Tuesday in May 1836 at the dwelling house of Amos Dunning at Rensselaer's Mills.

The first assessors chosen were Allen Murphy, Amos Dunning, and Nathan Satterlee.

The commissioners of highways were Shadrack Dunning, Abraham Satterlee and Robert A. Van Nest.

School commissoners were Amos Dunning, Amos Clunis and Josiah Housan, with inspectors of schools designated as Reba Dibble, Allen Murphy and Emanuel Housan. David S. Fountain, who had settled from the Town of Wells, was elected constable and collector, and Michael Dunning, constable. Rensselaer Van Rensselaer was to remain but briefly in office and as resident of the town. On October 27, 1836, eleven electors of the town met at the house of Robert A. Van Nest to choose his replacement. Amos Clunis was unanimously elected to the position of supervisor by James Billington, Reba Dibble, Amos Dunning, Michael Dunning, Shadrack Dunning, Allen Murphy, Timothy Plummer, Eli Rudes, Abraham Satterlee, Nathan Satterlee, and Robert A. Van Nest...... page 295

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TOWN OF LAKE PLEASANT

The populace decided in 1818 that...... The fence viewers - Loring Peck, Ephraim Page and Amos Dunning in that year - were allowed one dollar per day for their work....... Page 622

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Heads of families in the town of Lake Plesant in 1825 were: ......Amos Dunning, David Dunning. Ebenezer Dunning, Justus Dunning, Shadrack Dunning, Silas Dunning.......... Page 629

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Meanwhile, a record of "the marks in the town of Wells' through 1815 listed the identification that was to be used by each farmer for his cattle and sheep:

"Amos Dunning--a crop off both ears and a slit in the right.
Shadrack Dunning--a hole in both ears. page 908

1810 Federal Census, Wells twp, Montgomery Co. (now Hamilton), N.Y. 

        Amos Dunning - Head of Household
        1 male  0-10    1 female  0-10
        1 male 11-16    1 female 11-16
        0 male 17-28    2 female 17-28
        0 male 29-45    0 female 29-45
        1 male  45+     1 female  45+

1820 Federal Census, Lake Pleasant twp, Hamilton Co., NY 

        Amos Dunning - Head of Household
        2 males  0-10   1 female 0-10
        0 male 10-16   0 female 10-16
        0 male 16-18   1 female 16-26
        1 male 16-26   1 female 26-45
        1 male 26-45   1 female  45+
        1 male  45+



[Brøderbund Family Archive #160, Ed. 2,
State Index: Upstate NY, 1685 - 1910, Date of Import: Oct 25, 2000, Internal
Ref. #1.160.2.1231.8]

Individual: Dunning

Publication: The Saratoga, Queries

Volume:Page: 3: 0

Children of AMOS DUNNING and MILLICENT PERRY are:
i.WILLIAM5 DUNNING.
ii.HANNAH DUNNING.
iii.JAMES DUNNING.

Notes for JAMES DUNNING:

[Brøderbund Family Archive #160, Ed. 2, State Index: Upstate NY, 1685 - 1910, Date of Import: Oct 25, 2000, Internal Ref. #1.160.2.1230.24]

Individual: Dunning, James
Publication: The Mohawk, Marriage and Death Notices - Schenectady Cabinet
Volume:Page: 2: 76[Brøderbund Family Archive #160, Ed. 2, State Index: Upstate NY, 1685 - 1910, Date of Import: Oct 25, 2000, Internal Ref. #1.160.2.1230.25]

Individual: Dunning, James
Publication: The Mohawk, The Dempster Records, 1778-1803
Volume:Page: 4: 92[Brøderbund Family Archive #160, Ed. 2, State Index: Upstate NY, 1685 - 1910, Date of Import: Oct 25, 2000, Internal Ref. #1.160.2.1230.26]

Individual: Dunning, James
Publication: The Saratoga, Newspaper: Marriage and Death Notices
Volume:Page: 1: 46[Brøderbund Family Archive #160, Ed. 2, State Index: Upstate NY, 1685 - 1910, Date of Import: Oct 25, 2000, Internal Ref. #1.160.2.1230.27]

Individual: Dunning, James
Publication: The Saratoga, Bail Book
Volume:Page: 1: 90[Brøderbund Family Archive #160, Ed. 2, State Index: Upstate NY, 1685 - 1910, Date of Import: Oct 25, 2000, Internal Ref. #1.160.2.1230.28]

Individual: Dunning, James
Publication: The Saratoga, Saratoga Co. Residents, 1791-1802
Volume:Page: 10: 80

More About JAMES DUNNING:
1: Relationship to Shadrack not proven - Mary Slack Maynard

iv.DANIEL DUNNING.
2.v.SHADRACK DUNNING, b. 1787, South Parish, Woodbury, CT; d. 1830, Hamilton Co., NY.
3.vi.DAVID DUNNING, b. September 1789, Sandgate, VT; d. March 28, 1872, Lake Pleasant, Hamilton Co., NY.
vii.ELIZABETH DUNNING, b. 1796; d. May 10, 1844, Commanche, Iowa; m. DR. GEORGE PECK.

Notes for DR. GEORGE PECK:

HISTORY OF HAMILTON Co. by Frederick C. Aber, Jr. & Stella King
Dr. George Peck, who married Elizabeth Dunning, a daughter of Amos Dunning of Lake Pleasant, served as surgeon in the war (1812). page 30

viii.JUSTUS DUNNING, b. August 09, 1799, Vermont; d. August 16, 1882, Albion, NY; m. LURINDA RICH.

Notes for JUSTUS DUNNING:

1820 Federal Census, Lake Pleasant twp, Hamilton Co., NY - Justice Dunning 

white male           white female
1 - under 10 years    0 - under 10 years
0 - 10 - 16           0 - 10 - 16
0 - 16 - 18           1 - 16 - 26
1 - 16 - 26           0 - 26 - 45
0 - 26 - 45           0 - 45+
0 - 45+

Heads of families in the town of Lake Plesant in 1825 were: ......Amos Dunning, David Dunning. Ebenezer Dunning, Justus Dunning, Shadrack Dunning, Silas Dunning.......... Page 629

More About JUSTUS DUNNING:
1: Children 2 sons, 3 daughters - Mary Slack Maynard
Residence: Lived in Albion and Rome, NY


Endnotes

1. Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 17, Ed. 1, (Release date: December 11, 1997), "CD-ROM," Tree #2051, Date of Import: Apr 25, 2000.

Update 9/15/14: Additional Notes sent in by Larry Miller:

From: Oxford CT. Congregational Church Records abstracted in, Connecticut Church Records Abstracts, 1630-1920 v. 087, Oxford. Page 22

          Amos Dunning married Millicent Perry in 1786

Also found:

          Amos, child of David baptized Jan. 22, 1745/6
          Amos, child of Michael, baptized Dec. 2, 1750
          Amos, child of Michael, baptized May 24, 1752

On to Generation #2

 

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