Re: Thomas Dunham b. abt 1798 in New York
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Re: Thomas Dunham b. abt 1798 in New York
Virginia Turner 6/22/01
Virginia, you say you are descended from a Hezekiah Dunham of New York.
In the 1880 census for Lavaca Co., Texas, page 22, M. (Mortimes?) T. Dunham states he was born in Louisiana about 1822 (age 58), his father was born in New York and his mother was born in South Carolina.
Ancestry.com shows a marriage record for DUNHAM, Hezekiah to HAW, Elizabeth on 3 Oct 1820 in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana.
In the same 1880 census, page 23, Elizabeth Dunham states she was born in South Carolina about 1797 (age 83).
There are tax records for an H. Dunham and an 1860 census record (which I have not looked at yet so I don't know his age or where he states he was born) for Hesekiah Dunham in Lavaca Co.
I am under the assumption that Elizabeth is the widow of Hezekiah and probably the father of M. T. and maybe John H. who was also born in Louisiana and lived in Lavaca Co. but was not on the 1880 census.
Could this Hezekiah be your ancestor?
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Re: Thomas Dunham b. abt 1798 in New York
Virginia Turner 2/28/02