Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: sea captain

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His family is constructed by Mark E. Honey from the 1880, 1900 and 1920
census records.

Joseph married Wardwell, Oryanna on 20 Mar 1860. Oryanna (daughter of Wardwell, Vespasian and Dunbar, Lucy) was born in Jul 1838; died in 1915; was buried in Castine, Hancock, Maine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Her parents are identified by Mark E. Honey, family historian, Aug., 2001.

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Jairus was a sea captain. Mark E. Honey, Meadowview Apts. - #21, Ellsworth,
ME 04605 states (1/96) that Jairus married Hannah Atkins, and that their dau.
Elizabeth m. Daniel Leach. Jairus' dates are from Penobscot VR. Jairus m.
Hannah Atkins 23 (?) Sept 1806.
This line is from Sylvia Conner Wardwell.

Jairus married Leach, Hannah on 26 Sep 1826 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine. Hannah was born on 23 Jul 1799 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; died on 11 Oct 1891 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Hannah's parents are the subject of
"The Leaches of Penobscot - Part I: Peletiah Leach of the Bagaduce,"
newsletter of the Penobscot Historical Society, Fall, 1995. Mark E. Honey
gives a son (Elisha Dunbar, Jr.?) who m. 20 Oct 1845 before Peletiah Leach to
Eliza F. Hutchins of Penobscot, ME.

Vespasian married Dunbar, Lucy on Yes, date unknown. Lucy (daughter of Dunbar, David Jr and Horn, Elizabeth) died on 25 Aug 1868 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; was buried in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Gravestone states she died at age 59 years, 11 months and 10 days,
and was wife of Vespasian Wardwell (per Penobscot VR); and reports that she
is listed as age 54 in 1860, born in 1806. Possibly she is daughter of
Jairus Dunbar.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Captain; Deacon

Notes:

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David resided in Plantation 3 in Hancock Co., Maine, and served in the War for Independence. {-per George A. Wheeler, "History of Castine...,"Bangor, 1875, p.362.} The first Methodist Church in Penobscot was built on Capt. Dunbar's farm in 1801 with a
seating capacity of 1,000! {-Rilla Leach Moore, "Mill Creek: Penobscot, Maine," Castine: 1967, p.3.} Deaths in the Penobscot area also include a Lucy Wardwell, married, age 58 years, died 25 August 1868, dauughter of David Dunbar, born in Scituate, MA,
and wife Elizabeth Coan [sic] - did Elizabeth remarry? - is Lucy a daughter of David who d. 1841? David (?1757-1841?) was a solider in the "French and Indian" war and the War for Independence (serving as a Minuteman 17 April 1775!). Mark E. Honey
wrote in the Castine Patriot (newspaper), 22 July 1999, p. 6: "Captain David Dunbar...lived in what is now Penobscot, in that community I call the Narrows, between Wardwell's Point and the present Castine town line. He was a master mariner,
commanding the schooner 'Hancock' of Blue Hill in 1798, the schooner 'Eight Sisters' of Castine in 1801, and the schooner 'Freedom,' also of Castine. He is also listed as the master of the ship 'Joseph & Phebe' of Castine, probably a vessel belonging
to the Perkins family. In March and April of 1812 we find Captain Dunbar sailing to the West Indies and the port of Antigua. He was apparently working for the Castine merchant Doty Little. His crew included Nathan Whight, Jeremiah Green, Mr. Clow,
Mr. Perkins, and William Acean. The list of sailors is not complete, nor is the name of the vessel legible, though it may be the 'Defiance,' but what has survived is a one-page document which sheds some light on the expenses of a small vessel in 1812
plying the waters of the West Indies. Incidentally, the initials W.I. were familiar to 19th century coastal folks, because they represented the trade and goods which were a vital link in their maritime commerce. Rum for the ship's use: this
particular entry is mentioned on March 9, 11/2 gallons at $1.50, and March 20, 1 gallon at $2. Additional purchases of rum occured on March 20, when a boat was hired at 25 cents per to haul two casks of rum, on March 21 when seven casks of rum and
molasses were boted (boated) for 25 cents each, on March 24 when 120 gallons of rum and punch were purchased for $74, and on March 27 when 12 casks of rum and punch were brought to the vessel. This large amount of alcohol was part of the cargo which
was to be brought back to Boston or Maine. The rum used on-board ship was part of the daily ration for captain and crfew. It was kept under the watchful eye of the captain whose other difficult job was to keep the crew from sampling the merchandise.
Sugar was another important commodity to be purchased for the trip home. ..." NSDAR 611765 records his military service: "Pvt. May 1st 1775, Scituate, Mass. served 8 months under Samuel Stockbridge, Col. Hearth's Regt. of Mass., Jan. 1st 1776
serving 1 year under Capt Joshua Jacobs, Col. Bailey Continental Army, May 1st 1777, 8 months under Capt nathaniel Jarvius, Col. Henry Jackson Continental Army. He was engaged in the battle of Frogs Point and White Plains. - "Soldiers of The American
Revolution, Maine," p. 23; Pension #W 22981 National Archives." [A John Dunbar was a grantee at St. Andrews, N.B. among Loyalists resettled there from Castine, ME in 1783-84 - no relationship is known but the surname is curious.]

David married Elms, Elizabeth on 10 May 1779 in Scituate, MA. Elizabeth was born on 24 Jul 1743 in Scituate, MA; died about 1790 in Hancock Co., ME; was buried in Conner-Dunbar Cemetery, Penobscot, ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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{Donna Hoffman of Bucksport, ME states Elizabeth "Betsy" was b. 15 Sept 1767
in Old York, ME and d. ca. 1790 probably at Scituate, MA.} Bethiah, wife of
Josiah Webster, d. 7 Feb 1873 at age 93, is buried in the Dunbar-Conner
Cemetery, Penobscot, and may be a daughter of Elizabeth and David Dunbar.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Captain; Deacon

Notes:

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David resided in Plantation 3 in Hancock Co., Maine, and served in the War for Independence. {-per George A. Wheeler, "History of Castine...,"Bangor, 1875, p.362.} The first Methodist Church in Penobscot was built on Capt. Dunbar's farm in 1801 with a
seating capacity of 1,000! {-Rilla Leach Moore, "Mill Creek: Penobscot, Maine," Castine: 1967, p.3.} Deaths in the Penobscot area also include a Lucy Wardwell, married, age 58 years, died 25 August 1868, dauughter of David Dunbar, born in Scituate, MA,
and wife Elizabeth Coan [sic] - did Elizabeth remarry? - is Lucy a daughter of David who d. 1841? David (?1757-1841?) was a solider in the "French and Indian" war and the War for Independence (serving as a Minuteman 17 April 1775!). Mark E. Honey
wrote in the Castine Patriot (newspaper), 22 July 1999, p. 6: "Captain David Dunbar...lived in what is now Penobscot, in that community I call the Narrows, between Wardwell's Point and the present Castine town line. He was a master mariner,
commanding the schooner 'Hancock' of Blue Hill in 1798, the schooner 'Eight Sisters' of Castine in 1801, and the schooner 'Freedom,' also of Castine. He is also listed as the master of the ship 'Joseph & Phebe' of Castine, probably a vessel belonging
to the Perkins family. In March and April of 1812 we find Captain Dunbar sailing to the West Indies and the port of Antigua. He was apparently working for the Castine merchant Doty Little. His crew included Nathan Whight, Jeremiah Green, Mr. Clow,
Mr. Perkins, and William Acean. The list of sailors is not complete, nor is the name of the vessel legible, though it may be the 'Defiance,' but what has survived is a one-page document which sheds some light on the expenses of a small vessel in 1812
plying the waters of the West Indies. Incidentally, the initials W.I. were familiar to 19th century coastal folks, because they represented the trade and goods which were a vital link in their maritime commerce. Rum for the ship's use: this
particular entry is mentioned on March 9, 11/2 gallons at $1.50, and March 20, 1 gallon at $2. Additional purchases of rum occured on March 20, when a boat was hired at 25 cents per to haul two casks of rum, on March 21 when seven casks of rum and
molasses were boted (boated) for 25 cents each, on March 24 when 120 gallons of rum and punch were purchased for $74, and on March 27 when 12 casks of rum and punch were brought to the vessel. This large amount of alcohol was part of the cargo which
was to be brought back to Boston or Maine. The rum used on-board ship was part of the daily ration for captain and crfew. It was kept under the watchful eye of the captain whose other difficult job was to keep the crew from sampling the merchandise.
Sugar was another important commodity to be purchased for the trip home. ..." NSDAR 611765 records his military service: "Pvt. May 1st 1775, Scituate, Mass. served 8 months under Samuel Stockbridge, Col. Hearth's Regt. of Mass., Jan. 1st 1776
serving 1 year under Capt Joshua Jacobs, Col. Bailey Continental Army, May 1st 1777, 8 months under Capt nathaniel Jarvius, Col. Henry Jackson Continental Army. He was engaged in the battle of Frogs Point and White Plains. - "Soldiers of The American
Revolution, Maine," p. 23; Pension #W 22981 National Archives." [A John Dunbar was a grantee at St. Andrews, N.B. among Loyalists resettled there from Castine, ME in 1783-84 - no relationship is known but the surname is curious.]

David married Horn, Elizabeth on 18 Feb 1793 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine. Elizabeth was born on 19 May 1770 in Old York, ME; died on 28 Feb 1855; was buried in Dunbar-Conner Cemetery, Penobscot, ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Elizabeth and their children are from Donna Hoffman, Box 92, Bucksport, ME
in the 1970s, and also given in Penobscot VR. Elizabeth received a widow's
pension (#W22981) on account of David's military service and in 1850 was
residing with her daughter, Lucy (Dunbar) Wardwell. Her surname could be
Orn.