Dunbar, Samuel

Male 1826 - 1908  (81 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Dunbar, Samuel was born on 2 Sep 1826 (son of Dunbar, Reuben and Parker, Elizabeth); died on 14 Apr 1908; was buried in Castine, Hancock, Maine.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: clerk, then merchant

    Notes:

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    In 1880 Samuel is listed as trader and farmer at Dunbar Corner, North
    Castine, ME. He m. Clara P. Wardwell who was age 37 in 1880 census which
    shows daughters Addie W. (age 13), Annie L. (age 12) and Helen M. (age 5).

    Samuel married Wardwell, Clara on Yes, date unknown. Clara was born on 21 May 1843; died on 3 May 1927; was buried in Castine, Hancock, Maine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Dunbar, Helen M. was born on 28 Oct 1874.
    2. Dunbar, William Fernald was born on 29 Aug 1883 in Castine, Hancock, Maine; died on 30 Mar 1953 in Castine, Hancock, Maine.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Dunbar, Reuben was born on 5 Feb 1798 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine (son of Dunbar, David Jr and Horn, Elizabeth); died on 15 Aug 1881; was buried in Castine, Hancock, Maine.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: ship carpenter, farmer

    Reuben married Parker, Elizabeth on Yes, date unknown. Elizabeth was born on 6 Feb 1803; died on 20 Dec 1878; was buried in Castine, Hancock, Maine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Parker, Elizabeth was born on 6 Feb 1803; died on 20 Dec 1878; was buried in Castine, Hancock, Maine.
    Children:
    1. Dunbar, George E.
    2. Dunbar, Sarah was born in 1821 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; died in 1904.
    3. 1. Dunbar, Samuel was born on 2 Sep 1826; died on 14 Apr 1908; was buried in Castine, Hancock, Maine.
    4. Dunbar, Joel P. was born about 1832.
    5. Dunbar, Bennett was born in 1832; died in 1918; was buried in Castine, Hancock, Maine.
    6. Dunbar, Elizabeth F. was born on 20 Jul 1845 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; died on 31 Jul 1901 in East Lamoine, ME.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Dunbar, David Jr was born on 20 Nov 1756 in Scituate, MA (son of Dunbar, David II and Bennett, Margaret); died on 6 Mar 1841 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; was buried in Dunbar-Conner Cemetery, Penobscot, ME.

    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]


  2. 5.  Horn, Elizabeth was born on 19 May 1770 in Old York, ME; died on 28 Feb 1855; was buried in Dunbar-Conner Cemetery, Penobscot, ME.

    Notes:

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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.

    Children:
    1. Dunbar, Lucy died on 25 Aug 1868 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; was buried in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine.
    2. Dunbar, Charles was born on 10 Jun 1793 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; died on 10 Nov 1862.
    3. Dunbar, Elisha was born on 1 Apr 1795; died in 1819 in At Sea.
    4. 2. Dunbar, Reuben was born on 5 Feb 1798 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; died on 15 Aug 1881; was buried in Castine, Hancock, Maine.
    5. Dunbar, Joanna was born about 1810.
    6. Dunbar, Margaret was born about 1811.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Dunbar, David II was born in [J] 28 Mar 1734 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (son of Dunbar, David I and Stodder, Bathesheba); died on 29 Dec 1824 in Scituate, Plymouth, MA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: David Dunbar Sr.
    • Military Begining: 1776

    Notes:

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    NSDAR 611765 records his military service: ""Pvt. 3rd Co. in Scituate of Minutemen, Col. Anthony Thomas, which marched in the alarm of April 17, 1775, served 4 days.. - ref. "Massachusetts in the Revolution," Vol. V, p. 26; DAR application #158254."

    Military Begining:
    DAR Ancestor # A034659
    Lex alarm, Capt. william Turner's Co of minute men; Col Anthony Thomas
    (Lists birth as 1731)

    David married Bennett, Margaret on 30 Nov 1756 in Scituate, MA. Margaret was born on 15 Sep 1734 in Scituate, Plymouth, MA; died about 1809 in Scituate, Plymouth, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Bennett, Margaret was born on 15 Sep 1734 in Scituate, Plymouth, MA; died about 1809 in Scituate, Plymouth, MA.
    Children:
    1. 4. Dunbar, David Jr was born on 20 Nov 1756 in Scituate, MA; died on 6 Mar 1841 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; was buried in Dunbar-Conner Cemetery, Penobscot, ME.
    2. Dunbar, Jesse was born on 28 Aug 1760 in Scituate, MA; died on 15 Jan 1836.
    3. Dunbar, Elisha was born on 31 Jul 1762.
    4. Dunbar, Bennett was born on 15 Sep 1766 in Scituate, Plymouth, MA; died about 1807 in Scituate, Plymouth, MA.
    5. Dunbar, Lucy was born on 4 Oct 1769.
    6. Dunbar, Ruben was born on 4 Oct 1769.
    7. Dunbar, Reuben was born on 4 Oct 1769 in Scituate, MA; died in 1805 in Charlestown, Suffolk, MA.