John Edward Gunter

Abt 1730 - Aft 1812  (~ 83 years)

• Name	John Edward Gunter  [1]
  Born	Abt 1730	Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Alt. Birth	Bef 1735  [3, 4]
  Military Service	22 Apr 1780	Guilford County, North Carolina   [3]
  	during The Revolution
  	DAR Ancestor: A207698, Patriotic Service: "Took Oath of Allegiance to make land entry..."
  Alt. Death	1788	North Carolina   [1]
  Name	John Gunter  [2, 3, 4]
  Died	Aft 1812	Warren County, Tennessee   [3, 4]
  Person ID	I45683	If the Legends Are True...
  Last Modified	14 Jun 2020

  
  

  Father	John Gunter,   b. 1710, Chesterfield County, Virginia ,   d. Abt 1784, Halifax County, Virginia  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Sarah Goodson,   b. 1718, Bertie County, North Carolina ,   d. Aft 1762, Virginia  (Age 45 years)
  Married	1729	Prince George County, Virginia
  Family ID	F16184	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sarah,   b. Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	There is considerable confusion about the wives and children of John Edward Gunter.  For one thing, his son was referred to as John "Junior" before his death and as John "Senior" after his death. Daughter of the Republic of Texas states:  "Claiborne Cooper Gunter was a descendant of John and Sarah (Goodson) Gunter of Edgecombe County, NC.  Sarah was supposed to be related to the Claiborne family of Virginia.  Her son, Claiborne Gunter Sr., was the first of eight generations to bear the name of Claiborne (Clabourn, Claburn, Clayborne, Clayburn) Gunter." [5]
  Children	1. John Gunter,   b. 1750, Edgecombe County, North Carolina ,   d. 1836  (Age 86 years) + 2. William Gunter,   b. 1751, Edgecombe County, North Carolina ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	20 Dec 2016
  Family ID	F16201	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Amy Tillotson,   b. 1740, Chesterfield County, Virginia ,   d. Aft 1766, Chesterfield County, Virginia  (Age 27 years)
  Married	Between 1750 and 1753	Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia   [1]
  	Will Rogers Official Genealogy by Pat Lowe says the children of John Gunter and Amy Tillotson were John, Joel, Augustus, William, Claiborne, Elizabeth, and James. [6]
  Alt. Marriage	Cal 1750	Granville County, North Carolina
  Residence	Halifax County, North Carolina
  Children	+ 1. Joel Gunter,   b. 1754, Chesterfield County, Virginia ,   d. 22 Aug 1829, Warren County, Tennessee  (Age 75 years) + 2. John Gunter,   b. 1755, North Carolina ,   d. 28 Aug 1835, Guntersville, Marshall, Alabama  (Age 80 years) + 3. William Gunter,   b. 1758, Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina ,   d. 1830, Haywood County, North Carolina  (Age 72 years)   4. Elizabeth Gunter,   b. Bef 1763, Virginia ,   d. Abt 1831  (Age ~ 68 years) + 5. Claiborne Gunter, Senior,   b. 1765, Halifax County, North Carolina ,   d. Bef 6 Apr 1835, Warren County, Tennessee  (Age 70 years) + 6. Augustus Gunter,   b. 1770, Halifax County, North Carolina ,   d. 1827, Tennessee  (Age 57 years)   7. James Gunter,   b. Abt 1774, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	20 Dec 2016
  Family ID	F16185	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Reference

  If the Legends Are True... by J. Craig Canada, "John Edward Gunter" (accessed January 19, 2021) | http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I45683&tree=Legends.