PATRIOT Starling Gunn^{[1, 2]}

1764 - 1852  (88 years)

• Name	Starling Gunn
  Title	PATRIOT
  Born	9 May 1764	Brunswick Co., Virginia Colony
  Gender	Male
  Died	13 Aug 1852	Caswell County, North Carolina
  Person ID	I18332	My Reynolds Line
  Last Modified	2 Jun 2017

  
  

  Father	Thomas Gunn,   b. 1725, Nottoway Parish, Amelia Co., Virginia Colony ,   d. 13 Nov 1800, Caswell County, North Carolina  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Susannah Burnett,   b. 1738, Virginia Colony ,   d. 1778, Caswell County, North Carolina  (Age 40 years)
  Married	His children are believed to be: 1. Elisha Gunn 2. Starling Gunn 3. Daniel Gunn 4. Mary Gunn 5. Thomas Gunn 6. James Gunn 7. Griffin Gunn 8. William Gunn 9. John Gunn 10. Sarah (Sally) Gunn 11. Priscilla Gunn 12. Allen Gunn 13. Anderson Gunn 14. Pinckney Gunn
  Family ID	F6721	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Elizabeth Hooper,   b. 15 Apr 1768, Nottoway Virginia Colony ,   d. 3 Mar 1843, Caswell County, North Carolina  (Age 74 years)
  Married	Children of Starling Gunn and Mary E. Hooper Richard Burnett Gunn (1788 - 1878) Martha Gunn Matlock (1791 - 1873) Daniel Gunn (1793 - 1857) Allen M. Gunn (1807 - 1884)
  Children	+ 1. Daniel Gunn,   b. 19 Feb 1793, Lunenburg County, Virginia or Caswell Co., NC ,   d. Oct 1857, Yanceville, Caswell County, North Carolina  (Age 64 years)
  Last Modified	2 Jun 2017
  Family ID	F6720	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  Starling Gunn-In Memoriam The Message (Greensboro, NC) Sep 9, 1852

  
  

  Histories		Starling Gunn-North Carolina Myth Exposed The Reidsville Review Sep 22, 1911
  		Starling Gunn-A Revolutionary Hero Raleigh Christian Advocate Mar 8, 1876

  
  

• Sources

  [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=179084765. Thomas Gunn III was supposedly born in Virginia to Sarah Boatwright and Thomas Gunn II. He apparently moved from Virginia to North Carilina about 1791. He signed his will on 13 Novemeber 1800 and died in Caswell County, NC with a large estate including 740 acres of land. He supposedly married (1) Susannah Burnett (2) Sarah Davenport (3) Ann Worsham (4) Eleanor "Nelly" Alverson... spousal information cannot be completely verified. In 1780, Thomas Gunn III was drafted into service by the State of Virginia in the Revolutionary War, but his son, Starling Gunn, went in his stead. Starling's pension application stated that he was living in Amelia Co., VA at that time. Thomas Gunn III has been established as a DAR Patriot for Revolutionary War service. His eldest two sons were the only children old enough to actively serve in the Revolutionary War. Nothing is known about the oldest son, Elisha, except that he evidently died without heirs before his father's will was written in November 1800. The second son of Thomas Gunn III, Sterling Gunn, served with distinction in the Revolutionary War. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=54040517. According to Wikipedia, The battle of YORKTOWN commenced with a canon shot fired by General George Washington in 1781. Starling Gunn was only 17 years old at that time, and entered service in place of his father Thomas Gunn 9 months earlier. He was in the Artillery and as he recollects and swears to in his declaration for pension that he was "digging trenches and building the fort at Yorktown". He also states "was in the fort and assisted in firing the first Gun that he recollects to have been fired upon the Enemy. - Bill Gunn [Add this to my scrapbook] [Report abuse] This memorial is a duplicate and is incorrect.Thomas Gunn, Jr. (ca. 1738 VA - 1800 NC) and Family -- Biographical Notes states that 'Starling Gunn and his wifewere apparently buried near the old log church but were RE-INTERRED in the Yanceyville Methodist Church cemetery in 1950.RE-INTERRED means reburied. This proves that not only the gravestones were moved but the casket/bodies were reburied. - Bill Gunn Inscription: Aged 88 years 3 mos 4 days [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=54040517. Starling Gunn Parents: Thomas Gunn (1738 - 1800) Susannah Burnett Gunn (1738 - 1778) Spouse: Mary Elizabeth Hooper Gunn (1768 - 1843) The gravestone of Starling Gunn and the gravestone of his wife, Mary Elizabeth Hooper Gunn were moved in 1957 to the Yanceyville United Methodist Church Cemetery. Soil From Grave of Starling Gunn At Mt. Vernon The Bee (Danville, Virginia) 29 March 1928 (Page 1). The tree from Yorktown which was recently planted near the tomb of George Washington at Mount Vernon by the Daughters of the American Revolution is taking root in soil, part of which was removed from the grave of Starling Gunn in Caswell county. When this article was published, Starling Gunn's grave was in the Gunn Family Cemetey north of Yanceyville. Later, his great great grandson, Johnnie Oliver Gunn, had the gravestone moved to the Yanceyville United Methodist Church cemetery in Yanceyville.