Dunning John Presley, Sr. was born 1780 in Lancaster County, South Carolina, and died at age 70 in 1850 in Polk County, Tennessee.
Lancaster County, SC is across the state line from Mecklenburg County, NC.
Mecklenburg County was formed in 1762 from the western part of Anson County, both in the Piedmont section of the state. It was named in commemoration of the marriage of King George III to Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, for whom the county seat Charlotte is named. Due to unsure boundaries, a large part of south and western Mecklenburg County extended into areas that would later form part of the state of South Carolina. In 1768, most of this area (the part of Mecklenburg County west of the Catawba River) was designated Tryon County, North Carolina. Source: Wikipedia
Determining the final boundaries of these "western" areas between North and South Carolina was a decades-long process. As population increased in the area following the American Revolutionary War, in 1792 the northeastern part of Mecklenburg County was taken by the North Carolina legislature for Cabarrus County. Finally, in 1842 the southeastern part of Mecklenburg County was combined with the western part of Anson County to become Union County."
"The city of Lancaster is the county seat of Lancaster County, South Carolina, United States, located in the Charlotte Metropolitan Area."
Dunning Sr was married to a Catherine on about 1808 in Lancaster County, South Carolina.
In the 1850 US Census, he was married to Mary, age 50, Dunnin was 70 and died that year.
The enlistment document specifies that Dunning Sr is age 28 in Sep 1812, which would make his birth year 1784, not the 1780 listed. More research is needed to determine his correct date of birth.
Dunning Sr. and his family relocated to Buncombe County after the war - moving west toward Tennessee which was typical in those days.
Dunning may have been derived from the Scottish Gaelic name spelled DUNOON, but pronounced DANUN or DUHNUN.
Find A Grave Memorial #125225331 DUNNING JOHN PRESLEY SR created 16 FEB 2014 by Suzanne E Presley and maintained by Suzanne E Presley. Dunnin Sr. is my great, great, great, great grandfather
Last update 5 APR 2021
Lancaster County, SC is across the state line from Mecklenburg County, NC.
Mecklenburg County was formed in 1762 from the western part of Anson County, both in the Piedmont section of the state. It was named in commemoration of the marriage of King George III to Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, for whom the county seat Charlotte is named. Due to unsure boundaries, a large part of south and western Mecklenburg County extended into areas that would later form part of the state of South Carolina. In 1768, most of this area (the part of Mecklenburg County west of the Catawba River) was designated Tryon County, North Carolina. Source: Wikipedia
Determining the final boundaries of these "western" areas between North and South Carolina was a decades-long process. As population increased in the area following the American Revolutionary War, in 1792 the northeastern part of Mecklenburg County was taken by the North Carolina legislature for Cabarrus County. Finally, in 1842 the southeastern part of Mecklenburg County was combined with the western part of Anson County to become Union County."
"The city of Lancaster is the county seat of Lancaster County, South Carolina, United States, located in the Charlotte Metropolitan Area."
Dunning Sr was married to a Catherine on about 1808 in Lancaster County, South Carolina.
In the 1850 US Census, he was married to Mary, age 50, Dunnin was 70 and died that year.
The enlistment document specifies that Dunning Sr is age 28 in Sep 1812, which would make his birth year 1784, not the 1780 listed. More research is needed to determine his correct date of birth.
Dunning Sr. and his family relocated to Buncombe County after the war - moving west toward Tennessee which was typical in those days.
Dunning may have been derived from the Scottish Gaelic name spelled DUNOON, but pronounced DANUN or DUHNUN.
Find A Grave Memorial #125225331 DUNNING JOHN PRESLEY SR created 16 FEB 2014 by Suzanne E Presley and maintained by Suzanne E Presley. Dunnin Sr. is my great, great, great, great grandfather
Last update 5 APR 2021
Dunning John Presley, Sr. was born 1780 in Lancaster County, South Carolina, and died at age 70 in 1850 in Polk County, Tennessee.
Lancaster County, SC is across the state line from Mecklenburg County, NC.
Mecklenburg County was formed in 1762 from the western part of Anson County, both in the Piedmont section of the state. It was named in commemoration of the marriage of King George III to Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, for whom the county seat Charlotte is named. Due to unsure boundaries, a large part of south and western Mecklenburg County extended into areas that would later form part of the state of South Carolina. In 1768, most of this area (the part of Mecklenburg County west of the Catawba River) was designated Tryon County, North Carolina. Source: Wikipedia
Determining the final boundaries of these "western" areas between North and South Carolina was a decades-long process. As population increased in the area following the American Revolutionary War, in 1792 the northeastern part of Mecklenburg County was taken by the North Carolina legislature for Cabarrus County. Finally, in 1842 the southeastern part of Mecklenburg County was combined with the western part of Anson County to become Union County."
"The city of Lancaster is the county seat of Lancaster County, South Carolina, United States, located in the Charlotte Metropolitan Area."
Dunning Sr was married to a Catherine on about 1808 in Lancaster County, South Carolina.
In the 1850 US Census, he was married to Mary, age 50, Dunnin was 70 and died that year.
The enlistment document specifies that Dunning Sr is age 28 in Sep 1812, which would make his birth year 1784, not the 1780 listed. More research is needed to determine his correct date of birth.
Dunning Sr. and his family relocated to Buncombe County after the war - moving west toward Tennessee which was typical in those days.
Dunning may have been derived from the Scottish Gaelic name spelled DUNOON, but pronounced DANUN or DUHNUN.
Find A Grave Memorial #125225331 DUNNING JOHN PRESLEY SR created 16 FEB 2014 by Suzanne E Presley and maintained by Suzanne E Presley. Dunnin Sr. is my great, great, great, great grandfather
Last update 5 APR 2021
Lancaster County, SC is across the state line from Mecklenburg County, NC.
Mecklenburg County was formed in 1762 from the western part of Anson County, both in the Piedmont section of the state. It was named in commemoration of the marriage of King George III to Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, for whom the county seat Charlotte is named. Due to unsure boundaries, a large part of south and western Mecklenburg County extended into areas that would later form part of the state of South Carolina. In 1768, most of this area (the part of Mecklenburg County west of the Catawba River) was designated Tryon County, North Carolina. Source: Wikipedia
Determining the final boundaries of these "western" areas between North and South Carolina was a decades-long process. As population increased in the area following the American Revolutionary War, in 1792 the northeastern part of Mecklenburg County was taken by the North Carolina legislature for Cabarrus County. Finally, in 1842 the southeastern part of Mecklenburg County was combined with the western part of Anson County to become Union County."
"The city of Lancaster is the county seat of Lancaster County, South Carolina, United States, located in the Charlotte Metropolitan Area."
Dunning Sr was married to a Catherine on about 1808 in Lancaster County, South Carolina.
In the 1850 US Census, he was married to Mary, age 50, Dunnin was 70 and died that year.
The enlistment document specifies that Dunning Sr is age 28 in Sep 1812, which would make his birth year 1784, not the 1780 listed. More research is needed to determine his correct date of birth.
Dunning Sr. and his family relocated to Buncombe County after the war - moving west toward Tennessee which was typical in those days.
Dunning may have been derived from the Scottish Gaelic name spelled DUNOON, but pronounced DANUN or DUHNUN.
Find A Grave Memorial #125225331 DUNNING JOHN PRESLEY SR created 16 FEB 2014 by Suzanne E Presley and maintained by Suzanne E Presley. Dunnin Sr. is my great, great, great, great grandfather
Last update 5 APR 2021
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