For years, I felt like I was on my own as I searched for my Bunch ancestors. But recently, I've come in contact with not one, but three researchers who are looking at my Grainger County family. One of them mentioned the other day that he thought there were a lot more Bunches in that part of Tennessee than had ever been documented.
So I went to my notes, and there it was, a list I compiled ten years ago of Bunches in Grainger County prior to 1810. When reviewing this, remember that the county was later broken up into several other counties, including Claiborne and Hamblen, so these families may not have been living in the area we now think of as Grainger County. Prior to 1796, Grainger was part of Hawkins County, TN, so those records are included below.
Here they are, in the order they appeared in county records. If you have additions or corrections, please let me know so that we can develop a complete list.
1788 (Hawkins County)
John Bunch: Stray Masters Books
1790 (Hawkins County)
Micajah Bunch: List of Voters
1796
John Sr: First court held at his home
1797
Julius: List of insolvents in Indian Territory
Charles: Grainger County Court Records (1797-1812)
1798
Thomas: Will listing wife, Jennie, and children Sally, Prior, and one unborn
1799
David: Tax List
Martin: Tax List
Robert: Tax List
Thomas: Tax List
Serenia: Marriage to James Harmon
1800
Suckey: Marriage to John Dora
1802
William: Marriage to Elizabeth Biggs
1803
Robert: Tax List
David: Marriage
Polly: Marriage to Joshua Hickey
1804
Martin: Tax List
1805
David: Tax List
John Sr.: Tax List
Samuel: Tax List
1806
Jesse: Marriage to Nancy Scott
John Jr.: Marriage to Margaret Clay
1809
David: Tax List
David: Tax List
Thomas: Tax List
John Sr.: Tax List
Anderson: Marriage to Sally Bunch
Delilah: William Bunch
William: Marriage to Nelly Rook
In my next post, we'll look at how these Bunches may be related to each other.
