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The Bunting Family

Of Northampton and Accomack Counties Virginia.

• Surname List
• Introduction
• First Generation
• Second Generation
• Third Generation
• Fourth Generation
• Fifth Generation
• Index

Introduction

Gail Walczyk and Carolyn Seaman are Bunting descendants and Judy Stell has a collateral line. Using Mary Frances Carey's "Buntings of Jenkins Bridge" and her 1998 update, "Early Buntings of The Eastern Shore of Virginia," Gail, Carolyn and Judy added their information, and found new information. The Bunting Family Journal now awaits input from the Ghotes.

We selected the Buntings because we are Ghotes. We wanted something fun to do and wanted to share the information with others. Carolyn's Buntings are most interesting as her ancestor was taken to New York on a prisoner ship. In that spirit, we've referenced connecting lines already posted at the Ghote and included our sources for those interested in further research. Where possible, we've taken the descendants to the 5th generation, which brings this family into the 1800's. Should your surname connect and the family is posted to the ghote site, and we managed to miss it, please let us know. If you find corrections or additions, or continuing lines we can include, send them on. Please include your sources.

Some of the connecting surnames include: Milliner, White, Edmunds, Kellam, Fitzgerald, Gaskins, Bull, Cropper, Marshall, Mitchell, Jenkins, Conquest, Riggs, Johnson and West. And any information that might connect those Buntings who have not yet been connected (see below) or extend the surname into and past the 5th generation are most welcome.

We hope you enjoy the Bunting family as much as we did.

Gail - Carolyn - Judy

NOTE: there are several Buntings who have not been connected, they are:

1) Solomon Bunting b.c. 1775, d.c. 1850 m. Catherine T. Elliot, b.c. 1775, daughter of Teackle Elliot 1755-1803 and Margaret Warrington. Solomon and Catherine had a daughter, S. Catherine Bunting, who married Andrew Gordon Finney. S. Catherine and Andrew G. Finney had a daughter, Catherine Teackle Finney, who married Thomas H. Bourne. This family was in Accomack County, VA. at A65, Forked Neck, purchased from descendants of Caleb Upshur. In 1840, Solomon and Catherine T. sold 182A to Littleton LeCato. (Ralph Whitelaw, Virginia's Eastern Shore, p. 863; DAR Lineage Books reported by Carolyn Seaman) In 1826, John T. Finney sold 365A of A46 to Solomon Bunting. In 1850, he left to his son, Thomas C. Bunting. Thomas C. Bunting and his wife, Maria G., sold to William S. Hope in 1872. (Ralph Whitelaw, Virginia's Eastern Shore, p. 785) Thomas C. Bunting also purchased 216A of A7 in 1857 from Emily L. Upshur which became known as "Bunting Farm." (Ralph Whitelaw, Virginia's Eastern Shore, p. 587). Thomas C. Bunting and Maria G. also purchased 166A of A16 from John & Emily Bradford. (Ralph Whitelaw, Virginia's Eastern Shore, p. 613) (future research: suspect his father was Levin, s/o Smith and his mother was Ann, d/o Solomon, due to names and location of properties)

2) Smith Bunting m. 1805 Accomack Nanny Rodgers, m. 2nd December, 1806 Accomack Maria Bunting, daughter of Zillah/Ziller Darby & ___ Bunting (see below), m. 3rd July 3, 1810 York Co. Ann "Nancy" Topping, daughter of George Topping, and had at least one son, Solomon Bunting who married Alice Hopkins on August 29, 1874 (Albert Willett, Poquoson Watermen, p. 318-319)

3) Unknown Bunting married Zillah/Ziller Darby, daughter of Owen Darby and Tamer Kellam. Owen Darby named Zilliah Bunting in his will dated April 2, 1785. (Stratton Nottingham, Wills & Administrations of Accomack Co., p. 387) Tamer Kellam's will was dated January 16, 1791 (Nottingham, p. 394) and she was the daughter of West Kellam & Elizabeth (West Kellam's will dtd. 1768, Nottingham p. 244) (future research: A William Bunting was security with Americus Scarburgh for the estate of Henry Martin and Owen Darby, Jr. was administrator in June, 1799.)

4) Solomon Bunting, Jr. will dated 1783, probate 1785, named his wife Aima and son, James, and a Negro Candas (about age 15) "given me by my grandfather." (James Marshall, Wills & Administrations of Northampton Co., p. 483) (future research: suspect by dates as 4th generation who predeceased his father; with property in NH Co., this is possibly Jonathan Bunting d. 1791)

5) William Bunting, chairmaker, married Ann Savage, sister of George. George Savage's will dated 1791 left 100A to his son, Zorobable Savage, and 40A to his sister, Ann Bunting. William and Ann Bunting purchased 100A of A116 from James & Susannah Walker in 1785. Ann Savage Bunting married 2nd Henry Wright, Jr. (Ralph Whitelaw, Virginia's Eastern Shore, p. 1127)

6) Comfort Kellam Buntain was named as daughter of John Kellam in his will dated September 22, 1761, probate August 27, 1771. Comfort's siblings were: John Kellam, Argil Kellam, Zorobable Kellam, Susannah Savage, Ann Sinah LeCatt, Sophia Bagwell (wife of Thomas d.c. 1771?) and Adah Wyatt. (Stratton Nottingham, Wills & Administrations of Accomack Co., p. 256-257)

7) Levi Bunting, shown on Tax List A in 1787, Accomack

8) Saker Bunting, shown on Tax List A in 1787, Accomack

9) John Bunting b. 1836 is living in the household of George Gladding in 1850. He married Susan E. Jester and had children: Kendall, John, Elizabeth, George and William and lived at Chincoteague, VA. (Mary Frances Carey, The Bunting Family of Jenkins Bridge, p. 24)

10) There was a David Bunting and a George Bunting at Pocomoke, MD in the 1820's and a William Bunting there in the 1840s. (Mary Frances Carey, The Bunting Family of Jenkins Bridge, p. 24)

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