According to the DAR database Samuel Bunker of Nantucket, my 7th g.grandfather, was a lender of money to the Continental Congress during the Rev. War and is, therefore, a qualifying ancestor for membership. His DAR Ancestor # is A016957. Carolyn Rust On 1/6/2015 4:45 PM, Gil Bunker via wrote: > No Peter in the Rev. War; only Peleg N-45 and Philip D-2. No British or American Bunker fought in the war. > gil > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bette Bunker Richards via > Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2015 3:47 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [BUNKER] Bunkers in the Revolution > > Be careful about what you see online. I just saw an application for membership in Sons of the Revolution where the applicant stated > he was the great-grandson of Peter Bunker and Peggy and that Peter Bunker of Charlestown was present at the Battle of Bunker Hill > and siege of Boston. > As far as I know no Bunker served at the Battle of Bunker Hill. > > Benjamin Chamberlain Bunker had died in 1774, a year before the battle named for the land he owned. His only son was born in 1771. > No one named Bunker from Charlestown was old enough or alive to serve at the battle. > There were no Peter Bunkers in the Charlestown branch of the family and no Peter Bunker served in the Revolution as far as I know > although Gil might have one in his database. > > Bette > ***************************** > If you wish additional information about the Bunker Family Association, please visit http://www.bunkerfamilyassn.org. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message > > > ***************************** > If you wish additional information about the Bunker Family Association, please visit http://www.bunkerfamilyassn.org. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >