This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ToniEwing44 Surnames: Dunn, Dean, Henderson, Pankey Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.dunn/6522.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Its been awhile since I worked on the Dunn line but here is some of what I have: Per "History of Kentucky" the Blue Grass State, Pg 586 it mentions John and his wife Miss Benefield. I don't know where I got the middle name at this point. Here are the four Shedrick, Shadrick, Shadrach, Shaedrach 1. Son of John Benefield & Mollie b. abt1768 Watagua,Tennessee Territory, Virginia now North Carolina d. abt 1851 ,Johnson/Gallatin,Illinois buried ,Johnson,Illinois Had a first wife before Mary 2. Son of Shadrach 1 - b. 1813 Tennessee or Kentucky d. ,Gentry,Missouri married Mary Hart 3. Son of Isham who was a brother to Shadrach 2 b. 1839 married Jane b. abt 1799 Kentucky 4. Son of John Dunn was a brother of 2 & 3 above b. 16Oct1830 Illinois married abt 1855 Van Buren Township,Newton,Arkansas to Mary J. Hendricks b. 1838 Maryland d. aft 1880 Of Independence,Montgomery,Kansas My Squire Dunn was also a brother of 2,3,& 4 above. He took family on a wagon train and arrived in California in 1857. I have info on the Dunns in the Revolutionary War and Black Hawk War. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.