This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Dunn, Clarkson, Perkins Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/hlT.2ACEB/2680.1.1 Message Board Post: I am afraid I know very little about my Dunns, but I will tell you what I do know, in the form of a family group sheet. I don't know how much you'll get out of this, but maybe something will strike a chord. Both Samuel's parents were born and died in VA: Name Samuel DUNN Birth 1776, Charlotte, Franklin, VA Death 28 Sep 1856, TN Burial Oct 1856 Father Samuel DUNN (~1752-~1780) Mother Hannah (~1756-) Marriage 22 Dec 1801, Franklin, VA Spouse Sarah "Sally" "Polsey" CLARKSON (CLAXTON) Birth 1773, Goochland, VA Death bef 1823, Anderson, TN Burial bef 1823 Father David CLARKSON (1737-1830) Mother Ann PERKINS (1741-1823) Children 1 F Martha Patricia Jane "Patty" DUNN Birth 22 May 1802, Dutch Valley, Anderson, TN Death 16 Apr 1847, Dutch Valley, Anderson, TN Spouse William Houston LEINART 2 M Samuel DUNN Birth abt 1804, TN