Individual Details
Temperance Gittins
(1765 - 1845)
The possible parents of Temperance Gittins, John Gittins & Sarah Hunt, are suggested by Ancestry ThruLines, apparently with no evidence.
I have not seen any proof of either the first name or the surname of Temperance Gittins, and no proof of who her parents were. The name Temperance Gittins is on FamilySearch Family Tree, apparently without evidence.
It is certain that I descend from John Bruner and his wife, whoever she was, because I descend from their son, Griffin, and I have DNA matches with descendants of at least four of Griffin's alleged siblings: Elizabeth, John M., Richard G., and James R. Bruner. For example, Peggy Jean Crawford, a descendant of Elizabeth Bruner, shares 26 cM of DNA with me [Rex Wilson], who is a descendant of their son, Griffin Bruner. Elizabeth Bruner named one of her daughters Temperance Eizabeth.
Thus, Temperance Gittins was likely the wife of John Bruner, who was born about 1765, and is our common ancestor.
I have not seen any proof of either the first name or the surname of Temperance Gittins, and no proof of who her parents were. The name Temperance Gittins is on FamilySearch Family Tree, apparently without evidence.
It is certain that I descend from John Bruner and his wife, whoever she was, because I descend from their son, Griffin, and I have DNA matches with descendants of at least four of Griffin's alleged siblings: Elizabeth, John M., Richard G., and James R. Bruner. For example, Peggy Jean Crawford, a descendant of Elizabeth Bruner, shares 26 cM of DNA with me [Rex Wilson], who is a descendant of their son, Griffin Bruner. Elizabeth Bruner named one of her daughters Temperance Eizabeth.
Thus, Temperance Gittins was likely the wife of John Bruner, who was born about 1765, and is our common ancestor.
Events
| Birth | 1765 | South Carolina | |||
| Marriage | 1790 | Georgia - John Bruner | |||
| Census (family) | 1820 | Jackson County, Mississippi - John Bruner |  |  | |
| Death | 1845 | Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama |
Families
| Spouse | John Bruner (1765 - 1820) |
| Child | Elizabeth Bruner (1791 - 1857) |
| Child | Charles Bruner (1794 - 1868) |
| Child | Griffin Bruner (1796 - 1877) |
| Child | John M. Bruner (1800 - 1860) |
| Child | Martha Bruner (1808 - 1870) |
| Child | Richard Gittins Bruner (1810 - 1876) |
| Child | Lucy Ann Bruner (1813 - ) |
| Child | James R. Bruner (1815 - 1879) |
| Child | Nancy L. Bruner (1816 - 1888) |
| Father | John S. Gittins (1732 - 1801) |
| Mother | Sarah Hunt (1734 - ) |
Notes
Census (family)
The 1820 census for Jackson County, Mississippi, lists three Bruners who are heads of households: Henry, John, and Griffin. Henry is possibly a brother or cousin of John. Griffin is an older son of John with his own family.John's family:
M 0-10 two [Richard 10, James 5]
M 10-16 none
M 18-26 none
M 26-45 none
M 45+ one [John Bruner 55]
F 0-10 one [Nancy 4] (Lucy 7 perhaps died in childhood)
F10-16 one [Martha 12]
F 16-26 none
F 26-45 none
F 45+ one [Temperance Gittens 55]
No slaves.
Endnotes
1. "United States Census, 1820," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHG6-RBC : accessed 05 Jul 2014), John Bruner, Not Stated, Jackson, Mississippi; citing "1820 United States Federal Census," Ancestry.com; p. 47, NARA microfilm publication M33, roll 58, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 0181360..