Individual Details

William Bunch

(Bet 1715 and 1718 - 18 Apr 1776)

Events

BirthBet 1715 and 1718Virginia
Property1 Feb 1738receiving patent adjoining land of George Webb [Patents 18:175] - 400 acres, Hanover, Virginia
Taxes17392 tithes [Little, Orange Co., VA Tithables, 1734-1782, 15]. - Orange, Virginia
Legal24 Jun 1741He was sued for A debt of 2,335 pounds of tobacco in Orange Co. by Joseph Morton, Gentleman, Morton called him "Mr. William Bunch" on his Account for items purchased At his store which included A silk handkerchief. Merchant Charles Dick Also called him "Mr. William Bunch" on his Account from 1743-1744 for items which included paper & ink, A tea kettle & An ivory knife & fork. He was security for (his brother) Henry Bunch when he was sued by George Taylor, Gentleman, for £7 on 23 May 1742. William's handwriting on his promissory notes was excellent, indicating he was probably well educated [Judgments, FEB-March 1742, LVA microfilm reel no. 84, frames 644-9; JUL 1742-FEB 1742, reel no. 86, frames 427-32; SEP 1742-March 1743, reel no. 88, frames 369-371; JUN-DEC 1743, reel no. 90, frames 532-5; Judgments May (K-Z)-JUL 1744, frames 283-6].
Property14 Mar 1742William and Henry sold land received by their father's will in Louisa Co to their brother John Bunch [DB:A:48] - 100 acres, Louisa, Virginia
Marriage1754Louisa, Virginia - Phebe Gibson
Will-shared8 Aug 1774(John Bunch IV) Louisa, Louisa, Virginia
Death18 Apr 1776Trinity Parish, Louisa, Virginia

Families

SpousePhebe Gibson (1718 - 1785)
FatherJohn Bunch III (1684 - 1742)
MotherSarah Slayden (1691 - )
SiblingJohn Bunch IV (1710 - 1777)
SiblingLucretia Bunch (1714 - 1774)
SiblingNancy Bunch (1714 - 1777)
SiblingHenry Bunch (1717 - 1783)
SiblingSamuel Bunch Sr (1720 - 1782)
SiblingDavid Bunch Sr (1722 - 1776)
SiblingJames Alpheus Bunch Sr (1724 - 1802)
SiblingRebecca Bunch (1730 - 1731)