Jefferson County, NY Pioneers


PIONEER TRUMAN BUNCE FAMILY



1. TRUMAN BUNCE (son of TIMOTHY & RACHAEL (TURNER) BUNCE) was born 1777, Hartford, Hartford County, CT. Sally, Madison, and Aaron Bunce, children of Truman (see below) are named in Timothy's probate proceedings as his grandchildren receiving their share of the estate. TRUMAN died 26 February 1826, at Adams, Jefferson County, NY and buried at Honeyville Cemetery.

He married 3 Sep 1802
ABIGAIL KEEP, the daughter of Matthew Keep, Jr., of Longmeadow, MA, and Mehitable Chandler. Abigail was born 5 March 1780 in CT, d. 24 Feb 1856, in Adams, and buried with Truman in the Honeyville Cemetery.

Children, BUNCE:

2 i BETSY BUNCE married Deacon WILLIAM HARRIS

3 ii TRUMAN D. BUNCE, d.y.

4 iii OLIVE BUNCE

5 iv SALLY BUNCE married (---) Allen

6 v MADISON BUNCE

7 vi AARON BUNCE

8 vii ABIGAIL BUNCE married ARCHIBALD GROMMON

9 viii TRUMAN BUNCE

2. BETSY BUNCE, (daughter of TRUMAN & ABIGAIL (KEEP) BUNCE) was born 16 Sep 1804, Jefferson County, NY. She died 7 Feb 1879, Adams, NY.

She married on 29 Oct 1825
Deacon WILLIAM HARRIS

Children, HARRIS:

10 i ELI HARRIS, d.y.

11 ii ALFRED HARRIS, d.y.

12 iii SOPHIA HARRIS, d.y.

8. ABIGAIL BUNCE, (daughter of TRUMAN & ABIGAIL (KEEP) BUNCE) was born 11 Oct 1805 in Jefferson County, NY. She died 14 Dec 1891, buried in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., MI, but has a marker with her husband in the Honeyville Cemetery at Adams.

She married 10 Jul 1828
ARCHIBALD GROMMON, son of David and Zeruah Grommon.

Children, GROMMON:

13 i TRUMAN C. GROMMON married MARY F. (---)

14 ii DAVID W. GROMMON married (1) MARY LOVEAND; (2) SARAH ELIZA SWITZER

13. TRUMAN C. GROMMON (son of ARCHIBALD & ABIGAIL (BUNCE) GROMMON) was born 1829 and died in 1914. He is buried at Honeyville Cemetery with his wife Mary F.

He married
MARY F. (---) who was born 1832 and died 1901.

Child, GROMMON:

15 i BURRELL C. GROMMON

14. DAVID W. GROMMON (son of ARCHIBALD & ABIGAIL (BUNCE) GROMMON) was born 21 Jul 1842, Jefferson County, and died 23 May 1908 in Hillsdale Co., MI.

He married (1)
MARY LOVELAND

16 i SARAH GROMMON

17 ii ELEANOR GROMMON

18 iii HENRY GROMMON

He married (2) 23 Aug 1881 in Henderson, Jefferson Co.
SARAH ELIZA SWITZER

Child, GROMMON:

19 i WILBUR D. GROMMON


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