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John PUNCH

John PUNCH[1]

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  • Name John PUNCH  [2
    Born 1610  Cameroon, Africa Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    FamilySearch ID GQS6-NPY 
    Died York, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I594766059  Carney Wehofer Feb 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 15 Dec 2022 

    Children 
     1. John BUNCH, I,   b. 1 Jul 1637, New Kent, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jul 1700, New kent, New Kent Virgina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
    Last Modified 15 Dec 2022 
    Family ID F536728596  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Notes 
    • This family is very well documented. A team of accredited genealogists researched this family when Barack Obama became president.
      On 9 July, 1640, John Punch, African slave owned by Hugh Gwyn was given a lifetime indenture in punishment for running away to Maryland with two white slaves. The white slaves were only given whippings and one extra year of servitude.
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      "Whereas Hugh Gwyn hath by order from this Board Brought back from Maryland three servants formerly run away from the said Gwyn, the court doth therefore order that the said three servants shall receive the punishment of whipping and to have thirty stripes apiece one called Victor, a dutchman [sic], the other a Scotchman called James Gregory, shall first serve out their times with their master according to their Indentures, and one whole year apiece after the time of their service is Expired ... the third being a negro named John Punch shall serve his

      Cameroon; French: Cameroun, Fula: Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (French: R?publique du Cameroun), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Its coastline lies on the Bight of Biafra, part of the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean. Due to its strategic position at the crossroads between West Africa and Central Africa, it has been categorized as being in both camps. Its nearly 27 million people speak 250 native languages.

  • Sources 
    1. [SAuth] Jim Carney, compiled by James H Carney [(E-ADDRESS), & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Buderim, Queensland 4556 AUSTRALIA.

    2. [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 15 Dec 2022), entry for John Bunch, person ID GZWJ-97X. (Reliability: 3).