Starling Gunn
Birth: 9 May 1764 Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
Death: 13 Aug 1852 (aged 88) Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
Burial: Gunn Family Cemetery, Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
Plot: Fieldstone Marker
Memorial #: 54040517
Bio: The gravestone of Starling Gunn and the gravestone of his wife, Mary Elizabeth Hooper Gunn were moved in 1957 to the Yanceyville United Methodist Church Cemetery.Soil From Grave of Starling Gunn At Mt. Vernon The Bee (Danville, Virginia) 29 March 1928 (Page 1).The tree from Yorktown which was recently planted near the tomb of George Washington at Mount Vernon by the Daughters of the American Revolution is taking root in soil, part of which was removed from the grave of Starling Gunn in Caswell county...(CCHA Website)_______________When this article was published, Starling Gunn's grave was in the Gunn Family Cemetey north of Yanceyville. Later, his great great grandson, Johnnie Oliver Gunn, had the gravestone moved to the Yanceyville United Methodist Church cemetery in Yanceyville.
Inscription: Aged 88 years 3 mos 4 days"A soldier in the War of Independence, who fired the first cannon at Yorktown and was an eye witness to the surrender of Cornwallis. He was for more than 40 years a member of the Methodist Church."
Gravesite Details Gravestone was documented in this location by Caswell County NC Register of Deeds, J. Burch Blaylock in 1957. Starling Gunn and his wife Mary now have their gravestones in Yanceyville United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Family Members
Parents
Thomas Gunn 1738-1800
Susannah Burnett Gunn 1738-1778
Spouse
Mary Elizabeth Hooper Gunn 1768-1843
Children
Richard Burnett Gunn 1788-1878
Thomas Hooper Gunn 1789-1868
Martha Gunn Matlock 1791-1873
Daniel Gunn 1793-1857
Barbara Gunn Hinton 1804-Unknown
Created by: Carolina Caswell (47164136)
Added: 23 Jun 2010
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54040517/starling-gunn
Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 August 2019), memorial page for Starling Gunn (9 May 1764–13 Aug 1852), Find A Grave Memorial no. 54040517, citing Gunn Family Cemetery, Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Carolina Caswell (contributor 47164136) .


Starling Gunn
Birth: 9 May 1764 Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
Death: 13 Aug 1852 (aged 88) Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
Cenotaph: Yanceyville United Methodist Church Cemetery, Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
Plot: Cenotaph
Memorial #: 176149821
Bio: The gravestone of Starling Gunn and the gravestone of his wife, Mary Eliabeth Hooper Gunn were moved to the Yanceyville United Methodist Church Cemetery from the actual burial location in the Gunn Family Cemetery.
Inscription: Sacred to the memory of Starling Gunn a soldier in the war of Independence who fired the first cannon at York and was an eye witness to the surrender of Cornwallis. He was for more than 40 yrs a prominent member of the M. E. Church. Who Died Aug. 13, 1852. AE. 88y's 3 m's 4d's
Gravesite Details Gravestone was documented in the Gunn Family Cemetery by J. Burch Blaylock, Caswell County NC Register of Deeds, in 1957. Starling Gunn and his wife Mary now have their gravestones in Yanceyville United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Family Members
Spouse
Mary Elizabeth Hooper Gunn 1768-1843
Created by: Carolina Caswell (47164136)
Added: 8 Feb 2017
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/176149821/starling-gunn
Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 August 2019), memorial page for Starling Gunn (9 May 1764–13 Aug 1852), Find A Grave Memorial no. 176149821, citing Yanceyville United Methodist Church Cemetery, Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Carolina Caswell (contributor 47164136) .