Mary Elizabeth Hooper Gunn
Birth: 15 Apr 1768 Nottoway County, Virginia, USA
Death: 3 Mar 1843 (aged 74) Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
Burial: Gunn Family Cemetery, Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
Plot: Fieldstone Marker
Memorial #: 54040437
Bio: Mary Elizabeth Hooper Gunn is believed to have been born in Nottoway County, Virginia to Susannah Walker (dau. of Elizabeth Ellis and Thomas Walker) and Zachariah Hooper (parents unknown). Her known siblings are Benjamin, Woodlief and Henry Hooper. According to a letter written by Caswell Co NC Clerk of Court, Paul Haralson, she died in Caswell County and was "buried in the family burying ground near the house" on March 5, 1843. 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.Mother of (unverified)...* Elizabeth Burnett Gunn 1786-* Richard Burnett Gunn 1788-1878* Thomas Hooper Gunn 1789-* Martha Hooper Gunn 1791-* Daniel Gunn 1793-* Susannah Gunn 1794-* Jesse Asa Gunn 1797-* Mary Gunn 1799-* Starling Hooper Gunn 1802-* Barbara Gunn [Hinton] 1804-* John G. Gunn Jr. 1804-* Allen M. Gunn M.D.1807-1884* James D. Gunn 1811-
Inscription: Sacred to thte memory ofMaryWife ofStarling GunnA consistant member ofthe M. E. Church.Who DiedMar. 3, 1843AE 4 y's 10 m's16 d's
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
Spouse
Starling Gunn 1764-1852
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/54040437/mary-elizabeth-gunn
Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 August 2019), memorial page for Mary Elizabeth Hooper Gunn (15 Apr 1768–3 Mar 1843), Find A Grave Memorial no. 54040437, citing Gunn Family Cemetery, Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Carolina Caswell (contributor 47164136) .