To restate Chapter 9 in more detail of my book 'The Gunns: History, Myths and genealogy' as it is that important –
1) The 1896 Captain Gunn tree is by Captain Alexander Gunn. Thomas Sinclair in his book writes of the Captain (and his father) that Captain Gunn Braehour … is admitted to be, if not the greatest, at least a genuine, living authority on Gunn questions … It were strange if the captain had not been well posted up in all historic points, seeing that his father, Donald Gunn, Braehour, was the acknowledged sennachy or historian of his time … an unusually learned sennachy. In other words what Captain Gunn detailed on genealogy is well worth knowing. 2) Given the reputation of Captain Alexander it is legitimate to consider the descent from his great-grandmother as correct. I mean, we can all do that from our own great-grandmothers … 3) He has the descent starting with his great-grandmother as –
5) Obviously not all the bits and pieces of the 1896 Tree are accurate – there are many branches in it. That’s unimportant. What is important is the Tree clearly shows the senior MacHamish line is not extinct and is supported by primary sources documents of the time. In other words, the ‘Chief of the Clan Gunn’ line (if you like) is not extinct, which fallacy was the basis of the invention of a 2015 ‘Clan Gunn Chief.’
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Laurie (Gunn) Pasqua
5/3/2023 02:05:39
Hello, i am just trying to put together a more direct line for my family. I know who emmigrated and who came from there, but was trying to look farther back. WOW! I didn't see my line in your writing. So I thought I would add some to see if there is a way you can connect me. It all looks so confusing. Anyway, One of my Grandfather's was Alexander Gunn B-around 1763. He married Christian Fraser. They had two sons-John Cheney Gunn and William Gunn. In 1813 Alexander, Christian and William emigrated to Red River, (Rupert's Land), Manitoba. Christian died sept. 20, 1813 probably of typhus. William and his father later moved to Ontario because of war in Red River. In 1823 John Cheney Gunn B-1791, and his wife Nancy Anna Sutherland and five children: Isabella and Margaret (twins), William, Henrietta and Catherine. In Red River they had two more children: Ellen and Alexander. Nancy Anna Sutherland (1761-1838) was the daughter of William and Isobella Sutherland who had emigrated to Red River earlier. (After William Sutherland died Isobella and the children moved to Iowa, USA). If you would like more information about this line or other Gunn's in Canada they would have mostly been brought here By Lord Selkirk so googling him would lead you to what you may want to know. Thank you for your work and time.
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Thanks for your comment but I can't help you as have done very little work on the Red River settlement, so far. My focus there is on the Gunns of Borrobol who migrated to Canada. See https://clangunn1.blogspot.com/2022/07/george-gunn-of-borroble-and-clan-gunn.html
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