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The name "Munyon" or "LaMunyon" is a French Huguenot name.
There is also an Irish varient, first found in county Galway. It was adopted as an English equivalent of the Gaelic Ó Mainnín (‘descendant of Mainnín’), probably an assimilated form of Mainchín, a diminutive of manach (‘monk’). This is the name of a chieftain family in Connacht. It is sometimes pronounced Ó Maingín and Anglicized as Mangan. Spelling variations include: Mannion, O'Mannin, O'Mannion, Mannyan, Mennon and many more. The family Coat of Arms is red with three silver crescents, within an ermine border.
Our lineage to this family can be traced to EDWARD MUNNION (or MUNYAN), born sometime around 1677 in of Salem, Essex, Massachusetts (SOURCE: Killingly Vital Records; pg 122). Some say he was the son of WILLIAM EDWARD LaMUNYON (1640-1700), from the Isle Au Jersey, in the Channel Islands, who died around 1700 in Massachusetts, British Colonial America. This would make his family French Huguenots—Protestants, mainly Calvinists, who faced persecution in the 16th and 17th centuries and were forced to flee France. This would also mean that Edward comes from an entirely different family line than what I described, above, but remains unproven, for now.¹
Edward was a weaver and set up shop in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts. Situated on the Atlantic Ocean and settled by Europeans in 1629, Lynn is the 5th oldest colonial settlement in the Commonwealth. Colonial Lynn was an early center of tannery and shoe-making, which began in 1635. Edward Munyan was a weaver by trade. Many may assume that handcrafts such as weaving was originally women's work. In fact, the trade was dominated by men prior to the American Revolution. Professional weavers, on the other hand, were given land as an incentive to move to the colonies. However, unmarried women did much of the spinning of raw materials (which is where the term "spinster" originated). Many English men came to New England as indentured servants who worked as weavers, filling the desperately needed ranks of fabric producers.
Then on 23 Oct 1700, Edward married SARAH PROCTOR (b: 28 Jan 1676 in Salem) in Lynn, Massachusetts ("Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"). Some family accounts say this Sarah Proctor had been accused of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials in 1692, and her father, JOHN PROCTOR, JR. (1632-1692), had been convicted and hanged; her mother, ELIZABETH BASSETT (1650-1693), was convicted but spared because she was pregnant. (Her relationship to this family is unproven, although her marriage notice reads "Sarah Proctor of Salem").
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SOURCE INFORMATION: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", FamilySearch: Entry for Edward Munyan and Sarah Proctor, 10 Aug 1700.
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In 1700, Salem was attempting to atone for its misdeeds after the Witch Trials. In 1697, the Massachusetts government had ordered a day of public fasting and prayers for forgiveness of the colony's sins. Many involved, like judge Samuel Sewall, publicly confessed error and remorse.
At this time, Salem's geographic boundaries covered an area of roughly 70 square miles, including parts of several nearby communities. The area was both urban and rural and included Salem Village (now Danvers), which was home to several farming families. Edward Munyan found that Salem had a huge need for textile workers to make fabric, clothes, and, well, rope, as the area was being restored as a trade center... So in 1700 he settled there and started a family with Sarah. Their children:
CHILDREN OF EDWARD MUNNION AND SARAH PROCTOR |
| JOSEPH MUNYAN was born in 1712 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts. On 11 Mar 1741 he married SARAH JOSLIN (as recorded in te Thompson Parish Church). They had the following children, baptized as follows: Hannah (16 Jan 1743), Jonathan 910 mar 1745), Joseph (26 Jul 1747), Joseph (26 Jul 1747), Israel (24 Jan 1750), John (6 Aug 1758), Benjamin (20 jul 1760), and David Munyan (28 Sep 1762) (see below). |
| KEZIA MUNYAN was born in Abt. 1714 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts. Married BENJAMIN MACINTIRE on 14 Jan 1736 in Killingly, Windham, Connecticut. Benjamine's Probate, dated 2 Aug 1785, lists Kaziah and two children, Benjamin and Elizabeth MacIntire (Johnson). |
| SARAH MUNYAN was born in Abt. 1716 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts. She had health issues which are mentioned in Edward's will: "... 20th Day of Decembr 1739: I Edward munyon of Killingly in the County of Windham in ye Coloney of Connecticut in new England ... to my Wel beloved Wife Sarah ... daughter Keiziah ... Daughter Sarah: Who is now delerias be manitained ... If it should please God to Restoar hur to hur reason again ... son Joseph Whom I make my sole Executor." Her fate is unknown. |
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SOURCE INFORMATION: Index created from United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States in the Year 1790. Washington, D.C.
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At this time there was constant migration to the open lands of Windham, Connecticut, and figuring all those migrants could use a good weaver, Edward followed them. In 1721 he purchased 100 acres of wilderness there from James Leavens in Quinnatisset, Connecticut. The name was derived from "Quantisset," which means "little long river." It was originally a Nipmuc village which became a "praying town." (Praying towns were settlements established by English colonial governments in New England from 1646 to 1675 in an effort to convert local Native Americans to Christianity.) Quinnatisset was located near what is now Thompson, Connecticut. Prior to King Philip's War Rev. Daniel Takawambait, possibly first ordained Native American in North America, served as a minister in the town.
Edward traveled the muddy, overgrown, primitive wilderness trails with his family. Accompanying them were rented teams of oxen to carry their belongings, along with six cows, ten sheep, and four hogs. They built a log cabin and planted corn on the adjoining property. Pine knots were burned all night to scare away the wolves from attacking the cattle.
Sarah was taken into full communion in the Killingly Church on 18 Aug 1728. Their daughters Sarah and Kezia entered the covenant on 4 Aug 1728 (Connecticut. Church Records Index. vol 093. Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Connecticut. Putnam First Congregational Church, formerly North Parish of Killingly.)
Edward died on the 26th of January in 1747/1748 in Killingly, Windham, Connecticut, and is buried in Old East Cemetery, in Thompson, Windham county, Connecticut. "... 20th Day of Decembr 1739: I Edward munyon of Killingly in the County of Windham in ye Coloney of Connecticut in new England ... to my Wel beloved Wife Sarah ... daughter Keiziah ... Daughter Sarah: Who is now delerias be manitained ... If it should please God to Restoar hur to hur reason again ... son Joseph Whom I make my sole Executor: ..." Proved in court 4 Feb 1747/8. Inventory valued at 141.0.6. Sarah's death was unnoted. There's no death record in the Barbour Collection, and no stone listed in the Hale Collection. However, she was still living 20 Dec 1739 when her husband made his will and there is no indication that she predeceased him Jan 1747/8.
Their son, JOSEPH MUNYAN, was born in 1712 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts. He married SARAH JOSLIN, born on February 8, 1722 in Killingly, Windham county, Connecticut. (SOURCE: Killingly, Windham, Connecticut Vital Records; Barbour Collection FHL film #2972). The town of Killingly is located in the northeast corner of Connecticut and shares a border with Rhode Island, and was settled by English colonists in 1700. It was an area of land formerly held by the Quinebaug Indian tribe and known as the Quinebaug (Long Pond) Country. Much of its surface is hilly and but moderately adapted to agriculture. It is well drained by the Assawaga or Five Mile river and its tributary, the Whetstone branch, and the Quinebaug, into which the former empties. The last named stream forms its entire western boundary. In 1739 Joseph built a frame house on the family homestead in Killingly, near the Rhode Island line, allowing the Munyans to finally live in some comfort. Their children were, as follows:
CHILDREN OF JOSEPH MUNYAN AND SARAH JOSLIN |
| HANNAH MUNYAN was born on 13 Jan 1743 in Killingly, Windham, Connecticut; Christening: 16 Jan 1743 Thompson Parish, Killingly, Windham, Connecticut. |
| JONATHAN MUNYAN was born on 4 Mar 1745 in Killingly, Windham, Connecticut; Christening: 10 Mar 1745 at Thompson Parish, Killingly, Windham, Connecticut; Married PHEBE STOCKWELL @ 1767. Death: BEF 1787 in Killingly, Windham, Connecticut. |
| JOSEPH MUNYAN, JR. was christened on 26 Jul 1747 at Thompson Parish, Killingly, Windham, Connecticut. Family listed below. |
| ISRAEL MUNYAN was christened on 24 Jun 1750 at Thompson Parish, Killingly, Windham, Connecticut. Married ALICE GROVER on 18 Jul 1772 in Killingly. Death: 1840 in Killingly, Windham, Connecticut. |
| JOHN MUNYAN was christened on 6 Aug 1758 at Thompson Parish, Killingly, Windham, Connecticut. Married MARY KNAPP @ 1795 in Killingly, Windham, Connecticut. Death: 1803 in Thompson, Windham, Connecticut. |
| BENJAMIN MUNYAN was christened on 29 Jul 1760 Thompson Parish, Killingly, Windham, Connecticut. He married MARY POLLOCK on 23 Oct 1786 in Thompson, Windham, Connecticut. Death: Nov 1844 in Thompson, Windham, Connecticut. Burial: Old East Cemetery, Thompson, Windham, Connecticut. |
| DAVID MUNYAN was christened on 28 Sep 1763 Thompson Parish, Killingly, Windham, Connecticut. |
In the 1790 Census of Thompson, Windham, CT; Joseph "Mannion" is listed with 1 male 16 & up and 1 female. (Sons Joseph Jr. and Benjamin are listed as the heads of families, as well.) Both Joseph and Sarah were alive in 1790. Joseph Sr. died in 1797, in Killingly, Windham, Connecticut (SOURCE: Pomfret District Probate Packets; FHL film #1,027,448, Killingly, Windham, Connecticut). Here's his will:
Will of Joseph Munyan dated 18 May 1787; probated 1797
He names his wife, Sarah
To his son Israel, to take care of his mother
To his son Joseph, 68 acres
To his son Israel, land, stock, farming tools
To his son Benjamin, 65 acres
To his daughter in law, Phebe Munyan, a home at my house as long as she remains my sons widow.
To grandson David, $100 when he reaches 21
To grand daughters, Lydia and Rachel, all the household furniture equally
divided after the death of my wife.
Joseph Joslin is appointed as Executor. Inventory was $3,207.90
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| Township: | | Charlestown |
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| State: | | Ohio |
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JOSEPH MUNYAN, JR., who inherited those 68 acres, was christened on the 26th of July, 1747, in Thompson Parish, Killingly, Windham, Connecticut, according to Thompson Parish Church Records.
He married MARY MARSH (b: ABT 1750) of Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts, on the 23rd of November, 1769, in Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts. (For intention to marry see Douglas Vital Records, pg 127; Mary Marsh and Joseph "Monyon" of Thomson, int. 9 Oct 1769.)
A deed in Thompson, Windham CT, reads: "I, Joseph Munyan Jr. of Thompson, Windham CT for $17.50 received of Wm Bates of Thompson, for three certain tracts of land lying in Thompson....the first is by the land owned by Henry Pollock, Benj. Burrill, Saml. Kimball, Wm Smith, and Israel Munyan's line and contains about 60 acres....the second contains about 27 acres and the third about 8 acres." The deed is signed by Joseph Munyan Jr. and Joseph Munyan.
As no probate records, marked graves or death records were found in the Killingly/Thompson area, it is believed that Joseph Munyan and Mary moved, by 1818, to Northampton, Hampshire, MA, with their children. As evidenced by a deed in Thompson, Windham, CT, dated 15 Apr 1818: "I, Joseph Munyan of Northampton, Hampshire, MA for $200 received of Joseph Joslin of Thompson , for land in Thompson, near the Boston Turnpike Road with a house theron that I bought of William Bates containing 20 square rods... and witnessed by Aseneth Joslin and Ruth Jefferson." They apparently allied with the Bartlett family there, as three of Joseph's children married into that family. But the Munyan family would keep moving.
The newly formed United States tried issuing a treaty stripping the vast majority of what is now Ohio from Native control and began offering subsidies for people to move into the region, sparking the Northwest Indian War from 1785-1795. In the aftermath, the government issued the Treaty of Greenville, which stripped even more land from the Natives than originally planned and opened up northeast Ohio for white settlement for the first time. The Munyans were among the new settlers, and they are found in the 1820 census in Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio, again with some of their children. Mary died at some point after 1820 in Ravenna, Portage, Ohio.
CHILDREN OF JOSEPH MUNYAN, JR., AND MARY MARSH |
| EZRA MUNYAN was born on 3 Jul 1770 in Thompson, Windham, Connecticut. He married Sarah KNAPP ABT 1802 in Thompson, Windham, Connecticut. Death: 1 May 1856 in Thompson, Windham, Connecticut. Burial: Old East Cemetery, Thompson, Windham, Connecticut. |
| JONATHAN MUNYAN was born in 1771 in Thompson, Windham, Connecticut. He married Olive STOCKWELL on 11 May 1797 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Death: 27 Dec 1846 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts. |
| HANNAH MUNYAN was born on @ 1773/1774 in Thompson, Windham, Connecticut. She married Lemuel KNAPP in ABT 1792 in Thompson, Windham, Connecticut. Death: 6 May 1818 in Charlestown, Portage, Ohio. |
| POLLY MUNYAN was born on 16 Dec 1776 in Thompson, Windham, Connecticut. She married Willard Henry HOWLAND on ABT 1798 in Of Thompson, Windham, Connecticut. Death: 16 Apr 1817 in Thompson, Windham, Connecticut. Burial: Old East Cemetery, Thompson, Windham, Connecticut. |
| OLIVE MUNYAN was born @ 1778/1779 in Thompson, Windham, Connecticut. She married Jacob CUTLER in ABT 1802 in prob. Thompson, Windham, Connecticut. Death: Sep 1834 in Berlin, Rensselaer, New York. |
| EBENEZER MUNYAN was born in 1780 in Thompson, Windham, Connecticut. He married Matilda MUZZY on 11 Oct 1804 in Auburn, Worcester, Massachusetts. Death: Sep 1813 in Thompson, Windham, Connecticut. |
| REBECCA MUNYAN was born @ 1783/1784 in Thompson, Windham, Connecticut. She married Zadock SHERMAN in ABT 1800 in Thompson, Windham, Connecticut. Death: 16 Apr 1850 in Burrillville, Providence, Rhode Island. Burial: Thompson, Windham, Connecticut. |
| JOSEPH MUNYAN Jr. was born @ 1786 in Thompson, Windham, Connecticut. He married Elizabeth BARTLETT on 5 Nov 1811 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Death: 16 Oct 1861 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts. |
| EUNICE MUNYAN was born on 16 Feb 1789 in Thompson, Windham, Connecticut. She married Oliver BARTLETT on Nov 1812 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Death: 5 Apr 1854 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts. |
| ORIN MUNYAN was born in 1795 in Thompson, Windham, Connecticut. Married (1) Electa BARTLETT on 1 Jun 1815 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; (2) Susannah BARDWELL on 22 Aug 1825 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Death: 9 Aug 1842 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts. |
| AMASA J. MUNYAN was born in 1800 in Thompson, Windham, Connecticut. Married Susanna HENNING on 6 Jan 1821 in Portage, Ohio. (See below.) |
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SOURCE INFORMATION: 1830 United States Federal Census. M19, 201 rolls. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington DC.
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"Women in the Western Reserve before 1850" lists Mary, wife of Joseph Munyon, in Ravenna, OH and coming to OH from CT. This data is proof that this Joseph is the 1820 census is Joseph b 1747 in CT. Also listed is Laura Knapp, wife of Augustus Munyan, in Portage County, OH and coming to OH from Northampton, MA. Also listed is Mrs. Amaza (sic) Munyaon, of Ravenna, OH. Joseph died some time after 1831.
"Amaza" was the youngest son of Joseph Jr. and Mary. His name was actually AMASA J. MUNYAN, was born in 1800, in Thompson, Windham, Connecticut. Sometime before 1820, he moved to Ohio with his parents and allied families. He then married SUSANNA HENNING (b: ABT 1802 in Portage co., Ohio) on 8 Jan 1821, in Portage county, Ohio (Portage County Marriages; Vol 1, 1808-1950; FHL film #0891357 Vol 3). In the 1830 US Census, he lives in Ravena, Portage county, next door to George Knapp, his brother in law. (Not located in 1840 or 1850 Census Records). Here are their children:
CHILDREN OF AMASA MUNYAN AND SUSANNA HENNING |
| LOUISIA L MUNYAN was born in 1830 in Ravenna, Portage, Ohio. She married JOSIAH S SCROGGINS (1830-1907) and they lived in Will County, Ohio, where they raised the following children: MARY ALICE "ALMEDA" SCROGGINS (1852-1909) and ADELLA SCROGGINS (1852-1858). Louisia died in 1853 in Channahon Township, Will County, Illinois. |
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MARY ANN MUNYAN was born on 31 Mar 1823 in Ravenna, Portage, Ohio. She married WILLIAM POTTER (1819-1894). Family listed below. She died around 26 Sep 1899 in Saunemin, Livingston, Illinois.
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| ELIZA ANN MUNYAN was born on 28 Apr 1825 in Salt Lick, Perry, Ohio. She married SHEPPARD SCROGGINS (1825-1915) and they lived in Will County, Ohio, where they raised the following children: ALDORA "DORA" SCROGGINS (1858-1941), ALPHONSO "FONSE" D SCROGGINS (1852-1890), WILLIAM OSWALD SCROGGINS (1862-1920), and ELLA "NELLIE" JENNIE SCROGGINS (1855-1938). Eliza died on 28 May 1863 in Channahon Township, Will County, Illinois. |
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JULIA ANN MUNYAN was born in Jul 1827 in Ravenna, Portage, Ohio. She married WILLIAM HENRY SCROGGINS (1838-1904) and they had the following children: ALFRIDA J "ALLIE" SCROGGINS (1861-1918), JOSEPH F. SCROGGINS (1866-1924) and BENJAMIN SCROGGINS (b. 1868). Julia Ann died around 1908 in Wilmington, Will County, Illinois.
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MARY ANN MUNYON, who was probably born in Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio, on 31 Mar 1823. Ravenna was founded by Benjamin Tappan, who arrived there on June 11, 1799, to lay claim in his father's name to land purchased in the Connecticut Western Reserve. His wife, Nancy Wright, suggested that the settlement be named after the city of Ravenna, Italy, and when plans were announced in 1806 for the formation of Portage County, she was driving force in making Ravenna the county seat in 1808. She also convinced other Connecticut families, like the Munnions, to move to the area. Ravenna was originally part of Trumbull County. The first mail route was established in 1802 and the first school opened in 1803. In 1810 the first county courthouse and log jail were built. This was later replaced with the first brick courthouse twenty years later in 1830.
Mary Ann married a poor farmer named WILLIAM POTTER on the 27th of February, 1848, in Will, Illinois, a county in the northeastern part of the state, where they started a family that would eventually grow eight more mouths to feed.
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After being married for over a decade and fathering half a dozen kids, the Civil War broke out, and William left his wife, kids and farm to join the fray. Keep in mind, this was a 42-year-old man doing this; he actually had to lie about his age to get in, claiming to be two years younger! William became a soldier, serving 100 Illinois Company F, as a Private, during the Civil War.
After three years of fighting and 214 fatalities, the regiment was mustered out on 12 Jun 1865. William wasn't done fighting, however. He joined the Illinois 51st Infantry Regiment on 23 Mar 1865, and then after the South's surrender was finally discharged on 25 Sep 1865.
After the war, William returned to farming with Mary Ann and their children:
CHILDREN OF WILLIAM POTTER AND MARY ANN MUNYON |
| CORDELIA A. POTTER was born on 01 Jan 1849. She died on 20 Nov 1863. |
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SUSAN PEORIA POTTER was born on 19 Jun 1850 near Lockport, Will Co., Illinois. She married WILLIAM CHAMBERS (1844-1918) of Linconshire, England, on 02 Mar 1873. They had three children: Myrtle J (1876-1940), Ettie May (1878-1885), and Guy Hugh Chambers (1880-1934; Guy hung himself in the granary at their farm on a Sunday afternoon). Susan died on 24 Oct 1906, and is buried with William and their daughter Etta at the Five Mile Cemetery in Saunemin, Livingston County, Illinois.
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ALTA CELIA POTTER was born on 18 Feb 1852 in Illinois. On 21 May 1896 she married JOSIAH (JOSEPH) SNYDER (1852-1928) on 21 May 1896 in Pontiac, Illinois, and they had a son, Harry Josie Snyder (1883-1967); the family moved to Birch Tree, Missouri for twenty years. Alta returned to Saunemin after Joseph died and passed away on 31 Aug 1936 in Saunemin township, Illinois, at the Chambers household.
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JANE POTTER was born on 25 Dec 1854 in Will, Illinois. On 29 Apr 1879 she married JOHN FRANK ELLIS (1860-1916) in Livingston County. They had the following children: Mae Alma (1880-1979), Charles (b. 1881), Clara (1881-1963), Frank E (1883-1963), Arvil Fay (1887-1926), Forrest (1891-1974), and Vera Margaret Ellis (1896-1976). Jane died on 23 Feb 1932 in Iowa, and is buried at the Galva Township Cemetery East in Galva, Ida County, Iowa.
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EDITH LOUISA POTTER was born on 29 Dec 1856 in Lockport, Will, Illinois. On 16 Oct 1883 she married ABRAHAM CANE WINTERS (1829-1893) in Saunemin, Livingston County, Illinois. It was his third marriage and there was a 25-year age gap between the newlyweds! They had the following children: Nelle Ellen (1885-1974) and Earle Amasy Winters (1887-1888). After Earle died in childhood, she committed suicide, with a dose of "London Purple." insecticide.
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ETHEL POTTER was born on 23 Dec 1858. She married a miner named JOSEPH DONLEY and they lived in Ohio. By 1910 she was living as a widow in Belmont, Ohio, and was still living there in 1924. She died on 14 Jan 1929 in Belmont County, Ohio, and is buried at the Weeks Cemetery in Bridgeport, Belmont County, Ohio.
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| HENRY COMSTOCK POTTER was born on 07 Jun 1861. He married ALICE MARY PAVITT (1880-1962) from Tilbury, England, on 24 Feb 1901 in Saunemin. They had seven children: Geo William Potter (1901-1953), Gertrude Potter (1903-1986), Henry Paul Potter (1905-1981), Iola Pearl Potter (1907-1986), Lois Susan Potter (b. 1909), Annabel Potter (1911-1980), Franklin Jackson Potter (1919-1960). Henry died on 29 Aug 1928 in Audrain Co., MO.Click here to see his wedding photo. |
| LYDIA MARIE POTTER was born on 28 Mar 1863, and married a man named ALBERT LINCOLN COOPER (1860-1926) and had the following children: Eva Pearl Cooper (1887-1950), Flossie Cooper (b. 1890), James W Cooper (b. 1893), Frank W Cooper (1896-1987), Russel H Cooper (b. 1899), Albert A Cooper (b. 1901). Lydia died on 2 Mar 1926 in Benton, Oregon.Click on the photo at right for a family portrait of the Coopers. |
Julia Ann and Mary Ann Munyan
POTTER FAMIY PHOTO ALBUM, CIRCA 1895 (NELLE WINTERS PRITCHARD) |
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NOTES ON THIS PAGE:
¹—WILLIAM LaMUNYON immigrated from the Isle of Jersey, located off the coast of north-west France. It is the largest of the Channel Islands and is 14 miles from Normandy's Cotentin Peninsula; William was possibly the son of THOMAS MUNNION, who died in 1700, in Massachusetts, at the age of 60; William had at least two sons with MARY LANCLY, who was born in 1645 in Isle of Jersey, France, and died on 19 Jan 1742 in Ludgershall, Wiltshire, England. Besides Edward, they possibly had another son, THOMAS LeMUNYON (b. @ 1688 in Plymouth Co. MA., who in 1720 married ESTER HOWARD (1692-1770) in Tiverston, Rhode Island. (Some genealogists speculate that this Thomas was actually another son of Edward, born while the family resided in Salem, and is not his brother.)
The French surname Lamunyon actually has English origins, commonly believed to stem from a diminutive form of the medieval personal name Lame, which means lame or disabled. This name likely evolved from nicknames or occupational titles, indicating characteristics or roles within historical communities.
The family Coat of Arms is a chevron shape, symbolizing the historical family home, the importance of home for family members through the years and the safety this provides to those who are most important. The colors are black (known as Sable) which symbolizes constancy and the enduring nature of the family; and Yellow/Gold (known as Or) representing the noble standing of a family and a symbol of generosity and a giving nature. It also features an arrow, signifying the early family's readiness for battle and affliction when threatened, their success during times of war, and a warning to those who may cross them.
SOURCES
"Commemorative biographical record of Tolland and Windham counties, Connecticut : containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens and of many of the early settled families," published by J. H. Beers, Chicago; 1903. (pages 538-539)
Marriage Records of Lynn, Essex, MA; FHL film #0547549 1635-1885 "Thompsons First Families" compiled by E. D. Larned; Munyan Families.
FHL film #2972 and "Commemorative Biographical Record of Windham and Tolland Counties; pg 122 8; FHL film #982,349; Also Ancestral File; Family History Library, LDS Church.
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