Display Patriot - P-124844 - Andrew BUNTAIN/BUNTON/BUNTING
Andrew BUNTAIN/BUNTON/BUNTING
SAR Patriot #:
P-124844
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State of Service: VA
Qualifying Service: Civil Service / Soldier
Andrew Buntain/Bunton/Bunting was born in about 1733 in Virginia.1
During the Revolutionary War, he served as a soldier, and in 1782, he was a juror. In 1774, just before the American Revolution, Parliament authorized and passed the Intolerable Acts. These Acts restricted colonial juries, limited jury servers, and gave royal judges jury selection powers. Juries, as a result, were stacked with Tories and convicted colonists who violated King George III’s laws. The Bill of Rights, in turn, was written by the First Continental Congress and stated, “Know then that we claim all the benefits secured to the subject by the English Constitution, and particularly the inestimable right of trial by jury.”2 Many people were denied the trial by jury, especially those who supported the Patriot cause. Those who supported the Patriot cause were automatically guilty of treason against England. The courts would not be stacked with Tories and England supporters, so trials could have a fairer outcome instead of someone being automatically guilty of breaking the King’s law.2
Andrew moved to Kentucky sometime after the war. His name is in 1796 Franklin County, Kentucky, with taxable property. The inventory of this property was taken on 15 April 1796.3 He married twice, and his wives were:
XX XX [name not recorded and disputed] (?-?)
Elizabeth [last name not recorded] (?-?)
He had the following confirmed children:
Sarah/Sally (about 1784-1852), who married Benjamin Cox
Tabitha (1796-1839), who married Samuel Brian’s Petty4
James (1793-1870), who married Lucinda H. Thomas4
Andrew wrote his last will in Franklin County, Kentucky, on 25 September 1819. He mentions giving his remaining estate to his children after the death of his wife, Elizabeth. The way Andrew mentions the children does not indicate whether they are also his children or if they are Elizabeth’s children from a previous marriage. The children already confirmed mentioned are James and Tabitha, but Sarah/Sally is not mentioned. He states, “And after her death to be equally divided between her children, James Tabitha, ? (Illegible), William, Amy, and Harrison.”5
Andrew died in April 1823 in Franklin County, Kentucky, and his burial details are unknown.
Sources:
NSSAR Patriot #: P-124844
West Virginia Association for Justice. A Forgotten History: Trial by Jury and the American Revolution. wvaj.org
1796 Franklin County, Kentucky Tax Book 1, page 1
NSDAR Ancestor #: A016989
Franklin County, Kentucky, Will Book 1, 1795-1823, page 111
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