From the Past and Present of Fountain and Warren Co, IN:
One great-grandfather of Mr. (Oliver) Lewis, John Van Gundy, served inthe war of the Revolution, while another great-grandfather, AbrahamMyers, was a soldier in the war of 1812.
bef 1821 Ross Co, OH before son John Jr married there.
Was he the man mentioned in the following from A Standard History ofSpringfield and Clark County, Ohio:
"Michael Smith, who was bom in Harrison County, Ohio, in 1810, one oftwelve children
who were orphaned by the death of both parents during an earlyepidemic of cholera. He was bound out to a man named Van Gundy, withwhom he came to Ross County, and eventually became well-to-do, buyingwhat was then the Taylor farm in Liberty Township, which land had beenobtained by Taylor direct from the Government."
The Ross Co, OH Families Bicentennial Edition says:
"The (William Myers) family moved from Chillicothe, OH to Fountain Co,IN ca 1836 going by wagon striking the new National Road at RichmondIN - two 4 horse teams, two 3 horse teams, one 2 horse team. Othersgoing by wagon were John Van Gundy family, Jonathan Wolfe family,David Simmons family, Jacob Cass a young man hired to haul a load forJohn Van Gundy and David Brown a hired man." (Wives of Myers, Simmonsand Wolfe were daughters of John Van Gundy.)
Another version from descendnt Norma Spencer:
"The John Van Gundy party left Chillicothe, OH, Sept. 12, 1836 andarrived, Scott's Prairie, Fountain County, IN, Oct. 19, 1836. A fewdays later they went to Mill Creek Township for the sons-in-law,Jonathan Wolf, David Simmons & William Myers to pick their 1/4sections of
Forest land."
1836 - Scott's Prairie, Fountain Co, IN. There they entered land inSe c 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, 17, 18, and 26.
Sylvai Stites Summers posted on the Ancestry message board:
"He (Andrew Summers) first owned land in Fountain Co., Ind. nearNewtown. This land, SE 1/4 Sec. 27 T 19 West and part of W 1/2 of SW1/4 Sec . 26 twp. 19 N R 7 West, was deeded to John VanGundy of RossCo., Ohio on 25 Mar. 1839. This land was 10 miles south and 2 1/2miles west of Newtown, Ind. Also two or three miles east of Kingman,Ind."
John and Anna were charter members of the Centennial Church, firstcalled the Myers Class, probably started by the family of son-in-lawWilliam Myers.
1840 Where were John and Anna that year? None of the children hadany one living with them old enough to be this couple.
9/14/1850 Cain Twp, Fountain Co, IN. John and Ann VanGundy livedwith daughter Delila and William Redenbaugh's family. John was 71(should be nearer 83) with real estate worth $2500, Anna was 77.
8/3/1860 Still there, PO Hillsborough, The census taker found him, atage 96, without a wife and liviing with the family of son Peter. Hewas a retired farmer and had divested of all his property. Censusnotes say he had been "childish" for 2 years.
John's birth date conflicts with brother Joseph, being only daysapart. Since Joseph has been thoroughtly researched by theGenealogical Society , John's date must be wrong.
John and Anne Marie are the only Vangundys buried there.
