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From: "Bette Richards" <>
Subject: Canadian Bunkers
Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2003 01:58:02 -0700

There is someone who thinks they may be descended from Jacob Bunker b. 1747,
the son of Clement Bunker and Rebecca Drew, but I have forgotten who it is.
I am looking for male descendants of Jacob who would like to take part in
the DNA test project. I want to compare them with other descendants of
Clement.

At this point, if someone does not know for sure who their Bunker ancestor
was, we can probably tell you if your ancestors came from Devon or
Bedfordshire, England. James of Dover came from Devon and the two George's
came from Bedfordshire.

If anyone is interested in joining in with the test look at
http://www.bunkerfamilyassn.org and click on the surname project.

I am particularly interested in finding another descendant of Jacob to be
tested. My father is supposed to descend from Jacob but his DNA does not
match the DNA of the Devon Bunkers and does not match the DNA of a
descendant of Clement's son, Joseph. There are several possibilities for
why he does not match the Devon Bunkers. There may be a hidden adoption at
Jacob, Isaac, Thomas, Hollis, Willis or Frank which is the line of descent
from Clement for my father. Since Jacob only had known male descendants
through Thomas I can pin point the adoption a bit easier with other
descendants being tested. However, there is also the possibility that Jacob
was not Clement's son. Jacob was captured as a boy by the Indians and did
not return until he was a grown man. Maybe the man who came back was not
Jacob.

We have no direct connection between Clement and Jacob. Clement and
Rebecca's daughter Lydia had a grandson named Jacob Bunker Hawkins. This
led the early Bunker genealogists to believe that Jacob was Clement's son.
One of Joseph's grandsons said his grandfather had two brothers, Francis and
Dodavah. He did not mention Jacob. Jacob married a woman named Anna and it
is believed that she was an Indian. Her last name is not known. When she
was baptized shortly before she died, her parents names were given as
Clement Bunker and Rebecca Drew. Jacob and Anna had two known children,
Isaac and Rebecca. It seems likely that Jacob was Clement's son. But I
read somewhere that another man's descendants felt that he was a son of
Jacob too. I would really like to find a male Bunker who believes he is
descended from Jacob to take the DNA test and see if the results match my
father's.

So far as we know, Isaac's only surviving son was Thomas. Thomas had 12
sons. I would like to find descendants of Thomas who would be interested in
testing too.

Please check out the website or contact me if you are interested. Thanks.

Bette

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