Dunlap, John (1746-1792)

Name:

Dunlap, John (1746-1792)

Title:

Major

Born:

05/04/1746

Birthplace:

Chester, NH

Died:

01/12/1792

Death Location:

Billerica, MA

Residence:

Chester, NH 1746-
Goffstown, NH 1768-1792
Bedford, NH 1790, 1792

Nationality:

American

Occupation:

Joiner
Cabinetmaker
Farmer

Father:

Dunlap, Archibald (1713-1754)

Mother:

Neal, Martha (1719-1802)

Relations:

Brother, Samuel Dunlap (1752-1830), cabinetmaker.

Spouse:

Gilmore, Martha (1744-1812), 1771

Children:

Mary, born 1772; died 1852
Margaret, born 1774; died 1843
Sarah, born 1776; died 1855
Joseph, born 1777; died 1777
William, born 1778; died 1778
Robert, born 11779; died 1865
Archibald, born 1781; died 1825
James, born 1783; died 1862
John, born 1784; died 1869
Martha, born 1789; died 1789
Daniel, born 1792; died 1866

Notes:

His account book shows that he sometimes received locally produced textiles in return for furniture. He also accepted corn, fish, eels, and money as payments for his cabinetwork.

Ann W. Dibble, "Major John Dunlap: The Craftsman and His Community," Old-Time New England, Winter-Spring, 1978, 50-58.

Donna-Belle Garvin, "Two High Chests of the Dunlap School," Historical New Hampshire, Summer 1980, 163-185.

Charles S. Parsons, The Dunlaps & Their Furniture. Manchester, New Hampshire: Currier Gallery of Art, 1970.

Philip Zea and Donald Dunlap, The Dunlap Cabinetmakers: A Tradition in Craftsmanship. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books, 1994.

Deaths, New Hampshire Gazetteer, Exeter, NH, February 11, 1792, 3.

Old Bedford Cemetery, Bedford, NH