The Shemwell Family

Mary Ann “Anna” VanGundyAge: 87 years17771864

Name
Mary Ann “Anna” VanGundy
Given names
Mary Ann
Surname
VanGundy
Married name
Mary Ann Ullery
Married name
Mary Ann Conner
Nickname
Anna
Birth February 17, 1777 35 31
MarriageIsaac Conner SrView this family
about 1798 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Daniel Conner
December 29, 1801 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Mary Conner
December 11, 1804 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Isaac Conner Jr
July 6, 1809 (Age 32 years)
Death of a husbandIsaac Conner Sr
August 1810 (Age 33 years)

MarriageCaptain Henry UlleryView this family
March 24, 1812 (Age 35 years)
Death of a husbandCaptain Henry Ullery
August 6, 1812 (Age 35 years)
Note: See Military Record above: The Robert Lucas Journal states that Captain Henry Ullery died on August 5, 1812.
Birth of a daughter
#4
Sarah J “Ann” Ullery
about 1813 (Age 35 years)
Death of a fatherChristian VanGundy Sr
March 13, 1813 (Age 36 years)
Burial
Christian VanGundy Sr
after March 13, 1813 (Age 36 years)
Death of a motherAnn Conner
May 1, 1820 (Age 43 years)
Probate May 8, 1823 (Age 46 years)
Note: Transcription: "...This Indenture made this eighth day of May in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-three between John Wolf and Ann Mary Wolf (his wife), Jacob VanGundy and Catherine VanGundy (his wife), John VanGundy and Margaret VanGundy (his wife), George May and Barbara May (his wife), Ann Ullery heirs, and legal representatives of Christian VanGundy (deceased0 of the county of Ross and state of Ohio..."
Marriage of a childJohn PixlerSarah J “Ann” UlleryView this family
November 11, 1828 (Age 51 years)
Death of a brotherChristian Peter VanGundy
October 1, 1836 (Age 59 years)
Death of a sisterBarbara Elizabeth VanGundy
September 23, 1841 (Age 64 years)
Census July 27, 1850 (Age 73 years)
Death of a daughterMary Conner
July 22, 1851 (Age 74 years)
Death of a brotherJacob VanGundy
October 29, 1854 (Age 77 years)
Census June 25, 1860 (Age 83 years)
Death of a brotherJohn VanGundy
October 27, 1860 (Age 83 years)
Death of a brotherPeter VanGundy
February 26, 1863 (Age 86 years)
Death of a sisterAnn Mary VanGundy
October 20, 1864 (on the date of death)
Death October 20, 1864 (Age 87 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Bethel Cemetery
Note: "Wife of Capt. Henry Ullery"
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1764Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
2 years
elder sister
Ann Mary VanGundy
Birth: February 3, 1766 24 20Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: October 20, 1864Ross, Ohio, United States
elder brother
Christian Peter VanGundy
Birth: February 3, 1766 24 20Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: October 1, 1836Wayne, Iowa, United States
21 months
elder brother
John VanGundy
Birth: October 27, 1767 25 21Earl Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: October 27, 1860Rob Roy, Fountain, Indiana, United States
3 years
elder brother
Jacob VanGundy
Birth: April 19, 1770 28 24Pennsylvania, United States
Death: October 29, 1854Chillicothe, Ross, Ohio, United States
3 years
elder sister
Barbara Elizabeth VanGundy
Birth: September 21, 1773 31 27Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: September 23, 1841Adelphi, Ross, Ohio, United States
16 months
elder brother
Peter VanGundy
Birth: January 26, 1775 33 29Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: February 26, 1863Ross, Ohio, United States
2 years
herself
Family with Captain Henry Ullery - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: March 24, 1812Ross, Ohio, United States
21 months
daughter
Family with Isaac Conner Sr - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: about 1798Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
4 years
son
Daniel Conner
Birth: December 29, 1801 31 24Ohio, United States
Death: September 25, 1870New Richmond, Clermont, Ohio, United States
3 years
daughter
Mary Conner
Birth: December 11, 1804 34 27Ohio, United States
Death: July 22, 1851Ohio, United States
5 years
son
Isaac Conner Jr
Birth: July 6, 1809 39 32Ross, Ohio, United States
Death: August 2, 1895Ross, Ohio, United States
Captain Henry Ullery + Mrs Henry Ullery - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: before 1796
-8 months
step-daughter
2 years
step-daughter
Mary Ullery
Birth: May 26, 1797 24Ohio, United States
Death: March 24, 1857Clark, Illinois, United States
14 years
step-daughter

Mary Ann “Anna” VanGundy has 0 first cousins recorded

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BirthVanGundy Family Tree Website
ProbateOhio Probate Records, 1789-1996
Birth
Several issues have surfaced regarding Captain Henry Ullery's spouses and biological children. Several key documents that would clear up the relationships are needed; but, I am unable to find then on various genealogy sites (Family Search, Ancestry, MyHeritage, Rootsweb, etc). I believe the issues could be resolved if we can find Birth and/or Christening Records that list the Mother/Father of his assumed children. Until those records are found, I have made some judgements, based on the data found across the Web, as to his probable family tree. The family trees found on the genealogy sites (noted above) compositely show that Captain Henry Ullery (LC78-NF2) was married to Mary Ann VanGundy (MY4Z-QTF) on March 24, 1812. Records exist for the marriage event as well as records documenting that Henry died on August 6, 1812. I have been unable to find any other record showing that Henry was married to anyone else. The issue arises when the descendants of Henry/Mary/?? are reviewed. The sites show that they had 4 children: Eliza Deliliah (b 1796), Mary (b 1797), Elisabeth (b 1801), and Sarah J (b 1813). Considering that Henry/Mary were married in 1812, the only plausible child that was theirs would be Sarah J who was born in late 1812 or early 1813. Those dates are consistent with Henry dying in August 1812. Although other website trees (well over 100+) show that Henry/Mary had the other children, that doesn't make sense since they were married in 1812 and the 3 other children were born in 1796, 1797, and 1801. I am assuming that Henry/Mary did not have these children out of (or coincident with) wedlock due to the children's birth dates. It would seem that Henry would have been married to an unidentified spouse around 1796, or so. He would have been about 21 years old which was a reasonable marriage age in the late 1700s. But, there seems to be no record of that marriage; although I did find an Ancestry tree that stated he had a "partner" that he was married to on March 24, 1792. The suspicious point is the month/day for both assumed marriages are the same. Plus, the Ancestry tree did not have any supporting records. In fact, none of the genealogy sites that listed the Henry family tree had any bonifide source for marriage other than the one that was with Mary. Most of the sites had no sources for the tree at all. I did look at about 30 website trees (of the more than several hundred) that had numerous tree sources; but, no sources were found for the earlier marriage. It is possible that the marriage was not recorded or just not yet found in the many records. Based on the dates involved, I am assuming that Henry was indeed married twice. His first marriage must have occurred in about 1796 to an unknown spouse. Their children would have been Eliza Deliliah, Mary, and Elizabeth. His second marriage occurred in 1812 to Mary and their child was Sarah J. Considering that the 3 children show up on trees claiming Mary is their mother, it is reasonable to assume that their biological mother died with Mary subsequently filling in as a step mother. Had Henry and the unknown spouse just divorced, the three young children would have probably stayed with their biological mother and not the father. It is highly probably that the unknown spouse died in the 1801 (after Elizabeth's birth) to 1811 (before Henry's marriage to Mary) timeframe. For now, I will update Henry's tree to show that he was married twice. He had 3 children with the first wife who died in the 1801 to 1811 timeframe. Henry remarried in 1812 and Mary assumed the role of "step-mother". Henry and Mary had a single biological child, Sarah J. I believe the tree changes are consistent with the various birth/marriage dates and builds upon the existing trees found across the genealogy sites. More work is needed, though.
Probate
Transcription: "...This Indenture made this eighth day of May in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-three between John Wolf and Ann Mary Wolf (his wife), Jacob VanGundy and Catherine VanGundy (his wife), John VanGundy and Margaret VanGundy (his wife), George May and Barbara May (his wife), Ann Ullery heirs, and legal representatives of Christian VanGundy (deceased0 of the county of Ross and state of Ohio..."
Census1850 United States - Census transcript - Isaac Connor Jr - Household

Ross, Ohio, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Isaac Connor Jrhead40MWFarmerOH
Rachel ConnorwifeFWOH1
Titus A ConnorsonMWOH1
Benjamin F ConnorsonMWOH1
Leroy C ConnorsonMWOH
Phelix A ConnorsonMWOH
Mary Ann Ullerymother73FWPA1
Mary A Bixlercousin15FWOH1
John Bixlercousin13MWOH1

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Isaac Connor Jr - Household

Ross, Ohio, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Isaac C Connor Jrhead51MWFarmerOH
Rachel Connorwife38FWOH
Titus A Connorson17MWOH
Benj F Connorson16MWOH1
Zero C Connorson13MWOH1
Felix A Connorson9MWOH1
Mary Connordaughter7FWOH
Isadore Connordaughter4FWOH
Mary Ann Connor (nee Ullery)mother83FWPA

Burial
"Wife of Capt. Henry Ullery"