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- Died at age 70-71.
INDIAN WARS
Andrew Dunning was a first settler of the village of Brunswick,Maine , along with a handful of other stalwart men and women. he probably was of Scottish descent, but emigrated to Ireland (most likely Carvagh, Derry County, which was the center for iron mongers, for he was a blacksmith by trade.
He emigrated to Boston from England aboard the ship Andrew McFadden in 1717.
He moved to Georgetown, Maine then to Brunswick,Maine, where he settled. He bought land and built an abode and raised a family as well as farmed in the Maquoit area, near the Freeport town line which was where the Bunganuc Stream ran.
He served in Capt. John Gyles Company during the Indian Wars from 1722 to 1724, along with his sons.
In 1733 he signed the petition to the Court to Incorporate the village of Brunswick. he was an important civic leader as well as a defender of the town against the native Indians.He married Susan Bond (also of Ireland); they had 5 sons before emigrating to America.
Together, their daring, fortitude and industriousness helped to shape the history of the area and their progeny continued the process, becoming civic leaders as well and soldiers, land owners and benefactors.
At one time the Dunning's owned all the land where Brunswick village now is. The Dunning men fought and died in the French and Indian Wars and the Revolutionary War and were instrumental in establishing the first church and held offices in the town.
Andrew and Susan's two sons, Andrew 2nd and Robert died from native Indian attacks in 1724.
Their son David built a block house for protection at Maquoit , one of the earliest such places in Brunswick.
Their grandson Robert built the first sailing vessel in the area, starting a boom in what would become a world famous area known for its ship building.
January 29, 2015 by StardustArchive
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1664 - 1736 (72 years)
