Volume 7 , Issue 8

GWINN Family History

"The Gwinn family originated in Wales and over the centuries established branches in Northern Ireland, in Virginia and throughout the United States. Many of the Gwinns in America are descended from Robert Gwin who settled along the Great Calfpasture River in Augusta County, Virginia sometime prior to 1745 ..... The Robert Gwin family who lived in this valley in the mid-1700s. Robert was appointed constable at the head of the Great Calfpasture River in 1746. He served with Captain William Preston's Company of Rangers in the French and Indian War, 1758, and was awarded 50 acres for his service. Three of his sons, Capt. David, Joseph, and Samuel Gwinn, Sr., served in the Revolutionary War. His wife was Jane Kinkead Gwin ..... Eventually, the West Virginia branches of the family came to settle on the spelling GWINN while the Augusta, Highland and Bath County, Virginia branches retained the spelling GWIN. Samuel's brother, Robert Gwin, Jr., moved to Woodford County, Kentucky where his descendants adopted the spelling GUYN....." -- http://members.aol.com/RCGwinn/home.htm   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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