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The Bunts and Gee Families
of Canfield and Ellsworth, Ohio
Our Gee family is of New York origins, in the area of Westchester and Ulster. The progenitors of the family, John and Mary Gee were from England; the date of their emigration is not known, but it was probably some time before 1676. John Gee first appeared as a landowner in Eastchester, Westchester County, NY in 1665. He was among those residents of Hutchinson's Book who signed the Twenty Seven Articles of Agreement written in 1665. John served in the army on the frontier at Albany in the Eastchester Company of Major Schoyler, and was discharged on 1 May 1695. On 31 January 1698, John Gee signed the Oath to the King at Eastchester. John and Mary Gee had three known children: Joseph Gee (1676-1716); Moses Gee (1679-1701); and James Gee (1681-?).
Gee Four GEE siblings, children of Joseph and Rachel Gee, left New York and settled in Mahoning County, Ohio: Nicholas Gee, Reuben Gee, Joshua Gee and Elizabeth Gee. It is believed that the Gee family moved from New York along with members of the Bunts family, or the family connected soon after their arrival in Ohio.
Reverend Nicholas Gee was born 19 January 1782 in New York and he died 13 November 1867 in Ellsworth Township, Mahoning County, Ohio. Nicholas married Nancy Furman 3
October 1802, the daughter of William Furman and Abigail Hallock. Nicholas moved to Ellsworth, Ohio in 1823, and he was licensed to preach in 1824; a Methodist Society was
organized about that date. Rev. Gee acted as a local preacher for some years, holding meetings in private residences and the schoolhouse in Geesburg until about 1835 when the church was completed and dedicated. Nicholas Gee and Conrad A Bunts gave most towards the building of it. In 1839 a new society was formed and a new church was commenced that year and finished in 1840. This building was erected through the efforts of Mr. Gee, Mr. Bunts, Dr. Hughes, John Smith, and others. Nicholas was named guardian of his brother's children when Reuben died in 1856. Rev. Nicholas and Nancy Gee had nine known children: George (23 July 1804),
Abigail (12 July 1805) who married David Paschall; Maria (18 May 1807); Sarah (16
December 1808) who married John F Powers; Nancy (16 February 1810) who married Conrad A Bunts; Peter (18 January 1812) who married Almira unk.; Maranda (6 March 1816); H? (23 June 1817); Elizabeth (19 May 1818) who married Benjamin Bunts; Susan (6 March 1820); Catherine Pamphilia (1822); Furman (29 January 1824) who
married Jane McNeil; William (5 March 1826) who married Sarah Nichols; and Feline (30 November 1830.
Reuben Gee, was born about 1777 in New York and he died in 1834 in Ellsworth, Mahoning County, Ohio. His wife is unknown at this time. Reuben had eight children, who, upon his death were left in guardianship of his brother, Rev. Nicholas Gee. The children: Joshua
(23 March 1814) who married Martha Windle 22 April 1840; Jeremiah; Benjamin; Anna Maria; Timothy; Plympton (1831) who married Ann Trimble, the daughter of William
Trimble and Jane Dodds; and James F.
Elizabeth Gee, was born in 1779 in New York and she died 16 March 1856 in Ellsworth, Mahoning County, Ohio. She married Conrad Bunts, and they had one known child, John Conrad Bunts.
Next Generation
Peter Gee, son of Nicholas, was born 18 January 1812, and he died 23 October 1885 in
Canfield, Mahoning County, Ohio. He married Almira (unk) and they had one known child, Addie S. Addie was born in 1848 and she died 19 December 1862 in Canfield. Peter Gee was at one time a stockholder of the Van Hyning and Company Stock Company. Canfield had no National Bank or any other savings institution at that time. The stock company originally consisted of fourteen members, and in 1873 they erected the bank building.
Maranda Gee, daughter of Nicholas, was born 6 March 1816 in New York. She married John Wesley Powers and they had one child, Adeline.
Catherine Pamphilia Gee, daughter of Nicholas, was born in 1822 in New York, and she died in 1903. She married Eli Miller, and they had one child, Susan.
John Conrad Bunts, son of Elizabeth, was born about 1799 in New York and he married Emma Jane Sharpnack 4 August 1870, the daughter of Renner Scharpnack and Mary Kyle. John and Emma had five children, all born in Ellsworth, Ohio: Conrad A (11 March 1871); Mary (5 April 1873); Emory A (4 June 1874); John W (19 July 1881); and Oneita May (21 August 1889).
Next Generation
Adeline Powers, daughter of Maranda, granddaughter of Nicholas, was born about 1835 in Mahoning County, Ohio She married William W. McKeown, the owner of a drug store located on West Federal Street which was a favorite resort for many of the prominent men in professional and business life. Mr. McKeown conducted the Opera House in Youngstown for many years and he also brought many well known artists, exhibitions and musical productions to the Mahoning Valley. Adeline and William had six children: William W, who married Helen Hartzell; Myra; Ella, who married John Aubrey Wright; Maude, who married Bernard L Lee; and Theodora.
Mary Bunts, daughter of John Conrad, granddaughter of Elizabeth, was born 5 April 1873 in Mahoning County, Ohio and she died 5 November 1918 in Mineral Ridge, Trumbull County, Ohio. She married John Samuel Knight 3 January 1893 in Canfield, the son of Martin Knight and Elizabeth Trimble. Mary and John had two children, both born in North Jackson, Ohio: Harry Martin Knight, who was born 18 April 1894 and died 8 June 1966. He married Marie Rhoda Davis 28 December 1920 in Newton Falls, Trumbull County, Ohio and they had three children; and Raymond Bunts Knight, who was born 26 August 1902 and died 26 October 1987 in Niles, Trumbull County, Ohio. He married Grace Davies, the daughter of William Davies and Jane Morgan; they had no children.
Emory A Bunts, son of John Conrad, grandson of Elizabeth, was born 4 June 1874 and he died November 1968 in Lake Milton, Ohio. He married Charlotte Diehl and they had two children.
John W Bunts, son of John Conrad, grandson of Elizabeth, was born 19 July 1881 in Ellsworth, Mahoning County, Ohio and he died 18 April 1955 in Canfield, Mahoning County, Ohio. He married first, Josephine Arner 31 December 1903 and second, Cora E Moore (19 July 1926. John and Josephine had two children.
Oneita May Bunts, daughter of John Conrad, granddaughter of Elizabeth, was born 21 August 1889 in Ellsworth, Mahoning County, Ohio and she died 31 May 1960. She married George
Gibson Ewing 22 February 1908, the son of James Ewing and Mary Lynn. George was the youngest of the Ewing children and he spent his life on the home farm. His brother, Renwick Ewing had operated the homestead prior to his death, and then George took over the land. Oneita and George had four children,
Should you have further interest in this Mahoning Valley family, please email me directly, or check our Burge Genealogical Database for a link-by-link way to review the families. While there are certainly newer generations, they have been left off of this site to protect the living family members' privacy. Other surnames which are connected to these families are:
BUNTS BURGE DIEHL ARNER MOORE DAVIES DAVIS EWING MORGAN
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