RootsWeb: Melungeon-L Melungeon counterfeiting
RootsWeb: Melungeon-L Melungeon counterfeiting: "Howdy. Were the Melungeon counterfeiters as some authors wrote? During the time period 1817- 1828, we have a Collins, Gibson and a Bunch. All possible Melungeons, don't know if this is the Kings son. (Present day Hancock)
Hawkins County Criminal Court
State of Tennessee vs Bunch, John
INDICTMENT-'On the 18th day of March in the year of our Lord One Thousand eight hundred and twenty four. John Bunch being an evil and disposed person took two certain pieces of base metal, being the counterfeit likeness of two silver dollar coins, current money in the United States of America and passed them to a certain Maurren Winstead for two dollars to the great damage to the said Winstead'
Witnesses; Ezekiel Winstead; Ezekiel Sullivan; Robert Gillem; Others were John Moneyhun; Samuel Wilson and Morning Winstead.
John Bunch was indicted, the prosecutor was Ezekiel Winstead my 5th generation grandfather. "
Hawkins County Criminal Court
State of Tennessee vs Bunch, John
INDICTMENT-'On the 18th day of March in the year of our Lord One Thousand eight hundred and twenty four. John Bunch being an evil and disposed person took two certain pieces of base metal, being the counterfeit likeness of two silver dollar coins, current money in the United States of America and passed them to a certain Maurren Winstead for two dollars to the great damage to the said Winstead'
Witnesses; Ezekiel Winstead; Ezekiel Sullivan; Robert Gillem; Others were John Moneyhun; Samuel Wilson and Morning Winstead.
John Bunch was indicted, the prosecutor was Ezekiel Winstead my 5th generation grandfather. "
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