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senior, married Joane Whisonson in 1593. He was buried in the 
crowde (crypt) under S. Nicholas Church, Bristol, 28th May, 1645. 
His son John (mentioned above), one of many children, was 
baptized in 1599, he married on the 13 February, 1625, Elizabeth, 
daughter of John Barker, Merchant, of Bristol. This John lived 
in one of his father-in-law’s (John Barker) house in Small Street. 
He was buried in S. Werburgh Church, Bristol, Noy., 1662, and 
his widow buried there in December, 1669. 
John Gunning, senior, was Sheriff of Bristol in 1613, and Mayor 
in 1627-8, John, jun., was Sheriff in 1631 and Mayor for three 
quarters of a year 1645-6. The Commons Journal of 1st Nov., 
1645, says, “ An ordnance for removing of Francis Creswick, now 
_ Mayor, from the place of Mayor, and for admitting and swearing 
of John Gunning in his place, &c., was this day read the Ist and 
2nd time upon the question, passed, and ordered to be sent unto 
the Lords for their concurrence.” He was again Mayor in 1654-5. 
He had eight or nine children, three or four died young. At his 
death his son Robert—afterwards Sir Robert—who was born in 
February, 1630, succeeded to the property. He married Ann 
Cann. He died in Oct., 1679, leaving one son Robert, who only 
survived his father about 2 years, the property then went to Sir 
Robert’s two surviving sisters Joane and Elizabeth, his brother 
John having died in 1677, and his sister Mary in 1679. Joane 
was born in Feb., 1638, and married in June, 1659, Edward 
Strode, of Shepton Mallet, one portion of the property with 
Torner’s Court remained with this family for some years and after 
several changes was a few years ago purchased by Sir Robert 
Blaine. Elizabeth was born in June, 1641, and married in Dec., 
1658, Thomas Langton. His first wife was Hester Cam, whom 
he married in 1654. This portion of the property—Cold Ashton 
Manor—has remained with that family, now Earl Temple, to this 
day. 
With reference to the Gunning Family—the name is spelt in 
many ways—Gonewyn, Gunwyn, Gonwyn, Gonning, &c.—the 
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