Volume
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William Duncan d. 1819, wife Deborah Duncan d. 1821-24, Anne Arundel Co. MD.
Anne Arundel Co. MD Wills (FHC film 13,244; SLC 9/8/94)
JG#39-29: Will of William Duncan of
All Hollows Parish, Anne Arundel Co. MD, Clergyman, 26 Dec. 1818; after my just
debts are paid and my wife's thirds taken out, I devise to my dau. Caroline
Duncan and my son William Joseph Bond Duncan the plantation whereon I
now dwell, consisting of several tracts or parts of tracts of land, one of which
is called and known by name of Burgesses Right and part of a tract in two
parcels called Puddingtons Harbor otherwise called Puddingtons Gift, being
contiguous to each other, containing in the whole 229-1/2a more or less, to be
equally divided between them as joint tenants and not as tenants in common. But
in case my wife Deborah Duncan should happen to be in a state of
pregnancy at the time of my decease and should thereafter be delivered of a
living infant, such child whether male or female shall be entitled to an equal
divident of my estate both real and personal, with my two children mentioned, to
wit, Caroline and William Joseph Bond Duncan. In case of the death
of my dau. Caroline and my son William Joseph Bond Duncan before
they arrive at 21 years and without heirs, my real estate should go to their
mother Deborah Duncan to be held by her and her heirs in fee simple. To
my dau. Anna Maria Duncan $60 current money as an annuity to be paid to
her out of the profits of my real estate above mentioned annually for her life,
withholding from her, however, the power of selling or transferring the annual
allowance to any person whatever under penalty of forfeiture. To my dau. Caroline
Duncan and my son William Joseph Bond Duncan the whole of my personal
property and debts that may be due me, to be equally divided between them after
deducting the amount of my just debts, funeral expenses and my wife's thirds.
Appoint my wife Deborah Duncan sole executrix, revoking all former wills.
Wit. William Stewart, Stephen Lee, Willsson Waters. Proved 30 March 1819 on oath
of Willsson Waters, and 16 April 1819 on oath of William Stewart. 17 April 1819,
Deborah Duncan made oath this was the last will and she did not know of
any other.
Anne Arundel Co. MD Administration Bonds & Accounts (SLC 3/1/94)
TTH#1-241: First account of Deborah
Duncan, extrx of William Duncan late of Anne Arundel Co. decd, incl.
cash in the house $7, silver watch, Clara and child Adeline, Henry age 7,
Stephen age 4, furniture, 2 beds, 1 cradle, 1 old bed, (5 pages), total
$2,001.74-1/2; payments include accounts, tombstone, taxes, etc., $1451.18-1/4,
leaving balance of $550.56; reference to will of William Duncan; Court 10
July 1821. (13,262; Admin. Accounts)
TTS#4-72: Final account of Thomas Inglehart,
admin. DBN (MAD: de bonis non, or without bond) with will annexed of William
Duncan late of Anne Arundel Co. decd, balance of former account 20 July 1821
by Deborah Duncan the former admx, $550.56; payments of accounts; estate
over-paid $180.78-3/4 incl. personal estate to Deborah Duncan, $150.13
and commission $50.04; Court 10 Dec. 1824. (13,254; Admin. Accts 1824-27)
TTS#4-106: Additional account of William
Duncan, by Thomas Iglehart, admin., incl. cash received of various, $607.65;
Court 22 Jan. 1825. (pg.107) 2nd Additional final account, incl. payments, total
$194.38-3/4 overpayment.
TTS#4-320: First and final account of Thomas
Iglehart admin. of Deborah Duncan decd, incl. furniture, negro boy Henry
age 14, negro boy Stephen 12, Adeline 6, Dennis 4, total $672.61-1/2; payments
of accounts, taxes for 1820 and 1822 and officers fees for 1821; entire amount
paid out, some creditors only received a part; Court 19 Dec. 1825.
"Marriage Records, Anne Arundel Co. MD 1816-1845" by Annie Walker
Burns Bell (FHC film 1,490,389; SLC 3/1/94)
Stephen Lewis Lee to Caroline Elizabeth
Stockett Duncan, 7/17/1833 (p.44) (MAD: no proof this Caroline was
the daughter of Rev. William Duncan and wife Deborah, but it is
possible. There is no further information on the other two children of William
& Deborah Duncan.)
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Thomas Duncan, d. 1659 Lancaster Co. VA; widow Mary mar. 2nd Edward Roe of Talbot Co. MD.
MD Patent Series of MD Land Office (from index in "Early Settlers of
MD" by Skordas; SLC 2/26/94)
Patents Liber 9 (Vol.11), transcript,
completed 1726; Folios 1-516 copied from Liber EE (1665-66) folios 1-518. (FHC
film 13,067)
Vol.11 Liber 9 folio 333: X 69th. Edward Roe
demands land for the transportation of Francis Fansell, Edward Roper, John
Blower, John Larsens, Thomas Morris, John Kirke, Thomas Duncoms, Miles
Doncoms, Mary Roe, Elizabeth Roe, Elizabeth Gemons, John Lerafeild (Lereifeild?),
Edward Roe, Henry Vincent, William Travers, Elizabeth Travers, being 16 in
number. Warrant granted to said Edward Roe for 800a dated 7 April 1666,
returnable 7 Sept. next. Lib.FF 537, Cald? 100, 300 acres.
(MAD: Miles Duncoms or Duncombe
not identified further; see David Duncan d. 1744 Surry Co. VA
whose son Nathaniel Duncan had a son Miles Duncan, b. 1753, who
went to Caswell Co. NC and then Wilkes Co. GA where he died 1791.)
Lancaster Co. VA Deeds, Wills, Settlements of Estates, etc. (FHC film
32,130; SLC 9/12/83)
Book 1, 1654-1702, pg.65: Will of Thomas
Duncombe of Piankatank ... (dark edge) of Lancaster Co., 9 Sept. 1659: all
to wife Mary Duncombe and making and constituting her the sd. Mary
my sole Exr. (MAD: no mention of coat of arms) Wit. Robt. Smith, Samuel
Heron. Prob. 30 Nov. 1659.
"Wm. & Mary Quarterly" Series 1, #3, Vol. 1, 1892 (FHC film
1,254; SLC 9/10/86)
Pg. 171 & earlier: VA Coats of Arms.
Instances of the use of arms in VA previous to 1776. ... Thomas Duncombe:
will, Lancaster, 1659, a chevron between three bugle horns; crest; on an
esquire's helmet a stag. Burke gives no such arms for Duncombe.
"MD Calendar of Wills" Vol.1, 1635-1685, by Cotton (FHC book 975.2
S2c, SLC 9/11/91; have copy pages; some extracts from Charles Gordon 8/21/83)
Will books originally kept in the office of
the Register of Wills of Anne Arundel Co. but cover the entire state, and
in 1904 were moved to the land office at Annapolis.
Will Book 5, pg.59: Edward Roe, Talbot
Co., dated 4 March 1675, prob. 3 July 1676. To Thomas Duncan, son of
testator's wife, and hrs., "Bachelor's Plantation" bought of Thomas
Phillips, Island Ck. To Anne Gorsuch and rest of Richard Gorsuch's child.
personalty. To wife Mary, 1/2 real estate during widowhood. To dau. Eliza: and
hrs., 1/2 real estate during widowhood of her mother, and entire estate at
marriage or death of her mother. Said estate to pass to Thomas Duncan
afst.; should sd. Eliza: die without hrs. Exors: wife Mary, Capt. Philemon
Lloyd, Capt. Peter Sayer, Richd. Gorsuch. Test: Thos. Alexander, Wm. Phelps,
Thos. Morris, Jos. Hicks. (pg.173-4)
Will Book 5, pg.291: Thomas Duncombe,
Talbot Co., dated 23 Nov. 1676, prob. 14 April 1677. To sister-in-law
Eliza: Row, personalty. Mother Mary Row execx. and residuary legatee of estate,
real and personal. Test: Fra. Bridge, Jno. Haywood, Wm. Coombes. (pg.196)
Talbot Co. MD Deed (FHC film 14,522; SLC 3/1/94, recheck 9/8/94)
Book 3, pg.282(3): 5 Jan. 1678, John
Duncombe now of Talbott Co. MD but late of VA, planter, to William Combes of
same county & province, merchant, and Elizabeth his wife, daughter and heir
of Edward Foe, late of same county, Gent., decd; that said Edward Foe in his
will among other bequests devised to Thomas Duncombe late of same county,
sithenod? also deceased one of the sons of Mary late wife of the said
Edward by Thomas Duncombe decd, being the former husband and brother of
the said John and his heirs a certene plantation & lands thereto
belonging lying on or near a certene Creek called Islands Creek in said county,
and the said Thomas Duncombe died a minor and under age of one &
twenty years without issue of his body lawfully begotten and being not capable
in gomt.? of law either by deed or his last will & testament to make any
firme sale, conveyance or disposition of the lands, but by means of such, his
death without such issue, the same legally came onto & passed? in him the
said John Duncombe as crole? & heir in collatorall lyne of the said Thomas
the son; Now this indenture witnesseth that the sd. John Duncombe as well
for & in consideration of the said William Combes has by articles of
agreement of equal date, made between the said William Combes of the one part
and him the said John Duncombe of the other part, ... for the maintenance
of said John for his life and for 1 sh. sterling paid to said John
by said William, and likewise for love and affection John has; John
leases to William Combes and Elizabeth his said wife for their lives and the
life of the longest liver of them, ... after the death of the survivor of them
the said William & Elizabeth, or the heirs of their body begotten or to be
begotten and in default of said heirs begotten between them, and in case of
default of such heirs, then to their heirs or assigns for evermore; and (?to and
for? none other also? on behoofe no joebsen?) and said John Duncombe for
him and his heirs execs. or admins. doth covent. & miss? & grant to
& with the said William Combes & Elizabeth his wife & either of them
... that the said John is the right heir at law of the said Thomas
the son as before described, and if? (ye?) he the said John has not
already nor has his heirs or assigns (warrants) shall or will for ?? to come
into ?? cause ... or consent or to any let deed thing? or ?? whereby the fource
& effect of this ... according to the terms? and true meaning hereof is
onaro? or shall or may be defeated, ... in any manner, but if said John
Duncombe, his heirs & assigns (John will uphold his part of the
bargain.) /s/ John Duncombe; wit. Wm. Crosser, Joshua Atkins, William (X)
Abanner? (MAD: believe Edward Foe should be Roe, but the first letter really
doesn't look like an "R")
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Patrick Duncan (I) of Anne Arundel Co. MD, d. bef. 1684, mar. (1) Mary Nettlefold or Nettlefourd, mar. (2) Mrs. Jane Frizzell; had son Patrick Duncan (II) b. 1676, wife Elizabeth; probably had son Patrick Duncan (III) had wife Mary; had son Patrick Duncan (IV) christened 1721.
MD Patent Series of MD Land Office (from index in "Early Settlers of
MD" by Skordas; SLC 2/26/94)
Patents Liber 9 (Vol.11), transcript,
completed 1726; Folios 1-516 copied from Liber EE (1665-66) folios 1-518. (FHC
film 13,067)
Vol.11 Liber 9 folio 448: Lib.EE fol... May
30? 1666, Then came John Howard who married Susan the relict of Charles Stevens
late of Anne Arundell Co. deceased and demands land for the
transportation of several persons into this Province by the said Stevens, to
wit, Thos? Charles and Susan Stevens, Elizabeth, Susan, Sarah and Charles their
children, Patrick Dunkan, Samuell Shipwith, Henry Lorvall?, George Meekes,
?ille Dulldoom? and John Minster?, in all 12 rights. Warrant lay out to the said
John Howard who marrying the relict of Charles Stevens 600 acres of land &c
retd. the 11th of July next.
Anne Arundel Co. MD Deeds
Book IH1, pgs.196/206: March 20, 1705,
following deed recorded at request of Samuel Young Esq. Aforesaid Samuel Young
further ... tract of land called Hambleton granted by Late Lord Baltimore to
Edward Skidmore who for a valuable consideration according to custom by his
assignment on the back of the said patent did release and make over his right
and title to one Patrick Duncan of whose son and heir at law the said
Samuel Young Esq. ... recorded as follows: Whereas by grant dated 4 Aug. in 33rd
year of our dominion, to Edward Skidmore of Anne Arundel Co. land called
Hambleton on north side of South River, adj. mouth of a cove called Inccubbin
Cove, to mouth of a creek called Hambletons? Creek, adj. John Maccubin's land,
350a by estimation; (release of title) dated 30 April in 37th year of dominion,
1669.
Edward
Skidmore, for 6,000 lbs of tobacco, deed to Patrick Duncan the within
written deed to land, 1 Aug. 1669, wit. Nathl. Heathecate?.
29 May
1695, Patrick Dunkin of Ann Arundel Co. MD, the son and heir of Patrick
Dunkin late of said county decd, to Samuel Young of same, that by grant 30
April 1669 to Edward Skidmore of land called Hambleton on north side of South
River on Hambleton Creek, 350a by estimation; that Edward Skidmore for 6,000 lbs
of tobacco sold the land to said Patrick Dunkin on 1 Aug. 1669; that Lord
Baltimore by grant or patent deed 1 Sept. 1687 granted to the said Patrick
Dunkin the elder in his lifetime by the name of Patrick Dunkin (sic)
of Anne Arundel Co. MD, land called Dunckins Luck on north side of South
River on the west side of Hambleton's Creek adj. Edward Skidmore's land, at the
mouth of Cubbins Creek, 52 acres of land. That Patrick Dunkin the Elder
died intestate whereby the land descended to his son Patrick Dunkin
(party to these presents) as his only son & rightful heir at law of the said
deceased father; now therefore, the said Patrick Dunkin for 20,000 pounds
of tobacco and 12 pounds of money of England, deed to Samuel Young, land called
Hambleton containing 350a and land called Dunkins Luck containing 52a on
north side of South River in Ann Arundel Co., excepting the right of the dower
of Jane the now wife of William Browne formerly the wife of Patrick
Dunkin the Elder decd of her third for her natural life only ... Wit. James
Sanders, ? Gassaway, Wm. (+) Browne, ??. Release of dower by Elizabeth
(X) Dunkin. (FHC film 13,208, from Louis Boone 9/19/86)
(Deed
Book 1H3 pg.116, FHC film 13,208, from Louis Boone 9/19/86: 20 Nov. 1806,
William Brown of Anne Arundel Co. MD, plantor, to Benjn. Williams for 20,500
lbs. tobacco, 100?a called "Foldland", being the residue of grant to
George Nettlefold of 200a on W.side South River adj. the part sold John James?;
wit. Hen. Hanslap, Geo. Burgess, Jno. Brewer.)
(MAD:
Deed Book WH#4, pg.141, Special Court 4 March 1712/13, recorded chain of title
to 200a called "Wardropp", patent granted James Wardner 26 June 1668,
which he had assigned on 10 Aug. 1663 to Patrick Dunkin, who on 15 May
1671 assigned the land to Mary GIbbs, widow, who as the widow Mary Gardner
deeded the land to John Macubbin decd the father of Moses Macubbin who requested
the recording of the patent. FHC film 13,208; SLC 2/26/94)
Book IH3, pgs.118/121: 8 June 1675, Ann
Mott alias Lambert of South River, Anne Arundel Co., to Patrick Dunkin of
the said River and County, plantor, for 3,200 pounds tobacco, estimated 100a
near South River called "Covells Folley, part of land laid out for Ann
Covell, widow, of 200a. /s/ A.L. Lambert; wit. Corn. Howard, Edward Dorrey.
April 5,
1709, revised? of Mr. Jno. Brice the alienation of the within mentioned 100
acres part of Covell's Folly from Ann Lambert to Patrick Dunkin for the
use of Benja. Williams. /s/ James Heath. At the Instance and request of Mr. Jon.
Brice on Cohalfoof? the foregoing deed from Ann Lambert alias Mott to Patrick
Dunkin is adjudged & decreed to be recorded. (FHC film 13,208 from Louis
9/19/86)
(Louis
Boone comment 1/20/1987: Ann (Mott) Covell Lambert perhaps related to Alexander
Mode of Chester Co. PA 1702, Quaker, who married in Bucks Co. PA to Ellen,
dau. of William Duncan of Byberry; from 1881 "History of Chester
Co. PA" by Futhey, Vol.1 pg.661; FHC film 20,995)
WH#4-107: 4 June 1684, Patrick Dunkin (PD) of Anne Arundel Co. MD, planter, to John Frisell, the sonne of William Frizzell late of Anne Arundel Co. decd, and now sonne in law of said Patrick Dunkin; that a grant at City of St.Mary's MD, dated 14 May 1683 to said Patrick Dunkin, for land in Anne Arundel Co. on N.side of South River adj. Broad Creek, cove side, said Dunkin's line, laid out according to survey 15 March 1665, for 30a; for love he has of said William Frisell decd the father of Jno. Frisell, and love of Jane the mother of said Jno. Frisell and now the wife of said Patrick Dunkin, and love of said John Frisell his son in law, deed the land to John Frissell; wit. Lawrence Denper?, Henry Huntleys, Isaac? Lesby. Release by wife (not named) of "Peter Dunkin" of her dower interest, 10 June 1684. (FHC film 13,208; from Louis Boone 2/17/87)
Book IH3, pg.121: Indenture, 10 March 1690, Patrick Dunkin of Anne Arundel Co. MD, planter, to Benjn. Williams of same, plantor, for £80 current money of England, that parcel or divident of land called Covell's Folley lying at the head of South River in Anne Arundel Co., adj. a branch of Flat Creek, being a corner tree of the land formerly sole out of the said ??? to Waltor Phelps of said county, ... the meadow, ... land of Richard Chaney?, ... Flat Creek, containing by estimation 100 acres more or less (warrants title). On the back of the foregoing deed, Wit. Rich?. Greenberry, He? French, ack. by Patrick Dunkin and Eliza. his wife, 10 March 1690. (FHC film 13,208 from Louis 9/19/86)
"More MD Deponents, 1716-1799" by Peden (FHC book 975.2 P28pa, from
Louis Boone 1/11/94)
Dunkin, Patrick, age 50 in 1717,
states he was born in Anne Arundel Co. on tract "Dunkin's Luck." (AA
1:67) (p.32) (Anne Arundel Co. Land Commissions, 1716-1718, pg.67; volume at MD
State Archives)
Anne Arundel Co. MD Church Records, All Hollows Parish, 1689-1858 (FHC film
1,002,753; from Iris Grimmett 10/1/86; some is duplicated from FHC film 13,279
from Louis Boone 5/15/85)
St. Paul's Parish in Baltimore Co.
was divided and the part lying in Anne Arundel Co. was united with
Westminster Parish; two dates given: 1722 and 1742. (from FHC film 13,279, from
Louis Boone 5/15/85)
Peatter Dunken, Chr. 16 Apr. 1699,
son
Elisabeth, Chr. 4 Nov. 1716, dau. Joshua
Dunkin and Sidney
Thomas, Chr. 8 June 1718, son of Patrick
Dunkin and Mary
Martha, Chr. 2 Aug. 1719, dau. of Joshua
Dunkin and Sidney
John and Patrick, Chr. 26 June
1721, sons of Patrick Dunkin
Ann, born 2 Jan. 1722, dau. of Joshua
Dunkin and Sidney
Richard, born 23 Apr. 1722, son of Patrick
Dunken and Mary
Anne, Chr. 30 Sept. 1722, dau. of Joshua
Dunkin and Sidney
Richard, Chr. 10 June 1723, son of Patrick
Dunkin and Mary
Margarett, born 7 March 1724, dau. of
Joshua Dunckin and Mary
Margarett, Chr. 25 May 1724, dau. of Joshua
Dunakin and Mary
Anne Arundel Co. MD Deeds
Book SY1, pg.215: 10 May 1726, Benjamin
Williams of Ann Arundel Co., planter, and Margaret his wife, and Patrick
Dunkin of afsd. Co. and Mary (signed "M" her mark) his
wife, of the one part, to Waltor Phelps of Ann A. Co., plantor, of the other
part ... for the sum of 1300 lbs of tobacco paid by Phelps ... Benjn. Williams
and Margt. his wife and Patrick Dunkin and Mary his wife ... and
each of their heirs grant to Phelps ... parcel of land in Ann Arundel Co. ...
adj. meadow called Chandlers Meadow, boundary of Richard Cheney ???, containing
by estimation 85 acres. Wit. Samuel Chamber, John Welsh. Proved in court May
1726; recorded Nov. 3, 1726. (FHC film; from Louis Boone 3/9/86)
(MAD: Joshua Duncan, wife Sidney,
may be the Joshua Duncan of Fairfax and Loudoun Co. VA 1749-1758,
who may be the father of Patrick Duncan of Frederick Co. VA. No
proof, lots of speculation.)
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Nathaniel Duncan d. 1773 Sussex Co. VA; widow Agnes to Caswell Co. NC.
"Albemarle Parish Records, 1739-1777, Parts of the two counties of Surry
and Sussex, VA, births and deaths" by Ricks (975.55 V2r; SLC
9/18/81)
Born or christened
Mily, dau. of Nathl. & Agnes
Duncan, 10 Feb. 1744 (sic)
Agness, dau. of Nathl. & Agnes
Duncan, 21 May 1747
Boyce, dau. of Nathl. & Agnes
Duncan, 6 Aug. 1749
Miles, son of Nathl. & Agnes
Duncan, 1 April 1753
Amy, dau. of Nathl. & Agnes
Duncan, 26 Sept. 1755 ("Register of Albemarle Parish, Surry &
Sussex Cos. VA, 1739-1778" by Richards, FHC book 975.556 K2rg, shows name
as "Anne")
Sarah, dau. of Nathl. & Agnes
Duncan, 4 Nov. 1760
John, son of Nathl. & Agnes
Duncan, 12 April 1763
Nathaniel, son of Nathl. &
Agnes Duncan, 5 Oct. 1765
Daniel, son of Nathl. & Agnes
Duncan, 30 April 1768
Sally, dau. of Peter & Martha
Dinkens, chr. 20 Feb. 1761
Mason, dau. of Theophilus
& Sarah Dinkins, 29 Oct. 1767
Deaths
David Duncan, date of death 9 April
1745, certified by Nathl. Duncan
Nathl. Duncan, died 8 Dec. 1773, no
certified name.
(MAD: similar and additional information, including the
sponsors, is also listed in "Births, Deaths and Sponsors 1717-1778 from the
Albemarle Parish Register of Surry and Sussex Cos. VA" by J.B. Boddie, FHC
book 975.55 V2b)
(MAD: The Wilkerson family is closely related to the Duncans,
each being sponsors for some children of the other. They also appear in the
records in Caswell Co. NC.)
"Wills and Administrations of Surry Co. VA, 1671-1750" by
Davis (FHC book 975.562 S2d; SLC 8/24/82)
Will Book 9, pg.508: DUNCAN, David;
Leg. - Wife, Elizabeth Duncan, household good, horses, etc. To son, Nathaniel,
all my slaves. Son, David Duncan, one negro. Son, John, two
negroes, bed, etc. Son, Peter, 2 negroes, son, Daniel, 2 negroes,
son Nathaniel, the land and plantation where I live, household good, etc.
Daughter, Jennett. Dated (no month or day) 1744; proved 17 July, 1744.
Wit. Hugh Ivey, John Hays. (pg.55) (MAD: "Surry Co. VA Wills, Estate
Accounts & Inventories 1730-1800" by Hart, FHC book 975.5562, has
proved date as 17 July 1745; see Albemarle Parish Record above, died 9 April
1745.)
JOHN DUNCAN, son of David Sr., is not identified among the several John Duncans in the pertinent areas.
DAVID DUNCAN Jr. may be the David
Duncan on the Caswell Co. NC 1782-83 tax list.)
GA Land Grant Book R3 pg.129, 13 Jan. 1789,
to David Duncan, land adj. Robertson, Bennett, Fletcher, Loverett,
Davidson and Townsend. Wilkes Co. GA Deed Book H2 p.259, 8 July 1789, David
Duncan sold 120a on Kittle Creek adj. Fluke, White, Loverett, being part of Duncan's
grant of 1789; David Duncan continued to buy and sell land adj. Robertson
and Townsend and Bennett on Kettle Creek through 1796; no wife is named; Deeds
I2-129, I2-137, M2-232, and P2-21. One David Duncan and Sarah Duncan
witnessed the will of Miles Duncan in Wilkes Co. GA in 1789; see under Miles
Duncan below.
Wilkes
Co. GA Deed Book P2 p.208, 24 Dec. 1796, Nathaniel Duncan sold part of David
Duncan's grant on Kettle Creek which had been conveyed by David to Nathaniel,
witness Mathew Duncan; Deed Book U2 p.72, 29 Dec. 1801, Nathaniel
Duncan and wife Jane of Greene Co. GA sold more land on Kettle
Creek. See Newsletter Vol.1 #2 for more on Nathaniel Duncan's
descendants.
GA Land
Grant Book H3 pg.685, 12 Oct. 1781, grant to Samuel Duncan, land on
Kettle Creek sold by Samuel Duncan and wife Mary on 1 May 1787,
Wilkes Co. GA Deed Book C2 p.59. (MAD: We do not know if or how Samuel Duncan
is related to Nathaniel Duncan of Sussex Co. VA.)
DANIEL DUNCAN may be the Daniel Duncan who died in 1781 in Caswell Co. NC, wife Mary; he may have come by way of Halifax and Orange Co. NC. Caswell Co. NC Will Book C-44: Feb. 1784, Recd. of Mrs. Mary Duncan, adm. of Daniel Duncan £50 in full of legacy of said estate. /s/ Danl. Merritt for Nancy Duncan. C-44, Recd. of Mrs. Mary Duncan for legacy from Danl. Duncan. /s/ Nathl. Duncan. C-45, Frances Duncan to Mary Duncan, guardian acct. C-45, Recd. of Mrs. Mary Duncan adm. of Danl. Duncan decd. for wife Frances' legacy. /s/ Champess Madding; wit. Elizabeth Duncan. C-45, Mary Duncan (the younger) acct. with Mary Duncan (the Elder). C-46, Rec. of Mrs. Mary Duncan wife Mary's legacy from estate of Daniel Duncan. /s/ Benjamin Ragsdale. C-46, Patience Wilkerson in acct. with Mary Duncan, adm. Court July 1793. ("Caswell Co. NC Will Books 1777-1814, Guardian Accounts 1794-1819, Tax Lists 1784" by Kendall, Vol.1, p.43)
PETER DUNCAN may be the Peter
Duncan in one or more of the following:
Patent
Book 17, #7527, pg.132, to Peter Duncan, 16 Nov. 1764, land in "Mecklenburg"
Co. on Little Broad River ("Colony of NC 1735-1764 Land Patents" by
Hoffman, pg.532). This tract was mis-surveyed, having First Broad River running
northeast to southwest. Nevertheless Duncan sold it, part to Richard Ward
(from whom the creek took its name) and part to Thomas Black (Meck. Deed Bk. 2,
p. 171, p. 146). Thomas Black then received a corrected grant for the same tract
(see 2 below). However, in 1818 Duncan's grandson Hiram Duncan,
son of Mark Duncan, sold the tract to Thomas Parker! (Rutherford
Deed Bk. 29-31, p. 431) No survey in packet in Land Grant Office. 2. Thomas
Black, Mecklenburg, sur. 19 March 1768; gr. 29 April 1768; CB Jacob Moancy,
Henry Willis ("Deed Abstracts of Tryon, Lincoln & Rutherford Cos. NC
1769-1786; Tryon Co. Wills & Estates" by Holcomb) (MAD: Hiram Duncan
is in the records of Henderson Co. NC)
Grant
#4338 to Peter Duncan 25 Jan. 1773 of land in Tryon (Lincoln) Co.
on 2nd Broad River; sale 10 April 1775 to Samson Johnston, witnessed by Jesse
and Polly Dunkan. ("Colony of NC, Abstract of Land Patents"
Vol.II, by Hofman; Rutherford Co. NC Deed Book E/I p.410)
Lincoln
Co. NC Deeds 16-40 to Peter Dunkin 3 April 1789, 300a on south fork
Littons Creek, the waters of the Cataba river; sold 9 Jan. 1796 in Deed 22-120
by Peter Duncan and wife Mary.
Sussex Co. VA Will (FHC film 34,156; SLC 9/2/82)
Book C, pg.96: 27 Nov. 1773 will of Nathaniel
(X) Duncan, planter, sick and weak in body; land and college tenement be
sold, proceeds to wife Agnes; my surviving children (unnamed). Exec. wife
Agnes and son Miles Duncan. Wit. Thomas Peete, John (X) Underhill,
Adam Ekman, Aney (X) Ekman. Prob. 17 Jan. 1774. Pg.128: June, 1774, inventory of
Nathaniel Duncan returned by Agnes Duncan.
Sussex Co. VA Deeds 1754-1833 (FHC film 34,163 index; SLC 9/2/82)
Book C, pg.186: 15 Aug. 1765, Agnes (A)
Wilkerson, Henry Wilkerson and William Wilkerson to Nathaniel Duncan,
£30, 100a corner colledges land. Wit. Nathl. (+) Coden?, Richard (+) Scoggin,
Henry Tory?. Elizabeth Wilkerson, wife of William, examined. (FHC film 34,164)
Book E, pg.236: 13 July 1774, Agnes
Duncan and Miles Duncan, execs. of Nathaniel Duncan, of Sussex
Co. VA, to David Mason Junr., £160, 100a more or less adj. corner of Colledges
land and E.side Joseph Swamp, James Belchers dividing line, Hugh Jocy's line.
Both signed, no wit. (FHC film 34,165; SLC 2/22/93 recheck)
(MAD: Agnes Duncan is on the tax
lists in Caswell Co. NC in 1777 and 1781; Miles Duncan is listed
as a freeholder in 1776 in Orange Co. NC and is on the Caswell Co.
NC tax lists from 1777 to 1782.)
"Early GA Wills & Settlements of Estates - Wilkes Co."
by Smith, wills 1787-1815 (FHC book 975.8 S2s; SLC 8/26/82)
(pg.2) MILES DUNCAN of Wilkes
Co. Aug. 13, 1789; Apr. 18, 1791. To wife Ann my land on Kettle Creek,
adj. John Cargile, Jno. Edwards, and David Duncan, and notes on James
Ware of "Ogeechee Co." Ga. and all estate for her support and that of
my children. Exrs: John Ogletree, Ann Ogletree. Wit. David Duncan, Isaiah
Phillips, Sarah Duncan.
(pg.216) DUNCAN, MILES dec'd. Warant
of apprmt. Apr. 18, 1791. John Ogletree and Ann Duncan excrs. Receipt of
Jas. Finley 1793 for surveying land Sep. 1784. Inv. Apr. 23, 1791, shows 60
acres on Kettle creek adj. John Cargile and John Edwards. Acct of John Ogletree
against Nancy Ray from 1789 to 1793 for corn etc. Signed Nov. 28, 1793 by
Chesley and Nancy Ray. Wm. Young's acct against John Ogletree 1784-86 for mdse
and blacksmith work, and against Miles Duncan for stocking gun 1783. John
Ogletree, Chesley Ray and Nancy his wife, late Nancy Duncan, excrs
declare to D. Terrell, R.P. that they have paid all debts and the last two
acknowledge they have received the est agreeable to the will, Jul. 21, 1800.
(pg.269) OGLETREE, JOHN dec'd est. Receipts
of Wm. Duncan, 1824, Hope Ogletree, 1823, Samuel Ogletree, 1823, Allen
Duncan 1824, Nathaniel and Chesley Ray for themselves and Chesley for
Chesley, Jr., 1825, Jas. Ray, 1825, Samuel H. Ray 1823, of Francis and John G.
Ogletree jointly 1823, of Seaborn C. Whatley in right of his wife, 1824, of
Benj. S. Ogletree for himself and as gdn of Nancy Ogletree, 1822, and as atty
for Jas. C. Ogletree 1824, of Miles Duncan 1824, of Abraham Rickerson for
his wife Susanna 1823, Wm. Robertson, excr.
1914 "History of TX and Texans" by Frank W. Johnson, Vol.1-5 (Sutro
library, San Francisco, book F386 J66 1914; SF 1/23/92; not on film, book pub.
before 1925 so cannot be photocopied)
V.4 p.1857: WILLIAM P. DUNCAN of Lamar
Co.; born "Talapoosa" Co. AL 1869, son of Admiral Osborn
(b. Talapoosa Co. AL) and Laura Ann (Powell) Duncan, (b. AL). Admiral
Osborn Duncan was son of L. Bryant Duncan, b. 1820 GA, to Talapoosa
Co. AL where d. 1904; married Narcissa Carnifax of Talapoosa Co. near Horse Shoe
Bend where her parents settled. L. Bryant Duncan had six children: Allen,
John, Admiral Osborn Duncan, Wainright R., Isa B.
(mar. James Lindsay), Anna (mar. John R. Irvin). The great-grandfather Allen
Duncan was one of four brothers, of SC planters: Miles T., Daniel,
William P. and Allen; of Scotch ancestry, settled in New England,
drifted south following the Revolutionary War. (MAD: Allen Duncan in
1820 Wilkes Co. GA, to Pike Co. GA; Little Bryant Duncan m.
1842 Tallapoosa Co. AL)
(MAD: There is a manuscript genealogy
compiled by Lula B. Duncan in the 1930's, "Duncan Family History" sent
by Ray Duncan 4/23/93, whose brother Dean Duncan had received it from Jackson
Norman (Jack) Duncan, Spring Shadow Place, Houston,
TX. This genealogy lists much more information on the descendents of Allen
Duncan, b. April 5, 1789, wife Sarah Bryant, who had a family of 12
children, including Little Bryant Duncan.)
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Moses Duncan, wife Sarah Whitmore, of Newberry Co. SC, d. 1845 Jasper Co. MO.
Laurens Co. (Washington Dist.) SC Equity Court Records (FHC
film 24,092; SLC 10/26/90; nothing in file to show outcome of case)
1812, No. 1. William Abrams & Martha his
wife, Nicholas Welch & Margarett his wife, John Watson & Elizabeth his
wife, Moses Duncan & Sarah his wife, Solomon Duty &
Susannah his wife, vs. Elizabeth Whitmore administratrix of George Whitmore
decd.
Complaint
of William Abrams & Martha his wife of Laurens Dist., Nicholas Welch
& Margaret his wife, John Watson & Elizabeth his wife of Pendleton
District in State afsd, Moses Duncan & Sarah his wife, Solomon
Duty & Susannah his wife of the State of TN; that George Whitmore late of Newberry
Dist. SC (day blank) Feb. 1810 died intestate and without issue but possessed of
considerable estate (including slaves, etc.), leaving Elizabeth Whitmore his
widow & relict. Administration was granted his widow, who took his personal
estate into her possession. That oratrixes Martha Abrams, Margaret Welsh,
Elizabeth Watson, Sarah Duncan and Susannah Duty are sisters of said
George Whitmore decd and entitled by law to a distributive share of the personal
estate of the said George Whitmore. That Elizabeth Whitmore refuses to make an
accounting and to pay the heirs their share; she sometimes pretends that the
estate was not enough to pay his debts, and other times that there was a
marriage contract between them that the whole estate belongs to herself.
Answer
of Elizabeth Whitmore; that she and George Whitmore previous to their marriage,
about 22 Dec. 1810, entered into a marriage contract, where it was agreed, that
if they did not have issue during the marriage, if she were the longest liver,
she would enjoy the real and personal estate for life and have the power to will
one-half of it at her death; that if George Whitmore was the longest liver, he
was entitled to the whole estate and could will one-half of it at his death.
Marriage contract marked "A" (MAD: apparently not in file, as I
think I copied all documents). That when Elizabeth married George Whitmore,
she was a widow and possessed of a considerable personal estate; that George
Whitmore also possessed considerable estate. That the personal estate they
acquired after marriage was sold to pay debts, but it was insufficient to cover
them. Elizabeth was the widow of William Garey? and at his death she and Thomas
Gerry her brother in law were administrators; that before her marriage to George
Whitmore, Isaac, a son, died intestate without issue and she was administrator;
that at the time of her marriage she was indebted to her children for their part
of their brother's estate in the amount of $514.90; that David Garey, another
son, about 7 July 1810 made his will leaving 1/3 to his wife Susannah Garey, 1/3
to his son William Beauford Garey, and the other third to his daughter Malinda
Garey and appointed his wife Susannah and said Elizabeth as his administrators,
and died shortly afterwards and a short time after his death, his wife Susannah
also died and said Elizabeth on 4 Aug. 1806 proved the will in the Newberry
Dist. Court of Ordinary; that her property was acquired from the estate of said
William Garey, Isaac Garey, and David Garey.
Newberry Co. SC Deeds (FHC film 24,233; SLC 9/3/82, 9/19/83, 9/11/84)
A-361: 18 July 1787, John Duncan and
wife Jean to William Addington, £17 17 shillings, 136 acres, part of 200
acre grant to John Duncan on line of "grant in Berkeley now Newberry"
County on lick branch of Duncans Creek in fork between Broad and Saludy Rivers,
shape on plat annexed to original grant to said John Duncan 11 Aug., reg.
Book RRR pg. 574. Both signed by mark. Wit. James Duncan, Moses (X) Duncan,
Ringnall? Odell.
"Newberry Co. SC Minutes of County Court 1785-1798" by
Holcomb (FHC book 975.739 P29s; SLC 9/3/82)
Pg.523: July Term 1793: Jeremiah Cooper
Plaintiff against John Duncan Sen'r, John Duncan Jun'r, Moses Duncan
& William Vinnible, In false imprisonment. Ordered that all matters and
things between the above parties respecting this suit be refered to the final
determination and award of John Pearson of Laurence (sic) County for the
Plaintiff and Col'o Levi Casey for the Defendants and whose award returned to
next court shall be the Judgment of the same. (pg.200)
"Ozar'kin" Vol. III, No. 1, Spring, 1981, pgs. 5, 6 (copies of
pages from Mary Sims, 9/1/82)
MOSES DUNCAN, REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIER,
Contributed by Mrs. Ava M. Everts, Sarcoxie, MO
Editor's Note: Mrs. Everts is a Descendant
of Moses Duncan through his son William. William's wife was
Eliza Potts, and Mrs. Everts has considerable material on the Potts family who
were early Pennsylvania Quakers. She also has much material on the Sparks family
(Eliza Jane Duncan married Wm. J. Sparks) and will share with interested
parties. SASE, please.
In the beautiful old courthouse in Carthage,
Missouri there is an interesting historical mural. One of the figures depicted
is that of Moses Duncan, Jasper County's Revolutionary soldier,
who settled in the Cave Springs area in 1833. He died in 1845, but it was not
until November, 1980, that his Revolutionary service was commemorated by the
setting of a new marker. An appropriate ceremony was conducted at the Cave
Springs Cemetery by local D.A.R. and S.A.R. chapters. The ceremony was attended
by a large number of people, including descendants of Moses Duncan.
When I was a little girl I heard stories of
the Duncan family. One story handed down through the generations is that the
family is descended from Duncan I of Scotland (for this I have no proof). He
(the immigrant ancestor) remembered playing in Glamis Castle, where the walls
were so thick there were rooms in the walls ... to my young ears that was
extraordinary. The castle was said to have three ghosts -- one gray, one white,
and one black.
Moses Duncan was born in Newberry
Co. SC in 1764. During the Revolutionary War he served in the South Carolina
Militia with Roebuck's Regiment, and was at the Battle of Charleston. He also
served in the War of 1812 as a member of Capt. James Tunnell's Co. of the East
Tennessee Militia.
Moses married, probably in South
Carolina, Sarah ----, ca 1788, and migrated to Sumner Co. TN. In 1828,
the year his son William married Eliza Potts, Moses and Sarah and William
and Eliza joined a wagon train and migrated to Springfield [Sangamon
Co.], IL. There Moses owned several houses in the city and some farmlands
near the city.
In 1833 Moses and William Duncan
moved to the Cave Spring community in Jasper Co. MO. Two of Moses'
brothers died in nearby Lawrence County -- Jesse and John
Duncan. John's will is in the Lawrence County probate records
dated 10 July 1852.
William Duncan owned the Cave Spring
Farm (several hundred acres) and gave the land for the cemetery and school. William
made the bricks for his residence and for the school across the road from his
home. He made bricks for other local buildings; at least one is still in use as
a home.
Moses Duncan b. Newberry Co.
SC 1764, d. Jasper Co. MO 1845, bur Cave Springs Cem. Mar. ca 1788 prob SC Sarah
----. Children (list and data incomplete): John; Mary; Margaret
mar. Hugh Harper; Hiram b. 1798; Moses Jr. 1801-1881; William
1806-1892; Joseph 1808-1854; David b. 1812; Archibald b.
1819.
William Duncan b. Mar 1806, d. 27 Dec
1892, mar. 14 Feb. 1828 Sumner Co. TN Eliza Potts, d/o Thomas and Judith
Potts of Northumberland Co. VA. Children of William and Eliza: (1,2,3
born Sangamon Co IL, others b. Jasper Co. MO):
1) Lucinda Duncan b. 1 May 1829, mar.
Brice Henry
2) Thomas W. Duncan b. 6 Oct. 1831
3) John Wesley Duncan b. 22 Nov.
1834, d. 7 May 1866 in Civil War
4) Nancy E. Duncan b. 1 May 1837,
mar. Harris Forsyte
5) William Dryden Duncan b. 14 Nov.
1839, d. 16 March 1871, mar. Tabitha ----
6) Eliza Jane Duncan b. 14 Jan. 1842,
d. 5 Sept. 1885, mar. 9 Jan. 1859 William J. Sparks
7) James Henry Duncan b. 7 Dec. 1844,
d. 20 June 1867
8) Mary E. Duncan b. 27 March 1847,
d. 3 Nov. 1922, mar. 29 March 1866 William Morgan. Ch. b. Jasper Co MO ...
9) Linneus Cass Duncan b. 16 Jan.
1845
10) Millard Fillmore Duncan b. 7 Jan.
1852, d. 26 Aug. 1854
11) Sarah A. Duncan b. 10 Aug. 1854,
mar. William Rutherford
12) Charles Pierson Duncan b. 1 Jan.
1856, d. CO, mar. Fannie Vititeo, ch: Olive; Clyde; Clarice mar. ----
Shepherd; Marie mar. Sterling Adams; Alphonso (Lonnie).
1876 "Early Settlers of Sangamon Co. IL" by Powers (FHC book
977.356 D3p; SLC 9/13/89 & earlier)
DUNCAN, MOSES, (pg. 270) no relation
to John, Rice, Marshall, etc. He was born in South Carolina, was a
soldier in the war of 1812, was married in South Carolina, moved to Tennessee,
had several children there, and the family moved to Sangamon Co. IL,
arriving in 1826 or 1827, and settled on Spring creek.
Hiram,
John, Mary, Margaret and William married in Tennessee, and came to Sangamon
county with their father. Moses Jun., Joseph, David and Archibald,
the four latter unmarried, came with their parents also. Joseph and David
married in Sangamon county. In 1833 the whole family except two moved to MO. In
1835 the other two, William and Joseph, went there also.
JOSEPH
was a preacher in the M.E. church, and when the division took place he preferred
remaining with the real Methodist Episcopal church, and returned to Sangamon
county in 1844. In order to give his life in detail it may be said he was born
May 21, 1808, in Franklin Co. TN, came to Sangamon county in 1826
or 7, was a soldier in the Black Hawk war of 1831-2, and was married in Sangamon
county, Oct. 18, 1832, to Nancy Lanterman. Rev. Joseph Duncan died May
10, 1854. His widow married Harrison Bishop. He died, and she resides with her
son, David C. Duncan, in Williamsville. Rev. Joseph Duncan was a
regular traveling preacher from the time he returned from Missouri until his
death. They had two living children.
DAVID
C., born Oct. 6, 1833, in Sangamon county, married Nov. 23, 1856 to Deborah
Mills. They had four living children, Sarah B., Dora M., Nancy E., and Mary
E., and resided in Williamsville.
SOLOMON
H., born June 6, 1835, died April 11, 1860.
Sumner Co. TN Deeds (FHC film 467,525; SLC 9/14/83)
Book 12, pg.177: 24 Feb. 1829, Hiram
Duncan to Isaac A. Robinson, both Sumner Co., $180, 50 acres on
Bledsoe Creek, beg. Moses Duncan's south boundary, on east side of the
house where I now live, corner Gillespie's SW corner. Wit. Moses Duncan,
William Duncan. Hiram to keep the place to make a crop on it as soon
as he can get his tobacco out of the barn, Robinson to have possession by 1 Nov.
next.
Book 12, pg.264: 22 Aug. 1829, Moses
(x) Duncan to Nathan Wilson, both Sumner Co., $800, 200 acres on south
side Bledsoe Creek, corner James Hammer?'s survey orig. Mabin's, corner Isaac
Robertson, Moses Duncan's old survey. Wit. William Durham, John S..ter?,
Wm. Smith, Joseph Carter.
1883 "History of Jasper Co. MO Illustrated" by North, Vol.I
(FHC book 977.872 H2h; SLC 8/31/82)
Pg.680; Sarcoxie Township: WILLIAM DUNCAN.
Prominent among the pioneer settlers of Jasper county is the subject of this
sketch. Mr. Duncan was born in Sumner Co. TN, March 4, 1806. His
parents, Moses and Sarah Duncan, were natives of South Carolina.
Our subject grew to manhood in his native state, ... In 1828 he moved to Sangamon
Co. IL, and engaged in farming near Springfield. He came to Missouri in 1836,
locating in what was then Barry county, near the noted Cave Springs where
he now resides. Mr. Duncan was one of the first settlers in southwest
Missouri, ... William Duncan and the Cave Springs have been so long
associated that the name of the individual at once suggests the name of the
place, and vice versa .... During the war Mr. Duncan tried to be neutral,
preferring unconcerned quietude at home to the carnage of unnecessary war. Both
armies stole from him, however, .... He was taken prisoner by the Federals as a
Southern sympathizer, but soon after dismissed. He was married in Sumner Co. TN,
Feb. 14, 1828, to Miss Eliza, daughter of Thomas and Judith Potts, natives of
Virginia. Mrs. D. was born April 19, 1812. This union has been blessed with
twelve children: Lucinda, born May 1, 1829, now relict of Price Henry,
who was killed at the battle of Carthage; Thomas W., born Oct. 6, 1831,
now of Pierce City, MO; John W., born November 22, 1834, died May 7,
1866; Nancy E., born May 1, 1837, now wife of Herris Forsyth, of Pierce
City; Wm. Dryden, born Nov. 14, 1839, now of Pierce City; Eliza J.,
born Jan. 14, 1842, now wife of Wm. Sparks, of this township; James Henry,
born Dec. 7, 1844, died June 20, 1867; Mary E., born March 27, 1847, now
wife of Wm. Morgan, of Cave Springs; Linneus Cass, born Jan. 16, 1845,
now of Kansas; Millard Fillmore, born Jan. 7, 1852, died August 26, 1854;
Sarah A., born Aug. 10, 1854, now wife of William Rutherford, of Sarcoxie
township; and Charles Pierson, born Jan. 1, 1856, now of Sarcoxie. Mr.
and Mrs. Duncan, are and have been for forty years, consistent members of
the M.E. Church. In 1846 our subject was licensed as an exhorter, and in 1862
was licensed to preach. Although he and his estimable wife are growing quite
old, ....
1919 "History of Fresno Co. CA" by Vandor, Vol. I (Calif.
State Lib. qc979.482 V2; 6/14/82)
Pg.672: DUNCAN, Thomas Jefferson. b.
near Springfield, Sangamon Co. IL, 30 Nov. 1835; when he age 6 his
parents to Lawrence Co. MO. His father and mother Hiram and Nancy
(McKinley) Duncan natives of TN and KY respectively. Thomas J. to
CA 1853 with his parents and 5 brothers; to Linden, near Stockton; parents d.
there. Thomas J. m. 18 Sept. 1870 at Stockton to Martha Miller.
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