Duncan Association Newsletter

William S. Duncan, son of Fleming W. Duncan Sr., b. 1794 VA, wife Nancy W. Short or Shot, d. 1863 Wilson Co. TN; had sons William Spencer Duncan b.1820 Smith Co. TN and George M.B. Duncan b. 1817 TN, mar. Mary Jane Gillis in 1842, lived Buckingham Co. VA 1850

Wilson Co. TN Wills (FHC film 430,846; SLC 9/14/83 )
      Will Book 4, pg.5: Will of William Duncan of Wilson Co., 19? June 1863; wife Nancy Duncan all my real and personal property during her natural life; then equally divided between my three daughters Sarah J. Powell and Harriet A? Hagan? and Isabella Hagan; property willed to dau. Isabella Hagan to be put into the hands of my son-in-law William Powell for her use. After death of wife Nancy , land and all other property be sold and proceeds equally divided between my son George M.B. Duncan, he having 1/3, and the heirs of my son William S? Duncan deceased they having 1/3, and my daughter Martha Ann Page? decd 1/3. My 3 orphan grandaughters Monica? Page and Lavisa Page and Ann Page continue to live with my wife their grand mother as they now do except they should marry. If any children or grandchildren attempt to void the will, they forfeit all their interest. Appoint son-in-law William Powell executor. /s/ William L? (S?) Duncan . Wit. B.T. Ball, A.C. Terry. Prob. Sept. 1863. Pg.57, List of property belonging to estate of Wm. S? Duncan, decd, includes note on F.W. Duncan, notes in favor of John P. Page's heirs, doubtful note on A.J. Duncan; sale on 29 Oct. 1863; filed Feb. 1864, recorded May 7, 1864. Pg.125, Jan. 1865, list of articles sold of the estate of William S? Duncan 1 April 1864, filed Jan. 1865 by W.L. Powell, exr.
      Additional Information: 1850 Wilson Co. TN Census (pg.404, #1234) William Duncan 56 VA, Nancy 56 VA, Robert 18, Thomas 14 TN; Sarah BELL 24, William J. 2 TN; Susan PAGE 9, America 7, Lavisa 6, Ann S. 4 TN. 1860 Wilson Co. TN census (pg.126, #311, book by Sistler), William A. DUNCAN 66, Nancy 66, Thomas 23, W.B. 17 (m), America 16, Louisa 15, Ann S. 14, Louisa PAGE 18.
      MAD: William S. Duncan was the son of Fleming W. Duncan Sr.; see Sumner Co. TN Estate #2821? and Smith Co. TN Deed Book O, pg.5.

" Wilson Co. TN Misc. Records 1800-1875" by Thomas E. Partlow (FHC book 976.854 P2p; SLC 9/14/83 ; have copy pages)
      Guardian Settlements 1856-1862, pg.703: John Chambers Guardian. Guardian of Alexander and Isabella Duncan, the minor heirs of William S. and Eliza Duncan. Recorded 22 November 1862 (pg.66). The 1860 Wilson Co. TN census (pg.114, #305, book by Sistler) shows in someone else's household, Alexander DUNCAN 15, Isabela 11.
      Guardian Settlements 1863-1875, pg.177: David Clark Guardian. Guardian of William A. and Isabella Duncan. Said Isabella Duncan is now married to Samuel Johnson. Recorded 2 April 1867 (pg.69). Isabella B. Duncan mar. Samuel Johnson in 1865 in Wilson Co. TN ("Early Middle TN Marriages" by Sistler)
      Additional Information: 1850 Wilson Co. TN Census (pg.393, #1087) Louis Chambers 70 NC; William S. Duncan 30 TN farmer, Eliza 24 TN (no children shown). William S. Duncan mar. Eliza Chamber in 1844 ("Marriages of Wilson Co. TN 1802-1850" by Whitley)

TN Civil War Questionnaire, Confederate (FHC film 975,594; SLC 9/83)
      These questionnaires were sent by TN Historical Committee to all living Civil War Veterans about 1914-1915, and vary a little in format. Not all were returned by the veterans. They are about four pages long, a printed form to fill in the blanks. A name index was printed in Ansearchen News, Vol. 25, sent by Evelyn; the TN State Library & Archives has either the originals or a copy.
      This questionnaire contains 46 questions, many about his parents' home and work, many about his own home and work as a boy, some about servants and the feeling in his area about slaves and slave-holders, his schools, and his service in the War, such as experiences in battles, and the names & addresses of other men in his company.
      TN Historical Committee Questionnaire, Recd. 14 Sept. 1922, filled in by W.A. Duncan, of Martin, TN, age 75, born Wilson Co. TN. Confederate Soldier in Company G.
      7. Father: a farmer, William Spencer Duncan, born at Carthage, Smith Co., TN; lived in Wilson Co. when he died but he did not live but a few years after he married.
      8. Mother: Eliza Chambers, she did not live long, she was the daughter of Lewis Chambers and his wife Ann Chambers, who lived in Wilson Co.
      9. Remarks on Ancestry: My Father and Mother died when I was a small child don't remember nothing about them more than I have given. My grandfather Chambers father came Ireland to North Calina (sic) and moved Tennesse Wilson County and settled and lived at the same place as long as he lived. This is all I know on that line, he was a little boy during the revolutionary war. What little I know I heard him tell.
      Value of property owned by your parents: My parents both died many years before the one war and my Grandfather Chambers taken me and took care of me and I went to the War. (answer to earlier question: I was about 14 years old when the war begun.)
      Other comments later on questionnaire: I did not have time enough to finish telling you in No. 9. My Grandfather Duncan father came from Scotland so was Scottz & Irish. I spent (Depend?) they settled in Virginia and my Grandfather came to Tenness he was in the war of 1812 he was a farmer. His full name was William Spencer Duncan his wife name was Nancy Short (Shott?) which was her maiden name and married my grandfather.

"Madison Co. AL Records" Vol.134, pg.61, by Gandrud (from Evelyn Sigler 7/3/83; see Buckingham Co. VA)
      Duncan Bible owned by Mrs. Erwin Woosley, Huntsville, AL:
      George M.B. Duncan, eldest son of William S. and Nancy W. Duncan, and Mary Jane Gillis, dau. of Archer and Lucy Gillis, m. Dec. 1, 1842 . Children: Wm. Tandy b. Jan. 31, 1844; Archer Gillis b. Mar. 10, 1849; George M.B. b. Mar. 31, 1852; Robert Thomas b. July 17, 1854; Nannie Wilson Duncan b. July 27, 1857, James H. Duncan b. Dec. 17, 1860.
      George M.B. Duncan, b. Apr. 26, 1817 TN, d. June 9, 1886 . Mary Jane Gillis b. Sept. 15, 1822 VA, d. June 20, 1892 . R.A.F. Duncan esq. d. Memphis [Shelby Co.], TN, Mar. 28, 1857 , age 25 yrs 11 months. Thomas Fountain Duncan (Wilson Co. TN) d. 2-5-1862 of wounds from Civil War, age 29 yrs 6 months. Wm. S. Duncan (TN) d. July 2, 1863 , at his residence Buckingham Co. VA.

"Cadets at New Market, Virginia Military Institute" pages 60-61 (from Donna Little 6/30/82 )
   71. William Tandy Duncan - 1865. Merchant
      Born Jan. 31, 1844 , near Sheppards, Buckingham County , Virginia .
      Parents: George M.B. Duncan, of Tennessee , and Mary Jane Gills, of Virginia .
      Grandparents: William S. and Nannie W. Duncan , of Tennessee . Archer and Lucy Gills, of Virginia .
      On February 25, 1869 , he married Miss Louisa A. Johnson, daughter of Alexander Johnson, of Cumberland County , Va. , and they had six children, of whom one daughter was living in 1910.
      He matriculated at V.M.I. on Feb. 15, 1862 , from Buckingham Mine (now Dillwyn) Va. , and ....
      Soon after his marrige he moved to Huntsville , Ala. , where he engaged in the mercantile business until his death on Aug. 27, 1895 .
      Additional information: 1850 Buckingham Co. VA Census (pg.396, #178) Geo. M.B. Duncun 32 Buckingham, Mary 26 Buckingham, William 7, Archer (m) 1 Buckingham.

Copy of Birth Record (from Donna Little 6/30/82 )
      Birth Record, Commonwealth of Virginia , Dept. of Health. Transcript of birth secured by the Commissioner of the Revenue between 1853 nd 1896 as required by Chapter ...., Code of 1873, Acts of 1852, and now in the keeping of the Virginia Bureau of Vital Statistics, in accordance with Chapter 118, ... Acts. of 1918.
      Place of birth: County of Buckingham , Page 155, Line No. ----.
      Date of birth: October, 1871
      Name of child: Mary L. Duncan, color white, sex female
      Father's name: Wm. T. Duncan, farmer, Buckingham residence
      Mother's name: Lou Duncan
      Name of person giving information of birth: G.M.B. Duncan; Relationship to person born: Grandfather.
      Filed in the State Office October 12, 1872 .

Copy of Bible pages (from Donna Little 6/30/82)
      Bible Pages, Duncan Bible, Huntsville, Ala. "Family Record"
            Births:
      William Tandy Duncan 1st son of G.M.B. & M.J. Duncan was born Jan. 31 1844
      Archer Gills Duncan 2d son was born March 10, 1849
      George M.B. Duncan 3d son was born March 31, 1852
      Robert Thomas Duncan 4th son was born July 17, 1854
      Nannie Wilson Duncan 1st daughter of G.M.B. & M.J. Duncan was born July 27, 1857.
      James Gills born Decr. 17 1860
      James H. Duncan was born Decr 17th(?) 1860
      Clarence St. Elone Duncan eldest son of W.T. & L.A. Duncan was born Jan. 8th 1869.
      Mary Lou eldest daughter of W.T. & L.A. Duncan was born Mar. 29th 1871 .
      Edna Earl 2d daughter of W.T. & L.A. Duncan was born Mar. 22d 1872 .
      Bessie Belle 1st daughter of A.G. & L.G. Duncan was born Mar. 31st 1874
      Lucy Edna Duncan born Feb. 27, 1876 .
            Births (separate page)
      George M.B. Duncan eldest son of W.S. & N.W. Duncan was born April 26, 1817 Tennessee
      Mary Jane Gills eldest daughter of A. & L. Gills was born Sept. 15, 1822, Virginia
      William E. Duncan 3d son of W.T. & L.A. Duncan was born Mar. 6th 1875
      Burwell C. Duncan Eldest son of A.G. & L.G. Duncan born Apl 18th 1878
      Marcy W. Duncan was born Sept. 23rd 1885
      G.M.B. Duncan oldest son of G.M.B. & Marnie(?) Duncan born Oct. 1889
      Mary Wilson oldest daughter of G.M.B. & Marnie(?) Duncan born Jan. 1892
      Mary Duncan daughter of A.G. & L.G. Duncan born Mar 1883(?)
      Pattie May Duncan born Aug. 1888.
      Edwin Watkins Duncan born Sept. 1890
      Helen Duncan born Nov. 1892
      W.T. Duncan born Mar 30(?) 1895
      N.B. Duncan born May 1903(?)
            Marriages
      George M.B. Duncan Eldest son of William S. & Nancy Duncan and Mary Jane Gills eldest daughter of Archer & Lucy Gills was married Decr. 21(?) 1842 by Elder John T.(?) Watkins (Regionate? Arnorem?)
      W.T. Duncan & L.A. Johnson were married Feb. 25th 1868
      A.G. Duncan & L.G. Hammer were married Mar. 27th 1872
      G.M.B. Duncan and Marnie(?) Murray were married June 21st 1888
      James H. Duncan & Iona Watkins were married October 6th 1887
      John H. Gillem? & Nane(?) W. Duncan were married (illeg) 1883
      R.T. Duncan and Mattie Winston married Apr. 1897
      T.W. Duncan - Mattie Ellen Crutcher Nov. 8, 1819 .
            Deaths
      Edna Earl Duncan died Oct. 10th 1873 aged 1 y. 6 mo. 18 dys
      Bessie Bell Duncan died June 23d 1874 aged 22 dys
      G.M.B. Duncan Sr. died June 9th 1884(?) aged 69 yrs 1 mo and 13 days
      Mary Jane Gills Duncan died June 20 1892
      W.T. Duncan died August 1895
      Marcy Wilson Duncan died June 1961/1901? His mothers consorte
      Nannie D. Gilliam died May 1918
      R.A.F. Duncan Esq. Memphis Tenn. died Mar. 28 1857 age 25 yrs 11 mo. 24 days. Peace to his memory. ca. 23 Feb. 1832
      Thomas Fountain Duncan (Wilson Co. Tenn) died Feb 5th 1862 of wounds red in the Battle of Fishing Creek age 29 yrs 6 mo. 18 days. ca 12 Sept. 1840
      William S. Duncan ( Tenn. ) died July 2d 1863
      Clarence St. Elena Duncan died July 15th 1871 aged 2 yrs. 6 mo. 7? days The most lovely of children
      R.T. Duncan died Aprl 31 1926(?)
      Kattie Winston Duncan died Jan. 29 1923

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Dr. John H. Duncan, b.1792 VA, mar. Paulina A.R. Holt in 1816 in Harrison Co. KY; lived Jefferson Co. MS 1823-1860

Jefferson Co. MS Will (FHC film 893,068; SLC 2/29/82)
      Will Book B, pg.68: Will of Robert Duncan; petition by Issabella J. Wade, that some time in May 1862, Robert Duncan late of said Co. (Jefferson Co. MS) died leaving a will duly signed and wholly in his own handwriting, which petitioner now presents for probate; that the testator made no appointment of an executor in his will; petitioner further shows that Robert Duncan died owning real and personal estate consisting of a tract of land, slaves, and debts due him, estimated at about $15,000; petitioner wants to fulfill his wishes, and asks for letters of administration; she is the sister of the decedent; securities Charles E. Duncan; asks for appointment of Thomas C. West, David Harrison, John T. Davidson, E.H. Hicks and John M. Whitney as appraisers; 1 Sept. 1862. Handwriting proved on oath of Chas. E. Duncan and E.H. Hicks. 1 Sept. 1862 .
            Robert Duncan make this my last will & testament, for fear that I may have committed some error in the management of the Chamberlain estate, I give, bequeath & devise all my estate real, personal and mixed, including all debts coming to me, to Pauline Chamberlain, Duncan Chamberlain and Thomas J. Chamberlain, infant children of Thomas J. Chamberlain deceased, and my sister now Issabella J. Wade. Intentionally I have never wronged or deprived them of one cent. The debts due me from my father and Charles E. Duncan I do not wish to be paid until my father John H. Duncan shall die, but the notes are to be renewed so that they shall not be barred by the statute of limitations. The debts which Randolph Duncan and John H. Duncan &c, now in Texas , owe me, I give to them in event of my death. Signed, sealed & published and declared to be my last will & testament this 3 June 1861 . In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 5 June 1861 . Robert Duncan.
      Additional information: Bolivar Co. MS Deed Book H, Mar. 1859-July 1861, pg.333, 16 Aug 1859, John H. Echols & w. Medora E. of Hinds Co. MS sell 165ac to Pauline Duncan and Thos. J. Chamberlain of Jefferson Co. MS for $1650 pd by Robert Duncan and Mabella J. Chamberlain, Exects. of the last will and Test. of Thos. J. Chamberlain, decd and conveyed to Pauline Duncan & Thos J. Chamberlain by sd. will. (pg.146, "Early MS Records; Bolivar Co. Vol I, 1836-1861" by Branton & Wade, 1988; from Georgie Cooper 10/15/88 )

John H. Duncan mar. Paulina Holt, license 13 Nov. 1816 , no return ( Harrison Co. KY Marriages; FHC film 216,877). John H. Duncan was a Justice of the Peace in Jefferson Co. MS by 1823 when he married others ("MS Gen. Exchange" Vol. 21, 1974-75). J.H. Duncan was on the 1840 Jefferson Co. MS census age 40-50, with wife and family (pg.286) and John H. Duncan had been there in 1830 (state census). The 1850 Jefferson Co. MS census, town of Fayette (pg.98, #255) had his household as Jno. H. Duncan Sr. 58 VA physician, P.H.R. (f) 56 VA, Robt. 32 KY lawyer, Charles 22 MS planter, Jno. H. Jr. 30 KY lawyer, Randolph 18 MS student. The household in 1860 (pg.75, #591-558) consisted of Charles C. Duncan 38 MS planter, John H. 78 VA M.D., Pauline 68 VA, and Robert 47 MS lawyer.
      Additional Information: Ross Co. OH Deed Book 19, pg.521: 7 July 1823, John H. Duncan and wife Paulina A.R. Duncan late Paulina A.R. Holt and Amelia B. Holt of Jefferson Co. MS, legal heirs of Thomas Holt decd, late of Harrison Co. KY, appoint brother David Holt of Harrison Co. KY attorney to sell and settle inheritance ... sell land in State of OH and elsewhere; wit. Jas. G. Wood, John Foster in Jefferson Co. MS. Pg.522: Joseph H. Holt of Bourbon Co. KY, Thomas Holt, Jane M. Holt, Louisa M. Holt and Amelia B. Holt of Harrison Co. KY, etc. (not copied in full) (FHC film 340,465; SLC 9/22/87) Deed Book 22, pg.237, 14 June 1824, David Holt for himself and attorney for John H. Duncan and wife Paulina A.R. Duncan formerly Holt n/c. (FHC film 340,466; SLC 9/22/87)
      Additional Information: Harrison Co. KY Deed Book 9, pg.23: 7 July 1823, John H. Duncan and wife Paulina A.R. formerly Holt and Amelia B. Holt of Jefferson Co. MS, legal heirs & representatives of Thomas Holt decd. late of Harrison Co. KY, appoint brother David Hold (sic) of Harrison Co. KY attorney; decd. father's estate; wit. Jas. G. Wood, John Foster; reg. in Jefferson Co. MS (FHC film 216,853; SLC 9/12/87 ). Deed Book 11, pg.472: 30 Nov. 1829, Amelia B. Holt appoint John H. Duncan of Jefferson Co. MS attorney; Thomas Holt by will gave me negro & divisional share of estate; attorney to receive share of estate; Reg. Jefferson Co. MS (FHC film 216,854; SLC 9/12/87).
      Additional information: Bracken Co. KY Deed Index (FHC film 344,069; SLC 1/9/88 ; these deeds not copied), Deed Book-page, H-55, John H. Duncan & wife to Samuel Young, 1826; H-272, Jno. Duncan and wife Paulina to Thomas Holt, P/A; J-196, Duncan & Holt to Joseph Taylor, 1835; K-281, Duncan & Holt to Jno. Matthews, deed

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Marcus Monroe Duncan, b.1810 VA, wife Harriet K. ?Allen, of Cumberland Co. VA 1835, of Talladega Co. AL 1850, d.1867; had brother George W. Duncan b.1811 VA; had son Benjamin Josiah Duncan mar. Susan Alice Kidd 1859 Marengo Co. AL , of Dallas Co. AL 1860

Talladega Co. AL (probate book?) (copy of original page from Marion H. Duncan , 3/1/83 )
      Estate of M.M. Duncan, dec'd. Bond of Alpheus W. Duncan , Benjamin J. (signed B.J.) Duncan, Phillip N. (signed P.N.) Duncan and W.M. Duncan, 30 December 1867, to judge of probate of Talladega Co. AL; A.W. Duncan is administrator of estate of M.M. Duncan, decd.
      Additional information: 1850 Talladega Co. AL census (pg.487, #1861) M.M. Duncan 40 VA, Harriet K. 40 VA, George C. 20, Alphius W. 18, Benjamin J. 16 VA, Philip N. 12, Elizabeth C. 10, John M. 6, William M. 4 AL, Mary 2 AL; George W. Duncan 39 VA carpenter.
      Additional information: Cumberland Co. VA Deed Book 23, pg.368 to 372: 16 Jan. 1838, James L. Allen and wife Polly, James W. Womack and wife Sally, Albert Baldwin and wife Martha A., Benjamin R. Allen, Benjamin Cox and wife Mary, Matthew Cox, Josiah Cox, John Hooper and wife Catherine, to William Wilson of Cumberland Co.; for $300, 120 acres more or less adj. west on land of said Wilson, on south and north by lands of estate of Creed Taylor decd, on east by land of James H.C. Leach; their right as far as it vests in them as representatives and legatees of Benjamin L. Allen decd according to an agreement made with Wm. Wilson 20 Jan. 1835. /s/ J.W. Womack & Sally C. Womack, James L. Allen & Mary C. Allen, John M. Hooper & Catherine C. Hooper, Benjamin Cox & Matthew Cox & Josiah A. Cox & Mary R. Cox, Martha Baldwin & Albert Baldwin, Benja. R. Allen. (MAD: clerk has written the names in groups, and made a small "2" in front of the three Cox names and in front of Benja. R. Allen.)
             20 Jan. 1835 , We the undersigned legatees and distributees of Benja. L. Allen decd and Hezekiah Allen decd, have come to the following conclusion, that is we are sincerely anxious to get rid of our responsibility and trouble attending and prosecuting a suit now in court of apeals (sic) between Creed Taylor and ourselves as representatives of Benja. L. Allen, sign over our right ... to Wm. Wilson ... etc. /s/ Albert Baldwin adm of Jos. Allen decd, Marcus M. Duncan, Benja. A. Cox, Matthew Cox, James L. Allen, J.W. Womack, Frank Watkins, Josiah A. Cox, George H. Cox. Wit. Wm. A. Chambers, Archer Allen, Emeline? W. Chambers. Certification in Prince Edward Co. for James L. Allen, Polly Allen his wife, both on 14 Jan. 1838 ; Prince Edward Co. for James W. Womack and Sally C. Womack, on 16 Jan. 1838 ; Buckingham Co. for Jno. M. Hooper and wife Catharine C. on 16 Jan. 1839; Buckingham Co. for Benjamin A. Cox and wife Mary R., William Cox, and Josiah A. Cox, 17 Jan. 1839; Buckingham Co. for Martha A. Baldwin wife of Albert Baldwin, 17 Jan. 1839. At Cumberland Co. court 25 March 1839, deed had been duly ack. and certified by justices of the peace as to all the parties except Albert Baldwin and Benjamin R. Allen, presented in court, ordered to be recorded, and in the clerk's office 25 March 1839 the same was ack. by Albert Baldwin and Benjamin R. Allen, and admitted to record. (FHC film 30,755; SLC 9/14/87 and 2/20/93 )

"VA Military Records" from VA Magazine of History & Biography, Wm. & Mary College Quarterly, Tyler 's Quarterly; index by Elizabeth Petty Bentley (Sacramento FHC book, 6/19/86 )
      Pg.95-103: Buckingham Co. Courts Martial, by William Shepard; from an old militia book ... (Pub. W&MCQ, 2nd Series, Vol.X (1930) 168-171)
            Court Marshal held for 1st Battalion of 24 Reg. VA militia at Curdsville , VA , 30 Oct. 1835 . Capt. Bollings 1835 (list of delinquents): George W. Duncan, Marcus W. Duncan, Edward L. Scruggs (& others). (pg.98-99)
            Court of Enquiry held for 24th Reg. 2 May 1835 at William Newton's in Buckingham Co.: Capt. Boling's extra, -- Octr.: Marcus M. Duncan, Edward L. Scruggs (& others). (pg.100)

"Compendium of American Genealogy" by Virkus (copy of pages from Dale O. Duncan 2/10/87 )
      PIERREPONT, Alice Vaughan Duncan (Mrs. Henry P.), b. Selma [MAD: Dallas Co.], AL , Nov. 27, 1869 ; dau. of Susan Alice Kidd 1837-1916 m. 1859 Maj. Benjamin Josiah ("Bun") Duncan (1835-1891), cotton buyer and factor; on staff of Gen. T.J. Hindman, Trans-Miss. Dept., CSA 1864-1865; issue: Monroe White (1860-86), Martha Virginia (b. 1863 d. infancy), Gertrude Tartt (b. 1867 m. James H. Dinwiddie), Alice Vaughan above, Louise (Mrs. James Benjamin Cunningham qv), Reuben Vaughan Kidd (1874-76), Madelein Bennet (Mrs. Louis Robert Barras, qv). (Vol.II, pg.191)
      Additional information: 1860 Dallas Co. AL Census (pg.819, #407-403, Salem) B.J. Duncan 24 VA mercht., S.A. (f) 22 VA mar/in/year; R.V.(m) Kidd 20 AL, V.A.(f) Kidd 17 AL, H.A.(m) Earns 21 PA, W.C.(m) Lewis 22 AL.
      Additional information: "Marriage Records of Marengo Co. AL 1818-1860" by Gandrud: Duncan, Benj. J(osiah) to Miss Sue Kidd, 11 July 1859, mar. 21 July by F.R. Hanson M.E. Church , at res. of Bride; no bdm. "(In 1850, Susan A(lice) Kidd was 12, b. Ala, with Albert J(asper) Kidd, 38, b. GA.)" Mar. Rec. 3-277. (FHC book 976.139 V25g; SLC 9/8/93 )

Rev. War Pension File of GEORGE DUNCAN, widow Elizabeth, W-9845, VA, KY, IN (FHC film 970,863, National Archives Roll 863; see Duncan Association Newsletter Vol.1 #3, July 1993, and Vol.1 #4, October 1993, for more on the family of George Duncan from Albemarle Co. VA to Orange Co. IN)
      Letter of Sept. 28, 1921, from Dept. of Interior, Bureau of Pensions, to Mrs. Alice V.D. Pierrepont, Violet Bank, Petersburg, VA. Madam: In reply to your letter dated 30 August and received 3rd Sept., you are advised that the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau fail to afford any information in regard to Webb Kidd. In order to identify the record of any particular George Duncan, you are requested to furnish as much of the following data as possible: places of residence at enlistment and after service; approximate dates of birth and death; given names of widow; names of any Officers under whom he served.
      Handwritten at bottom of letter: Webb Kidd mar. Elizabeth White, daughter of Jeremiah White. Over.
      Handwritten on back of letter: Oct. 1, 1921 , Violet Bank Studio, Petersburg , VA. I wish I could give you the information desired as to George Duncan. This is all I know. My grandfather Marcus Monroe Duncan was the son of George Duncan. He was born in Buckingham Co. VA. He & his brother George & sister Eliza were left orphans at an early age, Mr. Janius Clay being guardian. The Buckingham records were destroyed & our family Bible burned. I think my gr.gr.grandfather was also George Duncan of Albemarle or Fluvanna Co. -- his wife Ann & his lands on both sides of the river -- Hardware, I think. The family tradition is that he was a Rev. soldier. So he would probably be listed from one of those 3 counties as a soldier. Thanking you for any trouble, Sincerely yours, Alice V.D. Pierrepont. (MAD: there is no proof that Marcus Monroe Duncan is a descendant of George Duncan from Albemarle Co. VA to Orange Co. IN or of George Duncan, wife Ann Hall, d. Fluvanna Co. VA 1783)

"American Biography, a New Cyclopedia" (spine title: "Encyclopedia of American Biography") Old Series, pub. by American Historical Society (FHC book 973 D36e; SLC 9/18/93 )
      Vol.34, 1928, p.259: Louis Robert Barras, Building Construction Engineer. ... head of the Jefferson Construction Corporation ... born in Philadelphia, PA, Sept. 28, 1871, Louis Robert Barras is the son of Samuel Thompson and Isabella (Taylor) Barras; his father was born Jan. 13, 1844, and died in California, Jan. 10, 1923, having been retired for some time. The son, Louis Robert, obtained his preliminary education in Philadelphia , ... Louis R. Barras married, November 1895, at New York City , Madeleine Bennett Duncan, dau. of Major Benjamin Duncan, a veteran officer of the Confederate army, and Sue (Kidd) Duncan, of Montgomery [Montgomery Co.], AL. Major Duncan was a retired cotton man. Mrs. Barras is a direct descendant of Martha Jefferson, aunt of President Thomas Jefferson. She is a member of the National Society of Colonial Dames of America in the State of VA, the National Society of the DAR, and of the United Daughters of the Confederacy; three children: 1. Madeleine D'Orville deceased; 2. Louis Robert (2) deceased; 3. Martha Jefferson Virginia, who married William Hamilton Owens in 1926.

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Richard A. Duncan, probably the son of Richard H. Duncan b.1800 ?Edgefield Co. SC and wife Elizabeth Body; b.1823 ?Bibb Co. AL, to Hood Co. TX by 1880

"SC Magazine of Ancestral Research" 1984, Vol. XII, #1 (from Lucille Mehrkam 3/10/84 on disk; TN Gen. Society Lib. #4665 from Evelyn Sigler 10/26/85 )
      Some Edgefield Dist. Estate Divisions: Pg.92, The real Estate of Allen Body. Adijah Body vs William Body, Simeon Body, Allen Body. The Bond of Ezekiel Jones for $585.00. (Paid) To Ezekiel Jones' wife (widow of the intestate 1/3 $190.50. (MAD: Paid "1/13 of 2/3, $29.31" to each of the following:) Abijah Body (MAD: 1850 Lowndes AL), William Body, Simeon Body, Allse Body, Richard Duncan et ux, Elisha Whittle et ux, James Newton et ux, Mark Haverd et ux, Charon Body, Latha Body, Jane Body, Hester Body, Nancy Body sole heir of Jno. Body, by her guard. James Whittle.
            Receipts of Abiga Bodie, Simeon Bodie, Henry C. Herlong (for Mark Haverd and wife), Philip McCarty (for Charon Body, Latha Body, Jane Body, Hester Body, and Alse Body), Nathan Body (N), James C. Whittle (for Nancy Body) Richard H. Dunkin (purchased by Ezekiel Jones, Moses Mathews, William Holston), William Bodie, 1832-1835. Also a power of attorney from Bibb Co. AL, Richard H. Duncan to Richard Duncan of Edgefield District, for his wife Elizabeth, d/o Allen Body Decd. 24 Nov. 1833. Also Elisha Whittle, James Newton, Mark Havird and Wife, Barbara. (pp 94-97 are also concerned with the real estate of Allen Body.)
      (MAD: Richard H. Duncan, b.1800 SC, was from Edgefield Co. SC; he was in Bibb Co. AL in 1830 (pg.168). See Duncan Association Newsletter Vol.5 #2, 1997, regarding possible descendants of some Quaker Duncans)
      Additional information: 1850 Marion Co. AL census (pg.151, #339) Richard H. Duncan 50 SC, Elizabeth 54 SC, Abijah E. 21, Elizabeth 19, James M.N. 18, Arthur D. 15, Parker C. 13, Martha V. 11 AL; Jeremiah Wallace 18 AL laborer. (#366) A.P. Duncan 29 AL, Celila 26 TN, Richard G.F. 5, James J.M.F. 3, Mouring? D. (f) 1 AL.
      "1860 Census abstract, Lampasas, Lavaca & Leon Cos. TX" by Hart & Regan, 1982 (partial; from Jean Walker 8/14/84): Leon Co., Pg.32, #276B, Hendrick, E. (f) 45 AL household; Duncan, R.H. (m) 60 SC, Elizabeth 64 SC, Arthur D. 25, Parker C. 22, Martin Y. 19 AL; Wallace, B.C. (m) 11 AR

"Vital Records from Bibles" CA DAR Vol. 16 (FHC film 844,418, item 2 or 3; SLC 6/5/85 ; also from Evelyn Sigler 10/5/86 )
      Pg. 53: RICHARD A. DUNKIN Family Bible. DUNCAN Family Bible Record. The Holy Bible --- New York . American Bible Society. instituted in the year MDCCCXVI - 1847. In possession of Mrs. Robert E. Benson, 536 North Gerona, San Gabriel, Calif.
            Births
      Richard A. Dunkin born December 10, 1823
      Catherin Duncan born September 13, 1823
      Richard H. Duncan born November 21, 1848
      Kansas Dunkin born September 15, 1857
      Jessey Y. Dunkin born December 21, 1858
      America Jane Duncan born December 27, 1859
      Laura Ann Dunkin born March 27, 1862
      John L. Dunkin born September 13, 1863
      Jurdon L. Dunkin born January 14, 1865
      Pinkney H. Dunkan born April 4, 1861
      William P. Scott born December 15, 1851
            Marriages
      Laura Ann Duncan, grandmother of Robert Benson, m 1879 Charles Price Benson. (MAD: married Hood Co. TX)

Additional information: 1850 Marion Co. AL census (pg.152, #365), Richard A. Duncan 27 AL, Catharine 26 AL, Richard H. 2 AL ; Mary Scott 19 AL.
      1860 Marion Co. AL census (pg.560, #595-544) Richard Dunkin 37 AL, Katherine 37 AL, Richard 2, John 1 AL; Wm. J. Cot? 8 AL.
      "Hood Co. TX, U.S. Census of 1880 & Marriage Records 1875-1885" (from Lucille Mehrkam 2/13/84 on disk): #163-163, Duncan, R. Asberry 56 m AL AL AL, Catherine 56 f AL AL AL, Jess 20 m AL son, Jno. 16 m AL son, Jordan 14 m AL son.

"San Saba Co. TX Cemetery Inscriptions" by Joyce Capps (from Jean Walker 10/26/84)
      Barnett Cemetery (Supplement p.9):
      R.H. Duncan, b. in Leon Co. TX 12-6-1862, hanged in Eagle Pass 9-18-1891
      Abijah (Bige) Duncan, bro. of R.H. Duncan, in unmarked grave
      (Copy of page 9) Mrs. Nelda Weatherby sent me the following information: "There is a grave in the Barnett Cemetery that I think you would like to know about -- it is that of a notorious outlaw, R.H. (Dick) Duncan. He was hanged in Eagle Pass for having murdered 4 people. The stone has fallen from its base and is located a short distance southeast of the Barnett graves. I had been told about this grave and was especially looking for it when I went to the Barnett Cemetery . The inscription is quite interesting:
      R.H. Duncan born in Leon Co. , Texas December 6, 1862 / Murdered at Eagle Pass Sept. 18, 1891 / His last words / I know that God has forgiven me, and I feel / that I have heard from him. Good-by, I hope / we all meet in heaven, I feel that I am going / right there, and feel that I will be pardoned / for my sins and washed whiter than snow.

Information from Patricia Coenen 5/30/77 (MAD: have not heard more from her)
      1880 San Saba Co. TX, Census, Precinct #9, Pg.6, #50 Abijah Duncan 54 AL AL GA; Martha M. 47 GA FL GA; Harriett 20, Richard 16, Nancy 13, George T. 10, Fanny 7 TX.
      His wife Martha was Martha Muskogee Blanchard Mullins Duncan. She was born Sept. 5, 1824, near Macon GA, died in San Saba Co. TX, Jan. 8, 1927. I have her death certificate. Her father is shown as Bus Blanchard. She married (1) John Ausbury Mullins and (2) Abijah. Mr. Mullins died in Arkansas; family says that she married him in GA and he became ill, probably TB, and they traveled west along with Martha's parents to Arkansas where he died, and she then married Abijah Duncan. He died 1903 in San Saba Co. TX; I also have this death certificate but it shows no mother or father's names on it.

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John W. Duncan, son of William Duncan b.1808 Todd Co. KY & Mary Hollingsworth, b. Todd Co. KY in 1831, mar. Alma C. Vann, lived Faulkner Co. AR 1870.

1881 "Encyclopedia of the New West" by Speer & Brown (FHC film 1,000,598 item 2; SLC 2/26/92; includes TX, AR, NM, CO, Indian Territory)
      Pg.65-6, Arkansas: Hon. John W. Duncan, Conway [Faulkner Co.]. John W. Duncan was born Nov. 27, 1831, at Elkton, Todd Co. KY. His grandfather, William Duncan, of Scotch descent, was a farmer in fine circumstances and moved from VA to KY, settling in Todd Co., ... died in Todd Co. about the year 1820. His father, William Duncan, born in Todd Co. in 1808, an industrious farmer ..., died at the age of 70. His mother, Mary Hollingsworth, was a native of Maury Co. TN, born in 1813, the daughter of John H. Hollingsworth, a wealthy farmer. She was educated and married at Elkton, KY, and is now living at Springfield [Conway Co.], AR. William and Mary Duncan had ten children: John W., Jeptha H., Elizabeth, Samuel K., James T., Winfield S., Emily E. (wife of J.M. Allinder), Jasper, Mary (wife of R.S. Moses), Leander V., and Nancy (wife of C.F. Moses). Jeptha H., Elizabeth and Winfield S. are dead. The maternal grandmother of John W. Duncan was a Thompson. His mother is the niece of Colonel Samuel Gordon, of TN, who figured in the war of the Revolution. Young Duncan was reared on a farm and ... Soon after he attained his majority he began teaching school in Todd Co. ... then to Clay Co. MO, then to KS as a member of a US surveying party, sectionizing public lands, joined the KS militia in 1855, following winter taught school in Clay Co. MO; in 1856 returned to KY and read law under J.G. Hollingsworth at Elkton, admitted to the bar in 1858. Mr. Duncan in 1859 visited his uncle, Jeptha Hollingsworth, of Madison Co. MS, was advised to practice profession at Springfield, AR, and located there latter part of 1859, for 13 years; in 1876 to Conway, Faulkner Co., where now resides. From July 1861 to 1865, Mr. Duncan was captain in 10th AR Conf. infantry, ... 18 months in prisons of Alton IL and Johnson's Island, OH. Held offices 1857-8 in Elkton; 1866 JP at Springfield, AR ... Mr. Duncan was married Dec. 11, 1860, in Springfield, AR, to Miss Alma C. Vann, born in Evansville, IN, Aug. 10, 1830, a daughter of Absalom Vann, a native of SC and a farmer; her mother Delight Rogers was native of CT and she was descended from the same family of which John Rogers, the Christian martyr of England, was a member. By this marriage Senator Duncan and wife have three children: William H. born Dec. 23, 1861, now attending AR University at Fayetteville; Eliza born Jan. 8, 1866; Annie born April 8, 1867; all natives of Springfield; they lost one child that died in infancy. ... Mason, Whig, Methodist Episcopal Church South.
      Additional information: 1850 Todd Co. KY Census (pg.259, #194) William Duncan 41 KY, Mary 35 TN, John W. 19, Jeptha S. (m) 17, Elizabeth 15, Samuel K. 13, James T. 11, Jasper 6, Emily 3 KY.
            1860 Todd Co. KY Census (pg.686, #105) Wm. Duncan 52 KY, Mary 45 KY, Thos. K. 18, Jasper 16, Virgil (m) 5 KY; Elisabeth 22, Emily 12, Mary 9, Nancy 1 KY.
      Additional information: 1870 Conway Co. AR Census (pg.84, #50) Duncan, John W. 36 KY, Alma C. 31 IN, William 8, Eliza (f) 4, Annie (f) 2 AR; Meradith, Nancy 10 AR domestic servant.

Obituary in "Arkansas Methodist" Thursday, Feb. 2, 1893 (copy from Dale O. Duncan 5/8/91)
      DUNCAN. Judge J.W. Duncan, one of the truest and most faithful members of our Church in Conway [Faulkner Co.], AR, was called to the fellowship of the Church triumphant Nov. 12, 1892. He was born near Elkton, Todd Co. KY, Nov. 27, 1831; located at Springfield, AR, 1859. In 1860 he was happily married to Miss Alma C. Vaun of Evansville, IN, who now with their two surviving children, William and Miss Annie, mourns the loss of a devoted husband and loving father.
      Judge Duncan was one of Faulkner Co.'s very best citizens. ... Once he represented Conway Co. in the Legislature, one or two terms he served as County and Probate Judge of Faulkner county and two terms he served his district in the State Senate. ... admitted to the bar in early manhood ... official in the Methodist Church at Conway at time of his death ... several times a delegate to the Annual Conference ...

"Faulkner Co. (AR), Its Land and People" by Faulkner Co. AR Hist. Soc., 1986 (FHC book 976.774 H2d for title, SLC 9/4/91; copy of pages from Dale O. Duncan 5/8/91)
      The William Duncan Family; source: Marge Garrison Brown & Freed H. Duncan (pg.352-3): This family played an important role in the development of Faulkner Co. in two ways. It furnished two of the early judges of the county, and equally important is the descent still living and providing leadership in the county today. The progenitor of the Duncans of Faulkner Co. came to the new world prior to 1700; his descendants came to AR by way of VA, TN and KY.
            The parents of the AR family were William and Mary (Hollingsworth) Duncan. William was the son of a William Duncan and his second wife Asenith (Hollingsworth). Mary was the daughter of John Gordon Hollingsworth and his wife Sarah Ann Thompson, thus William and Mary were first cousins. They were married in Todd Co. KY on Feb. 12, 1831. Their Hollingsworth ancestry in this county dates from 1684 to the Quakers that came with William Penn.
            The oldest son, John W. Duncan, came to AR around 1855. He was a young lawyer and came to the Springfield, AR area. It was after the Civil War in 1869, that William and Mary and their large family followed John and settled in the Conway Co. / Faulkner Co. area. (MAD: much more given on later descendants; see this history for more)

Information from Mrs. Margie G. Brown, 3005 Phyllmar Place, Oakton, VA 22124, to Nancy Bobal to send to MAD (from Nancy 3/12/93).
      William Duncan (d. 1817 KY) (MAD: see Logan Co. KY Will Book B, pg.77) married Asenith Bingamon June 1814. William (born 1808 KY, d. 1878 AR) and Samuel (b. 1813, d. 1834) cannot be children of this 3rd wife. John Gordon Hollingsworth was the older William's former brother in law, hence was named their guardian. (MAD: agree, they must be ch. of 2nd wife)
      Other than the family tradition that William (b. 1808) and Mary were first cousins and grew up in the same household, I cite the 1926 Hollingsworth genealogy and the papers of Lyde Allinder Robins written in 1924. She was a grandchild of this couple. The tombstones are extant for the above mentioned William (b. 1808, d. 1878) Springfield Cemetery Faulkner Co. AR and Samuel (b. 1813, d. 1834) Crouch Farm Allensville Todd Co. KY. Whether you accept that as adequate proof or not, they are not children of Asenith Bingamon.
      One other important piece of documentation that I cannot lay my hands on, in the oldest extant book in Todd Co. Chancery Court records unnumbered book (across the hall from Circuit Court) Martin Duncan dies before the settlement of William's (d. 1817) estate and two of Martin's children are acting in his stead, to settle the property of all of what was to be Elkton, KY. One was named Samuel, and feel he is the one Reba Roy asks about on pp 139 of her book, the other name is not as firmly planted in my mind, but I'm sure an avid researcher looking in the Chancery Courts of all three counties of Christian, Todd, and Logan KY and Montgomery and Robertson Counties TN could find some of Martin's children. The date of Martin's death is far earlier than 1827 computed by Mrs. Roy. It is closer to the founding date of Todd Co. as this is almost the first Chancery suit in that county. William (d. 1817) was a huge landowner in that area.
      The 1860 census #876 the wife is Sarah Elizabeth a daughter of William (b. 1808) and Mary. The letters of Capt John William (wife Alma Vann) states she died during Civil War, Jacob was a cousin. (MAD: 1860 Todd Co. KY p.794, Jacob Duncan 30 TN, S.E. (f) 21 KY & ch.)
      John William, Jeptha, J.Thomas and Samuel King (Duncan) all have Confederate pension records either for themselves or their widows. John W. and J.Thomas were prisoners at Johnson Island, Ohio. Jeptha and Samuel King were wounded.
      The mass of Duncan removal to AR for this family occurred after the Civil War. Only J. Thomas and Elizabeth Jourdan Duncan remained for the 1880 Todd Co. census. They are living at Old Hadensville in a family neighborhood. Martha wife of Burnley Duke Smith was a Jourdan sister of Bettie's father Coleman Jourdan, and Eliza Powell was nee Jourdan another sister. They were children of Robert Jourdan b. 1782 Halifax Co. VA, d. 1849 testate Todd Co. KY his tombstone is in the Byars/Terry Cem. (Rt #79 Todd Co. KY) and wife Tabitha Medley who died in Halifax Co. prior to 1830.
      Tom (MAD: J. Thomas) and Bettie were in Arkansas before 1882 when their youngest son Robert was born. After the death of Tom in 1887 the family returned to Todd Co. and stayed until the death of her mother Lucy (Terry) Jordan in 1893. Her father Coleman Jordan died 1890. A son John Hamet died in KY at the age of 16. Minnie married George Talley and did not return to AR with the rest of Bettie's family. Bettie died 1907 Lonoke Co. AR. She received a widow's pension from AR.
      Her oldest son Granville (b. 1872) m. Ida (Hamilton) Armstrong a divorcee. He was a twin to Minnie (Duncan) Talley, went to California and has descendants in the Lodi area.
      M. Herbert, b. Dec 7, 1879, d. Aug 9, 1961, m. Feb 15, 1906? Lula Pearl Leker b. Dec 31, 1889, d. Sep 4, 1977, are buried at the Antitoch Church, Monroe, LA.
      William T., b. May 3, 1875, d. Feb 29, 1960, m. Dec 1905 Odelia DesRuisseaux in Lonoke Co. AR; she b. May 18, 1890 and d. Dec 20,1976. They are both buried at Augusta, AR.
      Robert, b. ca 1882, m. ca 1905 Lena Olive Lee; I cannot put my hands to their vital records but Aunt Olive died within the last few years at well over 90. Uncle Bob died more than 25 years ago.
      All of these Duncan descendants left issue.
      My grandparents William and Delia, had only one dau, my mother Mary Ruth (Duncan) Garrison, and eight sons, six lived to adulthood.
      John Duncan the oldest son of William (d. 1817) married in Christian Co. KY 1819 Nancy Bingamon. The other piece of documentation that I'm unable to find is that Ceily married Thomas Price soon after the death of her father, making it likely that she was the youngest dau of the first marriage to Mary Spiller. Family papers says the Spillers were a Quaker family from PA. Document seekers should not overlook Maury, Robertson, and Montgomery Cos. TN.