Patrick Henry Duckett (1832 - 1887)

Born 21 Feb 1832 in Newberry County, South Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Katherine (Brown) Duckett — married 28 Oct 1858 in Newberry District, South Carolina

Died 8 Nov 1887 at age 55 in Newberry County, South Carolina

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Biography

Patrick was born 21st day of February 1832 in Newberry District, South Carolina. ^[1] He was the third child born to Benjamin Duckett and his second wife, Mary Nicholas ^[1]

At the time the 1850 census was taken, Patrick can be found in the home of his father and stepmother in Newberry County, South Carolina. ^[2]

on 28 October 1858 in Newberry District, South Carolina, Patrick Duckett and Kate Brown were married by Rev C. McLeod. ^[3] When the 1860 census was taken, Patrick and Kate are found in Newberry County with a pair of one year old children, Willie and Alice, ^[4]

In 1861 Benjamin Duckett died leaving a will naming P H Duckett as one of his surviving children. ^[5] On 28 April 1866, P H Duckett witnessed a labor contract ^[6] On 1 June 1866 Patrick Duckett executed a contract with Elizabeth Hill detailing the terms of her employment by him ^[7] Patrick and Kate appear in the 1870 census for Cromer's township, Newberry County with five children, Alice, Adeline, Harry, Franklin, and George. ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Bible of Benjamin Duckett of Newberry County, South Carolina, printed 1834, H & E Phinney, Cooperstown NY, (Stereotype Edition), photographed, scanned, and transcribed by Karen Raichle from original Bible pages in possession of Max Duckett of Whitmire, South Carolina in 1994, Bible has since been donated to South Carolina Archives, includes birth of Patrick H Duckett
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8QV-PF1 : 12 April 2016), P H Dickert in household of Bery Dickert, Newberry county, Newberry, South Carolina, United States; citing family 1133, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ Holcombe, Brent, Marriage and Death Notices from Upper S.C. Newspapers 1843-1865 (Abstracts from Newspapers of Laurens, Spartanburg, Newberry and Lexington Districts) 1977, Publisher: Southern Historical Press, Rev Silas Emmet Lucas, Jr.; 1st Edition, issues of November 1858 The Newberry Rising Sun and The Conservatist (Newberry)
4. ↑ Household of Patrick Duchette 1860; Census Place: Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina; Roll: M653_1224; Page: 296; Image: 175; Family History Library Film: 805224, "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-25269-40966-45?cc=1473181 : accessed 31 May 2016), South Carolina > Newberry > Newberry District > image 171 of 185; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ "South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-19441-53789-36?cc=1919417 : accessed 9 May 2016), Newberry > Wills book, 1840-1885, Vol. 03 > image 17 of 256; citing Department of Archives and History, Columbia. Newberry District South Carolina Will Book 3, pages 2 - 4. Will of Benjamin Duckett, written 15 Nov 1859, proven 23 Dec 1861, recorded at Ordinary's office 10 Jan 1862, names P H Duckett as one of six surviving children
6. ↑ "United States, Freedmen's Bureau Labor Contracts, Indenture and Apprenticeship Records, 1865-1872," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2W3-HQ8B : accessed 24 March 2017), P H Duckett, 28 Apr 1866; citing Employment, Newberry, South Carolina, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1910, Records of the field offices for the state of South Carolina, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1872 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 92; FHL microfilm 2,427,175 P H Duckett was a witness to a labor contract on this date
7. ↑ "United States, Freedmen's Bureau Labor Contracts, Indenture and Apprenticeship Records, 1865-1872," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2W3-H7M2 : accessed 24 March 2017), P H Duckett, 01 Jun 1866; citing Employment, Newberry, South Carolina, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1910, Records of the field offices for the state of South Carolina, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1872 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 92; FHL microfilm 2,427,175.
8. ↑ 1870; Census Place: Cromers, Newberry, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1504; Page: 531B; Image: 460; Family History Library Film: 553003, "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8R5-3QS : accessed 22 May 2016), P H Duckett, South Carolina, United States; citing p. 26, family 226, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,003.

See Also:

• Pat H Duckett, Gun and Locksmith advertisement, Newberry Herald, (Newberry, SC), issue of March 29, 1871, page 3, Image provided by University of South Carolina; Columbia, SC online, http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026909/1871-03-29/ed-1/seq-3/