Robert Duncan (1741 - 1787)

Born 1741 in Cork, Ireland

Husband of Cattron (UNKNOWN) Duncan — married 1766 in ,,,Ireland

Descendants

Died 1787 at about age 46 in Botetourt,,Virginia,USA

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Biography

Robert Duncan

Parents Unknown

Estimated Birth 1741 Ireland

Estimated Marriage 1760

Death 1787 Botecourt Co Virginia

Children

Named in Will - Wife Cattron - 5 children (Land Heirs)

• Mary (m. John Beckner)^[1]
• Eastair (Esther/Hester) (m. James Auld )^[2]
• Rachel (m. Unknown)
• dau. Nancy (m. Richard Huntsman) ^[3][4]
• My son Robert (Bound out as Blacksmith) -- Robert may have married 2X

May not be same Robert - (m. 1st Catharine Darr) ^[5]

Appears to be most likely (m. 2nd Elizabeth Lyons, widow before 1810)^[6])^[7]

5 Other daughters also named 5 shillings each -- Margaret Elizabeth Rebeca Isbel and Janet

Will

Botetourt Co. VA Wills (Index on FHL film 30,694) A-255: 29 March 1787, Robert (X) Dunkin of Botetourt Co., VA, weak in body, land I now live on adj. William McClanen and Nikels Carper on Backe Creek to be sold, 1/2 to wife Cettron, the other half to my five children Mary Eastair and Rachel and my son Robert and my dau. Nancy when they come of age; moveable estate and household furniture and plaintion (sic) tools be sold and money divided unto my wife and five children, except one young bay mare to my dau. Mary; plantation lying in Hersion (?) County on the watters of Ealke in State of Virginia to be sold when youngest child comes of full age, money divided between my wife and five children; I appoint daughters Estair, Rachel and my son Robert to be bound until of full age; Robert to be bound as a blacksmith. To my five daughters, that is, Margaret Elizabeth Rebeca Isbel and Janet 5 shillings each. Exec. Nickles Carper, Mathew Wilson. Land on Ealkes Waters from James Ewing. Wit. William McClelan, Andw. Clark, Christian Hershburger. Proved June, 1787. Inventory returned 9 Oct. 1787. (FHL film 30,695; the Elk River is in Harrison Co., which now includes Lewis and Braxton Co. WV)

VA State Land Office Surveys ;Book 21, 1787 (FHL film 29,564)

• 21-9: Surveyed for Robert Duncan, 340 acres in Botetourt Co. by entry on Waters of Looneys Creek branch of James River adj. lands of Robert Neeley, April 13, 1781 by Saml. Walker Jr. S.B.C. Rec. 27 Oct. '86, grant issued 7 Aug. 1787.

7-744: 23 April 1802, Robert Duncan, Mary Esther Rachel Nancy Duncan, heirs of Robert Duncan their father deceased, to Jacob Honce, for $68-2/3, 7+ acres, part of 340 acre grant by patent 7 Aug. 1787 on waters of Back Creek, a branch of Looneys Creek a branch of James River. /s/ Robert Duncan, Mary (X) Duncan, Heaster (X) Duncan, Reachel (X) Duncan, Nancy (X) Duncan. Wit. Nicholas Carper, John Beckner, Jacob Hous, William Edmonson. (FHL film 30,704) 9-408: 11 April 1808, Nicholas Carper the only acting executor of will of Robert Dunkan decd, to Martin Gates, in conformity with will, for £500, 300 acres on headwaters of Back Creek a branch of Loanies Creek, part of 340 acres grant to Robert by patent 7 Aug. 1787. No Wit. (FHL film 30,705)

Sources

1. ↑ 15 Aug. 1803, John Beckner to Mary Duncan, p. Robert Duncan decd, sec/wit. Robert Duncan; mar. by Edward Mitchell, return 4 Sept. 1803. (p.135, 536)
2. ↑ 11 Jan. 1803, James Auld to Esther Duncan, p. Robert Duncan decd, father, bdm./wit. John Auld. (p.131)
3. ↑ 21 Dec. 1808, Richard Huntsman to Nancy Duncan, Robert Duncan decd father, bdm. Jonathan Beckner, return 22 Dec. 1808 by John Helms. (p.177, 552)
4. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XRDW-Y7L : accessed 6 April 2016), Joseph Darr in entry for Robert Duncan and Catharine Darr, 18 Oct 1804; citing Botetourt Co., Virginia, reference pg 144; FHL microfilm 30,734.
5. ↑ 18 Oct. 1804, Robert Duncan to Catharine Darr, above the age of 21 years, Joseph Darr father, bdm. Joseph Darr Jr.; returned 30 Oct. 1804 by Edward Mitchell. (p.144, 539)
6. ↑ (See Robert m. Elizabeth Lyons 1809 in Montgomery Co. VA, widow of William Lyons who was a blacksmith; to Knox Co. TN ; Montgomery Co. VA Wills (Index on FHL film 32,598); 1-346: 26 April 1808, will of William (X) Lyons
7. ↑ 7-187: 19 June 1844, (Montgomery Co) Robert Duncan and Elizabeth (X) Duncan formerly Elizabeth Lyons, Elizabeth (X) Lamma/Lammi,

Mary Ann Duncan Dobson "Duncan Research Files" (Consolidated, sourced and acknowledged); and the many Duncan Researchers that have provided information.
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Acknowledgement

• WikiTree profile Duncan-1023 created through the import of Partridge Family Tree.ged on Jun 17, 2011 by Paul Patridge. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Paul and others.