Henry Duncan (abt. 1774 - 1846)

Born about 8 Oct 1774 in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland

Ancestors

Died 12 Feb 1846 at about age 71 in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Biography

Rev. Henry Duncan Lochrutton Scotland m. Agnes Craig Parents Rev. George Duncan, Minister of Lochrutton parish and Elison Bennie Elison Bennie

Henry was born October 8, 1774 at the Duncan Manse in Lochrutton, Scotland. Clan Duncan Society^[1][2], Henry Duncan, 1774. and Memoir of the Rev. Henry Duncan D.D., minister of Ruthwell – written by his son, George John C. Duncan ^[3][4]

Henry married 1st Sept 10 1805 Agnes Craig, the only surviving daughter of John Craig and Barbara Orr (John Craig was his predecessor at his first appointment at Ruthwell. Henry and Agnes were married 28 years. Agnes died Jan 28 1832.

Henry married 2nd Mary Grey (dau of George Grey of West Ord and Widow of Robert Lundie, Minister of Kelso) Mary died May 12 1877 ^{[5] [6][7]}

Henry died February 12, 1846 (age 71) (Stroke)^{[8][9][10][11][12]}

Children

He had two sons and a daughter who followed his parish profession.

• George John Craig Duncan, Min. of Kirkpatrick-Durham's (1806-1868) m. Belle Wight Clark page 286
• William Wallace Duncan, Min. of Cleish (1806-1864) m. 1st Jul 11 1836 Mary Lundie {1814-1840) (dau of Robert Lundie Minister of Kelso and Mary Grey); married 2nd Feb 8 1842 Rachael Borthwick Hill (s. 1879) (dau of Henry David Hill Professor of Greek Univ of St. Andrews (and Minister) and Margaret Borthwick) Fasti ecclesiae scoticanae: the succession of ministers in the Church of Scotland from the reformation, Vol. V, page 62
• Barbara Ann Duncan (1811-1901) m. James Dodds, Min. of Humbie Fasti ecclesiae scoticanae: the succession of ministers in the Church of Scotland from the reformation, Vol. I, page 377^[13][14]

Sources

• Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae: the succession of ministers in the Church of Scotland from the reformation, Vol. II, page 255
• http://www.thereformation.info/revduncan.htm
• http://www.electricscotland.com/history/other/duncan_henry.htm) and (http://www.newble.co.uk/hall/DuncanH/biography.html

1. ↑ http://www.clan-duncan.co.uk/henry.html
2. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYMP-9J9 : 12 February 2020)
3. ↑ https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=duFLAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en&pg=GBS.PA3
4. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYMP-9J9 : accessed 6 June 2016), Henry Duncan, 08 Oct 1774; citing , reference 2:165T1L9; FHL microfilm 1,068,033.
5. ↑ http://www.electricscotland.com/history/other/duncan_henry.htm
6. ↑ http://www.newble.co.uk/hall/DuncanH/biography.html
7. ↑ "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XY9K-FV6 : 11 February 2020), Henry Duncan, 1836.
8. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/202023019/henry-duncan
9. ↑ Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed. Dictionary of National Biography, 1921–1922. Volumes 1–22. London, England: Oxford University Press, 1921–1922. Dictionary of National Biography, 1921–1922, Oxford University Press, London, England.
10. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/19964:1981?ssrc=pt&tid=26737019&pid=1909503496
11. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KLGZ-LKR
12. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/26737019/person/1909503496/facts
13. ↑ "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTGJ-5TY : 10 February 2018), James Dodds and Barbara Anne Duncan, 03 Feb 1843; citing Humbie,East Lothian,Scotland, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,067,849.
14. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XBT7-J44 : 10 February 2018), Henry Duncan in entry for Barbara Anne Duncan, 17 Jul 1811; citing , RUTHWELL, DUMFRIES, SCOTLAND, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,067,970, 102,331.

See Also Geni (sourced) Memoirs of Mary Lundie Duncan

Acknowledgement

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