John Duncan Sr. (abt. 1756 - 1827)

Born about 1756 in Virginia

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Descendants

Died 1827 at about age 71 in Hardeman, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

John Duncan Sr. is a member of Duncan Clan.

John Duncan of Lincoln Co., NC, is a brother of Absalom Duncan.^[1]

John Duncan
Parents Unknown

Birth Estimate 1767

Marriage Estimate Wife Unknown

Death Estimate 1827 Hardeman Co. TN.

John Duncan, in Lincoln Co. NC 1790-1822; died 1827 Hardeman Co. TN. 10 identified heirs of John Duncan from other court documents ^{[2] [3]}

Deed Bk A, p. 196-198 shows he bought the 65A in Hardeman Co, TN on 15 Apr 1826 from Robert Boydston & Jacob L Edwards. Located in Dist 9, range 1 section 2. Dist 9 is a strip that runs N/S along the eastern edge of the county, most of the county is in Dist 10, so this proves that John's land was right at the McNairy Co boundary. It was on a pond or creek (mentioned both ways). It cost John $600.

John Duncan in Lincoln Co. NC from 1790-1820 (1822); died 1827 Hardeman Co. TN.^[4] (Many of his Heirs/Children married in Lincoln Co. NC)

Parents unknown ^[5]

He is possibly a brother or close cousin of Absalom Duncan Sr. (b. circa 1760), who married Martha "Patsy" Bynum.^[6][7][8] and/or (Asel) Ashael Duncan of Calaway Co. KY^[9]

Children

Children Birth Estimates 1780-1805

Ten Identified Heirs Presumed to be Children of John and Unknown - Spouse not named/identified - presumed died before 1827

Children of John - Internet Archives Duncan Association Newsletter Vol 2, No 3 Jul 1994

Heirs

• 1. Thomas L. Duncan; married 21 June 1829 Hardeman Co. TN to Susan Brotherton, (or Brocharton) (mar. by Wm. L. Duncan, bond James Little. ^[10][11]
  • • • • not identified later
• Note: (Contemporary Thomas Lane Duncan b.1781 VA of 1850 Pontotoc Co. MS is NOT the son of this John Duncan; Thomas Lane Duncan b.1781 VA mar. first Elizabeth McHurgh/McHarg (Meharg) of Laurens Co. SC bef. 1802 who died in 1842 in Pontotoc Co. MS)
• Possibility of connections through Brotherton marriages.

• 2. William Duncan of Hardeman Co. TN. married Unknown

Reportedly William Duncan married Nancy Lillard. (This is unlikely marriage/connection originating from Unsourced Import)^[5], No evidence of marriage located other than IGI Information.

It appears that this William was Born about 1770 in Rockingham, North Carolina

Rockingham Location vs. Hardeman or Lincoln Co Tennessee; (No Rockingham TN or VA records

citing Rockingham, North Carolina, --- Thomas Lilliard and Tempey Duncan, married 06 Oct 1814; William Duncan of Rockingham married Nancy Callahan 10/31/1816)

Alternate possible marriage for William

One William B (1766-) married Mary Boyd 8/24/1824 (presumed William Sr.) (1826-1850 Taxes)

One William (no middle initial) Duncan is in Hardeman Co. TN in 1830, he and wife age 30-40, 6 children under age 10.

1828-1829 Hardeman Co. TN court records; 6 April 1829 occupant claim transferred from William Duncan to Robert Thompson proven on oath of William L. Duncan. (presumed William Jr)

• • • • • not identified later

• 3. John Duncan, b. 1787 NC; m. 20 Aug. 1807 Lincoln Co. NC to Mary (Polly James, b. 1786) NC.^[12]

• 4. John Little (presumed son-in-law) married Elizabeth Duncan, mar. 7 April 1815 in Lincoln Co. NC to John Little, bondsman James Sherril; lived in Hardeman Co. TN 1832. Lincoln & Tryon Co Records^[13]
• 5. James Little (presumed son-in=law) married Martha Duncan, mar. 17 Dec. 1818 in Lincoln Co. NC to James Little, bondsman Carter Duncan; lived in Hardeman Co. TN 1832. No James Little identified in 1850 TN; no James Little in Lincoln Co. NC. (Additional information: Carter Duncan mar. 23 Aug. 1819 in Lincoln Co. NC to Judy Bradshaw, bondsman Isaac Lowe; 1820 Lincoln Co. NC age 26-45; not identified otherwise.) Lincoln & Tryon Co Records^[14]
• 6. Joseph Brotherton (presumed son-in-law) married Polly Duncan, mar. 20 Feb. 1806 in Lincoln Co. NC to Joseph Brotherton. Lived Hardeman Co. TN 1832.^[15]
• 7. Lemuel Landers (Sanders or Saunders) (presumed son-in-law) married Milley Duncan, b. 1802 NC, mar. 1 Sept. 1820 in Lincoln Co. NC to Lemuel Sanders; lived in McNairy Co. TN 1832. Milly Sanders in 1850 McNairy Co. TN census.
• 8. John O. Clarke (presumed son-in-law) married Effey Duncan, mar. 29 May 1813 in Lincoln Co. NC to John Owen Clarke, bondsman Randolph Barnet; lived in Lincoln Co. NC 1832. No Owen Clark in NC in 1850; no John Clark in Lincoln Co. NC in 1850. (Information from Dixie Hooper Shaw: Owen Clark mar. Milly Duncan, sister of Susannah Duncan Wilkinson. Their children: William Clark; John Clark; Patrick Clark mar. Louvinia Cobb; Susan Clark mar. David L. Edwards; Milly Clark mar. R. Poston Edwards; Mary Clark mar. Jonathan McKinzie.)^[16]
• 9. Wm. Wilkerson (presumed son-in-law) married [[Duncan-1580|Susannah Duncan, b. 1787 NC; mar. 10 Sec. 1807 in Lincoln Co. NC to William Wilkerson, bondsman James Wilkinson; died 1854 Wayne Co. MO. William Wilkinson, b. 1787 VA, d. 1856 Wayne Co. MO; in Wayne Co. MO by 1848; children include Rufus Littleton Wilkinson b. 1823; John Lane Wilkinson and others. (Information from Dixie Hooper Shaw, Kenner, LA)
• 10. David Lackmore (Lockman) (presumed son-in-law) married Sarah Duncan, mar. 24 Nov. 1797 in Lincoln Co. NC to David Lockman, bondsman William Little. Lived Lincoln Co. NC in 1832.

Estate / Probate

Hardeman Co. TN Will Books Rec. Aug. 16, 1827. Vol.1, 1824-1838 (FHL film 989,297): 1-38/9: Inventory and sale of the property of John Duncan decd., sold 9 May 1827: Lemuel Landers, Thomas L. Duncan, William Duncan Jr., William Duncan Sr., John Landers, Isaac McCorkle, Bryant Burkett, David Webb, William Kerr, Milley Duncan (1 cow & calf, 5 barrels corn, bed & furniture, jug), John Little, Brown Avery?, Ely Duncan (sorrel mare & roan horse), Thomas Davis, Thos B. Hires?, Amos Warner, Earley John, Washington Turnbow, John Little, James McCorkle, B. Robinson, David Webb. Rec. Aug. 16, 1827.

C-337: 2 Jan. 1832, to William Crane of Hardeman Co. TN from Thos. L. Duncan and Wm. Duncan and John Little and James Little and Joseph Brotherton of Hardeman Co. TN and Lemuel Landers (signature looks like Sanders) of McNairy Co. TN and John O. Clarke and Wm. Wilkerson and David Lackmore of Lincoln Co. NC and John Duncan of Jackson Co. OH, all legal heirs of John Duncan decd; that the said heirs for $280, sell to Wm. Crane 65 acres in Hardeman Co. TN on waters of Little Hatchee, bounded .. beg. at a stake in a pond 416 poles east of the one mile stake north of the south corner of said section, thence east 100 poles to a black oak, thence north 4 poles crossing said creek in all north 104 poles to a stake ... /s/ Thomas L. Duncan, Wm. Duncan, John Little, James Little, Jos. Brotherton, Lemuel Sanders, and by Wm L. Duncan attorney for John O. Clark, John Duncan and David Lackmore. (FHL film 989,301)

Death

1827 - Hardeman, Tennessee inventory and sale

Sources

1. ↑ Paternal relationship is confident by a triangulated group on MyHeritageDNA who share a 10.4 cM segment on chromosome 10, consisting of Richard Douglas and Michael Lutz, his 4th cousin 1x removed, and Vickey Grochowski (link to mother's family tree), his 6th cousin 1x removed. (Michael and Vickey Grochowski are 5th cousins 2x removed.) These matches have been independently verified by via the MyHeritage Chromosome Browser. Their most-recent common ancestor is Peter Duncan, the 5x great grandfather of Richard Douglas and 4x great grandfather of Michael Lutz and 6x great grandfather of Vickey Grochowski.
2. ↑ Duncan Association Newsletter Vol 2 No 3 Jul 1994 (Internet Archives Wayback Machine)
3. ↑ Hardeman Co. TN Will Book, Vol.1, 1824-38 FHL film 989,297; SLC 9/8/84) 1-38/9: Inventory and sale of the property of John Duncan decd., sold 9 May 1827
4. ↑ Census in Lincoln Co. NC in 1790, 1800, 1810, and 1820
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Source: #S-2068556903 Page: Source number: 1240.019; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents (William m. Nancy Lillard); Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=360730&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1756 Birth place: VA Marriage date: 1780 Marriage place: SC APID: 1,7836::360730
6. ↑ https://www.genfiles.com/bynum-files/4-Line-of-John-Bynum-(c1695-1775).pdf pg. 23
7. ↑ https://sites.rootsweb.com/~dobson/nc/nclincol.htm
8. ↑ Land Transaction Lincoln Co North Carolina 30-113: 10 Sept. 1818 and Lincoln Co. NC Will Books
9. ↑ C-135: 31 Oct. 1827,
10. ↑ Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNX7-8V2 : accessed 2 June 2016), Thomas L Duncan and Susan Brocharton (Unknown), Jun 1829; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. , Hardeman, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
11. ↑ Brotherton "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNF3-6M1 : accessed 5 June 2016), Thomas L Duncan and Susan Brotherton, 11 Jun 1829; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. , Hardeman, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
12. ↑ "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8YV-QMS : accessed 3 June 2016), John Duncan and Polly James, 20 Aug 1807; citing Lincoln,North Carolina, reference ; FHL microfilm 6,330,295.
13. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFSD-V8C : accessed 3 June 2016), John Little and Elizabeth Duncan, 07 Apr 1815; citing Lincoln, North Carolina, United States, county courthouses, North Carolina; FHL microfilm 1,760,464.
14. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFSD-V83 : accessed 3 June 2016), James Little and Martha Duncan, 17 Dec 1818; citing Lincoln, North Carolina, United States, county courthouses, North Carolina; FHL microfilm 1,760,464.
15. ↑ p.122-123 Joseph Brotherton of Hardeman TN Hardeman County, Tennessee: Family History, Volume 2; Hardeman County, Tennessee: Family History, Volume 2
16. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFSW-162 : accessed 3 June 2016), Owen Clark and Effey Duncan, 29 May 1813; citing Lincoln, North Carolina, United States, county courthouses, North Carolina; FHL microfilm 1,760,462.

See Also:

• Mary Ann Duncan Dobson "Duncan Research Files" (Consolidated, sourced and acknowledged); and the many Duncan Researchers that have provided information.
• The Genealogy Bug
• Hardeman Co TN Records

DNA

Paternal relationship is confident by a triangulated group on MyHeritageDNA who share a 10.4 cM segment on chromosome 10, consisting of Richard Douglas and Michael Lutz, his 4th cousin 1x removed, and Vickey Grochowski (link to mother's family tree), his 6th cousin 1x removed. (Michael and Vickey Grochowski are 5th cousins 2x removed.) These matches have been independently verified by via the MyHeritage Chromosome Browser. Their most-recent common ancestor is Peter Duncan, the 5x great grandfather of Richard Douglas and 4x great grandfather of Michael Lutz and 6x great grandfather of Vickey Grochowski.

Acknowledgement

• WikiTree profile Duncan-1835 created through the import of RussellPKennedyIII.ged on Apr 29, 2012 by Russ Kennedy.

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

• Hardeman TN Records
• Lincoln Co & Tyrone Co NC Records
• [McNairy Co TN Records
• Jackson Co Ohio Records
• GEDCOM import. Duncan-5473 was created by Chris Hunter through the import of Hunter.ged on Jan 28, 2015.
• Source: S-2068556903 Repository: #R-2138563053 Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived Note: APID: 1,7836::0
• Source: S-2068556927 Repository: #R-2138563053 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Page: Ancestry Family Trees Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=13933015&pid=425

See Also
Family of John d. 1827 (Unsourced) Brotherton Research (unsourced)

• "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKB-GDG : accessed 11 March 2017), Jno Duncan, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 121, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 7; FHL microfilm 568,147.

• "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHR8-Y4L : accessed 11 March 2017), John Duncan, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 853, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 29; FHL microfilm 337,905.

• "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHL9-ZHZ : accessed 11 March 2017), John Duncan, Capt Reids District, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 472, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 40; FHL microfilm 337,913.

• "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLX-8BL : accessed 11 March 2017), John Dunkin, East of the South Fork of the Catawba River, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 366, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 83; FHL microfilm 162,799.

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