Marshall Duncan I (1710 - 1777)

Born 1710 in Prince William County, Colony of Virginia

Husband of Mary Ann W. (Durron) Duncan — married before 1739 in Prince William, Crown Colony of Virginia [uncertain]

Descendants

Died May 1777 at about age 67 in Snow Creek, Stokes, North Carolina

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Biography

Birth

Marshall Duncan was born in 1710 and died in May 1777. He was married to Mary Ann Durron.^[1]

Actual parents are known now. The father of Marshall is William Robert Duncan II. His mother is either Margaret Murdo or Ruth Rawley; there are two sources of documentation citing Ruth Rawley as Marshall's mother. ^[2][3] Marshall was christened as John Robert Marshall Duncan. He has since become known as Marshal Duncan I or Marshall Duncan, the Elder. His DNA haplogroup is R-BY75435.

Marshall was married prior to 1739 to Mary Ann (Durron) last name unproven/unsourced. Whilst the Durron name has not been proven or sourced, it is a given that years ago Scottish women often gave one or more of her children her maiden surname as a second name at birth. John, Rice, and Joseph all have Durron as a second name.

Marshall died in 1777, Surry Co. NC (vs Death; 1777; Snow Creek Cemetery, Surry, North Carolina). His will named his wife Mary Ann and his eleven children.

Children

1. John (Durron) Duncan,
2. Mary Ann Duncan,
3. William Duncan,
4. Ann Duncan,
5. Marshall Duncan,
6. Thomas Duncan,
7. Rice Duncan,
8. Charles Duncan,
9. Joseph Duncan,
10. Robert Duncan, and
11. James Duncan.

Research Notes

(You may read things here that have been proven or disproven) No original source records have been located to confirm birth or marriage records. It appears that some erroneous information may have been published, and perhaps republished/reported, making the “actual facts” obscure . These dates need further research/clarification before taken as "fact". "Marshall Duncan I" (the Elder), was probably born about 1700-1710. The consensus is that it was about 1705 in Prince William Co. VA. Actual Parents are Unknown Parents have been found ~ Anonymous Macy-Angell

-- Name Variations Duncan - Dunkin - Doncom
Styled As: Marshall Duncan ("The Elder") ("Prince William County") (b. 1705)
-- No Birth Source (1700-1710) – No Parent Identification
-- Exact Marriage date and place is Unknown (Before 1739)
-- Wife's last name unproven/unsourced - (son John also known as John Durron Duncan)
-- Both his wife and son, John, were referenced in the 1739 Land Transaction with Daniel Marr. Marshall may have been an Immigrant and already Married as early as 1718 - 1721 (1739 minus 21 or 1739 minus 18 = 1721), (Tithables were white males age 16 and older)

Final Profile Numbers

Marshall I Duncan-2210 m Mary Ann Durron

Marshall II Duncan-1273 m Betsey Denston Rogers

Marshall III Duncan-1919 m Sarah Johns

Internet Archives

Roots Web Published Manuscript of Marshall Duncan Descendents (October 28, 2003)

DNA Results

• Current DNA evidence seems to indicate that (Rev William and Ruth) and the Marshall Duncan lines ARE related:
• is definitely related to John Duncan (Sr.) of Fauquier Co. VA in 1769, (the father of John Duncan who married Dinah Bradford)
• mutual ancestor Unknown, (but should be within 1-2 generations.
• both of them appear to be related to John Duncan (Sr.) of Randolph Co. NC, (father of Charles Duncan born there in 1766 m. Elizabeth Allred)
• descendants of Thomas Duncan of Cumberland Co. PA, (who had six sons), does not appear to match this DNA.

There is a Y-DNA study published in the Clan Donnachaidh 2016 Clan Annual which shows that the genetic profiles of descendants of Marshall Duncan match those of descendants of Duncans and McConechys (various spellings) living on on the island of Bute, Scotland. I have the magazine.

Y-DNA Results

Big Y700 YDNA Haplogroup R-FGC33214 Earliest Known Ancestor.

YDNA results show that the families of Rev William and Ruth Duncan and Marshall Duncan I (1710-1777) are in the same Duncan Subgroup B and haplogroup R-FGC33214. The families that are represented by this haplogroup: ^[4]

• Marshall Duncan I (1710-1777)
  • Marshall Duncan II (abt.1739-abt.1810)
  • Charles Duncan (1748-1818)
• William Robert Duncan III (1692-1781)
  • John Pekin Duncan (abt.1735-1774)
  • Charles Duncan (1742-1789)
• John Duncan (abt.1735-abt.1823)
  • Samuel Duncan (1772-abt.1863)
  • Nathanial Melchi Lear
  • Charles Duncan Sr, b 1776 d. 1862, US
• Lot Akin GA 1802 > Monroe Akin > Jewel Dewey Akins
• George H Duke b. 1845 & d. 1926

The Undetermined Issues

Is Marshall Duncan the Elder related to the Duncans of Fauquier Co. VA? There was a Rice Duncan in Fauquier Co. VA connected to a Marr family; Marshall leased land from Daniel Marr; and a Rice Duncan from Fauquier Co. VA was in Granville Co. NC 1762, (where Marshall was on the 1751 tax list).

Timeline

1739 – Prince William Co VA The first entry located was a 1739 Land Transaction in Prince William County. Daniel Marr leased 100 acres of land to Marshall Duncan, his wife Ann, and his son John. ^[5]

1741 - Prince William Co VA Marshall Duncan was listed as a voter in the Election of Burgesses for the County of Prince William in 1741,^[6].

1742- Granville Co NC Undated tax list as "Marshall Doncom, 2" (tithables) and on the next line, "John (blank), 0" tithables, in North Carolina on the Dan River (probably before 1751.^[7]

1751 Tax list on the Dan River, as "Marshall Doncom; John Doncom, 2". This area actually may have been in what was Rowan Co. NC by 1753, but Rowan Co. is said to have been formed from Anson Co. rather than Granville.

1764 - Rowan Co NC (later Surry Co. then Stokes Co.) Marshall was Bondsman for the marriage of his son Marshall (born about 1739 Prince William Co. VA; married Betsey Denston Rogers, Rowan Co. NC)

1768 - Rowan Co NC Marshall on tax list in Rowan Co. NC in the Townfork and Upper Dan River district, (list of Jacob Laesch as "Marshal Dunckam Sen & sons Willm, Thom, Reis, Charls & Joseph, 6" (tithables); separate listings for "John Dunkam Constable - but for Nathan Carther, 1"; and for "Marshal Dunkam jun, 1"^[8]

1771 - Surry Co NC On Tax lists in Surry Co. NC in 1771, 1772, and 1774 ^[9].

1772 Mentioned in records of the Moravians "As the Tannery cannot well do without lime and Marshal Duncan will not burn anymore, Br. Herbst will see whether Duncan will not let him burn lime there." ^[10]

Will

Dated Aug 26 1776 ; Probated May, 1777 ^[11] IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN I Marshal Duncan Senr. of Surry County in N. Carolina being weak and sick in Body but of sound mind and disposing memory - calling to mind my mortality that it is appointed for man to die do make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following first I resign my soul into the hands of God my maker through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ my redeemer and my body to the dust to be buried in a decent manner at the discretion of my executors and as to things of this world which it hath pleased Almighty God to lend unto me I dispose of them in the manner following Imprimis ----

I will that all my debts and funeral charges be paid and discharged by my executors hereinafter named ---

Item - I give unto beloved wife Maryann Duncan the third part of all my estate to her own proper use and behoof and to be at her free disposal at her death to such of my children as she shall think proper ---

Item - my will and desire is that the other two thirds of my estate be at my death equally divided among my eleven children Viz. John Duncan, Maryann Duncan, Wm. Duncan, Ann Duncan, Marshal Duncan, Thomas Duncan, Rice Duncan, Charles Duncan, Joseph Duncan, Robert Duncan, James Duncan or to the surviving among them ---

Lastly I do constitute and appoint my son John Duncan and William Hill executors to this my last will & testament Signed with my hand and sealed with my seal this twenty six day of August one thousand seven hundred and seventy six.

Signed sealed published and declared to be the last will & testament of Marshal Duncan in presence of John Duncan, Charles Duncan, William Hill.

/s/ Marshal + Duncan (seal)

NORTH CAROLINA Surry County May Court 1777 William Hill one of the subscribing witnesses to the within last will & testament of Marshal Duncan made oath that he saw the said Marshal Duncan publish & declare the same to be his last will & testament that he was of sound disposing mind & memory and that at the same time he saw John Duncan & Charles Duncan sign the same as witnesses and on motion it was ordered to be recorded. Recorded accordinly by J.P. Williams, Cle.

Sources

1. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK1J-SVRM : 15 December 2015), Marshall Duncan, ; Burial, , , ,, ; citing record ID 145456345, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. Geneanet Community Trees Index [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2022. Original data: Geneanet Community Trees Index. Paris, France: Geneanet (https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/4973074881:62476)
3. ↑ Ancestry Family Tree - http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=62913121&pid=644. North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011 - Ancestry.com - 1,60548::0 - 1,60548::5771875. North Carolina, Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 - Ancestry.com - 1,4802::0-1,4802::130012 North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890 - Ancestry.com - 1,3566::0 - 1,3566::17324007 (https://gw.geneanet.org/lkyoder3467?n=duncan&oc=&p=marshall+the+elder)
4. ↑ https://www.familytreedna.com/public/ClanDonnachaidh?iframe=yresults
5. ↑ Prince William Co. VA Deed Book D, pg. 251. The Elk Marsh area was included in Fauquier Co. when that county was formed from Prince William in 1759 ("Fauquier During the Proprietorship" by H.C. Groome, pg. 88-91).
6. ↑ "Gleanings of VA History" by Wm. Fletcher Boogher, pg. 116-120
7. ↑ Granville Co. NC ; NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC
8. ↑ "NC Genealogical Society Journal" Vol. XI #4, Nov. 1983, pg. 195;
9. ↑ "Surry and Wilkes Cos. NC Taxables, 1771-1800; Volume 1, 1771-1777", by William Perry Johnson, 1974
10. ↑ Extracts From Minutes of the Aufsdher Collegeum, 1772, pg. 701, Saturday 1st Aug, from Vol. II, "Records of Moravian Archives" by Adelaide Fries; (from Alice Duncan.)
11. ↑ Surry Co. Will Book 1, pg. 74; original will at the NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC.; Surry Co. NC Wills (FHL film 19,971 and 19,972 : 1-73/74:

See also:

• Find a Grave (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/145456345/marshall_duncan)

• Landon Duncan Letters

• Special Collection Landon Duncan

Mary Ann Duncan Dobson "Duncan Research Files" (Consolidated, sourced and acknowledged); and the many Duncan Researchers that have provided information.
The Genealogy Bug
Home page contains links to:
Published Manuscript of Marshall Duncan
Duncan Surname Association (DSA)
The Clan Donnachaidh website: http://www.robertson.org
The DNA website: http://www.familytreedna.com
The DNA results to-date: http://www.familytreedna.com/public/clandonnachaidh/

See Also Family Search (Sourced ID MPY3-Y6F Note: Probable connection Errors - [[Refer to individual Wiki Bios which concurs with Dobson Research/manuscript.

Acknowledgements

Thank you to Kelly Midura for creating WikiTree profile Duncan-2210 through the import of gedcom for wikitree.ged on Dec 23, 2012.

Thank you to D C for creating WikiTree profile Duncan-3173 through the import of Crumpgedcom.ged on May 29, 2013.