James Duncan (aft. 1752 - abt. 1834)

Born after 4 Feb 1752 in Colony Of Georgia [uncertain]

Descendants

Died about 17 Feb 1834 before about age 82 in Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Sergeant James Duncan served with 12th Virginia Regiment (1777), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

James Duncan is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A211204.

Duncan Tartan

Discrepancy

Merge Confusion - Co Mingled Information

William Lane Duncan (Tishomingo County, Mississippi) - Is Not a child of James - Find a Grave Error. William Lane's father was Thomas Lane Duncan

This profile is NOT a duplicate of (Contemporary James) James Duncan m. Avy Shelton (North Carolina) and no proven relationship to Marshall Duncan and Mary Ann Durron

James Duncan

Birth Estimate Feb. 4, 1752 Georgia

Marriage Estimate 1775-1800 Unknown ( (if spouse located the Unknown s/b a merge – not disconnected -- If name located and no dups, rename the Unknown)

Death Estimate Feb. 17, 1834 Milledgeville Baldwin County Georgia

Burial Memory Hill Cemetery Find A Grave Memorial# 19155049

James served as a private in the Virginia Continental Line, and later as a Lieutenant in a battalion of Minutemen and Georgia Militia from Wilkes County GA under Colonel Elijah Clarke. ^[2]

James removed to North Carolina during the British occupation of Georgia. According to his obituary "his funeral was solemnized with military honors by the Volunteer Corps of Milledgeville" (Baldwin County Georgia).

Will

No Probate Will located to prove/disprove children. Baldwin GA Records Pg.11: Est. James Duncan Sr. Adm. letters granted 14 May 1834; appraisement returned 7 July 1834.

Children

Estimated Births 1775-1800 - most likely Georgia or North Carolina - Pension Application named (no widow/4 children identified). There may be others not identified in RW Pension Application.^[2]

• Jane married Turner Harris (Pontotoc Co. MS as of Pension Ap) B-692: 1 Dec. 1830 Harris Co Georgia ^[3][2][4]
• Edy (married a Neely) - Eady Nealy of Jasper Co. MS)^[2][4]
• John married Ann Unknown (Pontotoc Co. MS; ) ^[2][4]
• James married Narcissa ( Baldwin Co. GA,) (Administrator of Estate)^[2][4]

Unsupported Children

Henry married Unk - Not Named in Pension Ap – Although a Henry from Baldwin^[4]

Duncan-7619 Sarah married Unk - Not Named in Pension Ap^[4]

Sources

^{[2] [4] [5]}

1. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 21 Mar 2018), "Record of James Duncan", Ancestor # A211204.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6} JAMES DUNCAN, Rev. Pension Application S-37901

   RW Records Source: S357 Repository: #REPO13 Revolutionary War Records

3. ↑ Harris Co Georgia Records
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6} pg 80 Twenty-One Southern Families: Notes & Genealogies Elizabeth Pryor Harper Call Number: 929.3 H293T (source referenced for children -- can only be “viewed” at FHC – No Digital copy available – May or may not be correct)
5. ↑ Baldwin GA Records

Acknowledgement

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