James Duncan (1690 - 1751)

Born 17 Mar 1690 in Scotland [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 25 Oct 1751 at age 61 in York County (Lancaster Co), Pennsylvania

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Biography

James Duncan is a member of Duncan Clan.

James Duncan
Parents Unknown

Birth Estimate 17 MAR 1690 Scotland, Great Britain
Marriage Estimate Unknown 1710 Jean Jane Boyd
Death Estimate 25 OCT 1751 York County, Pennsylvania, USA (vs will proved 22 March 1758 or 1750)
Burial Round Hill Church Cem (Hopewell) York Co., PA

Discrepancy

No original source records have been located to confirm birth, marriage or death records. Source-to-source discrepancy. It appears that some erroneous information may have been published, and perhaps republished/reported, making the “actual facts” obscure. -- No Birth Source – No Parent Identification
-- Exact Marriage date and place is Unknown
-- Wife's last name unproven/unsourced.

Disputed Parent

• Reportedly son of James who supposedly died in Lancaster PA about 1740. Relationship unproven.

Children

John Duncan
Mary Duncan
Elizabeth Duncan
Jean Duncan
Margaret Duncan
Anthony Duncan
James D(uncan)
Andrew Duncan
Joseph Duncan

Will

Lancaster PA Records B-227:Will of James Duncan of Derry Twp, sick and weak in body; to wife (unnamed) £20; also to Mary Duncan (daughter?) £20, to dau. Elizabeth Duncan -- pounds, to dau. Jean Duncan £20, to dau. Margaret Duncan £20, to (son?) Anthony Duncan £30, to son James D(uncan) £30, to son Andrew Duncan £30, to son Joseph Duncan £30; allow my (son?) Anthony, James, Andrew and Joseph to be taught to read and (write?) and the charges paid of my estate; remainder be equally divided; one share to my beloved (bottom line(s) missing; top line(s) missing on next page) ... Thomas ... Rober.. 25 Oct. 1751, /s/ James Duncan; wit. John Duncan, Joseph Hays. Proved March 22, 1750 (1758?) by John Duncan, 22 March 1758, the exec. named in the will having renounced, letters of admin. granted to Jane Duncan, widow of deceased, and John Campbell. (FHL film 21,354;

"Abstract of Lancaster Co. PA Wills" 1896, on FHL film 383,292, shows executors as Thomas Logan & Robert Boyd; wife Jean Duncan) B-479: Aug. 26, 1760, Jean Duncan (/s/ Jean (J) her mark Dunken) of Derry Twp, Lancaster Co., widow, weak and sick in body; . . . . my son John; if my son Andw. should die before he be 21 years, his share be given to my son John also 2 shillings and 6 pence to my son Anthony, also 2 shillings 6 pence to son James, also to my dau. Elizabeth . . . . my dau. Jean . . . .also to Mr. John Roan one shirt cloath of the June web that is a Jnos.(?) godds (goods?), also I appoint my dau. Margt. Spin and win (Spinandwin?) what yard? may be wanting to the webbs at Thos. Goods and that my said dau. Margt. have all my other goods whatsoever not above ... Appoint John Steel and Patrick Hays executors. Wit. Andrew Roan, Hugh Hays. Proved 9 Sept. 1765 on oaths of wit. (FHL film 21,354)

Sources

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

• Source: S33 Record ID Number: MH:S33 User ID: B1DC4EB1-F440-4C6C-9D04-1B2D6D8A5292 Author: Piet van Essen Title: van Essen Web Site Text: MyHeritage.com family tree CONT Family site: van Essen Web Site CONT Family tree: Stamboom bewerken2 Media: 20768351-7 Type: Smart Matching Record ID Number: MH:SC108 Page: James Duncan Event: Smart Matching Role: 7004465 Data: Date: 24 APR 2013 Text: Added by confirming a Smart Match Quality or Certainty of Data: 3
• Source: S48 Record ID Number: MH:S48 User ID: 51A9641A869E42FD58CA9828572FCD26 Author: John Miller Title: Miller Web Site Text: MyHeritage.com family tree Family site: Miller Web Site CONT Family tree: Miller-White-Avery-Arrowood_05_01_2010 Media: 123155181-1 Type: Smart Matching Record ID Number: MH:SC335 Page: James Duncan Event: Smart Matching Role: 1001568 Data: Date: 31 MAY 2013 Text: Added by confirming a Smart Match Quality or Certainty of Data: 3
• Ancestry Profile

See Also:

• The Duncan and Gibson families by Duncan, Hugh Welch, 1852-Published 1905 (Descendants of Andrew Duncan)

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Terry Duncan for creating WikiTree profile Duncan-3330 through the import of J Duncan.ged on Jul 13, 2013.