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 .
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Robert Duncan son of Rice Duncan, and Elizabeth Unknown (no proof of Elizabeth's maiden name (born 1730-40); speculated to be Elizabeth Cobb) ,
Birth Estimate 1776 Tennessee; probably Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee)
Estimated Marriage Unknown - 1825 -- Assumed to be Elizabeth Evan (Evens) (Unproven). Several transactions for Evin; Evan E. Duncan in Roane Records. Possibility of a son vs wife.
Death about October 17, 1814, probably Roane, Tennessee
Robert lived on the Watauga River in Washington Co. TN 1801 [1] [2]; lived on White Oak Creek, a tributary of the Clinch River near the Holston River in eastern Roane Co., near the "Great Road" connecting Knoxville and Kingston; was on jury duty 20 April 1814 and died before 17 Oct. 1814 when Evan Evans and Joseph Duncan were appointed administrators of his estate, Evan Evans, Joseph Duncan, William McKamey, and John Smith were the bondsmen [3] The Joseph Duncan who was administrator and bondsman likely Robert's brother.
Roane Co Records A-197: "A list of the property of the Deceased Robert Duncan . . . October 17 day 1814". /s/ Even Evenans (sic), Joseph Duncan. Purchasers included Matthew Hawkins, William Dalton, William Roberson, Royall Price, Edward Freels, James Davidson, Clingan Kincaid, Joanah Brown, James McClintick, James Quals, Joseph Duncan, Robert Langford, John Hicks, Moses White. /s/ Evan Evans, Joseph Duncan, Admrs.
"Robert D Duncan Perpetual Existence
Birth: dd mm 1776 - Washington, United States
Marriage: date - Anderson, TN (Tennessee)
Death: date - Roane, Tennessee, United States
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TITLE: Some Duncan Families of Eastern Tennessee Before 1800 - Section I Continued
DESCRIPTION: Mary Ann (Duncan%ehl%) Dobson the Genealogy Bug July 1 2000 http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~dobson/...
ATTACHED TO: Robert D . Duncan (1776-1814)."
"3. Robert D. Duncan b: Bet. 1776 - 1814 in (lived in Roane Co., TN. ) (War 1812, Private in Capt. Coffey's Co. Reg) ........... +Elizabeth Evans."
https://www.ancestry.com/boards/surnames.duncan/3362/mb.ashx
Mary Ann Duncan Dobson "Duncan Research Files" (Consolidated, sourced and acknowledged)
The Genealogy Bug
Roane Co Records
Information by Gary Nicholson, Monday, March 2, 2015.
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