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Robert Duncan (abt. 1776 - abt. 1814)

Robert Duncan
Born about in Johnson City, Washington County, Tennesseemap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married about 1794 in Anderson County, Tennesseemap
Descendants descendants
Died about at about age 38 in Roane, Tennessee, United Statesmap
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The Birth and Marriage Date is a rough estimate. See the text for details.

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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Biography

Robert Duncan is a member of Duncan Clan.

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.

Estate

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

Public Member Stories STORIES, MEMORIES & HISTORIES

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)."

Ancestry.com link

"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

Sources

Mary Ann Duncan Dobson "Duncan Research Files" (Consolidated, sourced and acknowledged)
The Genealogy Bug
Roane Co Records

  1. tax list; in Roane Co. TN 1802
  2. "History of Roane Co. TN" pg. 15, 17
  3. (Roane Co. TN Minute Book 1813-1815, pg. 129, 177;

Acknowledgement

Information by Gary Nicholson, Monday, March 2, 2015.





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