Born in Marion, Mississippi, United States
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Jacob Cullen Duncan Jr.
— married
1832 in Washington Parish, Louisiana, USA
Descendants 
Mother of
Benjamin Jacob Duncan, Eliza Ann Duncan, John Walton Duncan, Mary Kizziah (Duncan) Harrell, Robert McKay Duncan, William Louis Duncan, Martin Penn Duncan and Frances Duncan
Died
at age 103
in Forrest County, Mississippi, USA
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Biography
Mary was born in 1815 in Merryville, Marion County, Mississippi to Samuel Price McKay and Martha Caoline McCauley. In 1832 she married Jacob Cullen Duncan Jr.. They had at least 8 children.
In the 1850 census, Mary (age 35) was in Washington, Louisiana, United States.[1]
| Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| C Duncan | M | 40 | Farmer | North Carolina |
| Mary Duncan | F | 35 | Mississippi | |
| Benj Duncan | M | 16 | Mississippi | |
| Eliza Duncan | F | 14 | Mississippi | |
| Kefriah Duncan | F | 13 | Mississippi | |
| Robt Duncan | M | 10 | Mississippi | |
| William Duncan | M | 8 | Mississippi | |
| Walton Duncan | M | 6 | Louisiana | |
| Martin Duncan | M | 4 | Louisiana | |
| Francis Duncan | F | 2 | Louisiana |
In the 1870 census, Mary (age 60), Keeping House, was in Ward 4, Washington, Louisiana.[2]
Mary died 7 Jun 1902 in Forrest County, MS and was buried in Hayes Creek Baptist Cemetery, Franklinton, Washington Parish, Louisiana.
Research Notes
Yet Find a Grave has her maiden name as "Richardson" [3]
Sources
- ↑
1850 Census:
"1850 United States Federal Census"
The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Washington, Louisiana; Roll: 241; Page: 446a; Line Number: 26
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #2936461 (accessed 20 March 2024)
Mary Duncan (35) in Washington, Louisiana, USA. Born in Mississippi. - ↑
1870 Census:
"1870 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1870; Census Place: Ward 4, Washington, Louisiana; Roll: M593_535; Page: 242A
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #26446731 (accessed 20 March 2024)
Mary Duncan (60), Keeping House, in Ward 4, Washington, Louisiana. Born in Georgia. - ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #136973011
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Terri (Ott) Viola 
:
23andMe, GEDmatch A386609 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A386609 [compare], Ancestry member Terri_Viola
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Karen (Ramsey) Fontenot :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Hannah (Williams) McBride :
23andMe, GEDmatch KJ6491966 [compare]
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Anne Massey
McKay-2235 and McKay-866 appear to represent the same person because: they have the same spouse.
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Kathy (Brown) Lamm
Mckay-3023 and McKay-866 appear to represent the same person because: Duplicate
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by Kathy (Brown) Lamm
Unmerged matches › Mary McKay (Richardson) Duncan (1799-1902)
Rejected matches › Mary (Duncan) Sargent (1659-1725) › Mary (McKay) Joy (abt.1810-) › Mary Jane (Mcgee) Worth (abt.1813-aft.1853) › Mary L. (UNknown) Duncan (1911-1994) › Mary Estelle (Mobley) Hughes (1864-1953) › Mary Denman (Key) Neal (abt.1803-1865) › Mary E. McKay (1801-) › Mary M McKay (1800-) › Mary (Eason) Barson (1797-)
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