Ruth Ann (Rawley) Duncan (abt. 1702 - bef. 1781)

Born about 1702 in Orange, Virginia [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of William Robert Duncan III — married about 11 Feb 1722 in Orange (Culpeper) Virginia

Descendants

Died before 4 Feb 1781 before about age 79 in Culpeper, Virginia, United States [uncertain]

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• Profile Represents Ruth Rawley m William Duncan (Culpeper VA)

Discrepancy

-- Name Variations Rawley, Raleigh, Rawleigh, sometimes referenced as (unproven /floyde/Floyd -- Duncan - Dunkin - Doncom etc.,
-- Culpeper formed 1748 from Orange

Parents Unknown/Unproven ; presumed to be Mathew Nathan Rawley and Unknown

(Discrepancy -- Mathew Rawley's wife said to be the daughter of JOHN P. FLOYD, Governor and related to PATRICK HENRY. These references submitted by Mrs. Sbu de Li Naylot Taylor (from the history of Thomas Duncan of Pennsylvania. (Unproven/unsourced). [The abo e John P. Floyd is not the same John Floyd who died in Northampton, VA in 1687]

Note: This would seem to be an error Digital Copy "THE LIFE AND DIARY OF JOHN FLOYD Governor of Virginia, an Apostle of Secession, AND THE Father of the Oregon Country" by Charles H. Ambler, Ph. D., 1918, indicates

John Floyd was made governor of Virginia on January 9, 1830. Timeframe does not work. Bio of John Floyd. He was a descendant of JOHN1 FLOYD 1 who was born Abt. 1643 in prob. Wales and died 26 July 1687 in Northampton Co., VA. He married MARY BERRY Abt. 1660 in Northampton Co., VA. She was born Abt. 1644 and died in prob. Northampton Co., VA. Descendants of John Floyd. Although there is mention of SARAH FLOYD, b. Abt. 1686 (daughter), no mention of a Rawley/Raleigh marriage.

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. There is a great deal of conflicting information surrounding William & Ruth Duncan – Many Source-to-Source discrepancies; co-mingling, Lack of records; family stories; number of Duncan’s with the same names, etc..

Ancestry for "William Duncan, the Elder," or even a maiden name for his wife Ruth, is considered Unproven and should be viewed with caution. Although many "history" publications give her name as Rawley, as well as lists of children, the "Oldest Source Found" for this was the "transcription of the 1565 Bible" (See Comparison of Sources Summary . ^[1]

Biography

Ruth Rawley, daughter of Mathew Rawley and Unknown of probably Wales (vs VA or England. Wales settled in Va 1719-1720 (Bible 1). ^[2]

Birth. 1702 Estimate (generally accepted)

Marriage: Feb 11 1722 Ruth Rawley married William Duncan (Bible 1).

Death: before Oct. 15, 1781 (Will 3) (vs died about 1746)

The Rawley's are said to have come from Wales, settling in Culpeper about 1719-1720. Some records indicate Ruth as an "only child" and the family as members of the "Church of England"; some indicate Ruth born in England of Welsh parentage.^[2][3]

• No Record documents found for Mathew Rawley located in Virginia.

Ruth married William Duncan about February 11, 1722. The Duncans were landholders in Culpeper VA where they raised a large family.^[1]

No probate records were located for Ruth, who apparently died before William's Will of October 15 1781. No wife was named in his will, but seven children were named.^{[3] [4] [2]}

Sources

Links for 'Find A Grave and Family Trees are provided for reference and convenience only (and are considered unreliable/unproven unless sources are contained within). Independent research is encouraged before considering as "fact"

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Transcription - Source Bible Record Orig - Bible of Rev. Wm. DUNCAN - pub. 1565 [The original bible has not been seen in years. A handwritten transcript of the entries in the Bible is found in the back of the Owensboro KY Library copy of ‘Gen. and Hist. Notes on Culpeper Co. VA’. In the absence of the original, this is the earliest source]
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Source 4 (A) Capt. Thos. Chew Copy of Church Records preserved -- Scotch Presbyterians (list of children’s names and birth dates appear to have 20+ year discrepancy 150 years later) (B) Letters to/from Samuel McAffee Duncan (Nicholasville) & Charles C. Duncan (Edenton, N.C ) Letters re descendants of Charles & Rawley (sons of William Duncan) (C) Judge Daniel A. Grimsley, of Culpeper, Virginia – Culpeper Records; (D) James Franklin Duncan’s account of the first three generations descended from William agrees with Underwood's findings
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Transcription Source 3 Will Proven Oct. 15, 1781 - Culpeper Co. Will Bk. B, 1770-1783, p.450
4. ↑ Transcription - Source 2 Bible Record – 1752 - Ringo Bible (Kentucky - James Franklin Duncan’s account of the first three generations descended from William agrees with Underwood's findings

See Also Comparison of Sources Summary

Acknowledgement

Profile created by Dale Hankins through the import of Dale B Hankins 10 Gen.ged on Nov 14, 2017. Heather Brown, Rawley-2 Aug 8, 2011
Bruce Porter, Rawley-10, March 2, 2014
Sandy Harris Rawley-5 through the import of Clark Goudy Odenbaugh Price Family Tree_2013-02-04.ged on Feb 4, 2013. Ancestry Family Trees
Jack Templeton. Raleigh-135 created through the import of GedTem12:18.ged on Dec 19, 2011 by Source: S-2128385086 Repository: #R-2146436631 Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=6735994&pid=4047

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