John Brinson Duke (1832 - 1926)

Born 5 Nov 1832 in Alabama, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Lucinda Caroline Hogan (Fallwell) Duke — married 1860 in Panola, Texas, United States

Descendants

Died 4 Jan 1926 at age 93 in Panola, Texas, United States

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Biography

Jack Brinson Duke came from Conecuh County, Alabama to Clayton, Texas as a single man before the Civil War.^[1] After his arrival in Panola County, he married Lucinda Fallwell in 1860, and they had six children (one died as an infant).

Research Notes

It is thought that his parents were John M. Duke and Elizabeth Massey.^[2] The only supporting evidence for this other than the 1850 census is a document linking him to his sister, Martha,^[3] and autosomal DNA matches that confirm a relationship between the descendants of the two siblings. While not definite proof, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, it seems likely that these are the correct relationships.

It has long been speculated by Jack's descendants that Adam Duke was his uncle, since they were said to have come to Texas in the same wagon train, and his son, William Brinson, married a granddaughter of Adam. yDNA evidence indicates that to be a possibility, but the closeness of the relationship is still unproven and still has not revealed the identity of their common ancestor. However, descendants of both men are known to descend from John Duke from Isle of Wight, Virginia.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 13 February 2023), memorial page for John Brinson “Jack” Duke (5 Oct 1832–4 Jan 1926), Find A Grave: Memorial #26084359, citing Clayton Cemetery, Clayton, Panola County, Texas, USA; Maintained by jduke79 (contributor 50301134).
2. ↑ https://jduke79.com/Jack-Brinson-Duke-Roots.pdf
3. ↑ https://jduke79.com/John-M-Duke-Family.pdf
4. ↑ https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/duke/dna-results

• John Dukes in the 1850 United States Federal Census. Year: 1850; Census Place: Conecuh, Alabama; Roll: 3; Page: 379a. Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
• John B Duke in the 1860 United States Federal Census. Year: 1860; Census Place: Beat 8, Panola, Texas; Roll: M653_1302; Page: 393; Family History Library Film: 805302. Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
• J B Duke in the 1870 United States Federal Census. Year: 1870; Census Place: Beat 1, Panola, Texas; Roll: M593_1601; Page: 247B. Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.