Howson Hooe Duncan Sr (abt. 1759 - 1814)

Born about 1759 in Fauquier Co. Virginia. [uncertain]

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 14 Nov 1814 at about age 55 in Stanford, Lincoln, Kentucky, United States

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This profile is a collaborative work-in-progress. Can you contribute information or sources? No original source records have been located to confirm birth, marriage or definitive relationship. It appears that some erroneous information may have been published, and perhaps republished/reported, making the “actual facts” obscure. Several source-to-source discrepancies. These items need further research/clarification before taken as "fact".

Discrepancies

AKA Howsen; Howson

Biography

Howson Duncan Sr is a member of Duncan Clan.

Howson Hooe Duncan
named in wills as son of Joseph Duncan and Lydia Hooe . (Lydia's maiden name unproven)
Estimated Birth 1759 Fauquier, Virginia
Marriage 19 Jan 1779 Agness Johnson; daughter of Samuel; Fauquier Co. VA.
Estimated Death 1814 Lincoln County, Kentucky,

Children

Lincoln Co. KY Will Named Wife Agness and following: G-116: Will of Howson Duncan dated 21 Jan. 1814, proved 11 Nov. 1814, Lincoln Co. KY. (Book G, pg.16 (a&b) to pg.17, on FHL film 192,229, SLC 6/2009)

• Anne Maddox m. Smallwood Maddox

To Jeremiah Parr, one equal tenth, (Relationship Unknown)

• Joseph Duncan, (m. Polly)
• Ellen Moore, (m. William Moore)
• John Duncan,
• Howson Hooe Duncan,
• Rebecca Duncan, (m. Stephen Southern)
• Johnston Duncan, (m. Patsy Stone)
• Nathaniel James Duncan (m. Susan Duncan, daughter of Moses and Cynthia Withers
• William Duncan (m. Phebe Caldwell)
• Lydia Crow,

Mercer Co. KY Deeds (FHL film 191,820) 19-434: 20 Feb. 1836, Joshua Nichols and wife Hannah of Mercer Co. KY to William Duncan of Lincoln Co. KY, $400, land conveyed to said Nichols by heirs of Houson Duncan decd; this tract consists of 4 undivided 10ths of that tract in Lincoln Co. KY on Clark's Run, 108 acres, corner John Green, Jonathan Reed decd now belonging to Jeremiah Kisher, James McPerrin now belonging to estate of Jonathan Nichols decd, and road from Danville to Col. Shelby's; land on which Hunson Duncan (sic) resided at his death on which Agnes Duncan now lives and in which she has a life estate; Jemina the wife of John Park, Ellen wife of William Moore, Rebecca wife of Stephen Southern, and Howson H. Duncan are heirs who conveyed interest to Joshua Nichols, which are now conveyed to William Duncan. Wit. O. Garnett, M.G. Yovan?. 19-440: 15 Feb. 1836, William Duncan and wife Phebe of Lincoln Co. KY to Leonidas W. Baker

Howson Hooe Duncan

several variant names; Howson, Howsen, Houson, Housan etc., (Howson Hooe is most commonly accepted by many researchers)

Son of Joseph Duncan and Hooe-13 Lydia (Hooe) Duncan ^[1]

• Estimated Birth 1759 Fauquier, Virginia (vs 1757)
• Marriage 19 Jan 1779 Agness Johnson; daughter of Samuel; Fauquier Co. VA.^[2]
• Estimated Death 1814 Lincoln County, Kentucky,

Probate

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Duncan-1198 Lincoln Co. KY Will (photostat copy, pg.88, "Miscellaneous Duncan Notebooks" of Nancy Reba Roy)       G116: Will of Howson Duncan dated 21 Jan. 1814, proved 11 Nov. 1814, https://sites.rootsweb.com/~dobson/ky/kylincol.htm (sourced) https://colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I121268&tree=Tree1

• In the name of God Amen. I, Howson Duncan of Lincoln Co. State of Ky, being weak and low, but of sound mind and memory, make this my last will and Testament in the following manner (to wit) Impremis:

It is my desire that my funeral expenses and Just debts be first paid out of my estate. Item: As a support of my lovely wife, Agnes Duncan's future subsistance, I leave her the land whereon I now live, containing one hundred and eighty acres, and the following slaves (to wit) Will, Peggy and Lucy and increase, my stock of all kind, household and kitchen furniture and farming utensils, during her natural life or widowhood, and in case of death or marriage, the estate so devised shall be sold and divided in the following manner (to wit) To Jeremiah Parr, one equal tenth, to Joseph Duncan, one equal tenth, with the addition of fifty pounds in consequence of money paid by Joseph Duncan as security for Smallwood Maddox, husband to my daughter, Anne -- but in case said fifty pounds is paid by Smallwood Maddox to Joseph Duncan on or before the division, then and in that case, my daughter Anne Maddox and her children at the discretion of my Executors one equal tenth in case the above fifty pounds is paid, otherwise the balance to them. To Ellen Moore, one equal tenth, to John Duncan, to Howson Hooe Duncan, to Rebecca Duncan, to Johnston Duncan, to Nathaniel James Duncan and William Duncan to each their heirs or legal representatives one equal tenth. Item: I give and bequeath to Jeremiah Parr, all the estate given by me to him, now in his possession, given by me to him and his heirs. Item: I give and bequeath to my son, Joseph Duncan, all the estate now in his possession, given by me to him and his heirs. Item: I lend to my daughter, Lydia Crow, the following slaves (to wit) Marish, her present and future increase, during her life, but in case her husband hires them out, then and in that case, the negroes shall be forfeited and return to my Estate, and in case of my daughter's death, then the negro Marish and increase shall be sold and equally divided between all my surviving children. Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter, Anne Maddox, all property now in her possession given her by me. Item: I give to my son, John Duncan, a negro boy Willy, though not to be taken out of the Estate until Howson becomes of age, to him, his heirs and also a fether [sic] bed and furniture. Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter, Ellen Moore, a negro girl (Violet) now in her possession with all the increase to her, her heirs and legal representatives. Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter, Rebecca Duncan, a negro girl (Linney) and all the increase, a fether [sic] bed and furniture, a cow and ten pounds in case at the death of my wife, Agnes, to her and her heirs. Item: I give to my son, Johnston Duncan, a negro girl (Sharlotte) and her increase, though not to be taken out of the possession of my wife until Johnston arrives at the age of twenty-one years, a feather bed and furniture, a horse worth fifty dollars, the horse to be paid at the death of my wife, Agnes, to him and his heirs. Item: I give to my son, Nathaniel James Duncan, a negro boy (Daniel) the boy not to be taken out of the possession of my wife until my son Nathaniel arrives at the age of twenty-one years, a feather bed and furniture and a horse worth fifty dollars at the death of my wife, Agnes, to him and his heirs. Item: I give to my son, William Duncan, a negro girl (Rachel) and her increase though not to be taken out of the possession of my wife, until my son William, arrives at the age of twenty-one years, a feather bed and furniture, also fifty pounds in cash at the death of his mother, to him and his heirs. Item: I nominate my sons, Joseph Duncan and John Duncan, executors to this my last Will and Testament, revoking and disannulling all other Wills made by me. In testimony thereto, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this 21st day of January, 1814. /s/ Howson Duncan; teste: John Withers, William Bryan, Anthony Johnson, Garrett Johnson

Children

Identified Children

• Howson Duncan (1794 - 1841) m Susannah Southern
• Nathaniel James Duncan (1800 - 1882) m Susan Ann Duncan
• Ellen m. William Moore
• Anne m Smallwood Maddox,
• Johnston Duncan
• William Duncan
• Joseph Duncan

• Jeremiah Parr (not identified as son in law)

Y-DNA

Y-DNA is showing that this family is in Duncan Subgroup B and in haplogroup R-M269 (KIt #B6993, No big Y-700 test done yet). ^[3]

• Joseph Duncan
• son of Joseph Housen Duncan

Sources

1. ↑ (Probate/will info/see parent notes) (first Moore Connection seems to be Ellen m. William Moore) (a daughter of Joseph & Lydia)
   • Howson named in wills as son of Joseph Duncan and Lydia Hooe . (Lydia's maiden name unproven presumed Hooe
2. ↑ "Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR8X-1JQ : accessed 30 August 2015), Howsen Duncan and Agness Johnson, 19 Jan 1779; citing Fauquier County, Virginia, reference 80; FHL microfilm 31,633. See Also
3. ↑ https://www.familytreedna.com/public/ClanDonnachaidh?iframe=ycolorized

• "Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR8X-1JQ : accessed 30 August 2015), Howsen Duncan and Agness Johnson, 19 Jan 1779; citing Fauquier County, Virginia, reference 80; FHL microfilm 31,633.

See Also

• "Duncan Research Files" Mary Ann Duncan Dobson (Consolidated, sourced and acknowledged); and the many Duncan Researchers that have provided information. The Genealogy Bug
  
• Fauquier Co VA Records
• Lincoln Co Kentucky Records

Acknowledgement

World Connect

Rootsweb Archived Thread: "Joseph Duncan 1710-1792 King George & Fauquier Counties + Hooe, Mauzy", by TEbel2888 @ aol.com

Genforum Archived Thread: "Joseph m. Lydia vs. Joseph, Son of William the Elder", by Charlene Ebeling

Acknowledgements

• Family Data Collection - Births http://www.Ancestry.com
• Unsourced family tree handed down to Donna (Eberman) Rand.