Samuel Duncan
son of John Duncan and Unknown; : presumed son of John Duncan and Eleanor "Nellie" Hopkins (The Hopkins and Duncan families are linked together by many land transactions, and at least one marriage. his mother is thought by some to be Eleanor 'Nellie' Hopkins, but there is no written proof of her maiden name. DNA will hopefully provide the final clue to the identity of John Duncan's wife)
Birth
Birth Estimate for Samuel: 1772-1773 Randolph Co North Carolina
Marriage
Marriage Estimate 1792 Elizabeth Benson (b: Abt. 1780 VA m: in Greenville Co SC, daughter of Father: Enoch Benson and Jemima Berry)
Children
Samuel married Elizabeth (Benson) Duncan (born in 1780 in Virginia, USA).
Identified (presumed) Children Estimated Births 1793-1828 (there may be others; not all are proven)
John Berry Duncan (1822–1915) m Jane Ann Eddington (1827–1909)[1][5]
Elizabeth Duncan (1825) m Robert Morgan (1825)
Land Records
Some land records showing family connections:
Randolph Co. NC Grantor Deed Indexes; Duncan (Page 31A & other unnumbered pages) (from Lenox D. Baker 12/31/1980,
1797, Duncan, John to Chas. Duncan,117a
1797, Duncan, John Sr. to John Duncan Jr.,
1797, Duncan, Samuel to John Duncan Jr.,44a
1799, Duncan, John Sr. to Chas. Duncan 135a
Bk.8, p.135A, John Duncan Sr. of Greenville Co., SC, to Charles Duncan, 135 acres on Sandy Creek. Proved in open court Aug term by Joab Rains and registered.
Bk.8, p.137, on 9 Sep 1799, State of NC grant to Moses Hopkins, 100 acres on Deep River.
Bk.8, p.224, on 1 Oct 1797, deed by Samuel Duncan to John Duncan Jr., 44 acres on Sandy Creek. Proved in February 1797 term in open court by Charles Duncan and registered.
22 Feb 1799, Deed from Samuel Duncan to John Duncan, proved by Charles Duncan. Pg.160 or 161 of Deed Book_[to kum]__..
Greenville County, South Carolina
In 1800 Samuel Duncan is living in Greenville, SC. Nearby are his presumed brother, William Duncan. Both Samuel and William married daughters of Enoch Benson, Sr., who is also living nearby. Between the two Duncan men is Enoch Benson, Jr.
1800 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Greenville, South Carolina; Roll: 47; Page: 284; Image: 552; Family History Library Film: 181422; (NARA microfilm publication M32, 52 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group
1810 Samuel (listed as Saml) was listed on Aug 6, 1018 in the 1810 United States Federal Census, Greenville, South Carolina; Roll: 62; Page: 535; Image: 0181421; Family History Library Film: 00126 [7]
14 household members under 16, 16 ttl household members.
Research Note: *demographics of this census record does not match family*
1820 Samuel United States Federal Census; Census Place: Greenville, South Carolina; Page: 110; NARA Roll: M33_120; Image: 171
Gwinnett County, Georgia
1830 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Gwinnett, Georgia; Page: 331; NARA Series: M19; Roll Number: 17; Family History Film: 0007037
1840 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Gwinnett, Georgia; Roll: 42; Page: 104; Image: 215; Family History Library Film: 0007044
Cobb County, Georgia
1850: Samuel 77 yrs old born in NC was head of household residing in Lost Mountain, Cobb, Georgia with his spouse Elizabeth 70 yrs old VA. Also residing in household is son: James AJ Duncan and spouse Armina, with grandson John Duncan.
Death Estimate Exact date Unknown, after 1860 census, in Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia,
YDNA
YDNA is showing that this family is in Duncan Subgroup B and haplogroup R-FGC33215. The following families are in the same halogroup and are closely related:[9]
↑ 1.01.1 History of Grayson Co. TX" by Grayson Co. Frontier Village Inc., pub. by Hunter Pub., Winston-Salem, NC (FHL book 976.4557 H2g; from Paul C. Duncan 7/1994
↑ "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXVS-BPR : 7 February 2020), Robert S. Dunking and Armitta Smith, 20 Aug 1837; citing Marriage, Forsyth, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 329,927.
↑ Haskell County and Its Pioneers Rex A. Felker Published in Cooperation with the Haskell Bicentennial Committee (1976) Page 62-63.
↑ 4.04.1 "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYV-16P : 12 April 2016), Samuel Duncan, Lost Mountain, Cobb, Georgia, United States; citing family 741, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3SK-6C6 : 13 March 2018), John Berry Duncan in entry for John Robert Duncan, 06 Dec 1942; citing certificate number 54023, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,137,186.
"History of Grayson Co. TX" by Grayson Co. Frontier Village Inc., pub. by Hunter Pub., Winston-Salem, NC (FHL book 976.4557 H2g; from Paul C. Duncan 7/1994)
A History of North and West Texas: Vol. I & II; Paddock, Captain B.B. Published by The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago (1906)
1850 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Lost, Cobb, Georgia; Roll: M432_66; Page: 145B; Image: 117
1860 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Gritter, Cobb, Georgia; Roll: M653_117; Page: 423; Image: 423; Family History Library Film: 803117
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Sandy Harris for creating WikiTree profile Duncan-2504 through the import of Clark Goudy Odenbaugh Price Family Tree_2013-02-04.ged on Feb 4, 2013.
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Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:
Duncan-16932 and Duncan-2504 appear to represent the same person because: I believe this to be the same Samuel Duncan that I have in my profile. I base this on handwritten & published biography on my Duncan family line living in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia (which I can share). I acknowledge that there is inconsistency in the death date for Samuel between the records, which I cannot validate. I am a new member to WikiTree, and this is the first time I've been asked to compare/confirm a merge. I will defer to your expertise & experience on whether they should be merged; I have no issues with removing the Samuel Duncan I created and using Duncan-2504. Thanks, Karl Duncan
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