John
Duncan
Born in Strachan, Kincardine
Ancestors 
Son of Robert Duncan
and Jean Brebner
Brother of
Robert B. Duncan, Elizabeth Duncan, James Brebner Duncan, Jane Duncan, William Duncan, George Duncan, Nancy (Duncan) Abernethy, Margaret Duncan, David Scott Ferguson Duncan and Archibald Duncan
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Jun 2016
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Biography
John was christened at Strachan Parish in Kincardineshire, Scotland on 9 June 1839.
A letter of 1936 written by John's nephew Alfred states that John was struck by lightning while asleep in his bed at Strachan.
Research
It is unknown when the lightning strike occurred or even whether this was the right brother. Alfred's letter has solid information about his siblings, but while most of what he writes about his aunts and uncles can be corroborated with other documents, he mistook his aunt who married Mr. Stratton for Nancy rather than Margaret.
Alfred reports learning of the lightning strike from a clipping out of an Aberdeen newspaper. Historical newspaper records should be searched for this record.
Sources
- Letter from Alfred P. Duncan, son of John's brother Robert, sent to Marion Alexander Duncan in 1936.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- David Duncan
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-Z16434, FTDNA kit #850389, MitoYDNA ID T10340 [compare]
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~6.25%
David Duncan :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T825357 [compare], FTDNA kit #850389
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~6.25%
Marion (Duncan) Smith :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T843160 [compare]
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~3.12%
Barry Smith :
23andMe, GEDmatch EV5890215 [compare]
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~0.78%
Alex Cummings :
23andMe, GEDmatch M431328 [compare]
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Rejected matches › John Duncan (1837-1884) › John James Graham Duncan (abt.1841-1899) › John Duncan (1837-1907) › John Duncan (1837-) › John Duncan (1841-) › John Duncan (1821-1907) › John Locke Duncan (1838-1908) › John Donkin (1838-) › John Dunigan (abt.1840-)
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