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Braxton Duncan (1798 - 1859)

Braxton Duncan
Born in Virginiamap
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Husband of — married [date unknown] in Charleston, Virginiamap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 61 in Duncan Prairie, Mercer Co, Illinoismap
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Biography

Braxton Duncan, son of Charles Duncan and Margaret (Peggy) Kirk, was born about Feb 1 1798 [1][2]

Braxton married Araminta Kirk on Oct. 15 1835, Giles Co. VA . [3][2]

Braxton died October 19, 1859 Mercer Co. Illinois. [4] Araminta died June 20, 1855 Mercer Co. Illinois.[5]

Physical Description: Born in Virginia, Braxton and his brother, Buford, sons of Charles Duncan, were the earliest pioneers in Duncan Township, Mercer Co, IL, along the Mississippi River, a few miles south of what has come to be known as the Quad Cities ares.

Event: Notes on Buford Duncan: From writing of a grandchild of his brother, Braxton Duncan. From History of Mercer Co, IL, Duncan Twp: The first settler in what is now Duncan Township was Buford Duncan, as early as 1834 or 1836. The township took its name from Anecdote

Children

1850 Census [6]
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Braxton Duncan M 52 Virginia (b. 1798)
Aramenta Duncan F 31 Virginia
Manetia Duncan F 10 Virginia m. Harrison Herson (Hersom)
Oscar Duncan M 9 Illinois
Ann E Duncan F 7 Illinois, m. Elias Williams
Francis Duncan M 5 Illinois
Josephine Duncan F 3 Illinois
Virginia Duncan F 1 Illinois
James G Duncan M 0 Illinois
Lewis Kirk M 22 Virginia,
Granville Kirk M 14 Illinois

Sources

[6] [2]

  1. Pension Application W-22973
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Giles Co VA Records
  3. Giles Co. VA Index to Register of Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1806-1896 (FHL film 31,740; SLC 8/25/1988
  4. Find a Grave Memorial 73512663
  5. Find A Grave Memorial 73512636
  6. 6.0 6.1 "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M858-D3D : accessed 29 July 2015), Braxton Duncan, Mercer county, part of, Mercer, Illinois, United States; citing family 698, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

Mary Ann Duncan Dobson "Duncan Research Files" (Consolidated, sourced and acknowledged); and the many Duncan Researchers that have provided information.
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Acknowledgement

Import of smithwilWTFTM_2011-03-10.ged on 11 March 2011





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Duncan-8882 and Duncan-551 appear to represent the same person because: Duplicates - see premerge notes at Duncan-8884

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(Merges Proposed) Merge Braxton Duncan-8882 (m. Araminta Kirk (1813 - 1855) to (Correct LNAB) Duncan-551 Merge Manitia Duncan-8884 to Manetia Duncan-4684

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