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CHICOT CO. AR
Formed 1823 from Arkansas
Dersha formed 1838 from Arkansas, Chicot
Ashley formed 1848 from Chicot, Union, Drew
CENSUS RECORDS
1830-1840 Chicot Co. AR Census
No Duncan indexed
(MAD: James Duncan in 1828 Conway Co. AR tax list; James Duncan in 1829 Chicot Co. AR tax list; see 1830 Conway Co. AR census)
1850 Chicot Co. AR Census
Bayou Mason
Pg.181, #92, Hiram H. RALPH 50 TN farmer $3600
Ellen 36 NC
William B. OWEN 13, Eliza 10 TN
Mary 8, James T?. 6 TN
Simeon DUNCAN 22 SC
(MAD: ? 1860 Panola Co. TX census)
1860 Chicot Co. AR Census
Franklin
Pg.963, #357, Geo. W. SAPPINGTON 37 VA planter $35,600-$56,000
Clarence CABALL (m) 40 VA planter
Jas. C. DUNKINS 36 VA overseer
1870 Chicot Co. AR Census
Oden Twp., P.O. Luna
Pg.149A, #345-345, DUNCAN, W. (m) 38 KY BLACK laborer $0-$0
Julia 25 OH BLACK school teacher
SNIELY?, James 29 PA BLACK machinest
HEAD, W.J. (m) 24 GA BLACK laborer
Railroad Twp., P.O. Gains? Landing
Pg. 165, #157-158, DUNCAN, Wm. 40 KY BLACK laborer $0-$300
Stephen 15 LA BLACK
Cornelia (f) 35 LA BLACK laborer
Jack (m) 10, Tommie (m) 6 AR BLACKS
JENKINS, Ira (m) 1 AR BLACK
OTHER RECORDS
"Territorial Papers, Arkansas Territory, 1819-1825 (sic)" Vol.XIX (CA State University, Sacramento, library)
Pg.856-7: County Officers: Chicot Co., Feb. 9, 1830: William B. Duncan, Judge of the county court.
"Territorial Papers, Arkansas Territory, 1829-1836" Vol.XXI (CA State University, Sacramento, library)
Pg.463-4: Petition to Congress by Inhabitants of Chicot Co., referred Feb. 27, 1832: Petition for establishment of a mail route and placing a weekly mail thereon, from Vicksburg MS via Lake Providence LA; Princeton MS Lake Port A. Tery (sic); the seat of Justice of Chicot Co.; Pennington's settlement on the Bayou Saline in Union Co.; Pine Bluffs the seat of Justice of Jefferson Co., to Little Rock the seat of Government of the Territory of Arkansas. Signed by William B. Duncan and others. (MAD: perhaps 1826-1828 Jefferson Co. AL; 1850 Smith Co. TX census)
Pg.492-4: Petition to Congress by Citizens of the Territory, referred April 2, 1832: That by act of Congress approved 2 March 1831, a quantity of unappropriated public lands in the Territory of Arkansas, not exceeding 10 sections, were to be selected in portions not less than one quarter section, but the Legislature adjourned without making any provisions for selecting the lands; petition for a law authorizing the governor to cause the lands to be selected according to the provisions of the act. Signed by Wm. B. Duncan and others.
Pg.849-853: Letter from Benjamin L. Miles, Columbia, Chicot Co., to Delegate A.H. Sevier, 18 Nov. 1833, enclosing a memorial (petition) from many inhabitants of Chicot Co., requesting a canal to unite the Bayou Bartholomew, a tributary of the Washataw, with the Mississippi, to improve navigation on the Bartholomew. Signed by Wm. B. Duncan and many others.
Pg.1233-4: Letter from Aaron W. Lyon, land office, Batesville, to Ethan A. Brown, July 2, 1836; enclosing a letter written by "Dr. Wm. B. Duncan" and saying that there were others in the same situation. The list of seminary lands furnished Duncan at the land Office in Little Rock belong to the 72 sections selected for Seminary purposes but were not on the list on file in Lyon's office.
Letter: Wm. B. Duncan, Batesville [Independence Co.], State of Arkansas, July 2, 1836, to Hon. Ethan A. Brown. In entering some lands at this office last fall I entered the North half of Sec. 31 and the South half of Sec. 30 in Twp. 8 North, Range 3 West, and also a part of Sec. 4 in the same Township. Since that time in looking over a list of our Seminary lands, viz the 72 sections granted to our Territory for an institution of Learning, in the land office at Little Rock, I find the above named lands among the selections. This induced me to enquire at this office whether or not the lands had been selected as Seminary Lands. The Register informs me that they have not, or in other words that no authentic list furnished the Batesville office embraces those lands ... In this state of uncertainty I must request you to furnish my friend Mr. Lyon the Receiver of this office with an authentic list of our Seminary Lands so far as they are embraced in the Batesville district. ... Signed Wm. B. Duncan.
LAND RECORDS
Index to Lovely Purchase Donation Land Claims, AR (FHL film 1,302,802; county from Rand McNally Commercial Atlas)
Duncan, James, S 1/2 Sec.36 Twp 16S, Range 2W, 320 acres, 1835; Chicot Co.
Duncan, William, W 1/2 Sec.19 Twp 17S, Range 1E, 320 acres, 1836; Chicot Co. on Mississippi River next to Washington Co. MS.
REFERENCES FROM OTHER LOCALITIES
Conway Co. AR Deed (FHL film 1,025,761)
A-345: 17 Dec. 1836, John Clark of "Shicot" Co. AR appoint William B. Duncan of same, my attorney to divide or to sell my lands pursuant to an agreement between said William B. Duncan and John Clark, of one part, and John Knight of Natches, MS, of the other part, 13 May 1836; reg. Chicot Co. AR 17 Dec. 1836; no wit; Reg. Conway Co. AR 25 April 1837.
Adams Co. MS Deeds (SLC 2/2009)
Y-173/174: 30 Dec. 1836, William B. Duncan and John Clark, both of Chicot Co. AR, to William A. Britton of Adams Co. MS, for $2,917, land in Arkansas, SW 1/4 Sec.7 containing 178 acres and 74/100, the E 1/2 SW 1/4 Sec.5 containing 8 acres, the E 1/2 Sec.8 containing 320 acres, the SW 1/4 Sec.8 containing 160 acres, the E 1/2 NW 1/4 Sec.8 containing 80 acres, the SE 1/4 Sec.7 containing 160 acres, the NE 1/4 Sec.17 containing 160 acres, and the SE 1/4 Sec.5 containing 160 acres, all in Twp.8N R23W, and also tract in T8N R23W, viz, SE 1/4 Sec.12, 160 acres, all of which lands are entered in name of John Knight and by him conveyed to the said Wm. B. Duncan and John Clark. /s/ William B. Duncan, John Clark by his atty in fact Wm. B. Duncan. Wit. W.R. Turner, Thos. Armat. Appeared William B. Duncan 30 Dec. 1836 in Adams Co. MS. (FHL film 892,062)
Y-174: 28 Dec. 1836, John Knight and wife Frances Z.S. both of city of Natchez, MS, to William B. Duncan and John Clark, for $1, (above land), land office at Fayetteville, entry, receipt #1361. (FHL film 892,062)
HISTORIES before 1923
1890 "Biographical & Historical Memoirs of Southern AR" Clark, Miller, Sevier, Howard, Pike, Lafayette, Hempstead, Columbia, Little River, Nevada, Cleveland, Ouchita (sic), Dallass, Bradley, Calhoun, Union, Ashley, Drew, Lincoln, Desha and Chicot Cos.; by Goodspeed (FHL film 266,242; and from Betty Laarveld 5/1987)
Pg.1062: Chicot Co. County and probate judges -- W.B. Duncan, 1829-30, 1832-34.
MAD: 1840 Monroe Co. AR census; 1850 Smith Co. TX census; William B. Duncan b.1800 Culpeper Co. VA, graduated Univ. of PA at Philadelphia in 1830 with degree in medicine, practiced AR for 15 years, to TX 1845, d. Grayson Co. TX 1874; mar. Mrs. Elizabeth Harper 3/15/1855 in Hopkins Co. TX (from sketch of their son Arthur B. Duncan b.1862 of Floyd Co. TX in Vol.IV, pg.137-8, of "TX Under Many Flags" by Clarence Ray Wharton, 1930, FHL film 1,000,594 item 4); Elizabeth L. Vaden had mar. Wm. L. Harper 3/2/1854 Hopkins Co. TX.
1890 "Biographical and historical memoirs of southern Arkansas : comprising a condensed history of the state, a number of biographies of its distinguished citizens, a brief descriptive history of each of the counties mentioned, and numerous biographical sketches of the citizens of such county" published: Chicago : Goodspeed (FHL film 1,004,960 item 3; SLC 9/2007)
Cover title: "The Goodspeed Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Southern Arkansas : Clark, Miller, Sevier, Howard, Pike, Lafayette, Hempstead, Columbia, Little River, Nevada, Cleveland, Ouchita [i.e. Ouachita], Dallass [i.e. Dallas], Bradley, Calhoun, Union, Ashley, Drew, Lincoln, Desha and Chicot Counties."
Pg.1023: Desha County. Hugh L. Henry, member of the mercantile firm of Henry Bros. of Tillar Station, Arkansas, born in Madison Co. TN in 1852, son of John L. and Martha (Ross) Henry (MAD: more not extracted). In 1861 he (MAD: John L. Henry) removed from TN to AR, purchased land in Chicot Co., engaged in farming until his death in 1865. His wife was born in TN in 1821, died 1889, having borne him seven children, 3 sons and 4 daughters - Thomas R., Mary C. (wife of James H. Herron), Mattie L. (wife of S.T. Duncan), Frame W., Hugh L., Caroline L. and Sarah J. (MAD: more not extracted)
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