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BUTLER CO. KY
Formed 1810 from Logan, Ohio
CENSUS RECORDS
1820 Butler Co. KY Census
No Duncan indexed
1830 Butler Co. KY Census
Pg.87 Duncan, Dillard 1000,01 - 1100,01
(MAD: Dillard Duncan mar. M(ary) B(elle) McReynolds 1/2/1821 Logan Co. KY; mar. Elizabeth McCrary 2/2/1826 Butler Co. KY; 1850 Logan Co. KY census)
1840 Butler Co. KY Census
No Duncan indexed
1850 Butler Co. KY Census
Morgantown
Pg.275, #850, John P. DUNCAN 39 KY farmer $3000
Chloe 27 TN
William 7, Robert 4, Eugene (m) 1 KY
(MAD: from Logan Co. KY to Ashley Co. AR by 1860; John P. Duncan mar. Cloe R(ussel) Harper 12/16/1845 Sumner Co. TN; their son Robert Harper Duncan to Trinity Mills, Dallas Co. TX, per "Early Settlers of Alabama" by Col. James E. Saunders, 1961, pg.347, Saunders Genealogy, which has more about the Harper family)
1860 Butler Co. KY Census
Berry Lick
Pg.938, #791-735, Richard M. DUNCAN 47 TN United "Baptis" Clergy $250-$200
Allapher (f) 52 NC spinning
David 13 TN
Pleasant THOMASSON (m) 25 TN farm labor. $0-$125
Williamson G. DUNCAN 17 TN farm laborer $0-$0
(MAD: Williamson G. & David Byrd Duncan in 1870 Gallatin Co. IL census; Richard Duncan in 1850 DeKalb Co. TN census and 1880 Gallatin Co. IL census; ? R.M. Duncan in 1870 Crittenden Co. KY census)
Pg.949, #870-806, James H. DUNCAN 25 TN farmer $800-$150
Sarah I. 25 TN serving
(MAD: James H. Duncan mar. Sarah Jane White 3/15/1857)
1870 Butler Co. KY Census (from Karen Long 5/2000, no other Duncans)
Precinct 2, Londons, P.O. Sugar Grove
Pg.319, #223-223, SWEATT, James 36 TN farmer $1000-$700
Sarah S. 31 KY keeping house
William 6, Elizabeth 2 KY
Josephine (f) 2/12 KY b. Apr.
DUNCAN, James 13 KY BLACK farm laborer
LAND RECORDS
Butler Co. KY index to deeds 1795-1883 (FHL film 987,923)
C-356: Dillard Duncan to Jas. Ewing, June 25, 1831
C-396: Dillard Duncan to Lee Aims, neg., May 25, 1832
D-208: James Stark to Dillard Duncan, Oct. 5, 1836
E-576: John P. Duncan to James E. Gardner, July 13, 1846
G-179: Bank of KY to John Duncan, Nov. 22, 1845
G-183: Joel Jenkins to John Duncan, June 21, 1852
G-262: J.T. Reed to Dillard Duncan, Sept. 6?, 1849
G-531: Dillard Duncan to J.M. Mume?, Aug. 14, 1851
G-573: Wm. Lynn to J.P. Duncan, Oct. 24, 1852
H-134: Robert Peter to Dillard Duncan, Nov. 24, 1855
H-420: John P. Duncan to John Hunt, Dec. 20, 1856
J-89: John P. Duncan to Pleasant Hill Church, April 13, 1852
J-105x2: J.H. Harriet to R.M. Duncan, Nov. 18, 1858
J-141: John Condit to Jas. H. Duncan, Jan. 4, 1858/59?
J-444: J.P. Duncan to John Hunt, Oct. 15, 1859
K-217: John P. Duncan by atty to John Hunt, May 20, 1861
K-337: Jas. H. Duncan to S.M. Boss, Feb. 4, 1861
Quit 1860
Butler Co. KY Deeds
E-576: 13 July 1846, John P. Duncan and wife Chloe R. to James E. Gardner, $100, (no acres) land on Deer Lick Creek, part of tract conveyed by Bank of KY to said Duncan. (FHL film 987,927)
G-179: 22 Nov. 1845, Bank of KY to John Duncan of Butler Co. KY, $50, supposed to contain 200 acres on Deer Lick Creek. (FHL film 987,928)
G-183: 21 June 1852, Joel Jenkins to John Duncan, both Butler Co. KY, 23 acres, part of 50 acre improvement by John Brooks, corner of Duncan's 124a tract. (FHL film 987,928)
J-105: 18 March 1858, John H. Harrod and wife Catharine and John Goshens and wife Malinda J. to Richard M. Duncan, all Butler Co. KY, $990, about 30 acres on Big Muddy Creek, corner Butlar, Thos. Cropper's line, Hubbard's corner and line, Bowling Green road leading to Granville, corner John Cohrans. No wits. (FHL film 987,929)
J-141: 4 Jan. 1858, John Contett and wife Susan S. to James H. Duncan, all Butler Co. KY, $200, 97-1/2 acres on Big Muddy Creek, corner Graham B. Davis, Fulton Smith, John H. Harrod, Big Road. No wit. (FHL film 987,929)
K-337: 4 Feb. 1861, James H. Duncan and wife Sarah Jane to Sion M. Bass, all Butler Co. KY, $650, 97-1/2 acres on Big Muddy Creek. Logan Co. KY certification. (FHL film 987,929)
K-338: 13 Dec. 1860, John P. Duncan of Ashley Co. AR title bond to Hardin Doolin for $600, 50 acres and 185 acres in Butler Co. KY on Mud River; by John Hunt, attorney for John P. Duncan and wife (wife not named) "my wife's dower will be relinquished by my attorney." Recorded in Muhlenburg Co. KY and Butler Co. KY. (FHL film 987,929)
COURT RECORDS
Butler Co. KY Circuit Court, General Index to Decided Suits, Vol.1, 1810-1897 (FHL film 1,104,553)
Duncan, John P. vs. Hope & Rineer, March 1843, #1307/1309
Duncan, Dillard vs. guard. on pet., May 1856, #1507
Cross-index
Duncan, Dillard, dft, Davis, Benjamin, pltf, March 1822, #564
Duncan, Dillard, dft, Gunter, Francis, pltf, June 1828, #847
Duncan, Dillard, dft, Ewing, James, pltf, March 1832, #957
Duncan, Edmund, dft, Russ, Jacob &c, pltf, Sept. 1847, #1302
Duncan, John &c, dft, Doss, E. & Adam, pltf, May 1855, #1474
Butler Co. KY Court Order Books (FHL film 928,309)
Vol. A - no Duncan
Vol. B - no index
MILITARY RECORDS
Index to War of 1812 Pension Applications and Bounty Land Warrant Applications; National Archives Film (FHL film 840,458)
Duncan, Dillard, widow Elizabeth B.; WO 28033, WC 28386; BL 7540-160-50; Private in Capt. Jennings Co. VA Mil; Sgt. in Capt. Dulin's Co. VA Mil, 3/30 to 10/11/1813 and 8/25 to 11/24/1814, soldier also alleges service as Ensign US Inf.; sol. res. 1850 Logan Co. KY; wid. res. 1878, 1879 Logan Co. KY (P.O. Dallams Creek); maiden name Elizabeth B. McCreary m. Feb. 2, 1826, Butler Co. KY; soldier d. Dec. 30, 1862, Logan Co. KY.
Pension Index Card File, alphabetical; of the Veterans Administrative Contact and Administration Services, Admin. Operations Services, 1861-1934; Duff to A-J Duncan (negative FHL film 540,888, some cards very faint); Joseph Duncan to Dunn (positive FHL film 540,889, some cards very dark)
Cataloged under Civil War, 1861-1865, pensions, indexes; does not say if Confederate or Federal, but probably Federal. Negative film, some cards much too faint or dark to read, some cards blurred or faded, particularly the service unit and the dates of application. Most of the very faint or dark cards were in a slightly different format, with space for years enlisted and discharged which were sometimes filled in. Many of these were for service in later years, although one or two were for service ca 1866.
Name of soldier, alias, name of dependent widow or minor, service (military unit or units), date of filing, class (invalid or widow or minor or other), Application #, Certificate #, state from which filed (sometimes blank), attorney (sometimes blank, MAD: did not usually copy), remarks. Sometimes the "Invalid" or "Widow" class had an "s" added to it before the application #; occasionally the area for the service information included a circled "S". The minor's name was frequently that of the guardian rather than the minor.
The military unit was frequently the Company Letter, the Regiment Number, sometimes US Vet Vol Inf. (US Veteran Volunteer Infantry), L.A. (Light Artillery), H.A. (Heavy Artillery), US C Inf (US Colored? Infantry), Cav. (Cavalry), Mil. Guards, V.R.C. (?Volunteer Reserve Corps?), etc. Sometimes there were several service units given.
Cards appear to be arranged by the last name, first name, middle initial if any, and state (including "US") of service.
Duncan, James H., widow Duncan, Sarah J.; D 11 KY Inf.; 1863 May 29, Widow Appl. #22914, Cert. #29942. (MAD: mustered in at Calhoon, McLean Co. KY; d. 1/20/1862 at Calhoon, KY; 1850 DeKalb Co. TN census, 1860 Butler Co. KY census)
REFERENCES FROM OTHER LOCALITIES
Coffee Co. TN Deeds, Vol. F & G recopied into one volume (FHL film 802,759)
G-346: 5 Aug. 1853, Marshall (X) Duncan of Butler Co. KY, appoint Greenbury Jacobs of same, attorney to ask, demand, sell, or receipt and receive money due me in TN. Recorded Butler Co. KY 5 Aug. 1853. (new book pg.465)
G-456: 3 Sept. 1853, Marshall (X) Duncan of Butler Co. KY to William Arnold of Coffee Co. TN, for $20, all right, title, interest and claim to tracts of land in Coffee Co. TN which was laid off, allotted and assigned as dower to Ann Arnold, widow of John Arnold, decd, the interest hereby conveyed being the 1/5 of 1/9 of said dower land. Recorded Butler Co. KY 3 Sept. 1853. (new book pg.539)
MAD: "Coffee Co. TN County Court Loose Papers 1808-1916" by Phillips & Majors, Coffee Co. TN Historical Quarterly, Vol.XXII, includes a suit of Feb. 14, 1855, headed Commonwealth of KY, Butler Co., Greenberry Jacobs gdn. of Malissa Gaither, late Malissa Gregory, to issue additional bond as gdn. of infant children of Polly Gregory, dec'd. Documents dated 1852 through 1855 include an undated deposition of Martin Hancock which names the heirs of John Arnold as: William F. Moore & wife Elizabeth, Grissom Lee & wife Lucy, Jeremiah Gaither & wife Nancy, Naman G. Norton & wife Lanora, Phillip Beunes & wife Tabitha, William Arnold, John Arnold, William Duncan & Matilda his wife Matilda is dead and left as her children: William Jacobs & wife Anna, Marshall Duncan, Elizabeth Anderson & her husband Thomas Anderson, William Duncan & Eveline; John D. Gregory & wife Mary who is dead leaving as her children: Lucy, Mary Ann, Malissa, and Eveline. The minors are 6: Marshall Duncan, William Duncan, Eveline Duncan, Mary Ann Gregory, Malissa Gregory and Eveline Gregory. Another document refers to a sale by Marshall B. Duncan by his attorney Greenberry Jacobs. (MAD: Elizabeth Duncan mar. Thomas Anderson in Franklin Co. TN on 6 May 1852.)
Allen Co. KY deeds to ca 1850's, Scottsville Courthouse, Allen Co. KY (MAD's trip 10/1985)
B-332: 10 Dec. 1818, Dillard Duncan of Allen Co. KY to Robert H. Paris, $50, 1/2 lot #54 and #55 in "said town" (not named). No wife, no wit.
C-114: 23 Feb. 1821, Dillard Duncan of Logan Co. KY to Alexander Ritchie of Sevierville, Allen Co. KY, $200, 1/2 lots #50 and #54 and #55. No wife, no wit.
D-429: 29 Nov. 1830, Dillard Duncan of Butler Co. KY to James Stark of Allen Co. KY, $213.27, negroes Lean age 16 and her child Hiram age 5? days. Wit. Charles C. Stark, Wilkins Kilby, Granville D. Stark. Proved on oath of Granville D. Stark and Charles C. Stark.
HISTORIES before 1923
1885 "KY, a History of the State" 2nd Edition (Volume), by Perrin, Battle & Kniffin (FHL film 976.9 D3wt; and from Evelyn Sigler 4/1982 & Denzil R. Mauldin 3/1984)
Pg.35, Butler Co. JOSEPH W. McREYNOLDS, Butler Co., was born Oct. 14, 1845, in Logan Co. KY, son of William T. and Nancy A. (Stroud) McReynolds, he a native of VA b. April 1797. At age 2 years, W.T. was brought by his parents to KY, locating in Logan Co. where he died April 25, 1871; Nancy A. was born Jan. 2, 1802, and died June 10, 1863. She was the mother of the following children: William S., James A., Thomas B., Belle, Sarah C., Presley M., Mary A., Mattie T. and Joseph W. Belle married Porter, and afterward Simmons; Sarah married Duncan; Mary also married a Duncan, and Mattie married a Brown. Joseph W. ... married April 15, 1869, to Mary S., dau. of Foster and Dolly (Gibbs) Gupton of Logan Co. who was born April 12, 1852 and died March 24, 1874; one child, Sarah Etta; he next married Sept. 5, 1877 to Salenda S., dau. of Azariah and Sarepta (Gwaltney) Sweatt, of Logan Co., born Dec. 8, 1855; two ch, Fannie G. and Jessie F. .... (MAD: Mary A. McReynolds mar. John B. Duncan 4/22/1857, Sally C. McReynolds mar. Henry C. Duncan 11/16/1850, both Logan Co. KY; sons of Dillard Duncan & Elizabeth McCreary)
Pg.136 (pg.948), Ohio Co. WILLIAM G. DUNCAN, superintendent of McHenry Mines, postmaster and express agent, Ohio Co., is the son of Andrew Duncan, a native of Glasgow, Scotland, who came to America in 1855 and first settled in Pottsville, [Schuylkill Co.] PA. He remained there a short time, then to Airdrie, Muhlenburgh Co. KY; then to Butler Co., Aberdeen. Twelve years ago he came to McHenry ... and was superintendent until his death, May 25, 1877. His widow is still living at McHenry. They had 8 children, of whom William G. Duncan is the eldest, and was born in Hollytown, Scotland, Sept. 4, 1851; Mary, wife of Oliver C. Roll; Jennie, wife of W.D. Hamilton; D.S. Duncan, druggist at McHenry Mines; Andrew J., late superintendent of Echols Mine, killed at age of 21, Oct. 23, 1882; Jennette, Ella and Maggie. Mr. Duncan was married May 10, 1878, to Mary H., youngest dau. of William Hamilton, also of Glasgow, Scotland. Mrs. Duncan was born in Airdrie, KY, Oct. 12, 1860. They have two children: Katie Belle, born May 13, 1879, and Andrew Wallace, born July 27, 1880. ...
1886/7 "KY, a History of the State" 3rd Edition (Volume), by Perrin, Battle & Kniffin (FHL film 976.9 D3wt; and from Evelyn Sigler 4/1982 & Denzil R. Mauldin 3/1984)
Pg.103-4 (pg.823), Barren Co. JOSEPH H. ADAMS, justice of the peace, was born June 16, 1841, in southern part of Barren Co., the second of 5 sons and 2 daus. of Hardin C. and Mary Ann (Mansfield) Adams ... Joseph H. Adams at age of 19 took up profession of teaching, taught 8 years in Barren and adj. counties; in 1868 engaged in mercantile business 2 miles east of Glasgow Junction, until Jan. 1870, when his store & contents were swept away by the cyclone, afterwards farmed; in 1874 moved to Glasgow Junction ... In Feb. 1866 he married Mollie Ferguson, of Butler Co., a dau. of Dr. R.M. and Harriet (Duncan) Ferguson, who were respectively born in Scotland and LaRue Co. KY; the Duncans were of German descent. Mr. and Mrs. Adams are members of the Christian Church. ...
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