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SCOTT CO. KY
Formed 1792 from Woodford
Harrison formed 1793 from Bourbon, Scott
Campbell formed 1794 from Harrison, Mason, Scott
Owen formed 1819 from Scott, Franklin, Gallatin, Pendleton
CENSUS RECORDS
1810 Scott Co. KY Census
Pg.171 Duncan, Colin 11101 - 00100
Duncan, James 00001 - 02001
178 Duncan, Celia 03100 - 01001
1820 Scott Co. KY Census
Pg. 95 Hewett Ducan 100100 - 00100
105 Peter Duncan 000110 - 10011
109 Colon Duncan 100101 - 00001
1830 Scott Co. KY Census
Pg.162 Jane Duncan 0 - 0000,0000,1
168 James Duncan 2100,01 - 1000,1
(MAD: James Duncan mar. Lemira P. Wagoner 5/15/1823
per "Our Pioneer Ancestors, Vol.IV, The Duncan
and Dinwiddie Families" by Ruth Hendricks DeVerter,
1969; FHL book 929.273 H384d v.4; will of Thomas
Waggener 3/14/1835 filed 7/16/1850 Pendleton Co. KY)
1840 Scott Co. KY Census
Pg.101 Edward S. Duncan 1000,01 - 2000,1101
101 Alen? Duncane? 0000,1 - 0
1850 Scott Co. KY Census
East Part District
Pg.416, #301, Celia DUNCAN (f) 33 MD
William 5, Emerine (f) 3 KY
District 2
Pg.450, #56, Hilery ROBERTS 50 KY farmer $6000
Lamira (f) 42 KY
Susan L. DUNCAN 18 KY
Hilery P. ROBERTS 12, T.M. (Th.?) 6 KY
1860 Scott Co. KY Census
District 2, Georgetown P.O.
Pg.855, #416-406, Isaiah OFFUT? 52 MD? farmer $4000-$20,000
Rebecca " 34 KY
Mary Agaht " 20 KY
Dudley DUNCAN (m) 5 (15?) KY
District 1, Rays Fork P.O.
Pg.918, #288-291, Henry WHITE 31 KY farmer $1340-$600
Louisa 32 KY
William DUNCAN 15 KY
Georgetown P.O.
Pg.989, #812-185, John DUNCAN 35 KY farmer $6500-$3700
Cynthia 28 KY
John 5, Mollie 3, Henry W. 1 KY
Annie 4 KY
Pg.990, #814-817, Hillery ROBERTS (m) 61 KY farmer $8400-$17,000
L.P. (f) 57 KY
Thos. H. 17 KY
Susan M. DUNCAN 10 KY
1870 Scott Co. KY Census
Lytles Fork Precinct
Pg.283, #73-73, CORTNEY?, John 33 KY (white) farmer $200-$100
Sallie 19 KY keeping house
Joseph 8/12 KY b.Sept.
DUNCAN, Saml. 24 KY (white) farm laborer
Little Fork Precinct
Pg.287, #135-135, DUCAN, W.S. (m) 25 KY (white) farmer $300-$150
Eliza 25 KY keeping house
Laurine? (m) 2 KY
William D. 1 KY
White Sulpher Precinct
Pg.349, #63-64, LUCUS, Stephen 46 KY (white) farmer $4000-$1750
Mary 42 KY keeping house
Helen 21, Sally 19 KY at home
Richard 17 KY farm laborer
Fanny (f) 15 KY at home
Stephen 13, Mollie 13 KY attending school
Chanik (m) 6 KY
DUNCAN, John 32 KY (white) farm laborer
LUCUS, Mariah (f) 81 KY (white) at home
FITZTTEN?, Milly (f) 19 KY BLACK domestic servant
JACKSON, Louisa 18 KY MULATTO domestic servant
Jane 1 KY MULATTO
Pg.351, #84-85, DUNIVAN, Jerry 24 KY (white) farmer $0-$250, parents of foreign birth
Jeremia (m) 60 IRE at home, parents of foreign birth
Catharine 60 IRE keeping house, parents of foreign birth
(MAD: indexed Jerry DUNCAN)
COURT RECORDS
Scott Co. KY Order Books (FHL film 183,205)
Vol.A, 1792-1807; index at back
A-84: 26 June 1797, motion of James Duncan, ordered that William Trotter, John Rogers and James Johnson or any two be appointed commissioners to attend? at his improvement on his preemption on the north fork of Lindsay's Run and waters of the south fork of Elkhorn in Scott Co. in order to return such testimony as shall be advised equitable to law to perpetuate proof of the certain call? on his entry, and return such deposition as may be taken to court.
Vol.B:
B-51: 5 Aug. 1817, Commissioners appointed to settle with admr. of James Duncan, returned, ordered recorded.
B-61: 6 Aug. 1817?, motion of Thomas Dunwiddie and Jane Duncan, appointed comrs. to settle with administrators of estate of James Duncan among the legatees of ...
B-67: Feb? 1817, motion of Jane Duncan by her friend Thomas Dinwiddie, ordered the 1/3 part of her decd. husband's estate ...
Quit; reference to James Duncan's estate, Jane's dower.
ESTATE RECORDS
Scott Co. KY Wills
B-426: Aug. Court, 1817; James Duncan decd, wife Jane his adm. Accounts for boarding Joel Duncan in Madison Co. KY; expenses for Isabel Duncan, her daughter; expenses for James Duncan Jr.; expenses for Job [MAD: ?Duncan]; expenses "for Isabella's tombstone"; expenses "same for James Duncan"; clothing and saddle for Isabel and boarding her in ma... 4 Aug. ... /s/ James Patterson and Rodes Thompson. (FHL film 183,196; and from notebooks of Kay D. Hampton now at Platte Co. MO Historical Society)
D-225: 1 Nov. 1813, bond of Thomas Dinwiddie, Jane Duncan and John Thomson; Thomas Dinwiddie and Jane Duncan admrs. of James Duncan. (FHL film 183,198; and from notebooks of Kay D. Hampton now at Platte Co. MO Historical Society)
Pg.237: 1 Nov. 1813, bond of Jane Duncan and Thomas Dinwiddie; Jane Duncan is guardian of Jane Duncan and Isabella Duncan, orphans of James Duncan.
Pg.241: Dec. court 1813, James Duncan's inventory; mentioned slaves Jack and Maria. /s/ 11 Nov. 1813 by John White, Johnathan Robinson, James Officer, James Stephenson.
Pg.329: April court 1818, division of James Duncan's estate; to widow Jane Duncan, gives plat; he had 477a. August 14, 1817; /s/ Johnathan Robinson, William Suggett, John White, James Patterson.
LAND RECORDS
VA State Land Office Surveys; Book 5, 1782-1786 (FHL film 29,548)
5-407/8: Fayette Co. (KY), July 15, 1783, surveyed for James Duncan, 400 acres by virtue of a certificate for settlement entered Feb. 3, 1780, on N.fork of Lindsey's Run, a branch of S.fork of Elkhorn, adj. Fulton Lindsey's 1000 acre preemption; also 1,000 acres by virtue of preemption Warrant #853 entered Dec. 4, 1782, south of above, adj. William Lindsey's preemption, Stephen Lowary's line. Grant issd. April 1, 1785, 1,400. (MAD: later Scott Co. KY)
Scott Co. KY Deeds (Indexes 1783-1866 on FHL film 183,209)
(first books have been recopied from apparently burned books, only part of each page is given)
A-445: Duncan to Logan. (1808-1813) Partial pages (burned), March 1 (ca 1813), "through Duncan's land" "preemption live" "said James Duncan" (FHL film 183,210)
B-73: Duncan to Roberts (1806-1817) Scott Co. ... 50 acres ... corner Johnathan ... Robinson's line ... corner Benton ... William Robert ... /s/ James Duncan, Jenet Duncan. Reg. 19 Nov. 1807. (FHL film 183,210)
B-74: Duncan to Benton (1806-1817) 20 Nov 18.. & Jenet his wife to Erasmus Denton ... /s/ James Duncan, Jenet Duncan. (FHL film 183,210)
C-390: Duncan from Johnson (1818-1820) June 1820, John T. Johnson, atty for Robt. Johnson's heirs, and John T. Johnson, sell to Duncan, 13 acres, part of 800 acre survey. (FHL film 183,211)
G-301: Colin Duncan for love and $5 to James Duncan, 160 acres on waters of Cane Run, part of James Duncan's pre-emption; reserves house he lives in and about 5 acres for himself and wife for life. Ack. & recorded July 4, 1826. (FHL film 183,214)
G-431: "Thos. Jenkins to Danl. Duncan of Paris [Bourbon Co. KY], slaves Milly, 18, and David (bright boy) about 16, & per. property; mtg.; rest lost." (FHL film 183,214; and from KY files of Kay D. Hampton now at Platte Co. MO Historical Society)
H-237: 19 May 1828, Joanna Eastham of Fayette Co. KY and William Eastham; William has possession of slaves; he holds an undivided interest with James Eastham, Fanny Masterson, Elizabeth Harrison and Nancy Duncan, his brothers and sisters, by descent from estate of Hannah Eastham decd. late of VA, William Eastham transfers for $1 to Joanna Eastham his interest; mortgage, William owes $300. Wit. R.B. Jackson, Westloy Wood, James Eastham. (FHL film 183,214) (MAD: Eastham families in VA: 1810 Culpeper (Byrd); 1820 Culpeper (Byrd); 1810 Fauquier (Geo. & Lawson); 1820 Louisa, Mason (Mary), Culpeper & Augusta; no Hannah Eastham)
E/J-363: Duncan to/from Prewitts exr. (1829-1831) (FHL film 183,215?)
K-171: 4 Apr? 1835, Robert Hopkins of Scott Co. to Milus. W. Dickey, $40 an acre, 4-3/4? acre. (FHL film 183,216)
L-150: 22 Sept. 1832, John Hopkins to Robert Hopkins, son of said John, for love, 24 acres on Henry Lindsey's NW corner. (FHL film 183,216) (MAD: see Daviess Co. KY deeds C-393, F-477)
M-345: 5 Aug. 1834, William C. Graves and wife Mary, not copied (FHL film 183,217)
M-346: 9 Aug. 1834, Henry T. Duncan of Bourbon Co. KY to William C. Graves, mortgage, not copied. (FHL film 183,217)
M-460: 17 Nov. 1834, Theodorick Jenkins & wife Eliza of Scott Co. KY to Harvey T. Duncan of Bourbon Co. KY, for $3730, the undivided third part being about 1333 ... of land in Scott Co. KY on waters of North Elkhorn and Dry River, being the same tract conveyed ... deed by executors of Danl. Allen Prewett decd. to Daniel Duncan decd, recorded Scott Co. KY, where Daniel Duncan resided at time of his death; /s/ Theo. Jenkins, Eliza Jenkins. (FHL film 183,217) (MAD: elipses theirs, apparently recopied deed and parts missing or illegible) (MAD: Daniel Duncan d. 6/20/1833 Scott Co. KY, age 69y, b. Cumberland Co. PA, in 1790 to Paris [Bourbon Co.] KY; from obit in "National Intelligencer" 1833; from "National Gene. Society Quarterly" Vol.56, #3, Sept. 1968, pg.221; and the Lexington, KY, "Observer & Reporter" of 6/27/1833, from "KY Obituaries 1787-1854" by Garrett Glenn Clift)
N-458: 15 Sept. 1836, Mary Duncan ... State of KY to Henry T. Duncan ... Co. afsd, $300 annually for life of Mary payable in --?-- (one word) annual payments from & after this date, her interest in about 398 acres on waters of Elkhorn in Scott Co. ... Daniel Duncan died seized and possessed, being the same ... by Danl. Allen Prewitt and sold by his executors to Benjan. ...; Theodoric Jenkins and by them conveyed to said Daniel Duncan decd and has been lately sold by said Henry T. Duncan its present owners, Benjamin Osborne and Mary Duncan; she appeared in Bourbon Co. KY; reg. Scott Co. KY Nov. 16, 1836. (FHL film 183,217)
REFERENCES FROM OTHER LOCALITIES
Mason Co. KY Deed
D-107: 18 Nov. 1796, John Davis and David Duncan of Mason Co., under firm name of "Davis & Duncan" in debt to Henry Lee for 883 lbs 17 shillings & 7 pence, and in consequence of dissolution of said corporation by mutual agreement, said Duncan discharges said Davis of paying any of said sum to Henry Lee. So therefore, David Duncan and Margaret his wife, mortgage to John Machir, in trust, for 883 lbs 17 shillings & 7 pence, lot in town of Washington in Mason Co. with two dwelling houses thereon, and a timer house on Main street, and 15,740 acres of land on Elkhorn and Eagle Creek in Scott Co, conveyed to said Davis & Duncan by John Crittenden. (FHL film 281,785?; from "Genealogies of Many KY Families" by the KY DAR, on FHL film 854,852 item 5)
Daviess Co. KY Deeds
C-393: 12 March 1832, John Hopkins of Scott Co. KY to Nancy Duncan of Daviess Co. KY, his daughter, $1, 126 acres on Blackford's Creek, incl. premises where Nancy and her husband Peter Duncan reside, corner Rebecca Duncan, Stephen Hudson. (FHL film 579,993)
F-477: 12 March 1832, John Hopkins of Scott Co. KY to Rebecca Duncan, his daughter, for $1, 120 acres. No wit, no husband named. (FHL film 579,994)
Woodford Co. KY Deed (from mixed KY files of Kay D. Hampton now at Platte Co. MO Historical Society)
B-501: 27 June 1795, Davis & Duncan, Washington, Mason Co., merchants, to John Crittenden; today they bought of him & his wife Judith 15,742 acres in Scott Co. on dividing ridge of Eagle Creek & Elkhorn, patent to John Crittenden 8 May 1793; they release. Wit. J. Breckinridge, O. Thurston, Dorsey Penticost, Thos. Sharp. Proved by Sharp & rec. Jan. court 1796.
MAD: An earlier mortgage in Woodford Co. KY deed B-14, 2/14/1791, from Andrew Hair of Mercer Co. KY to John Duncan and Andrew Holmes of Cumberland Co. PA, merchants, was included in "KY Court and Other Records" Vol.II, and "Duncans in Bourbon Co. KY" by Julia Spencer Ardery.
Anderson Co. KY Marriages (from Nancy Young 11/1987 with permission to share)
H-200: Duncan, J.E. & Ida Carl were married at the residence of H.S. Carl, Sept. 18, 1877. Groom was 23 yrs old, resides in Scott Co. KY, was born there as were his parents. Bride is 18 yrs old, resides in Anderson Co. KY, was born in Kenton Co. KY. Father was born in Franklin Co. KY, mother was born in Missouri. Bondsman Henry S. Carl.
Independence Co. AR Deed Record (FHL film 1,288,935)
B-522: 14 Sept. 1827, George Ruddell to John L. Daniel, both Independence Co. AR, power of attorney to ask, receive, etc. from James Browning, admr. of Benjamin Duncan decd, or any other persons who may have rents etc. of my lands in Cos. of Fayette, Scott and Bourbon, KY; John L. Daniel to sell land on North Elkhorn, original patent to Isaac Ruddell, conveyed by Bourbon Co. KY deed to me.
HISTORIES before 1923
1883 "History of Greene County, Missouri... : including a history of its township, towns, and villages, together with a condensed history of Missouri...biographical sketches and portraits of prominent citizens..." by Western Historical Co. (FHL film 1,000,298 item 4; (Los Angeles Public Library book 977.81 G81Hi)
Pg.749: JOHN H. DUNCAN ... is the son of Harvey and Mary (Bowden) Duncan, and was born at Georgetown, [Scott Co.] KY, January 8th, 1854. He was educated at Evansville, Indiana, Canton, IL, and McGee College, Macon county, Missouri. He came to Springfield, Missouri, in March, 1876, ... Mr. Duncan was married June 6th, 1877, to Miss L.A. Carson. They have two children, Hume and Leroy. His father is living at Canton, [Fulton Co.] IL, and his mother died at Evansville, [Vanderburgh Co.] IN, in 1861. (MAD: "John H." as given at head of article)
1893 "Pictorial and Genealogical Record of Greene Co. MO" by Goodspeed (from Georgia Helderlein 2/1993 from New England Gen. & Hist. Society Library)
Pg.42: JAMES H. DUNCAN. Among the noted & representative men of flourishing city of Springfield, MO, is J.H. Duncan, the present prosecuting attorney of Greene Co. ... He came originally from the Blue Grass State, born in Georgetown, Scott Co., Jan. 8, 1854, and is a son of Harvey and Mary E. (Bowden) Duncan. The father was also a native of KY, born in Madison Co., and is of Scotch-Irish descent, his ancestors emigrating to this country at an early date. For many years the father made his home in Springfield but later moved to Canton [Fulton Co.], IL, where he resides at present. Mrs. Duncan was a sister of Ex-Judge James H. Bowden of KY; she died in 1862. Of the 5 children born to this couple, only two besides our subject are now living: Prof. S.P. Duncan, resident of Coldwater KS and probate judge of his county, a prominent attorney of his city; and Mrs. Allie B. Gardener, wife of J.B. Gardener, resides in Canton, IL. The early recollections of our subject were of his native State, but when the war broke out, he moved with his parents to Evansville, (GDH & MAD: several lines at bottom of page were not copied) ... cational advantages. After leaving school he became a teacher and while thus occupied he took up the study of law; later he entered the law office of Cravens & Bray and was admitted to the bar in 1876. ... Cumberland Presbyterian Church; home is presided over by his chosen companion, formerly Miss Levie A. Carson, a native of St.Louis and dau. of Henry S. Carson of Springfield; three children: Henry H., Harvey L. and Paul B. Mrs. Duncan holds membership in the Baptist Church ... (MAD: 1860 Union Co. KY census; "John H." as given at head of article).
1884 "History of Marion County, Missouri... : together with a condensed history of Missouri, the city of St. Louis, a reliable and detailed history of Marion County" by E.F. Perkins (Los Angeles Public Library book 977.81 M34Hi; and FHL film 823,589)
Pg.909: MILTON BRADLEY ... born October 13, 1811, in Scott county, where he grew to manhood. He is the son of Stephen and Margaret (Duncan) Bradley. His father was a Kentuckian, and his mother a native of Scotland. When 16 he learned the trade of cabinet maker. In 1830 he came to Marion county, and settled at Palmyra; one year later his father followed him, and died in Palmyra in 1835, with cholera, his brother, Daniel Bradley, dying the same day. In 1836 Mr. Bradley moved to Randolph county, Mo., where he lived eleven years. He then returned to Marion county, where he has since resided, engaged in farming and working at his trade. In 1837 he was married to Miss Mary A. Johnson, of Randolph county. Mr. and Mrs. Bradley are members of the Christian church -- he for twenty years, and she for forty. ....
(MAD: same person ???: May, 1784, one George Duncan of Charlestown SC, bachelor [deceased]; [heirs were] mother Mary Duncan widow and sister Margaret Bradly; from the American Administration and Probate Acts in the Prerogative Court of Cantebury, 1781-1790, on pg.45 of "National Gen. Society Quarterly" Vol.68, 1980)
MILITARY RECORDS
Index to War of 1812 Pension Applications and Bounty Land Warrant Applications; National Archives Film (FHL films 840,458 and 840,459)
Duncan, Peter L. or Peter, widow Rebecca; SO 25112, SC 15930; BL 94440- 40-50 cancelled, 54460-80-50, 43553-80-55; Private, Capt. John Duvall's Co. KY Mil. 3/29/1813 to 9/28/1813; Sol. res. 1851, 1853 McDonald Co. MO, 1855, 1856 Newton Co. MO, 1856 McDonald Co. (PO Kent) MO, 1871 Jasper Co. (PO Avilla) MO; maiden name of soldier's 1st wife Nancy A. Hopkins, widow Rebecca Crossley m. Jan. 1848 Jasper Co. MO; solier d. Sept. 20, 1881, Bower's Mills, MO; Remarks: Soldier was in the engagement at Ft. Meigs, BLW 94440-40-50 cancelled in brief.
(MAD: 1820 Scott Co. KY census; 1830 Daviess Co. KY census; 1840 Newton Co. MO census; mar. Rebecah Crosby 1/30/1847 Jasper Co. MO; 1850 McDonald Co. MO census)
OTHER SOURCES
"Our Pioneer Ancestors, Vol.IV, The Duncan and Dinwiddie Families" by Ruth Hendricks DeVerter, 1969 (FHL book 929.273 H384d v.4)
This book contains the genealogy of Colin Duncan, b. Aug. 1751, d. 25 May 1832 Scott Co. KY, wife Keturah, and their five children. Colin was the brother of James Duncan who d. 15 Aug. 1812 Scott Co. KY.
"The Smith Family Record: The Descendants of Robert (Duncan) Smith, 1824-1897" (Volume 1 of The Smiths Who Are Really Duncans) 1988, 1992, by Hugh Eldred Barnes & Jean Wolph Hicks (FHL book 929.273 Sm646h)
Pgs.1-6 contain a discussion of Bradford Duncan, b. 1783 VA, who had an older brother Charles Duncan; their father died when Bradford was fairly young, their mother remarried a Mr. Smith and Bradford kept "Duncan" as part of his name but adopted the Smith surname. The book contains the descendants of Bradford D(uncan) Smith who lived in VA in 1815, Scott Co. KY in 1824, and Gallatin Co. KY in 1850.
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