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VENANGO CO. PA
Formed 1800 from Allegheny, Lycoming
Clarion formed 1839 from Venango, Armstrong
Forest formed 1848 from Jefferson, Venango
CENSUS RECORDS
1800-1830 Venango Co. PA Census
No Duncan indexed
1840 Venango Co. PA Census
Plum Twp.
Pg.86 James Duncan 2000,1 - 1100,1
1850 Venango Co. PA Census
Oakland
Pg.83, #4, James DUNCAN 40 PA
Betsy 40 PA
Nancy 16, Elizabeth 15 PA
Robert C. 12, John 10 PA
William H. 5 PA
(MAD: b. Butler Co. PA per 1993 query by Toni Sallade)
1860 Venango Co. PA Census
Allegheny Twp.
Pg.32, #267-260, Wm. COOPER 30 NY oil miner $0-0
Cora GOODRICH (f) 21 NY
H.L. "WDKINS" (m) 44 NY oil miner
C. GOODRICH (m) 56 VT oil miner
Charles DUNCAN 21 NY (blank)
Pg.33, #268-261, Leonard SMITH 26 NY oil miner $2000-0
H. DUNCAN (m) 34 NY blacksmith
French Creek?
Pg.248, #341-332, George McCLEARY 33 SCT farmer $1000-400
Ellen 35 OH
Ellen 10, John 8 OH
William 6, George 1 OH
Joseph DUNCAN 19 PA farmer
Oakland Twp.
Pg.382, #80-84, James DUNCAN 48 PA farmer $0-0
Elizabeth 47 PA
Robert 21 PA (blank) $1500-400
John 20 PA (blank) $1500-400
Wm. H. 14, Mary J. 8 PA
Beaufort Twp.
Pg.577, #1405-1374, James DUNCAN 30 PA farmer $0-350 m/in/yr
Ann 30 PA m/in/yr
James MARTIN 10 PA
1870 Venango Co. PA Census
Cherrytree Twp.
Pg.85, #414-428, DUNCAN, Andrew 38 PA blacksmith $0-$0, parents of foreign birth
Margarett 30 PA keeping house, father of foreign birth
GRANT, Geo. 26 NY works at oil well
Complanter Twp.
Pg.154, #827-840, DUNCAN, James 27 PA engineer at oil wells $0-$250, mar. in Sept.
Ella 19 PA keeping house, mar. in Sept.
Pg.196-197, #1515-1514, DUNCAN, William A. 44 PA brick molder $0-$0
Luemma (f) 22 PA keeping house
David 2 PA
William S. 18 PA ap. to brick maker
George W. 16 PA works in brick yard
(MAD: David age 2 as written)
Pg.200, #1566?-1526, JOHNSTON, James 50 PA oil producer $0-$3000
Jane 45 IRE keeping house, parents of foreign birth
Nancy J. 23 PA, mother of foreign birth
James K. 21 PA oil well driller, mother of foreign birth
David K. 18 PA engineer at oil well, mother of foreign birth
Clark P?. 15 PA engineer at oil well, mother of foreign birth
George E. 15 PA engineer at oil well, mother of foreign birth
McCAMMOND?, Charles 63 NY oil producer $0-$5,000
William 30 NY oil producer $0-$5,000
HAYNES, Edward 50 ENG oil producer $0-$3,000, parents of foreign birth
DUNCAN, John 21 PA engineer at oil well
CALLAHAN, Patrick 25 IRE R.R. laborer, parents of foreign birth
GARRETY, Edward 57 IRE pork? pedlar, parents of foreign birth
Pg.201, #1877?-1802?, BARRETT, Edward 34 IRE R.R.laborer $0-$0, parents of foreign birth
and family and
many men, including
DUNCAN Patrick 15 IRE R.R. laborer, parents of foreign birth
Pg.201, #1879-1804?, DUNCAN, David 45 PA engineer at well $0-$600?
Sarah 33 PA keeping house
Mary 14 PA
Charles 12 PA at school
Jennie 6, John 3 PA
Eva 3/12 PA b.Feb.
(MAD: 1860 Armstrong Co. PA census)
Pg.215, #1783-1781, DUNCAN, George 35 NY farmer $0-$0
Mary 32 NY keeping house
John 1 PA
Pithole Borough
Pg.228, #52-48, DUNCAN, Charles 40 PA burgess oil $0-$0
Sarah 25 PA keeping house
Venango City Borough
Pg.265, #118-115, DUNKEN, Robert 60 PA oil operator $300-$300
Jane 48 PA keeping house
Irwin Twp.
Pg.333, #203-206, DUNCAN, Samuel 35 PA labor $0-$0
Nancy 30 PA keeping house
Oakland Twp.
Pg.355, #45-45, DUNCAN, Robert 32 PA farmer $500-$350
Elizabeth 32 PA keeping house
Ellda J. (f) 5 PA
Pg.362, #126-126, DUNCAN, John 29 PA farmer $1500-$1000
Sarah J. 29 PA keeping house
Jasper M. 3 PA
Pg.362, #132-132, HAMPSON, Elizabeth 58 PA keeping house $3000-$0
William 30 PA farmer
Sarah 26 PA at home
John 23 PA works on farm
DUNCAN, Phebe 21 PA at home
Elizabeth 1 PA
Oil Creek Twp.
Pg.389, #303-301, MABB, Henry 33 MI landlord $0-$5000
Shamburgh House - written sideways
(many people, including)
DUNCAN, R.A. (m) 28 PA book keeper
Pg.398, #530-429, WLILLIALL?, Edward 38 NY resturant $0-$600
& family & others, including
DUNCAN, George 28 MD hardware $0-$1000
(MAD: indexed George Duncan 28 MD)
Pg.402, #479-474, SMALEY, John 34 PA teamster $5000-$700
& family & oil miners including
DUNCAN, (no first name) 28 CANada oil miner, parents of foreign birth
Pg.426, #818-812, COLLINS, William 44 PA carpenter $0-$200
Hannah 30 PA keeping house
William 10, Charles 8 PA
Baby (m) 2/12 PA b. Apr.
DUNCAN, Effie (m) 40 PA carpenter
WORK, Robert 28 PA carpenter
Oil City Twp.
Pg.433, #27-33, DUNCAN, W.H. (m) 40 NY oil producer $0-$0, father of foreign birth
Ann 35 NY housekeeping
Henrietta 12 NJ
William 8 NJ
Fredrick 5 NJ
BURLOCK, Mary 25 NY domestic, parents of foreign birth
(MAD: indexed W.H. Duncan 40 PA; 1860 Essex Co. NJ census)
Pg.440, #117-134, DUNCAN, Alem (m) 37 PA oil producer $2500-$2000
Emma 25 PA keeping house
Scrubgrass Twp.
Pg.561, #87-80, EAKIN, Samuel 63 PA farming $2780-$910, father of foreign birth
Margaret J. 62 PA keeping house
Margaret J. 24 PA
William A. 22 PA farming
A. Fargusson 20 PA carpenter
James N. 18 PA at home
DUNCAN, Elwood (m) 7 PA
Sugar Creek Twp.
Pg.597, #293-290, LAWRENCE, Mary 34 PA keeping boarding house $0-$240
& laborers including
DUNCAN, Clement (m) 18 PA laborer
REFERENCES FROM OTHER LOCALITIES
Indiana Co. PA Mortgage index 1803-1969; mortgagors C-E (FHL film 863,912; SLC 6/17/2008)
Original format: Sat[isfied], Mortgagor, mortgagee, Vol-pg., record date, amount, location
My format below: Vol-pg, Mortgagor, to mortgagee, record date, amount, location, Satisfied?
5-479: Duncan, James, mtg. to Stephen Duncan, Aug. 27, 1824, $8,000, -Indiana, Venango & Jefferson Cos.
Indiana Co. PA Deeds (SLC 6/13/2008, 6/19/2009 and 6/20/2009)
5-479/481: #620, James Duncan to Stephen Duncan. 13 Aug. 1824, James Duncan of Cumberland Co. PA to Stephen Duncan of State of Mississippi, that afsd James Duncan by two bonds bearing even date stands bound to the said Stephen Duncan for $16,000 conditioned for the payment of $8,000, by one obligation for payment of $2,000 with interest from 1 Jan. next and by one other of said obligations for payment of $6,000 with interest from the same 1 Jan. next, NOW this indenture that said James Duncan in consideration of aforesaid debt or sum of $8,000 to secure payment with interest to said Stephen Duncan, and $1, sell three tracts of land, one in the Co. of Indiana, PA, containing 1202 acres and a half surveyed 23 July 1773, title vested in said James Duncan, two other tracts of land in the Counties of Jefferson and Venango in said State of PA, each containing 1000 acres, one in Jefferson Co. surveyed per warrant dated 13 Dec. 1792 granted to Herman L. Roy and John Sinklair, #3201 and patented to Paul Fuste 20 Oct. 1813, and the other tract in Venango Co. surveyed on warrant granted to Williem? (Wilhem?) Willent & others dated 13 Dec. 1792 and numbered 2780 for which patent issued 20 Sept. 1802, for which last mentioned tracts conveyances were executed by said James Duncan 2 Dec. 1816. Provided the debt be paid to said Stephen Duncan by first day of January next, the present indenture shall cease. /s/ James Duncan. Wit. Tho. Duncan, David N?. Mahon. James Duncan ack. before Thomas Duncan Esq. one of the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court for PA, 13 Aug. 1824. Recorded 27 Aug. 1824. (FHL film 862,680)
6-573/575: 16 Oct. 1826, James Duncan of Cumberland Co. PA to Doctor Stephen Duncan of Natches, Mississippi, for $17,000, sell following lots, to wit, 90 acres of out lots in Borough of Carlisle lying North of said Borough and adj. heirs of Robert Blaine decd and others, a lot of ground on the Conedoginuette? Creek in North Middleton Twp. containing 10 acres purchased of the late David Williamson, an undivided moiety or half part of a tract in North & South Middleton Twp. &c lying on both sides of the Turnpike road about two miles from Carlisle containing in the whole 225 acres, sometimes called "Duffs's" tract, one town lot with a small tenement thereon in the Borough of Carlisle on the old College Alley, a lot of Woodland on the North Mountain adj. Nicholas Ulrick & others purchased of the late Dr. James Gustine? (Gartine?) containing 10 acres, one other lot of Woodland in Hopewell Twp. purchased of Walter Bell containing 35 acres, and a tract in Indiana Co. containing 1,600 acres purchased of Colonel Arthur P. Hayne, a tract of land in Venango County containing 1,000 acres and one other tract in Jefferson Co. containing 1,000 acres, both tracts purchased of the Holland Company, the first being distinguished as tract Number 91 and the latter as tract no. 281, together with buildings etc. /s/ James Duncan (no wife). Wit. John F. Benjamin, Robert F. Dunbar. Statement by John D. Mahan who knows the witnesses that he is also acquainted with the handwriting of James Duncan, 8 Dec. 1826. Rec. 27 Sept. 1828. (FHL film 862,680)
7-679: 20 Oct. 1831, Doctor Stephen Duncan of City of Natchez, Adams Co. MS, and wife Catharine A., by James H. Devor Esq. of Borough of Carlisle in Cumberland Co. PA, their attorney, to Simon Dick of Green Twp, Indiana Co. PA; that James Duncan Esq. late of borough of Carlisle, Cumberland Co. PA, by deed on 16 Oct. 1826 recorded in Book 6 pg.573, conveyed to said Dr. Stephen Duncan 1202 acres in Green Twp. in Indiana Co. PA, and Dr. Stephen Duncan and wife Catharine A., by power of attorney Aug. 1828 recorded Book 7 pg.190, appointed George A. Lyon Esq. of Borough of Carlisle, who appointed ... lands of Doctor Stephen Duncan in the counties of Indiana, Jefferson and Venango; now Dr. Stephen Duncan and wife Catharine for $420, deed to Simon Dick land part of a larger tract, adj. lands of Jacob Patt, John Over, James Lydick, John Dick, 112 acres 11 pence. /s/ by Attorney. (FHL film 862,681)
11-195/196: Deed No.218. 18 May 1832, Doctor Stephen Duncan of City of Natchez, Adams Co. MS, and wife Catharine A., by James H. Dever of Borough of Carlisle, Cumberland Co. PA, their attorney, to James Lydick of Given? Twp., Indiana Co. PA; that James Duncan Esq. late of Borough of Carlisle, Cumberland Co. PA, by deed 16 Oct. 1826, rec. Indiana Co. Record Book 6, pg.573, conveyed to said Doctor Stephen Duncan land containing 1202 acres in Green Twp, Indiana Co. PA, called Cherryhill Maner, and the said Doctor Stephen Duncan and wife Catharine by their letter of attorney dated (blank) August 1828 recorded Book 7 pg.190, appointed George A. Lyon Esq. of Borough of Carlisle, Cumberland Co. PA, their attorney to sell and dispose of their lands in PA and make deeds, and that George A. Lyons by his letter of attorney dated 21 Aug. 1830 appointed said James H. Devor to sell the lands of said Doctor Stephen Duncan in the counties of Indiana, Jefferson & Venango in PA; NOW the said Stephen Duncan and wife Catharine A. for $448.28 sell to James Lydick the tract beg. at a post corner of land of John Dick and Simon Dick and John Over and Frances Hughes and Thomas Barr and Simpsons heirs, containing 112 and 11/160 acres, together with buildings, etc. /s/ Stephen Duncan, Catharine A. Duncan, by their attorney in fact Jas. H. Dever. Wit. John Barr, Simon Dick. Ack. Indiana Co. PA by James H. Devor, Esquire, 18 May 1832. Rec. 23 June 1840. (FHL film 862,683)
MILITARY RECORDS
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, John, widow Duncan, Sarah J.; Guthries Co. A Unattached PA Drftd Mil. Inf.; 1889 Aug. 29, Invalid Appl. #725988, Cert. #811104, PA; 1917 Aug. 3, Widow Appl. #1105027, Cert. #842696, PA. (MAD: ?? 1870-1880 Venango Co. PA)
HISTORIES before 1923
"History of Venango County, Pennsylvania : its past and present, including its aboriginal history, the French and British occupation of the country, its early settlement and subsequent growth, a description of its historic and interesting localities, its rich oil deposits and their development, sketches of its cities, boroughs, townships, and villages, neighborhood and family history, portraits and biographies of pioneers and representative citizens, statistics, etc., etc." by Charles H. Heydrick; pub. Chicago, Ill.: Brown, Runk & Co., 1890, 1175 pgs. (LH6862, HeritageQuest images 6/2007; FHL 1,000,574 item 1)
Pg.134: In 1865 Venango was united with Warren in one district, and during the continuance of this arrangement the representatives elected from this county were ... A.P. Duncan, ...
Pg.136: County Commissioners ... James Duncan, October, 1865, to October, 1869; ...
Pg.291: Civil War. Sixty-Fourth Regiment - Fourth Cavalry. Company L - Captains: Alender S. Duncan (MAD: spelling as given)
Pg.306: One Hundred and Sixty-First Regiment - Sixteenth Cavalry. Company E - Privates ... James Duncan ...
Pg.438: Oil City. 1871 -- council ... William H. Duncan. 1875, 1876, 1881 - council: ... C.H. Duncan.
Pg.468: The Oil City Tube Company is a corporation of recent date. It began in 1887 ... C.H. Duncan, secretary; directors ... C.H. Duncan.
Pg.577: French Creek Township. The United Presbyterian Church of Utica was organized ... on the 18th of April, 1859. The following are the names of constituent members ... Benjamin Duncan, Margaret Duncan, ...
Pg.654: Cornplanter Township. The National Bank, in which the Prather brothers and Thomas Duncan were principally interested, was removed to Sharon, Mercer county, in 1868. ...
Pg.673: Plumer Methodist Episcopal Church - the church building at this place was erected in 1865 by an organization formed in that year. The ground was given by Thomas Duncan and George C. Prather. ...
Pithole City Methodist Episcopal Church is the only public building of that remarkable city that has not been removed or destroyed. This is largely due to the munificence of Thomas Duncan, by whom a legacy amply sufficient to keep the building in repair was given. ...
Pg.979: Clinton. THE PHIPPS FAMILY - Among the pioneers of Venango county, who deserve prominent mention in its history is John Phipps, who came from Westmoreland county, PA, in 1797, ... Samuel Phipps, Sr., born in Chester county, in 1735, was a man of remarkable vigor, and lived to the age of one hundred and three. He had eight children: John, a pioneer of Clinton township, Venango county; Sarah, who married William Wise; Samuel, who served under General Wayne and lost his life on the Maumee in the last campaign against the Indians; Rachel, who died unmarried; Joseph, who was accidentally killed; Mary, married to John Duncan; Robert, who married Miss Halferday, and Nathan, who married Edith Updegraff. Prior to the time when Joseph Phipps embarked with the Quakers for the proprietaries in PA ...
1913 "Genealogical and personal history of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania; under the editorial supervision of John W. Jordan" Vol.1-3; by John W. Jordan, 1840-1921; pub. New York : Lewis Historical Pub. Co., 1913. (University of Pittsburgh's Digital Research Library, Historic Pittsburgh Full-Text Collection image 3/2007; FHL book 974.885 D2g v.1,3 and film 1,000,540 items 3-5)
http://digital.library.pitt.edu:80/p/pitttext/
Vol.1, pg.357: McKINLY. ... (II) John G., second son of Andrew and Margaret (Sproul) McKinly, was born in New York City, August 15, 1837, died in Oil City [MAD: Venango Co.], Pennsylvania, April 27, 1886. He was educated in the public schools of Pontiac, Michigan, and engaged with his brothers in the banking business of McKinly Brothers until 1861, when attracted by the oil discoveries in Pennsylvania he came to Oil City. ... He married, April 9, 1868, Carrie, daughter of John and Caroline Moore, and granddaughter of George and Margaret Moore, of London, England. Children: 1. Maud, married E.Z. Duncan. 2. J.A. Livingston, (born Pontiac MI). 3. George, married Josephine Naggette ... 4. Louis, married Flora Justice .. 5. Grace. 6. Carroll, married Nellie Miller. ...
OTHER RECORDS
"Hornellsville Weekly Tribune" Hornellsville, Steuben County, New York, February 6, 1885 (transcription by and from Kathy Cawley 2/2004)
Last Relic of Pithole.
BRADFORD, PA: Feb.1. -- When the oil gave out in the Pithole region twenty years ago, and a city of 15,000 was deserted within a week and left to become a heap of ruins, one of the splendid hotels that had been built on the place, the Duncan House was purchased by Oil City [Venango Co.] parties and removed to that city. For years it was the principal hotel in the oil regions. Others, more modern and greater capacity were subsequently built, and the once famous Duncan House was finally abandoned. It went to ruin. It was recently ordered to be torn down, and the last relic of the palmy (?) days of Pithole has been sold for firewood.
The house was originally built by C.B. Duncan, a Scotch oil speculator, It cost $40,000. Duncan, in the fall of 1864, before any oil had been found on Pithole Creek, invested $6,250, every cent borrowed, in a one-quarter interest in the Holmden farm. A wildcat oil company was putting down a well on land that it had leased in one corner of the farm. No one interested in the land had any faith in its value as oil territory. They were putting it on the market on its prospects. The wildcat well struck oil in november, and the region went wild. Duncan and one of his partners were in Philadelphia when the news of the strike reached them. They were in the act of closing a sale on their property for $100,000. A day later they sold one-sixteenth of it for $125,000. Duncan sold his interest in the land for $1,000.000 and returned to Scotland. In less than six months after he went away the collapse came that ruined Pithole. Duncan never heard of the great downfall of the place. Besides the hotel he had built, a $23,000 Presbyterian church in Pithole. He died in 1868 and left $23,000 to this church. The foundation stones, hidden by briar and under brush, were all that was left of the church then. No one representing it could be found and the $23,000 reverted to the estate. Duncan's partners, the Prather brothers, who had been poor country store keepers, left Pithole with $3,000,000 each. They all died bankrupt owing to bad investments and speculation.
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