HOUSTON CO. TX
Formed 1837 from Nacogdoches
Anderson formed 1846 from Houston
Henderson formed 1846 from Houston, Nacogdoches
Trinity formed 1850 from Houston
 

CENSUS RECORDS

1850-1860 Houston Co. TX Census
      No Duncan indexed

1870 Houston Co. TX Census
Precinct #3, P.O. Coltharp
Pg.252, #137-137, TERRY, Robert 21 AL BLACK farm laborer $0-$0
                  DUNKIN, Thom. (m) 23 LA BLACK farm laborer $0-$0
                  McLEMORE, Shad. (m) 35 NC BLACK farm laborer $0-$398
                  Hager (f) 31 NC BLACK keeping house
                  Henry 13, Mary Ann 11, Ira (m) 9 TX BLACK
                  Emily 5, Mary 3 TX BLACK
                  Fillis (f) 18 AL BLACK at home
 

OTHER RECORDS

See Harris Co. TX for the City of Houston
 

Some Early Duncans in Houston Co. TX:
      James Duncan, 25 Feb. 1853, received bounty warrant for 1237 acres for 3 months service to 8 Dec. 1835; 320 acres in Houston Co. were patented to the heirs of Ira Kirkpatrick, assignee, on 21 Nov. 1861; Pat 601 Vol.12 Abst 344 Glo file Hou Bty 283. James Duncan, on 12 Dec. 1837, received bounty warrant #422 for 1280 acres for service from 3 June 1836 to 11 Dec. 1837; 1280 acres in Henderson Co. were patented to John S. Sydner, assignee, on 28 Oct. 1845; Pat 21 Vol.3 Abst 208 Glo file Nac Bty 67. ("Bounty and Donation Land Grants of Texas 1835-1888" by Thomas Lloyd Miller, 1967, for service between 1835 and 1846, from records of the TX General Land Office; from Lucille Mehrkam 1984). Listed in Henderson Co. TX as Bounty warrant and as 3rd class grant for immigration 10/1/1837 to 1/1/1840 on pg.723, "Abstract of Titled and Patented Lands Compiled From the Records of the General Land Office of the State of Texas" published in Austin in 1860 (indexed by Paul Campbell; published in Vol.3#2 "Texas Heritage Quarterly," from Lucille Mehrkam 2/1984 and CA State Library, Sutro Branch, book F385 T48)
      B.P. Duncan, bef. 1860, had Bounty Land grant in Houston Co. TX (listed on pg.772, "Abstract of Titled and Patented Lands Compiled From the Records of the General Land Office of the State of Texas" published in Austin in 1860, and indexed by Paul Campbell; published in Vol.3#2 "Texas Heritage Quarterly," from Lucille Mehrkam 2/1984 and CA State Library, Sutro Branch, book F385 T48). (MAD: see also Harris Co. TX; 1850 Washington Co. TX census)
      Ben Duncan, 1-2 Nov. 1885, mar. Mrs. Joe Carr or Carer
 

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