Person:William Duncan (66)

Will Transcript

In the name of God, Amen, I William Duncan of the Parish of Bromfield and County of Culpeper being of sound and perfect mind and memory thanks to the Almighty God for the same, do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following, viz:

I bequeath my precious and Immortal soul to almighty god who gave it full hope of Pardon and Remission for all my past sins and Transgressions, thro' the merits and mediation of my most compassionate Redeemer, Jesus Christ, my Body to be decently Buried at the discretion of my Executors hereafter named and as such Worldly estate wherewith hath pleased God to Bless me, I dispose of the same as follows:

Imprimis I give and bequeath to my well beloved son, Charles Duncan, twenty five pounds specie to him and his Heirs forever.

Item, I give and beaqueath to my well beloved son James Duncan all that Tract of Land on which I now live with the appurtenances as also my desk and Book case to him and Heirs forever.

item my will and desire is that all the Residue of my estate be sold to the highest Bidder at one month's credit and the money owing from said sale (after paying all my Just Debts and Legacies) be equally divided among my sons Rawley Duncan, William Duncan, John Duncan, Deceased, Joseph Duncan and Charles Duncan and my Daughter, Ann Roberts, but my Will and Desire is that the Dividend or part Intended for my son, John Duncan, Deceased, be equally Divided amongst all his Lawful children, sons and Daughters, as also all the Divided or part Intended or allotted for my Daughter, Anne Roberts, be Equally Divided amongst all my said Anne's Children, both Sons and Daughters.

And Lastly I hereby constitute and appoint my well beloved sons, Joseph and James Duncan, and my Trusty and faithful friend John Bradford, Executors of this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all former Wills by me_____ and declaring this to be my last Will and Testament.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 24th day of February 1781.

[Signed] William Duncan, L.S.

Signed, sealed and declared to be his Last Will and Testament before us

William Hughes, William Browning, Shadrach Browning

pg. 451. At a Court held for Culpeper County the 15th day of October, 1788, this last Will and Testament of William Duncan, deceased, was Exhibited to the Court by the Executors and was proved by the oather of William Browning and Shadrach Browning, two of the Witnesses thereto and Ordered to be recorded. And on motion of the said Executors, Certificate is granted them for obtaining a Probate thereof in due form, they having made oath thereto and given bond and Security according to Law.

Teste.

John Jameson, C.S. Cur.

Culpeper County, Virginia Will Book B. 1770-1783, pg. 450-451.

Land Records

Orange Co., VA, Deed Book A, pg. 1. Apr. 15, 1749. Indenture between David Kinkhead and Winifred his wife, of St. Anne's Parish, Albemarle, sell to William Duncan and heirs of St. Mark's Parish, Orange Co. - all that tract of land containing 660 acres being in St. Mark's Parish; beginning at the mouth of a Branch of Kinkhead's Run to the side of Bessie Bell Mountain to a point of Mary Gray Mountain; with all houses, gardens, orchards, ways, privileges and commodities, etc. for 5 shillings, sterling. To have and to hold said tract for a whole year paying Kinkead and Heirs 1 ear of corn at the Feast of St. Michael, the archangel, if same is demanded.

[Signed] David Kinkead, Winifred Kinkead.

Culpeper Court held for the said County at the home of Robert Coleman on Thursday, 15 June 1749, this indenture was proved by the oaths of Samuel Scott, John Roberts, Jr., Rawley Duncan and William Duncan, Jr.

Roger Dixon, Clerk of the Court.

Information on William Duncan

Warning, the birthdates and children of William Duncan differ depending upon the source:

From :"Genealogical Record of the Duncan Family" (copy from Dr. Lenox D. Baker 12/1980) GENEALOGICAL RECORD OF THE DUNCAN FAMILY of Virginia and Kentucky, by John C. Underwood. ...

Generation C. -- House of William Duncan of Culpeper Co. VA (Bible and Culpeper Co. Records)

William Duncan, b. 1690 4/19 in Scotland, d. 1781 in Culpeper Co. VA age 91 years. He married 1720 2/11 in Culpeper Co., ruth Rawley, dau of Matthew Rawley, born in England of Welsh parentage. Their issue:

1. Charles b. 1720 m. Ann ----

2. James b. 1722 1/11 m. Mary (Peggy) and had issue.

3. Rawley, b. 1723, m. Mary ----.

4. William b. ---- m. Rosanna Norman and had issue:

1. William m. 1789 Lucy Bywaters

2. James m. 1797 Dorcas Butler

3. Frederick m 1797 Sarah Stallard

4. Benjamin m. 1793 Elizabeth Browning

5. John, died unmarried

6. Joseph, m. Mary, dau of Francis Browning & had issue.

7. Annie m. ---- Roberts

8. Rice, d. in Russell Co. VA.

(the first seven children are mentioned in their father's will, dated 2/24/1781 and probated 1781 10/15 with James and Joseph as executors; the other "Rice" was the middle name of John who died unmarried, as there was a prominent Rice Family in the same county.)

Rawley Duncan, the third child, was a soldier of the early Indian and Revolutionary Wars. He was severely wounded in battle with Indians at Point Pleasant in 1774; was with Col. George Washington at Braddock's defeat in 1770; and afterwards in all the attacks made by the Colonial troops against the invasions of VA. by Benedict Arnold in 1781.

Source: http://www.dsa.duncanroots.com/past%20articles/00/Jan00.htm

From "Genealogy of James Franklin Duncan of Atlanta, Georgia" author not given (copy of title & pages 1-11 from Mary Louise Craven 7/17/86; to her from Jim Duncan, Christ Methodist Church, Memphis; typed by Evelyn Sigler 10/5/86):

William (3) Duncan, b. 1692 4/19 in Virginia (possibly in Scotland), and d. 1781 in Culpeper Co. VA., m. 1722 2/11, Ruth Rawley of Culpeper, dau. of Matthew Rawley of Welsh descent - who immigrated to America, and they had issue of nine children all born in Culpeper Co. Va. This William (3) Duncan was the first of his name in Culpeper, where he arrived 1722/3 1/23 and married 19 days thereafter. This William purchased land in Orange Co., in 1736 and in Culpeper Co., 1749; and ultimately became a wealthy and influential citizen of Culpeper. And the escutcheon of William (3) Duncan in Virginia was the same as his Grandfather's in Scotland; and "his descendants, the old Scottish families that settled on the "Northern Neck" of VA., were true to the cause of American freedom during the great struggle for independence" (Gresham); and later, their descendants, during the Civil War of the "Sixties", battling for sectional rights and in defense of their families and homes.

Handwritten in 6 pages in back of book: "Gen. & Hist. Notes on Culpepper Co. VA" by Raleigh Traverse Green (compiled & published by), published 1900, original by Dr. Phillip Slaughter, "History of St. Mark's Parish" in Owensboro KY Library (Xerox copy from June Ricketts 7/23/83) June suggests that the numbers after the names (Gen. C) may be page numbers.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Ancestry.com. OneWorldTree. (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc.).
2.   Roy, Nancy Reba. Descendants of William Duncan, the elder. (California: N.R. Roy, c1959 (San Diego, Calif. : Citizen Printing and Publishing Co.))
   pg. 3.

   Traditionally, William Duncan came to Culpeper Co., Va. (then Orange Co.) in January 1722, where he married Ruth, dau. of Matthew Rawley or Raleigh, Feb. 11, 1722. The birthdate of William varies as to year but is given as April 19. he appears to hve been one of those who came from Dumfries.
   
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   According to a photostat of a sheet pasted in Bible with notation as follows: the children of Wm. were "my great-grandfather and great-grandmother, copied by Martha Henry Duncan Ringo in 1903, from William Duncan's family Bible, printed at Oxford University, 1752"
   Raleigh Duncan was born the 28th day of November, 1723
   William Duncan, Jr. was born the 29th day of April, 1726
   John Duncan was born the 23rd day of August, 1730
   Rice Duncan was born February the 15th, 1734
   Nancy Duncan ["B. 1738", handwritten]
   Charles Duncan ["B. 10-8-1742", handwritten]
   James Duncan was born on July the 18th, 1746