Duncans in the War of 1812 - Illinois

Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During War of 1812; National Archives Roll 62, Microcopy 602 (FHL film 882,580, Dun to Duq; copied all Duncan and variant spellings)
      All last names are Duncan unless otherwise noted (MAD: have interfiled by first name); all entered service as privates and were discharged as privates unless otherwise listed. Vols = Volunteers; Mil = Militia
      John Dunkam Jr.; Capt. Jacob Short's Co. Mtd. Vols (1815) IL Mil
      John Duncan; Capt. Stuntz's Co. IL Mil
      John Duncan; Capt. Wood's Co. IL & MO Mil
      Joseph Duncan/Dunkin; Col. Ferguson's subsequently Maj. Stephenson's command, IL Mil
      Robert Duncan/Dunkin Sr.; Col. Ferguson's subsequently Maj. Stephenson's command IL Mil
      Robert Dunkan Jr.; Col. Ferguson's subsequently Maj. Stephenson's command IL Mil
      Robert Dunkin; Col. McNair's Mtd. Reg. IL & MO Mil
      Robert Duncan; Capt. Woods' Co. IL & MO Mil
      William Dunkin; Colonel Ferguson's subsequently Major Stephenson's command, IL Mil
      William Duncan; Capt. Jurney's Co. Mounted, IL Mil
      William Dunkam; Capt. Jacob Short's Co. Mtd. Vols (1815) IL Mil
      William Duncan; Lt. Col. Whiteside's Detachment, IL Mil
 

"War of 1812 Bounty Lands in Illinois" reprint of House Document 262, 26th Congress, 1st Session, 1840; reprint 1977, introduction by James D. Walker, index by Lowell M. Volkel (FHL film 1,035,624 item 7 and fiche 6,051,272; from Evelyn Sigler 3/1985)
      This book should be consulted if your ancestor may have fought in the War of 1812 and later had land in Illinois.
 

Index of MO and AR and Partial IL (C-D) Land Patentees, War of 1812; Warrants (Index on FHL film 983,163)
      Sec. 1, MO Index (p.56)
            #13766: Duncan, William, Corporal, Talbot's 19th Inf., located Feb. 9, 1819, in NW 27-55-16. (NW 1/4 Sec.27 T55 R16) (from warrant on FHL film 983,170)
            #21346: Dunnan, William, (rank blank), Gates Co. of Artillery, located May 8, 1819, in SE 25-56-17. (from warrant on FHL film 983,173)
            #21562: Duncan, Lewis, (rank blank), Zantzinger's Corp. of Artillery, located May 17, 1819, in SE 36-56-20. (from warrant on FHL film 983,174)
            #22413 (indexed as #22433): Duncan, Coleman, Matross in Hobart's Light Artillery, located Aug. 27, 1819, in SW 11-56-19 (from warrant on FHL film 983,174)
      Sec. 2, AR Patentees, from G.L.O. (General Land Office) Patent Book
            Vol.2 pg.270: Duncan, Jeptha, #24,332; in NE (1/4 of Sec.) 35, (Twp) 10N, (Range) 7W (no dates)
            Vol.2 pg.433: Dunkum, Ephraim, heirs of, #24,262; NE 18 2N 3E
            Vol.8 pg.427: Duncan, alias Dunkin, Anderson, #25,043; SE 11 14N 4W
            Vol.10 pg.154: Duncan, George heirs, #25,618; SE 23 7N 14W
            Vol.12 pg.449: Duncan, Thomas, #24,945; NE 28 1S 2E
            Vol.13 pg.6: Duncan, Daniel, #354; S 1/2 35 10N 4W
      Sec. 3, IL (Partial) -- no Duncan
      Sec. 4, Patentees Under Act of 1842 -- no Duncan
 

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