WILKINSON CO. MS
Formed 1802 from Adams
Amite formed 1809 from Wilkinson
Alcorn formed 1870 from Tippah, Tishomingo, Wilkinson

CENSUS RECORDS

1820 Wilkinson Co. MS Census (last name first)
Pg.133  Shaw, Duncan       100120 - 22210
Pg.134  Duncklin, John     111111 - 10010

1830-1840 Wilkinson Co. MS Census
      No Duncan indexed
 

1850 Wilkinson Co. MS Census
Pg.279, #135, Wesley CHAMBERS 30 MS planter
                  Thos. E. 41 TN planter $9000
                  Ann P. 31 KY
                  James M. 37 LA planter
                  Harriet P. WOODS 11, Maria E. 9 LA
                  John DUNCAN 30 PA carpenter
Pg.279, #136, Benj. DUNCAN 25 PA carpenter
                  Chas. G. McGEHEE 25 MS planter $6000
                  Stella T. 22 LA
Pg.281, #187, Barney MULLEN 37 IRE
                  A.H. DUNCAN (m) 48 SC M.D.
                  Olivia 29 PA
                  (MAD: Alexander H. Duncan mar. Olivia D. Smith 12/30/1847; their dau. Roxane died 7/27/1852 age 2y 2m, from "Marriages & Deaths from MS Newspapers 1850-1861" Vol.4, by Betty Couch Wiltshire, FHL book 976.2 V2w, from Evelyn Sigler 1991)
 

1860 Wilkinson Co. MS Census
      No Duncan indexed
 

1870 Wilkinson Co. MS Census (all households numbered #1-1)
District 2, Ft.Adams P.O.
Pg.299, #1-1, DUNCAN, Henrietta 26 MS BLACK farm laborer $0-$0
                  Albert 10 MS BLACK at home
                  Rosa 9 MS BLACK
                  ROBERTSON, Bural? 3? MS BLACK
                  VICKMAN, Anderson 2 MS BLACK
                  DUNCAN, Lemuel 4/12 MS MULATTO b.Feb
Pg.299, #1-1, DUNCAN, Jerry (m) 27 MS BLACK farm laborer $0-$0
                  Puralia?? (f) 24 MS BLACK farm laborer
                  Maria 3 MS BLACK
                  Jane 2 MS BLACK
                  Francis (f) 5/12 MS BLACK b.Jan
Pg.299, #1-1, (next to Jerry) DUNCAN, Baker (m) 22 MS BLACK farm laborer, $0-$0, mar.Jan.
                  Cynthia 17 MS BLACK, mar. Jan.
District 2, P.O. Woodville
Pg.308, #1-1, DUNCAN, B.F. (m) 22 MS BLACK farm laborer $0-$0
                  DUNCAN, Francis (f) 27 MS BLACK keeping house
                  DUNCAN, Lela (f) 4 MS BLACK
                  DAWKINS?, Hannah 18 MS BLACK domestic servt.
Pg.315, #1-1, DUNCAN, Georgiana (f) 30 MS BLACK domestic servant $0-$0
                  PALMER, Jane 43 MS BLACK domestic servant
District 3, P.O. Woodville
Pg.332, #1-1, DUNCAN, John 59 PA (white) carpenter $0-$100
                  (final name on page; following page does not seem to have anything to do with him - black children)
District 4, P.O. Fort Adams; indexed P.O. Woodville
Pg.371, #1-1, LEVAGARD?, Francis (f) 25 MS MULATTO
                  DUNCAN, Minie (f) 10 MS MULATTO
                  HOLLINS, Samuel 23 MS MULATTO farm laborer
 

REFERENCES FROM OTHER LOCALITIES

Adams Co. MS Deed (SLC 2/2009)
      H-497: 6 Jan. 1816, Abram Ellis of Adams Co. MS to John Ellis Duncan (later John E. Duncan) and Sarah Duncan, $500, 500 acres in Adams Co. on Homochitto River in said Co., also 1156 arpents adj. on east by Mrs. Jane Rapaly?, on S by Mandamus, on W by David Mitchell, and on N by land granted to Stephen Minor in Co. afsd, also 340 arpents in Wilkinson Co. bounded on S by lands of Landon Davis, on E by Daniel McCoy (McCay?), on N by Homochitto River; also a tract being a moiety of tract granted to David McCay (McCoy?); reserving for the use and benefit of said Abraham Ellis, Thomas Butler, and Richard G. Ellis, or survivor of them for their lives, to operate the ferry on Homochito River called Ellis Ferry ... said Abraham Ellis, Thomas Butler, Nancy Butler, and Richard G. Ellis. Wit: Theodore Stark, Seaborn Pruett. Recd. for record 12 Feb. 1816. (FHL film 892,053; SLC 2/2009)
 

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