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Duncan research files of
Mary Ann (Duncan) Dobson
the Genealogy Bug

Last revised August 8, 2008

SCHUYLKILL CO. PA
Formed 1811 from Berks, Northampton
 

CENSUS RECORDS

1820 Schuylkill Co. PA Census
Pg. 58  George Duncan        200010      - 10010       Manheim

1830 Schuylkill Co. PA Census
Pg.145  George Duncan        0110,401    - 1011,01     Norwegian
          (MAD: ? 1840-1850 Fulton Co. IL census)

1840 Schuylkill Co. PA Census
Pg. 54  David Duncan         0000,1      - 0000,1      Manheim
Pg. 55  Patrick Ducan        0000,01     - 2000,1      Manheim
Pg.115  John Duncan          0000,13     - 0000,01     Branch
Pg.175  Richd. Duncan        0121,001    - 1110,001    Norwegian

1850 Schuylkill Co. PA Census
E. Norwegian
Pg.217, #3310, Joseph TEMPEST family
                  Alexander DUNCAN 35 ENG miner
Minersville
Pg.268, #313, William RAUDENBUSH 21 PA engineer
                  Sarah 19 PA
                  Catharine WILDEMUTTE 42 PA
                  Thomas DUNCAN 21 PA finisher
                  John LEWIS 19 PA
                  Elizabeth RAUDEBUSH (sic) 18 PA
Pottsville
Pg.420, #259, John DUNKAN 26 IRE laborer
                  Mary 24 IRE
                  Anna 2, Sarah 4/12 PA
 

1860 Schuylkill Co. PA Census
Minersville Borough E. Ward
Pg.279, #2747-2641, William MILES 50 WALES coal mining $0-$0
                  Mary 49 WALES
                  Eliza DUNCAN 26 NY
                  Hannah MILES 25 NY dress maker
                  Margaret 18 PA
                  William 16 PA mine lab.
                  Mary A. 12 PA
                  Richd. DUNCAN 7 PA
N. Manheim Twp.
Pg.644, #479-479, Jno. DANCAN 32 ENG merchant $0-$100
                  Elizabeth 32 PA
                  Thomas 9, Sarah E. 6 PA
                  Gertrude 3, Horace 1 PA
                  Susan BRYER 16 PA
Reilly Twp.
Pg.745, #2613-2463, David DUNKIN 55 SCT miner $0-$40
                  Jane 56 SCT
                  Andrew 30, William 23 SCT miners
                  David 13 SCT miner
                  Daniel 14, Jane 9 SCT
Pg.747, #2629-2477, Robert McGEE 60 SCT engineer $0-$50
                  Mary 59 SCT
                  John 22 SCT miner
                  Jane 18 SCT
                  Thos. DUNKIN 32 SCT miner
                  Gennet (f) 33 SCT
 

1870 Schuylkill Co. PA Census
South Ward, Pottsville
Pg.341, #315-338, RYON, W.P?. (m) 33 PA banker $18,000-60,000
                  Mary O. 26 PA keeping house
                  Edward 6 PA
                  DUNCAN, Catharin 22 PA domestic servant, parents of foreign birth
                  BRYAN, Mary 22 PA domestic servant, parents of foreign birth
Wayne Twp.
Pg.652, #183-191, YOUNG, Miller? (m) 47 PA hotel keeper $13,800-$590
                  Sarah 41 PA keep house
                  Hiram 17 PA at home
                  Frank 14, Willis 12 PA
                  John 10, Emma 6 PA
                  DUNCAN, Hannah 18 PA domestic
South Ward, St. Clair
Pg.704, #210-206, DUNKIN, Henry 54 ENG keeping beer? shop $2000-$375, parents of foreign birth
                  Margaret 49 ENG keeping house, parents of foreign birth
                  Joseph 27 ENG laborer, parents of foreign birth
                  Robert 23 ENG laborer, parents of foreign birth
                  Elizabeth 2 PA, parents of foreign birth
                  Margt. Ann 17 PA at home, parents of foreign birth
                  Wm. Anthony 15 PA slate picker, parents of foreign birth
                  Sarah 12 PA attend school, parents of foreign birth
                  Thomas H. 9 PA attend school, parents of foreign birth
                  Henry Hays 7 PA attend school, parents of foreign birth
                  Edward J.L.? 4 PA, parents of foreign birth
                  (MAD: Elizabeth age 2 as written)
Cressona Borough
Pg.764, #236-242, DUNCAN, John C. 43 ENG lacom builder $0-$100, parents of foreign birth
                  Elizabeth 43 PA keeping house
                  Thomas W. 19 PA appt. machinist, father of foreign birth
                  Sarah E. 15, father of foreign birth
                  John H. 9 PA, father of foreign birth
                  Richard E. 7 PA, father of foreign birth
                  Raphael (m) 7/12 PA, b.Oct., father of foreign birth
                  LOVENSTINE, Eil E. (m) 8 PA
Mt.Carbon Boro
Pg.773, #42-44, STANTON, John C. 37 m/w IRE physician $0-$1000, par. of for.birth
                  Caroline 35 PA f/w at home
                  Ambrose P. 4 PA m/w (blank) father of for.birth
                  WANDER, Caroline 59 f/w PA boarding house $0-$300
                  ALLEN, Clara 60 f/b cook MD
                  DUCAN, Matilda 45 f/b NJ chm. maid
                  HINES, Rachel 45 f/m (mulatto) MD laundress
                  PARKER, Kitty 33 f/m PA dom. servt.
                  GARRET, Henry 20 m/b waiter VA
                  DUDDLY, John 23 m/b porter NJ
                  HARMAN, Daniel 23 m/b waiter DE
                  LOUIS, Revd. Wm. P., 42 m/w PA Minister of Gospel $1800-$7000
                  Sarah M. 43 f/w PA
                  SHOBER, Mary M. 53 f/w PA
 

ESTATE RECORDS

Schuylkill Co. PA Estate file index 1811-1891 (FHL film 2,134,781 item 2; SLC 6/14/2008)
      1830: Duncan (minor)
            Duncan, John
      1860: Durkin, Patrick
            & late, quit
 

Schuylkill Co. PA Orphans' Court Index to Guardian Appointments to ca 1880? (FHL film 2,134,782 item 2; SLC 6/14/2008)
      Duncan, David, pg.10
      Pg.10. (minor) Duncan, David; (parents) Duncan, David; (gdn.) Duncan, George, appt. 1 April 1830, O.C.D. No.1 pg.228
 

Schuylkill Co. PA Orphans Court Docket (FHL film 2,134,222; SLC 6/14/2008)
      1-228: Orphans Court on 1 April 1830, petition of David Duncan, a minor son of David Duncan late of City of Philadelphia, he a minor above age 14, has no guardian, asks court for leave to choose guardian, chose George Duncan who was appointed.
 

Schuylkill Co. PA Wills, general index 1811-1994 (FHL film 2,134,783; SLC 6/14/2008)
      No Duncan to 1917, quit
 

LAND RECORDS

Schuylkill Co. PA Deed Indexes; grantors A-D; Dun names on pg.23, 33, 43, 53, etc. (FHL film 1,420,720 and 1,420,721; SLC 6/14/2008)
      Grantor Index, Schuylkill County, PA, March 1, 1811 - December 31, 1915
Surname, Given Name, to Grantee, Date of Instrument, Date recorded, Recorded Book-page, location (MAD: do not understand the O or W in most entries, "W" could be "wife")
      Duncan, Betsy/tr to George Duncan, 4/22/1835, 5/29/1835, 15-44, Nor Twp
      Duncan, George, W, to Betsy Duncan/Tr, O, 7/27/1829, 7/27/1829, 7-129, Nor Twp
      Duncan, George, W, to Jabez M. Fisher, 6/22/1830, 6/26/1830, 10-262, Manheim Twp
      Duncan, George, W, Lea & Carey, O, 6/1/1835, 7/14/1835, 15-83, Nor Twp
      Duncan, George W., to Rebecca Howard, 4/3/1830, 4/28/1830, 9-214, Rush Twp
      Duncan, George W., to William Duncan, 8/1/1831, 9/12/1831, 12-226, Rush Twp
      Duncan, George W., to Henry L. Bonsall, 10/6/1831, 10/10/1831, 12-291, Rush Twp
      Duncan, George W., to George Glentworth, 7/5/1831, 10/19/1831, 12-299, L94 Orig Pl Sch Haven
      Duncan, George W., to Peter Lehman, 10/14/1831, 12/16/1831, 12-358, L95 Sch Haven
      Duncan, George W., to Benedict Dorsey, 10/17/1831, 1/15/1833, 13-153, L16 Sch Haven
      Duncan, George W., to Martin Haffifinger, 4/29/1834, 6/11/1834, 14-239, L95 Sch Haven
      Duncan, George W., to George S. Geyer, 6/26/1832, 8/2/1834, 14-310, L94 Sch Haven
      Duncan, George W., W, to Thomas Shewell, 2/24/1837, 10/18/1841, 19-470, LR-S-T Subd L95 Sch Haven
      Duncan, George W., W, to James Marsh, 4/29/1834, 6/9/1847, 28-6, L142-107 Sch Haven
      Duncan, George W.-Exr, O, to Henry Baylis, 7/12/1865, 1/2/1866, 89-62, Rush Twp
      Duncan, George W.-Exr, O, to Henry A. Weldy, O, 6/15/1867, 9/4/1867, 99-494, Rush Twp
      Duncan, James J.-Exr, O, to Henry Baylis, 7/12/1865, 1/2/1866, 89-62, Rush Twp
      Duncan, James J.-Exr, O, to Henry A. Weldy, O, 6/15/1867, 9/4/1867, 99-494, Rush Twp
      Duncan, John F., O, to Margaret Horn, 5/14/1900, 6/11/1900, 282-380, L6-7-8 Blk 10 Brandonville
      Duncan, John F., O, to Michael J. O'Hara, 11/2/1900, 11/14/1900, 280-416, E. Union Twp
      Duncan, John F., O, to Richard W. Faust, 4/18/1902, 4/15/1902, 296-97, L5-6-7 Blk 11 Brandonville
      (to 1904, then John F. Est. to 1908)
      Duncan, Joseph, O, to Isaac Stow, O, 3/25/1830, 6/3/1830, 10-191, L8 Wynns Add Pl Pottsville
      Duncan, Joseph M., W, to William Duncan, O, 2/24/1830, 3/30/1830, 9-19, Rush Twp
      Duncan, Joseph M., W, to Charles S. Jackson, 1/23/1830, 5/3/1830, 9-253, Rush Twp
      Duncan, Joseph M., W, to Samuel Sillyman, O, 5/1/1830, 6/30/1830, 9-469, L83-84 Gen Pl Pottsville
      Duncan, Joseph M., W, to Henry A. or A. Henry Dumont, 8/20/1830, 8/21/1830, 9-618, Pottsville
      Duncan, Joseph M., W, to Georg Glentworth, 10/13/1830, 10/16/1830, 10-526, L71 Orig Pl Pottsville
      Duncan, Joseph M., W, to Benjamin S. Bonsall, 7/4/1830, 12/6/1830, 11-45, Rush Twp
      Duncan, Joseph M., W, to Jonas Green, 7/4/1830, 12/6/1830, 11-46, Rush Twp
      Duncan, Joseph M., W, to John L. Hodge, 12/22/1830, 12/31/1830, 11-124, Rush Twp
      Duncan, Joseph M., W, to John Y. Clark, 2/2/1831, 2/17/1831, 11-206, Rush Twp
      Duncan, Joseph M., W, to John Y. Clark, 2/5/1831, 2/17/1831, 11-208, Rush Twp
      Duncan, Joseph M., W, to George W. Duncan, 3/1/1831, 4/5/1831, 11-389, Sch Haven
      Duncan, Joseph M., W, to George W. Duncan, 3/1/1831, 4/5/1831, 11-391, Rush Twp
      Duncan, Joseph M., W, to John Laud, 11/27/1830, 6/4/1831, 12-44, L83-84-85 Pottsville
      Duncan, Joseph M., W, to Marshall Attmore, 2/12/1831, 6/22/1831, 12-82, L18 Sch Haven
      Duncan, Joseph M., W, to George W. Duncan, 6/9/1831, 9/12/1831, 12-225, L16-142-107-109-94 Sch Haven
      Duncan, Joseph M., W, to Robert Dunlevy Jr., 3/14/1830, 9/26/1831, 12-274, L12-13 Wynn Add Pottsville
      Duncan, Joseph M., W, to George S. Geyer, 2/10/1831, 10/24/1831, 12-306, L76-77 Sch Haven
      Duncan, Joseph M., W, to James W. Simes, 12/7/1830, 9/12/1832, 13-4, L80 Pottssville
      Duncan, Joseph M., W, to Lewis Bomeisler, 7/26/1830, 11/26/1853, 40-594, L83-84 Northern Add Pottsville
      Duncan, Joseph M/Shf, to Peter Kern, 3/25/1833, 9/18/1854, 44-503, L71 Orig Pl Pottsville
      Duncan, William, O, to John C. Offerman, 8/31/1828, 11/26/1828, 6-284, Nor Twp Agr
      Duncan, William, O, to Matthew L. Bevan, O, 8/31/1828, 11/26/1828, 6-289, Nor Twp
      Duncan, William, W, to John Brock, O, 12/31/1829, 7/17/1830, 10-315, Pine Grove & Lower Twps
      Duncan, William, to Thomas C. Williams, 3/29/1837, 6/6/1837, 16-141, Nor Twp
      Duncan, William, O, to Joseph B. Myers, 8/13/1838, 1/2/1839, 17-237, Nor Twp
      Duncan, William, W, to James Dundas, 10/14/1844, 10/25/1844, 23-260, Nor Twp
      Duncan, William/Treas, to John M. Bickel, 7/20/1840, 3/11/1846, 25-541, W. Brunswick Twp
      Duncan, William-Est., O, to Henry Baylis, 7/12/1865, 1/2/1866, 89-62, Rush Twp
      Duncan, William-Est., O, to Henry A. Weldy, O, 6/15/1867, 9/4/1867, 99-494, Rush Twp
      Duncan, William B/Atty, O, to Gihon & Co., O, 1/14/1859, 1/29/1859, 59-82, Agr
      Duncan, William B., to Watts L. Sherman, --/--/1857, 2/7/1859, 58-383, Letter of Atty
      Duncan, William B., W, to Asa Packer, 1/22/1864, 2/3/1864, 76-45, Rush & Mah Twps
      Duncan, William B., O, to Delano Land Co., 7/1/1872, 2/17/1873, 127-501, Rush Twp
 

Schuylkill Co. PA Deed Indexes 1811-1915; grantees D-J (FHL film 1,420,716; SLC 6/14/2008)
      Grantees, grantors, book-page, date of deed, date of record, location etc.
      Pg.174: Donkin - 1864 & later, not copied; pg.217, 221 below
      Duncan, George, from John G. Coster ux, 6-371, 22 Jan. 1829, 6 Feb. 1829, Norwegian Tp
      Duncan, George, from David Hoopes ux, 7-101, -- May 1829, 6 July 1829, Norwegian Tp
      Duncan, Betsy by Tr al from George Duncan ux, 7-129, 27 July 1829, 27 July 1829, Nor Tp
      Duncan, Joseph M. from William Audenried ux, 8-274, 22 Jan. 1830, 15 Feb. 1830, Rush Tp
      Duncan, Joseph M. from William Audenried ux, 8-275, 1 Feb. 1830, 15 Feb. 1830, Rush Tp
      Duncan, George W. al from Joseph M. Duncan ux, 9-19, 24 Feb. 1830, 30 Mar. 1830, Rush Tp
      Duncan, Joseph M al from Jacob Faust ux, 9-23, 15 Feb. 1830, 30 Mar. 1830, Rush Tp
      Duncan, Joseph M. al from Lewis Audenreid, 10-190, 25 March 1830, 3 June 1830, Lot 8 Wynne Ad Pottsville
      Duncan, Joseph M. from Henry Baylis, 9-418, 15 June 1830, 15 June 1830, P & P Ad Pottsville Asg
      Duncan, George, from Schuylkill Nav Co, 10-260, 20 July 1829, 26 June 1830, Manheim Tp
      Duncan, Joseph M. from Jacob Kline ux, 9-468, 5 Feb. 1830, 30 June 1830, Lots 83-84 Pottsville
      Duncan, Joseph M. from Edward Meyer or Edward Myers ux, 9-617, 19 Aug. 1830, 21 Aug. 1830, Lot 71 Pottsville
      Duncan, Joseph M. from Christian Klingerman ux, 10-508, 3 July 1830, 7 Oct. 1830, Rush Tp
      Duncan, Joseph M. from Lewis C. Doughterty, 10-510, 10 Aug. 1830, 7 Oct. 1830, Lots 85-86 Pottsville
      Duncan, Joseph M. from Joseph E. Loud ux, 11-388, 1 Feb. 1831, 5 Apr. 1831, Lots 16-18-76-77-94-95-107-109-142 Sch Haven
      Duncan, George W. from Joseph M. Duncan ux, 11-389, 1 March 1831, 5 April 1831, Lot 95 Sch Haven
      Duncan, George W. from Joseph M. Duncan ux, 11-391, 1 March 1831, 5 April 1831, Rush Tp
      Duncan, George W. from Adam Miller al, 12-70, 13 June 1831, 15 June 1831, Rush Tp
      Duncan, George W. from Joseph M. Duncan ux, 12-225, 9 June 1831, 12 Sep 1831, Schuylkill Haven
      Duncan, Joseph M. from Samuel Pettit ux, 12-273, 9 Oct. 1830, 26 Sept. 1831, Lots 12-13 Wynne Ad Pottsville
      Duncan, George from Betsy Duncan by Tr al, 15-44, 22 Apr. 1835, 29 May 1835, Norwegian Tp
      Duncan, George from Samuel Hutchinson, 15-45, 27 April 1835, 29 May 1835, Norwegian Tp
      Duncan, Alexander by atty al from William Gihon al, 59-82, 14 Jan. 1859, 29 Jan. 1859, Agrmt
      Duncan, Addie M. from Franklin A. Hoffman ux, 233-187, 13 March 1893, 17 March 1893, Lots 3-2 Blk 2 Gordon
      Quit, 1914 & 1915 not copied
      Duncan, William al from John C. Offerman al, 6-284, 31 Aug. 1828, 26 Nov. 1828, Agrmt
      Duncan, William al from John C. Offerman ux, 6-288, 30 Aug. 1828, 26 Nov. 1828, Norwegian Tp
      Duncan, William from John Huber ux, 8-130, 11 Oct. 1828, 11 Jan. 1830, Pinegrove & LrM'tongo Tps
      Duncan, William from John C. Offerman ux, 8-141, 7 Sept. 1829, 11 Jan. 1830, Norwegian Tp
      Duncan, William al from Joseph M. Duncan ux, 9-19, 24 Feb. 1830, 30 March 1830, Rush Tp
      Duncan, William al from William W. Keen Tr al, 10-90, 8 May 1830, 20 May 1830, Norwegian Tp
      Duncan, William from George W. Duncan, 12-226, 1 Aug. 1831, 12 Sep. 1831, Rush Tp
      Duncan, William from Rebecca Howard, 13-53, 22 Oct. 1831, 14 Nov. 1832, Rush Tp
      Duncan, William from Charles S. Jackson ux, 16-561, 7 Dec. 1837, 11 June 1838, Rush Tp
      Duncan, William from Joseph B. Myers, 17-241, 31 Aug. 1838, 2 Jan. 1839, Norwegian Tp
      Duncan, William by Atty, David, al, from Gihon & Co al, 59-82, 14 Jan. 1859, 29 Jan. 1859, Agrmt
      Duncan, William B. from William Gihon by Shf al, 78-4, 10 Dec. 1863, 21 March 1864, Rush & Mahanoy Tp
      Duncan, William B. from Charles A. Gihon, 81-452, 8 June 1864, 14 Nov. 1864, Rush & Mahanoy Tps
      Duncan, William B. from John Gihon Jr., 81-455, 28 Sept. 1864, 14 Nov. 1864, Rush & Manahoy Tps. (MAD: spelling as given)
      Duncan, William B. from Emily Gihon al, 107-363, 29 March 1869, 26 May 1869, Rush & Mahanoy Tps.
      Duncan, Hattie from Susanna E. Bowman al, 166-230, 4 Sept. 1882, 23 Feb. 1883, Pottsville
      Duncan, Matilda al from Mary Hickey, 206-128, 1 April 1889, 1 April 1889, Pottsville
      Duncan, Richard E. from Joseph Scheaffer ux, 213-555, 20 March 1890, 25 March 1890, Lot 8 Blk 14 Frackville
      Duncan, Richard E. from William J. Pounder ux, 224-576, 2 Nov. 1891, 18 Nov. 1891, Lot 10 Gordon
      Duncan, Matilda from Armestead Brown ux, 242-260, 7 June 1894, 12 June 1894, Pottsville
      quit, 1902 deeds not copied
 

HISTORIES before 1923

1885 "KY, a History of the State" 2nd Ed. (Vol.2) by Perrin, Battle & Kniffin (FHL book 976.9 D3wt pg.135-6, and from TN Gen. Society Library book #2976 from Evelyn Sigler 7/1982)
      Pg.947, Ohio Co. DAVID DUNCAN, born March 6, 1842, Ayrshire, Scotland, immigrated at age 11 with his parents to Schuylkill Co. PA, until 1858, then to Muhlenburgh Co. KY, engaging in mining. In 1861 enlisted as a private in Co. A, 17th KY Infantry, served 3 years 4 months, wounded 3 times, promoted to Captain. His father David Duncan, native of Scotland, was a soldier in the 3rd PA Cavalry in the late war, and died about 1868. His father was also named David. Subject's mother, Jane (Malise) Duncan, was born in Glasgow, Scotland, about 1805, and is now living. Her marriage with subject's father was blessed by birth of Andrew, Robert M. (a soldier in an IL regiment), David (subject), Daniel M. (soldier in the 4th NY Heavy Artillery) and Jane (married to James Kelley, who served in a PA Regiment). In 1865 subject married Mary, dau. of John and Jane (Miller) McDugal, of Muhlenburgh Co., and to them have been born David J., Jane, Daniel M., William G., Annie, Neil, Robert and Andrew. Mr. Duncan is a member and superintendent of the coal mining company at Echols, Ohio Co. KY ... Presbyterian, Republican, member A.F. & A.M.
      Pg.948, Ohio Co. WILLIAM G. DUNCAN, superintendent of McHenry Mines, postmaster and express agent, Ohio Co., is the son of Andrew Duncan, a native of Glasgow, Scotland, who came to America in 1855 and first settled in Pottsville, [Schuylkill Co.] PA. He remained there a short time, then to Airdrie, Muhlenburgh Co. KY; then to Butler Co., Aberdeen. Twelve years ago he came to McHenry ... and was superintendent until his death, May 25, 1877. His widow is still living at McHenry. They had 8 children, of whom William G. Duncan is the eldest, and was born in Hollytown, Scotland, Sept. 4, 1851; Mary, wife of Oliver C. Roll; Jennie, wife of W.D. Hamilton; D.S. Duncan, druggist at McHenry Mines; Andrew J., late superintendent of Echols Mine, killed at age of 21, Oct. 23, 1882; Jennette, Ella and Maggie. Mr. Duncan was married May 10, 1878, to Mary H., youngest dau. of William Hamilton, also of Glasgow, Scotland. Mrs. Duncan was born in Airdrie, KY, Oct. 12, 1860. They have two children: Katie Belle, born May 13, 1879, and Andrew Wallace, born July 27, 1880. ...
 

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