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

Last revised January 16, 2007

CROCKETT CO. TN
Formed 1845 from Dyer, Madison, Gibson, Haywood
Records start 1870

1850-1860 Crockett Co. TN Census
      No Duncan indexed

"History of TN; Lauderdale, Tipton, Haywood and Crockett Cos." by Goodspeed ca 1885-1887 (from Evelyn Sigler 11/1983)
      No Duncan biographical sketch Crockett Co.
 
 

FAYETTE CO. TN
Formed 1824 from Shelby, Hardeman

1830-1840 Fayette Co. TN Census
      No Duncan indexed

1850 Fayette Co. TN Census
Page numbers without parens are stamped page numbers, within parens are handwritten numbers
Pg.236 (472), #64, James BOWERS 46 VA carpenter
                  Dicy 36 SC
                  Dicey E. 15, James E. 13 TN
                  Charles E. 10, Alexr. C. 8 TN
                  George M. 6, Mary J. 4 TN
                  Emma F. 1 TN
                  Thomas BOWERS 41 VA carpenter
                  Reubin A. DUNCAN 21 VA carpenter
                  Christiana MOORE (f) 65 SC
Pg.?? (725), #1781, Sally S. DINKINS 34 TN
                  Nancy J. 18 KY
                  Wm. E. 13, Sarah J.R. 10 TN?
                  Lucy E. 8, Geo. W. 6 TN?
                  John E.P. 2 TN?

1860 Fayette Co. TN Census
      No Duncan indexed
 
 

GRUNDY CO. TN
Formed 1844 from Coffee, Warren

1850-1860 Grundy Co. TN Census
      No Duncan indexed

1900 TN Soundex (from Mary F. Hudson 2/1984)
Mary DUNCAN; Grundy Co., 9th Civil District, Vol. 23, E.D. 158, Sheet 4, Line 68; b. March 1841, 59, TN; enumerated with Thomas CONRY (his mother-in-law), wife Ella b. 1859 TN.
      MAD: Probably Mary M. (Farrar) Duncan, who applied for a Civil War Pension, file #462, in Grundy Co. TN, as widow of John Franklin Duncan. See 1860 Franklin Co. TN.
 
 

HOUSTON CO. TN
Formed 1871 from Dickson, Stewart

1886 "Histories of Montgomery, Robertson, Humphreys, Stewart, Dickson, Cheatham, and Houston Co. TN" by Goodspeed (Sacramento FHC)
      No Duncan biographical sketch.
 
 

LEWIS CO. TN
Formed 1843 from Hickman, Maury, Wayne, Lawrence

1850 Lewis Co. TN Census (and from Roy Hall 2/1989)
Page number without parens is stamped page number, within parens is handwritten number
District 10
Pg.397 (794), #118, John DUNCAN 46 SC farmer $0 Can't read/write
                  Mary 40 TN
                  Nancy E. 18, Jonathan 16 TN laborer
                  Elizabeth 15, Minerva 8 TN
                  Martha 4 TN
Pg.397 (794), #119, Thomas DUNCAN 21 TN farmer $0
                  Melinda 16 TN, mar/in/yr

1860 Lewis Co. TN Census
3rd District
Pg.508 (13), #78-78, Jonathan DUNCAN 25 TN farmer $200?-$500
                  Lucinda 20 TN
                  Elizabeth 7, Henry 5 TN
                  John R. 3/12 TN

1870 Lewis Co. TN Census (handwriting very hard to read)
3rd Civil District, P.O. Flat Rock
Pg.117, #31-31, DUNCAN, Jonathan 34 TN farmer $250-$250
                  Lucinda 32 TN keeps house
                  Mary E. 17 TN
                  Henry 15, John R. 10 TN farm laborers
                  Martha C. 8, Thomas 5, Jenny E. (f) 5 TN
                  HENSON?, Manerva? (f) 27 TN
                  Samuel W. 10 TN
                  (MAD: Jonathan Duncan mar. Susan Grimes 12/27/1877; 1880 Hickman Co. TN census)
Pg.117, #32-32, [HENSON?,] William W. 43 TN farmer $400-$300
                  Mary A. 25 TN keeps house
                  John W. 14 TN farm laborer
Pg.117, #4-4, BROWN, Milton D. 42 TN farmer $2000-$1500
                  Dovey? A. (f) 22 TN keeping house
                  Mary M. 34 TN
                  Mary E.E. 16, Louisa R. 9 TN
                  ?Missie?? A. (f) 7, Robert E. 6 TN
                  Ann Janett? (f) 1 TN
                  DUNCAN, William 17 TN farm laborer
                  John 18 TN farm laborer
                  STEPHENS?, James 56 SC farm laborer
 
 

SEQUATCHIE CO. TN
Formed 1857 from Hamilton

1860 Sequatchie Co. TN Census
      No Duncan indexed

1870 Sequatchie Co. TN Census
District 6, P.O. Walnut Valley
Pg.318, #20-20, RANKIN, David 26 TN (white) farmer $5000-$2000
                  Lettie 25 TN keeping house
                  RANKIN, Milton (m) 1 TN
                  BENNETT, Wash 11 TN BLACK farm laborer
                  DUNCAN, Bettie 11 TN (white) nurse
 
 

TENNESSEE CO. TN
Formed 1788; surrendered name when TN became state name
See Montgomery formed 1796 from Tennessee
See Robertson formed 1796 from Tennessee

Tennessee Land Grants Index (FHL film 1,002,730)
      Copied all Duncan, Dunkin, etc. (no Duncomb) through 1849; did not copy later index. Film consists of small index cards for each grant; some grants are repeated if they appear in two books.
      Name, Grant #, Acres, Date, County, Book & Page, District (Actual grant books are in series by District, then book volume & page)
      Martin Duncan, 3056, 640a, 7/19/1797, Tennessee, D4-132, NC; Warrant 1664, asse. of the heirs of Isaac McCubbins

NC Land Grants in TN (FHL film 1,013,306; see Robertson Co. TN)
      D4-132 (2nd): 19 July 1797, Grant #3056 to Martin Duncan assignee of heirs of Isaac McCubbins a private in Continental Line of said state, 640 acres in Tennessee Co. about a mile below John Grimes, east of Barkas old road, opposite a walnut grove of timber, to Jesse Cobbs corner & line; Warrant #1664, Tho. Johnston D.S., Sampson Trammel, John Grimes Clk.
 

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