Duncans in Hampshire Co. WV

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

Last revised August 26, 2003

HAMPSHIRE CO. WV
Formed 1753 from Frederick Co. VA
Hardy formed 1785 from Hampshire
Morgan formed 1820 from Berkeley, Hampshire
Mineral formed 1866 from Hampshire
 

CENSUS RECORDS

1820 Hampshire Co. VA Census
      No Duncan indexed

1830 Hampshire Co. VA Census (alphabetic)
Pg. 17  John Duncan      0001       - 0001

1840 Hampshire Co. VA Census
Pg.189  John Duncan      1100,01    - 0000,1

1850 Hampshire Co. VA Census
Pg.244, #---, Boarding house
                  Thomas DUNKINS 38 Ireland laborer
                  Other Irish single men
Pg.256, #1562, John DUNCAN 40 MD farmer
                  Naomi 30 VA
                  Joseph 18, John 16 VA
                  Alexander 13, Angus 10 VA
                  (MAD: ? Joseph 1860 Jefferson Co. (W) VA census)
Pg.265, #1687, John DUNCAN 15 VA BLACK in another household

1860 Hampshire Co. VA Census
(each page starts #1)
Cold Stream P.O.
Pg.54, #3, Aaron DUNCAN 27 VA BLACK farmer $0-$420
                  John 25 VA BLACK shoemaker
                  & three other blacks & mulattoes
Pg.57, #2, Thomas DUNCAN 50 VA BLACK farmer $1800-$200
                  Celia 65 VA
                  Emily WELLS 17 VA
Ridgeville P.O.
Pg.251, #3, John DUNCAN 48 VA laborer $0-$150
                  Neoma (f) 48 VA
                  Angus H. 15 VA
Pg.252, #2, Alexander DUNCAN 25 VA laborer $0-$60
                  Apelona (f) 23 VA (not mar. in year)
                  (MAD: John and Alexander in 1870 Mineral Co. WV census)
New Creek Sta.
Pg.279, #5, James DUNCAN 37 IRE foreman on R.Road $500-$150
                  Catharine 32 IRE
                  Bridget 4, John W. 2 VA
                  James T. 1 VA
Peidmont P.O.
Pg.306, #4, Robert DUNCAN 38 SCT miner $0-$75
                  Margaret 38 SCT
                  Margaret 12, Hugh 7 SCT
                  Robert 4 MD
                  Flora 1 VA
                  James HENRY 29 SCT miner $0-$0
                  Flora DUNCAN 70 SCT

1870 Hampshire Co. WV Census
Blooming Twp.
Pg.463, #171-171, DUNCAN, Thomas 70 VA BLACK farmer $1500-$2000
                  MARKS, Lucy 64 VA BLACK keeping house
                  MARKS, Aaron 37 VA BLACK farm hand
                  HAMILTON, Amos 29 VA BLACK farm hand
                  Bird (m) 6, Sallie B. 1 WV BLACK
                  JACKSON, Caroline 35 VA BLACK
                  Mary 6 WV BLACK
 

LAND RECORDS

Northern Neck Land Grants in Lower Valley (from Charles Gordon 8/1983 with permission to share with others)
      March 8, 1779; to William Duncan, Jr., Hampshire Co., at Town Hill adj. Corbin & Williamson.
      April 21, 1801; to William Dunkin, Hampshire Co., on Sam Williamson path.

Hampshire Co. VA (WV) Land Grants (FHL film 29,526)
      Z-46: 21 April 1801, grant to William Dunkin; survey dated 5 Jan. 1800, grant of 424 acres, 400 acres part granted him by patent 9 March 1779, residue of 24 acres taken by virtue of land office Treasury Warrant #2842 issued 13 Dec. 1799, the whole being in Hampshire Co., adj. David Corbin, Samuel Williamson's path, corner said Corbin.

Hampshire Co. WV Deeds (Grantor Index on FHL film 815,331)
      12-192: 30 Dec. 1799, William Duncan Senr. of Culpeper Co. VA by Frederick Duncan his attorney in fact, to John Thompson of Hampshire Co., £50 paid by John Thompson, 204 acres, being part of grant to William Duncan Junr. by patent 8 March 1799, adj. north side Town hill, Isaac Ely. Wit. James Patterson, William Ely, John Starn. (FHL film 588,705)
      12-193: 30 Dec. 1799, William Duncan Senr. of Culpeper Co. VA by Frederick Duncan his attorney in fact, to John Starn of Hampshire Co., £50 paid by John Starn, 204 acres, being part of grant to William Duncan Junr. by patent 8 March 1799, adj. Isaac Ely. Wit. James Patterson, William Ely, John Thompson. (FHL film 588,705)
      12-393: 19 Oct. 1801, William Duncan and Frederick Duncan, admrs. of William Duncan Senr. decd of Culpeper Co. VA, to George Carder of Culpeper Co. VA, for 16,000 weight of crop tobacco paid to William Duncan decd, 424 acres by patent adj. lands or survey of David Baber, it being all the land now held by William Duncan in Co. of Hampshire, corner David Babin?/Cardor?. No wit. (FHL film 588,705)
      12-395: 19 Oct. 1801, William Duncan and Frederick Duncan, administrators to William Duncan decd, of Culpeper Co. VA, to George Carder of Culpeper Co., for 1,600 pounds tobacco paid to Wm. Duncan decd, 424 acres by patent adj. lands or survey of David Corbin, it being all the land now held by said William Duncan in Hampshire Co., adj. corner to said Cabin (sic), Samuel Williamson's path. No wit. (FHL film 588,705)
      12-396: 19 Oct. 1801, George (+) Carder and wife Elizabeth of Culpeper Co. VA to John Carder of same, 4,000 pounds tobacco, 100 acres on waters of Little Capehon, being part of tract formerly belonging to William Duncan decd, conveyed from him to said George Carder ... No wit. (FHL film 588,705)
 

REFERENCES FROM OTHER LOCALITIES

Culpeper Co. VA Deeds (FHL film 30,951)
      U-195: 12 Nov. 1798, William Duncan Sen. appoint Frederick Duncan attorney to sell land, 408 acres, in Hampshire Co. VA. Wit. William Duncan Jr., Elsey Newby, Armistead Newby, Edward Newby. Proved by oaths of wit. 18 Feb. 1799.
      U-415: 19 Oct. 1799, William (+) Duncan Sr. and Rosamond (+) his wife and Maj. William Roberts of Parish of Broomfield to William Duncan Jr., 150 lbs, 220 acres on Cannon River. Wit. Francis Covington, Edward Newby, Dal. Brown.
      U-478: 10 Dec. 1799, William Duncan Senr. (signed) appoint Frederick Duncan attorney to sell land, 408 acres in Hampshire Co. VA. Wit. John Minor, Edward Newby, George Duncan. Proved by wit.
 

OTHER RECORDS

Journals of the House of Burgesses, general index to all volumes (FHL film 1,486,518)
      Duncan, Robert, 1758-61, pg.26, petitioner
   Journals 1742-49, 1752-61 (FHL film 1,486,520)
      Pg.26, 27 Sept. "1757" (sic; actually 1758), in 32nd year of George II. Mr. Bland reported that the committee appointed to settle the accounts of the Militia drafted out for the protection and defence of the frontiers of this colony, had had under their consideration the petition of John Triplet, John Payton, John Delancey, Robert Duncan, David Harris, Thomas Freeman, Thomas Pannell, William Harvey, Michael Thomas, Adam Smith, and John Holt, to them referred, and had agreed upon a report and come to a resolution thereupon, which he read in this place, and then delivered in at the table, where the same were again read and are as follow:
      It appears to this committee that the petitioners were drafted from the militia of Culpeper to go to the frontiers near Pattison's Creek in Hampshire Co., under the command of Captain William Brown, and after being there some time in the winter season, and in want of necessaries, applied to their captain for leave to return home, who promised to discharge them if they would stay and build a fort, which the petitioners with the rest of the company finished, and at the end of 63 days returned home without any discharge from their captain.
      Resolved, That the petitioners ought to be paid by the public for their said service,
      The said resolution was read a second time and the question being put, that the House agree thereto, It passed in the negative.
 

HISTORIES before 1923

1897 "History of Hampshire Co. WV" by Hu Maxwell and Howard L. Swisher (Memphis Public Library book 975.495 M465, from Evelyn Sigler 8/1984 with permission to share with others; also FHL film 1,000,649 item 4)
      Pg.379: 1845, Southern Methodist Church. Rev. James A. Duncan is thought to have been the first minister to this county after churches were definitely and completely separated. Mr. Duncan came in 1846.
      No Duncan family sketch
 

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