Duncans in St.Clair Co. AL

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

Last revised October 17, 2001

ST. CLAIR CO. AL
Formed 1818 from Shelby
Etowah formed 1868 from Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, DeKalb, Marshall, St.Clair
 

CENSUS RECORDS

1830 St. Clair Co. AL Census
      No Duncan indexed

1840 St. Clair Co. AL Census (not DUNCAN)
Pg.232  Robert Payne         1130,001 - 2100,001
            (MAD: no Robert Payne indexed 1830)
   234  And. M. DUMAS        1000,1     - 0001
        And. DUMAS           0000,1001  - 0000,001
        Asa DUMAS            0100,01    - 1210,01

1850 St. Clair Co. AL Census
No Duncan indexed
No Thomas J. Wharton anywhere in St. Clair Co. AL (pg.103-170)
District 40
Pg.103, #13-13, Robert PAINE 51 TN farmer $300
                  Mahally 47 SC
                  Moses 19, Awesina (f) 17, Arron (m) 15 AL
                  Joshua 13, Emillissa (f) 11, Mary 10 AL
                  Joseph 8, Elizabeth W. 4 AL
                  (MAD: Robert L. Payne mar. Mahala Duncan 5/2/1825)
District 39
Pg.155, #235, Richard B. WHARTON 21 AL farmer $1500
Jerusha 18 AL, mar/in/yr
Pg.155, #245, Madison WHARTON 25 AL farmer $2000
Nancy K. 19 AL
Eugenia K.(f) 4 AL
Pg.155, #250, Elizabeth WHARTON 48 SC -- $3000
William P. 19, Elizabeth Jr. 14, Martin 11 AL

1860 St. Clair Co. AL Census
P.O. Springville
Pg.74, #615-616, Thomas WHORTEN 60 SC farmer $0-$100
                  Sarah 57 SC housewife
                  Sarah 20 GA
                  Nancy 16 AL
                  (MAD: Sally Duncan mar. ca 1823 to Thomas Jefferson Wharton, perhaps GA, lived in St. Clair Co. AL, per Kay D. Hampton info from Mrs. Dorothy Edmonson bef.1970)
Pg.89, #734-742, Thomas WHORTEN 27 GA farmer $0-$250
                  Rutha 23 GA
                  Martha 3, Mary 9/12 AL
Twp.11 Range 4E, Bennetsville
Pg.144, #326-324, Enock DUNCAN 56 SC farmer $300-$166
                  Nancy 54 SC
                  Solomen 23, Jane 18 (19?) GA
                  Harrison (m) 16, Adaline 15 GA
                  Emeline? (f) 14, Louisa 10 GA
                  Cicero (m) 9 AL
                  (MAD: 1850 Cobb Co. GA census; Moses T. Widener mar. Martha Minerva Duncan 5/21/1858, bride's age sworn to by Solomon Duncan; Solomon Duncan mar. Minerva Ellis 12/26/1860)
Twp.16-17-18, Branchville
Pg.174, #78-78, J.J. DUNCAN (m) 37 TN farmer $500-$203
                  Sarah 27 GA
                  Martha 10, Mary 8 GA
                  Sarah 1 AL
                  Daniel ALLEN 19 GA farm laborer
                  (MAD: ?? 1850 Coweta Co. GA census, wife Margaret ??)

1880 St.Clair Co. AL Census (from Stephanie Campbell 5/2000)
Pg.10D, Ashville Beat #1, vol.21, ED 115, sheet 20, line 31, dwelling #196, family #197
DUNCAN, J.N. (w m) 34 (HH) married farmer GA GA(father) GA(mother)
            Duncan, Mary M. (w f) 30 wife married, keeping house GA GA GA
            Duncan, William (w m) 11 son single, work on farm GA GA GA
            Duncan, Henry (w m) 9 son single attended school during census yr. GA GA GA
            Duncan, John (w m) 6 son single GA GA GA
            Duncan, Julia A. (w f) 4 daughter single GA GA GA
Pg.11A, Ashville Beat #1, vol.21, ED 115, sheet 21 line 40, can't read dwelling & family #
DUNCAN, Sarah (w f) 60 widowed keeping house SC SC(father) VA(mother)
            Duncan, Elizabeth (w f) 34 daughter single house keeping GA GA SC
            Duncan, J.F. (w m) 28 son single works on farm GA GA SC
            Duncan, Letty J. (w f) 21 daughter single house keeping GA GA SC
            Duncan, Sarah (w f) 18 daughter single house keeping GA GA SC

1900 St. Clair Co. AL Census (from Stephanie Campbell 5/2000)
Ashville Pct #1 enum. dist. no. 99 sheet no. 6 line no. 20
DUNCAN, John A., HH, (w m) Feb 1874, 26, mar 7y, AL GA(father) GA(mother), farmer can't read/write, speaks English, owns home, home owned free, farm
            Duncan, Beckie, Wife (w f) Jun 1865, 30, mar 7y, 4 ch., 4 living, GA GA GA, can read/write speaks English
            Duncan, Rawsey, Dau (w f) Oct 1892, 7, single, AL AL GA
            Duncan, Maslin, Son (w m) Oct 1894, 5, single, AL AL GA
            Duncan, Neoma, Dau (w f) Sept 1897, 2, single, AL AL GA
            Duncan, Eskloner, Dau (w f) Jan 1900, 4/12, single, AL AL GA
 

MARRIAGE RECORDS

St. Clair Co. AL Marriage Record (from Helen Henson 11/1990 with permission to share)
      Bartlett Marshall Duncan to Amanda Melvina Lawrence, 26 Sept. 1833 by John S. Willson, JP.
 

ESTATE RECORDS

St. Clair Co. AL Orphans Court minutes (FHL film 1,035,433)
      Cataloged as indexed at beg. of each vol; final vol. also includes election records, 1855-1867 & tax collection sales 1869-1890
      Vol.1 1827-1844 (no Duncan per book)
      Vol.2 1833-1843 - no Duncan
      Vol.3 1843-1847 - partial index only, no Duncan
      Vol.4 1847-1850 - no Duncan

St. Clair Co. AL Probate Records
      County Court Ledger 1823-1827 - no "D" index page (FHL film 1,035,439 item 3)
      County court minutes 1828-49 - no Duncan (FHL film 1,035,440 item 1)
      Execution Docket 1833-41 - no Duncan (FHL film 1,035,440 item 2)
      Will record 1819-27 - no Duncan (FHL film 1,035,440 item 4)

St. Clair Co. AL Probate Records; index at beginning of most vols.
      Probate Court Record 1866-1867 - no index (FHL film 1,035,434 item 1)
      Estate Ledger 1828-1837 - no Duncan (FHL film 1,035,434 item 2)
      Record of estates v.B 1851-1857 - no Duncan (FHL film 1,035,434 item 3)
      Will Record v.A 1858-1874 - no Duncan (FHL film 1,035,440 item 5)
      Probate minutes
            Minutes 1856-1858 - no Duncan (FHL film 1,654,801 item 1)
            Minutes 1850-1858 - no Duncan (FHL film 1,654,801 item 2)
            Minutes 1859-1864 - no index (FHL film 1,654,802 item 1)
            Minutes 1870-1874 - no index (FHL film 1,654,802 item 2)
      Appraisal & Bond Ledger 1852-1919 - no index (FHL film 1,035,440 item 3)
 

LAND RECORDS

St. Clair Co. AL Deed Indexes 1823-1903; additional indexes at begin. of each vol. (FHL film 1,035,308 item 1)
      B-678: Jesse Duren to E.M. Driver (not Duncan)
      J-364: Duncan, Jno. N. from M.J. McPheaters (Book J, 1875)
      M-24: Duncan, J.N. and M.N. to Sallie P. Ingier?, 1875
      N-307: J. N. Duncan to ?P. Inzer

St. Clair Co. AL Deeds
   Deed Record Vol.A, 1823-1832 - no index (FHL film 1,035,308 item 2)
   Estate record Vol.B 1832-1837 - no Duncan (to p.371 on FHL film 1,035,308 item 3, pg.370-970 on 1,035,309 item 1)
   Deeds Vol.C 1846-1855 - no index (FHL film 1,035,309)
   Deeds Vol.D 1855-1859 - no Duncan (FHL film 1,035,310 item 1)
   Conveyances Vol.E 1859-1866 (to p.641 on FHL film 1,035,310 item 2, pg.641 to end on 1,035,311 item 1)
      E-292: 12 Dec. 1860, John J. (X) Duncan of St. Clair Co. AL owe O.M. Hagood as security on notes to James H. Vandegrift and John A. Harden of St. Clair Co. for $52.20 payable 25 Dec. 1861, mortgage wagon, 2 yoke oxen; wit. H.H. Strange, Joseph Hagood. (FHL film 1,035,310 item 2)
      E-432: 28 Nov. 1861, Enoc B. (X) Duncan of St. Clair Co. AL owes $100 to John Crump of DeKalb Co. AL by note due 12 months, in order to secure payment, mortgage to Isham Sheffield of DeKalb Co., SE 1/4 NW 1/4 Sec.20 Twp.11 R5E, 40 acres in Huntsville Land District; wit. James (X) Dillard; mortgage settled in full 9 Sept. 1862. (FHL film 1,035,310 item 2)
   Deed record Vol.F & G 1866-1873 - no Duncan (FHL film 1,035,311)
   Deed record Vol.H-I, 1873-1875 - not looked at (FHL film 1,035,312)
   Deed record Vol.J-K 1875-79 (FHL film 1,035,313; did not copy mortgages)
      J-364: 20 Jan. 1876, Mary J. McPhetins to John N. Duncan, $200, E 1/2 SW 1/4 Sec.29 Twp.13 R4E, 79.69 acres; and SW 1/4 SE 1/4 of same, 39.84 acres, in Huntsville Land Dist.; wit. R.S. Carr, John McPheeters? (McPheetens?). (FHL film 1,035,313)
   Deed record Vol..L-M 1879-80 (FHL film 1,035,314)
      M-24: 21 Nov. 1874, John N. Duncan and wife Mary M. to Sallie P. Inzer?, $80, 25 acres off E side SW 1/4 SE 1/4 Sec.29 Twp.13 R4E (more not copied). (MAD: John N. Duncan mar. Mary M. Tidwell 1/19/1868 Forsyth Co. GA)
 

COURT RECORDS

St. Clair Co. AL Circuit Court Minutes (FHL film 1,035,316 item 2-3)
      Minutes 1819-1826; first vol. unindexed - not looked at
      Minutes 2nd vol. indexed at begin. - no Duncan
 

MILITARY RECORDS

"AL State Militia 1820-1865" alphabetical card file in AL State Archives, Clyde - D (FHL film 1,462,799; mostly in alphabetic order, Dunkin cards found later in file)
      Duncan, B.M., AL State Militia 1820-1860, Manager of Election, 1st Battl. 74th Regt. 3rd Brig. 7th Div. Certificate of election, Cherokee Co., transmitted by B.M. Duncan, Daniel Lamar, Henry Bullard, Mgrs., Robert Bell, Sheriff, March 19, 1836.
      Duncan, B.M., AL State Militia 1820-1860, Colonel, 74th Regiment. Authority: Certificate of election, Ashville, by Col. B.M. Duncan, transmitted by Sheriff Lewis Cunningham, Oct. 28, 1834, St.Clair Co.
      Duncan, B.M., AL State Militia 1820-1860, Colonel, 74th Regt. 3rd Brig. 7th Div. Certificate of election, Cherokee Co., transmitted by Col. B.M. Duncan, June 7, 1836.
      Duncan, Bartly, Colonel, 7th Div. 3rd Brig. 74th Regiment; Com. July 22, 1834. Authority: Military State Register, 1832-1844.
      (MAD: Bartly M. Duncan mar. Manda Lawrence 9/23/1833; 1850 Buchanan Co. MO census)

Widows of Confederate soldiers 1862-1864, A-S, (FHL film 1,653,242 item 2)
      Duncan, M., widow of Solomon Duncan, private, Deshazo's Co., 19th AL Inf., Gadsden [Etowah Co.], AL; claim filed July 2, 1863. Authority: List, Claims, 2nd Aud., C.S. Treas. 1862-64. (MAD: see St.Clair Co. AL 1860)
 

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