Duncans in Casey Co. KY

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

Last revised November 21, 2012

CASEY CO. KY
Formed 1806 from Lincoln
 

CENSUS RECORDS

1810 Casey Co. KY Census
Pg. 38  Duncan, Clabourn    10001      - 22010
          (MAD: Claburn Duncan mar. Mittice Whittle
            7/26/1794 Lincoln Co. KY)

1820 Casey Co. KY Census
        No Duncan indexed

1830 Casey Co. KY Census
Pg.286  Willis Dunkin       2012,01    - 1210,1

1840-1850 Casey Co. KY Census
        No Duncan indexed

1860 Casey Co. KY Census
Rustonsville
Pg.432, #521-522, Caleb ADAMS 59 Casey Co. KY saw mill $200-$400
                  John DUNKIN 35 Casey Co. KY
                  Susan 38 Casey Co. KY

1870 Casey Co. KY Census
Liberty Twp.
Pg.224, #1-#1, DUNKIN, B.M. (m) 38 TN farmer $1400-$700
                  Emeline J. 35 TN
                  Vestina W. 15, Sampson B. 14 TN
                  Martha E. 12, James A. 9 TN
                  Mary A. 6, Owen M. 4 KY
                  Katherine 10/12 b. July KY
                  (MAD: B.M. Duncan Jr. mar. Vestena Duncan 4/21/1873; one Benton M. Duncan in 1860 Fentress Co. TN census age 28; B.M. Jr. may be Burton M. Duncan b. 1849 of 1870 Scott Co. TN census, son of James S. & Emily Duncan of 1850-1860 Morgan Co. TN census)
Pg.237, #184-184, DUNCAN, Charles 29 TN farmer $1100-$400
                  Parthenia 30 TN
                  Richard 15, Elizabeth 14 TN
                  Thomas 12, Mary 4 TN
                  Emma (f) 8/12 b. Sept. TN
                  (MAD: one Craven Duncan mar. Parthena Butler on 12/29/1865 in Morgan Co. TN; Craven Duncan 39 TN, wife Parthena 40 TN in 1880 Scott Co. TN census with children Mary and Emma)
Rolling Fork, P.O. Powers Store
Pg.273, #372-369, DUNKIN, John 45 PA ("Pansilvania") farmer $600-$700
                  Mary 40 KY
                  Agness 22, Ann 12 KY
                  Elizabeth 10 KY

1880 Soundex, Casey Co. KY
Vol.5 ED.20 Sheet 3, line 14, Dist. 3, Yates'
      DUNCAN, Barton M. Jr., 31 TN white male
            Vestinia N. 24 TN wife
            James Mc. 6 KY son
            Craven R. 4 TN son
            Manson B. 1 TN son
Vol.5 ED.20 Sheet 65, line 43, Dist. 1, Liberty
      Duncan, Burton M., 47 TN white male
            Emaline J. 43 TN wife
            James A. 18 TN son
            Mary E. 16 KY dau.
            Owen M. 13 KY son
            Kate 10 KY dau.
            Lexton S. 7 KY son
            William P. 4 KY son
            Martha S. 52 TN si (MAD: sister in law? or sister?)
 

ESTATE RECORDS

Casey Co. KY Wills (FHL film 591,579)
      Vol. 1, 1809-49 - no Duncan
      Vol. 2, 1850-66 - no Duncan
 

LAND RECORDS

Casey Co. KY Deed Indexes 1807-1962 (grantor index on FHL film 593,567; grantee index on FHL film 593,569; SLC 10/24/1990 & 9/22/2012)
      No Duncan grantee
      3-270: 1829, Willis Duncan to Fry Carpenter, C.D. (commissioner's deed); estate of Jacob Carpenter on Carpenter's Creek, 18 acres, 247 acres, 143 acres, 69 acres, 61 acres
      3-271: 1828, Willis Duncan to Celie Carpenter, 228 acres, 210 acres, 20 acres on waters of Scotts Creek
      3-190: 1829, W. Duncan to Fry Carpenter, C.D., estate known as Lear Frye.
      5-245: 1845, Willis Duncan to Samuel Baxter, 100a
      7-109: 1856, W.C.N. Duncan to M.A. Coulter and David Reed, mtg
      7-210: 1857, Nicholas Duncan to Richard M. Coulter, right to estate

Casey Co. KY Deeds 1807-1962 (SLC 10/24/1990 & 9/22/2012)
   Deeds, v.1 1807-1814 (FHL film 593,571; SLC 9/22/2012)
      No Duncan grantor or grantee in index at front
   Deeds, v.2 1814-1825 (FHL film 593,572; SLC 9/22/2012)
      No Duncan grantor or grantee in index at front
   Deeds, v.3-5 1824-1851; Pgs.190-191 of Vol.3 are typed pages (FHL film 591,566; SLC 9/22/2012) - no index at front
      3-190/191: 20 June 1829. The Commissioners appointed by the Casey County Court at April term 1829 to divide the real estate of Jacob Carpenter decd. divided the part of the land belonging to the estate of Jacob Carpenter that is known as the Lear Frye land betwixt the 8 children he had by his first wife formerly Lear Frye, the land lies in two tracts and is divided and numbered in the following way: First to Fry Carpenter by allotment and is part of a tract adj. widow Tates farm, called Lear Frye 200 acre tract, ... containing 33 acres and 115 poles; Second to Jacob Carpenter by allotment, part of same tract, line towards the mansion house, ... containing 33 acres and 115 poles; Third to John Carpenter by allotment, part of same tract, ... old line, containing 33 acres and 115 poles; Fourth to Elizabeth Powell by allotment and is part of same tract, ... containing 33 acres and 115 poles; Fifth to David Carpenter by allotment ... containing 33 acres and 115 poles; Sixth to Christopher Carpenter, part of same survey, ... containing 33 acres and 115 poles; Seventh to George Carpenter by allotment, part of same tract, corner of the old survey, containing 33 acres and 115 poles; Eighth to Margaret Carpenter by allotment, called the Lear Frye II" (MAD: II" as written) acres tract, begins at John Frys S.W. corner, then ... Ezra Morrisons line, then ..., containing 112 acres, be it further understood that in order to make the childrens shares equal in this division, we have agreed and report that Fry Carpenter, John Carpenter and Elizabeth Powell are to pay to Margaret Carpenter $20 each and that David Carpenter, Christopher Carpenter and George Carpenter are to pay Margaret Carpenter $16 each, also David Carpenter, Christopher Carpenter and Geo. F. Carpenter are to pay to Jacob Carpenter $4 each, 20 June 1829. /s/ Buford Peyton, Thomas Farrel, W. Duncan. The allotment and division of lands was produced in Casey County Court 12 Oct. 1829 and ordered recorded. (Typed pages; FHL film 591,566; SLC 9/22/2012)
      3-270/271: 21 June 1829. According to order of Casey County Court at April term 1829, we have proceeded to divide the lands of Jacob Carpenter decd between the heirs of said Jacob decd in the way as follows, First, we have divided 7 tracts of land between seven of the children, leaving out George, John and David because their father has given them their legacy in the land in his lifetime, these lands are called the mill tract, the Dinwiddie tract, the mansion house tract, the brush creek tract, the nightingale tract, the Edwards tract, and the Cundiff tract, these allotments are all numbers, First to Christina Carpenter by allotment and is part of the mansion house tract, ... near Powells mill, then to the beginning. (pg.271) containing 18 acres and 144 poles; the Sixth to Margaret Carpenter by allotment and lies in the forks of the creek above Gays mill, beg. at Barnet's corner on the E. side of Carpenter's Creek, containing 69 acres. The Seventh number falls to Nancy Carpenter by allotment and lies adj. Wm. Dinwiddies tract, ... containing 61 acres. Be it further known that in order to make their shares equal, we say that Jacob and Margaret are to pay Nancy Carpenter $39 each, be it further understood that Christina Carpenter's allotment is to include the tract of land called the Cundiff tract of 153 acres which we here lay down the plat of on another piece of paper, also Fry Carpenter's allotment is to include the tract of land called the Edwards tract of 143 acres which we lay down the plat on another piece of paper, also Elizabeth Powell's allotment is to include the tract called the Brush Creek tract of 247 acres which we here lay down the plat on another paper, and if there is more of the afsd estate that we are authorized to divide, we do not know it. 21 June 1829. /s/ Buford Peyton, Thomas Ferrell, Willis Duncan. Division was exhibited in court 14 Feb. 1831 and ordered recorded. (FHL film 591,566; SLC 9/22/2012)
      3-271/272: Per order of Casey County Court at Dec. term 1828, we allot and assign to Celia Carpenter widow of Jacob Carpenter decd. 3 tracts of land as a full equal third part of the land belonging to the estate of Jacob Carpenter decd as her dower, the first tract in Casey Co. on waters of Carpenters Creek and is called the Smith tract, near Thos. Williams fence, containing 228 acres by survey more or less; the second tract in Casey Co. on the waters of Scotts Creek, containing 21 acres by survey; the third tract in Casey Co. on the waters of Scotts creek, containing 210 acres by survey. We also allot and assign to said Celia Carpenter a full equal third part of all the money which the slaves of the estate of Jacob Carpenter decd sold for which is in the hands of William Roy, the Commissioner appointed to sell those slaves; we also allot and assign to Celia Carpenter one equal full third part of all the money in the hands of the administrators of the estate of Jacob Carpenter decd. which property belongs to the estate after all debts and expenses are paid. /s/ Buford Peyton, Willis Duncan, Thomas Ferrell. The allotment of dower to Celia Carpenter approved in court 14 Feb. 1831, and recorded. (FHL film 591,566; SLC 9/22/2012)
      5-245/6: 24 Nov. 1845, Willis Duncan, a citizen of Monroe Co. MO at present in Lincoln Co. KY, to Samuel Baxter of Casey Co. KY, for $3,510.00, 100 acres on Carpenters Creek, waters of ?? River adj. land once owned by William Farrel and Sterling Coulter, the first tract being the land conveyed to said Willis Duncan by George Carpenter and wife; the second or other tract adj. the first, corner to Dunwodie's 100 acres survey, George F. Carpenter's line, Harrison's line, A. Harrison's corner, William's? line, being the land conveyed by the commissioners to said Duncan, 100 acres. No wife. Wit. J.H. Smith, T. Huston, Forin? F. Fox. (FHL film 591,566; SLC 10/24/1990)
   Deeds, v.6-7 1849-1863 (FHL Film 591,567; SLC 10/24/1990)
      7-109: 27 Feb. 1856, W.C.N. Duncan to M.A. Coulter and David Reed, all Casey Co. KY, mortgage personal property; security to Hurley Taylor; mortgage crop said Duncan raises in 1856 on farm belonging to E. Pendergrass on waters of Big South Roling Fork. Wit. W.G?. Johnson, Aaron Shraner?. (MAD: one Wilson C. Duncan mar. Nancy Coulter 8/23/1838) (FHL film 591,567)
      7-210: 2 May 1857, Nicholas Duncan and wife Nancy A. to Richard M. Coulter, all right in estate of Morris? (Mony?) Coulter as heir, to land ... 220 acres in Casey Co. Registered in Lincoln Co. KY Court 2 May 1857. (MAD: see 1860 Johnson Co. MO census; ? perhaps the son of Willis Duncan of Monroe Co. MO) (FHL film 591,567)
 

MILITARY RECORDS

Pension Index Card File, alphabetical; of the Veterans Administrative Contact and Administration Services, Admin. Operations Services, 1861-1934; Duff to A-J Duncan (negative FHL film 540,888, some cards very faint); Joseph Duncan to Dunn (positive FHL film 540,889, some cards very dark)
      Cataloged under Civil War, 1861-1865, pensions, indexes; does not say if Confederate or Federal, but probably Federal. Negative film, some cards much too faint or dark to read, some cards blurred or faded, particularly the service unit and the dates of application. Most of the very faint or dark cards were in a slightly different format, with space for years enlisted and discharged which were sometimes filled in. Many of these were for service in later years, although one or two were for service ca 1866.
      Name of soldier, alias, name of dependent widow or minor, service (military unit or units), date of filing, class (invalid or widow or minor or other), Application #, Certificate #, state from which filed (sometimes blank), attorney (sometimes blank, MAD: did not usually copy), remarks. Sometimes the "Invalid" or "Widow" class had an "s" added to it before the application #; occasionally the area for the service information included a circled "S". The minor's name was frequently that of the guardian rather than the minor.
      The military unit was frequently the Company Letter, the Regiment Number, sometimes US Vet Vol Inf. (US Veteran Volunteer Infantry), L.A. (Light Artillery), H.A. (Heavy Artillery), US C Inf (US Colored? Infantry), Cav. (Cavalry), Mil. Guards, V.R.C. (?Volunteer Reserve Corps?), etc. Sometimes there were several service units given.
      Cards appear to be arranged by the last name, first name, middle initial if any, and state (including "US") of service.
      Duncan, John P.; Major 13 KY Inf., F 13 KY Inf.; 1897 July 24, Invalid Appl. #1195248, no cert., Ark. (MAD: orig. mustered in at Camp Hobson, KY, near Greensburg, KY; Men were recruited from Casey, Green, Taylor, Hart, Nelson, Hardin, Grayson, Breckinridge and Meade Cos.)
 

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