Duncans in Allegany Co. MD

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

Last revised March 30, 2007

ALLEGANY CO. MD
Formed 1789 from Washington
Garrett formed 1872 from Allegany
 

CENSUS RECORDS

1790-1810 Allegany Co. MD Census
       No Duncan indexed

1820 Allegany Co. MD Census
6th District
Pg.24  James Duncan        000010    - 00000

1830 Allegany Co. MD Census
Pg.25  Gilbert Duncan      0200,01   - 1000,1

1840 Allegany Co. MD Census
       No Duncan indexed

1850 Allegany Co. MD Census (pg.227 from Kathy D. Cawley 3/2007)
Cumberland
Pg.227, #3229-3275, Daniel DUNCAN 34 PA waggoner $0
                  Susan 32 PA
                  Mary E. 12 PA
                  Isabelle M. 11 PA
                  Margaret C. 7 PA
                  Wm. Alexander 4 PA
Pg.235, #3370-3417, Thos. McCLELLAND 26 PA blacksmith
                  Jane 26 (blank)
                  Martha 4 MD
                  Isabelle DUNCAN 11 PA
                  John ROBISON 25 PA
                  James FORSYTH 21 PA
 

1860 Allegany Co. MD Census
Cumberland
Pg.3, #15-15, Chs. McBLAIR 48 MD US Officer $40,000-$1,200
                  Fanny 34 PA
                  Dunkin (m) 18, Margaret 16 MD
                  Charles R. 12 MD
                  Robert 12 MA (Massachusetts)
                  Alexander 11 DC
                  Lucy LUCAS 40 MD BLACK
                  Wm. LUCAS 18 MD BLACK
                  Phebe TAYLOR 40 MD BLACK
                  Margaret DUNCAN 58 PA -- $0-$8000
                  (MAD: see 1850 Baltimore Co. MD census, 1st Dist.)
4th District
Pg.302, #2175, John DARLEY 41 SCT miner $0-$100
                  Ellen 41 SCT
                  Samuel 9, James 7 SCT
                  Ellen 5/12 MD
                  Robert 38 MD miner
                  Margaret DUNCAN 13 SCT domestic
9th District
Pg.337, #2413, Daniel DUNKIN 44 PA wagon maker $0-$1000
                  Susan 33 PA
                  Margaret C. 17 PA
                  Luther GROVELL 19 MD wagon maker
                  Isaac WIGFIELD 21 MD wagon maker
                  Jacob LOAN? 24 MD blacksmith
                  Jeremiah LEASON 17 apprentice to blacksmith
                  William DUNKIN 13 MD in school
                  (MAD: Daniel Dunkin's wife was Susan Sellers, from info of Rose McElfish)
Pg.409, #389-373, Michael DUNCAN 25 MA miner $0-$0
                  Anne 17 IRE mar-in-year
 

1870 Allegany Co. MD Census
Election District 5, P.O. Frostburg
Pg.154, #553-550, DUNKIN, Patrick 60 IRE miner $0-$0 ("none"-"none"), parents of foreign birth
                  Ellen 57 IRE keeping house, parents of foreign birth
Pg.154, #554-551, MORGAN, James 28 SCT miner $0-$0, parents of foreign birth
                  Mary 20 ENG keeping house, parents of foreign birth
                  Jane 1/12 MD b.May at home, parents of foreign birth
                  DUNKIN, Ann 17 ENG domestic servt., parents of foreign birth
District 6, P.O. Cumberland
Pg.196, #49-54, DUNCAN, Daniel 54 PA saddler $0-$0
                  Susan 56 PA keeps house
                  (no children)
                  (KDC: 1880 Mason Co. WV census)
Pg.216, #316-341, STUBBLEFIELD, Ellen 56 MD keeps house $0-$0
                  Clark (m) 23 WV clerk in shoe store
                  Anna 20 WV
                  Cordelia 26 MD
                  DUNCAN, Calanth (f) 33 MD
                  EDWARDS, John 66 MD
                  O'NEILE, Belory? (f) 68 MD
                  JOHNSON, Eliza 45 MD BLACK domestic
Election District 16, P.O. Lonaconing
Pg.448, #45-47, DUNKIN, Miles 28 IRE miner $0-$200, parents of foreign birth
                  Ann 30 IRE keeping house, parents of foreign birth
Pg.448-449, #48-50, DUNKIN, Hugh 32 IRE miner $0-$0, parents of foreign birth
                  Mary 25 ENG keeping house, parents of foreign birth
                  Ann 5 PA at home, parents of foreign birth
                  Ellen 3 MD at home, parents of foreign birth
 

LAND RECORDS

Allegany Co. MD Land Records 1791-1850; index A-D (FHL film 13,288)
      Note at front of index volume indicated blank pages not filmed; many gaps in page numbers used for names; "Duncan" names indexed in sub-index as being on page 85 but 85 not filmed and no Duncan names found on any other page from page-by-page search.
 

REFERENCES FROM OTHER LOCALITIES

VA State Land Office Surveys; Book 34, 1797-1798 (FHL film 29,576)
      34-392: Oct. 27, 1787, surveyed for David Duncan 3,000 acres Greenbrier Co. on a Land Office Treasury Warrant #4940 of 3,000 acres dated 12 May 1780, on the dividing ridge opposite the head springs of a large creek running into the Little Kanawha about 37 miles from its mouth. D. Steel, Asst. to Alex. Welch, S.G.C. Chain bearers: Hugh Perry (Ferry?), James Perry (Ferry?). John Hicks, Robt. Campbell, James & Wm. Currie, Rec. 1 May 1797; Gt. issd. 20 Nov. '97.
      34-392 (2nd): Oct. 27, 1787, surveyed for David Duncan 3,000 acres Greenbrier Co. on a Land Office Treasury Warrant #4941 of 3,000 acres dated 12 May 1780, on both sides the dividing ridge between the waters of little & great Kenhaway beg. at a birch corner to his first survey. D. Steel, Asst. to Alex. Welch, S.G.C. Chain bearers: Hugh Perry, James Perry. John Hicks, Robt. Campbell, James & Wm. Currie, Rec. 1 May 1797; Gt. issd. 20 Nov. '97.
      34-393: Surveyed for David Duncan 3,000 acres Greenbrier Co. on a Land Office Treasury Warrant #4942 of 3,000 acres dated 12 May 1780, on both sides the dividing ridge between the waters of little & great Kenhaway beg. at a dogwood corner to his second survey, Dec. 19, 1787, D. Steel, Asst. to Alex. Welch, S.G.C. Chain bearers: Hugh Perry, James Perry. John Hicks, Robt. Campbell, James & Wm. Currie, Rec. 1 May 1797; Gt. issd. 20 Nov. '97.
      34-393 (2nd): Surveyed for David Duncan 3,000 acres Greenbrier Co. on a Land Office Treasury Warrant #4943 of 3,000 acres dated 12 May 1780, beg. at a poplar on the waters of a large creek emptying into the Little Kenahawa about 37 miles from its mouth, to corner to his firt survey, Oct. 18, 1787; D. Steel, Asst. to Alex. Welch, S.G.C. Chain bearers: Hugh Perry, James Perry. John Hicks, Robt. Campbell, James & Wm. Currie, Rec. 1 May 1797; Gt. issd. 20 Nov. '97.
      34-394: Surveyed for David Duncan 3,000 acres Greenbrier Co. on a Land Office Treasury Warrant #4944 of 3,000 acres dated 12 May 1780, beg. at a dogwood, to a poplar corner on a line of his second survey, then to hickory corner to his first survey; Dec. 18, 1787, D. Steel, Asst. to Alex. Welch, S.G.C. Chain bearers: Hugh Perry (Ferry?), James Perry (Ferry?). John Hicks, Robt. Campbell, James & Wm. Currie, Rec. 1 May 1797; Gt. issd. 20 Nov. '97.
      34-394 (2nd): Dec. 16, 1787, surveyed for David Duncan 3,000 acres Greenbrier Co. on a Land Office Treasury Warrant #4938 of 3,000 acres dated 12 May 1780, on both sides of Pocotalico Creek on right hand fork of said Creek, beg. poplar and beech corner of a Military survey about 1 mile above the fork of said creek, to another corner of said survey, then up the fork; D. Steel, Asst. to Alex. Welch, S.G.C. Chain bearers: Hugh Perry, James Perry. John Hicks, Robt. Campbell, James & Wm. Currie, Rec. 1 May 1797; Gt. issd. 20 Nov. '97.
      34-395: Dec. 20, 1787, surveyed for David Duncan 3,000 acres Greenbrier Co. on a Land Office Treasury Warrant #4937 dated 12 May 1780, on the left hand fork of Pocotalico Creek beg. at a poplar corner to a military survey and running to another corner of the survey; D. Steel, Asst. to Alex. Welch, S.G.C. Chain bearers: Hugh Perry, James Perry. John Hicks, Robt. Campbell, James & Wm. Currie, Rec. 1 May 1797; Gt. issd. 20 Nov. '97.
      34-395 (2nd): Accompanying papers: John Madison for David Duncan enters a Land Office Treasury Warrant of 3000 acres #4938 dated 12 May 1780 on both sides of the right hand fork of Pokallico Creek, adj. the officers and soldiers lands & extending up the creek 1800 poles for quantity with notice to attend to survey 1 Oct. 1783.
            John Madison for David Duncan enters a Land Office Treasury Warrant of 3000 acres #4937 dated 12 May 1780 on both sides of the left hand fork of Pocatallico Creek adj. the lands surveyed for officers & soldiers & extending up the creek 1800 poles for quantity with notice to attend to survey 1 Oct. 1783.
            John Madison for David Duncan & Co. enters a Land Office Treasury Warrant of 3000 acres #4940 dated 12 May 1780 on both sides of the dividing ridge between the waters of the little & Great Kanowa beg. on the ridge opposite the head spring of a large creek emptying into the little Kanawa about 37 miles from the mouth and extending along the ridge eastardly 1500 poles for quantity with notice to attend to survey the first day of Oct. 1783.
      34-396: John Madison for David Duncan & Co. enters a Land Office Treasury Warrant of 3000 acres #4941 dated 12 May 1780 on both sides of the dividing ridge between the waters of the little & Great Kanawa beg. adj. the above entry and extending along the ridge eastardly 1500 poles for quantity with notice to attend to survey the first day of Oct. 1783.
            John Madison for David Duncan & Co. enters a Land Office Treasury Warrant of 3000 acres #4943 (MAD: sic) dated 12 May 1780 on both sides of the dividing ridge between the waters of the little & Great Kanawa beg. adj. the above entry & extending above the ridge eastardly 1500 poles for quantity with notice to attend to survey the first day of Oct. 1783.
            John Madison for David Duncan & Co. enters a Land Office Treasury Warrant of 3000 acres #4943 dated 12 May 1780 on both sides of the dividing ridge between the waters of the little & Great Kanowa beg. adj. the first entry on the ridge and extending along it westardly 1500 poles for quantity with notice to attend to survey the first day of Oct. 1783.
            John Madison for David Duncan & Co. enters a Land Office Treasury Warrant of 3000 acres #4944 dated 12 May 1780 on both sides of the dividing ridge between the waters of the little & Great Kanawa beg. adj. the above entry and extending along the ridge westardly 1500 poles for quantity with notice to attend to survey the first day of Oct. 1783.
      34-396: Endorsed: For and in consideration of $5,000, I sign over to James Welch the within seven entreyes of land 3,000 acres in each entry, 21 Nov. 1796, /s/ David Duncan. Allegany Co. MD, Nov. 21, 1796, personally appeared David Duncan and acknowledged the above.
            Richmond, Feb. 23, 1797, for value received, I hereby assign to Messrs John Hocks & Robert Campbell all my right & title to seven surveys of 3,000 acres each made in the name of David Duncan in the months of Oct. and Dec. 1787 in the then Co. of Greenbrier by virtue of seven entries of 3,000 acres each made 14 Sept. 1782, which 7 tracts of land were assigned to me by David Duncan 21 Nov. 1796; /s/ James Welch; wit. Saml. McCraw, Wm. Moncure.
            To the Reg. of the Land Office, we desire you to issue grants for the above land to John Hicks, Robert Campbell, William Currie & James Currie, that is to say, to the said John Hicks, Robert Campbell, and William Currie for an undivided 2/3 and to said James Currie for the residue as tenants in common and not as joint tenants, the said lands having been purchased by the parties aforesaid in the manner above; it is understood the subscribers are not in any manner responsible for the title. 16 Nov. 1797, /s/ Jno. Hicks, Robert Campbell; wit. Samuel Lankister.
 

OTHER RECORDS

"The Evening Times" Cumberland [Allegany Co.], Maryland, Tuesday, September 21, 1897 (transcription by and from Kathy Cawley 2/2004)
      Approaching Marriage.
      Mr. and Mrs. Henry Feaga announce the marriage of their daughter, Grace Pearl, to Mr. Hamilton Brandon Duncan, on Wednesday, Sept. 29th, at 9 o'clock, at No. 69 Frederick street.

"The Evening Times" Cumberland [Allegany Co.], Maryland, Thursday, September 30, 1897 (transcription by and from Kathy Cawley 2/2004)
      FEAGA--HAMILTON NUPTIALS.
      A Popular Couple Married Last Evening at the Bride's Home.
      The wedding of Miss Grace Pearl Feaga and Mr. Hamilton B. Duncan took place last night at the home of the bride on Frederick street. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Dr. M.F.B. Rice, of Centre Street M.E. Church. The decorations were golden rod.
      Miss Grace Rosenberg, of Meyersdale, Pa., was bridesmaid and Mr. August Borcher, of Chicago, Ill., groomsman. Miss Mae Evy(?), of Keyser, W. Va., played Lohengrin's Wedding March. The bride wore white silk with point lace and carried Bride roses. The bridesmaid wore organdie over yellow silk.
      After the wedding a reception followed, and the happy couple left for Pittsburg on train No. 9. Their home will be in Chicago. Among those present were Miss Cora Duncan, of Pittsburg; Mr. Walter Eckhart, of Baltimore; Mr. and Mrs. James Groves, of Frostburg; Mr. H.C. Quigley, of Zanesville, O.
 

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