Duncans in Dorchester Co. MD

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

Last revised December 11, 2003

DORCHESTER CO. MD
Formed 1668; original county
Caroline formed 1773 from Dorchester, Queen Annes
 

CENSUS RECORDS

1790-1840 Dorchester Co. MD Census
      No Duncan indexed

1850 Dorchester Co. MD Census
3rd Division
Pg.342, #256, Lewis DUNKINS 26 MD sailor
                  Harriett 30 MD
                  Andrew J. BRADSHAW 19 MD sailor
                  John 16 MD sailor
                  Margrett A. 14, William 12 MD
                  Jacob 10, James 4 MD
                  (MAD: Lewis Duncan mar. Harriet Bradshaw 2/4/1840 Somerset Co. MD)

1860 Dorchester Co. MD Census
      No Duncan indexed

1870 Dorchester Co. MD Census
District 14, P.O. Vienna
Pg.451, #5-5, DUNCAN, James 23 MD oysterman $4000-$2200
                  Mary 20 MD
                  [DUNCAN,] Harriett 50 MD keeping house
                  Thomas 19 MD sailor $0-$1700
                  TODD, Henry 23 MD sailor
                  DUNCAN, Percy 10 MD BLACK servant
                  WHITE, William 20 GA BLACK servant
                  (MAD: indexed Perry Duncan 10 MD BLACK)
 

LAND RECORDS

Dorchester Co. MD Land Records 1669-1851; general index grantees & grantors (index 1669-1818 on FHL film 13,900; index 1819-1887 on FHL film 13,901)
      ER#17, folio 513: James D. Duncan to William Rea (MAD: deed dated 31 Dec. 1839, James D. Duncan of Dorchester Co. to William Rea of same, all Duncan's estate for the benefit of his creditors, wit. Jas. Dixon.)
      FIH#6, folio 422: Lewis J. Duncan from George Hart (after 1851, books not on FHL film)
 

OTHER RECORDS

Early Duncans of Dorchester Co. MD:
      Elizabeth (Willin), 24 Dec. 1750, wife of Thomas Dunken, dau. of Thomas Willin, to inherit in will of Thomas Willin of Dorchester Co. MD proved 9 Aug. 1757, recorded Vol. 30, pg.347 (pg.175, Vol.11, 1753-1760, "The Maryland calendar of wills" based on work of Annie Walker Burns edited by F. Edward Wright; FHL books 975.2 P28c)
      James Dunkin, 30 Jan. 1761, owed estate of Col. Joseph Ennalls, in Inventory filed in Dorchester Co., filed in the Prerogative Court Liber 76, folios 189-211 (pg.62, Vol.12, libers 70-80, 1760-1763, "Abstracts of the Inventories of the Prerogative Court of Maryland 1718-1777" by V.L. Skinner, Jr., FHL book 975.2 P28s)
 

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