Duncan research files of
Mary Ann (Duncan) Dobson
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1850-1860 Houston Co. TX Census
No Duncan indexed
1870 Houston Co. TX Census
Precinct #3, P.O. Coltharp
Pg.252, #137-137, TERRY, Robert 21 AL BLACK farm laborer $0-$0
DUNKIN, Thom. (m) 23 LA BLACK farm laborer $0-$0
McLEMORE, Shad. (m) 35 NC BLACK farm laborer $0-$398
Hager (f) 31 NC BLACK keeping house
Henry 13, Mary Ann 11, Ira (m) 9 TX BLACK
Emily 5, Mary 3 TX BLACK
Fillis (f) 18 AL BLACK at home
Desha Co. AR Deeds (copied SLC 7/22/2014)
B-327/328: Republic of Texas, County of Houston. William B. Duncan of Republic of Texas and County of Houston having forwarded to Francis Surget of Adams Co. MS in May last a deed transferring the donation claim of Ebenezer Crawford to which deed I inadvertently neglected to sign my name and forwarded also at the same time to said Surget a deed for certain other lands in Monroe Co. AR which may perhaps be also unsigned by me, now in order to remedy said omission to sign my name to said deed, I appoint William Harwick my attorney in fact to substitute for me and draw up a similar deed for the same lands and to the same parties therein named, or in short to deed to Francis Surget and John Ker any and all lands of which I was possessed on leaving state of AR, the portion or interest intended to be deeded to said John Ker will be explained in the aforesaid unsigned deed and my letters to them. And whereas a portion of my lands afsd were mortgaged to the Real Estate Bank of the State of AR, I also authorize my said attorney to execute a transfer to said Surget & Ker for all stock which I held in said Bank ... and all my lands in AR ... and ratify and confirm whatsoever my said attorney may do ... 18 Feb. 1845, /s/ William B. Duncan. Ack. before Cyrus H. Randolph, Chief Justice, Houston Co. TX & Ex Off. N.P., 18 Feb. 1845. Recorded April 1, 1846. (FHL film 985,112)
B-328/329: 23 March 1846, William B. Duncan of State of TX to Francis Surget of Adams Co. MS, for $1,000 paid, sell the south fractional half (south of the whole of Sec.6 and south fract. half (south of Chute) of Sec.5, all Twp.9S Range 1W, containing 313 and 42/100 acres more or less, in Desha Co. AR, the said tracts of land were located by a lovely donation claim allowed and confirmed to Ebenezer Crawford and by said Crawford sold to Noadiah Marsh and by said Marsh conveyed to said Duncan who located said claiam, which appears by reference to said Crawford's conveyance 4 June 1835, Duncan warrants title. /s/ Wm. B. Duncan by his attorney in fact Wm. Harwick. Wit. W. ?. Ringo, R.S. Bell. Ack. 23 March 1846 before Robert S. Bell, Clerk of Circuit Court of Monroe Co. AR, by William Harwick, the attorney in fact for William B. Duncan, the grantor. /s/ R.S. Bell. Recorded April 1, 1846. (FHL film 985,112)
See Harris Co. TX for the City of Houston
Some Early Duncans in Houston Co. TX:
James Duncan, 25 Feb. 1853, received bounty warrant for 1237 acres for 3 months service to 8 Dec. 1835; 320 acres in Houston Co. were patented to the heirs of Ira Kirkpatrick, assignee, on 21 Nov. 1861; Pat 601 Vol.12 Abst 344 Glo file Hou Bty 283. James Duncan, on 12 Dec. 1837, received bounty warrant #422 for 1280 acres for service from 3 June 1836 to 11 Dec. 1837; 1280 acres in Henderson Co. were patented to John S. Sydner, assignee, on 28 Oct. 1845; Pat 21 Vol.3 Abst 208 Glo file Nac Bty 67. ("Bounty and Donation Land Grants of Texas 1835-1888" by Thomas Lloyd Miller, 1967, for service between 1835 and 1846, from records of the TX General Land Office; from Lucille Mehrkam 1984). Listed in Henderson Co. TX as Bounty warrant and as 3rd class grant for immigration 10/1/1837 to 1/1/1840 on pg.723, "Abstract of Titled and Patented Lands Compiled From the Records of the General Land Office of the State of Texas" published in Austin in 1860 (indexed by Paul Campbell; published in Vol.3#2 "Texas Heritage Quarterly," from Lucille Mehrkam 2/1984 and CA State Library, Sutro Branch, book F385 T48)
B.P. Duncan, bef. 1860, had Bounty Land grant in Houston Co. TX (listed on pg.772, "Abstract of Titled and Patented Lands Compiled From the Records of the General Land Office of the State of Texas" published in Austin in 1860, and indexed by Paul Campbell; published in Vol.3#2 "Texas Heritage Quarterly," from Lucille Mehrkam 2/1984 and CA State Library, Sutro Branch, book F385 T48). (MAD: see also Harris Co. TX; 1850 Washington Co. TX census)
Ben Duncan, 1-2 Nov. 1885, mar. Mrs. Joe Carr or Carer
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