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Benjamin Duncan 1755–1803 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1755

Birth Location: Culpeper County, Virginia

Death Date: 9 January 1803

Death Location: Knox Co., KY., or Anderson, TN., Tennessee, USA

Father: William Duncan

Mother: Rosanna Norman

Spouse(s): Mary Davis

Children(s): Mary Duncan

The story of Benjamin Duncan began in 1755 in Culpeper County, Virginia. Benjamin Duncan married Mary Davis, and had children including Mary Polly Duncan. Benjamin Duncan passed away in 1803 in Knox Co., KY., or Anderson, TN., Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Duncan began in 1755 in Culpeper County, Virginia.
  • Benjamin Duncan married Mary Davis, and had children including Mary Polly Duncan.
  • Benjamin Duncan passed away in 1803 in Knox Co., KY., or Anderson, TN., Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Duncan
1726–1790
Birth Location: Culpeper, Virginia, USA
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Rosanna Norman
1726–1801
Birth Location: Culpeper, Orange County, Virginia (Culpeper in 1749)
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Spouses(s)

Mary Davis
1762–1843
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States of America
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Children(s)

Mary Duncan
1801–1860
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Benjamin Duncan's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Duncan
1755–1803
Birth Place: Culpeper County, Virginia
Parents
William J Duncan
1726–1790
Culpeper, Virginia, USA
Rosanna (Sarah) Norman
1726–1801
Culpeper, Orange County, Virginia (Culpeper in 1749)
Grandparents
William (Robert Duncan III (The) Elder)
1692–1781
Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Ruth (Floyd Raleigh Duncan 6th) GGM
1702–1781
Culpeper, Orange County, Virginia (Culpeper in 1749)
Isaac Norman
1682–1748
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Frances Courtney
1696–1752
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
- Rawley
1668–1770
Sarah Floyd
1672–1705
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Duncan's Descendants

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Benjamin Duncan (1755–9 January 1803) m. Mary Davis (1762–1843)
  1. 1. Mary (Polly) Duncan 1801–1860 m. William (John) Massengale 1795–1860
    1. 1. Matthew Massingale 1824– m. Margaret (Peggy) Miller 1830–1900
      1. 1. Synthia (Jane) Massingale 1841–1945 m. Columbus Hawkins 1844–1940
        1. 1. Warner Hawkins 1893–1941 m. Katie Tackett 1900–1986
        2. 2. James Hawkins 1877–
        3. 3. Melvina Hawkins 1880–1956 m. John (Henry) Wilson 1877–1959
      2. 2. William Massengill 1870–1942
      3. 3. Sarah ("Sallie") Massingale 1860–1934 m. Absalom ("AB" Abraham) Cross 1848–1915
        1. 1. George Cross 1879–1958
        2. 2. Julian (Louis) Cross 1901–1994
        3. 3. Sarah Cross 1888–1920
        4. 4. William (Franklin "Frank") Cross 1883–1974
        5. 5. Riley (Roscoe) Cross 1895–1971
        6. 6. Wyley (\ Wiley) Cross 1890–1964
        7. 7. Suvanna (\ Havana "Vannie") Cross 1898–1988
        8. 8. Maverna (Jane) Cross 1881–1984
        9. 9. Andrew (Johnson) Cross 1885–1944
        10. 10. Edd (Calvin) Cross 1895–1982
        11. 11. Toy (\ Troy) Cross 1903–1992
      4. 4. Serelda Cross 1868–1943
      5. 5. Mary (J.) Massiongal 1866–
      6. 6. Nicolas Massiongal 1872–

Benjamin Duncan's Timeline

2 Records

1755
1755
Birth of Benjamin Duncan in Culpeper County, Virginia
Culpeper County, Virginia
1803
9 January 1803
Age 48
Death of Benjamin Duncan in Knox Co., KY., or Anderson, TN., Tennessee, USA
Knox Co., KY., or Anderson, TN., Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1755
    Event Place: Culpeper County, Virginia
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 January 1803
    Event Place: Knox Co., KY., or Anderson, TN., Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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