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Marshall the Elder Duncan 1705 – 1777 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1705

Birth Location: Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia, USA

Death Date: May 1777

Death Location: Snow Creek, Surry County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Rev Duncan

Mother: Margaret McMurdo

Spouse(s): Mary Durron

Children(s): John Duncan, Mary Duncan, William Duncan, Marshall Duncan, Thomas Duncan, Rice Duncan, Joseph Duncan, Charles Duncan, Robert Duncan

In 1705, Marshall the Elder Duncan entered the world in Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia, USA, born to Rev William H Duncan and Margaret McMurde McMurdo. Marshall the Elder Duncan married Mary Ann Durron, and had children including John Duncan, Mary Ann Duncan, William Duncan, Marshall Duncan, Thomas Duncan, Rice Durron Duncan, Joseph Durron Duncan, Charles Duncan, Robert Duncan. Marshall the Elder Duncan passed away in 1777 in Snow Creek, Surry County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1705, Marshall the Elder Duncan entered the world in Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia, USA, born to Rev William H Duncan and Margaret McMurde McMurdo.
  • Marshall the Elder Duncan married Mary Ann Durron, and had children including John Duncan, Mary Ann Duncan, William Duncan, Marshall Duncan, Thomas Duncan, Rice Durron Duncan, Joseph Durron Duncan, Charles Duncan, Robert Duncan.
  • Marshall the Elder Duncan passed away in 1777 in Snow Creek, Surry County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rev Duncan
1659 – 1720
Birth Location: Gleneagles, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
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Margaret McMurdo
1661 – 1720
Birth Location: Dumfrishire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Mary Durron
1705 – 1777
Birth Location: Prince William, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

John Duncan
1733 – 1794
Birth Location: Fauquier, Virginia, United States
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Mary Duncan
1735 – 1776
Birth Location: Prince William, Virginia, United States
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William Duncan
1737 – 1797
Birth Location: Prince William, Virginia, United States
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Marshall Duncan
1739 – 1810
Birth Location: Prince William, Virginia, United States
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Thomas Duncan
1741 – 1836
Birth Location: Rowan, Surry, North Carolina, United States
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Rice Duncan
1743 – 1777
Birth Location: Rowan, Surry, North Carolina, United States
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Joseph Duncan
1747 – 1828
Birth Location: Rowan, Surry, North Carolina, United States
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Charles Duncan
1748 – 1818
Birth Location: Rowan, Surry County, North Carolina, USA
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Robert Duncan
1751 – 1776
Birth Location: Rowan, Surry, North Carolina, United States
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Marshall Duncan's Ancestors

Self
Marshall Duncan
1705 – 1777
Birth Place: Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia, USA
Parents
Rev William H Duncan
1659 – 1720
Gleneagles, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Margaret (McMurde) McMurdo
1661 – 1720
Dumfrishire, Scotland
Grandparents
Rev (William Robert 'The Martyr') Duncan,
1628 – 1690
Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Susan (Sarah) Haldane
1635 – 1669
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Rev. III,
1600 – 1684
Magdalen Ferguson
1610 – 1684
Richard Haldane
1586 – 1659
Mary Kennett
1592 – 1659
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Duncan
1575 – 1616
Janet Andrew
1580 – 1625
William Ferguson,
1590 – 1640
Katharine Wedderburn
1575 – 1644

Marshall Duncan's Descendants

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Marshall (the Elder) Duncan (1705 – May 1777) m. Mary (Ann) Durron (1705 – May 1777)
  1. 1. John Duncan (1733 – 1794)
  2. 2. Mary (Ann) Duncan (1735 – 1776)
  3. 3. William Duncan (1737 – 1797)
  4. 4. Marshall Duncan (12 Apr 1739 – 1810)
  5. 5. Thomas Duncan (1741 – 1836)
  6. 6. Rice (Durron) Duncan (15 Feb 1743 – 1777)
  7. 7. Joseph (Durron) Duncan (1747 – 1828)
  8. 8. Charles Duncan (May 1748 – 30 May 1818) m. Susannah (Lurannah) Malkey (1752 – 09 Aug 1828)
    1. 1. Charles (Thomas) Duncan (23 Aug 1768 – 21 Apr 1832)
    2. 2. Marshall Duncan (1772 – Nov 1839)
    3. 3. Joel Duncan (30 Jun 1779 – 20 Sep 1851)
  9. 9. Robert Duncan (1751 – 1776)

Marshall Duncan's Timeline

2 Records

1705
1705
Birth of Marshall the Elder Duncan in Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia, USA
Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia, USA
1777
May 1777
Age 72
Death of Marshall the Elder Duncan in Snow Creek, Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Snow Creek, Surry County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1705
    Event Place: Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: of VA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1777
    Event Place: Snow Creek, Surry County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, Will Abstracts, 1760-1800
    [2] Age:
    71-72
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