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Nathaniel Duncan 1586 – 1669 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Mar 1586

Birth Location: Crediton, Devon, England

Death Date: 26 Jan 1669

Death Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Reverend Duncan,

Mother: Margaret Yarde

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Jourdain

Children(s): Samuel Dunkin, Nathaniel Duncan, Peter Duncan, Samuel Duncan

In 1586, Nathaniel Duncan entered the world in Crediton, Devon, England, born to Reverend Peter Duncan, and Margaret Yarde. Nathaniel Duncan married Elizabeth Baskerville Jourdain, and had children including Samuel Dunkin, Nathaniel (Jourdaine) Duncan, Peter Duncan, Samuel Jourdain Duncan. Nathaniel Duncan passed away in 1669 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1586, Nathaniel Duncan entered the world in Crediton, Devon, England, born to Reverend Peter Duncan, and Margaret Yarde.
  • Nathaniel Duncan married Elizabeth Baskerville Jourdain, and had children including Samuel Dunkin, Nathaniel (Jourdaine) Duncan, Peter Duncan, Samuel Jourdain Duncan.
  • Nathaniel Duncan passed away in 1669 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Nathaniel Duncan's Ancestors

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Nathaniel Duncan
1586 – 1669
Birth Place: Crediton, Devon, England
Parents
Reverend Peter Duncan,
1551 – 1605
Devon, England
Margaret Yarde
1555 – 1594
Exeter, Devon, England
Grandparents
Duncan
1530 –
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nathaniel Duncan's Descendants

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Nathaniel Duncan (12 Mar 1586 – 26 Jan 1669) m. Elizabeth (Baskerville) Jourdain (1596 – 27 Sep 1633)
  1. 1. Samuel Dunkin (1619 – Aft. 24 Mar 1681)
  2. 2. Nathaniel ((Jourdaine)) Duncan (22 Apr 1625 – 1668) m. Elizabeth Jourdaine (abt 1620 – 27 Sep 1669)
    1. 1. Nathaniel Duncan (1650 – 1715) m. Margaret Lang (04 Nov 1651 – unknown)
      1. 1. Rev (David Ray) Duncan (19 May 1672 – 9 April 1745)
      2. 2. Nathaniel Duncan (1675 – 1699) m. Ann (Grace) Lucas (1678 – )
        1. 1. David Duncan (1700 – 9 Apr 1745) m. Elizabeth (Ray) Benson (1690 – 1744)
    2. 2. Peter Duncan (abt 1651 – )
    3. 3. Elizabeth Duncan (Abt. 1655 – )
    4. 4. Anna Duncan (1660 – 1700)
  3. 3. Peter Duncan (10 Dec 1629 – 6 May 1716)
  4. 4. Samuel (Jourdain) Duncan (1638 – 19 Nov 1693)

Nathaniel Duncan's Timeline

2 Records

1586
12 Mar 1586
Birth of Nathaniel Duncan in Crediton, Devon, England
Crediton, Devon, England
1669
26 Jan 1669
Age 83
Death of Nathaniel Duncan in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1586
    Event Place: Crediton, Devon, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-33
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1669
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-33
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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