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Rev William Robert Duncan 1692 – 1781 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Apr 1692

Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Death Date: 15 Oct 1781

Death Location: Bromfield Parish, Culpeper, Virginia, USA

Father: Rev Duncan

Mother: Margaret McMurdo

Spouse(s): Ruth Raleigh

Children(s): Margaret Duncan, Rawley Duncan,, Pvt Duncan,, Mehitable Duncan, Zachary Duncan, John Duncan, Elizabeth Duncan, Joseph Sr,, Anne Duncan, Rice Duncan,, Benjamin Duncan, Pvt Duncan,, James Duncan, John Duncan

In 1692, Rev William Robert Duncan III entered the world in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, born to Rev William H Duncan and Margaret McMurde McMurdo. In 1694, Rev William Robert Duncan III immigrated to North Carolina. Rev William Robert Duncan III married Ruth Rawley Raleigh, and had children including Margaret Haldane Duncan, Rawley Raleigh Duncan,, Pvt William James Duncan,, Mehitable Duncan, Zachary Duncan, John Perkin Duncan, Elizabeth Ruth Duncan, Joseph Duncan Sr,, Anne Nancy Duncan, Rice Duncan,, Benjamin Duncan, Pvt Charles Duncan,, James Raleigh Duncan, John Duncan. Rev William Robert Duncan III passed away in 1781 in Bromfield Parish, Culpeper, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1692, Rev William Robert Duncan III entered the world in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, born to Rev William H Duncan and Margaret McMurde McMurdo.
  • In 1694, Rev William Robert Duncan III immigrated to North Carolina.
  • Rev William Robert Duncan III married Ruth Rawley Raleigh, and had children including Margaret Haldane Duncan, Rawley Raleigh Duncan,, Pvt William James Duncan,, Mehitable Duncan, Zachary Duncan, John Perkin Duncan, Elizabeth Ruth Duncan, Joseph Duncan Sr,, Anne Nancy Duncan, Rice Duncan,, Benjamin Duncan, Pvt Charles Duncan,, James Raleigh Duncan, John Duncan.
  • Rev William Robert Duncan III passed away in 1781 in Bromfield Parish, Culpeper, Virginia, 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)

Ruth Raleigh
1702 – 1781
Birth Location: Culpepper Co, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Margaret Duncan
1720 – 1795
Birth Location: Montgomery, Virginia, USA
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Rawley Duncan,
1723 – 1786
Birth Location: Orange, Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
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Pvt Duncan,
1726 – 1790
Birth Location: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA
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Mehitable Duncan
1729 – 1836
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Zachary Duncan
1729 – 1836
Birth Location: Culpeper County, Virginia, American Colony
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John Duncan
1730 – 1774
Birth Location: Culpepper, Orange Co., Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Duncan
1732 – 1836
Birth Location: Virginia
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Joseph Sr,
1732 – 1803
Birth Location: Culpeper, Culpeper Co., Virginia, USA
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Anne Duncan
1732 – 1781
Birth Location: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia Colony, America
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Rice Duncan,
1734 – 1788
Birth Location: Orange (Culpeper) Virginia, USA
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Benjamin Duncan
1735 – 1796
Birth Location: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
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Pvt Duncan,
1742 – 1789
Birth Location: Orange (Culpeper), Virginia, USA
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James Duncan
1746 – 1823
Birth Location: Orange, Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
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John Duncan
1750 – 1829
Birth Location: Kirkmabreck, Scotland
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Rev Duncan's Ancestors

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Rev Duncan
1692 – 1781
Birth Place: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
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

Rev Duncan's Descendants

1.
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Rev (William Robert) Duncan (19 Apr 1692 – 15 Oct 1781) m. Ruth (Rawley) Raleigh (11 Feb 1702 – 24 Feb 1781)
  1. 1. Margaret (Haldane) Duncan (1720 – 1795)
  2. 2. Rawley (Raleigh) Duncan, (23 Nov 1723 – 17 Dec 1786) m. Mary (Ruth) Roberts (1727-30 – 1810-5) m. Sarah ((Sallie Sally) McLane McLain) (Duncan) (1736 – 1810)
    1. 1. Jael ("Jailey") Duncan, (1751 – 1816) m. Samuel (Williams) Stallard (1745 – 1816)
      1. 1. Raleigh (Rawley Duncan) Stallard, (31 Jan 1771 – 26 Nov 1856) m. Mary (Elizabet) Hutchinson (1773 – )
      2. 2. Frances Watson (1772 – 20 Nov 1856)
      3. 3. Walter Stallard (1775 – 28 Apr 1834)
      4. 4. Sarah Addington (1790 – 1867)
    2. 2. Benjamin Duncan (1752 – 9 Dec 1803)
    3. 3. Townsend Duncan (1755 – 13 Jan 1823)
    4. 4. Charles Duncan (12 August 1763 – 12 July 1831)
    5. 5. Edward Duncan (9 Oct 1759 – 1825)
    6. 6. Charles Duncan (8 Oct 1762 – 12 Jul 1829-31)
    7. 7. James Duncan (18 Jul 1763 – 7 Nov 1791-2)
  3. 3. Pvt (William James) Duncan, (29 Apr 1726 – 17 May 1790) m. Rosanna (Sarah) Norman (1735 – 1801)
    1. 1. William Duncan (1757 – 2 Dec 1833)
    2. 2. Sarah Duncan (1761 – )
    3. 3. Elizabeth Duncan (1765 – 1852)
    4. 4. William Duncan (1768 – 4 Jan 1851)
    5. 5. James Duncan, (1769 – 1820) m. Dorcas Butler (1770 – 1850)
      1. 1. William (B) Duncan (1797 – 30 Aug 1874)
      2. 2. Marshall Duncan (30 Apr 1798 – 1833)
      3. 3. John (H) Duncan (1803 – 1851)
      4. 4. Rev (Lewis) Duncan (13 Jan 1806 – 15 Dec 1872) m. Harriet Kinnaird (12 Oct 1808 – 24 Feb 1852)
        1. 1. Frances (Henry) Duncan (25 Jun 1828 – 20 Mar 1892) m. Frances (Amelia) Duncan (13 Aug 1825 – 20 Jul 1908)
        2. 2. Robert (Samuel) Duncan (27 Apr 1832 – 21 April 1909)
        3. 3. Joseph (Lewis) Duncan (29 April 1840 – 13 Oct 1916)
        4. 4. George (Washington) Duncan (25 Mar 1847 – 16 June 1938)
    6. 6. Frederick Duncan (1770 – 2 Dec 1833) m. Sarah (Susan) Stallard (1780 – 1867)
      1. 1. Catherine (Ann) Duncan (19 Oct 1799 – 13 Dec 1852)
      2. 2. Frederick Duncan (1801 – )
      3. 3. Edward (Pendleton) Duncan (30 Dec 1803 – 24 Feb 1869)
      4. 4. Eldridge (G) Duncan (1806 – 1878)
      5. 5. James (Madison) Duncan (28 Nov 1808 – 29 Apr 1894) m. Emily (Proctor) Brown (1818 – 1890)
        1. 1. Mary (C.) Duncan (Abt 1847 – )
        2. 2. John Duncan (1855 – 8 October 1930) m. Anna Blanch (29 Nov 1857 – 8 Nov 1924)
        3. 3. Edward (Pendleton) Duncan (Abt 1862 – 17 August 1927)
      6. 6. Mary (R "Kitty") Duncan (1813 – 10 May 1850)
      7. 7. Benjamin (Harrison) Duncan (31 Mar 1816 – 12 Dec 1894)
      8. 8. John (Randolph) Duncan (25 Apr 1821 – 2 Sep 1902)
    7. 7. Benjamin Duncan (Mar 1772 – 1809) m. Martha Davis
      1. 1. Joshua Duncan (16 Oct 1785 – 4 Jun 1861) m. Rutha Russell (1786 – 1860)
        1. 1. Jesse (Emmanual) Duncan (1828 – 10 Aug 1895) m. Tabitha (Elizabeth) Daugherty (Jul 1834 – 10 Aug 1893)
  4. 4. Mehitable Duncan (1729 – 25 JUL 1836)
  5. 5. Zachary Duncan (1729 – 25 July 1836)
  6. 6. John (Perkin) Duncan (23 Aug 1730 – 29 Sep 1774) m. Rachel Duncan (1734 – 1765)
    1. 1. Nancy Duncan (1757 – 1836)
    2. 2. Orender Duncan (1 JUN 1758 – 28 JAN 1861)
    3. 3. Martin Duncan (ABT 1761 – 1827)
    4. 4. John (Pekin) Duncan (27 Dec 1763 – 31 Dec 1834) m. Lydia Spiller (6 May 1771 – 6 May 1843)
      1. 1. Martin (C.) Duncan (1788 – 1865)
      2. 2. Melcher (Jerome) Duncan (2 Feb 1788 – 1869)
      3. 3. Benjamin Duncan (1790 – 1847)
      4. 4. Warrenton (Spiller) Duncan (Feb 14, 1792 – Sep 15, 1878) m. Catherine Newman (22 Aug 1807 – 19 MAR 1881)
        1. 1. George (Clayton) Duncan (12 Oct 1827 – 23 Mar 1909)
        2. 2. Marquis (de Lafayette) Duncan (29 Aug 1829 – 1887)
        3. 3. Julia (Ann) Duncan (12 APR 1832 – 3 Mar 1923)
        4. 4. Warrenton ("Warren" Spiller) Duncan (22 APR 1834 – 5 April 1911) m. Sarah (A) HAYES (17 Apr 1838 – 24 SEP 1903)
        5. 5. Mary (Jane) Duncan (15 May 1836 – 14 JAN 1910)
        6. 6. Louisa (M) Duncan (09 Nov 1846 – 16 Feb 1926)
      5. 5. James Duncan (May 01, 1794 – May 04, 1874)
      6. 6. Abraham (Matthew) Duncan, (1798 – 31 Mar 1876) m. Lucinda Murphy (1802 – 1831) m. Jane McDonald (abt 1820 – )
        1. 1. Fanny Duncan (1825 – )
        2. 2. William (Riley) Duncan (12 Feb 1827 – )
        3. 3. Hiram (W) Duncan (1831 – )
        4. 4. Julia (Ann) Phillips (2 Apr 1832 – 16 Apr 1872)
        5. 5. Sylvester (Marion) Duncan (May 1847 – 6 NOV 1924)
      7. 7. William DUNCAN (18 JUN 1808 – 28 SEP 1873)
    5. 5. William Duncan (1765 – 27 SEP 1817)
  7. 7. Elizabeth (Ruth) Duncan (1732 – 25 JUL 1836)
  8. 8. Joseph (Duncan) Sr, (12 Dec 1732 – 15 Feb 1803) m. Lydia (Lyddia Hooe Gay) Duncan (1735 – 2 Oct 1795) m. Mary Browning (abt 1742 – 1807)
    1. 1. Joseph (Duncan) Jr, (1742 – Oct 1822) m. Catherine ("Caty") O'Banion (1748 – 30 Mar 1811)
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Betsy) Duncan (1763 – ) m. Cpl (Joseph) Parker, (25 Mar 1756 – 18 Sep 1821)
        1. 1. Charles Parker (12 Dec 1782 – 1869)
        2. 2. Archibald (Duncan) Parker (15 Feb 1783 – 25 Feb 1854)
        3. 3. Catherine Parker (1790 – 1822)
        4. 4. Joseph Parker
      2. 2. Archibald Duncan, (22 May 1763 – 13 Nov 1839) m. Hannah Williams (8 Jan 1776 – 1860)
        1. 1. Mary (Polly) Duncan (1813 – 1878) m. John Keith (31 Mar 1807 – 8 Nov 1881)
        2. 2. Sally
      3. 3. Lydia Duncan, (11 Nov 1763 – Aft. 1830) m. John (Mizner) Sr., (1758 – 12 Jul 1821)
        1. 1. Catherine (Catey) Mizner (2 Nov 1787 – 1856) m. Jeremiah (Mathews) Mathers (1786 – 1830) m. James Mathes (1780 – )
        2. 2. John (Mizner) Jr. (1791 – 1825)
        3. 3. James (R) Mizner (1798 – 1880)
      4. 4. Washington Duncan (1765 – 1835) m. Mary
        1. 1. Joseph Duncan (1810 – )
        2. 2. Archibald Duncan (1819 – )
      5. 5. Charlotte Duncan (1771 – 30 March 1818)
      6. 6. Susannah Duncan (1776 – Dec 1860)
      7. 7. Matilda Duncan (1779 – 1850) m. Claiborne Collier (1780 – 10 Sep 1846)
        1. 1. Obedience (O'Bannon) Collier (1808 – 1890) m. Samuel (Alexander) Sandefur, (1804 – 2 Feb 1884)
        2. 2. Joseph (R D) Collier (1809 – 1865) m. Rebekah
        3. 3. John (G.) Collier (ABT 1813 – )
        4. 4. Malinda (D) Collier (1814 – AFT 1860) m. Benjamin O'Neal (1814 – 1850)
        5. 5. Elizabeth (C) Collier (ABT 1814 – AFT 1870) m. Edward (H) Lewis (ABT 1810 – AFT 1870)
        6. 6. James (C) Collier (1815 – 1870) m. Nancy (W.) Jones (1818 – 1870)
        7. 7. Amanda (L) Collier (Mar 1820 – Jun 1900) m. Edwin (P) Biggs, (1816 – 11 Sep 1880)
        8. 8. Washington (F) Collier (1825 – AFT 1859) m. Mary (G.) Barnard
        9. 9. Theodore (Weston) Collier, (26 Mar 1827 – 26 Jun 1896) m. Susan (Walker) Galloway (1828 – ) m. Martha (Jane) Newberry (3 Aug 1835 – 23 Oct 1915)
        10. 10. Saphronia (Matilda) Collier (1828 – ) m. Matthew (O) Moseley (abt 1814 – 15 Jul 1853) m. John Matthews (1801 – ) m. James (Henderson) Farley, (9 Mar 1809 – 1885)
        11. 11. Martha (C) Collier (1834 – 5 May 1900) m. Pvt (Joseph W (Walker?)) Sandefur, (1832 – 16 Jun 1862)
    2. 2. Pvt (Howsen Housen) Duncan, (6 Jun 1757 – 14 Oct 1814) m. Agnes Johnson (14 Aug 1760 – 28 Jan 1837)
      1. 1. Lydia Duncan (23 Apr 1787 (1784) – 1875)
      2. 2. Jemima ('Jane') Duncan (3 Apr 1780 – 13 Aug 1857)
      3. 3. Howson (Hooe) Duncan (23 Mar 1794 – 11 Nov 1841)
      4. 4. Johnson Duncan (12 Nov 1798 – 14 Nov 1873)
        1. 1. Hannah (Frances) Duncan (30-1-1851 – 9 Nov 1932)
      5. 5. William (H) Duncan (11 Sep 1803 – 15 Aug 1888) m. Phoebe Caldwell (31 Mar 1809 – Bef 1840)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Duncan (Nov 1828 – 1913)
        2. 2. Gideon (Blackburn) Duncan (25 Sep 1830 – 21 Feb 1910)
        3. 3. Logan (Henderson) Duncan (19 Sep 1832 – 10 Feb 1900)
    3. 3. Mary Duncan (1744 – 13 FEB 1792)
    4. 4. Rose Duncan (1745 – BEF 1796)
    5. 5. Jemima Duncan (1748 – ABT 1818)
    6. 6. Hannah Duncan (1750 – )
    7. 7. Lucy Duncan
  9. 9. Anne (Nancy) Duncan (12 Dec 1732 – Abt. Jan 1781)
  10. 10. Rice Duncan, (15 Feb 1734 – 1788) m. Elizabeth (Dodge) Cobb (17 Nov 1743 – 1790)
    1. 1. Joseph ((Cobb)) Duncan (1770 – )
    2. 2. Rice ((Cobb)) Duncan (1774 – )
  11. 11. Benjamin Duncan (1735 – 1796)
  12. 12. Pvt (Charles) Duncan, (08 Oct 1742 – Mar 1789) m. Sarah Browning (1742 – 1824)
    1. 1. Mary Duncan (10 Nov 1764 – 08 Mar 1841)
    2. 2. Nimrod Duncan (1766 – 09 Mar 1844)
    3. 3. William Duncan (1768 – 1828) m. Lucy Bywaters
    4. 4. Charles Duncan (14 Oct 1770 – 12 Jun 1839) m. Mary (Ann) Duncan (8 Feb 1779 – 14 Aug 1831)
      1. 1. Sarah Duncan (12 Nov 1798 – 1865)
    5. 5. Shadrach Duncan (17 Sep 1772 – 26 Jul 1836)
    6. 6. John Duncan (1776 – 05 Apr 1860)
    7. 7. Issac Duncan (1776 – 05 Oct 1842)
    8. 8. Henry Duncan (1777 – 08 Dec 1852)
  13. 13. James (Raleigh) Duncan (18 Jul 1746 – Abt. 1823)
  14. 14. John Duncan (9 FEB 1750 – 1829)

Rev Duncan's Timeline

3 Records

1692
19 Apr 1692
Birth of Rev William Robert Duncan III in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
1694
1694
Age 2
Rev William Robert Duncan III immigrated in North Carolina
North Carolina
1781
15 Oct 1781
Age 89
Death of Rev William Robert Duncan III in Bromfield Parish, Culpeper, Virginia, USA
Bromfield Parish, Culpeper, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Apr 1692
    Event Place: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 23918.002; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 2
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Immigration
    Event Date: 1694
    Event Place: North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1781
    Event Place: Bromfield Parish, Culpeper, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Age:
    89
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