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Thomas Duncan 1700–1756 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1700

Birth Location: , , , Scotland

Death Date: 1756

Death Location: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: James Duncan

Mother: elizabeth cowan

Spouse(s): elizabeth alexander

Children(s): john Duncan

Thomas Duncan was born in 1700 in , , , Scotland, the child of James Duncan And Elizabeth Cowan. Thomas Duncan married Elizabeth Alexander, and had children including Elizabeth Duncan, John Thomas Duncan, Martha Duncan, Mary Jane Duncan. Thomas Duncan passed away in 1756 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Thomas Duncan was born in 1700 in , , , Scotland, the child of James Duncan And Elizabeth Cowan.
  • Thomas Duncan married Elizabeth Alexander, and had children including Elizabeth Duncan, John Thomas Duncan, Martha Duncan, Mary Jane Duncan.
  • Thomas Duncan passed away in 1756 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Duncan
1640–1750
Birth Location: Dundee, Angus, Scotland
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elizabeth cowan
1666–
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

elizabeth alexander
1710–1814
Birth Location: Glasgow City, Scotland
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Children(s)

john Duncan
1733–1818
Birth Location: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Thomas Duncan's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Duncan
1700–1756
Birth Place: , , , Scotland
Parents
James Duncan
1640–1750
Dundee, Angus, Scotland
elizabeth cowan
1666–
Grandparents
Rev. (John James) Duncan
1610–
Katherine (taylor) tailyor
1610–
patrick cowan
1630–
Elizabeth Campbell
1652–1666
Crawfordsburn, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Cowan
1600–1684
sir Campbell
1635–
Marian Bannatyne
1632–1662
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Marian Campbell
1612–1650

Thomas Duncan's Descendants

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Thomas Duncan (1700–1756) m. elizabeth alexander (1710–1814)
  1. 1. john (thomas) Duncan 1733–1818 m. nellie (eleanor) sharp 1740–1806
    1. 1. robert (burrell) Duncan 1762–1845 m. Hannah Carr 1750–
      1. 1. Perry (Emory) Duncan 1790–
    2. 2. susannah Duncan 1762–1831 m. Moses Hopkins 1760–1810
      1. 1. samuel (lafayette) hopkins 1793–1875 m. *** (Elizabeth Sheffield) Parker 1801–1881
        1. 1. Dennis (Sheffield) Hopkins 1819–1917 m. Sarah (Jane) Motley 1821–1904
        2. 2. Mary (Ann) Walker 1827–1904
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Ann) Eubanks 1832–1888
        4. 4. Cicero (Lafayette) Hopkins 1834–1901
        5. 5. Martha (Ann) Lack 1830–1881
        6. 6. Samuel (L) Hopkins 1837–1924
    3. 3. Elizabeth Laughlin 1762–1850
    4. 4. John (Thomas) Duncan 1770–1832
      1. 1. hiram Duncan 1790–
      2. 2. rowland Duncan 1790–
      3. 3. john duncan 1790– m. Rachel bivings 1790–
        1. 1. james (h) Duncan 1814–
    5. 5. Joseph Duncan 1769–1847
    6. 6. Sarah Laughlin 1773–1843
    7. 7. Faithful (Sharp) Lock 1778–1845
    8. 8. lettie Duncan 1770–1855 m. Thomas (Jefferson) Haynes 1770–1841
      1. 1. john (milledge) haynes 1809–1891 m. Nancy Brown 1817–
        1. 1. sarah (elizabeth) haynes 1849–1924 m. James (Lemuel) Hampton 1843–1916
        2. 2. Lizabeth Haynes 1845–
        3. 3. Cornelia Haynes 1850–
        4. 4. Thos. Haynes 1856–
        5. 5. Gaines Haynes 1859–
        6. 6. John Haynes 1862–
      2. 2. Asa (J) Haynes 1816–1899
    9. 9. James Duncan 1785–1852
      1. 1. william Duncan 1812–1869
        1. 1. luminda (annie) Duncan 1855–
    10. 10. william (demming) Duncan 1777–1850
      1. 1. matilda Duncan 1805–
        1. 1. benjamin hawkins 1834–
    11. 11. William Duncan 1770–1829 m. Carr ? 1780–
      1. 1. jane (Duncan see) notes 1810–1866 m. William (Lawson) Coleman 1816–1896
      2. 2. Ellis (Duncan see) notes 1803–
      3. 3. samuel duncan 1801–1882 m. parilee bass 1816–1907
        1. 1. william Duncan 1839– m. sarah (anice) McClaskey 1845–1931
        2. 2. elizabeth (kellah) Duncan 1833–1918 m. Hezekiah (Fore) Major 1827–1907
        3. 3. nancy (catherin) Duncan 1835–1881 m. Reuben (Waller) Major 1825–1913
        4. 4. amanda Duncan 1842–1928 m. George (Lafayette) Neale 1837–1890
        5. 5. margaret (j) Duncan 1844–
        6. 6. james Duncan 1859–1916 m. Nora Herd 1864–1919
      4. 4. Elizabeth Duncan 1798–1833 m. Charles McMakin 1796–1870
        1. 1. William (Alexander McMeekin \) McMakin 1816–1888 m. Enrith (Elizabeth "Bettie") Ellis 1827–1849 m. Sarah (M.) Oglesby 1835–1897
        2. 2. John (Calvin) McMakin 1824–1874 m. Martha Buckner 1830–
        3. 3. Zilpha (A) McMakin 1827–1894 m. John (W) Hayden 1831–1893
        4. 4. Samuel (Duncan) McMeekin 1832–1911 m. Sidney Halbert 1829–1880
        5. 5. Mary (Ellen) McMakin 1826– m. joseph Shelton 1825–
        6. 6. Col. (Hayden D "Old Mac") McMeekin 1822–1885 m. Mary (Jane Lawrence J2b1-M205 southern) Balkans\Anatolia 1827–1909

Thomas Duncan's Timeline

3 Records

1700
1700
Birth of Thomas Duncan in , , , Scotland
, , , Scotland
1733
1733
Age 33
Thomas Duncan was married
None
1756
1756
Age 56
Death of Thomas Duncan in Lancaster, PA, USA
Lancaster, PA, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1700
    Event Place: , , , Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 709.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: WRP
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 299.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JJ2

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1733
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Marriages

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lancaster, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Record of Births, Deaths and Burials, 1688-1826; Collection: Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: MR Ph:359

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Indentures

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1756
    Event Place: Lancaster, PA, USA
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Deaths

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Record of Births, Deaths and Burials, 1688-1826; Collection: Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: MR Ph:359
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