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William Duncan 1699–1781 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Apr 1699

Birth Location: Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 26 November 1781

Death Location: Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: John DUNCAN

Mother: Margaret CREIGHTON

Spouse(s): Rachel Carver

Children(s): Rachel Duncan, Esther Duncan, Isaac Duncan, John Duncan, Joseph Duncan, Margaret Duncan, Mary Duncan, Sarah Duncan, William Duncan

William Duncan was born in 1699 in Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of John Duncan And Margaret Creighton. In 1773, William Duncan resided in Bensalem, Bucks, Pennsylvania. William Duncan married Rachel Carver, and had children including Esther Duncan, Isaac Duncan, John Duncan, Joseph Duncan, Margaret Duncan, Mary Duncan, Rachel Duncan, Sarah Duncan, William Duncan. William Duncan passed away in 1781 in Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • William Duncan was born in 1699 in Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of John Duncan And Margaret Creighton.
  • In 1773, William Duncan resided in Bensalem, Bucks, Pennsylvania.
  • William Duncan married Rachel Carver, and had children including Esther Duncan, Isaac Duncan, John Duncan, Joseph Duncan, Margaret Duncan, Mary Duncan, Rachel Duncan, Sarah Duncan, William Duncan.
  • William Duncan passed away in 1781 in Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Duncan's Ancestors

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William Duncan
1699–1781
Birth Place: Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
John DUNCAN
1668–1728
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Margaret CREIGHTON
1680–1757
England
Grandparents
William (Duncan) (Dunkan)
1643–1715
Midmar Parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Jane (Duncan) (Dunkan)
1621–1687
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Duncan's Descendants

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William Duncan (8 Apr 1699–26 November 1781) m. Rachel Carver (1700–8 Apr 1734)
  1. 1. Rachel Duncan 1737–1818 m. Thomas Ridge 1727–1810
    1. 1. William Ridge 1750–1795 m. Rebecca Springer 1750– m. Rebecca Springer 1757–1810
      1. 1. Isaac Ridge 1787–1867 m. Margaret Nelson 1813–1865
        1. 1. Matricia (Alice) Ridge 1843–1891 m. Richard (Pious) Lanham 1837–1917
        2. 2. Sarah (Ann) Ridge 1854–
      2. 2. Elizabeth Ridge 1794–1840
  2. 2. Esther Duncan 1742–
  3. 3. Isaac Duncan 1750–
  4. 4. John Duncan 1731–1772
  5. 5. Joseph Duncan 1737–
  6. 6. Margaret Duncan 1726–1744
  7. 7. Mary Duncan 1723–
  8. 8. Sarah Duncan 1734–
  9. 9. William Duncan 1726–1807

William Duncan's Timeline

4 Records

1699
8 Apr 1699
Birth of William Duncan in Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
1773
Abt 1773
Age 74
William Duncan resided here in Bensalem, Bucks, Pennsylvania
Bensalem, Bucks, Pennsylvania
1773
12 Dec 1773
Age 74
William Duncan - Probate in Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
1781
26 November 1781
Age 82
Death of William Duncan in Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Apr 1699
    Event Place: Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Quaker Meeting Records
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1773
    Event Place: Bensalem, Bucks, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 November 1781
    Event Place: Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Quaker Meeting Records
    [2] Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1773
    Event Place: Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records

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