Benjamin DuncanAge: 59 years1798–1857
- Name
- Benjamin Duncan
- Given names
- Benjamin
- Surname
- Duncan
 Birth | about 1798 33 33 |
 Birth of a brother | Philip Duncan about 1800 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 5 years)Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 14 years)Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 |
 Marriage | Vita “Lucy” Fortner — View this family December 25, 1821 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Harriet Duncan October 25, 1823 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Anna E Duncan December 1826 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Daisy Duncan about 1828 (Age 30 years) Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census |
| Birth of a son #4 | Ganum Duncan March 14, 1828 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Cannon Duncan March 12, 1830 (Age 32 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1830 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 34 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Birth of a son #6 | Isaac Duncan 1833 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Rachel Amanda Duncan February 1, 1835 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 37 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Birth of a son #8 | Pharoah Duncan about 1840 (Age 42 years) Note: Birth year/place based on Census and Military Records |
| Census | June 1, 1840 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #9 | Artalissa Duncan about 1841 (Age 43 years) Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 census |
| Birth of a son #10 | Jasper Duncan March 2, 1841 (Age 43 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Charles Webster — Anna E Duncan — View this family April 17, 1845 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a brother | Philip Duncan about 1845 (Age 47 years) Note: Died before 1850 Census |
| Death of a father | Thomas Duncan before November 3, 1845 (Age 47 years) |
 Property | Divestiture of Interest in Thomas Duncan Land Deed: Philip Duncan to Benjamin Duncan November 3, 1845 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #11 | Sarah Ann Duncan about 1847 (Age 49 years) Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 48 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Birth of a daughter #12 | Cordelia Duncan about 1849 (Age 51 years) Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census |
| Birth of a daughter #13 | Louisa Duncan from 1850 to 1856 (Age 52 years) Note: Not shown in 1850 Census; but, would have been born before Father died in 1856 |
| Marriage of a child | Cannon Duncan — Hannah R Bailey — View this family April 21, 1850 (Age 52 years) |
| Census | September 8, 1850 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Anna E Duncan July 29, 1851 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #14 | Emaline Duncan about 1853 (Age 55 years) Note: Birth year/place based on 1880 Census |
| Marriage of a child | Isaac Duncan — Martha Magdett — View this family October 19, 1853 (Age 55 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William C Shipe — Harriet Duncan — View this family July 3, 1854 (Age 56 years) |
| Will | August 2, 1856 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 59 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Death | January 6, 1857 (Age 59 years) Note: Benjamin's Will was written in 1856 with the Probate Court showing Estate activity in 1858 |
| Probate | September 1871 (14 years after death) Note: Information is found on Images 1208 -> 1211. |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Thomas Duncan Birth: about 1765 — Tennessee, United States Death: before November 3, 1845 — Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Mrs Thomas Duncan Birth: about 1765 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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Marriage: about 1797 — Tennessee, United States |
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2 years himself |
Benjamin Duncan Birth: about 1798 33 33 — Virginia, United States Death: January 6, 1857 — Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Philip Duncan Birth: about 1800 35 35 — Tennessee, United States Death: about 1845 — Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Vita “Lucy” Fortner |
| himself |
Benjamin Duncan Birth: about 1798 33 33 — Virginia, United States Death: January 6, 1857 — Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Vita “Lucy” Fortner Birth: about 1803 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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Marriage: December 25, 1821 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
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22 months daughter |
Harriet Duncan Birth: October 25, 1823 25 20 — Knoxville, Tennessee, United States Death: April 24, 1912 — Blaine, Knox, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Anna E Duncan Birth: December 1826 28 23 — Tennessee, United States Death: July 29, 1851 — Tennessee, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Daisy Duncan Birth: about 1828 30 25 — Tennessee, United States Death: before 1871 — Tennessee, United States |
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2 months son |
Ganum Duncan Birth: March 14, 1828 30 25 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 17, 1911 — Tennessee, United States |
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2 years son |
Cannon Duncan Birth: March 12, 1830 32 27 — Tennessee, United States Death: April 3, 1918 — Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years son |
Isaac Duncan Birth: 1833 35 30 — Mascot, Knox, Tennessee, United States Death: 1877 — Texas, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Rachel Amanda Duncan Birth: February 1, 1835 37 32 — Tennessee, United States Death: February 1, 1891 — Paulding, Georgia, United States |
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6 years son |
Pharoah Duncan Birth: about 1840 42 37 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 7, 1871 — Knox, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Artalissa Duncan Birth: about 1841 43 38 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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2 months son |
Jasper Duncan Birth: March 2, 1841 43 38 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: December 22, 1925 — Knox, Tennessee, United States |
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7 years daughter |
Sarah Ann Duncan Birth: about 1847 49 44 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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3 years daughter |
Cordelia Duncan Birth: about 1849 51 46 — Tennessee, United States Death: before 1871 — Tennessee, United States |
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8 years daughter |
Louisa Duncan Birth: from 1850 to 1856 52 47 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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4 years daughter |
Emaline Duncan Birth: about 1853 55 50 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
Benjamin Duncan has 0 first cousins recorded
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| Census | 1830 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Duncan - Household
Knox, Tennessee, United States
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| Census | 1840 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Duncan - Household
Grainger, Tennessee, United States
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| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Duncan - Household
Grainger, Tennessee, United States
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| Death | Benjamin's Will was written in 1856 with the Probate Court showing Estate activity in 1858 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Probate | Information is found on Images 1208 -> 1211. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Probate | The Will was probated during the summer/fall of 1871. At that time, there were a total of 10 heirs listed that were his children. His son, Ganum Duncan, was listed as the Executor.
Those heir/children listed during Probate were: (1) Harriet Shipes (nee Duncan), (2) Ganum Duncan, (3) Cannon Duncan, (4) Isaac Duncan, (5) Pharoah Duncan, (6) Artalissa Duncan, (7) Jasper Duncan, (8) Sarah Ann Earnhart (nee Duncan), (9) Louisa Lauo (nee Duncan), and (10) Emaline Mason (nee Duncan).
Three children were not listed and are presumed to have died prior to 1871. Those children are: (1) Anna E Duncan, (2) Daisy Duncan, and (3) Cordelia Duncan. |