
Person Info
William Duncan: Birth: ABT 1838 in Alabama. Death: ABT 1920 in Denver, CO
Morketts Annie Duncan: Birth: ABT 1840 in Alabama. Death: 1920 in Tuscumbia, AL
Lucinda Duncan: Birth: ABT 1841 in Alabama. Death: ABT 1918 in Tuscumbia, AL
Jonathan Duncan: Birth: ABT 1842 in Alabama. Death: ABT 1926 in Alabama or Mississippi
Sarah Emaline Duncan: Birth: 11 SEP 1843 in Barton, Colbert County, AL. Death: 22 OCT 1922 in Pope County, AR
Mary Elizabeth Duncan: Birth: ABT 1845 in Tuscumbia, AL. Death: ABT 1890 in Tuscumbia, AL
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Note: living with Holland family in 1880 census, next door to daughter Mary Elizabeth Rutland. Tina, I found the letter in the basement. I always thought it was a bit suspect, because it was written to my mother from a distant cousin from a mental hospital. But, some of the information is surprisingly acurrate, so he may have known what he was talking about. I will leave some parts because he feels like one side of the family hates him and he tends to ramble about some of that stuff a bit. Here it is: He actually addressed the letter to my mother and my great aunt who has since died. January 29, 1996. (He starts out rambling about his mental condition, etc.)...I know both of you probably don't like me, but I want to give you a present...(more rambling)...Greenberry Smallwood m. in 1868 to Anne Duncan, Carrie Smallwood's grandmother. Since I have no family, and never hope to have children, I'll pass this on to you. Maybe one of you is interested...(more rambling)... Anne Duncan's ancestry. John Duncan, Anne's ancestor, was born about 1745 in Armagh, Ireland. Ireland was then rebelling against the English, and children were being kidnapped by the British soldiers, off the streets, and sold in America as slaves. He was a schoolboy when he was stolen, and he was sold to a planter in the British West Indies (in the Carribean Sea). But he was intelligent and literate, so he impressed the planter so much that after about four years he was set free; after freedom, he went to Charleston, S.C. Charleston had trading houses which did fur trades with the Indians near the Tennessee River, so John Duncan got a job as a fur trader and moved near the Natchez Trace in Mississippi. He was assigned to do all trade with the Choctaw Indians under Chief Greenwood LeFlore. (He never lived among white people again.) The Cherokee's lived nearby where Florence is and he married a Chief's daughter who lived in the village where the Forks of Cypress plantation was; but they lived on the Buttahatchee River in Mississippi. They had a son, a half-breed named John Duncan, Jr. About 1810 John Duncan (the old trader) died and he is buried in the middle of the woods near Buttahatchee (the only grave) with a tombstone which says, "to the memory of John Duncan, friend of the Choctaw Indians." His son, John Jr., married, (date unknown), Miss Mary Hargett of Russelville, Alabama, the white daughter of an early pioneer of Franklin County, John Hargett. They had about eight children (but I cant remember all their names anymore): 1. John Duncan III born 1846 2. Ann Duncan born 1848 married Greenberry Smallwood 1868 (only child, John McCluskey Smallwood, Carrie's Daddy) 3. Jeremiah Duncan 4. Lucinda "Aunt Cind" Duncan married planter William Rutland 5. Mary Duncan called "Babe" Ann Duncan's Great Grandfather General Frederick Hargett Frederick "Hergett" (in America "Hargett) Born 1645 in Bern, Switzerland, died 1740 in Jones County, N.C. Educated as a lawyer. As a protestant he was excommunicated by the Pope because he wouldnt be Catholic; he came with the Palatings in 1704 (a group of protestant refugees) to America aas legal advisor to Baron von Graffenreid and was one of the founders of New Bern, N.C. He survived the Indian massacres in 1715. He was wealthy, and had six plantations on the N.C. coast. He was in the War of 1812 and made a general. He selected the site of Raleigh, capital city of N.C. and he was one of the founders of the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill), when he was older he moved his home to Pitt County, N.C. and then later to Jones County, N.C. His son Frederick Jr., moved in 1820 to Franklin County, Alabama most of the Hargetts around Muscle Shoals are his descendants. I never found out much about him, but I know his wife was Mary __________. General Hargett's wife, I forgot to tell you, was Miss Mary Phillips of New Bern, N.C. I dont know how many children they had, except the General had at least six. But it is odd that Mary Hargett, a white woman brought up on plantations, and with a lot of black slaves to tend to her, decided to marry a half breed Cherokee man (John Duncan, Jr.) and go live in the wilderness at Buttahatchee Creek. She must have loved him. When the Cherokee's were forced to move west, the Duncans didnt go. If you want any more records on Gen. Hargett you can get them at New Bern, N.C. Public Library or N.C. State Archives, Raleigh, N.C. The Palatings (the group) were the first people to settle in America who were forced out of Europe for Religous Belief. There are books about them. And we have relatives all over N.C. I just wanted you and the Smallwood children to know about their ancestors. I never could find out about the Smallwoods. Here he starts rambling again, and signs it, Henry Christensen, "June". Can you confirm or disprove any of this. I always was suspect about a lot of it, sounds kind of fairy tell like, but some things I know are accurate. ----- Original Message ----- From: Tina To: Tim and Kristi Kent Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 9:59 PM Subject: Smallwood Tim, this is all I found. I only had their son John listed, nothing further. Can u fill in any of those blanks? How do you descend? Tina American Civil War Soldiers Viewing records 1-1 of 1 Matches Greenberry Smallwood Residence: Chattooga County, Georgia Occupation: Enlist Full Context of American Civil War Soldiers Viewing records 2462548-2462548 of 2660860 Matches << Previous 10 | Next 10>> Greenberry Smallwood Residence: Chattooga County, Georgia Occupation: Service Record: Enlisted as a Corporal on 28 August 1861 Enlisted in Company K, 21st Infantry Regiment Georgia on 28 August 1861. Wounded on 28 August 1862 at 2nd Manassas, VA Deserted on 01 March 1864 Took Oath of Allegiance on 04 March 1864 at Chattanooga, TN Released on 04 March 1864 at Chattanooga, TN -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 28 August 1861 State: Georgia ----- Original Message ----- From: Tim and Kristi Kent To: [email protected]@prodigy.net Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 1:53 AM Subject: Hello Hi, I am also a descendant of Greenberry Smallwood and Morketts Annie Duncan. I was wondering if you knew if this is the same Greenberry Smallwood that served in Georgia during the Civil War. I have a letter here researched by a family member that tells quite a bit about Greenberry and Annie's parents, not sure if its accurate, I can get it out of the basement tomorrow and tell you what it says if your interested. There were two Greenberry Smallwood's in a Georgia outfit, they both may be the same man. Thanks for any info you may have, Tim. ID: I515028550 Name: Mary HARGETT Given Name: Mary Surname: Hargett Sex: F Birth: 1806 in North Carolina Death: Aft.1860 Note: She is listed in the 1860 Census Father: Henry HARGETT Marriage 1 John DUNCAN b: 1806 in Kentucky Married: Abt.1837 in North Carolina Children Mary Elizabeth DUNCAN b: 1845 in Alabama UNKNOWN-Female UNKNOWN Jonathan DUNCAN b: 1824 William DUNCAN b: 1838 Morketts Annie DUNCAN b: 1840 Lucinda "Cind" DUNCAN b: 1841 Sara Emmilne DUNCAN b: 1844 |
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