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Benjamin Duncan 1764-1820
b 1764
d September 9, 1820 Anderson County, Kentucky
m 1st February 14, 1789 to Mary "Polly" Bennett in Mercer County, Kentucky
d before 1816
Children by 1st wife Mary "Polly" Bennett:
1.) Mary Duncan
b between 1794 & 1800
2.) Benjamin Duncan
b between 1794 & 1800
3.) Daniel Duncan
b about 1795 in Kentucky
m October 11, 1820 to Lucinda Parker in Franklin Kentucky
resided in Missouri in 1850
4.) Nimrod Duncan
b about 1799 in Kentucky
d about 1844 in Shelby Kentucky
m September 1820 to Nancy Parker in Franklin Kentucky
4.) Joseph Duncan
b between 1800 & 1810 in Kentucky
5.) Cynthia Duncan
b
m about 1834 to Mathew Boswell in Franklin Kentucky
6.) Chloe Duncan
b March 27, 1813 in Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky
d November 9, 1889 in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado
m January 30, 1838 to Travis Sterling in Livingston Missouri
m 2nd November 9, 1816 to Susannah Hawkins Kilby in Franklin County, Kentucky
(daughter of Hannah Maxwell & Matthew Hawkins
(she died 1845 Anderson County, Kentucky)
Children by 2nd wife Susanna Hawkins Kilby:
1.) Matthew A Duncan
b September 18, 1817
d June 24, 1899 Anderson County, Kentucky
m 1st Virginia Ann Utterback January 6, 1839
m 2nd Nancy Jane Moore May 29, 1854
m 3rd Maria A Reynolds September 29, 1857 Anderson County, Kentucky
2.) Mark Duncan
b March 1820 in Lawrenceburg, Franklin County, Kentucky
d 1862 or 1863 en route to McMinville Oregon
m March 3, 1845 to Maria Bright in Anderson County, Kentucky
(daughter of George Bright)
Sources:
Anderson Co. Will A-102 of Susannah Duncan (mentions Mark & Matthew)
Anderson Co. Deed F-389, 1847 (another heir was Chloe Duncan, wife of
Travis Sterling, who sold half of a ninth part of Benjamin's land, indicating
He had at least nine children).
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