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Susannah Hawkins, daughter of Matthew Hawkins & Hannah Maxwell was born about 1777 in Virginia. Susannah spent many hours when she was a child sewing the 7, 150 pieces of this quilt together. This quilt was given to her granddaughter, Lucy M Duncan, in 1861 when Lucy was one year old. Lucy born in 1860, was the first daughter born to Matthew Duncan and Maria Reynolds. In 1882 Lucy Duncan married Benjamin Price. Lucy Duncan Price then in turn gave the quilt to her nephew, Robert Allen Duncan, in 1901 when he was a year old. Lucy Duncan Price told the mother of Robert Allen Duncan, Luticia Blacketer Duncan that after she had pieced the quilt together the slaves then did the quilting.
The quilt was then passed down to Nancy Duncan daughter of Robert Allen Duncan along with a hand written note by Nancy's grandmother, Luticia. In June 2000 Nancy donated the treasured quilt was to the Frankfort Kentucky Historical Society. This beautiful and unique quilt was placed on display beginning September 2000.
This is the type of quilt that young girls of the 1700's made to prove they were learning to be good seamstresses. In the 1700's & early 1800's sewing was very necessary skill as most all household linens and clothing were made by hand. Perhaps it was made for her hope chest in preparation for her trousseau.
Picture taken May 2000by Nancy Duncan Young Robinson of Grayson County, Kentucky
Narrative by Rosemary Webb September 2000
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