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RANDOLPH CO. IL
Formed 1795 from NW Territory, St. Clair Co.
Gallatin formed 1812 from Randolph
Jackson formed 1816 from Randolph, Johnson
Monroe formed 1816 from Randolph, St. Clair
Johnson formed 1822 from Randolph
Perry formed 1827 from Randolph, Jackson
CENSUS RECORDS
1820-1840 Randolph Co. IL Census
No Duncan indexed
(MAD: James Buel mar. Mary Duncan 2/19/1813)
1850 Randolph Co. IL Census
Twp.5S Range 5W
Pg.2, #27-27, Joseph DUNCAN 52 SC BLACK laborer
Joisa (f) 40 KY BLACK
Edmond 23, John 14, Lee (m) 11 IL BLACK
Riley 9, Thomas R. 1, Lilly 7 IL BLACK
(MAD: definitely "Joseph" and Joisa)
Pg.2, #30-30, Josiah DUNCAN 23 IL BLACK laborer $0
Rosanna 18 IL BLACK
Henry HOWELL 10 IL BLACK
(MAD: definitely "Josiah"; one Isaiah Duncan mar. Rosanna Nouers 8/2/1849 St.Clair Co. IL)
Pg.33, #509-513, Elija LOFTON (m) 53 SC farmer $800
Eve 43 TN
Charles ROBBINS 20 IL
Lucretia DUNCAN 15 IL
Jacob 13 IL
Sarah A. 11 TN
Elizabeth C. LOFTON 6 MO
(MAD: David B. Duncan mar. Mrs. Eva Robbins 9/28/1834; Mrs. Eve Duncan mar. Eli Lofton 11/23/1848; David B. Duncan and Binum Duncan in Jackson Co. IL records 1837)
Chester
Pg.80, #189-196, Peter PHILLIPS 23 CAN carpenter $0
John 20 CAN
George MITCHELL 41 NY BLACK laborer
Cynthia A. 22 IL BLACK
George E. DUNCAN 18 IL BLACK
Twp.6S Range 9W
Pg.99, #92-2, Nicholas DOE 50 MO farmer $0
Mary 25 MO
Narcissa 15, Edward 12 IL
Charles 9, Joseph 4 IL
George BRESHIERE 23 MO woodchopper
Joseph DUNCAN 25 MO woodchopper
William DOGGET 25 MO
1860 Randolph Co. IL Census
Twp.5S Range 5W, P.O. Sparta
Pg.611, #174-174, Isah DUNCAN 30 IL MULATTO farmer $150-$225
Rosan (f) 24 TX MULATTO
Mary J. 9, Rosan 7, Eliza 5 IL MULATTOS?
Mary E. 2, Infant (f) 3/12 IL MULATTOS?
(MAD: Josiah and Rosanna in 1850)
Pg.611, #175-175, Louis DUNCAN 65 SC MULATTO (blank) $350-$275
Joyce 52 KY MULATTO
Edmund 35, Levi 22 IL MULATTOS farm laborer
Thomas 11, Ellender G. 10 IL MULATTOS
(MAD: Joseph & Louisa in 1850 census; definitely "Louis" in 1860 census)
Pg.625, #273-274, George DUNCAN 25 IL BLACK laborer $250-$50
Louesa (f) 25 IL BLACK
George S. 4, Susan 2 IL BLACK
James T. 1 IL BLACK
Lizzie MAYPOT 30 IL MULATTO
Mayde? (m) 4 IL MULATTO
Pg.626, #284-285, John DUNCAN 23 IL MULATTO teamster $60-$40
Ophelia 22 IL BLACK
Joseph 11/12 IL MULATTO
Newton STEEL 17 CT (white) laborer
Twp.4S Range 8W, P.O. Red Bud
Pg.749-50, #1217-1218, Luther SIMMEN 50 ME farmer $2000-$400
Sarah A. 27 OH
Samuel 22, Mary B. 17, Sarah P. 14 IL
Martha A. 11, Mary S. 2 IL
Zachariah DUNCAN 37 VA (blank)
Twp.6S Range 5W, P.O. Steele Mill
Pg.842, #1875-1885, Jacob DUNCAN 23 IL farmer $0-$350
Reda F. (f) 19 IL
George L. 1 IL
(MAD: Jacob Duncan mar. Rhoda T. Anderson 3/11/1858 Perry Co. IL, mar. Harriett Hodges 3/22/1863 Perry Co. IL)
City of Chester
Pg.949, #2671-2681, James M. DUNCAN 23 IL BLACK laborer $200-$50
Josephine 22 IL BLACK
Auguste (m) 4 IL BLACK
1870 Randolph Co. IL Census
Sparta PO, Twp.5 R5W
Pg.221, #35-35, DUNCAN, George 37 IL BLACK laborer $0-$0
Maria L. 38 IL BLACK keeping house
George S. 14, Susan C. 13 IL BLACKS
Maria J. 9, Elizabeth 7 IL BLACKS
Ellen J. 5, Joseph F. 3 IL, Mary J. 1 IL BLACKS
BISHROW, Jenna? (f) 11 IL BLACK
Elizabeth 8 IL BLACK
Pg.222, #37-37, DUNCAN, John 33 IL BLACK laborer $50-$150
Obeline? (f) 32 IL BLACK keeping house
John N. 7 IL BLACK
Pg.227, #116-116, DUNCAN, Lewis 76 SC BLACK farmer $1000-$0
Joicy 65 KY MULATTO keeping house
Edmond 46 IL MULATTO laborer
Thomas 21 IL MULATTO
Pg.227, #118-118, DUNCAN, Isic (m) 42 IL MULATTO farmer $600-$200
Rosanah (f) 38 TX BLACK keeping house
Rosinah (f) 17 IL BLACK
Liza (f) 15, Mary E. 12 IL BLACKS
Cordelia 10, William 8 IL BLACKS
Steeles Mills PO, Twp.6S R5W
Pg.251, #93-96, LOFTON, Eli 72 SC farmer $3500-$345
Eve 62 TN keeping house
DUNCAN, George 11 IL
Rockwood PO, Twp.7S R5W
Pg.269, #120-118, MURDER, John S?. 50 KY farmer $1200-$200
Catherine 52 IL keeping house
TINNEN?, Matilda 18 MO
DUNCAN, Hezikah (m) 15 IL
ROY, Lewisa (f) 6 IL
HENSON, William U. 3 IL
OTHER RECORDS
"Territorial Papers, Illinois Territory, 1809-1814" Vol.XVI (CA State University Sacramento Library)
Pg.392: Letter, Shadrach Bond, Washington City, to the Secretary of State, Jan. 11, 1814: I take the Liberty of requesting you to appoint Mr. Matthew Duncan of Kaskaskia Illinois Territory, to Print and Publish the Laws of Congress in said Territory.
"Territorial Papers, Illinois Territory, 1814-1818" Vol.XVII (CA State University Sacramento Library)
Pg.307: Letter to Edward Tiffin, Surveyor General, from Enoch Moore, St. Clair Co. Ferry opposite St. Louis, March 2, 1816 ... Milton & myself did employ a Mr. Duncan ... (as surveyor; indexed Matthew Duncan).
Pg.440: Letter from Matthew Duncan, Fort Clark, IL, October 31, 1816 ... Since my arrival at this fort I am informed (trouble with Indians; references to surveying problems). Cover letter Nov. 20, 1816, mentions several letters from surveyors, some on the Mississippi and others from near Peoria.
Pg.551: Letter to and from same, Dec. 6, 1817, reference to Majr. Duncan engaged in public surveying. (indexed as Matthew Duncan).
Pg.645+: Long list of appointments by Governor of Illinois Territory of men to various positions, listed by date.
Pg.651: Jan. 24, 1815, Matthew Duncan, Justice of Peace, "Ran." (Randolph) County.
Pg.656: July 26, 1816, Matthew Duncan, Recorder of Randolph Co. (footnote: vice (in place of) William Arundel, deceased.)
"The [Illinois] governors' letter-books, 1818-1834" by Elias K. Kane, Shadrach Bond; pub. Springfield, Ill.: Trustees of the Illinois State Historical Library, 1909, 353 pgs. (LH6189, HeritageQuest images 4/2007 and 7/2007)
Pg.61-62: Governors' Letter-Books, February 5, 1824.
Copy of a letter to Mathew Duncan, Esq.(1).
Vandalia, Feby. 5, 1824.
Sir -- I recd by the last mail your letter dated Dec. 15, (but with the Postmark of Jany 23) in which you inform me that you, as one of a company, were anxious to lease the Muddy Saline and wish to know for what length of time and on what terms I should be willing to grant a lease to be paid in improvements made on the place. In reply I have to state, that I should be willing to lease the Muddy Saline for the term of three years free of rent; on condition that you would bind yourselves to dig or bore into the earth or rock to the depth of [at] least one hundred feet unless you should sooner find good salt water, as strongly impregnated with salt as the best salt water used at the Gallatin Saline and of a quantity sufficient to keep in constant operation 40 kettles of 40 gallons each; to wall up the well with durable materials to erect all the necessary buildings for the making of the salt, and the accomodations of the hands; to cut the timber regularly both big and little as well trunks as limbs; and to bind yourselves not to commit any waste, and to deliver in good Repair at the expiration of the lease, the premises with every thing on them except the metal which will be considered your property.
A violation of the above conditions; or an omission or neglect to labour on the improvements for a period of some three or four months to make void the lease.
If these or somewhat similar terms (for I should not object to vary them a little) should please you and the company, one of you had better come up and have the lease executed at this place.
I am with all due respect, EDWARD COLES.
To Mathew Duncan, Esq., Brownsville.
Footnote 1. Matthew Duncan : born 1790 in Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky; 1814 removed to Kaskaskia where he founded "The Illinois Herald," the first newspaper published in Illinois; January 24, 1815, appointed justice of the peace of Randolph County by Governor Edwards; 1815, published first volume of "Pope's Digest;" January 26, 1816, appointed recorder of Randolph County; 1817, sold printing establishment and newspaper to Daniel P. Cook and Robert Blackwell; October 4, 1832, elected captain of a company of Illinois Rangers; 1833, appointed captain in first regiment of dragoons of the regular army; 1837, resigned commission and entered business at Shelbyville; January 16, 1844, died. --Snyder, John F., Personal Letter.
Pg.62: Copy of a letter Richd J. Hamilton (1).
Vandalia, March 19, 1824.
Dr. Sir -- About the first of Feby. I received a communication from Mathew Duncan, in which he expressed a wish to lease the Muddy Saline, and requested to be informed on what terms I would lease it, to be paid for in improvements. I immediately complied with his request by stating the length of time and conditions on which I would lease it. Since then I have not heard from him.
About a month since I received an application from John Hammon, of your town, to cultivate a field on the Saline tract. To this I have made no reply in consequence of my being in daily expectation of hearing from Mr. Duncan.
Feeling myself under the necessity of troubling some friend, and knowing of none in the vicinity in which I have more confidence, or who I believe would more cheerfully render a service to the State than yourself, I am induced to ask the favour of you to ascertain whether Mr. Duncan intends leasing the Saline; and if he should not, to rent for the season the field to Mr. Hammon, or some other person to be paid in improvements to be made on the place, or for such other consideration as you may think most advantageous for the state.
You would also render an acceptable service to the State, as well as confer a favour on me, by undertaking the Genl. Superintendance of the Saline until it is rented. (MAD: more not copied, no other mention of Mathew Duncan, footnote re Richard Jones Hamilton not copied)
HISTORIES before 1923
"Portrait and biographical record of Randolph, Jackson, Perry and Monroe Counties, Illinois : containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the counties : together with biographies and portraits of all the presidents of the United States, and the governors of the state of Illinois." (anonymous); pub. Chicago: Biographical Pub. Co., 1894, 863 pgs. (LH9755, HeritageQuest images 4/2007; FHL film 825,600 and 1,000,511 item 2)
Pg.463-464: ROBERT ROBERTSON, born in Renfrewshire, Scotland, was an early settler of Randolph County, Sec.29, Township 4, Range 5, where he located in 1849. ... Robert grew to man's estate in his native country ... carpenter & joiner for some time in Paisley. When ready to establish a home of his own, he was married, November 11, 1844, to Miss Jane Duncan, a native of Scotland, where her birth occurred in 1826. She is the daughter of John and Isabella (McFee) Duncan, both of whom departed this life in the Old Country. Mrs. Robertson is the eldest of five children, and besides her brother Daniel who lives in New Zealand, is the only one living. Her father was a member of the Gaelic Church, while her mother was of the Old Light Covenanter faith. ... Our subject and his family to America in 1849 ...
"Illinois in 1818" by Solon J. Buck; pub. Springfield: Illinois Centennial Commission, 1917, 429 pgs. (LH9073, HeritageQuest images 4/2007; FHL book 977.3 B4ic v.0 and film 2,055,558 item 6)
Pg.171: Two weekly papers printed in Illinois at the time it became a state ... the older of these was established at Kaskaskia in 1814 by Matthew Duncan, with the name of "Illinois Herald." Its publication was made possible by both federal and territorial patronage, for it was paid liberally for printing the United States laws and proclamations, and had in addition a monopoly of the public printing for the territory. In 1816, probably in April, the paper was sold to "Daniel P. Cook and Co." and the name was changed to "Western Intelligencer." ... (MAD: Kaskaskia, Randolph Co. IL)
1878 "History of Jackson County, Illinois : with biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers" ed. by J.H. Brownlee and R. Allyn, pub. by Brink, McDonough & Co. (FHL book Q 977.3994 H2b and FHL film 962,314 item 1)
Pg.86: William Montgomery Duncan was born in Lancaster Dist. SC, 1 Nov. 1815, 8th of 10 children of Pierson and Sarah Duncan. Family to Jackson Co. GA when William age about 8, in fall of 1827 to IL with wife and children, arriving Christmas day in Jefferson Co. Fall of 1829 to Randolph Co., about 8 miles above Kaskaskia; spring 1831 to Jackson Co. about 1/2 mile from home place of William Duncan. Father died about 1843, widow survived him 3 or 4 years. Wm. M. Duncan married June 22, 1835, to Sarah Atkins of Randolph Co.; 10 children, 5 yet living; she died 25 Nov. 1854, and he m. 8 July 1855 to Caroline Tyndall; 4 children, 3 yet living. Mrs. Duncan died 30 April 1865, he married on 5 Sept. following to Mrs. Marilla Hobbs; 4 children, two boys yet living. Mrs. D. died 6 Sept. 1875, and on 28 Jan. 1876, he m. a sister to his former wife, Mrs. N. Hobbs, who is still living. Democrat, enjoying good health, is among the old residents of his township.
(MAD: Peirceson Duncan of Jackson Co. IL had Public Domain Land 8/19/1836 in Randolph Co. IL; from IL Public Domain Land Sales)
"Historical encyclopedia of Illinois and history of St. Clair Co." ed. by Newton Bateman, Paul Selby; Hist. of St.Clair Co. ed. by A.S. Wilderman, A.A. Wilderman.; pub. Chicago: Munsell Pub. Co., 1907, 1284 pgs. (LH8178, HeritageQuest images 4/2007; FHL film 1,000,513 items 2-3 and v.2 on 825,603)
and
"Historical encyclopedia of Illinois and history of Boone Co." ed. by Newton Bateman, Paul Selby; Boone Co. hist. ed. by Richard V. Carpenter; pub. Chicago: Munsell Pub. Co., 1909, 1019 pgs. (LH4506, HeritageQuest images 4/2007; FHL fiche 6,334,303)
Vol.I, pg.141: DUNCAN, THOMAS, soldier, was born in Kaskaskia, Ill., April 14, 1809; served as a private in the Illinois mounted volunteers during the Black Hawk War of 1832; also as First Lieutenant of cavalry in the regular army in the Mexican War (1846), and as Major and Lieutenant-Colonel during the War of the Rebellion, still later doing duty upon the frontier keeping the Indians in check. He was retired from active service in 1873, and died in Washington, Jan. 7, 1887. (MAD: Kaskaskia, Randolph Co. IL)
(MAD: text is identical to both books, same page number)
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