Hinton Duncan (1806 - 1883)

Born 23 Mar 1806 in Duplin County, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Lucinda Amanda (Pool) Duncan — married 26 Nov 1829 in Baldwin County, Georgia, United States

Descendants

Died 10 May 1883 at age 77 in Avinger, Cass, Texas, United States

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Biography

Hinton Duncan was involved in the "Wild, Wild West," part of the westward expansion of the United States. Join the Wild Wild West Project.

Hinton Duncan was part of a Southern Pioneer Family.

Hinton Duncan migrated from North Carolina to Georgia.

Hinton Duncan migrated from Georgia to Texas.

Hinton was born in 1806.

The Duncan family appears to have migrated from Georgia to Texas in 1850, after Hinton Jr's birth in 1849 and before Bryant David's birth in 1851. The 1870 Census shows the brothers ages. Probably used a couple of wagons to walk across the South to Northeast Texas.

Slaves

1830 United States Federal Census
Jones County, Georgia
Head of Family: Hinton Duncan
1 Male slave under 10

1840 United States Federal Census
District 355, Twiggs County, Georgia
Head of Family: Hinton Duncan
1 Male slave 10-23
2 Female slaves under 10
1 Female slave 24-35

Sources

• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPL-PBF : 20 February 2021), Henton Duncan, Jones, Georgia, United States; citing 460, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 18; FHL microfilm 7,038.

1830 United States Federal Census
Jones County, Georgia
Head of Family: Hinton Duncan
1 White male 20-29
1 White female 5-9
1 White female 20-29
1 Male slave under 10
Total: 4

• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHB8-9LC : 2 March 2021), Hinton Duncan, District 355, Twiggs, Georgia, United States; citing p. 388, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm.

1840 United States Federal Census
District 355, Twiggs County, Georgia
Head of Family: Hinton Duncan
2 White males 5-9
1 White male 30-39
1 White female under 5
1 White female 30-39
1 Male slave 10-23
2 Female slaves under 10
1 Female slave 24-35
Total: 9
2 Persons employed in agriculture

1850 United States Federal Census - Agriculture Schedule
17 Sep 1850
Cass County, Texas
Name of Owner, Agent, or Manager of the Farm: Hinton Duncan

Acres of Land (Improved): 250

Acres of Land (Unimproved): 1600

Cash value of Farm: $5500

Value of farming Implements and Machinery: $1200

Live Stock, June 1, 1850

Horses: 4

Asses and Mules: 6

Milch Cows: 15

Other Cattle: 15

Swine: 65

Value of Live Stock: $1135

Produce during the Year ending June 1, 1850

Bushels of Indian Corn: 1000

• Georgia Pioneers. M. H. Carter. Note: Source Medium: Book 187. Volume 9.

• 1870 Census Cass County Texas Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 2, Davis, Texas; Roll: M593_1582; Page: 34A Description Township: Precinct