James Duane served with American Founding Fathers during the American Revolution.
James Duane is Notable.
James Duane performed Patriotic Service in New York in the American Revolution.
James Duane was an American lawyer, jurist, and Revolutionary leader from New York.
He served as a delegate to the Continental Congress, New York state senator, and as 44th Mayor of New York. President George Washington appointed him as the first U.S. District Judge of New York, and James Duane was a signor of the Articles of Confederation. His 1790 census record, in New York City, shows his family consisting of 2 Free White Males aged 16 and older, 2 FWM under 16, 6 Free White Females, and 1 slave.[1] He founded the town of Duanesburg, in Schenectady County, New York,[2] and undertook the construction of Christ Church in Duanesburg, where he and his wife are buried.[3]
↑ A revolutionary conservative: James Duane of New York, Edward P Alexander; New York State Historical Association (New York, State of), Columbia University Press, New York, 1938.
Jones, Samuel W. Memoir of the Hon. James Duane: Judge of the District Court of the U. States for New York. [Schenectady]: Keyser, printer, 1852., https://hdl.handle.net/2027/yale.39002005727640
A revolutionary conservative: James Duane of New York, Edward P Alexander; New York State Historical Association (New York, State of), Columbia University Press, New York, 1938.
Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 20 Mar 2018), "Record of Duane, James", Ancestor # A033918.
New York State Library, Manuscripts and Special Collections / Finding Aids / Duane Family, Duanesburg Patent Land Papers, 1734-1835, http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/msscfa/sc14786.htm , accessed 20 Mar 2021.
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 23 July 2020), memorial page for James Duane (6 Feb 1733–1 Feb 1797), Find a Grave Memorial no. 7650682, citing Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery, Duanesburg, Schenectady County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave . https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7650682/james-duane
The cemeteries of Duanesburg and Princetown / by the Schenectady County Historical Society. Imprint [Schenectady] : Schenectady County Historical Society, 2002. Description ii, 151 p. : maps ; 28 cm. Note "A revised and enlarged edition of Clarence Foote's 'A memorial census of Duanesburgh.'" Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Duanesburg Historical Society May 2023: "James Duane and His Offspring", by David Vincent, Video of a presentation at Duanesburg Historical Society, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVFgehPGtxY , accessed 15 Jun 2023.
To see James Duane's New York City farm and formal garden, go to: https://nahc-mapping.org/mappingNY/ . Click on the Ratzer Map of 1766, and head North on the Bowry Lane until just before the Road to Kings Bridge branches off. He's on the East side of the Bowry Lane.
There is an interesting potential for understanding New York history, by studying the activities of Sir William Johnson, James Duane, and William Cooper, as landlords.
"New York, Church Records, 1660-1954," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGRN-6KXC : 10 October 2019), James Duane and Jane Smith, 21 Sep 1753; citing Marriage, New York City, New York, United States, multiple churches, New York.
"New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2HD-WQN : 20 January 2020), James Duane in entry for Mary Duane, 1759.
Alexander states these records are for another James Duane, then living in New York.
Hi Mark, we would love to have you as a member of the 1776 Project. I've put some project info on your profile comments. For the profile of James Duane, I would invite you to add these sources to the profile and to edit it for them. Please let us know if you have any questions.
Abr. Jas, Cornelius Duane grant property to Benjamin Gomez 24 Feb 1759, in the same image, they grant property to John Dunlap on 07 Jul 1762, and to James Beekman on 13 Dec 1763.
James Duane mentions his brothers Cornelius and Abraham in " the Title of Duanesburg" in his papers. N-YHS Digital Collections › Duane family papers, 1665-1916 (bulk 1756-1900) › Duane family papers, 1665-1916 (bulk 1756-1900). Series IV: Bound volumes, 1754-1843. › Register of lands in three parts, 1761-1789 (?) › P. 7-8, with map unfolded: the title of Duanesburgh. https://digitalcollections.nyhistory.org/islandora/object/islandora%3A121841 , accessed 13 Mar 2021.
Could the project please add Adelia Duane Pell Duane-148 as his daughter?
Alexander also lists five children who died young. Sarah 1764-71, Anthony Livingston 1766-70, Robert Livingston I 1767-68, Robert Livingston II 1769-74, Anthony 1777-77.
I would feel a lot better about making connections like that one on a PPP profile if at least one of the profiles had biographical text, with footnoted sources, to support the facts. I started to add Adelia as a child, but I got an error message alerting to me that her birth date does not accord with the birth dates of her children. If her birth date is wrong (as is implied by a note on her profile), I suggest that you revise/expand her biography (which currently says only "Adelia was born in 1765. She passed away about 1860.") to tell more of her life story, with footnote citations for the sourced information and discussion of what is known and what is inferred.
Findagrave is a poor source for Adelia, since the photo of the crypt entrance is the only verifiable content for her; that Findagrave page should not be deferred to as if it was a reliable source.
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"New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2HD-WQN : 20 January 2020), James Duane in entry for Mary Duane, 1759. Alexander states these records are for another James Duane, then living in New York.
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Image "United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89WT-Y6P4?cc=2078654&wc=M7ZM-M29%3A358138101%2C362671001 : [REFERENCE-ERROR]), New York > Grantor index 1676-1834 D > image 6 of 181; multiple county courthouses, New York.
Abr. Jas, Cornelius Duane grant property to Benjamin Gomez 24 Feb 1759, in the same image, they grant property to John Dunlap on 07 Jul 1762, and to James Beekman on 13 Dec 1763.
edited by Mark Weinheimer
Alexander also lists five children who died young. Sarah 1764-71, Anthony Livingston 1766-70, Robert Livingston I 1767-68, Robert Livingston II 1769-74, Anthony 1777-77.
Findagrave is a poor source for Adelia, since the photo of the crypt entrance is the only verifiable content for her; that Findagrave page should not be deferred to as if it was a reliable source.