Asenith (Browning) Duncan (abt. 1746 - bef. 1829)

Born about 1746 in Orange (Culpeper) VA

Ancestors

Wife of James Duncan — married 1765 in Culpeper Co Virginia

Descendants

Died before Apr 1829 before about age 83 in Kentucky

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Siene (Browning) Duncan is a member of Duncan Clan.

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Culpeper was formed 1748 from Orange

Biography

No original source records have been located to confirm birth or marriage records. It appears that some erroneous information may have been published, and perhaps republished/reported, making the “actual facts” obscure. There is a great deal of conflicting information surrounding the Duncan Family of Culpeper – Many Source-to-Source discrepancies; co-mingling, Lack of records; conflicting family stories; number of Duncan’s with the same names, etc.

Biography

(Asenith) Seine Browning. daughter of Francis and Frances Norman of Augusta Co VA., was born about 1745 in Virginia,, probably Augusta or Orange County.

Seine married James Duncan, son of William Duncan and Ruth Rawley about 1765 in Culpeper.

James and Seine lived in Culpeper until about 1795-1796, then moved to KY. First to Gallatin, then probably on to Henry and Trimble where several of his children lived. Gallatin County was established on December 14, 1798 from Franklin County and Shelby County; Trimble County, was formed from Gallatin, Henry, and Oldham Counties. Many of the Duncan families are inter-related, creating confusion on relationships.^[1]

Seine died before April 1829. James died about 1823. Exact date and place is unknown, but probably in Trimble KY. ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Note, [by Mrs. Vick]: after studying the relationship of Rev. George Strother and wife (m. James Daughter} to Reuben Browning and wife, the confusion of Rev. George Strother is explained. (1) Reuben Browning, Sr. was the uncle of the wife of Rev. Strother nee Mary Duncan, daughter of James Duncan and wife nee Asevith Browning (Reuben Sr. were sister and brother); (2) The wife of Reuben Browning [Sallie Duncan] was the daughter of William Duncan and wife Rosanna Norman. (3) Now Wm. and James were brothers; (4) thus, making their daughters 1st cousins. [Several of William (m. Norman) children are also in the vicinity with Jame's children]
2. ↑ Old letter written by Reuben Browning, Sr. to Rev. George Strother and wife Polly; Logan Co. Ky.; April 6, 1829 [This from Seina's Brother, Ruben Browning m. Sallie Duncan] ". . . Benjamin Duncan's widow lives about 3 quarters of a mile from here. . . .James Duncan, my wife's brother, has been dead 6 or 7 years, his wife and all his wife's family, but two, his eldest daughter Polly and his youngest son John is still living." [Puts James death at 1823-1824 (Son James died 1814.]

• Gallatin Co. KY Records
• Henry Co. KY
• Kentucky Records
• Virginia Records
• 1887 "KY, a History of the State" by Perrin, Battle & Kniffin, 5th and 6th Edition, Pg.783: DUNCAN FAMILY (Discrepancies)
• 1898 "History of Jessamine Co. KY" by Bennett H. Young, S.M. Duncan Associate Author (Los Angeles Public Library book 976.91 J58Yo,