Mary (Browning) Duncan (abt. 1740 - aft. 1807)

Born about 1740 in Orange (Culpeper) Virginia

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph Duncan — married 1760 in Culpeper Co Virginia [uncertain]

Died after 1807 after about age 67 in Culpeper, Virginia, United States

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

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 Duncans of Culpeper VA/KY – Many Source-to-Source discrepancies; co-mingling, Lack of records; family stories; number of Duncan’s with the same names, etc.. Culpeper was formed in 1748 from Orange
Madison was formed 1792-3 from Culpeper

Biography

Mary Browning, daughter of Francis and Frances Norman,

Estimated Birth about 1740-1742, most likely in Orange (Culpeper) Virginia.

Marriage Estimate - Mary Browning married Joseph Duncan, about 1760-1762, probably in Culpeper Virginia. Mary was the sister of (brother) Charles' wife, Sarah.^[1]

Joseph died about 1801-1802 in Culpeper, VA. His will mentioned wife, Mary, and 8 children. Their son, Francis died in 1793 Wilkes GA.

Death Estimate - Mary died after the 1807 settlement. Exact date and location are unknown, probably Culpeper VA.

Sources

1. ↑ U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Name: Mary Browning Gender: Female Spouse Name: Joseph Duncan Spouse Birth Place: VA Spouse Birth Year: 1732 Marriage Year: 1760

• Browning Family Records
• Culpeper Records
• Comparison of Sources Summary
  
• 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,

See also:
Mary Ann Duncan Dobson "Duncan Research Files" (Consolidated, sourced and acknowledged); and the many Duncan Researchers that have provided information.
The Genealogy Bug

Acknowledgement

• WikiTree profile Browning-256 created through the import of Ancestors of Lynn E Nelson.ged on Jun 1, 2011 by JaAnna Nelson. See the Changes page for the details of edits by JaAnna and others.