Samuel Duncan

   Another name for Samuel was Dunkin.

  General Notes:

14-489: Receipt 2 March 1773, laid out to Samuel Dunkin, 144 acres and quarter, in Berkley County, on waters of Palmeter Branch, waters of Bush Creek, bounding ... James Ballenger, Mathias Coppock, John Ryley's, Israel Gaunt. Surveyed 15 March 1773. (FHL film 22,607)

10-373: "A Memorial exhibited by Richard Dunkin to be requested in the Land Office of a plantation or tract of lands containing two hundred acres, situate in Berkley County, on the waters of Bush Creek, Bounding to the NW on lands laid out to Samuel Dunkin, SW on lands laid out to Hannah Cook and David Moat: survey certified the 7th of August 1770, and granted the 22d day of February 1771 to the Memorialists, at the quit rents of 3/ sterling or 4/ Proc. Money for two acres, to commence two years from the date. In witness whereof he hath hereunto set his hand the 5th of April 1771. John Caldwell D.L. (surveyor). /s/ Thos. Yeats. (wit.)" (FHL film 23,303)

13-322: 15 Feb. 1775, Memorial exhibited by Samuel Dunkin, 144 acres in Berkley Co. on waters of Palmetter Branch of Bush Creek, bounding NW on James Ballangers, SW on Mathew Coppock's and John Riley, NW on James Ballangers and Isaac Grundy? and SE on John Riley? and one Hoffmans land, survey certified 15 March 1773 and granted 31 Aug. 1775; quit rent 3/ stg. or 4/ proc. per hundred acres to commence two years from the date; in witness whereof he hath hereunto set his hand 15 Feb. 1775, Joseph Wright D.L. dtd August 28 1775 to Jiricon? (Zincon?) Quinn. (FHL film 23,303)

Inventory of estate of Samuel Dunkin decd, incl. 4 cows, 5 head of young (cows), waggon & gear complete, horses, filleys, old mare, sundry plantation tools, 2 guns and a barrel, 1 rifle gun, sundry household goods, 2 spinning wheels, carpenters tools, woman's saddle, beds & furniture, a saddle, bridle & saddle bags, 1 old negro man, looking glass, bed, flour, etc. The above is a just and true inventory of the goods and chattels shewed us by Sarah Dunkin and appraised; 13 July 1771, /s/ Jacob Brooks Jurat, Wm. Gillum (X). (

"Laurens and Newberry Cos. SC: Saluda and Little River Settlements 1749-1775" by Jesse Hogan Motes III and Margaret Peckham Motes, 1994 (FHL book 975.73 R2m; and from Jim Wanke 4/1997, from Mary L. Cook Public Library, Waynesville, OH)

This volume contains extracts from surveys and memorials for land in several districts: Sec.3, Saluda River and Beaverdam Creek in Berkeley Co. for Richard and Samuel Dunkin or Duncan and Samuel's widow Sarah; Sec.5, Bush River and Beaverdam Creek in Berkeley and Craven Co. for Nelson Duncan (also written Darkett) and Samuel Dunkin or Duncan; and Sec.8, Little River above Mudlick Creek, witness Samuel Duncan in 1793 to a deed recorded in Newberry <scnewber.htm> Co. Part 3, Case Study: Settlement on Little River 1755-1833; Chapter 9, Beaverdam / Mountville Settlement, Laurens <sclauren.htm> Co. 1755-1833, includes a deed in Laurens Co. to land adj. Regnal Duncan in 1833

11-415: Receipt 3 Feb. 1767, laid out unto Samuel Duncan, 350 acres in the fork between Broad & Saludy Rivers on a small branch of Bush Creek, bounded by David Hammer, Wm. Austel, ... Surveyed 17 Feb. 1767; plat certified for Sarah Duncan 4 Sept. 1770. (FHL film 22,606)

8-535: 13 Nov. 1769, Memorial to Samuel Dunkin for 400 acres in Craven Co. on waters of Bush River adj. Wward by Wm. & Mathias Elmore and vacant land, Sward part on Mathias Elmore and part William Hilbourne and part vacant land, Eward part on William Hillbourne's and part vacant, and Nwardly on vacant; survey certified 5 Sept. 1769 and granted 27 Sept?. 1764 (1769?) to the Memorialists ... /s/ James H. Cossey (Cofey). (FHL film 23,302) (MAD: indexed as William Duncan, actually Samuel Duncan)

Samuel married Unknown.