| |
| | Beers: Duncan p. 989 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22) |
 | | John Duncan, father of subject, was born about the year 1768, in Lancaster county, Penn., where he was married, and in 1780 he came to Washington county, locating in Smith township, about one mile and a half north of Burgettstown. |
 | | To this marriage of John Duncan, five children were born: Alexander, David, John, Elisha and Susan, all of whom lived to adult age, and Susan, who was born June 30, 1800, died at Florence in 1890, having lived to see her great-great-grandchild. |
 | | Duncan are residing, has been in the possession of the family over one hundred years, and is now in an excellent state of cultivation, all the improvements having been made by him. |
| www.chartiers.com /beers-project/articles/duncan-989.html (556 words) |
|