Individual Details
John DUNCAN
(Abt 23 Aug 1730 - 29 Sep 1774)
Most info from Duncan book and Nancy Reba Roy.
Not personally verifed that this John Pekin Duncan is the father of John Pekin Jr. and have no proof of a middle name for either man. As of June, 2013, I am removing the middle name, as it is still unsupported. N.R.R. states that John and Rachel Duncan had at least four children - Martin, John Jr., Wm. and a daughter whose name is unknown.
Public member stories at ancestry.com as of 21 Jan 2009
John Pekin Duncan Killed at Moore's Fort by Chief Logan
Added by Sallye_Johnston on 7 Jul 2007
From the unpublished manuscript, Indian Atrocities Along the Clinch, Powell and Holston Rivers, page 16 By Emory L. Hamilton
On September 29, 1774, five days after the murder of the Roberts family, Logan was still on the war path. Secretly lying in wait for anyone who might venture out of Moore's Fort, at Castlewood, in Russell County, which was under the command of Daniel Boone. Between sunset and dark, three men, who went out to visit a pigeon trap about three hundred yards distant from the fort, were fired upon by Logan's warriors. John Duncan was shot dead, but the other two, whose names are not given, reached the fort unhurt. It was too dark for Boone and the defenders of Moore's Fort to follow that night, and the next day they were unable to find them.
John Duncan, with his brother Raleigh Duncan had settled in 1773 near the ford of the Clinch River, then called Hunter's Ford, but now the village of Dungannon, in Scott County, where he was living at the time he was slain. He, of course, along with his neighbors were refugeeing at Moore's Fort as all the frontier settlers had to spend the time between early spring and late fall in the forts from 1774 until after the last raid on the Virginia frontier when the half breed Chief Benge was slain in 1794. Besides his widow, John Duncan left three known children, one named Martin Duncan who chose William Cowan as his Guardian at a court held for Washington Co., Virginia, on June 20,1780, and William and John Duncan who on August 15, 1780, chose as their guardian Melcher Oyler. some might wonder why six years had elapsed before guardians were chosen for infant children, but in early days on the frontier, the distance and dangers from remote settlements to the Court house delayed many legal actions.
Second Story:
The 1st Militia Roster of the Clinch River Area of Russell County lists John and his brother Rawley who came from Culpeper County,Virginia in 1772 and settled at Hunter's Ford.
April 10, 1775 Indian Chief Logan's family was massacred at Yellow Creek, Ohio. He was on the war path and his vengeance on the settlers began.
By August 1774 almost all of southwest Virginia and eastern Tennessee settlers were forced to move together into forts for protection and the Duncan family moved to Moore's Fort. Moore's Fort was large enough to house approximately 20 families. It was attacked many times by the Indians. Daniel Boone was placed in charge of this fort in 1774 and remained in command until the spring of 1775.
Thursday, September 29, 1774, from the unpublished manuscript "Indian Atrocities along the Clinch, Powell & Holston Rivers", page 16. Moore's Fort was under the command of Daniel Boone. John Duncan and two other men ventured about three hundred yards outside the fort and attacked. the Indians fired at the men from ambush and instantly killed John. Before others could reach him the Indians succeeded in scalping him. He is probably buried in old Moore's Fort Cemetery located on a hill overlooking the fort and Clinch River.
His son John P. Duncan applied for Revolutionary War Pension but the application was denied because his service was against the Indians and not in the Revolutionary War.
John and his brother, Raleigh, had jointly planned to develop the land at Hunter's Fort into a plantation.
After John's death, his widow and Raleigh had a dispute over the hunter's Fort land and Raleigh moved to another tract of land in 1775 and built his home which was Duncan's Fort.
Information from World Connect Project: My Ancestors
The following has more specifics - note counties:
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~varussel/indian/7.html
John Duncan Killed at Moore's Fort by Chief Logan
By Emory L. Hamilton
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From Washington Co., VA, USGENWEB:
From the unpublished manuscript, Indian Atrocities Along the Clinch,Powell and Holston Rivers, page 16.
On September 29, 1774, five days after the murder of the Roberts family, Logan was still on the war path. Secretly lying in wait for anyone who might venture out of Moore's Fort, at Castlewood, in Russell County, which was under the command of Daniel Boone. Between sunset and dark, three men, who went out to visit a pigeon trap about three hundred yards distant from the fort, were fired upon by Logan's warriors. John Duncan was shot dead, but the other two, whose names are not given, reached the fort unhurt.
It was too dark for Boone and the defenders of Moore's Fort to follow that night, and the next day they were unable to find them.
John Duncan, with his brother Raleigh Duncan, had settled in 1773 near the ford of Clinch River, then called Hunter's Ford, but now the village of Dungannon, in Scott County, where he was living at the time he was slain. He, of course, along with his neighbors were refugeeing at Moore's Fort as all the frontier settlers had to spend the time between early spring and late fall in the forts from 1774 until after the last raid on the Virginia frontier when the half breed Chief Benge was slain in 1794. Besides his widow, John Duncan left three known children, one named Martin Duncan who chose William Cowan as his Guardian at a court held for Washington Co., VA, on June 20,1780, and William and John Duncan, who on August 15, 1780, chose as their guardian, Melcher Oyler. Some might wonder why six years had elapsed before guardians were chosen for infant children, but in early days on the frontier, the distance and dangers from remote settlements to the Court house delayed many legal actions.
(1) Col. Campbell's letter to Col. Preston, dated October 1, 1774, Draper Mss 3 QQ 108; Dunmore's War, pages 214-222.
(2) Augusta County Court Causes Ended, Simon Cockrell vs Duncan.
Not personally verifed that this John Pekin Duncan is the father of John Pekin Jr. and have no proof of a middle name for either man. As of June, 2013, I am removing the middle name, as it is still unsupported. N.R.R. states that John and Rachel Duncan had at least four children - Martin, John Jr., Wm. and a daughter whose name is unknown.
Public member stories at ancestry.com as of 21 Jan 2009
John Pekin Duncan Killed at Moore's Fort by Chief Logan
Added by Sallye_Johnston
From the unpublished manuscript, Indian Atrocities Along the Clinch, Powell and Holston Rivers, page 16 By Emory L. Hamilton
On September 29, 1774, five days after the murder of the Roberts family, Logan was still on the war path. Secretly lying in wait for anyone who might venture out of Moore's Fort, at Castlewood, in Russell County, which was under the command of Daniel Boone. Between sunset and dark, three men, who went out to visit a pigeon trap about three hundred yards distant from the fort, were fired upon by Logan's warriors. John Duncan was shot dead, but the other two, whose names are not given, reached the fort unhurt. It was too dark for Boone and the defenders of Moore's Fort to follow that night, and the next day they were unable to find them.
John Duncan, with his brother Raleigh Duncan had settled in 1773 near the ford of the Clinch River, then called Hunter's Ford, but now the village of Dungannon, in Scott County, where he was living at the time he was slain. He, of course, along with his neighbors were refugeeing at Moore's Fort as all the frontier settlers had to spend the time between early spring and late fall in the forts from 1774 until after the last raid on the Virginia frontier when the half breed Chief Benge was slain in 1794. Besides his widow, John Duncan left three known children, one named Martin Duncan who chose William Cowan as his Guardian at a court held for Washington Co., Virginia, on June 20,1780, and William and John Duncan who on August 15, 1780, chose as their guardian Melcher Oyler. some might wonder why six years had elapsed before guardians were chosen for infant children, but in early days on the frontier, the distance and dangers from remote settlements to the Court house delayed many legal actions.
Second Story:
The 1st Militia Roster of the Clinch River Area of Russell County lists John and his brother Rawley who came from Culpeper County,Virginia in 1772 and settled at Hunter's Ford.
April 10, 1775 Indian Chief Logan's family was massacred at Yellow Creek, Ohio. He was on the war path and his vengeance on the settlers began.
By August 1774 almost all of southwest Virginia and eastern Tennessee settlers were forced to move together into forts for protection and the Duncan family moved to Moore's Fort. Moore's Fort was large enough to house approximately 20 families. It was attacked many times by the Indians. Daniel Boone was placed in charge of this fort in 1774 and remained in command until the spring of 1775.
Thursday, September 29, 1774, from the unpublished manuscript "Indian Atrocities along the Clinch, Powell & Holston Rivers", page 16. Moore's Fort was under the command of Daniel Boone. John Duncan and two other men ventured about three hundred yards outside the fort and attacked. the Indians fired at the men from ambush and instantly killed John. Before others could reach him the Indians succeeded in scalping him. He is probably buried in old Moore's Fort Cemetery located on a hill overlooking the fort and Clinch River.
His son John P. Duncan applied for Revolutionary War Pension but the application was denied because his service was against the Indians and not in the Revolutionary War.
John and his brother, Raleigh, had jointly planned to develop the land at Hunter's Fort into a plantation.
After John's death, his widow and Raleigh had a dispute over the hunter's Fort land and Raleigh moved to another tract of land in 1775 and built his home which was Duncan's Fort.
Information from World Connect Project: My Ancestors
The following has more specifics - note counties:
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~varussel/indian/7.html
John Duncan Killed at Moore's Fort by Chief Logan
By Emory L. Hamilton
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
From Washington Co., VA, USGENWEB:
From the unpublished manuscript, Indian Atrocities Along the Clinch,Powell and Holston Rivers, page 16.
On September 29, 1774, five days after the murder of the Roberts family, Logan was still on the war path. Secretly lying in wait for anyone who might venture out of Moore's Fort, at Castlewood, in Russell County, which was under the command of Daniel Boone. Between sunset and dark, three men, who went out to visit a pigeon trap about three hundred yards distant from the fort, were fired upon by Logan's warriors. John Duncan was shot dead, but the other two, whose names are not given, reached the fort unhurt.
It was too dark for Boone and the defenders of Moore's Fort to follow that night, and the next day they were unable to find them.
John Duncan, with his brother Raleigh Duncan, had settled in 1773 near the ford of Clinch River, then called Hunter's Ford, but now the village of Dungannon, in Scott County, where he was living at the time he was slain. He, of course, along with his neighbors were refugeeing at Moore's Fort as all the frontier settlers had to spend the time between early spring and late fall in the forts from 1774 until after the last raid on the Virginia frontier when the half breed Chief Benge was slain in 1794. Besides his widow, John Duncan left three known children, one named Martin Duncan who chose William Cowan as his Guardian at a court held for Washington Co., VA, on June 20,1780, and William and John Duncan, who on August 15, 1780, chose as their guardian, Melcher Oyler. Some might wonder why six years had elapsed before guardians were chosen for infant children, but in early days on the frontier, the distance and dangers from remote settlements to the Court house delayed many legal actions.
(1) Col. Campbell's letter to Col. Preston, dated October 1, 1774, Draper Mss 3 QQ 108; Dunmore's War, pages 214-222.
(2) Augusta County Court Causes Ended, Simon Cockrell vs Duncan.
Events
| Birth | Abt 23 Aug 1730 | Culpeper Co., Virginia | |||
| Migration | Bet 1771 and 1773 | Settled near the ford of Clinch River, then called Hunter's Ford, but now the village of Dungannon, in Scott County, VA. | |||
| Residence | 1773 | Near the ford of Clinch River, then called Hunter's Ford, but now the village of Dungannon, in Scott County, VA. | |||
| Death | 29 Sep 1774 | Moore's Fort, Washington Co., VA | |||
| Reference No | 923 |
Families
| Spouse | Rachel WARREN (1740 - 1774) |
| Child | Martin DUNCAN (1759 - 1827) |
| Child | John DUNCAN (1763 - 1834) |
| Child | William DUNCAN ( - 1817) |
| Father | William DUNCAN (1692 - 1781) |
| Mother | Ruth Rawley (RALEIGH) ( - ) |
| Sibling | Rawley DUNCAN (1723 - 1786) |
| Sibling | William DUNCAN (1726 - 1790) |
| Sibling | Joseph DUNCAN (1732 - 1802) |
| Sibling | Mary DUNCAN (1732 - ) |
| Sibling | Anne DUNCAN (1738 - 1781) |
| Sibling | Charles DUNCAN (1742 - 1789) |
| Sibling | James DUNCAN (1746 - 1823) |
| Sibling | Rice DUNCAN ( - 1790) |