William P. Duncan, a blacksmith and tobacco planter, son of Edmund and Grace Duncan Edmund. A Scottish descentant.

William Duncan is listed with his brothers Edmund and Isaac in Captain Nicholas Bowden's Company, Duplin County Regiment Revolutionary War.

William's date of birth July 7 1755 we have not been able to find documentation. It is unknown who originally recorded the date in our family history.
Possibly recorded in an old Family Bible.
The James Pinckney Duncan's Family Bible was destroyed in April, 1885.
A storm / tornado destroyed the home of Needham Luke Duncan. Injuries were his wife Mary Ann and 3 children. Death was an unborn child.
Luke had possession of the Bible after death of his father James Pinkney Duncan.
James P Duncan was a grandson of William P Duncan.

Married Anne Civil / Seville Kornegay birth 1759 in Craven County, North Carolina death 1839 in Duplin County, North Carolina. Anne Civil Kornegay, oldest daughter of Jacob Kornegay (son of George) married William Duncan in 1778 Duplin County North Carolina. William was son of Edmund Duncan.
At the marriage of William and Anne, Edmund Dunkan/Duncan (William's Brother) and Elijah Jones were Bondsmen. The Clerk of Court was William Dickson.

William Duncan was listed with his family in the 1790 and 1800 United States Censuses Duplin County North Carolina
The family lived on a 1,000 acres plantation on the Cape Fear River, Duplin County, North Carolina. The land was purchased from Joel Sasser,(Find A Grave Memorial# 162941859) and lay between that of George Dunkan/Duncan (William's Brother) and John Kornegay (William's brother-in-law, brother to Anne Kornegay Duncan).

Children
-Edmond Duncan; death in North Carolina
-Jacob Cullen Duncan death in North Carolina
-William Duncan Jr; death in Jones County George, 1833
-Isaac Duncan, death in Georgia
-Stephen Duncan; death in North Carolina
-Lewis Duncan; migrated to Tennessee
-Joseph Duncan;migrated to Tennessee
-John Charles Duncan; birth 1803

March 1 1797, Edmund Duncan Jr., planter, to William Duncan, blacksmith, £60, 50 acres on NE of Cape Faer (sic), adj. road on S.side swamp Edmund Duncan Sr.'s upper corner, John Cornegay's (sic) lower corner, George Kornegay's corner, George Duncan's corner and line, mouth of a branch which runs out of the head field. Wit. Sampson Grimes, Michael (X) Sullivant. (Page 406 repeats pg.405 deed but not dated)

DUNKAN, WILLIAM
His will is dated October 7, 1806, Duplin County North Carolina.
7 Oct 1806 - Oct Term 1806
Duplin Co. NC Wills, Recorded Book A, pg.121,
Wife: Anne sons: Edmond, Jacob, William, Isaac, Stephen, Lewis, Joseph and "John Charles",
daughters: "Elizabeth Bourden", "Rochsellaery Cher[r]y", "Catharine Pipkin", Anne, Sarah
- Son EDMOND 250 acres on both sides of No East including the plantation I bought of JOEL SASSER & between GEORGE DUNCAN & JOHN KORNEGAY;
- son JACOB 250 acres of land & plantation on which he now lives Joining JOHN KORNEGAY near the foot way that crosses GEORGE KORNEGAY's plantation he bought of JESSE REAVES, the corner of the Bass land, the N. E. Pecoson; son WILLIAM 250 acres above JACOB's adj. the Pecoson and a cross fence thro the Bass plantation;
- son ISAAC 250 acres on the south side of the No Et at the mouth of a branch that makes out of Thunder Swamp Pecoson adj. JAMES JOHNSTON, the Gray Patent now belonging to FRANCIS OLIVER;
- son STEPHEN the land I bought of WILLIAM HARRIS;
- wife ANNE residue of land including the plantation I
live on for her natural life and then to be equally divided between my three youngest sons LEWIS, JOSEPH & JOHN CHARLES, also negroes Jim, Charles, Mary
& Hannah, three feather beds & furniture, one Desk, two Chests, two Tables, six sitting Chairs, the Bofat and furniture, Kitchen furniture, 6 Cows and
Calves, my little mare & 2 year old Horse Colt, one Riding Chair & Harness, 40 heads of Hogs, 100 barrels of Corn & she to raise & school my youngest children in their minority;
- daughter. ELIZABETH BOURDEN negro Lucey abed all the
other things. I have given her which I estimate at $200;
- daughter. ROCHSELLAERY CHRRY (?) negro Jenny and About $200 worth of other property which she has
received;
- daughter. CATHARINE PIPKIN negro Dinah, all the other things I have given her which I estimate at $140;
- daughter. ANNE negro Tener, 1 Feather Bed
and furniture;
- son EDMUND has received of me what I estimate at $140;
- son JACOB has received of me what I estimate at $150 extras: wife ANNE, eldest son EDMUND wit: FRAN. R. OLIVER, JOHN ROBERTS, WILLIAM DUNKAN JUNR.
signed: William Dunkan