Aunt
Edna Duncan Pedrick told most of the family stories that follow. Data is
from family records.
Great great grandfatherMark Patterson Duncan was a Scotsman from the Glasgow area,
born about 1790. "He was tall, blonde and blue-eyed, of 'the royal Duncan line'".
The original Highland Duncans spelled the name the Gaelic way:
Donnachaidh.
They were descendants of the ancient Celts who arrived in Scotland
before written history--- and perhaps acquired a little Viking blood
with the passage of time! The Duncans had a common ancestor with
the
Robertsons: Fat Duncan, Earl of Atholl, about 600 BP.
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Later, when the Duncan Clan was
depleted by warring, the Duncan Clan joined the powerful Robertson Clan to protect themselves. As a sub=clan, Duncans have the right to wear the Robertson tartans and do so to honor their benefactors. However, Duncans who hail from the Highlands may also wear the ancient blue Duncan tartans. |
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| Mark Patterson Duncan
came to America by sailing ship about 1813 when times were bad in Scotland. He first went to Illinois where he met a comely young Irish lass who charmed him: Annie Moore. |
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| They were married and soon moved to Montgomery County,Tennessee,
where
they lived out their lives. They had fourteen children. Their seven daughters' names all begin with "M" ! |
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