Private User disputes the disconnect of Marshall Duncan from other known Duncan families.
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From the profile notes for Marshall Duncan, Sr.
Not a child of William Duncan - DNA conflicts
“Was the elder, born 1700-1710, married Mary Ann before 1739 in Prince William County, VA (Fauguier Co.), VA 1739; in Rowan Co. (later Surry Co.), NC 1764 until death in 1777.”
Comments
From the profile for William Duncan "the Elder"
“Because several "genealogists" who would create family trees to make you related to whoever you wanted to be preyed on the Duncan family in the 1800's, I'm very skeptical of much of the information that is published on the internet. For instance many people will swear up and down and all over the place that William Duncan the Elder's wife's maiden name was Rawley, while citing only these fraudulent genealogies of the 19th century as proof. While they did have a son named Rawley, so did several other people, including another ancestor, Charles Duncan (died in Daviess Co., KY in 1820), who couldn't possibly be a descendant of William Duncan the Elder. A Marshall Duncan, who also lived in Prince William and Culpeper Cos. also had a son named Rawley. DNA evidence seems to indicate that William and Marshall's lines are not even closely related! The internet has really done a disservice to those of us who are researching the Duncan family, because has propagated the spread of false information, and made finding accurate information even harder to do.”
References
“Assessing Duncan Stories” http://www.clandonnachaidhdna.org/wp-content/uploads/Duncanstories.pdf
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