Welcome Parks DUKE

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Source: Reverend T. H. Ball. A.M. A Glance Into The Great Southeast or Clarke County, Alabama And Its Surroundings From 1540 to 1877, Grove Hill, Alabama, 1882, p. 345.

"Welcome Parks Duke lives on the Peach Tree road north of Dr. Nettles, and in the neighborhood of Salem church. Another member of this old family lives in the neighborhood, on one of those massive heights of Cane Creek beat."

Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971
Name: Welcome P Duke
Post Office Location: Nettleboro, Clarke, Alabama
Appointment Date: 7 Sep 1880
Volume #: 44
Volume Year Range: 1875-1889

CENSUS RECORDS

1840 United States Federal Census
Name: Welcome P Duke
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Monroe, Alabama
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 3
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49: 1
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 3
Free White Persons - Under 20: 6
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 5
Total Free White Persons: 11

1860 United States Federal Census
Name: W P Duke
Age in 1860: 49
Birth Year: abt 1811
Birthplace: Alabama
Home in 1860: Western Division, Wilcox, Alabama
Gender: Male
Post Office: Prairie Bluff
Value of real estate: $10,000 Personal Property value $18,775
Occupation: Farmer
Household Members:
Name Age
W P Duke 49
Mary Duke 43
William H Duke 25
Lucy A Duke 20
Olivia J Duke 17
Thomas Duke 47 [brother]

1870 United States Federal Census
Name: W Parks D Duke
Age in 1870: 59
Birth Year: abt 1811
Birthplace: Alabama
Home in 1870: Lower Peach Tree, Wilcox, Alabama
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Lower Peach Tree
Value of real estate: $8,000 Personal Property $2,000
Occupation:Farmer
Household Members:
W Parks D Duke 59
Mary Duke 48
William Duke 35 [Farm laborer]
Lucy Ann Duke 29 [William's wife]
W Parks W D Duke 8
Washington Thomas 16 [Farm laborer]
Lucy Duke 4 [granddaughter]

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: We [ink blot] P. Duke [Welcome P. Duke]
Age: 68
Birth Year: abt 1812
Birthplace: Alabama
Home in 1880: Pleasant Hill, Clarke, Alabama
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Mary Duke
Father's Birthplace: Georgia
Mother's Birthplace: Georgia
Occupation: Farmer
Household Members:
Name Age
Wilson P. Duke 68
Mary Duke 60
Parks P. Duke 18 [son]
Lucy Duke 14 [granddaughter]
Martha Duke 13 [servant]

LAND RECORDS

U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907
Name: Welcome P Duke
Issue Date: 2 Aug 1837
Acres: 40.2
Meridian: St Stephens
State: Alabama
County: Clarke
Township: 10-N
Range: 5-E
Section: 22
Accession Number: AL1660__.360
Metes and Bounds: No
Land Office: Cahaba
Canceled: No
US Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
Document Number: 27225

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=duke&GSiman=1&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=3&GScnty=38&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GSsr=41&GRid=11744786&df=all&

Welcome married Mary A. Tarleton 17 Jun 1860, Wilcox Co. AL. Mary was born 12 Jun 1818, South Carolilna; died 12 Apr 1887, Clarke Co. AL; was buried , Old Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Clarke Co. GA. [Group Sheet]

1. Noah W. DUKE was born , Clarke Co. AL; died , Savannah, GA; was buried , Flat Shoals Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Troup Co. GA.
2. William H. DUKE was born 03 Dec 1834, Clarke Co. AL; died 03 Feb 1903, Clarke Co. AL; was buried , Old Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Clarke Co. AL.
3. Lucy A. DUKE was born ca 1840, Clarke Co. AL.
4. Olivia J. DUKE was born ca 1843, Clarke Co. AL.
5. Welcome Parks DUKE, Jr. was born 10 Feb 1863, Wilcox Co. AL; died 30 Apr 1914, Mobile, AL; was buried , Old Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Clarke Co. GA.

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LAND AND TAX RECORDS

Georgia Tax Index, 1789-1799
Name: Duke, Hardy
County: Oglethorpe
Year: 1798
District: STEWART

1807 Land Lottery Eligibles - Oglethorpe County, GA, Cap't Garland T. Watkin's District: Draws Name
Henry Dukes, son of Thomas Duke
Hardeman Duke
Thomas Duke, Sr.
William Duke, Jr.

Hardyman moved to Miss. Territory (now south Alabama, Clarke Co. Al.) in 1809

HISTORICAL RECORDS
Source: Reverend T. H. Ball. A.M. A Glance Into The Great Southeast or Clarke County, Alabama And Its Surroundings From 1540 to 1877, Grove Hill, Alabama, 1882, p. 345.

"Hardyman Duke came from Georgia in 1809, and settled on James Creek in 1811. His sons were Thomas, William, Henry, John, Charles, Michael, and Welcome Parks. William Duke, now about sixty-five years of age, is the miller at Cobb's mill on Silver Creek."

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STATE CENSUS AND TAX RECORDS

MISSISSIPPI

Census List 1810-Washington County, Mississippi Territory
Heads of Families Hardiman Duke

Duke, Hardiman
white males over 21: 1
white males under 21: 0
white females over 21: 1
white females under 21: 0

Mississippi Census, 1805-90 about Hardiman Duke
Name: Hardiman Duke
State: MS
County: Washington County [later became part of Alabama]
Township: Tax List
Year: 1811
Database: MS Early Census Index

Note: Clarke County was formed from Washington County, Mississippi Territory in 1812 and became part of the Alabama Territory when it was formed from Mississippi Territory in 1817

ALABAMA

Alabama Census, 1810-90
Name: Hardiman Dukes
State: AL
County: Clarke County
Township: Tax List Miss Territory
Year: 1813
Database: AL 1810-1819 Tax Lists Index

1816 Clarke County Mississippi Territory Census
Dukes, Hardiman
white males over 21: 1
white males under 21:3
white females over 21: 1
white females under 21: 1

Alabama Census, 1810-90
Name: Hardeman Dukes
State: AL
County: Clarke County
Township: Alabama Territory
Year: 1816
Record Type: Resident's List
Database: AL 1811-1819 Tax Lists Index

He wrote Hardyman Duke on the petition to the Federal govt. to gain compensation for his losses in a burn-out by the Indians in 1815 in Miss. Territory. He was a territorial judge.

MILITARY RECORDS

National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served from 1784 to 1811; Record Group: 94, Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1762 - 1984; Series Number: M905; Roll Number: 25

Name: Hardyman Duke
State or Territory: Orleans Territory
Military unit: Tenth Regiment, Militia
Service Year: 1806

INTERNET MESSAGE BOARDS

"The cabin that was built by Hardyman Duke is still standing, a family of Walkers live in the house. The house is located in the Syrene community located near Lower Peach, Tree. I was amazed at the craftsmanship that went into the home. The logs were joined with wooden pegs. This dwelling is probably the oldest in this county." Kay Duke Boutwell aboutwell@yahoo.com

Message from Vernon Duke on genealogy.com 14 Oct. 1999 on the Duke Family Forum:
"They [Hardyman Duke and Sally Jordan] were married March 25, 1805 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia. He came to Clark County, Alabama in 1809 and settled in the James Creek area around 1811. He had seven sons-Thomas, William, James Henry (my ancestor),John, Charles, Michael, and Welcome Parks. He had a least one daughter-Emily Jane. The last record of Hardyman was the 1830 census. I assume he died between 1830 and 1840. There is some indication he died in 1839 in Clark County. But, I do not know where in the County he is buried."

DUKE FAMILY DNA PROJECT at Familytreedna.com

Group 4: Eastern Henrico Co. VA, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama; includes (among others) descendants of Capt. Henry Duke, Prince George Co VA as well as an individual whose family line was included in distribution of the James Buchanan Duke estate.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dukedna/dukedna.htm

http://mysite.verizon.net/hbwhitmore/Duke/index.html

Taylor Duke, Warren Co, NC [family participated in James Buchanan Duke estate distribution on basis of documentation of descent from Taylor Duke through a Robert Duke of Orange County, NC (Kit No. 25203)

Ancestry Unknown, perfect match at 37 markers for Kit No. 170006 Welcome P. Duke descendant (Kit No. 95358)

Welcome P. Duke, b. ca. 1815, d. Harris County GA aft 14 Jun 1880, and wife Mary Hickey, b. ca 1815, through son Thomas Jefferson Duke b. 1845 Troup County, GA (Kit No. 170006)

John Taylor Duke, son of Capt. Henry Duke of VA, through Hardiman Duke, moved to Clarke Co AL from GA in 1809; Hardiman was a son of Thomas Duke of Coweta Co, GA. (Kit No. 17177, Dwight)

Capt. Henry Duke of VA, through son John Taylor Duke, through JTD's son Thomas Duke of Coweta Co, GA, through Thomas?s son Hardiman Duke; Hardiman moved to Clarke Co AL from GA in 1809 (Mark, Kit No. 57292)


Name:
Name is also spelled Hardiman and Hardyman.

May have been named for a family association with John Hardeman. "On 21 Oct 1830 John Hardeman witnessed a deed by Thomas Duke Jr. of Coweta Co GA" (see Evelyn Duke Brandenberger, The Duke Family, Vol. I, p. 323 [S.l]: Brandenberger, ©1979-©1995)

Hardeman married Sally JORDAN 25 Mar1805, Oglethorpe, GA. Sally was born 1785, Oglethorpe Co. GA; died 1828, Clarke Co. AL. [Group Sheet]

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Married:
Source:Historical Collections of the Georgia Chapters: Daughters of the American Revolutions, Volume 5 Marriage Records of Greene Co. GA (1787-1875) and Oglethorpe Co. GA (1795-1852) By Mrrs, Herschel W. Smith
Originally published Atlanta, GA 1949, Reprinted for Clearfield Co. Inc., Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc. Baltimore MD. 1995, 2001 p.163

Georgia Marriages, 1699-1944 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Original data: Georgia marriage information taken from county courthouse records. Many of these records were extracted from copies of the original records in microfilm, microfiche, or book format, located at the Family History Library.

Name: Sally Jordan
Spouse: Hardman Duke
Marriage Date: 28 Mar 1805
County: Oglethorpe
State: Georgia

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CENSUS RECORDS

Database: GA 1800 Territorial Census (Oglethorpe Co.)
Name: Thomas Duke
State: GA
County: Oglethorpe County
Township: No Township
Year: 1800
Page: 000

1820 United States Federal Census
Name: Thomas Dake [Thomas Duke]
Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Capt Shaws District, Morgan, Georgia
Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over : 1
Slaves - Males - 26 thru 44: 2
Slaves - Females - Under 14: 3
Slaves - Females - 14 thru 25: 2
Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 1
Free White Persons - Over 25: 2
Total Free White Persons: 2
Total Slaves: 7
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 9

1830 US Census
Name: Thomas Dicke [Thomas Duke]
Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Coweta, Georgia
Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49: 1
Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23: 2
Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35: 1
Slaves - Females - Under 10: 1
Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35: 2
Slaves - Females - 36 thru 54: 1
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 1
Total Free White Persons: 2
Total Slaves: 7
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 9

1840 US Census
Name: Thomas Duke
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): District 6, Coweta, Georgia
Age: born ca 1775
Free White Persons - Males - 60 thru 69: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1
Slaves - Males - Under 10: 3
Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23: 2
Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35: 1
Slaves - Females - Under 10: 1
Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23: 1
Slaves - Females - 36 thru 54: 2
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 7
Free White Persons - Under 20: 3
Total Free White Persons: 5
Total Slaves: 10
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 15

LAND AND TAX RECORDS

Georgia Tax Index, 1789-1799
Name: Duke, Thomas
County: Oglethorpe
Year: 1798
District: DUKE
Page: 41

DUKE FAMILY DNA PROJECT at Familytreedna.com

Group 4: Eastern Henrico Co. VA, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama; includes (among others) descendants of Capt. Henry Duke, Prince George Co VA as well as an individual whose family line was included in distribution of the James Buchanan Duke estate.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dukedna/dukedna.htm

http://mysite.verizon.net/hbwhitmore/Duke/index.html

Taylor Duke, Warren Co, NC [family participated in James Buchanan Duke estate distribution on basis of documentation of descent from Taylor Duke through a Robert Duke of Orange County, NC (Kit No. 25203)

Ancestry Unknown, perfect match at 37 markers for Kit No. 170006 Welcome P. Duke descendant (Kit No. 95358)

Welcome P. Duke, b. ca. 1815, d. Harris County GA aft 14 Jun 1880, and wife Mary Hickey, b. ca 1815, through son Thomas Jefferson Duke b. 1845 Troup County, GA (Kit No. 170006)

John Taylor Duke, son of Capt. Henry Duke of VA, through Hardiman Duke, moved to Clarke Co AL from GA in 1809; Hardiman was a son of Thomas Duke of Coweta Co, GA. (Kit No. 17177, Dwight)

Capt. Henry Duke of VA, through son John Taylor Duke, through JTD's son Thomas Duke of Coweta Co, GA, through Thomas's son Hardiman Duke; Hardiman moved to Clarke Co AL from GA in 1809 (Mark, Kit No. 57292)

Thomas married Elizabeth. [Group Sheet]

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