Here's another DUKE family question. I have that Henry Murray YARBROUGH (1785-1854) and Mary Parham DUKE were married 24 October, 1812 in Warren Co. I don't think that she lived much after that because I have that Henry M. Yarbrough moved to Limestone County, AL circa 1819 and there were other children with his 2nd wife, Mary Briggs Malone. Any suggestions as to how to find out when Mary Parham Duke Yarbrough died? (My direct ancestor is the daughter of Henry M. Yarbrough and Mary P. Duke, Mary Elizabeth Yarbrough, born 1818) Another question: I have that Mary Parham DUKE's parents were William Parham DUKE (abt. 1775 - 1843) and Ann DAVIS (? - 1820). I have that they were first cousins because his father, Green DUKE Sr. and her mother, Winifred Duke DAVIS, were siblings. Does anyone have any information to confirm or refute this? Thanks for any assistance. Ann Owens, Seattle, WA (a long way from North Carolina) annowens3@attbi.com

Ann, I'm still new to research on this Duke line, but I do show Winifred Duke (daur of William & sibling to Green Duke) marrying Jonathan Davis. I do not have a marriage record, but there seems to be evidence in Warren Co., N. C. Will Book 8 - the following is the abstract from Mary Hinton Kerr's abstracts of that book: 278. (A) Nuncupative will of WM. DUKE, dec'd. Deposition dated 26 0ct. 1793 of JONATHAN DAVIS & his wife WINEFRED that they & Mrs. JONES heard Mr. WM. DUKE tell his son GREEN, the night before he died, to handle his tobacco, but to pay TORRENCE (TAURENCE) & TURNBULL (ROBIN TURNBULL). Taken by WYATT HAWKINS & JAMES CALLER, Justices for Warren Co.; Presented Halifax Distr. Superior Ct. April term 1796 & ordered sent to Clk. of Warren Co. Ct. L. BURGIS.,C. C. ------------ fyi, in the 1850 Warren Co census, I find: page 62B (stamped) enumerated 14 Dec 1850: #890 [all shown born NC] Winifred DAVIS, 56, propty val 3,000; John B. POWELL, 25, farmer Carolina Powell, 23 William G. Powell, 3 Benjamin Powell, 2 Mary(?) Parrish, 35 Also, in the event you don't already have this 1810 census data, perhaps it will help somewhere, somehow: in 1810, I find 10 Duke households enumerated in Warren Co NC: note: this census is alphabetized by FIRST name (a bit odd, but there you have it), and cannot be used to ascertain proximity of households to one another: Burwell Jr., pg 168 Daniel, pg 170 Green B., pg 171 Green, pg 172 Guilford, pg 172 Lewis P., pg 177 Mary, pg 177 Matthew, pg 177 William P., pg 183 William, pg 184 ======== 1810>>NC>>Warren>>(townships not listed) note: this census alphabetized by FIRST name; pg 183 (stamped) William P. Duke males: 2 ages 26-45 females: 1 under 10 2 ages 10-16 1 age 26-45 1 age 45 & over 34 slaves 2 looms; 300 yrds of cloth; --------- pg 172 (stamped) Green Duke (no designation as to jr/sr) males: 1 under 10; 1 age 16-26; 1 age 45 & over; females: 2 under age 10; slaves: 61 looms: 2 # yards of cloth: 500 -------- page 171 (stamped): Green B. Duke (no jr/sr listed): males: 1 age 26-45; females: 1 under age 10; 1 age 26-45; Slaves: 6 --------- pg 177 (or 176b) Lewis P. Duke males: 1 age 26-45 slaves: 12 ------- I have no idea who the Mary Duke was, but.... the Mary Duke household, pg 177, shows: no males females: 1 under 10 1 age 26-45 2 age 45 & over 2 “other free persons except Indians not taxed” no slaves 1 loom; 100 yrds of cloth; -------- Hope this winds up helping somewhere along the line. -Sandy ------->>> On Monday, June 2, 2003, at 12:01 PM, Ann Owens wrote: > Here's another DUKE family question. I have that Henry Murray > YARBROUGH (1785-1854) and Mary Parham DUKE were married 24 October, > 1812 in Warren Co. I don't think that she lived much after that > because I have that Henry M. Yarbrough moved to Limestone County, AL > circa 1819 and there were other children with his 2nd wife, Mary Briggs > Malone. Any suggestions as to how to find out when Mary Parham Duke > Yarbrough died? (My direct ancestor is the daughter of Henry M. > Yarbrough and Mary P. Duke, Mary Elizabeth Yarbrough, born 1818) > > Another question: I have that Mary Parham DUKE's parents were William > Parham DUKE (abt. 1775 - 1843) and Ann DAVIS (? - 1820). I have that > they were first cousins because his father, Green DUKE Sr. and her > mother, Winifred Duke DAVIS, were siblings. Does anyone have any > information to confirm or refute this? > > Thanks for any assistance. > > Ann Owens, Seattle, WA (a long way from North Carolina) > annowens3@attbi.com >