Hi Dorothy, I am sorry that I couldn't answer you sooner, my computer is old and it won't stay connected, I have to keep resetting the modem. Anyway I feel with certainty that you maybe right. Tell me what areas your people were in. My Duncans were known to be in Grainger,Roane, Morgan,Cos in TN. I am wondering what year your Agnes Duncan was born? My Craven Duncan was b.abt 1798, I am looking through all of my papers (which isn't much) Debra At 06:58 AM 03/03/2002 -0800, you wrote: >I can't make the connection for your Mary, but I suspect she connects with >my Shannons. I believe the Andrew in the census is connected to them too. >One reason I think she is "one of ours" is the name "Duncan." But how the >connection works? There I fail you. Nevertheless, here is an outline of what >I know. > >William and Katherine Shannon recorded a deed for 395 A of land on Turkey >Creek in Greenbrier County of what is now West Virginia, in 1787. The farm >lay between Turkey Creek and Dropping Lick Creek about five miles south of >the present town of Union in what is now Monroe County, West Virginia. > >They were there at the time of the 1783 Census. In 1794 they sold 195 A to >Sarah Henderson. The next year they sold the rest, 200A, to Walter Neal, >and moved to TN. They lived on the Clinch River, eighteen miles from >Knoxville. > > >Descendants of William Shannon > > 1 William Shannon 1756 - 1833 >.. +Catherine - 1832 >......... 2 Charles Shannon - 1852 >............. +Prudence Scarborough - 1806 >.................... 3 Catherine Shannon >........................ +Gideon Taylor >.................... 3 Amelia Shannon >........................ +Abram Hosler >.................... 3 William Shannon 1804 - 1866 >........................ +Mary Miller 1812 - 1894 >......... *2nd Wife of Charles Shannon: (Cousin of his 1st wife) >............. +Agnes Duncan >.................... 3 Elizabeth Shannon >.................... 3 Agnes Shannon >.................... 3 Craven Shannon >.................... 3 Pleasant Shannon >.................... 3 Delilah Shannon >.................... 3 Evaline Shannon >.................... 3 Juliet Shannon >.................... 3 Naomi Shannon >......... 2 Henry Shannon >......... 2 William Shannon >......... 2 John Shannon >......... 2 James Shannon >......... 2 Andrew Shannon >......... 2 Mary Shannon >......... 2 Susan Shannon >............. +John Scarborough 1777 - >......... 2 Margaret Shannon >......... 2 Jane Shannon 1777 - 1872 >............. +James Grantzer Scarborough 1775 - 1864 > > >Sorry I can't help more! > >Dorothy Shannon Willis > > > Debra Crowell dcrowell@tvn.net