Duncan C. Carmichael, Jr.

A Patriot of the American Revolution for NORTH CAROLINA with the rank of PRIVATE. DAR Ancestor #: A019279

Pension Number: *S41467 Service Source: *S41467 Service Description: 1) CAPT TILLMAN DIXON, COL HENRY DIXON, 2ND REGT, NC LINE

Duncan Carmichael

s/o Duncan Carmichael 1730-1783 and Margaret Sarah Ensley 1737-1782.

h/o Charity Witt 1757-bef.1810. Married 1773 Halifax,Virginia

Children:

• John Carmichael 1774-?
• Leminah Carmichael abt. 1779-?
• William Carmichael 1780-?
• Sarah Carmichael Smithee 1782-1860
• Lemuel Carmichael abt 1784
• Mary Carmichael abt 1785
• Barzilla Graves Carmichael abt 1792-6/10/1876
• Soloman Carmichael 6/27/1794-1/18/1883
• Richard Carmichael 9/7/1796-?

Siblings:

• Archibald Carmichael 9/4/1754-5/17/1827
• Nancy Carmichael 1763-?

It is believed that Duncan is buried in this cemetery, although there is not a stone to mark the grave. This cemetery is on the site where his son Barzilla Graves Carmichael lived. Duncan is the brother of Archibald Carmichael 1754-1827 who also is believed to be buried in this cemetery.

Duncan was a blacksmith by trade.

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Parents:

• Duncan C Carmichael (1730 - 1783)
• Sarah Ensley Carmichael (1735 - 1783)

Spouse:

• Charity Witt Carmichael (1757 - 1809)

Children:

• Sarah Carmichael Smithee (1782 - 1860)*
• Barzilla Graves Carmichael (1792 - 1876)*
• Solomon Carmichael (1794 - 1883)*
• Richard Carmichael (1796 - 1865)*

Sibling:

• Archibald Carmichael (1754 - 1827)*
• Duncan Carmichael (1755 - 1834)
• Calculated relationship

Burial: Carmichael Cemetery Rural Hall Forsyth County North Carolina, USA

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Created by: carolyn janssen Record added: Oct 29, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 43687375 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=43687375

Duncan Carmichael, Jr., drew a pension beginning October 1819 of eight dollars per month. His pension is listed in the National Archives at Washington, D.C. Having lost his discharge papers, he had trouble proving that he had been in the Revolutionary Army. Bartlett Yancey, a native son of Caswell County, a teacher, a lawyer, and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, gave a sworn statement that neighbors where he grew up talked of Duncan Carmichael's Revolutionary Wary service and that he had no doubt it was true.

Duncan Carmichael, Jr.'s obituary was in the Western Carolinian (newspaper) published in Salisbury on August 2, 1834. He died at his home in Stokes County near Germanton, North Carolina, at the age of 82. He had a land grant in Caswell County in 1778 on the North Carolina-Virginia state line in the St. Lawrence District. He lived there and on the Hico River nearby until 1788 when he moved to the St. David's District in Caswell County (the Locust Hill Community). He lived there until 1812 when he moved to Stokes County, North Carolina (near Germanton).

The brother of Duncan Carmichael, Archibald Carmichael married Elizabeth Nix (or Hix). She was born 1755 in Scotland. While they may have had more than one child, a son is known, Richard Carmichael. Whether this son, Richard Carmichael, was born in Virginia, Caswell County, or after the Carmichael family had move to the Stokes/Surry County, North Carolina, area is not clear. However, it does appear that Richard Carmichael married a Mary Graves after the family moved to Stokes/Surry County. Both parents of Richard Carmichael, Archibald and Elizabeth died in Stokes/Surry County, North Carolina.

Census: Date: 1820 Place: , Stokes Co., NC Note: In his 1819 pension application, Duncan stated that he was living with his widowed daughter Mary Ingram and her children. This is confirmed in the 1820 Census which shows a woman age 26-45 and five males under 16 in his household. Males: one <10, four 10-15, one >45 (Duncan Carmichal). Females: one 26-45 (Mary).