James Dukes

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James Dukes on Lemons Creek
The James Dukes plat on the Edisto River:

Series Number:S213190

Volume: 0032

Page: 00573

Item: 02

Date: 1796/02/18

Description: DUKES, JAMES, PLAT FOR 374 ACRES ON EDISTO RIVER, ORANGEBURGH DISTRICT, SURVEYED BY PATRICK CAIN FOR JOSEPH BEE ON JUNE 23, 1775.

Names Indexed: DUKES, JAMES/CAIN, PATRICK/THOMSON, JAMES/FARRAR, BENJAMIN/BLICKENDEN, WILLIAM/BEE, JOSEPH/

Locations: EDISTO RIVER/ORANGEBURG DISTRICT

Type: PLAT/

William Blitchenden, adjacent to James Dukes' land above, is very important in establishing the location of this grant. His name also appears in the 1790 Orangeburgh South (Barnwell Co) census on p. 509 immediately adjacent Joseph Tucker Sr. and John Tucker Sr. David Steedly (as in William Steedly Tucker) is nearby. Samuel and Robert "Milley" (Miley) are also nearby on p. 511-512. We know that the Tuckers were on Lemons Creek in what is now Bamberg County.

This James Dukes is too early to be the same individual who immigrated to Perry Co MS. However, his association with the Tuckers in this location suggests that he might be the father of that James Dukes of Mississippi.