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- The Southern Branch of the Duty Family is believed to have been founded by three brothers, William, Matthew, and Richard Duty ( who married Elizabeth Thomas ). These three brothers, according to tradition in the family of Richard Duty, came out of Maryland, down through Virginia, and settled permanently in North Carolina.
The oldest known records of the founders of the Southern Branch of Dutys are deed records. William first bought land in North Carolina in 1761, Richard in 1763, and Matthew in 1765.
William Duty lived in Bute, Warren, and Chatham Counties; Matthew in Bute, Warren, Granville and Caswell Counties, and Richard in Granville and Person Counties. All three men left wills, naming their children who were living at the time the wills were made. There were a total of twenty-six offspring for the three brothers. The Dutys lived on widely seperated farms in North carolina; consequently, there was little communication between them, and much family history was lost. It seems that Williams last place of residence was in Chatham County, North Carolina.
Of William Dutys six children, only Nancy is definitely known to have remained in Chatham County, and to have died there. Thomas and Russell emigrated about 1797 - or perhaps before - to Russell County, Virginia. Both married there, and lived in that County for about fifteen years, then moved away. Russell had no children; Thomas' family remainedin Russell County, Virginia. Thomas is said to have left a family in Chatham County, North Carolina, mothered, probably, by Martha Brantley, daughter of Joseph Brantley. ( Information from Wills, Pittsboro ( Chatham County ), North Carolina, deeds, bills of sale, ect.) The activities of Williams other children remain unknown to E.Z. Duty since shortly before 1820, when they seem to have leftChatham County.
It should be said that Thomas Duty, who lived in Loudoun County, Virginia, and died there was likely a brother to the three named above. He lived at the same time as William, Matthew, and Richard, and each of these three brothers named a son Thomas.
By: E.Z. Duty, deceased, in his manuscript (unpublished), "The Duty Family".
References:
1. Converging Paths, Thelma Duty, McKinney, 929.2M
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