A history of the Baptists in Missouri : embracing an account of the organization and growth of Baptist churches and associations : biographical sketches of ministers of the gospel and other prominent members of the denomination : the founding of Baptist institutions, periodicals, etc. . and loss of his strength, he wasnot able to preach the gospel for the last five years of his was cared for in his decline by his faithful son-in-law, , of St. Charles County, who affectionately watchedover him until his death, which occurred the day he was eigh-ty-three years old. Lewis Dunc
A history of the Baptists in Missouri : embracing an account of the organization and growth of Baptist churches and associations : biographical sketches of ministers of the gospel and other prominent members of the denomination : the founding of Baptist institutions, periodicals, etc. . and loss of his strength, he wasnot able to preach the gospel for the last five years of his was cared for in his decline by his faithful son-in-law, , of St. Charles County, who affectionately watchedover him until his death, which occurred the day he was eigh-ty-three years old. Lewis Dunc vn.—In an early day, two brothers, named respect-ively John andGeorge Duncan,emigrated f r o mScotland to theUni-ted States. Johnsettled in the stateof Virginia (then aProvince), andGeorge settledin these twomen it is believedthat all by thatname in the UnitedStates have de-scended. Lewis Duncan,the subject of thissketch, was a na-tive of Virginia,REV. LEWIS DUNCAN. and was born in Culpepper County, the first day of March, 1806. The old home-stead was about eighteen miles northwest of Culpepper courthouse, and six miles from Gaines Cross Roads. His father was James Duncan, a native of Fauquier County,yirginia, and his mothers maiden name was Dorcas Butler, a. BEAR CREEK ASSOCIATION. 577 daughter of Spencer Butler, of Culpepper County, were in moderate circumstances; educational advantageswere not such then as now, and he received only a partial com-mon-school education while growing up. But when near hismaturity he managed to acquire a sufficient knowledge of theEnglish branches to teach school. In the school-house he wasat home. By his mild but jsositive manner of government, heused to control with ease quite a number of young men, some ofwhom were quite rude, as was not unfrequently the case in thoseearly days. After his ordination to the ministry he quit teach-ing school. He was the middle son of seven children—six sonsand one daughter—n
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