Sources for Duke Family Genealogy
We are not trying to compile a complete Duke family genealogy here. We are interested only in the Washington Duke line, and do not attempt to trace other branches. Washington Duke (1820-1905), the founder of the family for whom Duke University is named, was born in Orange County, North Carolina to Taylor (c. 1770-1847) and Dicey Jones (?-1860) Duke.
(Chattanooga, TN: Lookout Publishing Co., 1918-1926) pp. 33-43.
Brandenberger, Evelyn Duke. The Duke Family.
([s.l.] : E. D. Brandenberger, c. 1979)
Duke, Walter Garland. Henry Duke, Councilor: His Descendants and Connections.
(Richmond, Virginia: Dietz Press, 1949)
Morris, Mrs. Jane Sims (Davison). The Duke-Symes Family.
(Philadelphia: Dorrance and Co., c1940) -- Duke Family of Orange County, NC. pp. 105-119
Smyth, Samuel Gordon. A Genealogy of the Duke-Shepherd-Van Metre Family.
(Lancaster, Pa.: New Era Printing Co., 1909)
(Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 1990)
Durden, Robert F. The Dukes of Durham, 1865-1929.
(Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 1975, 1987)
Durden, Robert F. Bold Entrepreneur: A Life of James B. Duke.
(Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press, 2003)
Fuller, W. W. "James Buchanan Duke," in Ashe, Samuel A. Biographical History of North Carolina, III, 102-113.
(Greensboro, NC: C. L. Van Noppen, 1905.)
Gray, Virginia, "A Goodly Heritage: The Dukes of Orange County," Duke Alumni Register, LV (September, 1969), 20-23, LV (November, 1969), 18-21.
Duke, Nanaline H., Perkins, William Robertson, and Allen, George Garland. Determination by the executors of James B. Duke, deceased, of those entitled to participate in the distribution to be made under item VI of the last will and testament of said decedent and of the amounts they are, respectively, entitled to receive.
[New York : Privately printed, 1927]
Duke University. Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library,
Box 90185, Durham, NC 27708.
Telephone: 919-660-5822
E-mail: special-collections@duke.edu
Website: http://library.duke.edu/specialcollections/
Washington Duke family papers and related papers
The University of Virginia. Alderman Library. Special Collections
Charlottesville, VA 22903-2498
Telephone: (804) 924-3026, 3021
E-mail: mssbks@virginia.edu
Website: http://www.lib.virginia.edu/small/collections/duke/
Internet resources for genealogists include The Genealogy Home Page, Roots-L, and the Duke Family DNA project.
The Duke Family Association of North Carolina, http://www.duke-family.org/, is a social organization of descendants of Taylor and Dicey Jones Duke.
The Duke Endowment, http://www.dukeendowment.org/ is the philanthropy established by James B. Duke to support charitable activities in the Carolinas.
The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, http://fdncenter.org/grantmaker/dorisduke/index.html, is another Duke philanthropy.
General works
Armstrong, Zella "The Duke Family," Notable Southern Families, III.(Chattanooga, TN: Lookout Publishing Co., 1918-1926) pp. 33-43.
Brandenberger, Evelyn Duke. The Duke Family.
([s.l.] : E. D. Brandenberger, c. 1979)
Duke, Walter Garland. Henry Duke, Councilor: His Descendants and Connections.
(Richmond, Virginia: Dietz Press, 1949)
Morris, Mrs. Jane Sims (Davison). The Duke-Symes Family.
(Philadelphia: Dorrance and Co., c1940) -- Duke Family of Orange County, NC. pp. 105-119
Smyth, Samuel Gordon. A Genealogy of the Duke-Shepherd-Van Metre Family.
(Lancaster, Pa.: New Era Printing Co., 1909)
The Washington Duke Line
Anderson, Jean Bradley. Durham County.(Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 1990)
Durden, Robert F. The Dukes of Durham, 1865-1929.
(Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 1975, 1987)
Durden, Robert F. Bold Entrepreneur: A Life of James B. Duke.
(Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press, 2003)
Fuller, W. W. "James Buchanan Duke," in Ashe, Samuel A. Biographical History of North Carolina, III, 102-113.
(Greensboro, NC: C. L. Van Noppen, 1905.)
Gray, Virginia, "A Goodly Heritage: The Dukes of Orange County," Duke Alumni Register, LV (September, 1969), 20-23, LV (November, 1969), 18-21.
Duke, Nanaline H., Perkins, William Robertson, and Allen, George Garland. Determination by the executors of James B. Duke, deceased, of those entitled to participate in the distribution to be made under item VI of the last will and testament of said decedent and of the amounts they are, respectively, entitled to receive.
[New York : Privately printed, 1927]
Other sources
Libraries with Duke family papers and genealogical materials include:Duke University. Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library,
Box 90185, Durham, NC 27708.
Telephone: 919-660-5822
E-mail: special-collections@duke.edu
Website: http://library.duke.edu/specialcollections/
Washington Duke family papers and related papers
The University of Virginia. Alderman Library. Special Collections
Charlottesville, VA 22903-2498
Telephone: (804) 924-3026, 3021
E-mail: mssbks@virginia.edu
Website: http://www.lib.virginia.edu/small/collections/duke/
Internet resources for genealogists include The Genealogy Home Page, Roots-L, and the Duke Family DNA project.
The Duke Family Association of North Carolina, http://www.duke-family.org/, is a social organization of descendants of Taylor and Dicey Jones Duke.
The Duke Endowment, http://www.dukeendowment.org/ is the philanthropy established by James B. Duke to support charitable activities in the Carolinas.
The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, http://fdncenter.org/grantmaker/dorisduke/index.html, is another Duke philanthropy.
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