James DUKE
It is reported that Nancy died after the birth of her third child. After which Nacy's sister Martha, married Thomas B. Callicott, and helped raise the children, until Thomas divorced her. Family records list the marriage date to Martha as 12 Dec 1877, but this is before the death of Nancy, and other sources list Nancy's death as 23 Dec 1876, which follows tradition and logic.
Mary and Martha were twins
He married Abigail Margaret Pearce 26 Oct 1841 at Fulton, Itawamba County, Mississippi . Abigail Margaret Pearce was born at Marion, Perry, Alabama 17 Mar 1827 daughter of James Perry Pearce and Elizabeth Humphries .
They were the parents of 11
children:
William Harrison Duke
born Oct 1842.
Elizabeth Duke
born 7 Dec 1843.
John Duke
born 25 Jun 1845.
Rachel J. Duke
born 4 Apr 1849.
Harriet Menerva Duke
born 15 Dec 1851.
Sina Josephine Duke
born 29 Mar 1854.
Nancy C. Duke
born 14 Apr 1856.
James P. Duke
born 1859.
Mary J. Duke
born 8 Jan 1863.
Martha Isabell Duke
born 8 Jan 1863.
Margaret Abigail Duke
born 25 Jun 1867.
James Duke died 4 Jan 1881 at Conejos, Conejos, Colorado .
Abigail Margaret Pearce died 10 Mar 1919 at Logan, Cache, Utah .