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LOT #10 Old Town
▪ 1/2/1855 DEED BOOK AA, PAGE 557 ▪
Needham Canaday sold part of LOT 10 to Thomas Duncan for $40. Needham Canaday received his interest in LOT 10 from his grandfather Elijah Canaday. The low price indicates no premises at the time. However, the western part of Lot 10 and house remained in the Duncan family for 45 years, first willed to Thomas Duncan's son Thomas Lucas Duncan, in his 1878 Will, then to Charles Lucas Duncan in 1880, after the death of both his father and grandfather.
NEEDHAM CANADAY and ELIJAH CANADAY
Needham
Canaday, born about 1833 in Carteret County, was the son of Hannah Ellis
and Elijah Canaday (1805‒1851), and grandson of Elijah Canaday
(1766‒1837), born in Carteret County and died in Beaufort.
On the 1850
Beaufort Census, 16-year-old Needham was recorded as "Mariner – Water
Transportation;" at the time, his father Elijah, who was noted as "House
Carpenter and Joiner."
By 1860, Needham was living with his mother and
siblings, and recorded as "C.S. Teacher." David Canaday, mariner, was
Needham’s brother.
Note: Needham's grandfather, Elijah Canaday, was a
trustee in the 1820 deed for “lot 101, corner of Craven and Broad
streets, was purchased from the town ‘to be erected and built thereon a
house of worship for the use of the Methodist Episcopal Church,’” now
Purvis Chapel.
THOMAS DUNCAN
Thomas Duncan (1806‒1880) and Elicia Howland (1814‒1869), married
in 1830, were parents of Thomas Lucas Duncan (1843‒1880), who married Annie
Leecraft Perry (1844‒1877) in 1865 and became parents of Charles Lucas Duncan
(1872‒1937).
Thomas' father Thomas Duncan (1769–1839) first married Hannah Gibble about 1795, then married Thomas' mother Esther Purvis about 1803. The elder Thomas was son of Thomas Duncan (c.1745–c.1786), who married Susannah Gibble about 1765.
Thomas' father Thomas Duncan (1769–1839) first married Hannah Gibble about 1795, then married Thomas' mother Esther Purvis about 1803. The elder Thomas was son of Thomas Duncan (c.1745–c.1786), who married Susannah Gibble about 1765.
In 1832, Thomas Duncan purchased the house at 105 Front Street; he lived there until his 1880 death.
By the
1850 census,Thomas was noted as a merchant; real estate valued at $5000; at
home with wife Elicia and seven children.
By the 1860 census, he was
noted as a merchant, real estate valued at $20,000 and personal estate
$50,000.
In 1843, Thomas Duncan was a trustee of the Beaufort Male and Female Academy.
In 1843, Thomas Duncan was a trustee of the Beaufort Male and Female Academy.
In 1859, Thomas Duncan & Sons advertised
stores "one in the extreme west end of town, the other on the corner of
Front and Craven streets."
In an 1861 letter to Liverpool, Thomas Duncan wrote, "Formerly our business has been done principally by New York merchants. We have dealt with them and owned vessels together, and have no fault to find with them directly, only they are North and we are South. Circumstances have changed, and we, as well as a great many of our Southern friends, intend to change our business. We are carrying on the distillery business, and buying spirits, and hope soon to have the chance of making you a good shipment from this place. We have on board the Herald ninety casks of spirits shipped to you." --Thomas Duncan & Co.
By the 1870 census, Duncan's real estate value was $13,000.
In an 1861 letter to Liverpool, Thomas Duncan wrote, "Formerly our business has been done principally by New York merchants. We have dealt with them and owned vessels together, and have no fault to find with them directly, only they are North and we are South. Circumstances have changed, and we, as well as a great many of our Southern friends, intend to change our business. We are carrying on the distillery business, and buying spirits, and hope soon to have the chance of making you a good shipment from this place. We have on board the Herald ninety casks of spirits shipped to you." --Thomas Duncan & Co.
By the 1870 census, Duncan's real estate value was $13,000.
In 1892, historian Samuel A'Court Ashe wrote, "He was a sea captain
for several years, and later entered mercantile life in his native city,
and also engaged as a vessel builder. He was a very influential man in
the community and was a prominent member of the Whig party."
Thomas Duncan died from paralysis at age 73, January 26, 1880. The 1815 Duncan House at 105 Front Street remained in the Duncan family from 1832 until 2003.
In May 2014, the Duncan House received the honor of being designated as Beaufort's first Local Landmark.
Thomas Duncan died from paralysis at age 73, January 26, 1880. The 1815 Duncan House at 105 Front Street remained in the Duncan family from 1832 until 2003.
In May 2014, the Duncan House received the honor of being designated as Beaufort's first Local Landmark.
THOMAS LUCAS DUNCAN
In
1865, Thomas Lucas Duncan (1843‒1880), son of Elicia and Thomas Duncan,
married Annie Leecraft Perry, daughter of Benjamin Leecraft Perry. By
the 1870 census, Thomas Lucas and Annie were living on the west end of Front
Street; he was recorded as a grocery merchant. Thomas Lucas
Duncan died at age 36, January 30, 1880, from rheumatism; his father
died four days earlier.
Thomas Lucas Duncan was bequeathed the
western-half of Lot 10, and waterfront Lot 255, from his father Thomas
Duncan's March 14, 1878 Will:I devise to my son Thomas L. Duncan one-third part of my steam mill lands & of lot number forty three & one third of the said steam mill and fixtures, also, the Western half of lot number ten, the waterfront lot number two hundred and fifty-five south of the same, part lot number 12 formerly known as Custom House lot & the part of water lot number two hundred and fifty-three south of it, & lot number eighteen OT.
▪ 1/2/1900 DEED BOOK V V, PAGE 223 ▪
Charles Lucas Duncan sold parts of LOTS 10&11 to Christopher Delamar Jones for $1500. The deed states that Charles' father, Thomas Lucas Duncan, got the western part of Lot 10 from his father Thomas Duncan's 1878 Will.
DR. CHARLES LUCAS DUNCAN
In the June
1900 census, Charles Lucas Duncan (1872‒1937) was listed in the Duncan House (105
Front Street), with William B. Duncan; Charles was noted as a nephew. In
September 1900, Dr. Charles Lucas Duncan married Virginia Clyde Mason,
in Chapel Hill, NC.
By 1910, Dr. Duncan's family was renting the house at 209 Front Street. By 1920, Dr. Duncan had purchased the house at 705 Front Street. By the 1930 census, Dr. Duncan was recorded as "Superintendent Dredging Company."
In his History of North Carolina, historian R.D.W. Conner wrote of Charles Lucas Duncan, M.D. "Though one of Beaufort's most successful physicians and a specialist in children's diseases, Dr. Duncan is almost equally well known as a factor in business affairs. He is an official member of several of the leading corporations and business concerns of that city, and is one of the busiest and hardest working men of the community. His father {Thomas Lucas Duncan 1843‒1880} was a well known merchant of the city. Dr. Duncan was liberally educated, his father having been a prosperous man. He attended private school, took his literary training in Trinity College, and in 1900 graduated M.D. from the University of North Carolina. He is a member in high standing of both the county and state medical societies. Among the business interests which claim a part of his attention, Dr. Duncan is vice president of the Beaufort Bank and Trust Company; is president of the Beaufort Drug Company and the Beaufort Ice Company; is secretary and treasurer of the Diamond Back Terrapin Company; and secretary of the Cape Lookout Land Company. Dr. Duncan and family are members of the Ann Street Methodist Episcopal Church, a member of its board of stewards and a trustee."
By 1910, Dr. Duncan's family was renting the house at 209 Front Street. By 1920, Dr. Duncan had purchased the house at 705 Front Street. By the 1930 census, Dr. Duncan was recorded as "Superintendent Dredging Company."
In his History of North Carolina, historian R.D.W. Conner wrote of Charles Lucas Duncan, M.D. "Though one of Beaufort's most successful physicians and a specialist in children's diseases, Dr. Duncan is almost equally well known as a factor in business affairs. He is an official member of several of the leading corporations and business concerns of that city, and is one of the busiest and hardest working men of the community. His father {Thomas Lucas Duncan 1843‒1880} was a well known merchant of the city. Dr. Duncan was liberally educated, his father having been a prosperous man. He attended private school, took his literary training in Trinity College, and in 1900 graduated M.D. from the University of North Carolina. He is a member in high standing of both the county and state medical societies. Among the business interests which claim a part of his attention, Dr. Duncan is vice president of the Beaufort Bank and Trust Company; is president of the Beaufort Drug Company and the Beaufort Ice Company; is secretary and treasurer of the Diamond Back Terrapin Company; and secretary of the Cape Lookout Land Company. Dr. Duncan and family are members of the Ann Street Methodist Episcopal Church, a member of its board of stewards and a trustee."
CHRISTOPHER DELAMAR JONES
Christopher Delamar "Kit" Jones (1873‒1924) grew up on Marsh Street, the son of John Benners
Jones and Hannah James Delamar. On October 25, 1892, C.D. Jones married
Mary Luzena Carrow, daughter of Civil War veteran Nathan Lafayette
Carrow and Emeline Brooks.
Though C.D. Jones purchased the house at 513 Front Street in January 1900, the (June) 1900 census recorded the Jones family renting a house on Queen Street.
Though C.D. Jones purchased the house at 513 Front Street in January 1900, the (June) 1900 census recorded the Jones family renting a house on Queen Street.
Jones was likely the person who
enlarged the house, and added the Queen-Anne style hipped porch. By the 1910 census, "Kit," "Lutie," and six children were
recorded at 513 Front Street in a mortgage-free house; at the time, Jones was Collector of Customs.
The Jones family lived in the house for six years.
Dorothy Glenn Jones (1902‒1985) and Paul Sylvester Jones (1904‒2001)
were the only Jones children born in the house.
The Jones family then moved to 805 Front Street, built by Beaufort builder Canelium Clarence "C.C." Guthrie.
About 1913, C.D. Jones opened C.D. Jones and Company, a grocery store, and ship chandlery, on Front Street.
C.D. Jones’ son, Paul S. Jones, married Ruth Killingsworth in 1933. In 1940, the couple purchased 715 Front Street (Hendrix-Jones House circa 1918) from dentist Harry Mathews Hendrix. From 1931 until 1960, Paul Jones managed C.D. Jones Company.
Christopher Delamar Jones died at age 50; his attending physician was Dr. Charles Lucas Duncan.
The Jones family then moved to 805 Front Street, built by Beaufort builder Canelium Clarence "C.C." Guthrie.
About 1913, C.D. Jones opened C.D. Jones and Company, a grocery store, and ship chandlery, on Front Street.
C.D. Jones’ son, Paul S. Jones, married Ruth Killingsworth in 1933. In 1940, the couple purchased 715 Front Street (Hendrix-Jones House circa 1918) from dentist Harry Mathews Hendrix. From 1931 until 1960, Paul Jones managed C.D. Jones Company.
Christopher Delamar Jones died at age 50; his attending physician was Dr. Charles Lucas Duncan.
▪ 2/27/1924 Deed Book 41, Page 322 ▪
Carteret County sold LOTS 10&11 to Brady Cicero Way.
Brady Cicero Way (1877‒1935) was born in Marshallberg to William Andrews Way (1852‒1907) and Mary "Polly" Fulford Davis.
The 1900 census recorded Brady at home in Smyrna, with his parents and six siblings.
In 1902, Brady married Minnie Gertrude Gillikin (1883‒1986), daughter of William Thomas Gillikin and Rebecca Clifford Lewis of Smyrna.
By the 1920 census, Brady and Minnie were recorded at home in the 500 block of Front Street, near Thomas Isaac Duncan (505 Front). Brady was recorded as a "Fish Dealer."
The 1930 census recorded Brady and Minnie at 513 Front Street, with the following children: Varena Callow Way (1903‒1974), Samuel Eason Way (1905‒1976), William Andrew Way (1908‒1991), John Edward Way (1910‒2011), and Eleanor Gertrude Way (1916‒2008), who married John Kenelm Moore Jr (1916‒1969) in 1949. The 1930 census noted home value at $6000. 
The 1940 census recorded widow Minnie Way with Varena 
36,
public school teacher; William 32, wholesale and retail fish dealer;
John 30, intern at hospital; and Eleanor 23. The Way family occupied, or
owned, the home for 95 years.
Minnie Gertrude Gillikin Way died in Morehead City at the age of 103.
Minnie Gertrude Gillikin Way died in Morehead City at the age of 103.
In 2019, John Kenelm Moore III and Way descendants sold the house and parts of Lots 10 & 11 to Nelson and Patricia Owens.
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MAPS
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1997
Survey - 513
Front Street – Beaufort, NC
The Beaufort National Register Historic District Comprehensive Survey - (A Resurvey of the 1970 Survey) by M. Ruth Little, Ph.D., Longleaf Historic Resources, Historic Preservation Consultants, Raleigh, NC, for the Beaufort Historic Preservation Commission, Beaufort, NC
2-story, 3-bay, Italianate-style house with side-hall plan. Hipped roof with eave brackets, plain siding, 1 interior end chimney, 6/6 and 1/1 (replacement) sash. The Queen-Anne style hipped porch, probably added about 1900, has a cross gable with sawnwork bargeboard and brackets, turned posts, spindle frieze and unusual spindle railing. Double-leaf glazed and paneled front entrance has transom, sidelights and Doric pilasters. House has intact Italianate interior, including staircase, mantels, and surrounds. House appears on Gray’s 1880 Map.
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CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHS
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HISTORIC BEAUFORT IMAGES
The Way fish house is on the left.
The new
bulkhead and boardwalk had been completed.
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Researched and compiled by Mary Warshaw
