Session notes for Unity Presbyterian July 19, 1891, "at a congregational meeting held this day it was resolved expedient to remove Unity church building from its present locality to some point on a public road". On July 20, 1891 John Dunn gives "one acre more or less and more particularly describes as follows tract. Bounded on the North by 'Neylands' Creek on the west by Liberty +Clinton Public Road on the East by lands of JW Neyland and AW Neyland and on the South by lands of John Dunn". On August 11, 1891, "J.W. Neyland and Elizabeth Neyland, his wife, and A.W. Neyland, and Louisa Neyland his wife, do hereby grant Trustees of Unity Church for full use the following tract of land". This was "one acre more or less".
John Dunn, upon his death on February 14, 1892 leaves eighty acres of land to Unity Presbyterian with instructions for the church to use to its benefit. John Dunn appears to be a bit of a mystery as the 1880 census lists him as single, age 54, born in Canada and he doesn't appear to be connected to the Dunn families of Amite. He is buried close to the present day church building.
On January 1, 1898 Unity Presbyterian sells land to Charles Henry Duck near what once was the property of the late Fielding Bradford Morgan's "big gum tree". There are additional deeds where Charles Henry Duck continues to buy Unity Presbyterian property often paying with farm products over a period of years. Some confusion resulted from the measuring of the land but this was resolved by Allen Washington Duck and Unity Presbyterian in 1945. Unity Presbyterian members including the Street family taught Charles Henry Duck to read and sign his name. They also helped his son Allen Washington Duck with financial support which enabled him to remain at Southwestern Presbyterian University in Clarksville, Tennessee. Allen Washington Duck became a Presbyterian minister on October 12, 1916, with his first three church mission field in Jefferson Co., Mississippi. Rodney and Hermanville are now ghost towns and the Red Lick church is in use by the Baptists. He later served for thirty years, two churches in Wesson and Monticello. The Monticello church was built from his drawings and inside you can see his own beautiful handcrafted woodwork. This church is now in use by the Baptist denomination as well. Upon Allen Duck's retirement and death, "Duck Day" was twice declared in Wesson with all city services closed to honor his many contributions to the community. Due to an unfortunate accident in 1966, Unity Presbyterian burned down, and has since been rebuilt.
Note Elizabeth Neyland (Elizabeth Duck)
Louisiana Neyland, is sister of Emma Taylor Duck and Frances Taylor Cox.
Louisa is also first cousin to Nancy Carroll Duck and Martha Carroll Duck (their mother Martha Taylor Higginbotham Carroll).