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John DURHAM

Born c. 1646, England
Died
Father:
Mother:

 

Married

Elizabeth CATES

Born
Died

Father:

Mother:

 

Children:
 
 

1. Thomas DURHAM (b. c. 1696, Durham, England)

  • m. Margaret LINDSEY "Peggy" (b. c. 1700, Scotland) in 1721, VA

Children:

  1. Thomas DURHAM Jr. (b. c. 1722, VA or GA)
 
  2. William DURHAM (b c. 1724, VA or GA)
 
  3. James DURHAM (b. c. 1726, VA)
 
  4. Joel DURHAM (b. c. 1728, VA)
 
  5. Nathanael DURHAM (b. c. 1730, VA)
  • m. Annie DAVIS
  6. Joab Lindsey DURHAM (c. 1731, VA)
  • m. Jennie PRESCOTT
  7. John DURHAM Sr. (b. c. 1732, VA)
  • m. Jane EATON

 

Notes:

 

2. George G. DURHAM (b. c. 1702, VA; d. Feb 1767, St. Andrews Parish, BrunCtyVA)

Children:

  1. Margaret DURHAM (b. c. 1748, VA)
  • m. Philemon HOLCOMB(E)
  2. Humphrey DURHAM (b. c. 1750, NC)
  • m. Ursula ?
  3. John DURHAM Sr. (b. c. 1750, VA)
  • m. Mary CARLTON
  4. Ruth DURHAM (b. c. 1753, VA)
 
  5. James Lindsey DURHAM (b. 1758, VA)
  • m. Juda ?
  6. Rebecca DURHAM (b. c. 1760, VA)
 
  7. Elizabeth Jane DURHAM (b. 1760, VA)
  • m1. George P. JOHNSON
  • m2. Edmund JOHNSON
  8. Clarissa DURHAM (b. 1763, VA)
  • m1. John ANDERTON

 

Notes:

  • George may have been Thomas Durham's (above) son.

  • George married Winifred when he was 47.

  • Winifred Lindsey supposedly was the daughter of William Lindsey and Jane ?.

  • The Durham DNA project web project's Kit 21960 is for a descendent of James Lindsey Durham of Surry County NC. James who is descended from George G. Durham, born 1696, of VA.  The match is off by 1 but surname and research indicates a relationship.

  • Some conflicting info at Grady line at Intermarriage of Outlaw and Grady Clans, The website web. This says Elizabeth Durham married Frederick GRADY "Uncle Fred".

 

2. Matthew DURHAM (b. c. 1730, England; d. c. 1795, OranCtyNC)

  • m1. name unknown

  • m2. Susannah LINDSEY (b. 20 July 1731, BrunCtyVA)
       Parents: William LINDSEY / Jane CHEW

Children to ?:

  1. James Caveat DURHAM
 

 

Children to Susannah:

  1. Thomas DURHAM Sr. (b. 1752, NC)
  • m. Susannah CATE
  2. William Lindsey DURHAM Sr. (b. 1754, NC)
  • m. Nancy Anne CATE
  3. John DURHAM Sr. (b. 1757, NC)
  • m1. Elizabeth CATE
  • m2. Mary ROBERTSON
  • m3. Jane HATCH
  4. Capt. Matthew DURHAM Jr. Revolutionary War Veteran (b.1760, NC)
  • m. Frances E. SPENCER "Fannie"
  5. Ambrose DURHAM (b. 1762, NC)
 
  6. Lysias DURHAM (b. 1765, NC)
  • m. Sarah F. REEVES
  7. Mary DURHAM (b. 1769, NC)
  • m. George A. MEACHAM
  8. Jane DURHAM (b. 1772, NC)
  • m. Alex PIPER
  9. Mark DURHAM (b. 1775, NC)
  • m. Sylvia ROBERTSON

 

Notes:

  • For more detailed information on Matthew Durham, click on his name above.

  • It has been proven that Thomas Durham (above) and Mathew Durham are related via the Durham DNA project web. Mathew is believed to be either the son, grandson or brother of Thomas. If they were brothers, they would have been separated by around 30 years, that is, if our approximate birth dates are correct. For now, I will list his here, as a brother. 

 
Notes:
  • Ah, Where To Begin...

    I created this page to serve as a "jumping off" point in my Durham research on my family website, though this page was created much later than Mathew's page. There has been a great deal of research (and family legend) describing how Mathew and Tom are the two brothers who game to America aboard a ship. And the DNA results bear out a blood relationship between them. 

    There is also the irrefutable DNA evidence that links James Lindsey Durham into our Durham soup mix.  Most accounts show James as the son of George G. Durham.
     

  • After much pondering, the clues appear to point to George and Thomas being brothers, just based on their close proximity in age, and the DNA evidence of their ancestors.  The two brothers in the "Two brothers came over from England and married sisters" may have been George and Thomas, rather than Thomas and Matthew, since George also married a LINDSEY. I am still not convinced that Matthew Durham is a brother to Thomas. Matthew Durham may have been Thomas' son.

  • "According to family lore, Thomas and his brother, Matthew, came to America about 1721 from England. They met on board ship the sisters, Margaret (Peggy) and Susanna Lindsey, whose home had been in Scotland. The brothers married these sisters, Thomas to Peggy and Matthew to Susanna. " (This information is primarily from Rev. J.P. Durham's book, "Biography of James L. Durham" published in 1961.)  This same story is told in the book, From Kittyhawk To The Moon by W. O. Durham.  He adds to the family story by propagating the theory that Thomas Durham was the son of John DURHAM and Elisabeth CATES in England.  Per the author, "A new Durham was added to the registry of Durham county England. The year was 1696, the reign of William III. The name was Thomas Durham."
     

  • Page Sources:
    1. From Kitty Hawk To the Moon: The Life, Times and Heritage of a Texas Oilman , a book book by W. O. Durham

    2. Kozel, Ancestors of Addye laura DIAMOND web webpage.

     

  • ModLog:

    Date of ModLog Source of Information Description of Changes
    24 Sep 2022 Author's upgrade Changed county links.
         

Names Added to Name Index: Yes