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John DURHAM
Born c. 1646, England
Died
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Elizabeth CATES
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Children:
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Thomas DURHAM (b.
c. 1696, Durham, England)
Children:
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Thomas DURHAM Jr. (b. c. 1722,
VA or GA)
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William DURHAM (b c. 1724,
VA or GA)
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James DURHAM (b. c. 1726,
VA)
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Joel DURHAM (b. c. 1728,
VA)
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Nathanael DURHAM (b. c. 1730, VA)
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Joab
Lindsey DURHAM (c. 1731, VA)
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John DURHAM Sr. (b. c. 1732,
VA)
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2.
George G. DURHAM (b. c.
1702, VA; d. Feb 1767, St. Andrews Parish, BrunCtyVA)
Children:
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Margaret DURHAM (b. c.
1748, VA)
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Humphrey DURHAM (b. c. 1750,
NC)
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John DURHAM Sr. (b. c. 1750,
VA)
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Ruth DURHAM (b. c. 1753,
VA)
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James Lindsey DURHAM (b.
1758, VA)
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Rebecca DURHAM (b. c. 1760,
VA)
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Elizabeth Jane DURHAM (b. 1760,
VA)
- m1. George P. JOHNSON
- m2. Edmund JOHNSON
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Clarissa DURHAM (b. 1763,
VA)
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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".
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2.
Matthew DURHAM (b. c. 1730, England; d. c. 1795,
OranCtyNC)
Children
to ?:
Children to
Susannah:
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For more detailed information on Matthew Durham, click on his name
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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.
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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.
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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.
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"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."
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Page Sources:
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From Kitty Hawk To the Moon: The Life, Times and Heritage of a Texas
Oilman , a book book
by W. O. Durham
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Kozel, Ancestors of Addye laura DIAMOND
web
webpage.
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ModLog:
Date of ModLog |
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24 Sep 2022 |
Author's upgrade |
Changed county links. |
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Names Added to Name Index: Yes
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