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Matthew Durham > William Lindsey Durham

William Lindsey DURHAM Sr.

Born: 21 Nov 1754, OranCtyNC
Died: Nov 1839

Father: Matthew DURHAM

Mother: Susannah LINDSEY

 

Married:
c. 1775

Nancy Anne CATE (BASKET)

Born: 9 Mar 1759, OranCtyNC
Died: 1824, OranCtyNC
Father: Thomas CATE (or CATES)

Mother: Elizabeth FUSSELL

 

Children:
 
 

1. Susanna DURHAM (b. 1780, OranCtyNC; d. 1837, OranCtyNC)

  • m. John JOLLEY (Jolly?) (b. c. 1795) in 1794, OranCtyNC

Notes:

 

2. Archibald Marion DURHAM (b. c. 1783, OranCtyNC; d. 17 Jan 1840, OranCtyNC

  • m1. Margaret Peggy STROUD (b. 16 Apr 1787; d. 12 July 1813, OranCtyNC) on 29 Mar 1803, OranCtyNC
       Parents: John STROUD / Delilah BRYANT
     

  • m2. Jane CAREATHERS (b. c. 1792; d. 15 Jan 1867, NC) on 1 Feb 1816, OranCtyNC

Children to Peggy:

  1. Jan DURHAM (b. 1804, NC)
 
  2. Alvis DURHAM (b. 1806, NC)
  • m1. Susanna Faucett
  • m2. Catherine STRAYHORN
  3. Delilah DURHAM (b. 1808, NC)
 
  4. Ferdinand DURHAM (b. 1809, NC)
  • m. Susannah CARRUTHERS
  5. Nancy DURHAM (b. 1812)

 

Children to Jane:

  1. Franklin DURHAM (b. 1817, NC)
 
  2. William DURHAM (b. 1818)
 
  3. Martha J. DURHAM (b. 1819)
  • m.  Henry ROBERTSON
  4. Franklin DURHAM (b. 1821)
 
  5. Thomas Seaborn DURHAM (b. 1823)
  • m. Mary CHASTAIN
  6. Susanna Ann DURHAM (b. 1825)
  • m. Aaron EDWARDS
  7. Doctor Mansfield DURHAM "Dock" (b.1827, NC)
  • m. Nancy Caroline PERRY

 

Notes:

  • Archibald, Peggy and Jane are all buried in Archibald Durham Cemetery cem, OranCtyNC.

 

3. William Lindsey DURHAM, Jr. (b. 21 Apr 1787, OranCtyNC; d. 10 Apr 1847)

Children:

  1. Manley S. DURHAM (b. 1817)
 
  2. Frances DURHAM (b. 1820)
  • m. Jesse Wesley PERRY
  3. Camelia DURHAM (b. 1822)
  • m. Franklin DAVIS
Dr. Bartlett Leonidas Snipes DURHAM 4. Dr. Bartlett Snipes DURHAM (b. 3 Nov 1824, age 34; founder of Durham, NC)
 
  5. Sarah A. DURHAM (b. 1827, NC)
 
  6.

Victory M. DURHAM (b. 1829, NC)
 

 

Notes:

  • For more detailed information on William L. Durham Jr., click his name above.

 

4. Frances DURHAM "Frankie" (b. 1788, OranCtyNC; d. 1837, OranCtyNC)

Children:

  1. Sarah LACY (b. c. 1806, NC; d. June 1884, MonrCtyGA)
  • m. John P. BENTON on 24 Oct 1848, GA 4)
  2. Franklin Joseph LACY (b. 1806, GA)
  • m. Elizabeth LAMB on Dec 10, 1835, MonrCtyGA
  3. Susanna H. LACY (b. c. 1810, OranCtyNC; d. PikeCtyGA)
  4. Margaret Durham LACY (b. Dec 14, 1818, VA; d. Feb 13, 1881, GA; Find-A-Grave 77855911, GA)
  5. Martha F. LACY (b. c. 1821, ChatCtyNC; d. GA)

 

Notes:

  • Still trying to find a link for Anne Durham to our Durham's. Philemon Lacy Sr. fought in the Revolutionary War.

  • The bondsman for Philemon Jr. and Frankie's marriage was Ephraim CATE.

  • Philemon Lacy Jr's first wife was Susannah SNIPES (b. c. 1788).
     

  • From 1850 Census for JaspCtyGA:
    Dwelling 71, Family 71
     
    Name Age Est.DOB Gender Race Occ Land Value Birth Place
    Moses Chafin 48 1802 M   Farmer 2,000 GA
    Margaret Chafin 32 1818 M       GA
    John Chafin 18 1832 M   Farmer   GA
    Nathan Chafin 15 1835 M   Farmer   GA
    Sarah Chafin 7 1843 F       GA
    William Chafin 5 1845 M       GA
    Charles Chafin 2 1848 M       GA

 

5. Isaiah DURHAM (b. c. 1789, OranCtyNC; d. c. 1872, ChamCtyAL)

  • m.  Elizabeth BURNS on 3 Feb 1811

Children:

  1. Julia Ann DURHAM (b. c. 1812, NC)
  • m. Berry STROTHER
  2. James Clinton DURHAM (b. 1814, GA)
  • m1. Ann MCCRIMMON
  • m2. Mamie E. RISSINGER
  3. Elizabeth A. DURHAM (b. 1815, NC)
  • m. James WEBB
  4. William Lindsey DURHAM III (b. 1811, NC)
  • m. Mary MOORE
  5. Pamela Frances DURHAM (b. 1821, NC)
  • m. John W. H. CLIETT
  6. Hannah B. DURHAM (b. c. 1825)
  • m. George ECHOLS
  7. John Quince DURHAM (b. c. 1828)
  • m. Ann T. CRAVER
  8. Soloman Isaiah DURHAM (b. c. 1830, GA)
  • m. Rhoda J. CLIETT
  9. Ann Elizabeth DURHAM (b. c. 1831, GA)
  • m. James M. ANDERSON
  10. Nancy DURHAM (b. c. 1832, GA)
  • m. James Holyfield ESTES

 

Notes:

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

 

6. Thomas DURHAM (b. c. 1790, OranCtyNC)
 

Notes:

 

7. Matthew DURHAM (b. c. 1794)
 

Notes:

 

8. John DURHAM (b. c. 1800, OranCtyNC)
 

Notes:

 

9. Isaac DURHAM (b. c. 1783, OranCtyNC; d. c. 1835, Dallas, ClarCtyAL)

Children:

  1. Mahala DURHAM (b. c. 1808)
  • m. German BURNS
  2. Elizabeth DURHAM (b. c. 1810)
  • m. Robert CALLENS
  3. John G. DURHAM (b. c. 1811)
 
  4. William C. DURHAM "Granville" (b. c. 1813, AL)
  • m1. Sarah RAGSDALE
  • m2. Elizabeth Jane Reed COOPER
  5. Andrew Jackson DURHAM (b. c. 1815)
 
  6.

Eliza C. DURHAM (b. c. 1817)
 

 

Notes:

  • There is a dispute about Isaac's date of birth and spouses. There are definitely two Isaac Durhams alive at the same time in North Carolina - the one above, and one who married Martha CARRUTHERS.

 
Notes:
  • William Lindsay (Lindsey) Durham is listed at a "Patriot" in Ellen Davis Rodger's book, Along The Old Stage-Coach Road. This research was for the Daughters of the Revolution National Society.

  • Nancy Cates may have been married to John BASKET, prior to marrying W. L. Durham.

  • Page Sources:
    1. Rodney Britnell (Rodbrit12@aol.com).

    2. Donald R. Johnston Home Page web.

    3. North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979, Indexing Project (Batch) No.: M51602-4, System Origin: North Carolina-ODM, Source Film No.: 6330306

    4. Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967, Indexing Project (Batch) No.: M71351-1, System Origin: Georgia-EASy, Source Film No.: 325801

    5. Orange County NC - MARRIAGES - Marriage Bonds D - J, Indexed by Groom here.

Names Added to Name Index: Yes

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