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Matthew Durham > William Lindsey Durham > Archibald Marion Durham

Archibald Marion DURHAM

Born: 1783, OCNC
Died: Jan 17, 1840, OCNC

Father: William L. DURHAM Sr.

Mother: Nancy CATES

 

Married Mar 29 (or 31), 1803 in Orange Co. NC

Margaret STROUD "Peggy"

Born: Apr 16, 1787, OCNC

Died: Jul 12, 1813

Father: John STROUD

Mother: Delilah BRYANT

 

Children:
 

1. Jan Durham (b. Jun 1, 1804, NC)
 

Notes:

 

2. Alvis Durham (b. Jun 1, 1806 in Hillsboro, OCNC; d. Apr 11, 1881, OCNC; m1. Susanna FAUCETT (b. c. 1809; d. Nov 13, 1837) on Sep 1, 1827, m2. Catherine STRAYHORN (b. Jul 8, 1816, OCNC; d. May 27, 1883, OCNC) on Oct 31, 1838, OCNC)

Children to Susanna:

  1. Franklin R. Durham (b. 1828, OCNC)

  2. Archibald Marion Durham (b. 1830, OCNC)

  3. William Durham (b. 1831, OCNC)

  4. Nancy J. Durham (b. 1833, OCNC; m. William J. CARUTHERS)

Children to Catherine:

  1. John S. Durham (b. May 13, 1840, OCNC; m. Sarah S. CAREATHERS)

  2. James Samuel Durham (b. c. 1842; m. Harriet Deliah STROUD)

  3. George Durham (b. Jul 1845, OCNC; d. Mar 22, 1847, OCNC)

  4. Sarah C. Durham (b. c. 1848, OCNC; m. Weldon Mansfield STROUD)

  5. David Durham (b. c. 1852)

  6. Martha Ann Durham (b. c. 1855, OCNC; m. Nathan R. S. PATTERSON)

  7. Mary Durham (b. Jun 1860)

Notes:

  • Alvis and Catharine are is buried at Antioch Cemetery, OCNC.

  • For Alvis' marriage to Susanna Thomas Faucett was the bondsman. For Catherine, it was Jno. (John) Faucett.

  • John S. information from Duncan-Durham Family History on rootsweb.

 

3. Delilah Durham (b. Feb 19, 1808; m. Green LLOYD)
 

Notes:

 

4. Ferdinand Durham (b. Dec 28, 1809; m. Susannah CARRUTHERS on Oct 8, 1829)
 

Notes:

  • Their marriage bondsman was James Carruthers.

  • From 1850 US Census for Holmes Co, MS:
    23-23 Ferdinand Durham, age 41, Farmer, born NCSusanna Durham, age 41, born NC
 

5. Nancy Durham (b. Aug 9, 1812; d. c. 1852; m. Mark Durham)

Children:

  1. William Prescott Durham (m. Nancy Hazeltine STROUD)

  2. Sarah Ann Durham (m. Thomas A. LASHLEY)

  3. James G. Durham (m. Mary STRAWN)

  4. Margaret Durham

  5. Delilah Leticia Durham (m. Wesley Cary LASHLEY)

Notes:

2nd Marriage:

Archibald Marion DURHAM

Born: 1783, OCNC
Died: Jan 17, 1840, OCNC

Father: William Lindsey DURHAM

Mother: Nancy CATES

 

Married Feb 1, 1816 in Orange Co, NC

Jane CARRUTHERS

Born: Jun 1, 1804, OCNC

Died: Jan 15, 1867, OCNC

Father:

Mother:

 

Children:
 

1. Franklin Durham (b. Jan 20, 1817, OCNC; d. Nov 4, 1819, OCNC)
 

Notes:

 

2. William H. Durham (b. Mar 9, 1818; d. Nov 26, 1889, OCNC; m. Marth ??)
 

Notes:

 

3. Martha J. Durham (b. Aug 16, 1819; m.  Henry ROBERTSON on Aug 16, 1858, OCNC)
 

Notes:

 

4. Franklin Durham (b. Dec 5, 1821)
 

Notes:

  • It appears that after the eldest Franklin's death, then named another child Franklin.
 

5. Thomas Seaborn Durham (b. Feb 12, 1823; d. Jun 16, 1904; m. Mary CHASTAIN (b. Oct 26, 1829; d. Jan 4, 1899 in AK))

Children:

  1. Infant son (b. Jan 21, 1856; d. Jan 24, 1856)

  2. Byron Durham (b. Jul 30, 1857; d. Oct 7, 1859 - age 2)

Notes:

  • Thomas went by "Seaborn" (Also spelled "Sebron" or "Seaborne").  He was a Mason.

  • Seaborn, Mary and the two young boys are buried at Oak Valley Cemetery in Lavaca, Sebastian Co, AK. On the grave monument it says, "Children buried in Walker County, Georgia"

  • Information from genforum post by Linda Bell.

  • Mary's parents were Rainey CHASTAIN (b. Sep 18, 1793 in Pendleton County, SC; d. Dec 30, 1889 in Itawamba County, MS) and Mary NICHOLSON (b. Feb 14, 1791 in Pickens Co, SC; d. Oct 16, 1868 in Lafayette, GA). There were married Mar 17, 1814.
 

6. Susanna Ann Durham (b. Aug 5, 1825; m. Aaron EDWARDS on Mar 18, 1869)

 

Notes:

 

7. Dr. Mansfield Durham "Dock" Doctor of Medicine (b. Apr 5, 1827, OCNC; m. Nancy Caroline PERRY (b. Jul 18, 1833; d. Feb 24, 1910) on Sep 19, 1855)

 

Children:

  1. Caswell Murphy Durham (b. Aug 21, 1852)

  2. Claudius Purefoy (Paul?) Durham (b. Jan 22, 1858; m. Delia Ann LLOYD)

  3. Samuel Melvin Durham (b. Dec 3, 1860))

  4. Infant (b. Jul 26, 1863, OCNC)

  5. Martha Ann Durham (b. c. 1864)

  6. Mary Ozell Durham (b. Jun 26; m. Paul Cameron LLOYD)

  7. William Wilson Durham (b. 10 Feb 1871)

  8. Virginia Durham "Jennie" (b. Jul 28, 1873)

  9. John E. Durham (b. Apr 17, 1875)

Notes:

  • Was "Dock" a physician? He is listed at age 43 in the census as "farming". 

  • Nancy's parents were Peter F. PERRY (b. c. 1798) and Martha LINDSEY "Patsy" (b. Jul 13, 1803, OCNC; d. Aug 25, 1890). Info from Louise T. Overton.

  • Additional info from David Dorsett (d_dorsett on rootsweb).

  • Dock and Nancy are listed on the 1870 Orange Co, NC census:
    Doctor Durham, age 43, M, Farming
    Nancy C. Durham, age 34, F, Keeping House
    Caswell M. Durham, age 14, M, at Home
    Claudius Durham, age 12, M, at Home
    Samuel M. Durham, age 10, M, at Home
    Martha Ann Durham, age 5, F, at Home

 
Notes:

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

  • I've seen Archibald's 2nd wife's last name spelled "Careathers".

  • Page Sources:
    1. Nancy D. Jones:  "dotsicle" on rootsweb.
    2. Donald R. Johnston Home Page web.
    3. Archibald Durham possible bible transcript bible.
    4. 1850 US Census, Orange Co, NC
    5. 1870 US Census, Orange Co, NC

Names Added to Name Index: Yes

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