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Matthew Durham > Thomas Durham

Thomas DURHAM

Born: May 12, 1752, OCNC
Died: Aug 1803, NC

Father: Matthew DURHAM

Mother: Susannah LINDSEY

 

Married 1773

Susannah CATE

Born: c. 1755, NC
Died: c. 1818, NC

Father: Thomas CATE

Mother: Elizabeth FUSSELL

 

Children:
 

1. Susannah Lucy Durham "Susey" (b. 1773, OCNC; d. 1818, OCNC; m. Joseph LEWIS (b. c. 1770; d. Feb 1825) on Jan 20, 1789, OCNC)


Children:

  1. Joseph Lewis

  2. Fanny Lewis (m. Andrew WARREN "Drew" (b. c. 1791 in Beaufort Co, NC) c. 1817)

  3. Elizabeth Lewis "Liddy"

  4. Mary Ann Lewis "Pollie" (b. c. 1790 in Bonnerton, Beaufort Co, NC; m. John ROWE (b. c. 1784)

Notes:
 

2. Elizabeth Durham (b. c. 1774, OCNC; d. Mar 11, 1860 in Hillsborough, OCNC; m. Samuel FAUCETT(E) (b. c 1773, OCNC; d. May 15, 1847, OCNC) on Jan 11, 1796, OCNC)

Children:

  1. Susannah Faucett(e) (b. 1805; m. Jesse DURHAM (b. 1811 in NC) on Mar 7, 1831, OCNC)

  2. Thomas Durham Faucett(e) (b. Apr 23, 1803, OCNC; d. Jan 26, 1863, OCNC; m. Hannah Anne DURHAM (b. Jul 18, 1806 in Hillsborough, OCNC; d. Oct 8, 1868, OCNC) on Feb 13, 1824)

  3. Mary Faucett(e) (b. c. 1793; d. Jul 18, 1858; Allen EDWARDS (b. Sep 8, 1971))

  4. Nancy Faucett(e) (b. ?)

  5. John Patterson Faucett(e) (b. ?)

  6. Sarah Faucett(e) (b. ?)

Notes:

  • Samuel and Richard Jr. are sons of Richard Faucett Sr.

  • Jesse and Hanna Anne's parents were John Durham Sr. and Mary Robertson.
 

3. Rebecca Durham (b. 1776, OCNC; d. Aft. 1830; m. Richard FAUCETT Jr. on Apr 19, 1803, OCNC)

Child:

  1. Susannah Fawcett (d. 1837)

Notes:

  • Richard Jr. and Samuel are sons of Richard Faucett Sr.

 

4. Aaron Durham (b. 1780; m1. Sarah CATE "Sally" (b. c. 1780; d. 1805) on May 23, 1798, OCNC; m2. Rebecca CATES on Feb 17, 1855, OCNC)

Children to Sarah:

  1. Lucy Durham (b. c. 1802)

  2. Mary Durham (b. c. 1810, OCNC; d., OCNC)

Notes:

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

  • For the marriage with Sarah, Charles Cate was the bondsman.

  • For the marriage with Rebecca, William McCauly was the bondsman.

  • From 1850 US Census for Chatham Co,  NC:
    80-81 Aaron Durham, age 74, farmer, born NC
    Lucy Durham, age 48, born NC
    Mary Durham, age 40, born NC
 

5. Matthew Durham (b. c. 1782, OCNC; m1. Elizabeth KIRK on Jul 22, 1820, OCNC; m2. ?; m3. Matilda WILLETT (b. 1824, OCNC) on Sep 29, 1846, OCNC)

Child to Elizabeth:

  1. Elisha Durham (d. c. 1826, OCNC; m. Mary ROACH (b. Jun 9, 1823; d. Jul 22, 1911, OCNC) on Oct 19, 1847, OCNC)

Children to ?:

  1. Ann E. Durham (b. c. 1841)

  2. Alpha Durham (b. c. 1844)

  3. Nancy Durham (b. c. 1846)

  4. Polly Durham (b. c. 1846)

Children to Matilda:

  1. Elizabeth Durham (b. c. 1848)

  2. Thomas Durham (b. Oct 3, 1850; d. Jul 5, 1920, Alamance Co, NC; m. Martha J. CATES (b. Aug 15, 1852) on May 13, 1873 in Saxapahaw, NC)

  3. Joe Durham (b. c. 1851)

  4. Sallie Durham (b. c. 1853)

  5. Matilda Durham (b. c. 1859)

Notes:

  • Matthew and Matilda appear on the 1850 Orange Co census:
     
    Name Relation Marital
    Status    		 Gender Race Age Birth
    Place    		 Occ. Land
    Value
    Matthew Durham Self M Male W 56 Orange, NC Blacksmith $50
    Matilda Durham Wife M Female W 26 Orange, NC     
    Ann Durham Dau S Female W 9 Orange, NC     
    Alpha Durham Dau S Female W 6 Orange, NC    
    Polly Durham Dau S Female W 3 Orange, NC     
    Nancy Durham Dau S Female W 3 Orange, NC     

 

6. Ilai Durham "Iley" (b. 1784; m. Mourning KIRK on May 11, 1816, OCNC)

Notes:

  • Marriage bondsman was Thomas Durham.
 

7. Ezra Durham (b. 1798; d. 1858, Lauderdale Co, TN; m. Martha Patsy HUNTER (b. c. 1804?) on Apr 18, 1822)

Children:

  1. Harriet Durham (b. c. 1824, NC)

  2. James W. Durham (b. Mar 1831, TN; m. Adeline A. LLOYD "Bettie" on Sep 15, 1871 in TN)

  3. Martha J. Durham (b. c. 1834, TN; m. James H. BOHEN on Jun 30, 1868, Lauderdale Co, TN)

  4. Elizabeth A. Durham "Bettie" (b. c. 1836, TN; m. William M. HELEN on Mar 12, 1872, Lauderdale Co, TN

  5. Susan F. Durham (b. c. 1838, TN; m. William M. CARRIGAN (b. c. 1840, TN) on Nov 14, 1866, Lauderdale Co, TN)

Notes:

  • Marriage recorded in Orange County, NC Marriage Bonds 1819-1822 mar.
 

8. Thomas Durham (b. 1788; d.1868, Lauderdale Co, TN; m1. Nancy HOBBS (b. c. 1793); m2. Deliah A SNIPES about 1816 in NC)

Children to Deliah:

  1. Albert Snipes Durham (b. 1815, NC; m1. Mary CLEAVES; m2. Martha BALCH)

  2. William Lindsey Durham (b. Mar 22, 1818, NC; m. Lucy W. HOLMES)

  3. Jane Durham (b. 1822, NC; m. William H. ELLIOTT)

  4. Bryant Durham (b. 1823, NC; m. Lucinda DAVENPORT)

  5. Ann Durham (b. 1825, NC)

  6. Thomas Durham Jr. (b. 1828; m. Mary SMITH)

  7. Nancy Durham (b. c. 1831, NC; m. Robert O. SHELTON)

  8. Manley Durham (b. 1831, NC; m1. Martha J. DAVENPORT; m2. Elizabeth A. RICKS)

  9. Susan C. Durham (b. Aug 17, 1833, TN; m. William T. B. PRICE)

  10. Camilla Durham (b. 1838, TN)

Notes:

  • This is not "Colonel Thomas Durham", but they did live in Lauderdale Co, TN at the same time and they were cousins.
 

9. John Durham (b. 1790; m. Anne LATTA (b. Sep 15, 1792, OCNC) on May 13, 1818)

Children:

  1. Thomas Latta Durham (b. c. 1818, OCNC; d. 1885, Alamance Co, NC; m1. Elizabeth JONES (b. c. 1828, NC) on Dec 14, 1858; m2. Mary C. ?)

  2. William Baskett Durham (b. c. 1819, OCNC)

  3. James Webb Durham (b. 1820, OCNC; d. c. 1865, OCNC; m. Mary Ellen HOWARD (b. 1825, OCNC) on Sep 15, 1849, OCNC)

  4. Joseph Hastings Durham (b. c. 1832, OCNC)

Notes:

  • They may have lived in Buncombe Co, NC.

  • Anne's parents were Thomas LATTA (b. Oct 3, 1767, OCNC; d.1841, OCNC) and Elizabeth HASTINGS (b.1776, OCNC).
 

10. Nancy Durham (b. c. 1800; d. c. 1822, m. Eli CHEEK (b. c. 1793, OCNC; d. c. 1845 in Chatham Co, NC)  on Apr 10, 1820, OCNC)
 

Notes:

  • They had no children.

  • Some sources list Nancy Durham (born c. 1800) as another child of Thomas.

  • Marriage recorded in Orange County, NC Marriage Bonds 1819-1822 mar.

 
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