Durgin Family Lineage of Scott M. Connolly

More research stil inprogess... records being recpnstructed from census and recoverable family records. Best kown Durgin names are for Durgin Park Restaurant in Boston ... Durgin scholarships (enginering) - University of New Mexico. Other variants are: Durgan, Durkin & possible a corruption by cursive (script), in England, to duffin. Most Durgins in the Maine area 'overran' New hampshire, and are most numerous there. The Durgin's of Scott M Connolly's lineage were Portland area settled by mid-19th century. This lineage is an attempted reconstruction pending access to past (lost?) family records. If John Durgin is not Mary Ann Durgin's father, then her descent in portland is with Wilam ..William and at John would be cousins presumably by Ebeneezer & an older Willam who descend from Ephraim. John Durgin is the Durgin resident in Portland in 1840+ .. Mary Anne Durgin was born about 1855-1860? The William Durgin in the 1890 Civil War Veterans Census would have been old enough for US Civil War service. The Charles H Scott in the 1890 Civil War Veterans Census would also have either married late or been too old to be the Charles H Scott of my ggf Scott by the same name. My ggf's birth is established from his death record and grave [Evergreen]. Some Durgin's may have re-joined from Boston & NH .. and Portland, Maine has a Portland Durgin by 1845-50 distinguishing him from the more western and southern Cornish or machias? Durgins. [really his name] Limerick, Maine, on the Saco River Valley was settled in about 1775 on the site of an old Sokoki Indian camp & trading place. Cornish, Maine .. also a Sokoki trading place and camp, was settled in 1668 New Gloucester was settled later in 1866 from the old Sabbath Day Lake Village .. an old Shaker COmmunity from 1799. [referenced pertinent to those Durgin settlers in the Census (Shakers were celibate hence little or no descent) ] From MAINE: A Guide "Down East' pub 1937 Riverside Press (with the WPA) in 1937 More Durgin Notes "DURGIN, DURGIN, OR DIRGEY, Portsmouth 1684. John, Ipswich, had John,b.23 Nov 1689; and Andrew, 20 Sept. 1692. William,over 1664, was with a w. Martha, d of Robert Cross, at Ipswich, had Martha, b. Aug. 1668, prob. went back to New Hampsh. there lv.1684" A LIST OF NAMES FOUND AMONG THE FIRST SETTLES OF NEW ENGLAND [From unpublished manuscripts prepared by Mr S.G Drake -not in Farmers Register]. PASSENGERS TO AMERICA by Michael Tepper p. 468 ..William Durgie [sic], come by Ipswich, Nov 9, 1663, and was then 33 years old. Hade been in the W Indies and come here from there. Wife Martha perhaps then is that sme written Durgin. [Durgin Maine Family descends from William Durgin [1603 England] & WIlliam Durgin II ..& .. Libby & Leighton Families of Massachusetts Bay Colony to Maine 1630? ] Genealogical Directory Of Maine & New Hampshire ... by Noyes, p 211 "William Durgin ..House at Lubberland paid for barley ..." 1643, 1663, 1693 mentioned in text. William Durgin had 2 wives (widowed) and several children; followed by one of his sons named William Durgin II. Additional Durgin Maine branch note: Ida Ellen Durgin of Bath Maine daughter of Augustus & Mary L Durgin .1853 [married a distant relation William Hugh Allen-Williamstown, Ma son of Willam Sylvester & Elizabeth Allen (Cotes) of Deacon Chapin -closest Hampden County connection 1-1-3-2-7-2-4-2-1 ....... From the Chapin Book] By coincidence John Scott may join the Durgins in a later Durgin Scott marriage 182 .. my great grandparents and Jh Scott who settled in Maine has a similar Barbados connection from 1630 England. Site Index and more genealogy -- including some of the minimal census index notes used to reconstruct this lineage. scottagin@webtv.net