Person:William Durham (6)

LAND: Record of the Taxable Property and Polls in Sumner County for the year 1816

      Name               Acres             Situation

William Durham 103 Middle Fork Drakes Creek William Durham 29 Rogues Fork Bledsoe Creek

QUESTIONS: Re: Wm Durham b 1776 m 1808 TN Frances Posted by: Gregg Bonner Date: February 19, 2000 at 04:50:59 In Reply to: Re: Wm Durham b 1776 m 1808 TN Frances by Pat Vincent of 1332

QUESTIONS: Lets perform a simple analysis. I only have exact birth dates for James (1786) and Thomas (1791). Otherwise, it appears that they would all have been under 26 in 1800. I have the following children [males first]: William, John, Benjamin, James, Henry, Samuel, & Thomas. So that's 7 males. If 2 of them were already married and in their own households by 1800, then that would leave 5 males. So either there are more male children than I have listed, or one or both of the married men you describe were not his sons. I also have Samuel b. ABT. 1787, making him a little young for marriage. John I have b. ABT. 1777, so that works. Perhaps the Samuel was the son of someone else. Perhaps my records are in error.

QUESTIONS: The daughters: Nancy, Martha, Rhoda, Susan, & Elizabeth. So this all fits fine.

QUESTIONS: I have 2 wives, one is Susannah Shearin, and the other is Mary, who also married George Haselwood at some point. If he married Mary in 1792, then the following would have been by Susanna: William (1776), John (1777), Nancy (1779), James (1786), Henry (1787) & Samuel (1788) and probably Mary also, since she was unlikely to be married at 14 years of age. On the other hand, Mary would have been the mother of Martha (1793), Rhoda (1795), and Susan (1796). Thomas (1791) could have been from either (giving leeway for marriage date apprx.). This leaves Elizabeth and Benjamin perhaps as the male and female 16-26.

QUESTIONS: Did anyone find a wife for Edward (b. ABT 1745) yet?

QUESTIONS: I too would like to get this straightened out. Perhaps look to the Masons. Susan died in 1883, and should have left some record.

QUESTIONS: I invite all correction, rants, flames, etc. [email protected]

QUESTIONS: Re: Wm Durham b 1776 m 1808 TN Frances Posted by: Pat Vincent Date: July 20, 2000 at 20:35:27 In Reply to: Re: Wm Durham b 1776 m 1808 TN Frances by Gregg Bonner of 1332

QUESTIONS: Greg, In the Sumner Co lawsuit for division of Wm Durham's land, the only children listed were six sons and four daughters. It spells them out as John Durham, William Durham, James Durham, Henry Durham, Samuel Durham, Thomas Durham, Polly Sherring [Shearin], Nancy Arear {O'rear], Patsey Moody and Susan Mason. I know Polly is the nickname for Mary [my line] and I imagine that Patsey is nickname for Martha.

QUESTIONS: No Elizabeth, Rhoda or Benjamin are in this list of children...

QUESTIONS: I think Mrs. Mary Hazelwood was the wife of William Durham, the father of the William Durham who died in Sumner Co. pat vincent

QUESTIONS: Re: Wm Durham b 1776 m 1808 TN Frances Posted by: Gregg Bonner Date: July 20, 2000 at 22:25:44 In Reply to: Re: Wm Durham b 1776 m 1808 TN Frances by Pat Vincent of 1332

QUESTIONS: Hi Pat, I am compiling a list of Benjamin Colclough descendants, and hence my interest in the Durhams (not my line). In my own line I have Shearins, as well as Colcloughs, so I am not emotionally attached to my records in this regard. I have two computers which differ in records for various reasons. The one I am on now has not the extra children mentioned, but it does have them split between mothers. So I shall remove the other wife and make them all full-sibs. Is it still your contention that the wife is not (necessarily) Susannah Shearin? I saw a bunch of kids different people are claiming as theirs, and I gave up on trying to match the mother because of a lack of dates (birth and marriage). I have the spouse of all 10 kids listed, but (on this computer at least) I don't have children listed for any of them. I would like very much to have a descendants list (from anyone reading this) for old man Durham (whomever that may be in your case). Then I could add it to my Colclough list (at least the parts which apply), which has perhaps some 3,000 descendants now, not including the ones present in well-known publications like the Brumfield line or the Shearin line.

QUESTIONS: Thanks for the information, I shall revise my records to reflect same.

QUESTIONS: Cheers, Gregg

1. ↑ Shirley Wilson, CG. The Durham Family of Sumner County, Tennessee. (Copyright 1989)
   Pagess 3 and 6, 25 Nov 1999.
2. ↑ Research of Tammy Johnson. ([email protected]).
3. ↑ Shirley Wilson, CG. The Durham Family of Sumner County, Tennessee. (Copyright 1989)
   Page 7, 3 Oct 1999.
4.   Shirley Wilson, CG. The Durham Family of Sumner County, Tennessee. (Copyright 1989)
   Page 7, 3 Oct 1999.
5.   Sumner County Loose Records - Lawsuit# 6986, dated 1826 and Estate # 88.

   Sumner County Loose Records - Lawsuit# 6986, dated 1826 and Estate # 88.
   
   "To the Worshipful County Court of Sumner County now in session. The humble petition of John Durham, William Durham, James Durham, Henry Durham, Thomas Durham, Joseph Mason and his wife Susan Mason, and William Smith guardian of Henderson Durham, Gatewood Durham, Nancy Durham, and Betsey Durham, children of Samuel Durham, deceased, all heirs of William Durham, deceased. Sheweth that William Durham died, some time ago in Sumner county and left at his death six sons and four daughters. His sons were John Durham, William Durham, James Durham, Henry Durham, Samuel Durham and Thomas Durham. His daughters were Polly Sherring, wife of Thomas Sherring, Nancy O'Rear, wife of William O'Rear, Patsey Moody, wife of Denning Moody, and Susan Mason, wife of Joseph Mason. The said Samuel Durham is now dead and William Smith is guardian to his four children: Henderson Durham, Gatewood Durham, Nancy Durham and Betsey Durham. The said William Durham, deceased, died seized of two tracts of land, lying in Sumner County...300 acres and 200 acres...[location]. The premises being considered, your petitioners humbly pray this worshipful court to appoint five commissioners to divide the said two tracts of land between the said heirs of said William Durham deceased as the law directs.
   
   Signed: William Durham
   William Smith
   James Durham
   John Durham
   Henry Durham
   Thomas Durham
   Joseph Mason
   Susan Mason"