Person:William Durham (7)

Posted by Pat Vincent on June 07, 1999 at 19:56:20:

In Reply to: Wm Durham b 1776 m 1808 TN Frances posted by Jim Haines on April 17, 1999 at 16:10:59:

William Durham Jr. who died in 1822 in Sumner Co TN was the father of William Durham who married Frances Marshall. Some researchers have 'put' Susannah Shearin as William's wife, but I have never seen proof. They may be ASSUMING that the Susannah Shearin who was listed in her father John Shearin's 1794 Will as 'Susannah Durham' was Wm Jr.'s wife---but she could have been another Durham's wife just as easily. Also, the 1800 Warren Co NC census shows William Durham (a male over 45)listed with 6 younger males, 5 females under 26 and one female 26-45--who looks like a wife to me! I THINK this must be Wm Durham Jr. who sold his land in Warren in 1806 and was in Sumner Co by 1809 buying land there. Also in the 1800 census is a young married John Durham and a young married Samuel Durham [Wm's sons probably]in their own households, AND as HEAD of another household is SUSANNA DURHAM(female over 45) with a male 16-26, a female 16-26 and a female 26-45! COULD this be Susanna Shearin Durham dau of John and widow of her Durham husband???? Proof needed and very welcome. Pat Vincent

Posted by charles durham on May 15, 1999 at 18:33:50:

In Reply to: Wm Durham b 1776 m 1808 TN Frances posted by Jim Haines on April 17, 1999 at 16:10:59:

write: Sumner Co., TN. Archives 155 E. Main St. Gallatin, Tn 37066

Shirley Wilson CG researched the Durham family of Sumner Co. They have a 10 page copy of her research. If I found the right 1 Wm's father was wm also.

ORDINANCES: Not in IGI 12/4/99

1. ↑ 1850 Federal Census of Sumner Co., Tennessee
   Tennessee District #12 Dom #60.

   !
   Dom Name Age Sex Occ Born
   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   60 Durham William 74 M F 300 Tenn
   Frances 61 F
   Ezekiel 23 M Physician
   William 20 M Teacher
   Robert 18 M
   Nancy 30 F
   Julia 4 F

2. ↑ Shirley Wilson, CG. The Durham Family of Sumner County, Tennessee. (Copyright 1989)
   Page 9, 25 Nov 1999.