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Mary Dorothy Durham 1686–1740 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 Jun 1686

Birth Location: North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co., Virginia, USA

Death Date: 21 Nov 1740

Death Location: Farnham, Richmond County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Gov. Durham

Mother: Dorothy Smoot

Spouse(s): Thomas Dodson

Children(s): George Dodson

Mary Dorothy Durham was born in 1686 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co., Virginia, USA, the child of Gov Thomas Kershaw Durham And Dorothy Smoot. In 1744, Mary Dorothy Durham resided in Rental Rolls, Richmond, Virginia. Mary Dorothy Durham married Thomas Jesse Dodson, and had children including George E Dodson. Mary Dorothy Durham passed away in 1740 in Farnham, Richmond County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Mary Dorothy Durham was born in 1686 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co., Virginia, USA, the child of Gov Thomas Kershaw Durham And Dorothy Smoot.
  • In 1744, Mary Dorothy Durham resided in Rental Rolls, Richmond, Virginia.
  • Mary Dorothy Durham married Thomas Jesse Dodson, and had children including George E Dodson.
  • Mary Dorothy Durham passed away in 1740 in Farnham, Richmond County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Durham's Ancestors

Self
Mary Durham
1686–1740
Birth Place: North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co., Virginia, USA
Parents
Gov. Thomas Kershaw Durham
1660–1711
North Farnham, Richmond Co., Virginia
Dorothy Smoot
1661–1714
North Farnham Parish Richmond County. Virginia, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Durham's Descendants

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Mary (Dorothy) Durham (05 Jun 1686–21 Nov 1740) m. Thomas (Jesse) Dodson (15 May 1681–21 Nov 1740)
  1. 1. George (E) Dodson 1702–1783 m. Margaret (Doggett) Dagord 1708–1770
    1. 1. Rev. (George E Dodson) Jr 1737–1825 m. Margaret Reid 1738–1825
      1. 1. Rev. (George E Dodson) III 1773–1846 m. Martha (J "Lottie") Lockhart 1773–1849
        1. 1. Irene Dodson 1800–1880 m. Rev. (John Andrew) Vaughn 1788–1868

Mary Durham's Timeline

3 Records

1686
05 Jun 1686
Birth of Mary Dorothy Durham in North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co., Virginia, USA
North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co., Virginia, USA
1740
21 Nov 1740
Age 54
Death of Mary Dorothy Durham in Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, USA
1744
1744
Age 58
Mary Dorothy Durham resided here in Rental Rolls, Richmond, Virginia
Rental Rolls, Richmond, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 Jun 1686
    Event Place: North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co., Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2144.020; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1744
    Event Place: Rental Rolls, Richmond, Virginia
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1800-1890

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Nov 1740
    Event Place: Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Farnham, Richmond County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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