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Thomas Durham 1689 – 1790 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1689

Birth Location: Durham, Oxfordshire, England

Death Date: abt 1790

Death Location: Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States

Father: John Durham

Mother: Anne Cates

Spouse(s): Mary Smoot, Margaret Lindsey

Children(s): John Durham

The story of Thomas Durham began in 1689 in Durham, Oxfordshire, England. Thomas Durham married Mary Smoot, Margaret Peggy Lindsey, and had children including John Durham. Thomas Durham passed away in 1790 in Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Durham began in 1689 in Durham, Oxfordshire, England.
  • Thomas Durham married Mary Smoot, Margaret Peggy Lindsey, and had children including John Durham.
  • Thomas Durham passed away in 1790 in Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Durham
1653 – 1734
Birth Location: England
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Anne Cates
1660 – 1750
Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Smoot
Birth Location: –
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Margaret Lindsey
1689 – 1756
Birth Location: Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

John Durham
1750 – 1810
Birth Location: Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States
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Thomas Durham's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Durham
1689 – 1790
Birth Place: Durham, Oxfordshire, England
Parents
John Durham
1653 – 1734
England
Anne (Elizabeth) Cates
1660 – 1750
Orange, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Richard Durham
– 1683
Mary Cutforth
1617 – 1715
Drax, Yorkshire, , England
Thomas Cates
1625 –
Orange, NC
Elizabeth Fussell
1636 – 1700
Bertie, NC
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Durham's Descendants

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Thomas Durham (1689 – abt 1790) m. Mary Smoot m. Margaret (Peggy) Lindsey (1689 – 1756)
  1. 1. John Durham (1750 – 1810) m. Martha Mullens (1748 – 1812)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Durham (1770 – 17 January 1848)
    2. 2. William Durham (1773 – 1850) m. Catherine Bunton (1774 – 1850)
      1. 1. Sarah (Sallie) Durham (May 1803 – Jul 1879)
        1. 1. Dillian Steward (April 1838 – 1915) m. Margaret (J) Steward (December 1842 – )
      2. 2. Isaac Durham (1800 – About 1870) m. Martha Carrothers (abt 1801 – Before 11 October 1850) m. Milly (Ann) Muerer (1825 – after 1880) m. Mary Harris (1824 – 1860)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Durham (1824 – Aft. 11 Oct 1850)
        2. 2. John (Lafayette "Fate") Durham (1830 – Aft. 12 June 1860)
        3. 3. Margaret Durham (1834 – Abt. 1923)
        4. 4. William Durham (1836 – Abt. 1872)
        5. 5. Richard Durham (1838 – Abt. 1878)
        6. 6. Thomas Durham (1841 – Abt. 1901)
        7. 7. Martha (Ann (twins)) Durham (1843 – 24 May 1927)
        8. 8. Mary (David (twin)) DURHAM (1843 – Aft. 10 June 1887)
        9. 9. Martha Durham (1848 – 24 May 1927)
        10. 10. M (A) Durham (1830 – )
        11. 11. Sarah (A. “Sallie”) Durham (Abt. 1857 – Oct 14, 1924) m. John (R) Davis (abt 1824 – Apr 20, 1904)
        12. 12. Francis (I. "Fanny") Durham (1857 – Aft. 10 June 1880)
        13. 13. Julia (A.) Durham (1863 – 17 Jan 1945) m. Jno (R.) Grozier m. John Houston (abt 1855 – )
        14. 14. Isaac (H.) Durham (1866 – Aft. 12 June 1880)
        15. 15. I (A) Burham (abt 1863 – )
      3. 3. Samuel Durham (30 Dec 1815 – 1887) m. Sarah Nicholson (Abt 1836 – )
        1. 1. Marion (Thomas) DURHAM (22 JUN 1857 – AFT 1900)
    3. 3. John Durham (16 Apr 1774 – 19 Sep 1855) m. Celia Bonham (10 Mar 1782 – 27 Oct 1868) m. Celia Bonham (10 Mar 1782 – 27 Oct 1868)
      1. 1. Phebe Durham (30 Aug 1802 – 20 May 1872) m. Mason Owens (8 Jan 1798 – 2 Apr 1842)
        1. 1. William (Robert) Owens (3 March 1822 – 17 Apr 1882) m. Elizabeth (Jane) Beswick (9 Feb 1828 – 11 Dec 1918)
    4. 4. Lucy Durham (30 Mar 1785 – 15 Apr 1855) m. Matthew Kelly m. Michael Whoberry
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Abt. 1827 – )
        1. 1. Nancy (C.) Ashley (Apr 1854 – 1918)

Thomas Durham's Timeline

8 Records

1685
3 Jan 1685
Thomas Durham was baptized in London, England
London, England
1689
1689
Birth of Thomas Durham in Durham, Oxfordshire, England
Durham, Oxfordshire, England
1694
7 Oct 1694
Age 5
Thomas Durham was baptized in Stretton,Rutland,England
Stretton,Rutland,England
1696
1696
Age 7
Birth of Thomas Durham in Durham, Oxfordshire, England
Durham, Oxfordshire, England
1700
1700
Age 11
Thomas Durham resided here in N Side Gunpowder Hun, Baltimore, Maryland
N Side Gunpowder Hun, Baltimore, Maryland
1706
23 Feb 1706
Age 17
Thomas Durham was baptized in Hemingbrough, Yorkshire, England
Hemingbrough, Yorkshire, England
1790
abt 1790
Age 101
Death of Thomas Durham in Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States
Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States
1790
28 Nov 1790
Age 101
Burial of Thomas Durham in Stocklinch Ottersey, Somerset, England
Stocklinch Ottersey, Somerset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1696
    Event Place: Durham, Oxfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1689
    Event Place: Durham, Oxfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1685
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P69/ALH7/A/001/MS05159

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 7 Oct 1694
    Event Place: Stretton,Rutland,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 23 Feb 1706
    Event Place: Hemingbrough, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1700
    Event Place: N Side Gunpowder Hun, Baltimore, Maryland
    Record Source: Maryland, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1776-1890, Jackson, Ron V.; Accelerated Indexing Systems, Comp.; Maryland Census, 1772-1890

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1790
    Event Place: Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1531-1812, Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\P\stoc.o/2/1/3

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 28 Nov 1790
    Event Place: Stocklinch Ottersey, Somerset, England
    Record Source: Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1531-1812, Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\P\stoc.o/2/1/3
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