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William Durham 1780–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1780

Birth Location: Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1840

Death Location: Stokes, North Carolina, United States

Father: Gregory Durham

Mother: Elizabeth Shelton

Spouse(s): Susanna Hatcher

Children(s): Armistead Durham, Penelope Durham, Austin Durham, Mary Durham, William Durham, Nancy Thorn, Henry Durham

William Durham was born in 1780 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States, the child of Gregory Durham And Elizabeth Shelton. William Durham married Susanna Hatcher, and had children including Armistead Durham, Austin Durham, Henry Durham, Mary Polly Durham, Nancy B Thorn, Penelope Nancy Durham, William Durham. William Durham passed away in 1840 in Stokes, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • William Durham was born in 1780 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States, the child of Gregory Durham And Elizabeth Shelton.
  • William Durham married Susanna Hatcher, and had children including Armistead Durham, Austin Durham, Henry Durham, Mary Polly Durham, Nancy B Thorn, Penelope Nancy Durham, William Durham.
  • William Durham passed away in 1840 in Stokes, North Carolina, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Durham's Ancestors

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William Durham
1780–1840
Birth Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Parents
Gregory Durham
1746–1814
Middlesex County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Shelton
1750–1855
Henry, Middlesex County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Robert Durham
1726–1785
Middlesex County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Green
1721–1821
Middlesex, Virginia, United States
James Shelton
1725–1784
Middlesex, Virginia, United States
Philapinea Critz
1726–1784
Henry, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Robert 4
1700–1734
Agnes
1702–1734
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Durham's Descendants

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William Durham (1780–1840) m. Susanna Hatcher (abt 1775–1850)
  1. 1. Armistead Durham 1798–1881
  2. 2. Penelope (Nancy) Durham 1799–
  3. 3. Austin Durham 1802–1880
  4. 4. Mary (Polly) Durham 1805–1905
  5. 5. William Durham 1806–1880
  6. 6. Nancy (B.) Thorn 1814–1880
  7. 7. Henry Durham 1803–1868 m. Paulina (Jane) Chandler 1817–1901
    1. 1. Mary Durham 1840–1887
    2. 2. Sally Durham 1842–1923
    3. 3. William Durham 1844–
    4. 4. Elisabeth (Francis) Durham 1846–1910
    5. 5. Nancy Durham 1848–
    6. 6. Rebecca Durham 1850–1900
    7. 7. Martha Durham 1855–1919
    8. 8. Trina Durham 1856–
    9. 9. Joana Durham 1856–1924
    10. 10. James (Madison) Durham 1832–1918
    11. 11. Armstead (J.) Durham 1837–1920 m. Hannah Sutfin 1837–1920
      1. 1. Louiza (J.) Durham 1860–1897
      2. 2. Mary (E.) Durham 1866–1948
      3. 3. Elisha Durham 1872–1947
      4. 4. Jesse Durham 1875–1963
      5. 5. Selina Durham 1890–
      6. 6. Sarah (Laura) Durham 1864–1948 m. Joseph (L) Belton 1859–1922
        1. 1. Hattie (J.) Belton 1886–
        2. 2. Raleigh (T.) Belton 1882–1944 m. Beulah (Pearl) Collins 1889–1963
        3. 3. Molly (T.) Belton 1892–
        4. 4. Maggie (E.) Belton 1893–
        5. 5. Virginia Belton 1896–
        6. 6. Joseph (W.) Belton 1900–
        7. 7. Annie Hayes 1898–1960 m. Cicero (A) Hayes 1894–1972

William Durham's Timeline

2 Records

1780
1780
Birth of William Durham in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
1840
1840
Age 60
Death of William Durham in Stokes, North Carolina, United States
Stokes, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Stokes, North Carolina, United States

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