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1. Robert DURHAM was born before 1718.1 Robert Durham Halifax County Deeds & Docs
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HALIFAX CO VA DEED BOOK 7 1767-1770
20 Jun 1771 From William Shaw, Gent, of Halifax, to Richard Brown Sr of Halifax,
20 pds, on Wynns Creek, at John Kemp's corner, bnd by Benjamin Hall, Robert Durham,
John Thomson, about 153 acres. Signed Richard Brown. Wit: none. Rec 20 Jun 1771,
p22618 Jul 1771 From Richard Brown of Halifax, planter, to William Shaw of Halifax,
carpenter, 50 pds, about 153 acres, bnd by John Camps, Benjamin Hall, Holt, Robert
Durham, John Thompson. Signed Richard Brown. Wit: none. Memorandum that there
is an indenture between the parties in the foregoing deed dated 14 Jun last past
recorded in Halifax Court containg the same land as by this deed conveyed which
appears to be erroneous and ineffectual. Signed Richard Brown. Wit: none. rec
18 Jul 1771, p236
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Robert Durham Halifax County Deeds & Docs
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Will Book 1 1773-1783 Halifax Co., VA Page 23 #113
WILLIAM IRBYAccount of Sales Names of purchasers: John Ashlock, Michael Brewis,
William Boyd, Benja. Boxley, George Boyd, John Brewis, Wm. Boyd (son of Patrick),
George Camp, Mayo Carrington, John Chandler, Thomas Carrington, William Chandler,
Robert Durham, Ransome Durham, Fulker Fulkerson, Benja. Fambrow, James Hill,
Benja. Hall, Simon Holt, Harrison Irby, John Irby, Susanna Irby, Lucy Irby, Moses
Johnson, Jno. Boyd, Thomas Lovelace, James Martin, John Milner, John Milam, Thomas
Pass, Richard Pass, Reuben Ragland, Jeremiah Stevens, John Orrell Tunstall, Thomas
Tunstall, John Thomson, Nathaniel Terry, George Vaughan, William Wright, Adam
Winders, William Terry, Robert Wooding, Anthony Irby, *. E. Ex. Per Harrison
Iry, Exr. Total: 476.12..7 1/2
*Charles Irby
Returned: 20 April 1775. O.R. Further Appraisal 19 December 1774. Harrison Irby,
Exr. In hands of George Boyd. Appraisers: William Stokes, James Davenport, Thos.
Douglass Returned: 20 April 1775
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Robert Durham Halifax County Deeds & Docs
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Halifax County Personal Tax roll of 1787, whereRobert Durham is charged with
the tax for Reuben and Jno. Durham.
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Full text of "The parish register of Christ Church, Middlesex County, Va.,
from 1653 to 1812"
http://archive.org/stream/parishregisterof00chri/parishregisterof00chri_djvu.txt
EXCERPTs.....
Oct" 5th. 1746.
Gregory (DURHAM) Son of Robert & Eliz" Durham born Nov' 12th. Bap''
1717.
Mary Hughs dyed September y' 9. & was buried Septem' y' 1 1. 1717.
James Ball dyed September y' 24. & was buried Septem' y' 25. 1717.
Paul Durham dyed September y'' 28. & was buried Septem' y' 29.
Samuel Wood & Sarah Durham married Jan'' 19th 1769.
I2th I74f-
Ransom (DURHAM) son of Robert & Eliz" Durrani born Janry i8th 1750.
INDEX PAGES:
Durham, Sarah, 198, Eliz. 160, 299,
Gregory 160, Ransom 299, Robt.
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Robert Durham - Possible Father:
Christ Church Parish, Virginia Deaths, 1653-1812 about Paul Durham
Name: Paul Durham
Death Date: 28 Sep 1717
Burial Date: 29 Sep 1717
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Other DURHAMs listed in Middlesex County, Virginia
Source: Christ Church Parish, Virginia Records, 1653-1812;
James Darrum (Durham) father;
Susannah Darrum (daughter), b. 19 Mar 1698 Virginia;
James Darrum (son), b. 23 May 1703 Virginia;
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From website: THE TRANSFER TABLE
The Wilmington Chapter NRHS Official Newsletter
Internet Edition
http://wilmingtonnrhs.com/newsletters/2003oct.htm
Although we don't know at this point, pole boats such as the Durham or the batteaux
types were more likely to have been used on some of the smaller creeks than the
larger single mast shallop type. The Durham boats are probably best known for
performing another type of service on the Delaware River. A small fleet of Durham
boats were used by General George Washington and his men in making the famous
Christmas Eve crossing of the Delaware River to successfully engage the British
forces during the Revolutionary War.
The Durham boat had been designed by Robert Durham in 1750 to transport iron
for the Durham Furnace located on the upper Delaware River in Pennsylvania. Robert
Durham had been employed as the Founder at Principio Furnace and tapped the furnace
to cast the first pig iron when the furnace had been put under blast. His Durham
60' long by 8' wide by 42" high boat was an enlarged and refined model of
canoes the Susquehannock Indians had used on the Susquehanna River. The Durham
boats were equipped with two oars or they could be propelled with iron tipped
poles. For a time Durham boats were rowed up the Chesapeake Bay carrying iron
ore from pits on the Patapsco River near the then small town of Baltimore, to
the iron furnace located on the Principio Creek in Cecil County.
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Robert Durham in MD (Posted at GENFORUM)
Posted by: Sheron Sheppard Date: April 17, 1999 at 10:12:13
In Reply to: Robert Durham in MD by Richard Durham
http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/pageload.cgi?Sheppard::durham::457.html
I have found a Robert Durham and wife Elizabeth in Halifax Co., Virginia. Their
children are Gregory and Sarah, Robert Jr., and Ransom, all b. in the 1740's.
Robert was b. abt. 1718, whereabouts unknown. There is a Paul Durham living nearby
who is older. Paul Durham died in 1718 in Halifax Co.
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PROPOSED INFORMATION from Sheron Sheppard
From: Sheron Sheppard <Sheppars@ix.netcom.com>
Subject: [DURHAM-L] Tie Mathew Durham and Susannah to Paul Durham, d. 1718
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1999 02:06:24 -0600
Here is some serious speculation that I would like to present to the
list for comment.
I spent the day at the Clayton Library in Houston looking for a
Durham-Green-Campbell connection. The reason for the search going in
that direction is that in the descendant chart below, the naming pattern
begs me to find out why, for no apparent reason, the name William GREEN
Durham appears. I have suspected for the last year that it was his
father, Robert C. Durham's mother's maiden name, or that of his paternal
grandmother, Elizabeth. Similarly, the name Campbell appears as William
GREEN Durham's eldest son's middle name, i.e. William CAMPBELL Durham.
I know all of the names of William GREEN Durham's wife's grandparents
for several generations. There is not a Campbell anywhere on the
maternal side.
Here is some of what I found.
Robert Brown received a patent for 2600 acres of land in Halifax Co.,
Virginia. The property included creeks with the names Winn's Creek,
Difficult Creek, and Terrible Creek. Robert Brown then sold to several
people parcels of between 200 and 840 acres. Included in those he sold
to, or mentioned in the deed either as owning property bounding the
subject property, or as witnesses, include Marston Green, son of Thomas
Green and Elizabeth Marston, who has a sister, Elizabeth, b. abt. 1721.
She is the right age and in the right place to be the wife of Robert
Durham, father of Gregory Durham, b. 1746, and Ransom Durham, b. 1749.
I think I have found a sister, Sarah Durham, who married Samuel Wood,
1-19-1769. The reason I think she is their sister is that there are no
other Durhams in the area at that time.
Here is where I need some help. In a deed dated Jan. 2, 1772, Robert
Brown sells 203.5 acres on Difficult Creek to Robert Durham, Sr. It
adjoins the plantation where Durham now lives. Mathew Durham witnessed
the deed. Where does this Mathew Durham come from? He could be the
Mathew Durham m. to Susannah Lindsay. The age works out okay.
Now, back to Robert. Nowhere else is Robert Durham referred to as
Senior. Implied is that there is a Junior. Is it possible that he has
another child that, like Sarah, is unmentioned in the Christ Church
baptism records, or is Robert, father of Gregory actually a Jr., and his
father the one in this deed?
On July 18, 1771, Richard Brown sells land to Shaw, and Robert Durham
witnesses the deed. He isn't called Sr. in this case, but it is within
a year of the above-cited deed. Also, it involves the same 2600 acres.
Adding to the mystery is the mention of Paul Durham in the County record
book, who is excused from the tax levy on June 4, 1717. I assume it was
because he was old and in poor health, as he died September 28, 1718.
This is in the Parish Register of Christ Church, Middlesex County.
Could he be Robert Durham's father, or his grandfather? If Robert
Durham, father of Gregory and Ransom is really Robert Durham Sr., is
there still another brother to Gregory and Ransom? There is some
evidence of that in the Halifax County Personal Tax roll of 1787, where
Robert Durham is charged with the tax for Reuben and Jno. Durham. A
Jonathan Durham marries Martha Mullins, November 27, 1797 in Halifax
County.
Another name in the same 2600 acre area is Angus Campbell. He and
Robert Durham witness a deed together. I haven't yet found a daughter
for him, but I'll bet that when I do, her name will be Elizabeth, and
she will be married to Gregory Durham (***Gregory Durham actually married Elizabeth
Shelton, daughter of James Shelton).
The final question is about Paul Durham. He died in 1718, probably of
old age. Old age for then could have been 65-70 years old. If he was
born in 1665, he could have had a son, Robert Durham Sr., who is the one
married to Elizabeth Green, or there might be a generation between Paul
Durham and that Robert. Assuming that Robert and Elizabeth were approx.
the same age, and that Robert was born late in Paul's life, it is quite
possible that there is no other generation, and Robert and Elizabeth had
another son, Robert Jr., who had children, Reuben and Jonathan.
So, is Paul one of the three brothers? :)
Sheron
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Robert Durham and Ransome Durham are mentioned in this WILL
http://files.usgwarchives.org/va/halifax/wills/willbk01.txt
Will Book 1 1773-1783 Halifax Co., VA Page 23 #113
WILLIAM IRBY
Account of Sales Names of purchasers: John Ashlock, Michael Brewis, William Boyd,
Benja. Boxley, George Boyd, John Brewis, Wm. Boyd (son of Patrick), George Camp,
Mayo Carrington, John Chandler, Thomas Carrington, William Chandler, Robert Durham,
Ransome Durham, Fulker Fulkerson, Benja. Fambrow, James Hill, Benja. Hall, Simon
Holt, Harrison Irby, John Irby, Susanna Irby, Lucy Irby, Moses Johnson, Jno.
Boyd, Thomas Lovelace, James Martin, John Milner, John Milam, Thomas Pass, Richard
Pass, Reuben Ragland, Jeremiah Stevens, John Orrell Tunstall, Thomas Tunstall,
John Thomson, Nathaniel Terry, George Vaughan, William Wright, Adam Winders,
William Terry, Robert Wooding, Anthony Irby, *. E. Ex. Per Harrison Iry, Exr.
Total: 476.12..7 1/2
*Charles Irby
Returned: 20 April 1775. O.R. Further Appraisal 19 December 1774. Harrison Irby,
Exr. In hands of George Boyd. Appraisers: William Stokes, James Davenport, Thos.
Douglass Returned: 20 April 1775
Submitted by Nancy Russell
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HALIFAX CO VA DEED BOOK 7 1767-1770
http://boards.ancestry.co.uk/surnames.mullins/1884/mb.ashx
29 Jan 1770 From Richard Brown of Halifax, planter, to William Owen of Cumberland
Co, planter, 55 pds, about 200 acres, being part of a greater tracts of 2900
acres patented to Richard Brown on 13 Ayg 1763 (the patent recorded in the Secretary's
Office of this colony), bnd by Benjamin Hall, McCreary, Richard Brown, Wooding,
Brewis (?), Durham. Signed Richard Brown. Wit: Thomas Tunstall, W. Wright, Thomas
Dickson. Rec 15 Feb 1770, p453
20 Jun 1771 From William Shaw, Gent, of Halifax, to Richard Brown Sr of Halifax,
20 pds, on Wynns Creek, at John Kemp's corner, bnd by Benjamin Hall, Robert Durham,
John Thomson, about 153 acres. Signed Richard Brown. Wit: none. Rec 20 Jun 1771,
p226
18 Jul 1771 From Richard Brown of Halifax, planter, to William Shaw of Halifax,
carpenter, 50 pds, about 153 acres, bnd by John Camps, Benjamin Hall, Holt, Robert
Durham, John Thompson. Signed Richard Brown. Wit: none. Memorandum that there
is an indenture between the parties in the foregoing deed dated 14 Jun last past
recorded in Halifax Court containg the same land as by this deed conveyed which
appears to be erroneous and ineffectual. Signed Richard Brown. Wit: none. rec
18 Jul 1771, p236
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Possible "Robert Durham" from ENGLAND:
............Notes of Byron K. Durham.......................
Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, version 6.0, 18 June
2011), February 1729, trial of Robert Durham (t17290226-68).
(POSSIBILE ANCESTOR - Court Proceedings for Robert Durham)
The Proceedings of the Old Bailey 26th February 1729
http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/browse.jsp?ref=f17290226-1
THE PROCEEDINGS At the Sessions of the Peace, and Oyer and Terminer for the City
of LONDON.
And on the King's Commission of Goal-Delivery of Newgate, held at Justice-Hall
in the Old-Baily;
For the CITY of LONDON, and COUNTY of MIDDLESEX,
On Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, being the 26th, 27th, and 28th, of February;
and Saturday, Monday and Wednesday, being the 1st, 3d, and 5th of March, 1728-9,
in the Second Year of His MAJESTY'S Reign.
(Price Six Pence.)
BEFORE the Right Honourable Sir ROBERT BAYLIS , Kt. Lord Mayor of the City of
London; Mr. Baron Cummins ; Mr. Justice Price; Mr. Justice Probyn, Mr. Baron
Thompson , Recorder of the City of London; and Mr. Serjeant Raby, Deputy Recorder;
with other His Majesty's Justices of Goal-Delivery, and Oyer and Terminer aforesaid;
Together with several of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the said City
of London.
London Jury.
John Seagood , John Alloway , John Richards , Richard Gimber , John Morgan ,
Richard Andrews , Richard Tucker , Richard Gore , Henry Mayo , Christopher Ford
, Thomas Baily , William Humphreys .
Middlesex Jury.
Samuel Chandler , Thomas Coggin , John Baker , William Goddard , Edward Owen
, John Cox , William Pritchard , Thomas Smith , Rice Thomas , John Price , William
Wyatt , Thomas Barnett .
####### The Trial of Robert Durham at the above court proceedings
Robert Durham, Theft > animal theft, 26th February 1729.
---Reference Number: t17290226-68
http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/browse.jsp?id=t17290226-68-off266&div=t17290226-68#highlight
Robert Durham, was indicted for stealing 3 Ewe Sheep, the Property of Owner Porter,
and found guilty of Felony.
---Offence: Theft - animal theft
(This category includes theft of domestic animals, including sheep, cattle, horses,
pigs, and fowl. Horse theft was considered the most serious of these offences
and by statute was punishable by death. Similarly, statutes passed in 1741 and
1742 made sheep and cattle stealing capital offences. The poaching of game has
been categorised under game law offences.)
---Verdict: Guilty
---Punishment: Transportation
(The first major innovation in eighteenth-century penal practice was the substantial
expansion of the use of transportation. Although it was believed that transportation
might lead to the reformation of the offender, the primary motivations behind
this punishment were a belief in its deterrent effect, and a desire to simply
remove hardened criminals from society. Although many convicts were transported
in the seventeenth century, it was done at their own expense or at the expense
of merchants or shipowners. In the early eighteenth century transportation came
to be seen as a way of creating an effective alternative to the death penalty,
that avoided the apparent leniency of the other main options: benefit of clergy
and whipping. In 1718 the first Transportation Act allowed the courts to sentence
felons guilty of offences subject to benefit of clergy to seven years transportation
to America. In 1720 a further statute authorized payments by the state to the
merchants who contracted to take the convicts to America.)
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The sailing of Robert Durham and Elizabeth (Hunt) Durham to America
(POSSIBILE ANCESTOR)
In a book entitled "English Convicts in Colonial America" and "Bonded
Passengers to America" by Peter Wilson Coldham, compiler and editor...there
is a Robert Durham mentioned who traveled from Middlesex County of England (Patapscoe
to Md (Maryland)) in March of 1729. "Patapsco Merchant" is the name
of the ship. The captain of this ship was - Darby Lux.
The book "Bonded Passengers to America" also mentions a "DURHAM
als HUNT, Elizabeth, who traveled the same route - (Patapscoe to Md (Maryland))
in April of 1733. The Captain of this ship was Darby Lux.
((NOTE: The Chesapeake Bay coming into Maryland during the colonial times passes
by Middlesex County, Virginia - Robert and Elizabeth Durham have a child - Gregory
Durham, born in Christ Church Parish, Middlesex County, Virginia on 12 Nov 1746))
These are just possibilities...more research is needed.
THEORY:
Maiden name might be "Hunt", according to the Patapsco Merchant, a
ship that brought Elizabeth over from England in April 1733. A "Elizabeth
Durham, als Hunt" is listed. This ship traveled from London, (Middlesex
County), England to Maryland. This was the same route that "Robert Durham",
a convict from London, Middlesex County, England in March 1728. Robert Durham
was found guilty of stealing three ewe sheep, and offense that sentenced him
to "transportation", England's answer to dealing with convicts in ways
other than the "death penalty".
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http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/browse.jsp?id=t17330404-25&div=t17330404-25&terms=Durham#highlight
Elizabeth Durham, Theft > other, Theft > other, 4th April 1733.
Reference Number: t17330404-25
Offences: Theft
Verdicts: Guilty
Punishments: Transportation
Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, version 6.0, 18 June
2011), April 1733, trial of Elizabeth Durham , alias Hunt (t17330404-25).
31. Elizabeth Durham , alias Hunt , was indicted for stealing 2 Handkerchiefs,
a Shirt, and a Mother of Pearl Snuff Box , the Goods of Daniel Despagnol , March
1 . Guilty .
She was a second Time indicted for stealing two Silver Tea-spoons , the Goods
of , Oct. 6 . Guilty .
Transportation 40.
George French , Sarah Randal , Thomas Jones , Robert Lloyd , William Thompson
, Robert Brooker , Charles Lynch , Ann Roberts , William Raven , Guy Meyer ,
John Taylor , Elizabeth Bellamy , Mary Casey , Robert Norwich , William Lovet
, John Chickley , Katharine Tracey, Jos. Dennis, Eleanor Conyers , Elizabeth
Durham , Thomas Cook , Timothy Whitehead , Thomas Shirtliff , Thomas Wadsworth
, William White , John Powell , alias Fisherman, Richard Moor , Mary Parsmore
, Mary Hannah , Mary Watson , William Abraham , Mary Sillard , Henry Hancock
, Mary Lesevre , Elizabeth Evans , Mary Early , alias Bunn, Thomas Kingston ,
Mary Franklin , John Powell , and Martha Polton .
Robert DURHAM and Elizabeth (possibly last name "Hunt") (UNKNOWN)
had the following children:
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