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24. William
DURHAM was born about 1776 in Tennessee.15 This document was transcribed as written by Michele
Durham, 2010.
THE DURHAM FAMILY
The word Durham is Scotch.
Durham, England was before the War of the Roses, Durham Scotland, when England
subjugated and annexed Durhamshire, we have been told by a grandmother who was
born in 1796 in Westmoreland County, Virginia, that three brothers by the name
of Duncan, rather than accept English subjugation, left Scotland, immigrated
to America, and adopted the name of their beloved city, Durham.
One of three brothers settled in what is now Virginia, one in what is now North
Carolina, and one in Pennsylvania.
The Durhams of Sumner County, Tennessee are of the North Carolina family.
Our great-grandfather, William Durham, a descendant of the brother who settled
in North Carolina, came to Sumner County sometime prior to 1809, in which year
he purchased a large tract of land in this (Sumner) County on which is now located
Mt. Vernon Church. He died and is buried in Mt. Vernon Church Cemetery. He
had a large family of sons, one of whom was our great-grandfather, William Durham,
who possessed to a great extent Scotch characteristics, was a frugal and industrious
man and died leaving quite a large estate of both real and personal property.
He was a consistent Church man and gave to the Methodist Church the land on
which Mt. Vernon Church is now located.
He was the father of seven sons, one of whom was our grandfather, William Goolsberry
Durham, who was the father of the following sons and daughters; James, William,
France, Samuel, John, Alfred, Jane, Mary and Martha.
James, the oldest, was the father of Emily Durham Gray, now deceased, leaving
children; Mollie Durham Kirkham, now deceased, leaving children; Bate Durham,
now in Los Angeles, California, with children; Susie Durham Bell, now living
in Sumner County, with children; Breck Durham, now living in Sumner County with
one child, a daughter; Fannie Durham, unmarried, now deceased; and Joseph Durham,
now deceased, leaving one child, a daughter.
William, the second son of William Goolsberry Durham, was the father of Alice
Durham Martin, now deceased, leaving children; Flora Durham, unmarried, now deceased;
Laura Durham, unmarried, now living in Sumner county; Tom Durham, unmarried,
now deceased; Lonnie Durham, now living in Sumner County with children; and Charlie
Durham, now deceased, leaving one daughter.
France, the third son of William Goolsberry Durham, was the father of John Durham,
now living in Sumner County, with children; William Durham, now living near Richardson,
Texas, with children; Sarah Durham Equals, now deceased, leaving children; Ella
Durham Martin, now deceased, leaving one son; Gran Durham, now deceased, leaving
children; Cora Durham Sherron, now living in Sumner County with children; Mattie
Durham Dobbs, now deceased, leaving children; and Houston Durham, unmarried,
now living in Sumner County.
Samuel, the fourth son of William Goolsberry Durham was the father of Nora Durham
Thomerson, now living in Sumner County with children; Carrie Durham Hunter, now
deceased, leaving one son; and Floyd Durham, now deceased, leaving two sons.
John, the fifth son of William Goolsberry Durham, was the father of Calvin Durham,
now living in Sumner County with one son; Edward Durham, unmarried, now deceased;
Lou Durham, unmarried, now living in Sumner County; Thomas Durham, now living
in Sumner County with children; Charlie Durham, now living in Sumner County with
children; Henry Durham, unmarried, now living in Sumner County; and Russel Durham,
now living in Sumner County with children.
Alfred, the sixth and youngest son of William Goolsberry Durham, moved to Todd
County, Kentucky years ago, and died there leaving one daughter, Leona Durham
Harris, who has since died leaving no children.
Jane, the oldest daughter of William Goolsberry Durham, married Polk Reddick
and was the mother of Julia Reddick Wells, now living in Sumner County with children;
Bunyan Reddick, now deceased, leaving two daughters; Sallie Reddick Thomerson
now living in Sumner County with children; Caroline Reddick, unmarried, now deceased;
Milton Reddick, now living in Sumner County with children; Samuel Reddick now
living in Sumner County with children; Ada Reddick Hunter, now deceased, one
daughter; Susie Reddick Kirkham, now living in Sumner County, one daughter; Olie
Reddick Hunter, now living in Sumner county with children; Frank Reddick now
living near Richardson, Texas with children; and James Reddick, now deceased,
leaving children.
Mary, the second daughter of William Goolsberry Durham married Henry Gant and
was the mother of Morgan Gant, now deceased, leaving children; Luther Gant, unmarried,
now deceased; Lola Gant Garret, now living in Sumner County with children.
Martha, the youngest daughter of William Goolsberry Durham married Ewing Gant
and was the mother of one son, Willie Gant, now living in Sumner County with
children.
The sons and daughters of William Goolsberry Durham all lived and died in Sumner
County, Tennessee, except Alfred Durham, as before stated moved to Todd County,
Kentucky, and died there.
All of the grandsons and grand-daughters of William Goolsberry Durham who are
now living, as before stated are now living in Sumner County except Bate Durham,
son of James, and his descendants are now living in California, and William,
son of France, and his descendants are now living near Richardson, Texas, also
Frank Reddick, son of Jane Durham Reddick, married a daughter of William Durham
of Texas, and grand-daughter of France Durham and is now living near Richardson,
Texas.
The Durhams are an honest, patient, hard-working and steady people, not given
to excitement and trouble; they are a happy, sociable and kind people. They
are no trouble makers and prefer a quiet life, more especially they are noted
for their honesty and uprightness and can be trusted any where you find one by
the name.
This history of the Durham family in Sumner County and elsewhere is written by
one of them and one who knows the statements in the foregoing to be true and
as they exist today.
This October 30th, 1939.
J. BRECK DURHAM,
Gallatin, Tennessee.
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William DURHAM and Francis MARSHALL were married on 13 Jul 1808 in Sumner
County, Tennessee.16 William
Durham <https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VNCQ-9RD>
Tennessee, State Marriage Index, 1780-2002
marriage: 15 Jul 1808 Sumner, Tennessee, United States
spouse: Frances Marshall
name: Frances Marshall
event: Marriage
event date: 15 Jul 1808
event place: Sumner, Tennessee, United States
gender: Female
spouse: William Durham
page: 31
Francis MARSHALL was born about 1789 in Tennessee.15,17
William DURHAM and Francis MARSHALL had the following children:
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