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John Durham > Thomas Durham > John Durham Sr. > Rev. Thomas Durham

Rev. Thomas Durham

Born: c. 1760, AnsoNC
Died: Oct 4, 1823, SmitTN

Father: John DURHAM Sr.

Mother: Jane EATON

 

Married on

Rebecca ALLEN

Born: 1762
Died: May 2, 1827, SmitTN

Father: Thomas ALLEN

Mother: Elizabeth BARTHEL 3

 

Children:

 

1. Jerusha Durham (b. 1784, RowaNC)
m. Charles MCCULLAH
 

Notes:

 

2. Candace Durham (b. 1786, RowaNC)
m. Mr. ? HALL

Child:

  1. Rebecca Hall

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3. Elisha Durham (Elias?) (b. 1792, RowaNC; d. Bet. 1830-40)

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4. Jeptha Durham (b. c 1770)
m. Polly BUTNER (b. c. 1775, RowaNC) on Dec 29, 1798, RowaNC

Children:

  1. Jeptha Durham Jr.

  2. David Durham

  3. Thomas Durham

Notes:

  • Polly's parents were David BUTNER and Mary CRANE.

  • Info from Peggy Luthy on rootsweb.

 

5. Napthali Durham (b. 1782, RowaNC)
m. (Martha?) Jane REASONOVER on Dec 29, 1798

 

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6. Rev. Thomas Durham Jr. (b. Aug 7, 1782, RowaNC; d. 1856, DeKaNC)
m1. Sarah Ann HADEN "Sally" (b. 1783; d. 1819) on Nov 2, 1802, RowaNC
m2. Elizabeth Chiles JOHNSON on Apr 30, 1816, RuthTN

Children to Sarah:

  1. Nancy Durham (b. Sep 3, 1803; died young)

  2. Joseph Haden Durham (b. Sep 3, 1805
    m. Matilda H. NICHOLS

  3. Napathaly Haden Durham (b. Jun 6, 1807; died young)

  4. Asenitha Durham (b. Mar 28, 1809)

  5. Thomas Allen Durham (b. Oct 9, 1812, NC
    m. Maria NICHOLS

Children to Elizabeth:

  1. Watson Durham (b. c. 1814, TN)

  2. Sarah J. Durham (b. Feb 11, 1817, TN)

  3. Mary B. Durham (b. Sep 8, 1820, TN)
    m. John E. DONNELL

  4. Susan Frances Durham (b. Nov 22, 1822)
    m. Lucian F. SULLIVAN

  5. Jerusha Candance Durham (b. Feb 21, 1825, TN)
    m. James Russell TOMPKINS

  6. James A. Durham (b. 1827)
    m. Ruth Ann WYNNS

  7. Elizabeth Durham "Betty"
    m. Dr. Isaac N. GOWAN

  8. Caroline Virginia Durham (b. 1834)
    m.  John DONNELL

  9. Jane Rose Durham (b. Nov 24, 1837, TN)
    m. Edward Nathan TRAIL

Notes:

  •  For more detailed information on Rev. Thomas Durham Jr. click his name above.

 

7. Levi Allen Durham (b. Feb 27, 1792, MontNC; d. Oct 7, 1846, TyleTX)
m. Elizabeth P. HARWICK (b. Sep 20, 1799, VA; d. abt. 1880,  LimeTX

Children:

  1. Thomas Durham  (b. )

  2. Mary Jane Durham (b. c. 1828, TN)
    m. Edmond P. Wheat

  3. Elizabeth Durham (b. Jun 20, 1829)
    m. James E. WHEAT

  4. Nancy A. Durham (b.)

  5. Lydia Durham (b. c. 1832, TN)
    m. Marion M. GIBSON

  6. America V. Durham (b. c. 1836, TN)
    m. William J. DURDIN

  7. Joicy B. Durham (b. c. 1838, TX)

  8. Jerusha M. Durham (b. c. 1841, TX)

Notes:

  • For more detailed information on Levi A. Durham, click his name above.

 

8. Rebecca Durham (b. Dec 12, 1794, RowaNC)
m. Joseph HADEN III (b. Jul 1, 1797, RowaNC; d. Jun 18, 1859, LaPlace, MacoAL) in TN

Children:

  1. Amanda D. Haden (b. 1817, TN)
    m. Dudley MOORE

  2. Joseph Thomas Haden (b. Sep 15, 1818)
    m. Elizabeth OLDFIELD

  3. Jerusha Melvina Haden (b. 1820)
    m. George Washington SMITH

  4. George Wiley Haden (b. 1822, GA)
    m. Nancy G. DICK

  5. Jane Haden (b. 1824, GA)
    m. Sam WILLIAMS

  6. Ascentia Haden (b. 1826)
    m. Jack ROWE

  7. Theresa Caroline Haden (b. 1828, GA)
    m. Ben F. WILLIAMS

  8. Mary Allen Haden (b. 1830, GA)
    m. William G. BRITTAIN

  9. Dr. William Alexander Haden (b. Mar 28, 1832, GA; d. Jan 28, 1878, Dresden, NavaTX
    m1. Eleanor C. BROWN
    m2. Sarah Rebecca PADGETT "Sally"

  10. America Annette Haden (b. 1840?)
    m. Matthew White DICK on Sep 17, 1857

  11. James John Haden (b. 1836)

  12. Charles Jefferson Haden (b. 1838)
    m. Else MEADOWS

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9. Gabriel M. Durham (b. 1795; d. 1813, age 18)

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Notes:

  • Thomas Durham was a Baptist minister and  associated with several churches in NC and TN.  His son Levi was also a Baptist minister. He moved to Mississippi, and then to Texas.

  • Deed evidence indicates that Rev. Thomas Durham moved to Smith Co, TN between 1813 and 1814.

  • Evidence shows that Rev. Thomas Durham was a son of John Durham Sr. (b. c. 1732, VA)

  • Reverend Thomas Durham preached at the Jersey Baptist Church in Rowan Co, NC.

  • Thomas Durham and Jephthah Durham are listed under West Tennessee in the book, "A General History of the Baptist Denomination in America and Other Parts of the World V2" 
     

  • County/State Abbreviations:
    AnsoNC - Anson Co, NC
    DeKaTN - DeKalb County, TN
    LimeTX - Limestone County, TX
    MacoAL - Macon Co, AL
    MontNC - Montgomery Co, NC
    NavaTX - Navarro County, TX
    RowaNC - Rowan County, NC
    RuthTN - Rutherford County, TN
    SmitTN - Smith County, TN
    TyleTX - Tyler County, TX
     

  • Page Sources:
    1. My Durham Ancestors webpage web.

    2. Milly Halterman [email protected] (info on Napthali)

    3. Gibson Family Tree on ancestry.com.

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