John Durham

A Patriot of the American Revolution for VIRGINIA with the rank of PRIVATE. DAR Ancestor # A035345

John Durham was a blacksmith by profession and was a revolutionary war soldier serving as a private under Captain Thomas Hill, 7th Virginia regiment. He emigrated to the Quirk's run district of Salt River in 1783. Part of the land he bought was from Simon Kenton, the great Indian fighter. John Durham had seven sons and six daughters.

John and Martha (Bugg) Durham were buried on this farm and their markers were moved to Bellevue Cemetery at a later date, but their remains were not. They remain in unmarked graves here, along with their son Thomas and his wife Frances Moss and other relatives. John Durham helped to establish the first Methodist congregation west of the Appalachians, with Rev. Francis Clark. He married Martha Bugg in Mecklenburg Co., VA on December 22, 1765. He was a Revolutionary War veteran. They had 13 children: Frances, Rhoda Lotta, Mary "Polly", Jacob, John J., Thomas, Benjamin J., Martha, James, Lucy, Jesse Bugg, Nancy, and Samuel. findagrave

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My gggg grandfather, John Durham, married Margaret (Bugg?) about 1765 in Virginia. He migrated from Virginia to York Co., SC about 1797. His children, all born in Virginia, were; Jane, Mary, Susanna, Margaret, Francis E., Elizabeth, George G., and William Durham.

WILL OF JOHN DURHAM The State of South Carolina

In the name of God! Amen. I, John Durham of the State and District aforesaid, being of sound and disposing mind and memory and desirous to dispose of all of my estate, do make and publish the following as my last will and testament.

IMPRIMIS. I will and devise to my son George G. Durham, his heirs and assigns forever my dwelling house and the appurtenances together with three-hundred acres of land surrounding and adjacent thereto to be laid off by the said George G. Durham wheresoever he may choose out of all my lands, provided the farm shall be in a body and shall surround and include the dwelling and to be laid off as soon as convenient after my decease.

ITEM. I will and devise to my daughter, Elizabeth Durham her heirs and assigns forever the tract of land purchased by me from Alexander Eakin containing about sixty-five acres, and I also will and devise to the said Elizabeth Durham, her heirs and assigns one-hundred acres of land in addition to the above to be by her chosen and laid off from all my lands not herein before devised provided the farm shall be in a body and she will make her election within a convenient time after my death.

ITEM. I will and devise to Hugh Currence, his heirs and assigns forever, one-hundred acres of land to be laid off by him from my lands adjoining the line of his land, the said quantity of one-hundred acres shall be so allotted and surveyed as to extend the whole distance along his line which adjoins to my land.

ITEM. I will and devise that the whole of the remainder of my lands not herein before disposed of shall be laid off and surveyed into lots which shall be the most proper and convenient for sale and for that purpose I appoint my friends, David Watson, Duncan McCollum, and William Berry to make such division into lots and request that they will perform this my wish, and in case of their refusal or inability of a majority to do the same, then my executors or a majority of them are hereby directed to sell the said land in lots at public sale on a credit of twelve months and upon such sale they are authorized to execute titles to the purchaser. The proceeds of the said sales shall be divided into four shares and I bequeath the same viz. one-fourth part thereof to the children of my deceased daughter Jane Stevenson, share and share alike. One-fourth part to Hugh Currence, one-fourth part to George Durham and the remaining fourth part to Elizabeth Durham.

ITEM. It is my will and I do hereby direct that all my negro slaves not herein after specially bequeathed, shall be divided by my aforesaid friends, David Watson, Duncan McCollum, and William Berry, or any two of them into three lots of value as nearly equal as may be, having regard to their relationship and to be valued by them, my son George G. Durham, my daughter Elizabeth Durham, and Hugh Currence shall by lot determine to which of the said lots

or parcels of Negroes shall be respectively entitled and the said parcel of Negroes so drawn by lot. I do hereby give and bequeath to the aforesaid George G. Durham, Elizabeth Durham, and Hugh Currence, their heirs and assigns respectively and severally, and in case either of them shoud die after my decease and before the divisions can be made, then his or her said representatives are authorized to act in their stead, such of my aforesaid legates as shall be entitled to the most valuable lots of Negroes shall pay to the other or others such sum of money as shall make them all equal, according to the valuation made by my said friends. And in case a majority of my said friends whom I have appointed to value and divide my Negroes shall neglect or refuse to act, then the appraisers of my estate are authorized to perform the same duty.

ITEM. I will and bequeath to my daughter Mary Stevenson, a negro girl named Milly and her daughter, Mary, to my said daughter Mary Stevenson during her life and to her issue living at the time of her death.

ITEM. I will and bequeath to my son William Durham the sum of three-hundred dollars and in case my said son is now or shall be dead at the time of my decease, then my executors are directed to pay the said sum to the children of my said son William to be equally divided between them.

ITEM. I will and bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth Durham, two head of horses, and ten head of cattle to be chosen by her from all my horses and stock at my death. And I do hereby confirm her in the right to two feather beds therefore give to her by me.

ITEM. I will and bequeath to my son George G. Durham one gun to be chosen by him from all my guns at my death.

ITEM. I will and bequeath to my daughter Margaret Wallace the sum of two-hundred dollars to be held by my executors during the life of my said daughter Margaret in trust for her use and benefit by allowing her the interest thereof and at her death, the said money to be equally divided between her children living at the time of her death.

ITEM. I do hereby direct my executors to sell at public sale on a credit of twelve months, all my personal property of every kind and description capable of sale, and the proceeds of the sale I will and bequeath as follows: one-fourth part to Hugh Currence, one-fourth part to George G. Durham, one-fourth part to Elizabeth Durham and one-fourth part to the children of my deceased daughter Jane Stevenson to be equally divided between them.

ITEM. All my cash on hand, outstanding debts and all other of my property of every kind whatsoever not heretofore mentioned and bequeathed, I do will and bequeath viz. one-fourth to my son George, one-fourth to my daughter Elizabeth, one-fourth to Hugh Currence and one-fourth to the children of my deceased daughter Jane Stevenson, equally between them. Lastly, I nominate and appoint my daughter Elizabeth, executrix and George G. Durham and Hugh Currence, executors of this my last will and testament.

In testimony thereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this nineteenth day of February in the year of our Lord, One-Thousand and Eight-Hundred and Twenty Nine.

Signed, sealed, published and declared as his last Will and Testament by the testators, and signed by us and in his presence and in the presence of each other as witnesses at his request and we have also subscribed our names on the margin of the second and fourth pages on the annexed sheet. (York County, S.C. Will Bk. "G" page 315) Witnesses: William Presley John Durham (LS) Hugh Stevenson W.R. Hill