Maria Durden

• Did she marry Richard Denton, of Warley ?
• Was he the same person as Reverend Richard Denton ?

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About Maria Duerden

Maria Durden was baptised in Heptonstall, about 5 miles west of Halifax, on 14 Oct 1604 (a copy of the original record appears on the Geni Sources tab).

This Maria Durden/Duerden's father's name was Thomas. A Thomas Duerden is also shown in the Clergy of the Church of England Database (CCEd) as a Curate in Rochdale, Lancashire in 1592. The CCEd comments about Rev. Thomas Duerden say: "Classified in 1592 amongst 'no graduates, but preachers, honest men'.”

Two more daughters of Thomas Durden were baptised in Heptonstall, Sara Durden on 1 April 1607 and Grace Durden on 20 January 1610.

There is a marriage record for Maria Durden and Richard Denton in Halifax Yorkshire on January 21, 1626 (Gregorian date). That Richard Denton may have been Reverend Richard Denton of Halifax since the Denton and Durden families had several connections. An Agnes Dentone was married to Robert Durden in Halifax in June, 1572. In addition, a Richard Duerden was baptised in Halifax on 10 January 1601 (Gregorian date) to a father named Richard in Sowerby which is only a mile or two from Warley where Rev. Denton was born. This Richard Duerden would have been Rev. Denton's age, they may have known each other and, perhaps, even attended Heath Grammar School together. See “Denton-Durden Marriage, Duerden Baptism and Dearden Governor of Heath Grammar School in Halifax” on the Geni Sources tab.

In addition, a Richard Dearden (perhaps young Richard Duerden's father) was a Governor of the Heath Grammar School (1624-26) in Halifax which Rev. Denton had likely attended before leaving for Cambridge in 1621. Heath Grammar School: A Popular History of the Grammar School of Queen Elizabeth, at Heath, Thomas Cox (1879), p. 121.

See the discussion about Maria Duerden appearing in the discussion about “The Origins of Reverend Richard Denton” beginning at 9/25/2017 at 4:38 PM and continuing through 9/30/2017 at 4:30 PM.

Baptism

• First name(s) Maria
• Last name Durden
• Gender Female
• Baptism year 1604
• Baptism date 14 Oct 1604
• Place Heptonstall
• County Yorkshire
• Father's first name(s) Thome.
• Father's last name Durden
• Mother's first name(s) -
• Mother's last name -
• Record set England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975

Marriage

• Record set Yorkshire, Bishop's Transcripts Of Marriages
• First name(s) Maria
• Last name Duerden
• Marriage year 1625 [Julian year]
• Spouse's first name(s) Richus
• Spouse's last name Denton
• Residence Hallife
• County Yorkshire (West Riding)
• Marriage place Halifax
• Marriage date 21 Jan 1625 [Julian date]
• Spouse's residence Hallife
• Archive Borthwick Institute for Archives