Philip Durrell

Biography

Phillip was born in 1665. Phillip Durrell ... He passed away in 1745. Noted: birth and death are estimated. Adrian Stanley 20 Sept 2014.

DURRELL Tradition says that Philip Durrell came from the Island of Guernsey. He had a grant of fifty acres in Exeter, 21 Feb. 1697/8, which he conveyed to his son, Joseph, 20 Dec. 1738, HISTORY OF DURHAM 167 and Joseph sold it to Thomas Young, 24 Jan. 1740/1, In this deed he is called Philip Duda of Arundel. The grant was "near Piscassic at Lamperel River." Nov. i, 1700, Philip Deudy of Exeter, planter, for ten pounds, sold to William Ardell a "certain tract of land lying and being in Exeter" on the south side of the mast way, near Mr. Ardell's saw mill, "near the house that was formerly Teague Daniells." At this time he removed to Arundel, now Kennebunkport, Me. Aug 13, 1703 his family were carried off by Indians and he went back to Exeter. His wife and his infant son were allowed to come back from Piquawket (Fryeburg, Me.) to Saco fort, an Indian carrying the infant. Philip Durrell, or Duda, was a soldier in a garrison at Exeter, 26 Oct. 1696. He was one of a scouting party for two days under Capt. Nicholas Oilman of Exeter, July 5, 1710. He returned to Kennebunkport in 17 14 and in 1723 had the same lot laid out to him that he was in possession of when his family were carried into captivity by the Indians. His family were again captured in 1726, and his wife was killed. He bought 100 acres in Arundel in 1727 and sold the same to his son, Benjamin, in 1732. He is called in old records Duda, Dudey, Doody, Deudy and Durrell. The last seems to have been the original surname, to which his descendants in Maine adhered, and to which the descendants of his son, Joseph, in Durham and vicinity have returned.

Children were as follows:

2. Joseph m. Rebecca Adams.

Philip m. Keziah Wakefield, 2"] June 1724.

Benjamin m. Judith Perkins.

John m. Widow Lydia Jellison.

Rachel captured and married in Canada.

Susan captured and married in Canada.

Elizabeth m. John Wakefield, 2"] May 1724.

Mary m. James Wakefield, 18 Dec. 17 19.

Lydia m. Stephen Larrabee, 18 April 1728.

Sarah m. John Baxter.

Daughter m. Joshua Purington. [ pages 166 & 167]

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Phillip Durrell (1665 - 1745)

Phillip Durrell aka Duda

Born 1665 [location unknown]

Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]

[sibling%28s%29 unknown]

[spouse%28s%29 unknown]

Father of Catherine (Durrell) Larrabee and Lydia (Durrell) Larrabee

Died 1745 at about age 80 [location unknown]

Durrell-113 created 20 Sep 2014 | Last modified 4 Oct 2018

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Sources

HISTORY of the TOWN OF DURHAM NEW HAMPSHIRE (Oyster River Plantation) WITH GENEALOGICAL NOTES By EVERETT S. STACKPOLE and WINTHROP S. MESERVE IN TWO VOLUMES Volume Two GENEALOGICAL PUBLISHED BY VOTE OF THE TOWN https://archive.org/details/historyoftownofd00stackp

↑ First-hand information as remembered by Adrian Stanley, Saturday, September 20, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.

Came from Jersey Island in the Channel Island Group. He had eleven children and settled in Maine.

https://www.myheritage.com/names/philip_durrell

Philip Durrell, 1666 - 1738

Philip Durrell, Sr was born on month day 1666, in birth place.
Philip married Unknown.
They had one daughter: Elizabeth Wakefield (born Durrell).
Philip lived in between 1663 and 1820, in address, Maine.
Philip passed away in 1738, at age 71 in death place, Maine.

Philip Dudey Duda Durrell, 1666 - Circa 1749

Philip Dudey Duda Durrell was born on month day 1666, in birth place, to Dudey Durrell.
Dudey was born circa 1661, in Scarboro, Maine.
Philip married Unknown Durrell (born Purinton) in Before 1685, at age 18 in marriage place, Maine.
Unknown was born circa 1663, in Isle Of Guernsey, England, France.
They had 2 sons: Benjamin Durrell and one other child.
Philip passed away circa 1749, at age 82 in death place, Maine.

Philip Durrell, 1663 - 1695

Philip Durrell was born on month day 1663, in birth place.
Philip married Unknown.
They had one son: Joseph Durrell.
Philip passed away in between 1695 and 1757, at age 31 in death place, Maine.
Philip Durrell, Circa 1665 - Circa 1735
Philip Durrell, Sr was born circa 1665, in birth place.
Philip married Unknown Durrell (born [Unknown]).
They had 12 children: Joseph Durrell, Elizabeth Wakefield (born Durrell) and 10 other children.
Philip passed away circa 1735, at age 70 in death place, Maine.

Philip DURRELL, born Circa 1676

Philip DURRELL was born circa 1676, in birth place.
Philip married Unknown.
They had 3 children: Mary WAKEFIELD (born DURRELL) and 2 other children.
Philip passed away in death place, Maine.

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Evelyn's papers from the LDS church say he died in 1744 or 1749.

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Was of French blood, and a protestant. Known to have been in the Piscataqua region as early as 1679, and ten years later was a soldier int he Exeter garrison.

Philip DUDAY \ DURRELL

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ABT 1665 - ABT 1735

   * BIRTH: ABT 1665, the Isle of Jersey (or Guernsey), England

* DEATH: ABT 1735, Arundel, ME
Family 1 : Wife of PHILIP

   * MARRIAGE: BEF 1685 

1. +Joseph, Sr. DURRELL
2. Susan DURRELL
3. Rachel DURRELL
4. Benjamin (1st) DURRELL
5. +Philip DURRELL
6. +Mary DURRELL
7. +Sarah DURRELL
8. +Elizabeth DURRELL
9. +Benjamin (2nd), Sr. DURRELL
10. +Lydia DURRELL
11. +John, Sr. DURRELL
12. a daughter DURRELL
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[2413] All data from Durrell. "Some records show the last name as Duda as seems to be the story with many of the first couple of generations of Durrells in America. I have seen Duda, Duday, Durin, Dorrill,Durrell, Durell etc. They spoke French, I think, and other people must have misheard the name when they spoke it, only a guess.

Philip Durrell came from Guernsey, according to tradition. His first appearance in local records is on 20 Feb 1689/90 when the mark of"Philip Duday" is affixed to a petition of The Inhabitants and Train Soldiers of the Providence of New Hampshire, To the Honorable, the Governor and council of their Majesties' Colony of the Massachusetts Bay, in New England asking the new authorities for protection by the government from their enemies. He served in the garrison at Exeter,New Hampshire between September and October of 1696. By 1700 he was at Cape Porpoise, York, Maine. (now Kennebunkport). "The Indians attacked Cape Porpoise on 10 August 1703. The Indians proceeded up the Kennebunk River to the house of Philip Durrell, which was near where Durrill's bridge now is and carried off Mrs. Durrell, her two daughters, Susan and Rachel, and two sons, one of whom, Philip, was an infant. Mr. Durrell himself was not at home. The Indians carried their prisoners as far as Paywacket or Fryeburg, when Mrs. Durrell persuaded hem to let her return with her infant. One of the Indians carried her child for her to the stone fort at Saco, from which place she returned home." [Bradbury's History of Kennebunkport]. Mrs. Durrell's daughters married Frenchmen and refused to return after the war wasover. The son accidentally drowned in the Saco River. After the Indian raid Philip Durrell and the remainder of his family returned to Exeter, NH. He was back in Cape Porpoise (now Arundel) in 1719. Th eIndians returned in 1726 despite a treaty of peace and carried away Mrs. Durrell, a son John (12 years old) and a daughter, (Mrs. Baxter, with a twenty-month-old son). Mrs. Durrell and Mrs. Baxter along with the infant were killed. The son John was exchanged about two years later."

Data from Olson gives Philip's surname as Durrell.

The NEHGR v. 132 states that according to family tradition, Philipcame from Guernsey with this tradition being repeated by CharlesBradbury in his History of Kennebunk Port, p. 241.

The above narrative from Durrell came in part from the NEHGRpublication.

From History of Kennebunkport

DUREELL,* PHILIP, came from Guernsey. He came to this town in 1700, and settled near where Durrell’s bridge now is. In 1703, his family was carried off by the Indians, and he left the town. He returned in 1714, and had a lot of land laid out to him in 1723, "it being the same loot that he was in possession of when his family was carried into captivity by the Indians." His family was again taken in 1726, and his wife killed.
His sons were, Philip, Benjamin, and John.
His daughters were, Rachael and Susan, who married in Canada; Elizabeth, m. John Wakefield; Mary, James Wakefield; Lydia, Stephen Larrabee; Sarah, John Baxter; and one that married Joshua Purinton.

• This name is sometimes written Durrill on the records.

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From http://www.someoldnews.com/?tag=arundel

Indians didn’t kill or capture people indiscriminately in the early wars. They targeted those who had provoked them. Mills were burned and mill men were frequently targeted because they jeopardized one of the sources of food available to the Indians. Broken treaties and unauthorized use of Indian land could also antagonize the original inhabitants.

Phillip Durrell, whose double victimization by the Indians seemed uncommonly cruel, was in fact in possession of the Indian lodges lot both times the Indians attacked his family.

The remains of at least one Indian lodge can still be seen resting precariously close to the encroaching Kennebunk River. Les Welch, who owns the Arundel property now, would like to see what remains of the Indian lodge protected before it’s too late.

• Indian Wars of New England: The land of the Abenake. The French occupation ... By Herbert Milton Sylvester.

Bourne notes the capture of the Durrell's was the last act of what was termed Lovewell's War immediately affecting the settlers dwelling on the Wells frontier.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dummer%27s_War