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Descendants of Elisha Durham

Generation No. 1

1. ELISHA¹ DURHAM¹ was born Abt. 1794 in Delaware ^2,³, and died 1864 in Kent County, Delaware ⁴. He married (1) HESTER CONCEALER^5,⁶, daughter of JEREMIAH CONSELOR and ELIZABETH [------]. She was born Aft. 1794 in Delaware⁶, and died 1840 in Kent County, Delaware⁶. He married (2) PRISCILLA [------]⁷ ⁸. She was born Abt. 1794 in Delaware ⁹, and died Aft. 1870 in [Delaware]¹⁰.

Notes for ELISHA DURHAM:
In the 1840 United States Federal Census, Elisha Durham's household consisted of the following:

Free Colored Persons
Males under 10: 2
Males 10 and under 24: 3
Males 24 and under 36: 0
Males 36 and under 55: 1
Males 55 and under 100: 0
Males 100 and upwards: 0
Females under 10: 3
Females 10 and under 24: 1
Females 24 and under 36: 0
Females 36 and under 55: 0
Females 55 and under 100: 0
Females 100 and upwards: 0

Number of Persons in Each Family Employed in Agriculture: 2

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To: Mitsawokett@yahoogroups.com
From: "romeoja" <RomeoJA@AOL.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 03:04:46 -0000
Subject: [Mitsawokett] Last Will and Testament of Elisha Durham

Will, Elisha Durham, - Negro -
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Little Creek Hundred Kent
County and State of Delaware
In the name of God Amen.
I Elisha Durham, being of sound and
disposing mind and memory, considering the
uncertainty of life, and the certainty of death,
do hereby make and publish this my last will and
testament in manner and form as follows. To wit.
First, I will and devise to my wife Priscilla
Durham the house and premises on which I now
live containing about fifteen acres of land more
or less, situated on the main road leading from
Dover to Kenton and on the east side of said
road; beginning at the bend of the aforesaid
road opposite an old ditch bank, and running
northward with and on said ditch bank about
twenty-six perches to a stone now set on top of
said ditch bank; thence eastwardly running a
straight line to a white oak that stands in or near
the line that divides the lands of John Rheims
from my own about sixty-eight perches, thence
southward to a stone that stands on the line
dividing the lands of John Moore and John
Rheims, and which is a corner of my lands;
thence westward up the road leading to Kenton
about sixty-seven perches to the place of beginning,
including the forty square perches which
I purchased of John Moore. The above described
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tract of land I devise as above stated to
my wife Priscilla Durham during her natural
life instead of dower.
Second, I devise to my grandson Robert
John Durham son of my daughter Elizabeth
Durham, now Elizabeth Williams wife of Baynam
Williams of New Jersey all the above described
tract of fifteen acres of land be the same more
or less, and to his heirs and assigns forever,
after the decease of my wife Priscilla Durham;
provided nevertheless if the said Robert J.
Durham should die without lawful issue
then the above described real estate shall
revert to my legal heirs.
Third, I bequeath to my wife Priscilla Durham
all my house hold goods, and one third
of all my other personal estate after all
my legal debts and funeral expenses have
been fully paid and satisfied.
Fourth, I bequeath to my grandson Robert
J. Durham above named, one cow at my decease.
Fifth, I devise to my daughter Mary Clark
wife of George Clark, her heirs and assigns
forever, the five acres of land situated on
the north line of the whole tract on which
the house now in the tenure of George Clark
stands as her full share of my real estate.
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Sixth, I order and direct that my
Executor, herein after named, shall sell and dispose
of all the remainder of my real estate, being
about sixty acres, to the highest and best
bidder, sometime within one year after my
decease, for the use and benefit of my other
children and their heirs, to be divided among
them as follows, to wit.
To Joel Durham one seventh.
To Isaac Durham one seventh.
To the heirs of Elijah Durham decd namely
Isaiah Durham, Elijah Durham and Mary
Catharine Durham one seventh, to be paid
to them severally as each shall arrive at the
age of twenty-one years.
To Elisha West Durham one seventh.
To John West Durham one seventh.
To David West Durham one seventh.
To Elizabeth Williams wife of Baynam Williams one seventh.
To Hester Driggus wife of David Driggus one seventh.
Seventh, I bequeath all the remainder of my estate
of whatever nature, after all my debts & funeral
expenses have been paid as herein before provided,
to be equally divided between my eight children
or their heirs equally, share and share alike.
Eighth, I hereby constitute and appoint
James S. Moor of Moorton my executor
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of this my last will and testament.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed my seal this
the twentieth day of April in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and
sixty-four.
Elisa Durham \
Signed sealed and delivered
published and declared
in presence of
Isaac Jump
John Moore

& continuation of the above will is that I
appoint and constitute the above named Jas Moor
executor of my wife, if the above named Robert John
Durham stays with Priscilla Durham the term of three
years he is to receive one hundred dollars, if six
years two hundred dollars, if he stays with her till
death he receive the above named fifteen acres of land
which I bequeath to her, if he does not stay the land
above named reverts to Hester Ann Williams a half
sister to said Robert J. Durham.
Elisha Durham \
Signed sealed and delivered this 14th day of
May 1864 in the presence of
Andrew H Moore
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[Deposition of] Isaac Jump
subscribed and sworn
May 27th 1864

[Deposition of] John Moore
subscribed and sworn
May 27th 1864
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[Deposition of] Andrew H Moore
subscribed and sworn
May 27th 1864
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Elisha Durham (neg)
Warrant of Appt
To
Thomas Moore
Martin B. Ford
[27 May 1864]

Amt of Invy 352.03
Amt of Sales 487.68
Excess of Sales 135.65
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Elisha Durham (n)
1st and final Testy a/c
Unappld balce 1553.65
Int from May 27, 1865
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Elisha Durham (n)
2nd additional & final Testy a/c
Unappld balance 1669.94
Int from June 6, 1865
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Acquittance
Joel Durham
Isaac Durham
David Driggus
&
Bayman Williams
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Know all men by these presents that we, Joel
Durham, [struck out: George Clark who intermarried with and am now
the
husband Mary, late Mary Durham], Isaac Durham, David
Driggus who intermarried with and am now the husband of
Hester Ann, later Hester A. Durham, and Bayman Williams who inter-
married with and am now the husband of Elizabeth, late Elizabeth
Durham, do and each of us doth acknowledge to have this day
received of James S. Moore executor of the last will and
testament of Elisha Durham, deceased, the sum of one hundred
and ninety-five dollars and thirty-nine cents respectively in full
for
our respective shares of the estate of Elisha Durham decd.
And we do respectively exonerate, release, acquit and forever
discharge him the said Jas. S. Moore executor as aforesaid
of all liability or accountability to us in any manner touching
the estate of the said deceased hereby respectively acknowledg-
ing ourselves fully satisfied and paid our full shares of the
estate of the deceased under the will of the said deceased
due us. As witness our hands and seals respectively
this 6th day of June A.D. 1865.
Joel (his x mark) Durham \
Isaac (his x mark) Durham \
David (his x mark) Driggus \
Bayman (his x mark) Williams \
Witness
J. L. Heverin Reg
Elias S. Reed

State of Delaware Acknowledged by Joel Durham,\
Kent County, SS Isaac Durham, David Driggus and\
Bayman Williams to be their voluntary act and deed
this 6th day of June 1865 before me the subscriber Register
of Wills for Kent County the day and date aforesaid
As witness my hand and seal of office
J. L. Heverin Regr
J. L. Heverin Reg

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More About ELISHA DURHAM:
Age 1: 1850, 56 ¹¹
Age 2: 1860, 66 ¹²
Census 1: 1850, Little Creek Hundred, Kent, Delaware, p. 67, 185-187, 16 Sep 1850, Elisha Durham.¹³
Census 2: 1840, Little Creek Hundred, Kent, Delaware, p. 34, Elisha Durham ¹⁴
Census 3: 1860, Kenton post office, Little Creek Hundred, Kent, Delaware, p. 165, 1085-1076, 22 Jul 1860, Elisha Durham ¹⁵
Occupation 1: 1860, Farmer¹⁵
Occupation 2: 1850, Farmer ¹⁶
Property: 1860, Value of real estate was $1500. Value of personal estate was $185.¹⁷

More About PRISCILLA [------]:
Age 1: 1850, 56 ¹⁸
Age 2: 1860, 66 ¹⁹
Census 1: 1850, Little Creek Hundred, Kent, Delaware, p. 67, 185-187, 16 Sep 1850, Priscilla Durham.²⁰
Census 2: 1860, Kenton post office, Little Creek Hundred, Kent, Delaware, p. 165, 1085-1076, 22 Jul 1860, Priscilla Durham ²¹
Census 3: 1870, Kenton Hundred, Kent, Delaware, p. 51, 339-335, 01 Jul 1870, Priscilla Duram.²²

More About ELISHA DURHAM and PRISCILLA [------]:
Marriage: ²³

Children of ELISHA DURHAM and HESTER CONCEALER are:

2.	i.		JOEL² DURHAM, b. Jul 1820, Kent County, Delaware; d. Unknown.
	ii.		ISAAC DURHAM²⁴, b. Abt. 1825, Kent County, Delaware ²⁵; d. Unknown; m. DEBORAH COTT²⁶, 07 Jan 1858, Delaware²⁶; b. Abt. 1842, Delaware ²⁷; d. Unknown.

More About ISAAC DURHAM:
Date born 2: Abt. 1829, Delaware ²⁸
Date born 3: Abt. 1831, Delaware ²⁹
Age 1: 1860, 29²⁹
Age 2: 1870, 40 ³⁰
Age 3: 1880, 55 ³¹
Census 1: 1860, Appoquinimink Hundred, New Castle, Delaware, p. 93 (791), 630-627, 30 Jun 1860, Isaac Durham ³²
Census 2: 1870, Little Creek Hundred, Kent, Delaware, p. 48, 343-342, 01 Aug 1870, Isaac Durham ³³
Census 3: 1880, Little Creek Hundred, Kent, Delaware, E.D. 37, p. 38, 317-334, 25 Jun 1880, Isaac Durham ³⁴
Occupation 1: 1860, Farm Laborer ³⁵
Occupation 2: 1870, Farm Hand ³⁶
Occupation 3: 1880, Farm Hand ³⁷

More About DEBORAH COTT:
Date born 2: Jul 1844, Delaware ³⁸
Age 1: 1850, 8 ³⁹
Age 2: 1860, 21 ⁴⁰
Age 3: 1870, 35 ⁴¹
Age 4: 1880, 40 ⁴²
Age 5: 1900, 55 ⁴³
Census 1: 1850, Little Creek Hundred, Kent, Delaware, p. 66, 178-180, 16 Sep 1850, Deborah Cott ⁴⁴
Census 2: 1860, Appoquinimink Hundred, New Castle, Delaware, p. 93 (791), 630-627, 30 Jun 1860, D Durham ⁴⁵
Census 3: 1870, Little Creek Hundred, Kent, Delaware, p. 48, 343-342, 01 Aug 1870, Deborah Durham ⁴⁶
Census 4: 1880, Little Creek Hundred, Kent, Delaware, E.D. 37, p. 38, 317-334, 25 Jun 1880, Debby Durham ⁴⁷
Census 5: 1900, Little Creek Hundred, Kent, Delaware, E.D. 72, p. 15B, 292-298, 22 Jun 1990, Debbi Durham ⁴⁸

Marriage Notes for ISAAC DURHAM and DEBORAH COTT:
No children.

More About ISAAC DURHAM and DEBORAH COTT:
Marriage: 07 Jan 1858, Delaware ⁴⁹

3.	iii.	ELIJAH DURHAM, b. Abt. 1824, Kent County, Delaware; d. Unknown.
4.	iv.	ELISHA DURHAM, b. 07 Oct 1825, Kent County, Delaware; d. 28 Sep 1866, Tipton County, Indiana.
5.	v.	JOHN DURHAM, b. Jun 1828, Kent County, Delaware; d. 13 Jul 1911, Tipton County, Indiana.
6.	vi.	ELIZABETH DURHAM, b. Abt. 1831, Kent County, Delaware; d. Unknown.
	vii.	DAVID DURHAM⁵⁰, b. Abt. 1833, Kent County, Delaware ⁵¹; d. 26 Jun 1902, Grant County, Indiana ⁵².

Notes for DAVID DURHAM:
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Report of the Board of Managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soliders for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1895
Indiana.

Name: David Durham
Regiment: C
Rank: Private
Months Served: 12
Birth Place: Delaware
Age: 56
Disability: broken ribs.
Place of Admittance: Ind.
Comments: See 5 U. S. Art.

Source: Ancestry.com. National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers [database online] Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2002. Original data: House of Representatives Report of the Board of Managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers for the Fiscal Year ended June 30, 1895. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1896
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Report of the Board of Managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soliders for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1895
United States Army

Name: David Durham
Regiment: E
Rank: Private
Months Served: 36
Birth Place: Delaware
Age: 56
Disability: heart disease
Place of Admittance: Ind.
Status: Marion Branch present

Source: Ancestry.com. National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers [database online] Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2002. Original data: House of Representatives Report of the Board of Managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers for the Fiscal Year ended June 30, 1895. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1896

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More About DAVID DURHAM:
Date born 2: Aug 1830, Delaware ⁵³
Date born 3: 03 Sep 1832, Indiana ⁵⁴
Age 1: 1850, 17 ⁵⁵
Age 2: 1880, 48 ⁵⁶
Age 3: 1900, 69 ⁵⁷
Census: 1850, Little Creek Hundred, Kent, Delaware, p. 67, 185-187, 16 Sep 1850, David Durham.⁵⁸
Military pension: 18 Dec 1890, Class: Invalid; Application No.: 413722; Certificate No.: 425343; Indiana ⁵⁹
Military service 1: 29 Feb 1864, Enlisted as a Private in Company C, 10th Cavalry Regiment Indiana ^60,⁶¹
Military service 2: E 5 United States Artillary⁶¹
Military service 3: 28 Jun 1866, Mustered out Company C, 10th Cavalry Regiment Indiana, Distinguished Service ⁶²
Occupation: 1880, Farmer ⁶³
Residence 1: 1880, Henry, Henry, Indiana⁶³
Residence 2: 1895, National Military Home, Grant County, Indiana ^64,⁶⁵
Residence 3: 1900, Marion Branch, National Military Home, Grant County, Indiana ⁶⁶

7.	viii.		MARY DURHAM, b. Abt. 1834, Kent County, Delaware; d. Unknown.
8.	ix.		HESTER ANN DURHAM, b. Abt. 1836, Kent County, Delaware; d. Unknown.

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