1750 - 1837

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• Birth	1750
  Gender	Male
  Residence	Spartanburg County, South Carolina
  Will	22 Apr 1830	Written
  Died	4 Apr 1837	Spartanburg County, South Carolina
  Person ID	I0793	Kletke-Durham
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2009
  Father	George Durham,   b. Between 1720 and 1725, Brunswick County, Virginia ,   d. 1767
  Mother	Winifred Lindsey,   d. Between 1768 and 1769
  Married	Abt 1751
  Family ID	F261	Group Sheet
  Family	Mary Carlton,   b. 1753, Brunswick County, Virginia ,   d. 4 Apr 1837, Spartanburg County, South Carolina
  Married	Abt 1772
  Children	1. John Durham   2. Polly Durham   3. Dicy Durham,   b. Abt 1774   4. Rebecca Durham,   b. Abt 1775   5. Elizabeth Durham,   b. 1776   6. Geroge Durham,   b. 14 Mar 1778, North Carolina ,   d. 21 Oct 1852, Cobb County, Georgia   7. Joshua Durham,   b. Abt 1780   8. Rhoda Durham,   b. 1785,   d. 1857, Spartanburg County, South Carolina   9. Gresham Durham,   b. 1790,   d. 1856, Lawrence, Arkansas
  Family ID	F218	Group Sheet

• Notes

  John Durham and his wife, called Mollie, were in Surry Co NC by 1774, where they lived on Deep Creek next to the Carlton family. They led the family migration to Spartanburg Co, SC, going back and forth and finally settling there about 1789. The durhams had a large farm near Switzer in the southern part of the county, and over the years they prospered. John Durham's will leaved land and property and nine slaves to his children. John and Mary Durham died on the same day. The tradition passed along by a granddaughter, Matilda Hoy, is that Mollie died first, and John, not wishing to live any longer, but in good health, simply put his hands over his eyes and expired. This may be fanciful, but the "Greenville Mountaineer" for April 15, 1837 gives this account: "Departed this life on Tuesday, the 4th instant, in Spartanburg District, Mr John Durham, aged 86, and mary, his wife, aged 83. They had been upwards of fifty years members of the Baptist Church at Green Pond, and their truly Christian deportment had marked their course. In death as in life, they seemed one, both being interred in the same grave." WILL OF JOHN DURHAM In the name of God Amen. I; John Durham S of Spartanburgh District & State of South Carolina knowing that it is appointed for men once to die, who am of a disposing mind and memory; do dispose, give and bequeath what personal estate I am now in possession of as in manner following. After paying all my just debts and funeral expenses, I lend unto my loving wife Mary Durham two negro girls Jane, about twenty years of age, Nancy, about seventeen years of age and the increase of Nancy; also their two children Polly & Jane; two head of horses; all my stock of cattle, hogs and sheep; all of my working tools with other small articles necessary for house keeping; three feather beds & furniture; and bead steads, the three above mentioned beadsteads & furniture; to be disposed of at the descression of my wife Mary Lind the above named property during the natural life time of my wife Mary. After her death I request my underneath appointed executors to sell agreeable to Law all the above named personal property above mentioned, except Jane & her increase, if any, from this time which I give and bequeath to Gresham Durham and his heirs for Ever I also except one negro girl named Folly, daughter Jour which is about five years of age, which I give her and her increase to Kindred Durham, son of Gresham Durham, to him and his heirs which will be in the possession of my wife Mary at her decease and distribute the proceeds thereof as follows (Viz). I give and bequeath to my son Joshua five dollars. I give and bequeath to the legal heirs of son Joshua two hundred dollars to them and their heirs for ever. I give to Delphia Durham, daughter of Joshua Durham, one feather bead, beadstead & furniture the balance of the before mentioned property which is to be sold after the death of my wife Mary to be equally divided between my heirs except Joshua Durham I give unto my daughter Elizabeth, wife of Newbil Johnson, and the heirs of her boddy one negro woman Sarah, about forty years of age, for ever. I have heretofore give & bequeateed & delivered to my daughter Elizabeth, wife of Newbil Johnson, one feather bed, bedstead & furniture; one cow and calf; one negro girl named Maria to her and her heirs for Ever. I have given & delivered to Rebecca, wife of Phillip Johnson, one feather bed, bedstead & furniture; one cow and calf; one negro girl named Amy and her increase to her and her heirs for ever. I have given and delivered to Dicy and the heirs of her boddy for ever I have given & delivered to Thody wife of John Johnson J. one feather bed, beadstead & furniture; one cow and calf; one negro boy Moses to Thody and the heirs of her boddy for ever. I have given to Folly, wife of A. McCravy, one feather bed, beadstead & furniture; one cow and calf; one hundred acres of land; one negro girl named Finaty to the heirs of her boddy for ever and also the increase of sd. girl Finaty. I have given & delivered to my son Joshua two hundred acres of land; one cow & calf; one feather bed, beadstead & furniture; four head of horses to him and his heirs for ever. I have given and delivered to my son Gresham one feather bed, bedstead and furniture; one cow & calf; one sorrel mare; two hundred acres of land; one negro boy named Aaron to him and his heirs for ever. I have given and delivered to my son George one feather bed, bedstead & furniture; one cow and calf; one sorrel mare; one negro girl named Titter and her increase to him and his heirs for ever. I do hereby nominate and appoint my two sons George & Gresham Durham my executors of my last will and do hereby revoke all other wills this being my last will in witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and affixed my seal this twenty second day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty. Signed & Sealed in the presents of us-- John Durham (Seal) Joshua Johnson Z. F. Weatmoreland Aaron Arnold Recorded in Will Book C Page 112 Box 9 Package 7 Recorded 17th April 1837 J.Bomar 0. S. D.