Individual Details
Thomas Durham
(1782 - 1856)
There is a marriage for a Thomas Durham to Miley White, 28 Jan 1802, just about ten months before his marriage to Sally Haden. Benjamin Merrill was bondsman; A. L. Osborn, DC, wit. Possibly the marriage did not take place or she died.
He married Sally "Haiden", 2 Nov 1802. Robt. McKee, bondsman; A. L. Osborn, DC, wit.
Abstracts of Deed Book 20-24 of Rowan Co NC 1807-1818
James W. Klutz 1999
#955 Rowan DB 21, p.391
24 Feb 1808 Thos Durham Sr to Thos Durham Jr for 5sh 156a Richard Crk of Swearing Crk adj Israel Cox now Samuel Barclay, Robt Barcly. Includes plantation where Grantor formerly lived. Grant from Henry Eustace McCulloh in 1773. Grantor reserved 8/9 parts of any gold or silver found on land. Wit: Joseph Haden, Ebenezer Moore. Moore prvd Nov Ct 1808
#2270 DB 23,p. 101
2 Dec 1809 Thomas Durham Jr to Henry Coonrod 156a on Richards Crk of Swearing Crk adj Samuel & Robert Barclay. Where Durham formerly lived. Wit: John Darr, David Coonrod. Prvd by Darr Feb Ct 1814
Rowan Co Deed found on TNSMITH-L@rootsweb.com: Deed dated 29 Dec 1820. Joseph Haden of Rowan Co NC attorney in fact of Thomas Durham of Smith Co TN to William Haden of Rowan Co NC, per power of attorney dated 5 Mar 1810 & registered in the Register's Office, Book 21, p.882. For $345, tract of land in Rowan on Swearing Creek, bound by Jeptha Durham & Lewis Beard, containing 230 acres, part of tract conveyed to Thomas Durham by Benjamin Todd containing 525 acres. Signed: Joseph Haden.
[According to this mail list there were many families in Smith Co TN that had come from Rowan Co NC]
Found among the documents of Joseph Haden's estate file was the following bond:
Thomas Durham Junr of the Sate of Tennesse, Warren Co, and Joseph Haden of Smith County of state aforesaid, with William Haden of Davidson Co as their security acknowledge receipt of $557.00 on 11 Jun 1823 [It would seem that both had recently moved to Tennessee] Thomas Durham Junr was guardian of the heirs of the body of his late wife Sarah Durham, now deceased, daughter of Joseph Haden Dec'd, namely Joseph H. Durham, Asinath Durham, and Thomas A Durham for which he has given security in Warren Co, TN. He received the full legacy due amounting to $276.72 1/2. Signed: Thos. Durham, Joseph Haden, Wm. Haden. Attest: William Owen, Spruce Wilson
1850 Census. Dekalb Co TN. Thomas with 2nd wife Elizabeth and several children. Thomas was listed as the County Surveyor.
Events
| Birth | 1782 | Rowan County, North Carolina |  |  | |
| Marriage | 2 Nov 1802 | Rowan County, North Carolina - Sally Haden | | ||
| Marriage | Aft 1819 | Elizabeth Chiles Johnson | | ||
| Death | 1856 | DeKalb County, Tennessee | |
Families
| Spouse | Sally Haden (1783 - 1819) |
| Child | Nancy Durham (1803 - 1823) |
| Child | Joseph Haden Durham (1805 - ) |
| Child | Theresa Durham ( - 1823) |
| Child | Naphthali Durham (1807 - 1823) |
| Child | Asinath Durham (1809 - ) |
| Child | Thomas Allen Durham (1812 - 1879) |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Chiles Johnson ( - ) |
| Child | James Durham (1827 - ) |
| Child | Jerusha Candace Durham ( - ) |
| Child | Caroline V. Durham (1834 - ) |
| Child | Jane Rose Durham (1836 - 1861) |
| Father | Thomas Durham (1760 - 1823) |
| Mother | Rebecca Allen (1762 - 1827) |
| Sibling | Jerusha Durham (1784 - ) |
| Sibling | Candace Durham (1786 - ) |
| Sibling | Levi Durham (1788 - ) |
| Sibling | Jeptha Durham ( - ) |
| Sibling | Naphthali Durham (1790 - 1835) |
| Sibling | Elias Durham (1792 - 1835) |
| Sibling | Rebecca Durham (1794 - 1858) |
| Sibling | Gabriel Durham ( - ) |
Notes
Birth
A Post on the Rowan Co NC forum suggests that Thomas may have been born in Montgomery Co NC.Endnotes
1. Email.
2. Irene O. Cook, Haden: Cook Family Group Records (Prepared 21 Jan 1998).
3. Elizabeth Wheeler Francis and Ethel Silvey Moore, Lost Links: New Recordings of Old Data From Many States (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore c1975 LDS Microfilm #0982004, 2nd on Roll), Rowan Co NC Marriages; p.35.
4. Email.
5. Email.