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Will - from Chuck Councilor
via Don Fisher:
GEORGE DURHAM 1844-1845
I, George DURHAM of Dover
Hundred Kent County and the state of Delaware, Farmer, do this Eighteenth
Day of February eighteen hundred and forty four, make and ordain this
my last will and testament in manner and form following:
First I order and direct that all my stock of horses cattle hogs and
all my farming implements and utensils of every sort and all my household
and kitchen furniture of every description and all my personal property
of every kind be and remain in the possesion of my wife ANN
DURHAM until the first day of next January, and that she shall go
on and cutivate during the present year, the farm of Henry M. Ridgely
on which I now reside as his tenant;
Secondly - as soon after the first day of next January as it can conveniently
be done I order and direct that all my personal property be sold at
public vendue or auction and that after the payment of all my debts
funeral and other proper expenses and charges the clear balance of my
estate be divided and distributed as follows that is to say one third
part thereof to my wife the said ANN
DURHAM and the remaining two third parts thereof be distributed as
follows, one half of one eighth part thereof I give to JOHN HANZER an orphan boy that now lives with me and whom I have raised
thus far from tender infancy, the remaining seven eighth parts and the
one half of the other eighth part of the said two thirds of my said
clear personal estate I give and bequeath as follows that is to say
two eighth parts thereof to my infant son ISAAC
DURHAM, one other eighth part thereof to my son HENRY
DURHAM, one other eighth
part thereof to my son WILLIAM
DURHAM, one other eighth part thereof
to my son ELIJAH DURHAM,
one other eighth part thereof to my son BENJAMIN DURHAM,
one other eighth part thereof to my daughter REBECCA DURHAM and the
remaining eighth part thereof to my daughter HANNAH JANE DURHAM.
Thirdly I hereby order direct and will that my wife ANN DURHAM shall not be chargable with nor accountable for any loss
that may happen or occur in or among any property above directed and
ordered to remain in her possesion until the first day of January next
for the purpose of carrying on the farm above mentioned, and it is my
will and I so direct and order that she may use in the maintainance
and support of herself and family until the first day of next January
all the necessary food now in my possesion and shall not be accountable
to my estate for the same.
Lastly I do hereby appoint my wife the said ANN DURHAM and DOCTOR HENRY RIDGELY the executors
of this my last will and testament.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and
year herein first afore written.
his his
witnesses: CORNELIUS x HANZOR GEORGE x DURHAM
mark mark
H M RIDGELY
Proved 4th day of March 1844
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(the following data are not part of the Will)
Children of GEORGE DURHAM and SUSAN (maiden name unknown) are:
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HENRY2 DURHAM, b. 11 Jul 1815, Delaware;
d. 26 Feb 1882, Delaware.
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3.
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REV. WILLIAM DURHAM, b. 09 Feb
1819, Delaware; d. 16 Aug 1857,
Delaware.
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iii.
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ELIJAH DURHAM, b. ca. 1821, Delaware; d. Aft. 1880,
Michigan.
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iv.
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BENJAMIN DURHAM, b. Bet. 1818 - 1825, Delaware; d. 01 Sep 1888, Delaware.
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v.
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REBECCA DURHAM, d. Unknown.
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vi.
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HANNAH JANE DURHAM, b. ca. 1823
(Source: Joseph Romeo.); d. Unknown.
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vii.
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ISAAC DURHAM (Source: Ned Heite. Mitsa website.),
b. ca. 1837 (Source: Joseph Romeo.); d. Unknown; m. DEBORAH
H. COTT (Source: John Carter.), 07 Jan 1858, Delaware (Source: Marriage record.); b. 06
Jul 1841 (Source: John Carter.); d. Unknown.
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Marriage Notes for ISAAC DURHAM and DEBORAH COTT:
Mitsawokett marriage record:
Groom: DURHAM,
Isaac
Bride: COTT, Deborah
H.
Place: Kent County
Date: 7 Jan 1858
Minister: P.M. Mansfield
Source: Kent Co. Marriages
Reference: Vol 90 p 34
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