John Durham (1738 - 1801)

Born 22 Feb 1738 in Baltimore, Province of Maryland

Ancestors

Died 1801 at about age 62 in Harford, Maryland, United States

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Biography

John Durham was a Civil Servant in the American Revolution.

It appears that the son, John that was born 1723 has passed away, or they just named 2 sons John...........???

Children's Data

Birth St. John's Parish Register

" John Durham son of Samuel Durham and Eleanor, his wife, was born February the twenty second one thousand seven hundred thirty eight."^[1]

John Durham was a signer of the SIGNERS of the Bush Declaration.

The Hereditary Order of the Signers of the Bush Declaration This also gives a short BIOGRAPHY on each man.

which agrees with what we have but they do not share their sources on the site.

They have "married Elizabeth Smithson" daughter of Thomas Smithson and Grafton.......

The Elizabeth Smithson we have with those parents the marriage record spells John's family name John DURBIN......but he has different parents?

Sources

1. ↑ familysearch.org St. John's Parish Register page 102 image 380

• "Maryland, Church Records, 1668-1995," database with images, FamilySearch St. John's Parish Registry - citing Birth, Maryland, British Colonial America, multiple denominations and churches, Maryland; FHL microfilm image 328 of 1164 only the Birth is found in the St. John's Parish Register