William Durkee III (1712 - 1795)

Born 28 Feb 1712 in Windham, Windham County, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Abigail (Hovey) Durkee — married 8 Feb 1733 in Windham, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 15 Jan 1795 at age 82 in Hampton, Windham, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

William Durkee III was a son of William Durkee and his wife Rebeckah. He was born at Windham, Connecticut, on 28 February 1712. ^[1]

Marriage

William was married at Windham to Abigail Hovey (name recorded as Houey) on 8 February 1732/3.^[1][2]

Revolutionary War Service

Captain William Durkee III performed Patriotic Service in Connecticut in the American Revolution.

Captain William Durkee III served with Civil Service, Connecticut during the American Revolution.

William Durkee DAR Ancestor #: A035431 ^[3]

Service: Connecticut Rank(s): Civil Service as grand juryman, Patriotic Service as member if committee to provide for families of officers and soldiers. as per Mullen, Connecticut Town Meeting Records Vol 1 pages 575, 579.

Birth: 1710; Death: 1-15-1795 Hampton, Windham, Connecticut.

Spouse: Abigail Hovey

Death

William died January 15th, 1795 at Hampton, Windham, Connecticut. ^{[4] [5]}

Will dated 10 January 1795 (pro. 1 March 1795) mentions: sister Rebecca Robinson; daughters Abigail Hammond and Hannah Foster; Mary, John and Royal Brewster, children of daughter Mary Brewster, deceased. Son-in-law Josiah Hammond, executor.^[6]

Children

William and Abigail (Hovey) Durkee had, in Windham:^[2]

• Abigail, b. 14 Apr 1734
• Sarah, b. 31 Aug 1736, died 15 June 1742
• Hannah, b. 26 Jan 1738-9
• Mary, b. 29 Nov 1741

DISAMBIGUATION NOTES: [[Bullen-506 ] Halsey Bullen]]

Elizabeth Durkee was born in Windham on 28 Nov 1737, but not to the man profiled here. This birth was recorded in the Windham records twice, once attributing her to her actual parents Deacon William and Elizabeth, once attributing her incorrectly to the man profiled here, Capt. William and his wife Abigail. The Barbour transcription of the incorrect version includes a note "Sd. Elizabeth belongs to Dea.Durge"^[2] Furthermore, her birth date is too close to the birthdates of Sarah and Hannah to fit in the family profiled here. Therefore, she has been removed from this William and recorded as the child of the correct William Durkee

Benjamin Durkee and Asa Durkee are connected as children of William and Abigail, but there is no record of either in Windham vital records, and their profiles are devoid of sources other than the GEDCom from which they were created. Apparently should be merged away or at least disconnected from their purported parents.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Windham, page 81.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} >Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Records, Windham, p. 78 in transcription viewed on americanancestors.org($), citing Vol. 1, p. 137 in original
3. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed October 27, 2019), "Record of William Durkee", Ancestor # A035431.
4. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed October 27, 2019), "Record of William Durkee", Ancestor # A035431.
5. ↑ Find A Grave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38958901/william-durkee
6. ↑ "Probate records, 1719-1918". Catalog: Probate records, 1719-1918 Probate records v. 13-14 1790-1802. Film number: 007627154 > image 243 of 639. FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L92K-Y7R1 (accessed 12 March 2024).

• "The Book of Daniel Hovey and His Descendants", page 84