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Thomas Durfee

Male 1643 - 1712  (69 years)


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  1. 1.  Thomas Durfee was born 1643, England; died 14 Jul 1712, Portsmouth, RI.

    Notes:

    The will of Thomas Durfee of Portsmouth, dated 4 Feb 1709/10, proved 17 July 1712, mentions wife Deliverance; sons Richard (eldest), Thomas, William, Richard (dec'd), and Benjamin (youngest); daughters Patience Tallman and Deliverance Durfee (youngest); grandsons, sons of Richard: Richard & Thomas.

    "Thomas DURFEE (742) was born in 1643 in England. LDS Family Search Ancestral File indicates that he was born Oct 1643 in Portsmouth, RI, where he was also chistened. (AFN: 9M2P-N5 & film # 1760781) Bonnie Hubbard's material indicates that he was born in England in 1643. He died on 14 Jul 1712 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI. He was buried in Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI. (LDS Family Search Ancestral File, AFN: 9M2P-N5) IMMIGRANT - "The Durfee article in Boyer, p. 183, says that there were no Durfees in England before 1628 nor after 1723 and that they were probably French Huguenot. The first in America was Thomas, born in England in 1643. Family tradition (Reed) says he came to Portsmouth in 1660 and 'The recorded evidence of his appearing at the session of the Colonial General Assembly of Rhode Island, in October 1664, carries unmistakable proof of his presence in the Colony many months previous to that session.' The family wasn't admitting it even as late as 1902 but Boyer describes the proof: 'In 1664 the 'insoelent carriadge of Thomas Durfee with the sayd [Peter] Tallmans wife' was brought to the attention of the Rhode Island General Assembly {RCRI, 2:85], and on 3 May 1665 Peter Tallman was given a divorce from his wife as she admitted she had had a child 'begotten by another man' [RCRI, 2:123].' Thomas probably came as a redemptioner. Such a person was one who couldn't pay his passage and was sold at auction for the lowest term of years for which anyone would take him. Thomas was admitted a freeman of Portsmouth in 1673 and served on a petit jury in 1677. He was elected Constable for one year terms in 1687 and 1690. He was chosen one of the Overseers of the Poor in 1691 and made a Deputy that same year and again in 1694. He was elected to the town council in 1692 and again in 1694. It appears that the townspeople had forgiven if not forgotten his sin. I wonder what Peter Tallman was like -- in 1683 he had moved to Guilford, near New Haven, Connecticut, and sold eight acres of Portsmouth land to Thomas Durfee for

    Thomas married Ann Hill Abt 1665, Portsmouth, RI. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Robert Durfee  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1665.
    2. 3. Thomas Durfee  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1667.
    3. 4. William Durfee  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1671.
    4. 5. Benjamin Durfee  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1673.
    5. 6. Richard Durfee  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1675.

    Thomas married Deliverance Hall Bef 1688. Deliverance (daughter of William HALL, Jr. and Mary THOMAS) was born 1655, Portsmouth, RI; died Feb 1720/21, Portsmouth, RI. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 7. Patience Durfee  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1688.
    2. 8. Deliverance Durfee  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1692.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Robert Durfee Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born Abt 1665.

  2. 3.  Thomas Durfee Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born Abt 1667.

    Thomas married Ann Freeborn Abt 1691. Ann (daughter of Gideon Freeborn and Sarah Brownell) was born 28 Mar 1669, Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 9. Sarah Durfee  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1 Mar 1692/93; died 21 Apr 1759.

  3. 4.  William Durfee Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born Abt 1671.

  4. 5.  Benjamin Durfee Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born Abt 1673.

    Benjamin married Prudence Earle 1699. Prudence (daughter of William Earle and Prudence Unknown) was born Abt 1675. [Group Sheet]


  5. 6.  Richard Durfee Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born Abt 1675.

  6. 7.  Patience Durfee Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born Abt 1688.

    Patience married Benjamin Tallman 23 Sep 1708. [Group Sheet]


  7. 8.  Deliverance Durfee Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born Abt 1692.


Generation: 3

  1. 9.  Sarah Durfee Descendancy chart to this point (3.Thomas2, 1.Thomas1) was born 1 Mar 1692/93; died 21 Apr 1759.

    Notes:

    According to Austin's Genealogical Dictionary of RI p 65, Sarah was d/o Thomas & Ann (Freeborn) Durfee.

    Sarah married Joseph Dennis 20 Apr 1721. Joseph (son of Robert DENNIS and Sarah HOWLAND) was born 25 May 1689; died 24 Oct 1759. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 10. Sarah Dennis  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1725.
    2. 11. Robert Dennis  Descendancy chart to this point was born 27 Sep 1727; died 4 Dec 1811.
    3. 12. Joseph Dennis  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1730.
    4. 13. Anna Dennis  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1731.


Generation: 4

  1. 10.  Sarah Dennis Descendancy chart to this point (9.Sarah3, 3.Thomas2, 1.Thomas1) was born 1725.

  2. 11.  Robert Dennis Descendancy chart to this point (9.Sarah3, 3.Thomas2, 1.Thomas1) was born 27 Sep 1727; died 4 Dec 1811.

    Notes:

    He was probably the Robert Dennis who was Town Clerk of Portsmouth in the mid-1700s. He recorded the ear mark of my ancestor Joseph Remington's creatures, 18 June 1754.

    The will of Robert Dennis of Portsmouth, dated 24 June 1799 and proved 16 Apr 1811, mentions wife Hannah; sons Gideon, Robert, Jonathan, George, Moses, and Thomas; and dtrs Hannah Hall & Mary Sisson.

    Robert married Hannah Coggeshall 21 Jun 1750. Hannah was born 3 May 1731; died 22 Nov 1811. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 14. Gideon Dennis  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 15. Robert Dennis  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 16. George Dennis  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 17. Moses Dennis  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 18. Thomas Dennis  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 19. Hannah Dennis  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 20. Mary Dennis  Descendancy chart to this point
    8. 21. Jonathan Dennis  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Jan 1767; died 17 Sep 1850.

  3. 12.  Joseph Dennis Descendancy chart to this point (9.Sarah3, 3.Thomas2, 1.Thomas1) was born 1730.

  4. 13.  Anna Dennis Descendancy chart to this point (9.Sarah3, 3.Thomas2, 1.Thomas1) was born 1731.