Thomas William Durbin (bef. 1651 - abt. 1697)

Born before 31 Aug 1651 in Saint Margaret, Westminster, London, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Margaret (Downs) Durbin — married 1689 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, Province of Maryland

Descendants

Died about 3 May 1697 after about age 45 in Baltimore, Province of Maryland [uncertain]

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This profile is part of the Durbin Name Study.

Biography

Thomas Durbin was a Maryland colonist.

Origin

Available birth records reveal a boy named Thomas Durbin was baptised on 31 August 1651 at St. Margaret Church, Westminster, London^[1] There is no proof this is the same person as this profile.

No record of the immigration of Thomas Durbin to Maryland has been found. There is a record that a man named Thomas Durbin was bound to Thomas Covey for 4 years service in Nevis on 17 March 1662 but this may be a different person.^[2]

Property

There are two different deeds recorded in Baltimore County Land records about a tract of land called Johnston. They are both very difficult to read, but it appears that he Thomas bought the above tract of land from two brothers. The deed dated 10 CCT 1676 is between Thomas Durbin of the Severne in Anne Arundel and Walter Dickinson of Talbot County and mentions 2,500 pounds of tobacco to purchase the 200 acre tract. ^[3] Thomas Durbin is called of Baltimore County on the second deed dated 23 NOV 1679 and it is for the same tract of land, but is signed by John Dickinson. It seems that both brothers owned the land and the second deed was needed to confirm the title.^[4] In 1684 Thomas acquired patents on two further tracts of land called "Thomas's Addition" and "Westminster".^[5] Thomas Durbin then appears, on his own, in the tax rolls for Patapscoe Hundred in 1692, 1694 and 1695.^[6]

Death

Thomas died by 3 May 1697 when his estate was inventoried in Baltimore County, Maryland. ^[7][8]

His wife Mary may have died at the same time but was definitely dead by 4 May 1699 as the administration account for his estate includes a sum for funeral charges for Thomas Durbin and his wife 2 black walnut coffins.^[9]

Research Notes

From Durbin and Logsdon Geneology with Related Families

Durbin and Logsdon Geneology with Related Families 1626-1998^[10]

According to Kerry William Bate in his book, The Ebenezer H(111,ks Story,18 he states on page 136:

"Christopher Durbin is perhaps the first known ancestor of our Durbin family. Evidence indicates the name originated in Somerset, England. No trace of his origin is evident in the London parish registers we have consulted. We have also searched LDS microfiche (as of 1980) for each county in England for Durbins, and have found no further clues."

"We find this Christopher Durbin in 1649 at St. Margaret's, Westminster, London, where his first child was christened. After the birth of his son Thomas, his wife Margaret died, and she was buried 13 September 1651. Christopher married (2) Elizabeth , who is identified in the christening of his son Henry. The mother of son Christopher is not identified, but is undoubtedly also this Elizabeth.

Children: surname DURBIN by Margaret:

• 1. Frances, christened 30 Sept. 1649, St. Margaret's; buried 21 Dec. 1649, St. Margaret's.
• 2. Thomas, christened 31 August 1651, St. Margaret's

Children: surname DURBIN by Elizabeth:

• 3. Christopher, christened 10 July 1653, St. Margaret's
• 4. Henry "Durban", christened 20 Aug. 1654, St. Mary, Colechurch, London"

All of the following facts were entered on this profile at its origin, but none of them have been sourced:

• Arrival

  • Either 1654-1663 Nevis or 1682 Maryland. ^[11]

• Marriage

  • 1689 to Mary Downs in Baltimore, Baltimore, MarylandThis information apparently came from an unsourced ancestral file that was taken from an unsourced (and now unavailable) family tree. See his FamilySearch profile for more information (connection on the lower right of his profile page). -- Fiscus-32 09:36, 10 December 2016 (EST)

• Children: So far there are no birth records for any of the children. Should they be disconnected?

  • Thomas Durbin

    William Durbin

    John Durbin(1686-1743) --now found source for John's approx birth & marriage & death.-- Templeton-1883 12:26, 13 December 2016 (EST)

    Christpher Durbin (??-1709) --this looks like the same person as Christopher Durbin (1621-1651) but the given dates are too far apart to propose a merge-- Templeton-1883 12:57, 13 December 2016 (EST)

    Sarah Durbin

    Elizabeth Durbin

    James Durbin

    Samuel S Durbin -- This is the only child who appears to have documentation verifying his parents. The citations on his profile are not entirely clear. The birth dates of all other children do not fit with the marriage date, if the marriage date and spouse are correct.

• Durbin and Logsdon Geneology with Realted Families 1626-1998, Second Revised Edition, Betty Jewell Durbin Carson, copyright 1998
• Samuel Durbin, Sr. was born ca 1698, the son of Thomas and Mary? Downs. In St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Baltimore, the records show that on July 4, 1723, Samuel Durbin married Ann Logsdon (of William Logsdon, the Immigrant, and Honor O'Flynn). Even though she was Catholic, they were married in an Anglican Church because of the opposition to the Catholic religion at that time. There are quite a few documentary references tohim, and his thirteen children are equally delineated in both the will of Samuel and that of his wife. He is noted as "of Little Pipe Creek Hundred" which was immedi­ ately west of Westminster, Maryland.

• Death

  • 8 MAY 1689, Baltimore, Maryland, British America -- There is no documentation to show when and where he died. I've removed the date that was entered. Incidentally, this is the same year that he allegedly married. So, the date could have just been entered in the wrong field. -- Fiscus-32 09:36, 10 December 2016 (EST) --

    marriage date was very possibly entered in wrong field as I've now found the inventory of his estate in 1697 and the inventory account in 1699-- Templeton-1883 10:05, 15 January 2017 (EST)--

• Update Elizabeth Malpus Durbin added as second wife to father, Christopher, and moved Christopher Durbin (Thomas's half-brother) from 1st wife to 2nd wife

• Baltimore County Families, 1659-1759 ^[12]

• The Durbin Family of MD and PA ^[13]

• RootsWeb, DURBIN-L Archives ^[14]

• Thomas Durbin By Kerry William Bate from google.com ^[15]

• The Durbin Family, The Legend ^{[16] [17]}

• Patriarch of the American Frontier: The Life of Reverend Father Elisha John ^[18]

• We Relate ^[19]

• Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties ^[20]

• Family tree:Information about Thomas William DURBIN ^[21]

• History of Knox County, Ohio: Its Past and Present ^[22]

• Baltimore Genealogy Society Nnotebook ^[23]

• "History of Harford County, Maryland : from 1608 (the year of Smith's expedition) to the close of the War of 1812" ^[24]

• Durbin and Logsdon Geneology with Realted Families 1626-1998, Second Revised Edition, Betty Jewell Durbin Carson, copyright 1998, Heritage Books, Inc. ISBN 0-7884-0964-6 www.heritage books.com pg6

• Baltimore County Families 1659-1759; Robert W Barnes; 1989; Baltimore MD;

• Baltimore County Land Records, 1665-1687 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Sisco, Louis Dow. Baltimore County Land Records, 1665-1687. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1992. http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=49034&path=

• Ancestry.com. Early parishes and hundreds, Baltimore County, Md., including tax lists, years 1692, 1694, 1695 [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: Headington, Clifford E.. Early parishes and hundreds, Baltimore County, Md., including tax lists, years 1692, 1694, 1695. Baltimore, Md.: Ida Charles Wilkins Foundation, 1954. http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=25439

• Ancestry.com. British Roots of Maryland Families [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Barnes, Robert W. British Roots of Maryland Families. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2002. http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=49095

• DURBIN-LOGSDON SETTLEMENT DOWN IN CHRISTIAN COUNTY [15]

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J791-84D : 30 December 2014), Thomas Durbin, 31 Aug 1651; citing SAINT MARGARET, WESTMINSTER, LONDON, ENGLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 908,519.
2. ↑ "British Roots" p 175
3. ↑ Baltimore County Deeds Liber IR PP folio 15
4. ↑ Baltimore County Deeds Liber IR PP folio 45
5. ↑ Maryland State Archives, MARYLAND INDEXES, (Patents, Index) 1634-1985, S1426-1, online at http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/stagser/s1400/s1426/html/index54.html
6. ↑ "Early Parishes and Hundreds pp3,13, 20
7. ↑ "Baltimore County Families" p 189
8. ↑ Maryland State Archives (Probate Records, Colonial, Index) 1634-1777 at http://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/stagsere/se1/se4/000000/html/index.html and index card at http://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/stagsere/se1/se4/000000/000004/html/06253.html
9. ↑ MARYLAND STATE ARCHIVES (Huntington Collection of Maryland State Archives Security Microfilm) Inventories & Accounts, Vol. 18, 1698-1699 at http://guide.mdsa.net/pages/series.aspx?action=viewdetailedseries&id=te1 and administration account reference msa_te_1_066-0418 digital image at http://mdhistory.net/msaref10/msa_te_1_066/html/msa_te_1_066-0418.html
10. ↑ Durbin and Logsdon Geneology with Related Families 1626-1998, Second Revised Edition, Betty Jewell Durbin Carson, copyright 1998, Heritage Books, Inc. ISBN 0-7884-0964-6 www.heritage books.com pg6
11. ↑ 1682 list U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Maryland; Year: 1682; Page Number: 203, Original data: Filby, P. William, ed. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2012 [1]
12. ↑ Baltimore County Families, 1659-1759[2]
13. ↑ The Durbin Family of MD and PA, THOMAS DURBIN OF BALTIMORE COUNTY, MARYLAND [3]
14. ↑ RootsWeb, DURBIN-L Archives , Archiver, DURBIN, 1998-03, 0890525591 [4]
15. ↑ Thomas Durbin By Kerry William Bate from google.com, FamilySearch Rights and Use Information (Updated 2/3/2015) | Privacy Policy (Updated 3/18/2014) © 2017 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. A service provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [5]
16. ↑ http://sunfishkentucky.homestead.com [6]
17. ↑ The Durbin Family, The Legend Google books pg 36 [7]
18. ↑ Patriarch of the American Frontier: The Life of Reverend Father Elisha John pg 26 google books [8]
19. ↑ Thomas DURBIN on We Relate [9]
20. ↑ Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties [10]
21. ↑ Family tree:Information about Thomas William DURBIN, Geneology.com [11]
22. ↑ History of Knox County, Ohio: Its Past and Present pg 658 Google books [12]
23. ↑ Baltimore Genealogy Society Nnotebook [13]
24. ↑ Full text of "History of Harford County, Maryland : from 1608 (the year of Smith's expedition) to the close of the War of 1812 [14]