Eve (Brine) Durham (1743 - 1825)

Born 11 Sep 1743 in Warren, Somerset County, New Jersey

Wife of James Durham — married 1759 in Warren, Pennsylvania (USA)

Descendants

Died 29 Dec 1825 at age 82 in Niagara Twp., Lincoln County, Upper Canada (Ontario)

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Biography

Eve Bryan, 1743-1825

Daughter of Joseph Bryan (1719-1805) & Aylee Linville.

Birth: 11 September 1743, Warren, Somerset County, New Jersey.

Marriage: 1759, Warren, Pennsylvania, to James Durham (1740-1764)

Potential Children:

1. Elizabeth Durham (1760-1852)
2. John Durham (1767-1851)
3. Eve Durham (1771- )
4. Edward Durham (1773-1844)
5. Isaac Durham (1774-1813)
6. Sarah Durham (1777-1813)
7. Lois Durham (1780-1843)
8. Catherine Durham (1782-1847)
9. Jeremiah Durham (1784-1784)

Residence 1772, North Bethal Twp, Pensylvannia. During the American Revolution her husband served with Loyalist forces [Butler's Rangers?], for which he was imprisoned and his lands confiscated. He received 200 acres near Queensont. By 1788 they settled in Stamford Township (Lincoln County). They and the Crooks were among the first white settlers there.

Her husband, James Durham, died 5 June 1794, at Queenston, Lincoln, Upper Canada (Ontario). As a widow of a Loyalist the family received 200 acres in Niagara Township.

Death: 29 Dec 1825, Niagara Township, Lincoln, Upper Canada (Ontario); ALT 29 Oct 1825

Burial: Old Homer Burying Ground [The Ten Anglican/ Ten Mile Creek], Grantham Twp., Lincoln Co., Ontario).^[1][2]

see husband's profile

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. Canada, Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. Web: Canada, GenWeb Cemetery Index, 1800-2011 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

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1797 Upper Canada Land Petition

The Petition of Eve Durham

Humbly Showeth

That your petitioners Husband came into this Province in the year 1786 and brought with five children. That your Petitioner was obliged to remain in the States with four small children until your Petitioner's Husband had procured a residence for his family in this Province. That your Petitioner's husband soon afterwards ...... your Petitioner from coming in until the year 1791, with the remains of her family. Your Petitioner therefore prays that your Honor would be pleased to allow her such a proportion of lands for the four children as your Honor may think proper and your Petitioner as in duty bound will ever pray.

Eve Durham (her mark)

Read May 16, 1797

Recommended for 250 acres of family lands and 200 acres as a Settler if not granted before

Land Book C (or E) page 52

"Eve Durham widow to the late James Durham who came into this settlement in the year 1787 brought at different times nine children. All of whom are now in this settlement."

Newark, 15th May 1797, R Church

Library and Archives Canada Volume 150, Bundle D3, Petition 16, Microfilm C-1743 page 16/1294

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1825 Death

Eve DURHAM

west side:

Eve

wife of James DURHAM

Died: Oct. 29, 1825

Aged 82 years

[Transcribed by OGS Niagara Peninsula Branch 1985]

Homer / The Ten Anglican, OGS#3352 (prev Grantham) Niagara-on-the-Lake, Niagara (Lincoln & Welland), Ontario

Canadian Headstones

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