Brief Life History of William
When William Durkee was born on 15 March 1634, in Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland, his father, William O’Durkin, was 29 and his mother, Lady Lady Sarah Elizabeth Durkee born Lady Batham, was 24. He married Martha Cross on 20 December 1664, in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in New Hampshire, British Colonial America in 1684. He died on 29 January 1704, in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Old South Cemetery, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.
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- Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850
- William Dirkye, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"
- William Durkee, "Find A Grave Index"
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1640
Oldest grave seen in memorial list
1641
Great Catholic-Gaelic rebellion for return of lands, later joined by Old English Catholics in Ireland. Under leadership of Irish chieftain, Rory O'More, conspiracy was formed to seize Dublin and expel the English. English settlers were driven out of Ulster. Catholics hold 59% of land in Ireland.
1672
Over 6,000 Irish boys and women sold as slaves since England gained control of Jamaica.
Name Meaning
Irish and Scottish: perhaps a late pet form in Scotland of Durkin . This surname is rare in Britain and Ireland.
History: The name was brought to the Massachusetts Bay Colony by William Durgy, who was born in Ireland c. 1632. He arrived from Barbados on November 9, 1663, as the indentured servant of Thomas Bishop.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Story of William and Marth as told by Mary McMaster Melenbacker who got her info from Ruth Stoltman
William Durgy was an indentured servant from Ireland who came to America some twenty or so years after the Pilgrims. He came via the West Indies and entered America at Ipswich, Massachusetts, ending u …
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