William Durgy (Immigrant)
M, #776, b. circa 1634, d. circa 1712
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| Biography* | William Durgy (Immigrant) had this bibliographic information: http://www.durkee.org/history.htm William Durkee (Durgy) was born in Ireland about 1632 and may have been the first Irishman to settle in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He arrived on Nov. 9, 1663 as the indentured servant of Thomas Bishop, having been in the Barbadoes, probably as a slave of Cromwells. Martha Cross was born Feb. 14, 1643 of Robert and Anna/Hannah (Jordon). Martha was probably employed in the household of Thomas Bishop. They married in Ipswich, Mass. on Dec. 20, 1664 after Robert Cross sued William for abusing his daughter and William countersued Robert for withdrawing his consent to marriage after giving it. Two weeks later, their first child John was born. Son Thomas was born in 1666, daughter Martha in 1668, and son William in 1672. Elizabeth born about 1670, Mercy, Anna born about 1680, Mary, Jane, and Henry? were also probably children of William and Martha. Since William would not renounce his Catholicism, he could not own land. Almost all Durkees in the United States and Canada are descended from the three sons: John, Thomas, and William. One exception are a small group in Wisconsin descended from Herman and William Durkey who arrived there about 1870 from Germany. Another exception spell their name Durgy and descend from John Durgy who married Hannah (Conger) in 1784 in Fairfield, Conn. Copyright ©1998, 1999 The Society of Genealogy of Durkee. Revised -- May 27, 1999. | |
| Birth* | circa 1634 | He was born circa 1634 at England. |
| Marriage* | 20 December 1664 | He married Martha Cross, daughter of Robert Cross and Anna Jordan, on 20 December 1664 at Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts.1 |
| Death* | circa 1712 | William Durgy (Immigrant) died circa 1712 at Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts. |
Family | Martha Cross b. 15 Mar 1643, d. 11 Jan 1726 | |
| Children | 1. | John Durkee b. 3 Jan 1664/65, d. 11 Sep 1739 |
| 2. | Thomas Durkee+ b. c 1666, d. c 1757 | |
| 3. | Martha Durkee b. Aug 1668, d. 30 Jan 1748 | |
| 4. | Elizabeth Durkee b. c 1670 | |
| 5. | William Durkee b. 1672, d. 2 Mar 1732 | |
| 6. | Mercy Durkee d. 1 Aug 1730 | |
| 7. | Mary Durkee | |
| 8. | Ann Durkee b. c 1680, d. 18 Nov 1743 | |
| 9. | Jane Durkee d. 1760 | |
| 10. | Henry Durkee |
| Last Edited | 27 Aug 2004 |
Citations
- [S94] History of Woodstock Connecticut; Genealogies of Woodstock Families (lists several sources that can be checked further), Clarence Winthrop Bowen , Plimpton Press, 1930 SLC 974.645/W2 D2b films 940063-940070, v.? pg 600.
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