Thomas
DURFEE
Born
16 October 1643
,
Exeter, Devon, England
Died
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Born: 16 October 1643 in Exeter, Devon, England
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Thomas was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1660.
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Thomas married Ann? HILL? abt. 1664 in Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Ann? HILL? was born abt. 1628 Ann? died abt. 1686 in Rhode Island, USA.
Thomas married (2) Deliverance HALL abt. 1686 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, Dominion of New England . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Deliverance HALL was born 8 January 1652 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA. Deliverance died abt. 1721 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA. Deliverance was the child of William HALL and Mary THOMAS.
Thomas DURFEE died 14 July 1712 in Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
son of Job Durfee and Judieh Borden
NEW ENGLAND FAMILIES, GENEALOGICAL AND MEMORIAL, EDITED BY WILLIAM RICHARD, PAGE 1273
"THOMAS DURFEE, THE IMMIGRANT ANCESTOR, WAS BORN IN ENGLAND, IN 1643, AND CAME TO THIS COUNTRY IN 1660. HE SETTLED IN THE TOWN OF PORTSMOUTH, RHODE ISLAND. HE MARRIED AS EARLY AS 1664, AND DIED IN 172, AGED ABOUT SEVENTY YEARS. CHILDREN BORN AT PORTSMOUTH: ROBERT, MARCH 11, 1665, MARRIED IN 1686-87, MARY SANFORD THOMAS, MARRIED ANN FREEBORN, OF PORTSMOUTH WILLIAM BENJAMIN, MARRIED PRUDENCE EARLE, IN 1699, INHERITED LAND IN FALL RIVER AND BECAME WEALTHY FOR HIS TIME."
NEW ENGLAND FAMILIES, GENEALOGICAL AND MEMORIAL, EDITED BY WILLIAM RICHARD, PAGE 1273
"THOMAS DURFEE, THE IMMIGRANT ANCESTOR, WAS BORN IN ENGLAND, IN 1643, AND CAME TO THIS COUNTRY IN 1660. HE SETTLED IN THE TOWN OF PORTSMOUTH, RHODE ISLAND. HE MARRIED AS EARLY AS 1664, AND DIED IN 172, AGED ABOUT SEVENTY YEARS. CHILDREN BORN AT PORTSMOUTH: ROBERT, MARCH 11, 1665, MARRIED IN 1686-87, MARY SANFORD THOMAS, MARRIED ANN FREEBORN, OF PORTSMOUTH WILLIAM BENJAMIN, MARRIED PRUDENCE EARLE, IN 1699, INHERITED LAND IN FALL RIVER AND BECAME WEALTHY FOR HIS TIME."
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Spouse & Children of Thomas DURFEE
Thomas DURFEE married 
Ann? HILL?
Marriage date: abt. 1664
Marriage place: Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Source: Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
(Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.
Ann? HILL?Marriage date: abt. 1664
Marriage place: Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Source: Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
(Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.
Marriage notes:
DURFEE Thomas Thomas (1643-1712) & 1-wf _____ _____ by 1665? Portsmouth, RI {Austin: GDRI 68 Brownell 37 Durfee 1:18}
Children of Thomas DURFEE and Ann? HILL?
Robert DURFEEBorn: 10 March 1665, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 10 May 1718, Freetown, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 10 May 1718, Freetown, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Married: Mary SANFORD 1687 Place: Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
Richard DURFEEBorn: abt. 1667, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: abt. 1700, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: abt. 1700, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Married: Ann ALMY
Thomas DURFEEBorn: 28 March 1669, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 24 February 1729, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 24 February 1729, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Married: Ann FREEBORN 1690 Place: Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
William DURFEEBorn: abt. 1673, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: abt. 1727, Tiverton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: abt. 1727, Tiverton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Married: Ann UNKNOWN
Married: Mary UNKNOWN
Ann DURFEEBorn: abt. 1676, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: abt. 1731, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: abt. 1731, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Married: William POTTER
Benjamin DURFEEBorn: abt. 1679, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 6 January 1754, Tiverton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 6 January 1754, Tiverton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Married: Prudence EARLE 1699 Place: Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
Thomas DURFEE married Deliverance HALL
Marriage date: abt. 1686
Marriage place: Portsmouth, Rhode Island, Dominion of New England
Deliverance HALL was the child of William HALL and Mary THOMAS
Deliverance HALLMarriage date: abt. 1686
Marriage place: Portsmouth, Rhode Island, Dominion of New England
Deliverance HALL was the child of William HALL and Mary THOMAS
Children of Thomas DURFEE and Deliverance HALL
Patience DURFEEBorn: 19 June 1690 , Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 23 September 1723, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 23 September 1723, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Married: Benjamin TALLMAN 23 September 1708 Place: Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
Deliverance DURFEEBorn: abt. 1690, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: abt. 1745, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: abt. 1745, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Married: William CORY 23 April 1724 Place: Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
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Birth — 164316 October 1643
Exeter, Devon, England
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Thomas' date of birth is from a deposition he made on August 16, 1679, wherein he stated that he was ' ... aged about thirty six years ... '. Obviously he did not know his exact age. Rhode Island Land Evidence Volume 1, pages188-189. No other reference to his date or place of birth has been found.
It has been assumed by most writers that he was born in England even though there is no positive evidence of it. The fact that he was never referred to as a foreigner or a Frenchman and that he was literate in the English language supports that assumption.
The first record of Thomas DURFEE in America was as a witness, on a deed dated January 20, 1661(or June 28, 1661), whereby King Alexander (Wamsetta), elder brother of King Philip, and chief of the Wampanog Tribe, sold land to Peter Tallman, of Portsmouth, Newport County, RI. Those who signed as witnesses were Richard Bulgar (alias Archer), Edward Lay, John Sasoman the Interpreter Indian, Thomas Durfi, and Alexander. Lay and Alexander...Read full story
Thomas' date of birth is from a deposition he made on August 16, 1679, wherein he stated that he was ' ... aged about thirty six years ... '. Obviously he did not know his exact age. Rhode Island Land Evidence Volume 1, pages188-189. No other reference to his date or place of birth has been found.
It has been assumed by most writers that he was born in England even though there is no positive evidence of it. The fact that he was never referred to as a foreigner or a Frenchman and that he was literate in the English language supports that assumption.
The first record of Thomas DURFEE in America was as a witness, on a deed dated January 20, 1661(or June 28, 1661), whereby King Alexander (Wamsetta), elder brother of King Philip, and chief of the Wampanog Tribe, sold land to Peter Tallman, of Portsmouth, Newport County, RI. Those who signed as witnesses were Richard Bulgar (alias Archer), Edward Lay, John Sasoman the Interpreter Indian, Thomas Durfi, and Alexander. Lay and Alexander...Read full story
, 1916
Original from the New York Public Library
Digitized Jun 9, 2007
Page 216){kind=small}
Title Encyclopedia of Massachusetts, biographical--genealogical, Volume 4
Encyclopedia of Massachusetts, Biographical--genealogical, William Richard Cutter
Authors William Richard Cutter, American Historical Society
Publisher The American historical society (inc.), 1916
Original from the New York Public Library
Digitized Jun 9, 2007
Page 216
, 1916
Original from the New York Public Library
Digitized Jun 9, 2007
Page 216){kind=small}
Title Encyclopedia of Massachusetts, biographical--genealogical, Volume 4
Encyclopedia of Massachusetts, Biographical--genealogical, William Richard Cutter
Authors William Richard Cutter, American Historical Society
Publisher The American historical society (inc.), 1916
Original from the New York Public Library
Digitized Jun 9, 2007
Page 216
1665 Birth of ChildRobert DURFEE was born 10 March 1665, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
Thomas was 21 years old.
1669 Birth of ChildThomas DURFEE was born 28 March 1669, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
Thomas was 25 years old.
1690 Birth of ChildPatience DURFEE was born 19 June 1690 , Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
Thomas was 46 years old.
1708 Marriage of ChildPatience DURFEE married 23 September 1708, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA to Benjamin TALLMAN
Death — 171214 July 1712
Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
He died at the age of 68.
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