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1. Wesley DURHAM was born about 1800 in Orange
County, North Carolina.1,2,3,4 In the 1840 Census for Orange County, North Carolina
(Northern Division), Wesley Durham, age 20-30, is listed next to "James
McAdams", a name in which Wesley and Hannah (McAdams) Durham named their
oldest child. James McAdams is very likely the father of Hannah McAdams.
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Posted by Gerald E. Collins - Postem Note at Rootsweb...........
geraldcollins601@aol.com
Wesley Durham married Hannah Mcaddams 14 February 1836 in Orange County, North
Carolina. Wesley Durham was a member of the Antioch Church in Orange County until
March 1836 when his membership was terminated -- apparently because of his marriage
and move to Alamance County, North Carolina. I have not yet determined who his
parents were.
Wesley and Martha Durham family can be found in the 1860 Grayson County, Virginia
census. They added one new son to their family. This son, Joseph P. Durham, was
born about 1852 in North Carolins. Joseph moved with his sister Martha E. Durham
and her husband to Cherokee County, Kansas for the 1870 census but have found
no further information on him. The other sister Sarah moved to Lee County, Virginia
where she married her second husband. Wesley DURHAM and Hannah MCADAMS were
married on 14 Feb 1836 in Orange County, North Carolina.5,6,7 Orange County Marriages, 1779-1868
Durham, Westley & Hannah McCaddams, 14 Feb 1836; Jesse Durham, Jesse Miller,
bm.; Witness: J. Taylor Hannah MCADAMS was born
about 1802 in North Carolina.1,2,3
Wesley DURHAM and Hannah MCADAMS had the following children:
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