The following information was compiled by Newton Jasper Darden: Abram Durden of Bertie County, North Carolina (who had brothers Josiah and Jeremiah or Isiah), had a son , Joseph Durden( 1803-1863) who married Sarah Watson and had 14 children, all born in Gates County, including Harriet Jane(the reporter) who married James Elbert Hobbs. William Watson Durden brother of Mrs. Hobbs, had 10 children, including Elton Tyler Darden of Atlanta, Ga. born March 22, 1868. Elton Tyler Darden reported in 1904 that Cornelius Darden of Bertie County was the Durden ancestor, a Revolutionary soldier, who had a son, William, who served in 1812-14 and left a family in Bertie County, including William, grandson of Cornelius Durden, who married Sarah---------- and Joseph Durden who married Sarah Watson, etc. Information from "The Darden Family History" : Volumes 16 & 17 of Colonial Records of North Carolina show as Revolutionary soldiers, Benjamin, Cornelius, John and Mills Durden. Mrs.Harriet Jane (Durden) Hobbs of Hampton, Va. (b. March 15, 1837) reported in 1904 that the Durdens, of Irish descent, "emigrated from England" Should anyone have any information on any of the names mentioned in the above, please contact me. Thanks, Dorothy Durden .