Descendants of William James Durrance 1 William James "William Williams Durrance II" Durrance b: 1804 in Tattnall County, Ga. d: March 08, 1841 in Lowndes County, Ga. .. +Luraney "Lauranie" De Loach b: 1807 in Tattnall Co, GA d: 1875 in Fargo, Clinch Co, GA m: February 12, 1824 in Tattnall County, Ga. Father: Abraham De Loach Mother: Elizabeth Rowe William James Durrence was born in Tattnall County in 1804, son of William Durrence and his wife Cynthia Tippins, and a grandson of William Durrence, R.S. He was married in Tattnall County Feb. 19, 1824, to Luraney DeLoach, born in 1807 in Georgia, a daughter of Abraham DeLoach. In the early 1830's, Mr. Durrence and his family moved to Lowndes County. He served as Justice of Peace, 658th district there, until his death, and was 1st lieutenant of the militia in the same district, from 1840 until his death. He died in Lowndes County, March 8th, 1841. He served as a private in 1836 under Capt. Hamilton W. Sharpe in the Indian War and again in 1838 under Capt. Levi J. Knight. Census 1840 Lowndes Co, DURRANCE, WM 5M, 5F Luraney De Loach In 1855, she, with her unmarried children and grandchildren moved from near Troupville in Lowndes County where they had been residing, to Charlton County near the old Indian War fort known as Fort Moniac on the St. Marys River. While living there she applied on April 3, 1855, for bounty land for her husband's Indian War service, and it was approved and she was granted 160 acres by the U.S. Government, Sept. 24,1856. She died there about 1875-80. Said to have had two more children after the death of William, but I believe that the children belong to daughter Ann E and are confussed by the fact that Ann never left the household of Lourania. In 1855 moved household to Charlton Co near inlaws and Daughter Mary, in Traders Hill 1860 census next door to Susannah Thomas. (After the civil war and before 1870 she moved with several of her family to Clinch county and settled in the present Fargo district near or on the Suwannee River. sc Huxford) Need additional research, may be buried in Baker Co, FL. Bill