Dear Marsha, According to the information I have, the father of Frances Marshall, who married William Durham on 15 Jul 1808 in Sumner Co., TN was Ezekial Marshall. The proof is the will of Ezekial Marshall from Sumner Co., TN records. Here is the family group I have. I am connected to these Marshalls through the Colclough line. The Grandfather of this William Durham was William Durham who married Margaret Colclough. Margaret Colclough was a sister to William Colclough, my 6th GGF. Here is the family group of Ezekial Marshall. God bless. Family Group Record for Ezekial MARSHALL ================================================================= Husband: Ezekial MARSHALL(1) ================================================================= AKA: Born: 1756 - Prince George Co., VA(1) Died: 3 Apr 1842 - Sumner Co., TN(2) Buried: Aft 3 Apr 1842 - Mulloy Cemetery, TN(1) Father: MARSHALL ( - ) Mother: Marriage: Abt 1776(1) Place: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Events ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- 1. Will(3) , 16 May 1836 - Sumner Co., TN Sumner Co., TN Book LR, pg 294(Roll A-5173) State of Tennessee, Sumner County I Ezekiel Marshall of the county and State afored. being of Sound mind an memory do consdtitute and ordaine this my last will and testament in form and manner as follows(to wit) In the first place it is my will and desire that my just debts shall be punctually paid. 2nd. I give unto the heirs of my daughter, Jinsey Caps now deceased(viz) Doak, Rosannah, and Amulet each one dollar and to Elizabeth Caps now living with me one Bed Furniture and Twenty Dollars. 3rd I give unto my daughter Elizabeth Gains and her heirs one dollar. 4th I give unto my daughter Anna Brack and her heirs one dollar. 5th I give unto my daughter Frances Durham and her heirs one dollar. 6th I give unto my son Eli Marshall all that tract of Land where on I now live and his Heirs forever, with all of my stock of every kind, Farming euthensils, household and Kitchken Furniture of every description, with the exception of the bed above bequeathed 7th It is my will and desire that my beloved wife, Lucy Marshall, shall have a quiet and sufficient maintainance out of the property bequeathed unto my son Eli Marshall. And lastly I do hereby constitue and appoint my son-in-law William Durham, and my son Eli Marshal Executors to this my will and testament given under my hand on this the 16th day of May A. D. 1836. Signed in the presence of: Ezekial (X) Marshall (------) R. D. Moore Hiram Mitchell Benjamin Trible Proved: State of Tennessee, Sumner County _______A. D. 1842.(Much of the information on the date presented to court, was to dark to read.) 2. Misc, 1840 - Sumner Co., TN Ezekial Marshall was 82 in 1840 on the Revoltionary Pension rolls and residing in Sumner Co., TN. ============================================================================ ==== Wife: Lucy(1) ================================================================= AKA: ================================================================= Children ================================================================= 1 F Jinsey MARSHALL(1) Born: Abt 1778 Died: Bef May 1836 Spouse: William CAPPS ( - )(4) Marr. Date: 25 May 1797 - Warren Co., NC(4) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- 2 F Elizabeth MARSHALL Born: Abt 1780 Spouse: Moses GAINES ( - ) Marr. Date: 20 Nov 1806 - Sumner Co., TN ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- 3 F Frances MARSHALL(1) Born: Abt 1784 Spouse: William DURHAM, III (Abt 1775-1821)(5) Marr. Date: 15 Jul 1808 - Sumner Co., TN(6) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- 4 F Anne MARSHALL Born: Abt 1790 Spouse: Durham BRACK ( - ) Marr. Date: 1 Mar 1811 - Sumner Co., TN ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- 5 M Richard MARSHALL Born: Abt 1802 Spouse: Sarah CARR ( - ) Marr. Date: 27 Dec 1825 - Sumner Co., TN(7) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- 6 M Eli MARSHALL Born: Abt 1810 Spouse: Elizabeth WEBB ( - ) Marr. Date: 25 Apr 1844 - Sumner Co., TN ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ================================================================= General Notes (Husband) ================================================================= Information from Jim Marshall(NJ)on March 7, 1998. Frances Marshall, daughter of Ezekial Marshall b 1756 Prince George Co., VA. ================================================================= Notes (Marriage) ================================================================= In Prince George or Mecklenburg Co., VA. ================================================================= General Notes for Child Elizabeth MARSHALL ================================================================= Named in father's will signed in 1836, as "my daughter, Elizabeth Gains. ================================================================= General Notes for Child Frances MARSHALL ================================================================= Named in father's will signed in 1836, as "my daughter, Frances Durham. ================================================================= General Notes for Child Anne MARSHALL ================================================================= Named in will of father signed in 1836 as "my daughter Annie Brackett. Last Modified: 19 Mar 2003 =================================================================Source Citations =================================================================1. Jim Marshall (27 E. Madison Avenue, Florham Park, NJ 07932-2605 Ph: 973-966-1843). 2. Knight, Carolyn M., Compiler, "Genealogy Research." 3. Copy of Will, Sumner Co., TN. 4. Jim Marshall,(27 E. Madison Avenue, Florham Park, NJ 07932-2605 Ph: 973-966-1843) Information on the family of Ezekial Marshall from Jim Marshall on March 9, 1998. 5. WFT Vol #5 - #0473 (Broderbund, Inc., Banner Blue Division). 6. "Marriage Records.," Sumner Co., TN. 7. "Ancestry.com" (http://www.ancestry.com), Tennessee Marriages to 1825. ================================================================= Carolyn, just an old Texas Gal. Life is like pouring water into a Coke bottle.  If you're the least bit scared, you can't do it.   Researching: Knight/Byles/Walton/Espy/Smith/Little/Marshall/ Waters/Garner/Martin/Foote/Berryman/Colclough/ Rogers/Grigsby/Blanton/Tate/McGuffey/Hobbs/ Schuenemann/Latinsky/Altman/Gambel/Sinz & Gross WebSite:  http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cgetting/ WebSite: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cgetting/familygroups/ -----Original Message----- From: Marsha Hamilton [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, October 02, 2004 7:16 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [MARSHALL] Marshall Durham marriage: Can anyone tell me whose daughter Frances Marshall was she was married to Wm Durham both born in Virginia? Their daughter was Jane C.“Jincy” Durham b 1792 md to a Dye 1812 in Green Co., KY s died in LaRue Co., KYe Thanks Marsha ________________________________________ From: Ila Thaxton [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 2:47 PM To: Marsha Hamilton Subject: Durham History: Hi Marsha, I have a letter written to Ethel stating that William Durham was killed by a tree falling on him in about the year between 1874 and 76, stating that Willie who was born in 1874 and was a babe in arms when William was killed.   Do you have any idea if    this was so or not?  I am trying to finish this family history before I lose the vision in my one good eye.   also I have listed the dates of birth for the three Durham's   Samuel ! 1752   Samuel 11 1786   William 1830   Also do you have any information as to how the Crouch family enters, Martha Crouch Durham is my Great Grandmother. Also in the letter it states that Grandmother Durham who was a Vass sewed men's suits by hand to make a living. and was a descendent of Queen Ann.       any information would be greatly appreciated for my records.  Ila ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237