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I think Esther Durnil may have been Hester Durnil, daughter of James and Phoebe Durnil. Would appreciate your thoughts. Here's what I have on James's family;
Descendants of James Durnil
Generation No. 1
1. JAMES1 DURNIL He married PHOEBE.
Notes for JAMES DURNIL:
CARROLL 1765-1815 THE SETTLEMENTS BY JOHN PERRY ALDERMAN (PAGES 103 & 104)
JAMES DURNEL APPEARED ON THE 1793 WYTHE PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX LIST. HE DID NOT ACQUIRE LAND UNTIL 1798 WHEN HE BOUGHT A HUNDRED ACRES NORTH OF HILLSVILLE ON REED ISLAND FROM NATHANIEL POPE (GRAYSON, D.B. 1-300). HE OWNED THE PROPERTY FOR THIRTEEN YEARS, SELLING IN 1811 TO PETER FINLEY (GRAYSON, D.B. 3-98). ALTHOUGH JAMES AND HIS WIFE PHEBE SOLD THEIR LAND IN 1811, THEY REMAINED IN THE COUNTY FOR SOME TIME THEREAFTER. PHEBE HAD JOINED THE QUAKER CHURCH IN 1805 AND TEN YEARS LATER SHE WAS GIVEN A CERTIFICATE TO A QUAKER MEETING IN TENNESSEE (1 HINSHAW 1009).
Children of JAMES DURNIL and PHOEBE are:
i. ALLIE2 DURNIL.
ii. ANDREW DURNIL.
iii. HESTER DURNIL.
iv. MARY DURNIL.
v. PHOEBE DURNIL.
vi. SARAH DURNIL.
vii. WILLIAM DURNIL, b. Abt. 1780, PA; d. June 19, 1810, Grayson Co, VA; m. CATHERINE.
Notes for WILLIAM DURNIL:
After he died, his widow took the children and moved away. The court sold the land
2. viii. JOHN DURNIL, b. 1783, Probably Wythe Co, VA; d. June 11, 1843, Carroll Co, VA.
ix. JAMES DURNIL, b. Abt. 1784.
x. LEVI DURNIL, b. Abt. 1785; m. VIRGINIA ANNA LUNDY, January 15, 1807, Grayson Co, VA.
Notes for LEVI DURNIL:
CARROLL 1765-1815, THE SETTLEMENTS BY JOHN PERRY ALDERMAN PAGE 104
LEVI DURNEL MOVED TO MEADOW CREEK IN GRAYSON COUNTY, AND EVENTUALLY BOUGHT A LOT IN THE COUNTY SEAT AT GREENVILLE WHERE HE WORKED AS A BLACKSMITH AND QUARRELED WITH ROBERT WARDEN (GRAYSON, D.B. 5-475).
More About LEVI DURNIL and VIRGINIA LUNDY:
Marriage: January 15, 1807, Grayson Co, VA
xi. ELI DURNIL, b. Abt. 1786; m. OBEDIENCE CHANCE, August 22, 1809, Grayson Co, VA.
More About ELI DURNIL and OBEDIENCE CHANCE:
Marriage: August 22, 1809, Grayson Co, VA
xii. AARON DURNIL, b. Abt. 1794.
xiii. JOSEPH DURNIL, b. Abt. 1797.
Generation No. 2
2. JOHN2 DURNIL (JAMES1)1 was born 1783 in Probably Wythe Co, VA, and died June 11, 1843 in Carroll Co, VA. He married DIANNAH JENNINGS2 May 04, 1806 in Patrick Co, VA, daughter of WILLIAM JENNINGS and ELIZABETH OGLE. She was born Abt. 1774 in Bedford Co, Va2, and died March 04, 1829 in Grayson Co, VA2.
More About DIANNAH JENNINGS:
Burial: North End Cemetery, Hillsville VA
More About JOHN DURNIL and DIANNAH JENNINGS:
Marriage: May 04, 1806, Patrick Co, VA
Children of JOHN DURNIL and DIANNAH JENNINGS are:
i. SARAH3 DURNIL3, b. Abt. 1808, Grayson Co, VA3; d. February 15, 1896, Carroll Co, Va3; m. REUBEN DALTON3; b. Abt. 18113; d. December 09, 1887, Carroll Co, Va3.
Notes for SARAH DURNIL:
[Hall test.ftw]
died of old age per death records
More About SARAH DURNIL:
Cause of death (Facts Pg): old age per death record
Notes for REUBEN DALTON:
Age 59 in the 1870 census; a farmer with a wife and 1 child at home
died of fever per death records
ii. PHOEBE JANE DURNIL3, b. Abt. 1809; d. Probably Floyd Co, VA; m. JEHU PHILLIPS3, October 26, 1825, Grayson Cty, Va3; b. 17903; d. 18353.
More About JEHU PHILLIPS and PHOEBE DURNIL:
Single: October 26, 1825, Grayson Cty, Va3
iii. ALLEY DURNIL, b. Abt. 1814, Grayson Co, Va; d. July 22, 1889, Carroll Co, VA; m. ROBERT GOAD, 1830, Grayson Co, Va; b. Abt. 1812, Grayson Co, Va; d. August 08, 1872, Carroll Co, VA.
Notes for ALLEY DURNIL:
Living with son, Andrew's family in 1880
More About ALLEY DURNIL:
Burial: Floyd Webb Cemetery (by tradition)
Notes for ROBERT GOAD:
"Big Robin" weighed 505 pounds according to family lore
More About ROBERT GOAD:
Burial: Floyd Webb Cemetery (by tradition)
Cause of death (Facts Pg): unknown per death record
More About ROBERT GOAD and ALLEY DURNIL:
Marriage: 1830, Grayson Co, Va
iv. ANDREW JACKSON DURNIL, b. Abt. 1815; m. LAVINIA; b. Abt. 1825.
Notes for ANDREW JACKSON DURNIL:
Moved away in the 1850's
v. JAMES DURNIL3, b. Abt. 1819, Va; m. NANCY JENNINGS3, 1839; b. August 10, 1818, Grayson Co, Va; d. 1895.
More About JAMES DURNIL and NANCY JENNINGS:
Marriage: 1839
vi. MARY DURNIL, b. Abt. 1821, Grayson Co, Va; m. VINCENT STILLWELL, 1841; b. February 27, 1818, Grayson Co, Va; d. May 20, 1883, Carroll Co, VA.
Notes for VINCENT STILLWELL:
Lived at Liberty Hill. Age 30 in the 1850 Census; a farmer.
More About VINCENT STILLWELL:
Burial: Liberty Hill Cemetery
More About VINCENT STILLWELL and MARY DURNIL:
Marriage: 1841
vii. HESTER DURNIL, b. Abt. 1822, Grayson Co, Va; d. Abt. 1868, Carroll Co, VA; m. RANSOME DALTON, 1840; b. February 06, 1820, Grayson Co, Va; d. March 17, 1900, Carroll Co, VA.
More About RANSOME DALTON and HESTER DURNIL:
Marriage: 1840
viii. ELI DURNIL, b. May 24, 1826, Grayson Co, VA; m. HANNAH HUFF, November 04, 1845, Carroll Co, Va; b. Abt. 1824.
Notes for ELI DURNIL:
Listed as a constable in the 1850 census at age 24. He left in the 1850's.
More About ELI DURNIL and HANNAH HUFF:
Marriage: November 04, 1845, Carroll Co, Va
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