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Ann? HILL? was born abt. 1628
Ann? HILL? was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Ann? married Thomas DURFEE abt. 1664 in Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Thomas DURFEE was born 16 October 1643 in Exeter, Devon, England. Thomas died 14 July 1712 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA.
Ann? HILL? died abt. 1686 in Rhode Island, Dominion of New England.
NOTE: THERE ARE CONFLICTING VIEWS AS TO WHETHER THIS PERSON IS ANNE HILL OR DELIVERANCE HALL. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, I WOULD GUESS THAT ANNE HILL WAS THE FIRST WIFE AND DELIVERANCE HALL WAS THE SECOND WIFE.
NOTE: IT LOOKS LIKE ANNE HILL MIGHT HAVE BEEN MARRIED TO PETER TALLMAN FIRST.
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Thomas DURFEE-- Date: abt. 1664 Place: Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
(Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.
DURFEE Thomas Thomas (1643-1712) & 1-wf _____ _____ by 1665? Portsmouth, RI {Austin: GDRI 68 Brownell 37 Durfee 1:18}
Children of Thomas DURFEE and Ann? HILL?:
Robert DURFEE (b.10 March 1665, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations d. 10 May 1718, Freetown, Province of Massachusetts Bay )
m. Mary SANFORD 1687 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
Richard DURFEE (b.abt. 1667, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations d. abt. 1700, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations)
m. Ann ALMY

Thomas DURFEE (b.28 March 1669, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations d. 24 February 1729, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations)
m. Ann FREEBORN 1690 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
William DURFEE (b.abt. 1673, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations d. abt. 1727, Tiverton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations )
m. Ann UNKNOWN
m. Mary UNKNOWN
Ann DURFEE (b.abt. 1676, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations d. abt. 1731, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations)
m. William POTTER
Benjamin DURFEE (b.abt. 1679, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations d. 6 January 1754, Tiverton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations )
m. Prudence EARLE 1699 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
(Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.
DURFEE Thomas Thomas (1643-1712) & 1-wf _____ _____ by 1665? Portsmouth, RI {Austin: GDRI 68 Brownell 37 Durfee 1:18}
Children of Thomas DURFEE and Ann? HILL?:
m. Mary SANFORD 1687 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
m. Ann ALMY
m. Ann FREEBORN 1690 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
m. Ann UNKNOWN
m. Mary UNKNOWN
m. William POTTER
m. Prudence EARLE 1699 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
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The first record of Thomas DURFEE in America was as a witness, on a deed dated January 20, 1661(or June 28, 1661), whereby King Alexander (Wamsetta), elder brother of King Philip, and chief of the Wampanog Tribe, sold land to Peter Tallman, of Portsmouth, Newport County, RI. Those who signed as witnesses were Richard Bulgar (alias Archer), Edward Lay, John Sasoman the Interpreter Indian, Thomas Durfi, and Alexander. Lay and Alexander signed with a mark, the others were able to write their names. From Rhode Island Land Evidence Volume 1, page 189, and Plymouth (MA) Court Records Volume 4 or 5.
It is likely that he arrived in 1660, or shortly before. It is unlikely that, at about seventeen years of age, he could pay for passage to America and it is possible that he came as an indentured servant, and that he worked for an unknown number of years for whoever paid for his passage. It is my belief that he was bound to Peter Tallman because of his early and long association with Peter and...Read MORE...
The first record of Thomas DURFEE in America was as a witness, on a deed dated January 20, 1661(or June 28, 1661), whereby King Alexander (Wamsetta), elder brother of King Philip, and chief of the Wampanog Tribe, sold land to Peter Tallman, of Portsmouth, Newport County, RI. Those who signed as witnesses were Richard Bulgar (alias Archer), Edward Lay, John Sasoman the Interpreter Indian, Thomas Durfi, and Alexander. Lay and Alexander signed with a mark, the others were able to write their names. From Rhode Island Land Evidence Volume 1, page 189, and Plymouth (MA) Court Records Volume 4 or 5.
It is likely that he arrived in 1660, or shortly before. It is unlikely that, at about seventeen years of age, he could pay for passage to America and it is possible that he came as an indentured servant, and that he worked for an unknown number of years for whoever paid for his passage. It is my belief that he was bound to Peter Tallman because of his early and long association with Peter and...Read MORE...
1665 Birth of ChildRobert DURFEE was born 10 March 1665, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
1669 Birth of ChildThomas DURFEE was born 28 March 1669, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
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