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     She married Cannon Roar "C R" Weaver at Humphreys, Tennessee, USA. Shoe Cobblers Kin gives their names as Cannon O Weaver and Abigail Coley..^1,2,3

     He married Mary Fanning.¹

     She married Lorenzo Dal (Dow?) Weaver.¹

     She married Jacob Houston.¹

     He married Mary Catherine Weaver.¹

     He married Celia (?).¹

     She married Wash Fanning.¹

     Amanda Durand [Du356] There is an LDS marriage record for Amanda Durand to William Brown, 23 Nov 1846, Kane, IL that might be this Amanda (and spouse ? Brown), although the date seems a bit late for an 1812 birth.

There is a History of Rosedale Township, Jersey Co, IL that has the following item:

"William Sherman Brown was born in the town of Marion, Wayne County, Ill., March 16, 1822. He lived in his native county until 16 years of age, then removed with his father, John Brown, to Coles County. In 1843 they moved to Hancock County, and one year later to DePage County. He was married in Kane County, in 1847, to Amanda Durand. In 1854 he removed to Jersey County, and settled in Grafton, from whence he moved to his present location in Rosedale Township. He is engaged in raising grain and stock and carries on general farming. Mr. and Mrs. Brown have four children living -- Spaulding E., Laura F., William M. and Mary H. He is a member of the Baptist church, and has had the office of road commissioner, but is no seeker of office."

And the Jersey Co, IL Query Page, USGenWeb has this query, but the poster can no longer be reached at the given address:

"I'm descended from William Sherman Brown (1822-1898) and wife Amanda (Durand) Brown (1823-1895). Their children included Spaulding (1849-1911), Laura (c.1853-c.1893) and William (1858-1925). Laura married Alpheus N. Thoroman, my ancestor. All of the above are buried in the Hartford Cemetery in Grafton. ... Eric Thoroman eric@imediainc.com"

These three sources hang together nicely but the 1823 birthdate for Amanda does not correspond to our Amanda's 1812 birthdate, which might be in error, I suppose. She married (?) Brown.¹ Amanda was born on 14 October 1812.²

     George (or David) Durand [Du357] Appear to have a problem here. Durand and Beach give David b 1814 with children George and Margaret. The 1850 IL Census gives the following:

"George Durand, born 1815 NY married Margaret, born 1814 NY or NJ
George W. Durand, born 1847 Illinois
Margaret Durand, born 1850 Illinois
(1850 Illinois, Jersey, Grafton Census) Not proven this is right family yet. (this a note from Carly Basped)"

This appears to match in every aspect except George being David. Could he be George David Durand?

Independent information, from George W's gravestone and from the Fairmount cemetery listing online gives his birth as 16 Aug 1847 IL. This matches. Durand Family gives David's sister as Nancy living in Grafton, IL (Nancy Durand [Du359]). He married Margaret (?). George was born on 2 February 1814.¹ George was listed as the head of a family on the in 1850 Census at Grafton, Jersey, Illinois, USA.²

     She married (?) Hamilton.¹ Maria was born on 4 March 1817.²

     Nancy Durand [Du359] Durand Family, 139: "l. Grafton, Illinois." She married (?) Jackson.² Nancy was born on 16 August 1821.³

     Almira Durand [Du360] d in infancy, according to Durand Family (and Beach, 228). However there is a marriage record for an "Almina Durant" in the Records of the Rev. John Daniel Shafer, Schoharie County, New York, 1819-1838", compiled by Lawrence V Rickard, 18:

1830: "7 Mar Ephraim Young ae 21, Middleburgh, blacksmith [277] Almina Durant ae 19, Schoharie, sponsors: Jacob Young of Schoharie"

which fits Almira Durand rather well. And, in fact, she did NOT die young, but had six children with Ephraim.

That Almira (and Amanda her sister) did not die young is supported by the 1850 US Census for Summit, Schoharie Co, NY which shows Harriet Durand living with David and Amanda Orr and with Ephraim and Almira Young and five of their children. Almira was born on 10 December 1811.^3,4 She married Ephraim Young at Schoharie, New York, USA, on 7 March 1830.⁵

     Treat Durand [Du361] Durand Family, p 140:

"Treat Durand was for some years High Sheriff of Schoharie County, N.Y."

History of Schoharie Co, by William E Roscoe:

Under "Sherriffs", ch 6:

"Treat Durand, elected Nov., 1848 [for 3 yrs]"

Ch 11:

"Beside furnishing such worthy representatives, the town has not been backward in adding to the list of officials such men as Treat Durand, John Moran, John Sawyer as sheriffs of the County, whom we remember as far back as 1850, as being the business and progressive men of summit village."

Ch 19, "Durand's Joke":

"Benjamin Young, a brother of Gideon, Sr., before mentioned, built a house and kept a tavern in 1808 where Ira Young now resides. For many years the usual sports of horse racing, wrestling, flip drinking, card playing and many other immoral customs were tolerated seven days in a week. Uncle Ben, as he was familiarly called, was quite a horseman and kept his horses sleek and lively. Treat Durand, afterwards Sheriff of the County, lived with Uncle Ben and rode his horses while running, being a small lad. He was not satisfied with his daily fare as it consisted of too much johnny cake and supawn to suit his aspiring stomach. One day there being a crowd of bystanders and a challenge given to Uncle Ben to run horses, he requested Treat to bring out the horse and "run him." The horse not making very good time, being rather inactive, Uncle Ben asked Treat "Vat ish te mather of dee hoss?" "I don't know," replied Treat, "unless he has been fed too much johnny cake."

Young's rage knew no bounds, but the laughter from the crowd soon opened his understanding and the flip was passed at his expense, with "tam leetle tival" as a commendation for Treat's ready answer."

Under "Supervisors", ch 22:

"1858 -- Treat Durand"

Under "Names of Citizens Who Assisted and Contributed Toward the Publication of the History of Schoharie County, With Personal Statistics":

"Durand Treat, p o remington, Jasper county, Ind."

[I believe that this is where Treat Durand lived at the time of the compilation of the history book - ie, that p o stands for post office. Nearly all of the other (hundreds of) contributors lived in Schoharie Co, as would be expected. All the addresses begin with p o.]

Gazetteer of Schoharie Co, 1872-3:

"DURAND, Treat, (Schoharie) prop. of the celebrated hub and spoke factory, saw and planing"

Durand Family has Treat's wife assigned the wrong parents, I believe. The assigned parents, Reuben C Wetmore and Martha Olmsted, are her brother and sister-in-law, according to LDS records. Both are children of Reuben B Wetmore and Sylvia Howard. The Wetmore Genealogy (see below) backs this up.

Wetmore Genealogy, p 508:

"Mr. [Treat] Durand was for some years High Sheriff of Schoharie county, where he now (1861) resides (Schoharie C. H. P. O.). His father, Philo M. Durand, of Oxford, New Haven co., Ct., married Harriet, dau. of William and Elizabeth (Dykeman) Livingston, of Livingston's Manor, Albany co., N.Y., b. Sept. 30, 1792 ..."

Note that this is almost verbatim what appears in Durand Family.

(cont), p 509

"...Mr. Durand's grandfather was Ebenezer Durand, who came from France in 1768, had Polly, Andrew, Philo M., Isaac Philander, David, Ebenezer, William, Samuel, Hiram."

The following attributed quotes were copied from the Web:

"Schoharie Republican, March 6, 1862

Hotels

The Schoharie Hotel formerly owned and occupied by John
Schoolcraft, Jr., was sold last week to Tobias Bouck, of
this village. Sheriff Bouck will take possession on or
about the 20th inst.

Schoharie Republican, April 1, 1851

Ex-Sheriff Bouck has sold the Schoharie Hotel to Ex-
Sheriff Durand and Capt. O. Root. This hotel is one of
the oldest and best located stands in the county,
situated as it is, directly opposite the Court House.

...

Schoharie Republican, March 8, 1854

T. Durand has sold his interest in the Schoharie Hotel
to Jacob N. Hager, formerly a resident of this county,
but recently returned from California. Mr. Hager was on
board the boat on Lake Nicaraugua, when she capsized and
so many of the passengers were drowned. He had a very
narrow escape."

Barber Schoharie Wills, Deaths, Cemeteries, etc, p 46:

"Durand, Treat d. Oct. 14, 1889, aged 76 yrs, Luth. Schoharie
Polly, his wife, d. April 6, 1857, aged 34 yrs.
Almira, his wife, d. Mar. 31, 1850, aged 39 yrs"

1855 Census Schoharie (Davenport), Town of Schoharie, District B, 136:

"45.357B DURAND Treat [age]43 [birthplace]SCHOHARIE
45.357B DURAND Polly 28 SCHOHARIE
45.357B Harvey 17 SCHOHARIE"

Note that this disagrees, for birthplace, with Durand Family. It gives
Treat b c 1812 Schoharie Co NY, Polly b c 1827 Schoharie Co NY and Harvey b c 1838 Schoharie Co NY.
Treat was born at Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, on 4 July 1813. 1855 Census b c 1812 Schoharie Co NY. Wetmore and Durand Family 4 Jul 1813, Hartford CT, but Harvey Durand affidavits all say Hartford..^{9,10,11,12,8,13} He married Almira Wetmore at Summit, Schoharie, New York, USA, on 20 July 1833. An LDS marriage record has this as 20 Jul 1833, , Hartford CO, CT. 30 Jul 1833 is from Harvey Durand's applications to the Society of Colonial Wars. Wetmore has it 20 Jul 1833 and Harvey cites Wetmore so his date is probably a typo..^14,15,16,13 Treat was listed as the head of a family on the in 1840 Census at Summit, Schoharie, New York, USA.¹⁷ He resided at Schoharie, New York, USA, in 1848.² He married Polly Boughton after 1 June 1850. Since Polly Boughton is listed in the 1850 Census, not Polly Durand, they must not have yet been married on the Census date of record..^18,19,20 Treat was listed as the head of a family on the in 1850 Census at Schoharie, Schoharie, New York, USA.²¹ A census listed Treat as head of household at Schoharie, Schoharie, New York, USA, in 1855.⁸ He married Florenda (Florinda) Butler at Reformed Dutch Church, Middleburgh, Schoharie, New York, USA, on 17 January 1859.^22,23 He resided at Schoharie, New York, USA, in 1861.¹⁰ He resided at Schoharie, Schoharie, New York, USA, in 1872.³ He resided at Remington, Jasper, Indiana, USA, in 1882.² He married Mamie B Turpin at Jasper, Indiana, USA, on 1 August 1889.²⁴ Treat died on 14 October 1889 at Remington, Jasper, Indiana, USA, at age 76.^25,12,13 His body was interred at Schoharie, New York, USA, at Lutheran Schoharie Cemetery.^16,12

     Almira was born at Summit, Schoharie, New York, USA, on 20 April 1810. An LDS birth record has this as c 1806, .^2,1,3,4 She married Treat Durand [Du361] at Summit, Schoharie, New York, USA, on 20 July 1833. An LDS marriage record has this as 20 Jul 1833, , Hartford CO, CT. 30 Jul 1833 is from Harvey Durand's applications to the Society of Colonial Wars. Wetmore has it 20 Jul 1833 and Harvey cites Wetmore so his date is probably a typo..^5,6,3,4 Almira died on 31 March 1850 at Schoharie, New York, USA, at age 39. Wetmore Genealogy has "Spring 1848 or 1849"; Harvey Durand applications has 20 Apr 1810 in Schoharie, NY..^5,7,8,4

     Reuben was born at Columbia, New York, USA, on 28 December 1797.^1,2 He married Martha Olmsted on 14 September 1822.^1,2 He moved in 1837 at Morgan, Illinois, USA.² Reuben died on 1 March 1862 at Madison, Illinois, USA, at age 64.¹ His body was interred at Madison, Illinois, USA.¹

     Martha was born at Cairo, Greene, New York, USA, on 13 January 1804. LDS gave Cario, Green Co., Ny.¹ She married Reuben C Wetmore on 14 September 1822.^1,2

     Sylvia was born on 16 April 1835.^1,2 Sylvia died on 12 September 1840 at age 5.¹

     Harvey Durand [Du715] Durand Family, p 204:

"In 1900 lived on West 47th Street, New York City.

[No children]"

This is the "Mr. Harvey Durand, No. 5 W. 47th. St., New York" to whom Frederick Durand Beach, genealogists of the Durand family, sent the set of letters that my family has passed down for several generations. It was he who gave Mr Beach his list of EBENEZER's children, by his first wife who is presumably POLLY MILLS. See the letter of 23 Nov 1898: "I had not a full list of his [EBENEZER II] until I received yours."

General Register of the Society of Colonial Wars, 1899-1902, p 76:

"983 DURAND, HARVEY, New York. 2709
5th from Dr. John Durand.
8th from Hon. Richard Treat.
7th from Capt. Isaac Johnson.
7th from Alexander Bryan.
7th from Capt. Peregrine White.
6th from Capt. Johannes Dyckman.
6th from Thomas Wetmore."

The two numbers are, respectively, the NY State Society No and the General Society No.

See also Dr John Durand text for additional quote from p 622 of this same book.

See father Treat Durand for 1855 census evidence.

Wetmore, 508 (published 1861): "Is general bookkeeper in the National Bank at Albany, N. Y." This is ambiguous but appears to refer to Harvey. It can't be Almira because she was dead by 1848, or Sylvia, d. 1835. The style of the article is such that Treat's biography is treated further below and not indented. This leaves the floating sentence referring to Harvey.

The applications and affidavits to the Society for Colonial Wars contain much information. From the initial application, affidavit signed 25 Mar 1899, Harvey gives his occupation as "Member of New York Stock Exchange". Following is a substantial portion of his supplemental application, affidavit signed 18 Feb 1901:

"State Society No. 983
General Society No. 2709

Society of Colonial Wars,
in the State of New York.

Supplemental Application of
Harvey Durand
in right of
Dr. John Durand of Derby, Ct.
Surgeon in the Expedition to Canada, 1709-10;

Examined and Approved, 21 February 1901
[signed] L. Boardman
Secretary of the Committee on Membership.

Accepted Feb 25 1901
[signed] Francis F. Spies
Deputy Secretary.

[p.2]

Affidavit.
In support of application for membership of
Harvey Durand
in the Society of Colonial Wars.

Harvey Durand, being duly sworn, says: -

1. That the applicant was born on 22 May 1838 in Summit, N.Y.
and is a resident of New York City.

2. That he is the son of Treat Durand born in Hartford, Ct
on 4 July, 1813, died in Remington, Ind. on 14th Oct. 1889.
ae 76 yrs 3 mo.
and Almira Wetmore his wife, born in Summit, N.Y. on 20 Apr. 1810
died in Schoharie, N.Y. on 31st Mch, 1850, married in Summit, N.Y.
on 30 July 1833.

3. That the said Treat Durand was the son of Philo Mills Durand
born in Oxford, Ct. on 24 Feb. 1788, died in Schoharie, N.Y.
on 12 June 1823, and Harriet Livingston his wife born in Cobleskill, N.Y.
on 30 Sept. 1792, died in Schoharie, N.Y. on 8 Mch. 1875, ae. 81 yrs 5 mos 8 da.
married in ____ on ____.

4. That the said Philo M. Durand was the son of Ebenezer Durand, Jr. [sidenote "served in Rev."]
born in Derby, Conn. on 24 Feb. 1755, died in Barkhamsted, Ct.
on 31 Jan. 1826, and Polly Ann Mills his 1st wife, born in Huntington, Ct
on 27 Nov. 1755, died in Stepney, Ct on 8 Oct. 1800 ae. 50 yrs. 10 mos. 11 days, married in Huntington, Ct,
on 22 May 1774 [ae. a. 18]

5. That the said Ebenezer Durand was the son of Ebenezer Durand Sr.
born in Derby, Conn on 7 dec. 1724, died in Derby, Ct. [Seymour]
on 11th June 1789, and Hannah White his 2d wife, born in Marshfield, Mass.
on 13th Mch 1720/21, died in Derby, Ct. on 4 Feb. 1811 ae. 90, married in Middletown, Conn.
on 17 Mch 1754.

6. That the said Ebenezer Durand Sr. was the son of Dr. John Durand
born in Rochelle, France on 1667, died in Derby, Conn.
on 29th Mch 1727 ae. 60 and Elizabeth Bryan his wife, bapt in Milford, Ct.
on Nov. 1685, died in Derby, Ct. on 1763+, married in Milford, Ct.
on ____.

...

The services of Dr. John Durand of Derby, Ct.
in the American Colonial Wars, upon which my claim of eligibility to membership is based, were as follows:

Appointed "Chirurgeon" in the "Expedition to Canada";- at the May Session of the Colonial Assembly, 1709;
and
"faithfully discharged his duties, both at Albany and at the Army's Post of Wood Creek"

State volume and page of references to authorities.

Colonial Rec. Conn., Vol. V. p. 99 & Vol 5 p. 99. and Vol. 3. p. 91. of Vols marked War in the State Library at Hartford, Conn.
Genealogy
1, 2, 3 and 4;- Family Records and Gravestones,
2, 3, 4 and 5;- Wetmore Memorial, pp. 11-13 -17-22, 35, 505, 508 &c
and 4, 5, 6 Occult's Hist. Derby, p. 718
4, Pension Record and 6, Gravestone of Dr. John Durand in the Colonial Cemetery at Derby, Ct.

And the deponent further says that the said Dr. John Durand is the ancestor mentioned in the foregoing application, and that the facts hereinbefore set forth are true, to the best of his knowledge and belief, and hereby certifies that he has not failed of admission in any other State Society of Colonial Wars.

[signed Harvey Durand

Subscribed and sworn to before me, at
New York City
this 18th day of February
A.D., 1901
[signed] Stephen F. Harding[?]"
Notary Public 151
New York City

Mr and Mrs Harvey Durand are listed in the Social Register of New York for the years 1890 through 1916, published Nov 1889 - Nov 1915. Then Mrs Harvey Durand is listed 1916-1926, when she is reported having died on 17 Aug 1925 in New York City. The summer edition of the Social Register often mentioned them at their summer home in "Bellefont", Elberon, Monmouth Co., New Jersey (on the Jersey shore). He married Harriet A Van Embergh (Van Emburgh).⁷ Harvey was born at Summit, Schoharie, New York, USA, on 22 May 1838. 1855 Census: b c 1838 Schoharie Co NY.^8,9,10,11 A census listed Harvey as head of household at Schoharie, Schoharie, New York, USA, in 1855.³ He resided at Albany, Albany, New York, USA, in 1861.⁴ He resided at New York City, New York, New York, USA, in 1889.¹² He resided at New York City, New York, New York, USA, in 1890, 5 New, 5 W 47th.¹³ He resided at New York City, New York, New York, USA, on 18 November 1898.² He resided at New York City, New York, New York, USA, in 1899.^14,5,15 Harvey died circa 1916 at New York City, New York, New York, USA.¹⁶

     Amanda Durand [Du362] Durand Family, p 76: "d in infancy" is an error. She married David J. Orr and had several children.

That Amanda (and ALmira her sister) did not die young is supported by the 1850 US Census for Summit, Schoharie Co, NY which shows Harriet Durand living with David and Amanda Orr and with Ephraim and Almira Young and five of their children. Amanda was born on 21 May 1819. Durand and Beach give 3 Apr 1820. Headstone implies 21 May 1819..^3,4,5 She married David J Orr before June 1840.⁶ Amanda died on 9 February 1853 at Schoharie, New York, USA, at age 33.⁵ Her body was interred at Summit, Schoharie, New York, USA, at Old Summit Cemetery.⁵

     William Durand [Du363] No children. William was born on 1 May 1813.²

     David Durand [Du364] Unmarried. David was born on 12 April 1816.²

     Henry Durand [Du365] Children all died in infancy. Henry was born on 9 February 1818.²

     Cornelius Durand [Du366] Unmarried. Cornelius was born on 18 November 1821.²