Rebecca Stevens Durgin

F, b. 22 September 1784, d. 11 January 1856
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
FatherJosiah Durgin b. 16 Nov 1754, d. 14 Jul 1833
MotherHannah Stevens b. 8 Apr 1764, d. 5 Jan 1849
Last Edited24 Jan 2025
Birth*Rebecca Stevens Durgin was born on 22 September 1784 in Northwood, Rockingham County, New HampshireG.1,2,3 
Marriage*She married John York, son of Eliphalet York and Elizabeth Tuttle, on 7 May 1803 in Lee, Strafford County, New HampshireG.4,5,6 
Death*Rebecca Stevens Durgin died on 11 January 1856 in Rochester, Strafford County, New HampshireG.7,8,9 
Burial*She was buried in Lee Hill Cemetery in Lee, Strafford County, New HampshireG.10 

Children of Rebecca Stevens Durgin and John York

Citations

  1. AmericanAncestors, https://www.americanancestors.org, (NEHGS Membership Applications, 1845-1900, letter from Jasper Hazen York to Samuel G. Drake dated 2 Mar 1857 in which he spells out three generations of his ancestry, <https://www.americanancestors.org/databases/nehgs-membership-applications-1845-1900/RecordDisplay?volumeId=57116&pageName=63:1&rId=1426631707>. It gives Rebecca's date and place of birth and parents' names.).
  2. AmericanAncestors, https://www.americanancestors.org, (Bible record for the Durgin and York families, 1753-1882 [manuscript], <http://library.nehgs.org/record=b1077958~S0>).
  3. Lulu B., Martha B. Walker, Mae E. Burpee Walker, Burial Places in the Town of Lee, N.H. Including Old Parish Cemetery on Mast Road & Town Cemetery on Lee Hill, N.H. (Elsie Cilley Chapter D.A.R., 1938), p.79. Gravestone gives date and place of birth, although this transcript gives year as 1781 which differs from the family Bible record.
  4. Lee, N.H., Town Records, 1:409.
  5. New Hampshire Genealogical Record, (Dover, NH: Charles W. Tibbetts, 1903-1910 ; NH Soc. of Genealogists, 1990-), Marriages by Rev. John Osborne, Lee, N.H., April 1907, v.4, no.2, p.72.
  6. AmericanAncestors, https://www.americanancestors.org, (NEHGS Membership Applications, 1845-1900, letter from Jasper Hazen York to Samuel G. Drake dated 2 Mar 1857 in which he spells out three generations of his ancestry, <https://www.americanancestors.org/databases/nehgs-membership-applications-1845-1900/RecordDisplay?volumeId=57116&pageName=63:1&rId=1426631707>. It gives John's and Rebecca's date of marriage).
  7. AmericanAncestors, https://www.americanancestors.org, (NEHGS Membership Applications, 1845-1900, letter from Jasper Hazen York to Samuel G. Drake dated 2 Mar 1857 in which he spells out three generations of his ancestry, <https://www.americanancestors.org/databases/nehgs-membership-applications-1845-1900/RecordDisplay?volumeId=57116&pageName=63:1&rId=1426631707>. It gives Rebecca's date and place of death.).
  8. AmericanAncestors, https://www.americanancestors.org, (Bible record for the Durgin and York families, 1753-1882 [manuscript], <http://library.nehgs.org/record=b1077958~S0>. Year might read 1859.).
  9. Lulu B., Martha B. Walker, Mae E. Burpee Walker, Burial Places in the Town of Lee, N.H. Including Old Parish Cemetery on Mast Road & Town Cemetery on Lee Hill, N.H. (Elsie Cilley Chapter D.A.R., 1938), p.79. Gravestone gives date and place of death.
  10. Lulu B., Martha B. Walker, Mae E. Burpee Walker, Burial Places in the Town of Lee, N.H. Including Old Parish Cemetery on Mast Road & Town Cemetery on Lee Hill, N.H. (Elsie Cilley Chapter D.A.R., 1938), p.79.

Thomas York

M, b. 29 March 1787, d. 11 November 1857
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
FatherEliphalet York b. 1 Jun 1753, d. 19 Mar 1833
MotherElizabeth Tuttle b. 13 Feb 1760, d. 25 Jan 1817
Last Edited13 Feb 2025
Birth*Thomas York was born on 29 March 1787.1 
Marriage*He married first Mary Chapman in 1811. She was from Newmarket and he was from Lee.2,3 
Marriage*Thomas York married second Deborah Elkins in 1817 in Lee, Strafford County, New HampshireG. She was Mrs. Deborah Hanscom when they married. They were both from Lee. The undated marriage follows immediately after on on 11 Feb, but there is nothing to suggest that it took place the same day. Most of the marriages on the page have no date besides being listed under a particular year.4,3 
Marriage*Thomas York married third Harriet Bartlett on 13 April 1834 in Lee, Strafford County, New HampshireG. Thomas was from Lee and Harriet was from Exeter.5,6,7,8 
Death*Thomas York died on 11 November 1857.1,9 
Burial*He was buried in the Thomas York Burying Yard in Lee Hook in Lee.10 
On 13 Feb 1809 the Town of Lee, N.H. gave Thomas York their approval to sell "spiritous liquors." [Lee Town Records, state copy, 1:511]

He is probably the Thomas York found in the 1810 census of Lee with a household consisting of 1 male 10-15, 3 males 16-25, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 45+, 1 female 10-15, 2 females 26-44, and 1 female 45+. It does sound like an older couple living with a bunch of older children so would not seem to likely pertain to this Thomas, but there is no other known Thomas in Lee at this time. The fact that our Thomas is first married in 1811 argues for it being some other Thomas, such as an unknown uncle, but the Town records mentioned below frequently show that Thomas was voted a surveyor of lumber, which would be a logical thing for a chairmaker and joiner/cordwainer to do. Whether this entry pertains to this younger Thomas, or some as yet unknown older Thomas, it still leaves a big question as to who all the other people were who were enumerated in his household. His next oldest brother John York had young children in 1810 and appears to be the John enumerated in Durham, next door to Lee. It seems probable that if this was the younger Thomas then he is living in the household with a bunch of his siblings and others, and might have been the oldest York male in the household at the time so was considered to be the head of household, despite being single. The two older males in the census could be farm workers or other non-relations. There is also the fact that the 1810 census entry for his father Eliphalet has a similarly odd family makeup, omitting even Eliphalet himself, so perhaps the two households were split between the two locations with other non-relatives included in the groups.

At the 4 Mar 1810 Lee Town Meeting Thomas York was sworn in as one of three surveyors of lumber. The next Town Meeting on 13 Mar 1811 again voted him one of five surveyors of wood and lumber, but not in 1812 [Lee Town Records, state copy, 1:537, 562, 576.]

He was taxed in Lee in the year 1812, listed as having 2 cows and 1 ox but no property. Eliphalet and Elijah York were also taxed in town, with Eliphalet being the only one to have property, as well as more livestock. [Lee Town Records, state copy, 1:604]

On 4 Mar 1813 Thomas York of Lee, chairmaker, sued David Davis of Lee, husbandman, for $50 for non-payment of three notes that he signed for varying amounts over the previous few years dated 1 Dec 1809 ($4), 1 Dec 1810 ($6.19) and 5 Mar 1811 ($8.00). The second note was witnessed by Elijah York and the third by Daniel York, likely Thomas's brothers. [Strafford County Superior Court case #1813-36]

On 18 Mar 1813 John Gile and his wife Lydia Gile of Durham, “husbandman and spinster” for $100 from Thomas York of Lee, “Joiner, alias cordwainer” four acres of land and buildings in Lee beginning at the southeast corner of the orchard that was bought of Robert York by George Tuttle then by Nathaniel Stevens’ land to the road that leads from the Hook Road, then by the road to another road that leads to the mast road to Newmarket, then up that road far enough to make a parallel line back to the starting point, more particularly described in a deed made by George Tuttle conveying said premises to Lydia Gile on 4 Mar 1802. Lydia Gile relinquished, released and quitclaimed her rights to the land. Witnesses were George Tuttle and John whose last name wasn’t entered. John and Lydia appeared same day and acknowledged before J.P. George Tuttle. [Strafford Deeds, 76:530-33]

At the Town Meeting on 10 Mar 1813 Thomas was appointed as surveyor of highways for the Hook District of Lee, as well as one of seven surveyors of lumber. [Lee Town Records, state copy, 1:621-2] He was again one of six surveyors of lumber chosen at the 9 Mar 1814 Town Meeting. [1:634]

He was taxed in Lee in 1814 with 1/4 acre of orchard, 1 acre of arable land, 1 horse and 1 cow. Other Yorks taxed in Lee that year were Eliphalet, Elijah, Daniel and John. [Lee Town Records, state copy, 1:655]

Lee town records past 1815 have not yet been searched, but the last entry thus far found for him in those records was once again being appointed surveyor of lumber - one of ten - this time at the 14 Mar 1815 Town Meeting. [Lee Town Records, state copy, 1:665]

When Thomas married his third wife Harriet he was living in Lee and she was from Exeter, N.H., although the History of Durham gave her residence as Brentwood, N.H.

When the 1850 census was taken Thomas was a farmer living in Lee on property worth $2000. Living with him was 60-year-old Mary Leathers whose relationship to the family is unknown. She might be a poor resident of Lee who was boarding with Thomas. The book "Poor Relief in Durham, Lee and Madbury" on p.34 talks about how poor members of communities were frequently boarded with residents so they could be taken care of in the days before towns developed 'poor farms' to care for the indigent. It gives the names of several families this happened to and adds "...especially the Leathers family. All three towns had to maintain various members of the Leathers family." 
FamilySearch Family Tree page: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/LWST-W2M. 

Children of Thomas York and Mary Chapman

Children of Thomas York and Deborah Elkins

Children of Thomas York and Harriet Bartlett

Citations

  1. AmericanAncestors, https://www.americanancestors.org, (Bible record for the Durgin and York families, 1753-1882 [manuscript], <http://library.nehgs.org/record=b1077958~S0>).
  2. New Hampshire Genealogical Record, (Dover, NH: Charles W. Tibbetts, 1903-1910 ; NH Soc. of Genealogists, 1990-), Marriages by Rev. John Osborne, Lee, N.H., July 1907, v.4, no.3, p.125 [Only gives the year].
  3. Lucien Thompson and Winthrop S. Meserve Everett S. Stackpole, History of the Town of Durham, New Hampshire (Somersworth, N.H. : NH Publishing Co., 1973, reprint of 1913 ed.), 2:401.
  4. New Hampshire Genealogical Record, (Dover, NH: Charles W. Tibbetts, 1903-1910 ; NH Soc. of Genealogists, 1990-), Marriages by Rev. John Osborne, Lee, N.H., July 1907, v.4, no.3, p.130 [Only gives the year].
  5. FamilySearch, www.familysearch.org, (Exeter Town Records, Records of births, marriages and deaths, 1657-1919, p.152, image 115 of 162, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L99K-Z4JY?i=114&cc=1987741>, marriage intention, date viewed 7 Sep 2023).
  6. Ancestry, www.ancestry.com, (New Hampshire, U.S., Marriage Records, 1700-1971, <https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/61836/images/61836_01_0744-01876>, scan of original State copy of record.).
  7. Scott Lee Chipman, New England Vital Records from the Exeter news-Letter, 1831-1865 (Camden, Maine: Picton Press, 1993-96), 1:88.
  8. David C. Young and Elizabeth Keene Young, Marriage and Divorce Records from Freewill Baptist Publications, 1819-1851 (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, 1994), p.356, from the Morning Star of 28 May 1834.
  9. Date of death is on gravestone.
  10. Lulu B., Martha B. Walker, Mae E. Burpee Walker, Burial Places in the Town of Lee, N.H. Including Old Parish Cemetery on Mast Road & Town Cemetery on Lee Hill, N.H. (Elsie Cilley Chapter D.A.R., 1938), p.84.

Mary Chapman

F, b. circa January 1779, d. 19 June 1815
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
Last Edited24 Jan 2025
Birth*Mary Chapman was born circa January 1779.1 
Marriage*She married first Thomas York, son of Eliphalet York and Elizabeth Tuttle, in 1811. She was from Newmarket and he was from Lee.2,3 
Death*Mary Chapman died on 19 June 1815 in Lee, Strafford County, New HampshireG.4,5,3 
Burial*She was buried in the Thomas York Burying Yard in Lee Hook in Lee.6 

Children of Mary Chapman and Thomas York

Citations

  1. Her age on her gravestone was 36 years, 5 months on 19 Jun 1815.
  2. New Hampshire Genealogical Record, (Dover, NH: Charles W. Tibbetts, 1903-1910 ; NH Soc. of Genealogists, 1990-), Marriages by Rev. John Osborne, Lee, N.H., July 1907, v.4, no.3, p.125 [Only gives the year].
  3. Lucien Thompson and Winthrop S. Meserve Everett S. Stackpole, History of the Town of Durham, New Hampshire (Somersworth, N.H. : NH Publishing Co., 1973, reprint of 1913 ed.), 2:401.
  4. Gravestone has date of death.
  5. New Hampshire Gazette, (Portsmouth, N.H.), Died, 27 Jun 1815, p.3,. <https://www.oldnews.com/en/record?lang=en&record_id=record-11024-182054417&searchTerm=eJxlTTsWwjAMu0omxvTHwNKRlTuY1n3JI07S2C309riUCRZLsi1pjkDY33SYKVpxiYCrbkvloZqSbXfgNbFtPoy8krBfzjvwSIdmmrovK%2Fp7mvNyD34A8SlWTQ4wYH9dMYpBsUkcFoPZRnxWnQPK7HxB3WguvmCQH%2F8I8m%2FfbHOpa0OovYTFtvURwJ58gPIG%2FoNMrA%3D%3D&page_id=3
  6. Lulu B., Martha B. Walker, Mae E. Burpee Walker, Burial Places in the Town of Lee, N.H. Including Old Parish Cemetery on Mast Road & Town Cemetery on Lee Hill, N.H. (Elsie Cilley Chapter D.A.R., 1938), p.84.

Deborah Elkins

F, b. circa January 1793, d. 21 July 1827
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
Last Edited21 Jan 2025
Birth*Deborah Elkins was born circa January 1793.1 
Marriage*She married second Thomas York, son of Eliphalet York and Elizabeth Tuttle, in 1817 in Lee, Strafford County, New HampshireG. She was Mrs. Deborah Hanscom when they married. They were both from Lee. The undated marriage follows immediately after on on 11 Feb, but there is nothing to suggest that it took place the same day. Most of the marriages on the page have no date besides being listed under a particular year.2,3 
Death*Deborah Elkins died on 21 July 1827.4 
Burial*She was buried in the Thomas York Burying Yard in Lee Hook in Lee.5 

Children of Deborah Elkins and Thomas York

Citations

  1. Her age on her gravestone was 34 years, 6 months on 21 Jul 1827.
  2. New Hampshire Genealogical Record, (Dover, NH: Charles W. Tibbetts, 1903-1910 ; NH Soc. of Genealogists, 1990-), Marriages by Rev. John Osborne, Lee, N.H., July 1907, v.4, no.3, p.130 [Only gives the year].
  3. Lucien Thompson and Winthrop S. Meserve Everett S. Stackpole, History of the Town of Durham, New Hampshire (Somersworth, N.H. : NH Publishing Co., 1973, reprint of 1913 ed.), 2:401.
  4. Date of death is on gravestone.
  5. Lulu B., Martha B. Walker, Mae E. Burpee Walker, Burial Places in the Town of Lee, N.H. Including Old Parish Cemetery on Mast Road & Town Cemetery on Lee Hill, N.H. (Elsie Cilley Chapter D.A.R., 1938), p.84.

Harriet Bartlett

F, b. circa August 1811, d. 17 December 1840
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
Last Edited13 Feb 2025
Birth*Harriet Bartlett was born circa August 1811.1 
Marriage*She married third Thomas York, son of Eliphalet York and Elizabeth Tuttle, on 13 April 1834 in Lee, Strafford County, New HampshireG. Thomas was from Lee and Harriet was from Exeter.2,3,4,5 
Death*Harriet Bartlett died of consumption on 17 December 1840 in Lee, Strafford County, New HampshireG.6,7 
Burial*She was buried in the Thomas York Burying Yard in Lee Hook in Lee.8 
FamilySearch Family Tree page: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GM7N-VW9. 

Children of Harriet Bartlett and Thomas York

Citations

  1. The newspaper account of her death gave her age as 29, and the age on her gravestone was 29 years, 4 months.
  2. FamilySearch, www.familysearch.org, (Exeter Town Records, Records of births, marriages and deaths, 1657-1919, p.152, image 115 of 162, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L99K-Z4JY?i=114&cc=1987741>, marriage intention, date viewed 7 Sep 2023).
  3. Ancestry, www.ancestry.com, (New Hampshire, U.S., Marriage Records, 1700-1971, <https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/61836/images/61836_01_0744-01876>, scan of original State copy of record.).
  4. Scott Lee Chipman, New England Vital Records from the Exeter news-Letter, 1831-1865 (Camden, Maine: Picton Press, 1993-96), 1:88.
  5. David C. Young and Elizabeth Keene Young, Marriage and Divorce Records from Freewill Baptist Publications, 1819-1851 (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, 1994), p.356, from the Morning Star of 28 May 1834.
  6. Scott Lee Chipman, New England Vital Records from the Exeter news-Letter, 1831-1865 (Camden, Maine: Picton Press, 1993-96), 1:217.
  7. Date of death is on gravestone.
  8. Lulu B., Martha B. Walker, Mae E. Burpee Walker, Burial Places in the Town of Lee, N.H. Including Old Parish Cemetery on Mast Road & Town Cemetery on Lee Hill, N.H. (Elsie Cilley Chapter D.A.R., 1938), p.84.

Elijah York

M, b. 5 May 1789, d. 18 February 1861
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
FatherEliphalet York b. 1 Jun 1753, d. 19 Mar 1833
MotherElizabeth Tuttle b. 13 Feb 1760, d. 25 Jan 1817
Last Edited18 Jan 2025
Birth*Elijah York was born on 5 May 1789 in Lee, Strafford County, New HampshireG.1,2 
Marriage*He married Comfort Chapman, daughter of John Chapman and Hannah Davis, in 1813 in Lee, Strafford County, New HampshireG. They were both from Lee.3,4 
Death*Elijah York died of lung fever on 18 February 1861 in Lee.5,6,7 
Burial*He was buried on 20 February 1861 in the York Burying Ground in Lee Hook in Lee.8 
In 1791 a road was laid out from Concord to Durham and Elijah York of Lee is listed as one of the many landowners along the way who were compensated for losses due to the construction. He was compensated 25 pounds and the road ran through 50 rods of his land. [NH Provincial and State Papers, 18: 853, 22:592] If this Elijah was really born ca. 1789 then this must refer to a different, as yet unknown, Elijah York. Either that or the State Papers transcription got the name wrong.

When the 1850 census was taken Elijah was a farmer living in Lee with real estate worth $4000. Living with him were his wife Comfort, his son David, David's son Fred B., his wife's 90-year-old aunt Elizabeth Chapman, and a 13-year-old Sarah A. Davis who is probably a relation to Comfort's mother whose maiden name was Davis. 

Children of Elijah York and Comfort Chapman

Citations

  1. AmericanAncestors, https://www.americanancestors.org, (Bible record for the Durgin and York families, 1753-1882 [manuscript], <http://library.nehgs.org/record=b1077958~S0>).
  2. Deaths, New Hampshire Vital Records, Concord, NH,for place of birth and age at death.
  3. New Hampshire Genealogical Record, (Dover, NH: Charles W. Tibbetts, 1903-1910 ; NH Soc. of Genealogists, 1990-), Marriages by Rev. John Osborne, Lee, N.H., July 1907, v.4, no.3, p.126 [Only gives the year].
  4. Lucien Thompson and Winthrop S. Meserve Everett S. Stackpole, History of the Town of Durham, New Hampshire (Somersworth, N.H. : NH Publishing Co., 1973, reprint of 1913 ed.), 2:402.
  5. Deaths, New Hampshire Vital Records, Concord, NH,viewed on ancestry.com,. <https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/5242/images/41267_309397-01673
  6. AmericanAncestors, https://www.americanancestors.org, (Bible record for the Durgin and York families, 1753-1882 [manuscript], <http://library.nehgs.org/record=b1077958~S0>. Date in Bible appears to be either 19 or 14, not 18.).
  7. Gravestone has date of death.
  8. Lulu B., Martha B. Walker, Mae E. Burpee Walker, Burial Places in the Town of Lee, N.H. Including Old Parish Cemetery on Mast Road & Town Cemetery on Lee Hill, N.H. (Elsie Cilley Chapter D.A.R., 1938), p.79.

Comfort Chapman

F, b. 28 February 1791, d. 13 April 1883
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
FatherJohn Chapman d. 1829
MotherHannah Davis b. 1770
Last Edited18 Jan 2025
Birth*Comfort Chapman was born on 28 February 1791.1 
Marriage*She married Elijah York, son of Eliphalet York and Elizabeth Tuttle, in 1813 in Lee, Strafford County, New HampshireG. They were both from Lee.2,3 
Death*Comfort Chapman died on 13 April 1883.4 
Burial*She was buried in the York Burying Ground in Lee Hook in Lee, Strafford County, New HampshireG.5 
In the 1850 census of Lee, NH a 90-year-old Elizabeth Chapman is living with them who is presumably a relation. 

Children of Comfort Chapman and Elijah York

Citations

  1. Calculated from her gravestone dated 13 Apr 1883 where her age was given as 92-1-14.
  2. New Hampshire Genealogical Record, (Dover, NH: Charles W. Tibbetts, 1903-1910 ; NH Soc. of Genealogists, 1990-), Marriages by Rev. John Osborne, Lee, N.H., July 1907, v.4, no.3, p.126 [Only gives the year].
  3. Lucien Thompson and Winthrop S. Meserve Everett S. Stackpole, History of the Town of Durham, New Hampshire (Somersworth, N.H. : NH Publishing Co., 1973, reprint of 1913 ed.), 2:402.
  4. Gravestone has date of death.
  5. Lulu B., Martha B. Walker, Mae E. Burpee Walker, Burial Places in the Town of Lee, N.H. Including Old Parish Cemetery on Mast Road & Town Cemetery on Lee Hill, N.H. (Elsie Cilley Chapter D.A.R., 1938), p.79.

Daniel York

M, b. 15 July 1791, d. 9 August 1867
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
FatherEliphalet York b. 1 Jun 1753, d. 19 Mar 1833
MotherElizabeth Tuttle b. 13 Feb 1760, d. 25 Jan 1817
Last Edited29 Jan 2025
Birth*Daniel York was born on 15 July 1791 in Lee, Strafford County, New HampshireG.1,2 
Marriage*He married Elizabeth Langley in 1817 in Lee, Strafford County, New HampshireG. They were both from Lee. Their marriage was also announced in the New Hampshire Gazette on 14 Oct 1817, no date given.3,4,5 
Death*Daniel York died on 9 August 1867.6 
Burial*He was buried in Pine Hill Cemetery in Dover, Strafford County, New HampshireG.7 
FamilySearch Family Tree page: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K4NL-BSL. 
The list of their children comes solely from their Family Search family tree and has not been independently verified.

A notice in the New Hampshire Patriot and State Gazette of Concord, NH dated 3 Apr 1810, p.3, lists a lot of people who have mail waiting for them in the Concord post office. On that list is a Daniel York of Canterbury, NH. No other currently known Daniel exists who might be this person, so perhaps this Daniel was the Lee individual who was apprenticing away in Canterbury? If not then he likely belongs to an as yet undetermined family.

The New Hampshire Gazette of 10 Apr 1821, p.3, has this notice: "Take Notice. This is to inform all persons concerned, that the subscriber has undertaken to take care of, support and maintain all the Paupers of the town of Lee, from the first day of April, 1821 to the first day of April, 1822, and has given bonds to that effect—and whereas several of said Paupers have refused to go with me to my house, where suitable provisions are made for their support, this is therefore to caution all persons against harboring or trusting said Paupers on my account, as I am determined to pay no bills for them, or furnish any support or relief for them after this date, unless they come to my house in said Lee. [Dated] Lee, April 3, 1821. DANIEL YORK"

The 22 Jun 1847 issue of The Times and Dover Enquirer, p.3 has this published notice: "Notice is hereby given, that I have this day given to my sons, Albert A. York, and Elijah S. York, and daughter, Sarah J. York, their time, to act and trade for themselves, and shall claim none of their earnings nor pay any debts of their contracting after this date." Signed Daniel York. Witness Daniel L. York, John M. Smith, Durham, June 18, 1847. 

Children of Daniel York and Elizabeth Langley

Citations

  1. AmericanAncestors, https://www.americanancestors.org, (Bible record for the Durgin and York families, 1753-1882 [manuscript], <http://library.nehgs.org/record=b1077958~S0>. His gravestone and NHVR record give the year of birth as 1791, which differs from the year in the family Bible, which is given as 1792).
  2. New Hampshire Vital Records, Births, Viewed on FamilySearch.org, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DTTS-3SQ>. Gives year as 1791.
  3. New Hampshire Gazette, (Portsmouth, N.H.), "Married" section, 14 Oct 1817, p.2.
  4. New Hampshire Genealogical Record, (Dover, NH: Charles W. Tibbetts, 1903-1910 ; NH Soc. of Genealogists, 1990-), Marriages by Rev. John Osborne, Lee, N.H., July 1907, v.4, no.3, p.130 [Only gives the year].
  5. Lucien Thompson and Winthrop S. Meserve Everett S. Stackpole, History of the Town of Durham, New Hampshire (Somersworth, N.H. : NH Publishing Co., 1973, reprint of 1913 ed.), 2:402.
  6. AmericanAncestors, https://www.americanancestors.org, (Bible record for the Durgin and York families, 1753-1882 [manuscript], <http://library.nehgs.org/record=b1077958~S0>).
  7. Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/, (Daniel York, <https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153709891/daniel-york>).

Elizabeth Langley

F, b. 24 November 1794, d. 1872
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
Last Edited29 Jan 2025
Birth*Elizabeth Langley was born on 24 November 1794 in Lee, Strafford County, New HampshireG.1 
Marriage*She married Daniel York, son of Eliphalet York and Elizabeth Tuttle, in 1817 in Lee, Strafford County, New HampshireG. They were both from Lee. Their marriage was also announced in the New Hampshire Gazette on 14 Oct 1817, no date given.2,3,4 
Death*Elizabeth Langley died in 1872.1 
Burial*She was buried in Pine Hill Cemetery in Dover, Strafford County, New HampshireG.5 

Children of Elizabeth Langley and Daniel York

Citations

  1. Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/, (Elizabeth “Betsey” Langley York, <https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153709977/elizabeth-york>, gravestone only has year of birth and death).
  2. New Hampshire Gazette, (Portsmouth, N.H.), "Married" section, 14 Oct 1817, p.2.
  3. New Hampshire Genealogical Record, (Dover, NH: Charles W. Tibbetts, 1903-1910 ; NH Soc. of Genealogists, 1990-), Marriages by Rev. John Osborne, Lee, N.H., July 1907, v.4, no.3, p.130 [Only gives the year].
  4. Lucien Thompson and Winthrop S. Meserve Everett S. Stackpole, History of the Town of Durham, New Hampshire (Somersworth, N.H. : NH Publishing Co., 1973, reprint of 1913 ed.), 2:402.
  5. Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/, (Elizabeth “Betsey” Langley York, <https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153709977/elizabeth-york>).

Eliphalet York

M, b. 18 September 1796, d. 31 August 1887
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
FatherEliphalet York b. 1 Jun 1753, d. 19 Mar 1833
MotherElizabeth Tuttle b. 13 Feb 1760, d. 25 Jan 1817
Last Edited18 Jan 2025
Birth*Eliphalet York was born on 18 September 1796 in New HampshireG.1,2 
Marriage*He married Mary Frost Durgin, daughter of Josiah Durgin and Hannah Stevens, on 7 February 1820 in Lee, Strafford County, New HampshireG. They were both from Lee.3,4 
Death*Eliphalet York died on 31 August 1887.5 
Burial*He was buried in the York Burying Ground in Lee Hook in Lee, Strafford County, New HampshireG.6 
In 1880 he was living in the household of his son Israel G. York in Lee, occupation farmer. His gravestone referred to him as Deacon Eliphalet York. 
FamilySearch Family Tree page: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KCP5-FMT. 

Children of Eliphalet York and Mary Frost Durgin

Citations

  1. AmericanAncestors, https://www.americanancestors.org, (Bible record for the Durgin and York families, 1753-1882 [manuscript], <http://library.nehgs.org/record=b1077958~S0>).
  2. He was age 83 in the 1880 census of Lee, NH, born in NH. His gravestone dated 31 Aug 1887 states that he was age 90-11-18 which calculates to 13 Sep 1796 not the 18th. Family Bible definitely says the 18th.
  3. New Hampshire Genealogical Record, (Dover, NH: Charles W. Tibbetts, 1903-1910 ; NH Soc. of Genealogists, 1990-), Marriages by Rev. John Osborne, Lee, N.H., Oct 1907, v.4, no.4, p.182.
  4. AmericanAncestors, https://www.americanancestors.org, (Bible record for the Durgin and York families, 1753-1882 [manuscript], <http://library.nehgs.org/record=b1077958~S0>. This seems to give a marriage date for them of 19 Mar 1820 but the layout of the Bible record on this page isn't entirely clear that it is their marriage date and could belong to another sibling. But it probably is their date, so it differs from the date in the record of marriages from the other source.).
  5. Gravestone.
  6. Lulu B., Martha B. Walker, Mae E. Burpee Walker, Burial Places in the Town of Lee, N.H. Including Old Parish Cemetery on Mast Road & Town Cemetery on Lee Hill, N.H. (Elsie Cilley Chapter D.A.R., 1938), p.79.

Mary Frost Durgin

F, b. 15 September 1800, d. 12 August 1877
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
FatherJosiah Durgin b. 16 Nov 1754, d. 14 Jul 1833
MotherHannah Stevens b. 8 Apr 1764, d. 5 Jan 1849
Last Edited19 Jan 2025
Birth*Mary Frost Durgin was born on 15 September 1800 in Durham, Strafford County, New HampshireG.1,2 
Marriage*She married Eliphalet York, son of Eliphalet York and Elizabeth Tuttle, on 7 February 1820 in Lee, Strafford County, New HampshireG. They were both from Lee.3,4 
Death*Mary Frost Durgin died on 12 August 1877.1,5 
Burial*She was buried in the York Burying Ground in Lee Hook in Lee, Strafford County, New HampshireG.6 
FamilySearch Family Tree page: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KDBQ-RS5. 
The parentage of Mary Frost Durgin is uncertain. Her gravestone says that she was the daughter of Josiah Durgin, but the family Bible record for the Durgin and York families referenced here frequently for this family does not include her on the list of all the children of Josiah and Hannah (Stevens) Durgin. The last of their children mentioned was Stevens Durgin born in 1798 and leaves off Mary born in 1800. She was, however, included as Mary F. York wife of Eliphalet York with dates of birth and death. Leaving her off the list of Josiah's children was either an oversight by the person keeping the Bible record or she was daughter of a different Josiah. The FamilySearch Family Tree does have her included in this family, but without proof. The family of Josiah Durgin in the 1810 census does show two daughters aged 10-15, so that fits with Mary in the family. It's also possible she was an adopted member of the family, which was why she wasn't included in the family Bible. Perhaps she was born Mary Frost and adopted by the Durgins? 

Children of Mary Frost Durgin and Eliphalet York

Citations

  1. AmericanAncestors, https://www.americanancestors.org, (Bible record for the Durgin and York families, 1753-1882 [manuscript], <http://library.nehgs.org/record=b1077958~S0>).
  2. Place from FamilySearch Family Tree and is unverified.
  3. New Hampshire Genealogical Record, (Dover, NH: Charles W. Tibbetts, 1903-1910 ; NH Soc. of Genealogists, 1990-), Marriages by Rev. John Osborne, Lee, N.H., Oct 1907, v.4, no.4, p.182.
  4. AmericanAncestors, https://www.americanancestors.org, (Bible record for the Durgin and York families, 1753-1882 [manuscript], <http://library.nehgs.org/record=b1077958~S0>. This seems to give a marriage date for them of 19 Mar 1820 but the layout of the Bible record on this page isn't entirely clear that it is their marriage date and could belong to another sibling. But it probably is their date, so it differs from the date in the record of marriages from the other source.).
  5. Gravestone has date of death.
  6. Lulu B., Martha B. Walker, Mae E. Burpee Walker, Burial Places in the Town of Lee, N.H. Including Old Parish Cemetery on Mast Road & Town Cemetery on Lee Hill, N.H. (Elsie Cilley Chapter D.A.R., 1938), p.79.

David York

M, b. 8 March 1794, d. 24 August 1859
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
FatherEliphalet York b. 1 Jun 1753, d. 19 Mar 1833
MotherElizabeth Tuttle b. 13 Feb 1760, d. 25 Jan 1817
Last Edited13 Feb 2025
Birth*David York was born on 8 March 1794 in Lee, Strafford County, New HampshireG.1,2 
Marriage*He married Hannah Durrell, daughter of Joseph Durrell and Comfort Davis, on 3 June 1825 in Lee, Strafford County, New HampshireG. Three different dates of marriage have been found for this couple, 24 Jun 1824, 3 Jun 1825, and 19 Jun 1825. With their first child born in Nov 1825 the second two dates seem less likely, but those are the only two where the source is known. The first comes from a published periodical genealogy that is unsourced.3,4,5,6,7 
Death*David York died on 24 August 1859 in Lee, Strafford County, New HampshireG.1,2 
Burial*He was buried in the York Burying Ground in Lee Hook in Lee.8 
When the 1850 census was taken the family was living in Lee on real estate worth $3000. David and his son Ezra were farmers and his sons George and John were masons. All five of their children were living with them.

His wife Hannah was a widow in the 1880 census of Lee, NH, living with her son George and daughter Sarah, as well as her own brother Daniel M. Durrell. 

Children of David York and Hannah Durrell

Citations

  1. AmericanAncestors, https://www.americanancestors.org, (Bible record for the Durgin and York families, 1753-1882 [manuscript], <http://library.nehgs.org/record=b1077958~S0>).
  2. Harold Clarke Durrell, "Philip Durrell and His Descendants," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, (April 1980), p.149.
  3. Priscilla Hammond, Vital Records of Newmarket, New Hampshire, 1734-1866 (Compiled from the original town records, typescript at NEHGS, 1935), p.33. Gives date of 3 Jun 1825. Newmarket records so it might have taken place there instead of in Lee.
  4. New Hampshire Vital Records, Births, viewed on AmericanAncestors.com, <https://www.americanancestors.org/databases/new-hampshire-births-deaths-and-marriages-1654-1969/image?rId=247980086&volumeId=13864&pageName=25556>, gives date of 3 Jun 1825.
  5. William Copeley, compiler, New Hampshire Family Records (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, 1994), 1:197, from the Du-Relle Family Bible Record, gives date of 19 Jun 1825. Hereinafter cited as NH Family Records.
  6. Harold Clarke Durrell, "Philip Durrell and His Descendants," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, (April 1980), p.149, gives a date of 24 Jun 1824 but doesn't give a source for that information.
  7. Lucien Thompson and Winthrop S. Meserve Everett S. Stackpole, History of the Town of Durham, New Hampshire (Somersworth, N.H. : NH Publishing Co., 1973, reprint of 1913 ed.), 2:402, no date given.
  8. Lulu B., Martha B. Walker, Mae E. Burpee Walker, Burial Places in the Town of Lee, N.H. Including Old Parish Cemetery on Mast Road & Town Cemetery on Lee Hill, N.H. (Elsie Cilley Chapter D.A.R., 1938), p.79.

Hannah Durrell

F, b. 7 November 1800, d. 1 August 1886
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
FatherJoseph Durrell b. 1769, d. 1845
MotherComfort Davis b. 1767, d. 1861
Last Edited13 Feb 2025
Birth*Hannah Durrell was born on 7 November 1800 in Stratham, Rockingham County, New HampshireG.1,2 
Marriage*She married David York, son of Eliphalet York and Elizabeth Tuttle, on 3 June 1825 in Lee, Strafford County, New HampshireG. Three different dates of marriage have been found for this couple, 24 Jun 1824, 3 Jun 1825, and 19 Jun 1825. With their first child born in Nov 1825 the second two dates seem less likely, but those are the only two where the source is known. The first comes from a published periodical genealogy that is unsourced.3,4,5,6,7 
Death*Hannah Durrell died on 1 August 1886 in Lee, Strafford County, New HampshireG.1,8 
Burial*She was buried in the York Burying Ground in Lee Hook in Lee, Strafford County, New HampshireG.9 

Children of Hannah Durrell and David York

Citations

  1. Harold Clarke Durrell, "Philip Durrell and His Descendants," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, (April 1980), p.149.
  2. Her gravestone dated 1 Aug 1886 gave her age at death as 85y, 9m.
  3. Priscilla Hammond, Vital Records of Newmarket, New Hampshire, 1734-1866 (Compiled from the original town records, typescript at NEHGS, 1935), p.33. Gives date of 3 Jun 1825. Newmarket records so it might have taken place there instead of in Lee.
  4. New Hampshire Vital Records, Births, viewed on AmericanAncestors.com, <https://www.americanancestors.org/databases/new-hampshire-births-deaths-and-marriages-1654-1969/image?rId=247980086&volumeId=13864&pageName=25556>, gives date of 3 Jun 1825.
  5. William Copeley, compiler, New Hampshire Family Records (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, 1994), 1:197, from the Du-Relle Family Bible Record, gives date of 19 Jun 1825. Hereinafter cited as NH Family Records.
  6. Harold Clarke Durrell, "Philip Durrell and His Descendants," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, (April 1980), p.149, gives a date of 24 Jun 1824 but doesn't give a source for that information.
  7. Lucien Thompson and Winthrop S. Meserve Everett S. Stackpole, History of the Town of Durham, New Hampshire (Somersworth, N.H. : NH Publishing Co., 1973, reprint of 1913 ed.), 2:402, no date given.
  8. Gravestone has date of death.
  9. Lulu B., Martha B. Walker, Mae E. Burpee Walker, Burial Places in the Town of Lee, N.H. Including Old Parish Cemetery on Mast Road & Town Cemetery on Lee Hill, N.H. (Elsie Cilley Chapter D.A.R., 1938), p.79.

Elizabeth York

F, b. 24 December 1798, d. 17 March 1870
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
FatherEliphalet York b. 1 Jun 1753, d. 19 Mar 1833
MotherElizabeth Tuttle b. 13 Feb 1760, d. 25 Jan 1817
Last Edited13 Feb 2025
Birth*Elizabeth York was born on 24 December 1798 in Lee, Strafford County, New HampshireG.1,2 
Marriage*She married Nathaniel B. Sides on 29 November 1827 in Lee, Strafford County, New HampshireG. He was from Portsmouth and she was from Lee.3,4,5 
Death*Elizabeth York died of cancer on 17 March 1870 in Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New HampshireG.6,1 
Burial*She was buried in Harmony Grove Cemetery in Portsmouth.7 
Some online trees have suggested that she married Job R. Durgin, whose family with wife Betsy was enumerated in the 1850 census of Lee in amongst many of the Lee York families. But proof that she married Nathaniel Sides comes from the Durgin familiy Bible that gives the birth and death dates for Elisa York, daughter of Eliphalet and Elizabeth (Tuttle) York, as being the same date as the death record found in Portsmouth for Elizabeth Sides. 

Citations

  1. AmericanAncestors, https://www.americanancestors.org, (Bible record for the Durgin and York families, 1753-1882 [manuscript], <http://library.nehgs.org/record=b1077958~S0>. Bible record is for an Elisa York, so it is only assumed that she is the same as Betsey.).
  2. Place of birth comes from death record.
  3. FamilySearch, www.familysearch.org, (New Hampshire. Marriage Record Indexes 1900, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DR3S-TRS>).
  4. Lucien Thompson and Winthrop S. Meserve Everett S. Stackpole, History of the Town of Durham, New Hampshire (Somersworth, N.H. : NH Publishing Co., 1973, reprint of 1913 ed.), 2:402.
  5. Priscilla Hammond, Vital Records of Newmarket, New Hampshire, 1734-1866 (Compiled from the original town records, typescript at NEHGS, 1935), p.33. Newmarket records so might have taken place there instead of in Lee.
  6. FamilySearch, www.familysearch.org, (Portsmouth, NH, Records of births, marriages and deaths for 1700-1742, 1861-1919, p.38, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9XF-L9KY?i=306>).
  7. Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/, (Elizabeth York Sides, <https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/166814220/elizabeth_sides>, includes photo of gravestone).

Nathaniel B. Sides

M, b. circa 1802, d. 23 September 1878
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
Last Edited13 Feb 2025
Birth*Nathaniel B. Sides was born circa 1802.1 
Marriage*He married Elizabeth York, daughter of Eliphalet York and Elizabeth Tuttle, on 29 November 1827 in Lee, Strafford County, New HampshireG. He was from Portsmouth and she was from Lee.2,3,4 
Death*Nathaniel B. Sides died on 23 September 1878.5 
Burial*He was buried in Harmony Grove Cemetery in Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New HampshireG.5 

Citations

  1. Age 72 on his gravestone.
  2. FamilySearch, www.familysearch.org, (New Hampshire. Marriage Record Indexes 1900, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DR3S-TRS>).
  3. Lucien Thompson and Winthrop S. Meserve Everett S. Stackpole, History of the Town of Durham, New Hampshire (Somersworth, N.H. : NH Publishing Co., 1973, reprint of 1913 ed.), 2:402.
  4. Priscilla Hammond, Vital Records of Newmarket, New Hampshire, 1734-1866 (Compiled from the original town records, typescript at NEHGS, 1935), p.33. Newmarket records so might have taken place there instead of in Lee.
  5. Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/, (Nathaniel B. Sides, <https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/166822812/nathaniel-b-sides>, includes photo of gravestone).

Sarah White York

F, b. 1 September 1801, d. 23 May 1830
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
FatherEliphalet York b. 1 Jun 1753, d. 19 Mar 1833
MotherElizabeth Tuttle b. 13 Feb 1760, d. 25 Jan 1817
Last Edited28 Jan 2025
Birth*Sarah White York was born on 1 September 1801.1 
Marriage*She married Stevens Durgin, son of Josiah Durgin and Hannah Stevens, on 27 August 1824 in Lee, Strafford County, New HampshireG. They were both from Lee.2,3 
Death*Sarah White York died on 23 May 1830.1 
FamilySearch Family Tree page: (an unknown value.) 

Citations

  1. AmericanAncestors, https://www.americanancestors.org, (Bible record for the Durgin and York families, 1753-1882 [manuscript], <http://library.nehgs.org/record=b1077958~S0>).
  2. New Hampshire Genealogical Record, (Dover, NH: Charles W. Tibbetts, 1903-1910 ; NH Soc. of Genealogists, 1990-), Marriages by Rev. John Osborne, Lee, N.H., Oct 1907, v.4, no.4, p.184.
  3. Lucien Thompson and Winthrop S. Meserve Everett S. Stackpole, History of the Town of Durham, New Hampshire (Somersworth, N.H. : NH Publishing Co., 1973, reprint of 1913 ed.), 2:402.

Stevens Durgin

M, b. 4 September 1798, d. 9 June 1851
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
FatherJosiah Durgin b. 16 Nov 1754, d. 14 Jul 1833
MotherHannah Stevens b. 8 Apr 1764, d. 5 Jan 1849
Last Edited28 Jan 2025
Birth*Stevens Durgin was born on 4 September 1798.1 
Marriage*He married Sarah White York, daughter of Eliphalet York and Elizabeth Tuttle, on 27 August 1824 in Lee, Strafford County, New HampshireG. They were both from Lee.2,3 
Death*Stevens Durgin died on 9 June 1851.1 
FamilySearch Family Tree page: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LH66-DLC. 

Citations

  1. AmericanAncestors, https://www.americanancestors.org, (Bible record for the Durgin and York families, 1753-1882 [manuscript], <http://library.nehgs.org/record=b1077958~S0>).
  2. New Hampshire Genealogical Record, (Dover, NH: Charles W. Tibbetts, 1903-1910 ; NH Soc. of Genealogists, 1990-), Marriages by Rev. John Osborne, Lee, N.H., Oct 1907, v.4, no.4, p.184.
  3. Lucien Thompson and Winthrop S. Meserve Everett S. Stackpole, History of the Town of Durham, New Hampshire (Somersworth, N.H. : NH Publishing Co., 1973, reprint of 1913 ed.), 2:402.

Angeline York

F, b. circa 1811, d. 3 or 8 Jun 1830
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
FatherThomas York b. 29 Mar 1787, d. 11 Nov 1857
MotherMary Chapman b. c Jan 1779, d. 19 Jun 1815
Last Edited21 Jan 2025
Birth*Angeline York was born circa 1811.1 
Death*She died unmarried 3 or 8 Jun 1830.2,3 
Burial*She was buried in the Thomas York Burying Yard in Lee Hook in Lee, Strafford County, New HampshireG.4 

Citations

  1. She was age 18 when she died in Jun 1830 according to her gravestone.
  2. Lucien Thompson and Winthrop S. Meserve Everett S. Stackpole, History of the Town of Durham, New Hampshire (Somersworth, N.H. : NH Publishing Co., 1973, reprint of 1913 ed.), 2:402 (Gives date as the 3d).
  3. Date of death is on gravestone, says the 8th.
  4. Lulu B., Martha B. Walker, Mae E. Burpee Walker, Burial Places in the Town of Lee, N.H. Including Old Parish Cemetery on Mast Road & Town Cemetery on Lee Hill, N.H. (Elsie Cilley Chapter D.A.R., 1938), p.84.

Elbridge G. York

M, b. circa 1814, d. 22 February 1869
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
FatherThomas York b. 29 Mar 1787, d. 11 Nov 1857
MotherMary Chapman b. c Jan 1779, d. 19 Jun 1815
Last Edited21 Jan 2025
Birth*Elbridge G. York was born circa 1814 in New HampshireG.1 
Marriage*He married Mary Currier after September 1862. She was the widow of his younger half-brother William B. York.2 
Death*Elbridge G. York died on 22 February 1869.3 
Burial*He was buried in the Thomas York Burying Yard in Lee Hook in Lee, Strafford County, New HampshireG.4 

Citations

  1. Age 35 in 1850, b.N.H., and age 54 on his gravestone dated 22 Feb 1869.
  2. Lucien Thompson and Winthrop S. Meserve Everett S. Stackpole, History of the Town of Durham, New Hampshire (Somersworth, N.H. : NH Publishing Co., 1973, reprint of 1913 ed.), 2:402.
  3. Date of death is on gravestone.
  4. Lulu B., Martha B. Walker, Mae E. Burpee Walker, Burial Places in the Town of Lee, N.H. Including Old Parish Cemetery on Mast Road & Town Cemetery on Lee Hill, N.H. (Elsie Cilley Chapter D.A.R., 1938), p.84.

Mary Currier

F
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
Last Edited17 Jul 2020
Marriage*Mary Currier married William B. York, son of Thomas York and Harriet Bartlett. She was from Vermont.1 
Marriage*Mary Currier married Elbridge G. York, son of Thomas York and Mary Chapman, after September 1862. She was the widow of his younger half-brother William B. York.2 

Citations

  1. Lucien Thompson and Winthrop S. Meserve Everett S. Stackpole, History of the Town of Durham, New Hampshire (Somersworth, N.H. : NH Publishing Co., 1973, reprint of 1913 ed.), p.402.
  2. Lucien Thompson and Winthrop S. Meserve Everett S. Stackpole, History of the Town of Durham, New Hampshire (Somersworth, N.H. : NH Publishing Co., 1973, reprint of 1913 ed.), 2:402.

Mary York

F, b. 8 September 1818, d. 27 March 1890
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
FatherThomas York b. 29 Mar 1787, d. 11 Nov 1857
MotherDeborah Elkins b. c Jan 1793, d. 21 Jul 1827
Last Edited29 Jan 2025
Birth*Mary York was born on 8 September 1818 in Lee, Strafford County, New HampshireG.1 
Death*She died of "mania" on 27 March 1890 in Topsfield, Essex County, MassachusettsG.2 

Citations

  1. Death record for place, date calculated from age at death of 71-6-19.
  2. Ancestry, www.ancestry.com, (Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records, 1841-1915, <https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2101/images/41262_b139371-00407?pId=338911>, scan of original record).

David E. Davis

M
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
Last Edited29 Jan 2025

Dorinda Maria York

F, b. circa 1821, d. 18 September 1849
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
FatherThomas York b. 29 Mar 1787, d. 11 Nov 1857
MotherDeborah Elkins b. c Jan 1793, d. 21 Jul 1827
Last Edited21 Jan 2025
Birth*Dorinda Maria York was born circa 1821.1 
Death*She died unmarried on 18 September 1849.2,3 
Burial*She was buried in the Thomas York Burying Yard in Lee Hook in Lee, Strafford County, New HampshireG.4 

Citations

  1. She was age 28 when she died according to her gravestone.
  2. Date of death is on gravestone.
  3. Lucien Thompson and Winthrop S. Meserve Everett S. Stackpole, History of the Town of Durham, New Hampshire (Somersworth, N.H. : NH Publishing Co., 1973, reprint of 1913 ed.), 2:402.
  4. Lulu B., Martha B. Walker, Mae E. Burpee Walker, Burial Places in the Town of Lee, N.H. Including Old Parish Cemetery on Mast Road & Town Cemetery on Lee Hill, N.H. (Elsie Cilley Chapter D.A.R., 1938), p.84.

Roxanna B. York

F, b. circa February 1823, d. 2 November 1859
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
FatherThomas York b. 29 Mar 1787, d. 11 Nov 1857
MotherDeborah Elkins b. c Jan 1793, d. 21 Jul 1827
Last Edited21 Jan 2025
Birth*Roxanna B. York was born circa February 1823.1 
Marriage*She married John W. Durgin, son of Job R. Durgin and Betsey Wiggins, on 6 March 1845.2,3 
Death*Roxanna B. York died on 2 November 1859 in Durham, Strafford County, New HampshireG.3,4 
Burial*She was buried in the Thomas York Burying Yard in Lee Hook in Lee, Strafford County, New HampshireG.5 

Citations

  1. Her age on her gravestone was 36 years, 9 months on 2 Nov 1859.
  2. Elliott C. Cogswell, History of Nottingham, Deerfield, and Northwood: Comprised Within the Original Limits of Nottingham, Rockingham County, N.H., with Records of the Centennial Proceedings at Northwood, and Genealogical Sketches (Deerfield, N.H.: J. B. Clarke, 1878), p.684.
  3. Lucien Thompson and Winthrop S. Meserve Everett S. Stackpole, History of the Town of Durham, New Hampshire (Somersworth, N.H. : NH Publishing Co., 1973, reprint of 1913 ed.), 2:402.
  4. Date of death is on gravestone.
  5. Lulu B., Martha B. Walker, Mae E. Burpee Walker, Burial Places in the Town of Lee, N.H. Including Old Parish Cemetery on Mast Road & Town Cemetery on Lee Hill, N.H. (Elsie Cilley Chapter D.A.R., 1938), p.84.

John W. Durgin

M, b. 15 April 1821
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
FatherJob R. Durgin b. 1798, d. 1866
MotherBetsey Wiggins b. c 1790, d. 3 Sep 1859
Last Edited24 Jan 2024
Birth*John W. Durgin was born on 15 April 1821 in Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New HampshireG.1 
Marriage*He married Roxanna B. York, daughter of Thomas York and Deborah Elkins, on 6 March 1845.1,2 

Citations

  1. Elliott C. Cogswell, History of Nottingham, Deerfield, and Northwood: Comprised Within the Original Limits of Nottingham, Rockingham County, N.H., with Records of the Centennial Proceedings at Northwood, and Genealogical Sketches (Deerfield, N.H.: J. B. Clarke, 1878), p.684.
  2. Lucien Thompson and Winthrop S. Meserve Everett S. Stackpole, History of the Town of Durham, New Hampshire (Somersworth, N.H. : NH Publishing Co., 1973, reprint of 1913 ed.), 2:402.

John B. York

M, b. 1 May 1826, d. 25 September 1917
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
FatherThomas York b. 29 Mar 1787, d. 11 Nov 1857
MotherDeborah Elkins b. c Jan 1793, d. 21 Jul 1827
Last Edited21 Jan 2025
Birth*John B. York was born on 1 May 1826 in Lee, Strafford County, New HampshireG.1,2 
Marriage*He married Lydia S. Keniston, daughter of Nathan Keniston and Lydia Willey, on 24 November 1850 in Dover, Strafford County, New HampshireG. At the time of their marriage John was from Portsmouth and Lydia was from Durham.3,4 
Death*John B. York died on 25 September 1917 in Durham, Strafford County, New HampshireG.5 
Burial*He was buried in Riverside Cemetery in Newmarket, Rockingham County, New HampshireG.6 
FamilySearch Family Tree page: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KZDL-1Z1. 
The History of Durham, published in 1913, said he was still living, but blind.4 

Children of John B. York and Lydia S. Keniston

Citations

  1. Age 24 in 1850.
  2. New Hampshire Vital Records, Births, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DTT3-9L8>, scan of State record.
  3. New Hampshire Gazette, (Portsmouth, N.H.), Married section, 30 Dec 1851, p.3.
  4. Lucien Thompson and Winthrop S. Meserve Everett S. Stackpole, History of the Town of Durham, New Hampshire (Somersworth, N.H. : NH Publishing Co., 1973, reprint of 1913 ed.), 2:402.
  5. Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/, (John B. York, <https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/244887780/john-b-york>, includes photo of gravestone with year of death. No source of information given for exact date and place.).
  6. Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/, (John B. York, <https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/244887780/john-b-york>, includes photo of gravestone with year of death).

Lydia S. Keniston

F, b. 28 October 1821, d. 21 May 1905
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
FatherNathan Keniston b. 1781
MotherLydia Willey b. 1781
Last Edited21 Jan 2025
Birth*Lydia S. Keniston was born on 28 October 1821 in Durham, Strafford County, New HampshireG.1,2,3 
Marriage*She married John B. York, son of Thomas York and Deborah Elkins, on 24 November 1850 in Dover, Strafford County, New HampshireG. At the time of their marriage John was from Portsmouth and Lydia was from Durham.4,2 
Death*Lydia S. Keniston died of acute bronchitis on 21 May 1905 in Durham.5 

Children of Lydia S. Keniston and John B. York

Citations

  1. New Hampshire Vital Records, Births, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-64K3-L4J>, scan of State record.
  2. Lucien Thompson and Winthrop S. Meserve Everett S. Stackpole, History of the Town of Durham, New Hampshire (Somersworth, N.H. : NH Publishing Co., 1973, reprint of 1913 ed.), 2:402.
  3. Her death record states that she was born in 1822, not 1821, which differs from the birth record.
  4. New Hampshire Gazette, (Portsmouth, N.H.), Married section, 30 Dec 1851, p.3.
  5. Deaths, New Hampshire Vital Records, Concord, NH,<https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6WS3-BGC>, scan of State record.

Nathan Keniston

M, b. 1781
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
Last Edited16 Jul 2020
Marriage*Nathan Keniston married Lydia Willey. 
Birth*Nathan Keniston was born in 1781. 

Child of Nathan Keniston and Lydia Willey

Lydia Willey

F, b. 1781
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
Last Edited16 Jul 2020
Marriage*Lydia Willey married Nathan Keniston. 
Birth*Lydia Willey was born in 1781. 

Child of Lydia Willey and Nathan Keniston

Joseph Durrell

M, b. 1769, d. 1845
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
Last Edited17 Jul 2020
Marriage*Joseph Durrell married Comfort Davis. 
Birth*Joseph Durrell was born in 1769. 
Death*He died in 1845. 

Child of Joseph Durrell and Comfort Davis