William DURFEE

1730 - 1816  (85 years)

• Name	William DURFEE
  Born	10 Mar 1730	Tiverton, Newport Co., Rhode Island
  Gender	Male
  _UID	90BBE1DF478BA24C85BF5AC55A5AF8FBD59A
  Died	10 Feb 1816	East Killingly, Connecticut
  Person ID	I62012	Branch 030 Jesse Stafford 1790 NC
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2006

  
  

  Father	David DURFEE,   b. 1 Mar 1700, Tiverton, Newport Co., Rhode Island ,   d. 1 Mar 1788, Tiverton, Newport Co., Rhode Island  (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Abigail WING,   b. Jul 1701,   d. 4 Jul 1792, Tiverton, Newport Co., Rhode Island  (Age ~ 90 years)
  Married	16 Apr 1726
  Notes	Married: Abigail from Dartmouth, MA.
  Family ID	F21490	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eunice BOWEN
  Married	1756	Tiverton, Newport Co., Rhode Island
  Children	1. David DURFEE,   b. Tiverton, Newport Co., Rhode Island   2. Benjamin DURFEE,   b. 25 Oct 1761, Tiverton, Newport Co., Rhode Island ,   d. 1 Dec 1847, Killingly, Windham Co., Connecticut  (Age 86 years)   3. Joseph DURFEE,   b. Tiverton, Newport Co., Rhode Island   4. Humphrey DURFEE,   b. Tiverton, Newport Co., Rhode Island   5. Philip DURFEE,   b. Tiverton, Newport Co., Rhode Island   6. Thomas DURFEE,   b. Tiverton, Newport Co., Rhode Island   7. Ruth DURFEE,   b. Killingly, Windham Co., Connecticut   8. Hannah DURFEE,   b. Killingly, Windham Co., Connecticut   9. Abigail DURFEE,   b. Killingly, Windham Co., Connecticut   10. Nancy DURFEE,   b. 22 Jan 1779, Killingly, Windham Co., Connecticut ,   d. Yes, date unknown   11. Eunice DURFEE,   b. 1783, Killingly, Windham Co., Connecticut ,   d. Yes, date unknown   12. Mathew DURFEE,   b. Killingly, Windham Co., Connecticut   13. William DURFEE,   b. Killingly, Windham Co., Connecticut
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2020
  Family ID	F21491	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  He followed the sea and became a master mariner. In 1772, he removed to Killingly, CT, where he followed farming the rest of his life. For many years, he was in the merchant marine, commanding vessels sailing from Newport, RI to Dutch Guiana and other foreign ports.