Marshall DURRETT
Virginia Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639- 1850 Record about Marshall Name: Marshall Durrett Date: Dec 21, 1775 Location: Spotsylvania Co., VA Property: 116 a. in Spts. Co. Notes: This land record was originally published in "Virginia County Records - Spotsylvania County, 1721-1800, Volume I" edited by William Armstrong Crozier. Remarks: Richard Durrett of Caroline Co. to Wm. Durrett of sd. Co. In consideration of sd. Wm. Durrett, making him absolute right, etc., to a tract of land whereon sd. Richd now lives, etc. 116 a., which fell to the sd. Richd. by lot of his fathers estate in Spts. Description: Neighbor Book date: J 1 _TITLE Notes
From History of Albemarle Co. Virginia by Edgar Woods Page 183 Durrett The name of Durrett was connected with the territory of Albemarle, while it was yet a part of Hanover. In 1737 Bartholomew Durrett patented nearly three hundred acres on Priddy's Creek, and the next year Richard patented three hundred in the same section. A genealogical chart of the Terrells in the possession of Gen. W. H. H. Terrell, of Indianapolis, states that Abigail, daughter of Henry Terrell and Ann Chiles, of Caroline, was married to Colonel Durrett, of Albemarle. If this refers to Colonel Richard, she must have been a first wife. He died in 1784. Two brothers of the name Durrett became residents of the Batesville district the latter part of the last century. They came from Caroline, and were no doubt of the same stock with those mentioned above, though it seems impossible now to trace the relationship. Marshall Durrett in 1783 purchased from Robert Terrell nearly four hundred acres on the head waters of Mechum's River, where he was living at the time; and as the land he bought was part of that entered by Henry Terrell, of Caroline, the Abigail Terrell already alluded to may have been his first wife. In 1802 he purchased from Robert Boiling in the North Garden, whither he removed and resided until his death in 1834. He was appointed a magistrate in 1796, and served as Sheriff in 1819, succeeding Charles Wingfield Jr., who at the time of his death had occupied the office but a month. Marshall's wife was Dorothy, daughter of John Digges, of Nelson, and his children were Sarah, the wife of Robert Field, Richard, Rice,. Marcus, Silas Benjamin, Paul, Ann, the wife of William Morris, and afterwards John D. Rodes, Elizabeth, the wife of John Dunkum, and John. James Durrett, the brother of Marshall, in 1799 purchased land of John Eperson, where he resided until his death in 1822. 1 _TITLE Notes Moved to Saline County Missouri after husband's death 1 _TITLE 2
He married Dorothy Woodroof 1783 at Spotsylvania, Virginia . Dorothy Woodroof was born at Caroline County, Virginia Bef 1790 .
They were the parents of 10
children:
Sarah (Sally) Durrett
born Abt 1783.
Richard Durrett
born 3 Dec 1785.
Rice Durrett
born 4 Jun 1790.
Benjamine L Durrett
born 15 Aug 1800.
Anna Durrett
born Abt 1802.
Silas Durrett
born 1804.
Marcus Durrett
born Abt 1805.
Elizabeth M Durrett
born Abt 1807.
John Durrett
born Abt 1809.
Paul h Durrett
born Abt 1810.
Marshall Durrett died 14 Apr 1834 at Bolling n Garden, Albemarle, Virginia .
Dorothy Woodroof died 1799 .