Tatnall-Evans-Bulloch County GaArchives Biographies.....Jesse Durrence  1784 -  1865
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Jesse Durrence 
Born 1784, Screven County, Georgia 
Died 1865, Tattnall County, Georgia 
Son of Welcome William Durrence and Elizabeth Williams 
Maried (1) Rebecca DeLoach in 1804 
                 Born 1782  Beaufort District, South Carolina 
                 Died 1820  Tattnall County, Georgia 
                 Daughter of Hardy DeLoach and Elizabeth Hart 
Married (2) Elizabeth Sands 
                  Born 1802 
                  Died 1875 
                  Daughter of John Sands and Polly Whitehead 
Had 4 illegitimate children with Charlotte Sikes 
                                                 Born 1809  Tattnall County,  
Georgia 
                                                 Died 1865   Bulloch County,  
Georgia 
 
 
Jesse A. Durrence was born in Screven County Georgia in 1784 when it was still  
Burke County. Screven County was formed from Burke County in 1793. He was a  
member of Brewton Methodist Church in Hagan, Georgia.  
 
Jesse Durrence was a Captain in the Tenth Division (Tattnall Co.), Second  
Brigade, First Division, Georgia Militia. He was stationed at Fort James on  
Milligan's Bluff, Paines Bluff on the Altamaha River two Miles above the mouth  
of Beards Creek for the protection of the frontier against Indian attack. He  
was discharged March 10, 1814. Captain, Tattnall Co, September 11, 1820-  
August 29, 1823.  
 
Jesse was married twice, and was also involved with Charlotte Sikes. There was  
a case against him in Tattnall County for this affair. According to  
transcribed Inferior Court Minutes of Tattnall County, they were presented  
for "living in a state of adultery and fornication on the first of June 1826.  
Witnesses: John Sikes, David Benton, and Shadrack Douglas." Of the 18 members  
of the jury, two had somewhat of a connection--Edward Kennedy later married  
Charlotte and they had ten children, and Joseph Durrence was a brother of  
Jesse.  
 
His first wife was Rebecca DeLoach, daughter of Hardy DeLoach, Sr., of  
Edgefield County, South Carolina. His second wife was Elizabeth Sands,  
daughter of John Sands of Tattnall County, Georgia. In the 1801 Tax Digest of  
Tattnall County Jesse owned 2,300 acres of land. In 1804 he owned 3,250 acres.  
In 1828 Jesse owned 3452 acres. The Tax Digest also shows that he paid taxes  
on two carriages. The 1820 Census shows that Jesse owned 16 slaves. His home  
was approximately six miles south of Claxton , Ga., about one mile east of  
Highway 301.  
 
Jesse's first wife died between 1810 and 1820. There were seven children  
listed in the census prior to his marriage to Elizabeth in 1820. Jesse and  
Elizabeth also had seven children. Counting the four with Charlotte Sikes, he  
may have a total of 23. 
 
CHILDREN OF JESSE AND REBECCA DeLOACH DURRENCE--- 
 
1. William Durrence     (1803-1841)    married Louraney DeLoach   
2. Rebecca Durrence     (1805-1841)    married George W. DeLoach 
3. James Durrence       (1806-1850)    married Nancy Woodcock 
4. Otha Durrence        (1808-    )    married Hendry 
5. Sallie Durrence      (1809-    )    married William Hicks Miller 
6. Francis W. Durrence  (1811-1873)    married Mary Ann Zipperer 
7. David J. Durrence    (1816-1857)    married Mary Douglas 
 
 
CHILDREN OF JESSE DURRENCE AND CHARLOTTE SIKES---- 
 
1. John Sikes        (1828-1897)        married Martha E. Hendricks 
2. Daniel Sikes      (1830-    ) 
3. Mitchell Sikes    (1832-1903)        married Providence Burnside 
4. Hampton Sikes     (1834-1888)        married Mary Lewis 
 
CHILDREN OF JESSE AND ELIZABETH SANDS DURRENCE---- 
 
1. John H. Durrence           (1822-1895)    married Nancy Wilkinson 
2. Stephen Forsythe Durrence  (1829-1862)    married Mariah Bowen 
3. Thomas Alfred Durrence     (1831-1893)    married Elizabeth Grice 
4. Jane Elizabeth Durrence    (1833-1897)    married (1) Nathan J. Brewton 
                                                     (2) Allen J. Sikes 
5. Martha M. Durrence         (1840-1906)    married (1) Alexander S. Smith 
                                                     (2) Seaborn Jones 
6. William Henry Durrence    (1843-1864) 


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