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- "In 1927 the late Doctor Joseph Kenna, husband of Catherine AdeldaDuryea, while on a trip abroad, had the records of the FrenchProtestant Evangelical Church in Mannheim, Germany, searched by theReverend Bach. Although Joseph (Joost) Durieu (Duryea), later of LongIsland, N.Y., was married in Mannheim 28 Feb 1672 and had threechildren baptized between 1672 and 1679 before departing for America;and David Demarest, Senior, also was at Mannheim from 1651 untilshortly before he left for America in 1663, there is no record to showthat Pierre Durier of Holland was there before 1654, or after 1662. APierre "DuRieu" and his wife do appear on the records in 1657/58 asmembers, but it is not known if this is the Pierre Durier of Holland.If the same, he then returned to Utrecht by 1662". "Durie Family PC929.2 Public Library, Rockville, Parke County, Indiana; Published1985 By Howard I. Durie, Pomona, New York. Book reference: Durie,H.I., THE DIRIE FAMILY, Pomona, New York 1985.
"Pierre Durier, the earliest known ancestor of the family, was born by1630, or earlier, perhaps son of Jean Durier. He was a resident ofHolland by 1654, having left France at an earlier date. He married toMarguerite Charoy and they were the parents of the following threechildren, baptized in the Walloon Church at Utrecht:
Jean baptized 12 Nov 1654. Sponsors: Jean Betrans (or Bertrans) andJeanne Marege
Catherine baptized 26 May 1656. Sponsors: Nicolas Galoy and CatherineIbon
Jeanne baptized 3 Aug 1662. Sponsors: Giles leVogle and Jeanne Feuger"
"Durie Family PC 929.2 Public Library, Rockville, Parke County,Indiana; Published 1985 By Howard I. Durie, Pomona, New York. Bookreference: Durie, H.I., THE DIRIE FAMILY, Pomona, New York 1985.Proof of marriage descendents of William H. Elkins dating from 1630 tothe present time. [Pages from the beginning of the book to p. 197have been copied and are in the Original ELKINS HISTORY VOLUME,Farner, Tyler, and Duree Families owned by the compiler.] Pages1-410."
"THE DURIER/DURIE/DUREE FAMILY FROM UTRECHT, HOLLAND."
"A check of French and Dutch sources in Holland was made 1951/52 withprofessional help, but no further records were found reflecting on thefamily of Pierre Durier and Marguerite Charoy. He was not a member ofthe Walloon Church and owned no property in Utrecht, nor was his namefound in a list of new citizens for that period. He was not marriedin the Walloon Church and no marriage was recorded in the MunicipalArchives or Dutch Church. No further children were baptized in theDutch Churches in that city, and no record of death or burial wasfound in the Municipal Archives."
Jean Durier was born in Utrecht, Holland in 1654; This date and placewould place his parents residence at the time in Utrecht, Holland inthe year c. 1654 A.D.
The name is numerous in the records of the Huguenot Churches inEngland from the time the Huguenots were granted religious freedomunder the reign of Elizabeth I. Origin of the surname
seems to stem from northwestern France, ex. Calais, Normandy area.
Note by compiler: When researching information on the history of theHuguenots, it was noted that in the year c.1628 Cardinal Richelieucaused the political downfall of the Huguenots. This year and timeperiod to the birth of Pierre's three children Jean, Catherine, andJeanne would indicate his presence in Holland may have been for thisvery reason since there is no other information obtainable about thisfamily prior to their childrens births nor afterwards. It can only besurmised that since they were fluent in the French language, and thefact that Jean (Pierre Durier's son) joined the French Church andDemarest Colony in New Jersey upon his arrival to North America, thefamily may have originated from France (Pierre Durier) or Germany.There was even a Pierre DuRieu and his wife in Mannheim with theDemarest Family who were members of the French Church there. Ibelieve that portions of the Mannheim area were under French rule attimes, and there was a large French Church congregation in the area.Added to this, Jean did not arrive in North America until he wasnearly 32 years old, and he was fluent in French, German, and Dutchlanguages, this would also prove circumstantial as to the familyoriginating in France or Germany. Jean also became a judge in thecourts of New Jersey due to his above average education, and hisability to factor in English into his vocabulary as well. It is notedalso that in his Will he notes certain clothing being given to hisdaughter belonging to his first wife that would be considered toindicate that the family must have been of higher above means than theaverage frontier family of that time in North America, and above themeans of the average European worker of the time. So, thisDurie/Duree Family would no doubt have had the means financially,socially, and with education to have been able to travel from onecountry to another at will, especially to Holland, Germany, and Franceat a time of persecution of the Protestant Huguenots. Pierre Duriemay have moved back eventually to Mannheim or France, and this wouldcertainly have left no further information about him or his family inHolland.
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