"One was Col. John Durkees Father who was sent from Barbados to work on a farm in Mass. In 1630.
Col. John Durkee was the famous revolutionary war hero."
I'm not disputing the lineage or your proud heritage, but, there is a 146 year difference between 1630 and 1776. Could it have been his great, great grandfather?
Yes true. It was the son of a son of a son all named John. I only recently joined the the DAR and found this out. Those ladies know their genealogy. I had stopped back at Col. Durkee as it was all I needed to join. Two other ladies had joined under Col. Durkee and gave me the rest of the story.