Morgan Pioneer History Binds Us Togetiie: William Durrant and Phebe Hoar Durrant William Durrant (born July 17, 1814) and Phebe Hoar Durrant (born May 20, 1817) were born and raised in Northamptonshire, England. They were baptized into the church on April 23, 1850, with their children born at that time. The story of their great faith, perseverance, and love of the Gospel is inspiring. In their determination to get their family to America, they encountered many hardships and many heartbreaks. They were to be sent one or two at a time and every penny not needed to live on was saved until enough was collected to buy a ticket to New York. Aunt Jane, the oldest of the family, a girl of nineteen, was the first to come, since she was very trustworthy and dependable. They wanted her to be in Utah to look after the others as they came. She set sail in May, 1866, and arrived in Utah the next September. While crossing the plains in a covered wagon, she met and fell in love with Thomas Adams, a teamster who drove a span of oxen. They were later married in Morgan. Next to migrate were the two boys, Joseph and Thomas, in 1868. They came in the same company as George Compton. Their coming lessened the burden on the parents as they were able to obtain employment and sent their earnings to help bring more of the family to Utah, Eliza (called Lizette) was next to come. She was married to a man who was cruel and abusive to her. After divorcing her husband, she was given enough money by her parents to get her and her young child, Sarah Jane (Francis) to America. On the boat she met Phebe Hoar Durrant a young man, Octave Ursenbach, who she later married. They had one son. Octave. The father died while the son was still a baby. Eliza later married George Compton in June, 1871. Enough money was finally saved for William and Phebe to come and bring Lovina, Emma and Lorenzo H. to America. They arrived in Utah July 12,1871. Emma, the youngest girl of the family was very frail and suffering with consumption. Her parents were told by the captain of the ship they were to sail on, that they would never get her to New York, and said, "You know, a death at sea means a burial at sea." But Phebe's faith seemed to give her assurance that they were going to be permitted to get her to Utah. The immigration officers at New York told them the same as the old sea captain, that they would never reach Utah with her alive. They knew she could not live long, but were thankful and happy that God had answered their prayers and permitted them to get her to Morgan alive. She died within the year after they arrived and is buried in the Porterville Cemetery. All the family were here now except James, the eldest boy. He was still in England with his wife, Mary Ann Morris and their seven children. In 1874 word was received that Mary Ann had passed away. The parents later persuaded James to come to America and bring with him his five children. Two of the seven, Jimmie and Amy, had preceded their mother in death. Sad indeed it was for them to start a on such a long journey and leave behind their loved ones; but they had no kin left in England and so they said goodbye to their native land and set sail. Making the journey was James, the father, Maria, Sarah, Owen, Theodore (called King), and Tommy, who died soon after arriving in Morgan. Later James was sent to England for Mrs. Elizabeth Sharp, a widow and a very good friend of the family, and married her. She was a wonderful stepmother, but lived just two years, so they were left without a mother once more. Maria, the eldest girl, mothered Elizabeth Sharp Durrant