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John Gorham Capt. 1621–1676 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 January 1621

Birth Location: Benfield, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 5 Feb 1676

Death Location: Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Ralph Gorham

Mother: Margaret Stephenson

Spouse(s): Desire Howland

Children(s): Desire Gorham, James Sr, Temperance Gorham, Joseph Gorham, Jabez Gorham, Mercy Gorham, Shubael Gorham, John Gorham, Lydia Gorham, Elizabeth Gorham

John Gorham Capt. was born in 1621 in Benfield, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Ralph Gorham And Margaret Stephenson. John Gorham Capt. married Desire Howland, and had children including Desire Gorham, Elizabeth Gorham, Jabez Gorham, James Gorham Sr, John Gorham, Joseph Gorham, Lydia Gorham, Mercy Gorham, Shubael Gorham, Temperance Gorham. John Gorham Capt. passed away in 1676 in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Gorham Capt. was born in 1621 in Benfield, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Ralph Gorham And Margaret Stephenson.
  • John Gorham Capt. married Desire Howland, and had children including Desire Gorham, Elizabeth Gorham, Jabez Gorham, James Gorham Sr, John Gorham, Joseph Gorham, Lydia Gorham, Mercy Gorham, Shubael Gorham, Temperance Gorham.
  • John Gorham Capt. passed away in 1676 in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ralph Gorham
1575–1643
Birth Location: Benefield, Northamptonshire, England
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Margaret Stephenson
1579–1637
Birth Location: Benefield, Northamptonshire, England
MS

Spouses(s)

Desire Howland
1623–1683
Birth Location: Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
DH

Children(s)

Desire Gorham
1644–1700
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
DG
James Sr
1650–1707
Birth Location: Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
JS
Temperance Gorham
1646–1715
Birth Location: Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
TG
Joseph Gorham
1654–1726
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
JG
Jabez Gorham
1656–1726
Birth Location: Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
JG
Mercy Gorham
1658–1725
Birth Location: Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
MG
Shubael Gorham
1667–1750
Birth Location: Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
SG
John Gorham
1651–1716
Birth Location: Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
JG
Lydia Gorham
1661–1744
Birth Location: Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
LG
Elizabeth Gorham
1648–1683
Birth Location: Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
EG

John Capt.'s Ancestors

Self
John Capt.
1621–1676
Birth Place: Benfield, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Ralph Gorham
1575–1643
Benefield, Northamptonshire, England
Margaret Stephenson
1579–1637
Benefield, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
James (Gorham) (Gorram\Gorum)
1550–1576
Bennefield, Northhamptonshire, England
Agnes Birnington
1552–1603
Benefield, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Capt.'s Descendants

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John (Gorham) Capt. (28 January 1621–5 Feb 1676) m. Desire Howland (13 October 1623–13 October 1683)
  1. 1. Desire Gorham 1644–1700 m. John (Hawes) Capt. 1636–1701
    1. 1. Elizabeth Hawes 1662–1733 m. Thomas (Daggett) Capt. 1658–1726
      1. 1. Elizabeth Daggett 1690–1754 m. John Butler 1674–1754
        1. 1. Keziah Butler 1722–1768 m. Jacobus ("Jacob" King) Rev. 1696–1789
        2. 2. Phebe Butler 1713–1785
        3. 3. Paul Butler 1716–1747
        4. 4. Jane Butler 1722–1763
        5. 5. John (III Butler) IV 1727–1764
      2. 2. Samuel Daggett 1685–1726
      3. 3. Hannah Daggett 1687–1732 m. Benjamin (Norton) II 1685–1734
        1. 1. Lydia Norton 1706–
      4. 4. Timothy (Daggett) Capt. 1691–1775 m. Mary Smith 1694–1781
      5. 5. Benjamin Daggett 1691–1775 m. Elizabeth Hathaway 1695–1747
      6. 6. Mary Daggett 1698–1778 m. Mathew Norton 1696–1779
        1. 1. Jerusha Norton 1736–1804
        2. 2. Huldah Norton 1729–1841
        3. 3. Elizabeth Norton 1727–1810
        4. 4. Beriah (Norton) Esq. 1734–1820
        5. 5. Desire Norton 1731–1792
        6. 6. Jane ("Jean" W.) Norton 1723–1764
        7. 7. Matthew (Norton) Jr 1725–1774
        8. 8. Lois Norton 1739–1798
      7. 7. Jemima Daggett 1694–1753 m. Malachi Butler 1689–1770
        1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin Butler) Gen. 1729–1804
        2. 2. Thankful Butler 1723–1794
        3. 3. Susannah Butler 1724–
        4. 4. Zephaniah Butler 1725–1783
        5. 5. Margery Butler 1731–
        6. 6. Silas Butler 1733–1779
        7. 7. Solomon Butler 1735–1810
      8. 8. Thankful Daggett 1696–1766
      9. 9. Benjamin (Daggett) Deacon 1701–1791 m. Margery Homes 1711–1783
        1. 1. John Daggett 1744–1822
        2. 2. Elizabeth Daggett 1735–1770
        3. 3. Katherine Daggett 1736–1762
        4. 4. William Daggett 1738–1740
        5. 5. Timothy Daggett 1741–1742
        6. 6. Benjamin Daggett 1742–1802
        7. 7. Hannah Daggett 1747–1841
      10. 10. Thomas Doggett 1695–1783
      11. 11. Desire Doggett 1702–1732
    2. 2. Mary Hawes 1664–1725
    3. 3. Joseph Hawes 1673–1752
    4. 4. Ebenezer Hawes 1679–1727
    5. 5. Desire Hawes 1682–1723
    6. 6. Experience Hawes 1686–1758 m. Ebenezer (Sprout) Lt. 1676–1726
      1. 1. Thankful Sprout 1700–1788 m. Joseph (J. Bennett) Lt. 1704–1742
        1. 1. Lucia Ellis 1725–1804
        2. 2. Elizabeth Morton 1731–1782
      2. 2. James (Sproat (Sprout)) Dr. 1722–1793 m. Sarah Smith 1721–1793
      3. 3. Ebenezer Sprout 1717–1786 m. Bathsheba (Wood) Sproat 1724–1798
      4. 4. Mary Sprout 1715–1777
  2. 2. James (Gorham) Sr 1650–1707
  3. 3. Temperance Gorham 1646–1715
  4. 4. Joseph Gorham 1654–1726
  5. 5. Jabez Gorham 1656–1726
  6. 6. Mercy Gorham 1658–1725 m. George Denison 1653–1711
    1. 1. Joseph Denison 1681–1724
    2. 2. George Denison 1699–1736
    3. 3. Desire Williams 1693–1737
    4. 4. Samuel Denison 1686–1724
  7. 7. Shubael Gorham 1667–1750 m. Puella (Priscilla) Hussey 1677–1748
    1. 1. Lydia Gorham 1701–1760
    2. 2. George Gorham 1697–1772
    3. 3. Hannah Gorham 1703–1751
    4. 4. Abigail Gorham 1699–1778
  8. 8. John Gorham 1651–1716 m. Mary Otis 1654–1732
    1. 1. John Gorham 1675–1679
    2. 2. Temperance Gorham 1678–1768
    3. 3. Mary Gorham 1680–1748
    4. 4. Stephen Gorham 1683–1743
  9. 9. Lydia Gorham 1661–1744
  10. 10. Elizabeth Gorham 1648–1683 m. Joseph Hallett 1630–1721
    1. 1. Mary Hallett 1667–1721 m. Jabez Fuller 1663–1720
      1. 1. Ebenezer Fuller 1708–1741 m. Martha\Mariah Jones 1698–1809
        1. 1. Martha Fuller 1734–1795 m. Gamaliel Ewer 1733–1759
        2. 2. Ruth Fuller 1719–1743
        3. 3. Susanna Fuller 1716–
        4. 4. David Fuller 1725–1797 m. Martha Phinney 1735–
        5. 5. Nathan Fuller 1725–1761
        6. 6. Elizabeth Fuller 1729–1779
        7. 7. Noah Fuller 1732–1749
        8. 8. Ebenezer Fuller 1721–1769
        9. 9. Lois Fuller 1740–
      2. 2. Jonathan Fuller 1692–1733
      3. 3. Samuel Fuller 1687–1714
      4. 4. Mercy Fuller 1696–1737
      5. 5. Mary Fuller 1699–1726
      6. 6. Hannah Fuller 1704–1798
    2. 2. Mary Hallett 1677–1775
    3. 3. Elizabeth Hallett 1679–1759
    4. 4. Mercy Hallett 1689–1773
    5. 5. Hannah Hallett 1685–1746
    6. 6. Lois (Hallett) (Cobb) 1672–1726
    7. 7. Lidia Hallett 1670–

John Capt.'s Timeline

6 Records

1619
28 Jan 1619
Birth of John Gorham Capt. in Benefield, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Benefield, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
1620
28 Jan 1620
Birth of John Gorham Capt. in Benefield, Northamptonshire, England
Benefield, Northamptonshire, England
1621
28 January 1621
Birth of John Gorham Capt. in Benfield, Northamptonshire, England
Benfield, Northamptonshire, England
1675
5 February 1675
Age 54
Death of John Gorham Capt. in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
1675
5 Feb 1675
Age 54
Death of John Gorham Capt. in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
1676
5 Feb 1676
Age 55
Death of John Gorham Capt. in Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1619
    Event Place: Benefield, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1620
    Event Place: Benefield, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 January 1621
    Event Place: Benfield, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 February 1675
    Event Place: Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Feb 1675
    Event Place: Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Feb 1676
    Event Place: Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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