Family register
Capt. John Gorham
Capt. John Gorham (born 1621) is part of the Gorham family recorded on Mayflower.family. He married Desire (Howland) Gorham. His child was Mercy (Gorham) Denison.
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Sources
- R. A. Wheeler, History of the Town of Stonington (1900), Avery Family pp. 199-201: "2. Capt. James Avery, the only child of Christopher, was born in 1620 ... He m. 1st, Nov. 10, 1643, Joanna Greenslade, b. about 1622 ... He m. 2nd, Mrs. Abigail (Ingraham) Chesebrough, widow of Joshua Holmes, July 4, 1698 ... CHILDREN: 3 HANNAH, b. at Gloucester, Oct. 11, 1644, m. Ephraim Miner, June 20, 1666, (No. 15) that family." Matches hannah-avery-miner-bsb.
R. A. Wheeler, History of the Town of Stonington (1900), Denison Family p. 340: "George Denison (No. 42) m. Mercy Gorham, daughter of John Gorham, and wife Desire Howland, daughter of John Howland of the May Flower. John Gorham was son of Ralph Gorham of Plymouth, b. in England, baptized at Benefield, Northamptonshire, Jan. 28, 1621, and was captain in King Philip's war ... she d. Sept. 24, 1725, in the 67th year of her age, and he d. Dec. 27, 1711, in his 59th year. CHILDREN: ... 64 DESIRE, bapt. in 1693, m. John Williams. See that family (No. 156)." Matches desire-denison-williams-bsb.
- R. A. Wheeler, History of the Town of Stonington (1900), Avery Family pp. 199-201: "2. Capt. James Avery, the only child of Christopher, was born in 1620 ... He m. 1st, Nov. 10, 1643, Joanna Greenslade, b. about 1622 ... He m. 2nd, Mrs. Abigail (Ingraham) Chesebrough, widow of Joshua Holmes, July 4, 1698 ... CHILDREN: 3 HANNAH, b. at Gloucester, Oct. 11, 1644, m. Ephraim Miner, June 20, 1666, (No. 15) that family." Matches hannah-avery-miner-bsb.
R. A. Wheeler, History of the Town of Stonington (1900), Denison Family p. 340: "George Denison (No. 42) m. Mercy Gorham, daughter of John Gorham, and wife Desire Howland, daughter of John Howland of the May Flower. John Gorham was son of Ralph Gorham of Plymouth, b. in England, baptized at Benefield, Northamptonshire, Jan. 28, 1621, and was captain in King Philip's war ... she d. Sept. 24, 1725, in the 67th year of her age, and he d. Dec. 27, 1711, in his 59th year. CHILDREN: ... 64 DESIRE, bapt. in 1693, m. John Williams. See that family (No. 156)." Matches desire-denison-williams-bsb.