MGC: There is a whole circle of related families joining up over and over and between each other for this DDM research. You will start to find the pattern and some truly amazing marriages that will start to show good patterns for possible Markham links etc. These are just hand-picked items and an incomplete list. I would like to give out another 2-3 lists for the other sites I mentioned previously. I have also added a few other surnames for fun. Not all of these places are full of Markhams at all, but they are full full of related families, Nacton Suffolk is one of them. Add Nacton Suffolk to your list of places. You will just how much these families are connected, and for long too. I will comment later below on some of these marriages. Make sure to look on map where these places are, you will see the pattern there too. Woolverstone is just over the river there. There is some feeling that the William Markham (1621) of Haldey CT might eventually connect up with your DDM, but from maybe near line from that TL, but a separate line nonetheless, I can't say right now. Sometime soon, one would want to get a dna match from living persons. Part One: ================================================================================ NACTON SUFFOLK: St Martin Parish Church: Nacton, Suffolk, . Amy Markham aet58yrs b:1823 d:1881 William Markham husband of Amy Markham. ABIGAIL COLE Spouse: ROB BRAMWELL m: 28 SEP 1652 Nacton, Suffolk THOS. COLE Spouse: ANN PAYNE m: 22 OCT 1618 Nacton, Suffolk LUCY COLLINS Spouse: THOMAS SKEET m: 03 NOV 1806 Nacton, Suffolk DANIEL DAY Spouse: MARY BEART m: 09 OCT 1807 Nacton, Suffolk GEO. DAY Spouse: ALICE KINGSBORO m: 18 APR 1676 Nacton, Suffolk, THOS. FARRAR Spouse: ALICE LOVE m: 26 MAY 1623 Nacton, Suffolk, ROBT. GRAVES Spouse: MARGT. WILKINSON m: 07 NOV 1650 Nacton, Suffolk ROBT. GRAVES Spouse: ELIZ LANSON m: 03 JUL 1677 Nacton, Suffolk SAML. GREEN Spouse: THOMASINE BULL m: 06 FEB 1637 Nacton, Suffolk JANE HUNT Spouse: ROBT. GIRLING m: 12 JUN 1656 Nacton, Suffolk MARGT. JOHNSON Spouse: THOS. MADDOCK m: 30 DEC 1606 Nacton, Suffolk PRUDENCE JOHNSON Spouse: STEPH MORFELD m: 21 AUG 1604 Nacton, Suffolk ANN JOHNSON Spouse: JOHN MINET m: 13 NOV 1621 Nacton, Suffolk ANN JOHNSON Spouse: SIMON KEMP m: 09 SEP 1610 Nacton, Suffolk SIMON KEMP Spouse: ANN JOHNSON m: 09 SEP 1610 Nacton, Suffolk SIMON KEMP Spouse: MARTHA OTTER m: 12 JUN 1623 Nacton, Suffolk THOS. KEMPSTER Spouse: DOROTHY MORSE m: 28 JUL 1653 Nacton, Suffolk REBECCA KING Spouse: JOHN ELMYN m: 18 JAN 1629 Nacton, Suffolk ALICE KING Spouse: JOHN LONDON m: 08 NOV 1562 Nacton, Suffolk SARAH KING Spouse: THOS. HARRIS m: 10 MAY 1654 Nacton, Suffolk ANN KING Spouse: THOS. ATHERWOOD m: 20 SEP 1653 Nacton, Suffolk JOHN LONDON Spouse: ALICE KING m: 08 NOV 1562 Nacton, Suffolk ALICE LOVE Spouse: THOS. FARRAR m: 26 MAY 1623 Nacton, Suffolk EMILY LUDKIN OR COLLINS Spouse: DANIEL MARGETSON m: 20 MAR 1867 Nacton, Suffolk MARTHA MANNING Spouse: JOHN BROWN m: 19 OCT 1817 Nacton, Suffolk MARY MANNING Spouse: JOHN ROBERTSON m: 30 APR 1821 Nacton, Suffolk BRIDGET MANNING Spouse: HEN BROKE OR BROOKE m: 25 NOV 1653 Nacton, Suffolk MARY MAPLESTON Spouse: ROBT. MUNNINGS m: 02 JAN 1689 Nacton, Suffolk WM. MARRIS Spouse: ANN WARKE m: 07 JUN 1563 Nacton, Suffolk DINAH MARKHAM Spouse: THOMAS BRIGHTON m: 07 APR 1800 Nacton, Suffolk SUSANNAH MARKHAM Spouse: JAMES GORAM m: 01 NOV 1813 Nacton, Suffolk SUSANNAH MARKHAM Spouse: ROBERT BAKER m: 24 SEP 1812 Nacton, Suffolk ROBERT MARKHAM Spouse: ELIZABETH ELMER OR HINER m: 29 MAY 1855 Nacton, Suffolk MARY MARKHAM Spouse: WILLIAM WHEATLEY m: 17 FEB 1801 Nacton, Suffolk AGNES MARSHALL Spouse: ROBT. STAMPORT m: 12 JUL 1562 Nacton, Suffolk ADAM MOONE Spouse: JOANE PECOCKE m: 11 DEC 1588 Nacton, Suffolk ALICE MOORE Spouse: LAWRENCE POOLEY m: 30 JAN 1569 Nacton, Suffolk ABIGAIL MOORE Spouse: BEN NORMAN m: 08 NOV 1683 Nacton, Suffolk JAMES MOOR Spouse: MARY BARBER m: 15 AUG 1824 Nacton, Suffolk ROBERT MOORE Spouse: ELIZABETH TOPPELS m: 23 AUG 1812 Nacton, Suffolk DOROTHY MORSE Spouse: THOS. KEMPSTER m: 28 JUL 1653 Nacton, Suffolk ROBT. MUNNINGS Spouse: MARY MAPLESTON m: 02 JAN 1689 Nacton, Suffolk THOMAS NEWMAN Spouse: JOHANNAH BARBER m: 22 JAN 1833 Nacton, Suffolk HEN PARTRIDGE Spouse: ELIZ CAPPS m: 24 APR 1634 Nacton, Suffolk ELIZ PAINE Spouse: JOHN KNOLDS OR KNOWLES m: 29 SEP 1627 Nacton, Suffolk THOS. PAINE Spouse: AMY BURDETT m: 20 APR 1637 Nacton, Suffolk ANN PAYNE Spouse: THOS. COLE m: 22 OCT 1618 Nacton, Suffolk AVICE PAINE Spouse: THOS. RANDALL m: 27 OCT 1587 Nacton, Suffolk MARY PAINE Spouse: FRAS. BALDERSTONE m: 03 FEB 1611 Nacton, Suffolk ANNES PEACOCK Spouse: ARCHD. WITTE m: 05 DEC 1577 Nacton, Suffolk MARGT. PEACOCK Spouse: HEN CABBALE m: 11 JAN 1609 Nacton, Suffolk JOANE PECOCKE Spouse: ADAM MOONE m: 11 DEC 1588 Nacton, Suffolk WILLIAM PIERCE Spouse: SUSAN BROWN m: 20 JUN 1830 Nacton, Suffolk LAVINIA PEARCE Spouse: JOSEPH POTTER m: 29 JUN 1864 Nacton, Suffolk THOMAS PEPPER Spouse: ANN BAKER m: 11 OCT 1786 Nacton, Suffolk SAMUEL PORTER Spouse: MARY ANNE FINCH m: 06 APR 1872 Nacton, Suffolk JOSEPH POTTER Spouse: LAVINIA PEARCE m: 29 JUN 1864 Nacton, Suffolk ELIZABETH POTTER Spouse: GEORGE COOK m: 11 APR 1862 Nacton, Suffolk LUCY PRENTICE Spouse: JAMES SMITH m: 01 JAN 1839 Nacton, Suffolk WM. PRENTICE Spouse: ELIZTH. BARBER m: 18 MAR 1822 Nacton, Suffolk WILLIAM PRENTICE Spouse: MARY ANN FINNEY m: 05 AUG 1849 Nacton, Suffolk CHARLOTTE ROSE Spouse: LEONARD DAWKINS m: 25 JAN 1866 Nacton, Suffolk RICD. ROUSE Spouse: EDEN READE m: 09 OCT 1587 Nacton, Suffolk ANN SCARLET Spouse: THOMAS WOODS m: 29 JUL 1790 Nacton, Suffolk DEBORAH JANE SCARLETT Spouse: JOHN CHAPMAN m: 19 SEP 1832 Nacton, Suffolk BRITTANNIA SCARLET Spouse: JOHN WORLLEDGE m: 29 MAR 1801 Nacton, Suffolk MARIANNE SCARLETT Spouse: JOHN KNIGHT m: 05 NOV 1837 Nacton, Suffolk JOHN SCARLETT Spouse: SARAH WHELDEN m: 15 APR 1827 Nacton, Suffolk JAMES SCARLETT Spouse: MARIA CORK m: 18 JAN 1831 Nacton, Suffolk ANN SCARLETT Spouse: JOSEPH CANDLER m: 26 APR 1792 Nacton, Suffolk SUSANNA SCARLETT Spouse: GEORGE GARNHAM m: 06 NOV 1848 Nacton, Suffolk THOS. SCOTT Spouse: AMY CROSSE m: 28 FEB 1609 Nacton, Suffolk JUDITH SCOTT Spouse: JOHN BRANDE m: 21 NOV 1614 Nacton, Suffolk ROBT. SCOTT Spouse: ALICE DIX m: 29 OCT 1594 Nacton, Suffolk JOSEPH HISCOCK SCOTT Spouse: RACHEL BIRD m: 31 JAN 1799 Nacton, Suffolk MARTHA SCUTT Spouse: LIONEL HAMMONDS m: 13 DEC 1595 Nacton, Suffolk ANN SIMMONDS Spouse: MATT SHERMAN m: 18 FEB 1633 Nacton, Suffolk GEO SPARKE Spouse: ANN WHICHT m: 21 JUN 1604 Nacton, Suffolk JANE STEBBING Spouse: EDW BRANDE m: 22 FEB 1628 Nacton, Suffolk WM. STYLES Spouse: SIMPSON m: 02 MAR 1702 Nacton, Suffolk JOHN TURNER Spouse: MARY COLE m: 12 MAR 1714 Nacton, Suffolk EDMUND TURNER Spouse: ELIZABETH BROKE m: 07 MAY 1795 Nacton, Suffolk SUSANNAH TURNER Spouse: CHARLES KEEN m: 04 NOV 1821 Nacton, Suffolk THOMAS TYE Spouse: MARY ANN BALDWIN m: 06 MAY 1817 Nacton, Suffolk ELIZ TYE Spouse: SAML. THURSTON m: 07 MAR 1685 Nacton, Suffolk MARY TYE Spouse: THOS. TOWTWOOD m: 24 MAY 1708 Nacton, Suffolk ELIZ WILSON Spouse: FRAS. BALDERSTONE m: 18 NOV 1708 Nacton, Suffolk JOANE WILSON Spouse: PETER PETERSON m: 30 DEC 1611 Nacton, Suffolk BEN WRIGHT Spouse: MARY FAIRES m: 26 AUG 1681 Nacton, Suffolk JOHN WRIGHT Spouse: MARY SMYTH m: 11 MAY 1828 Nacton, Suffolk WALTER WRIGHT Spouse: ELIZ HAMMERS m: 15 NOV 1613 Nacton, Suffolk JOHN YOUNG Spouse: ALICE GRIFFER m: 15 DEC 1661 Nacton, Suffolk ======================================================== [Comment]: ABIGAIL COLE Spouse: ROB BRAMWELL m: 28 SEP 1652 Nacton, Suffolk THOS. COLE Spouse: ANN PAYNE m: 22 OCT 1618 Nacton, Suffolk DANIEL DAY Spouse: MARY BEART m: 09 OCT 1807 Nacton, Suffolk COLE - BRAMWELL - PAYNE DAY - BEART: Probably Bird which I have said probably derives from BEARD (!!!). THOS. FARRAR Spouse: ALICE LOVE m: 26 MAY 1623 Nacton, Suffolk, FARRAR - LOVE: Remember this. ROBT. GRAVES Spouse: MARGT. WILKINSON m: 07 NOV 1650 Nacton, Suffolk GRAVES - WILKINSON (WILKERSON?): Should speak for itself. SIMON KEMP Spouse: ANN JOHNSON m: 09 SEP 1610 Nacton, Suffolk THOS. KEMPSTER Spouse: DOROTHY MORSE m: 28 JUL 1653 Nacton, Suffolk [What can I say ?.] ALICE KING Spouse: JOHN LONDON m: 08 NOV 1562 Nacton, Suffolk SARAH KING Spouse: THOS. HARRIS m: 10 MAY 1654 Nacton, Suffolk KING - LONDON - HARRIS: London can be added, but King and Harris will form a most interesting and important part in time to come, it has to. MARTHA MANNING Spouse: JOHN BROWN m: 19 OCT 1817 Nacton, Suffolk MARY MANNING Spouse: JOHN ROBERTSON m: 30 APR 1821 Nacton, Suffolk All of these must be noted, and Manning will form a huge part of associated families to the DDM/Collins trees. Add Manning wherever you see it. MARY MAPLESTON Spouse: ROBT. MUNNINGS m: 02 JAN 1689 Nacton, Suffolk *** *** ***: This makes me want to call half time or time out (!!!). Also make a separate list for top references of great note. Place this item on that list. This would be the same as MAPLISDEN mentioned in the New England (NE) records with ref. to one Tobias Markham about London etc. Also : [Joan Maplisden of Westminster m. William Markham]. [Joan Maplisden of Westminster Middlesex, whose kinsman John Lee (Administration to William Jackson), attorney for the husband William Markham]. [John Maplesden Archdeacon of Suffolk d:1613] [Archdeacon of Suffolk, Norwich, 1576-1613, Canon of 4th preb., Rochester, 1576-1613.] Peter Maplisden m: Jone Smith [Executor][Tobias Markham of St. Giles Cripplegate] [Maplezden, Maplizden, Maplleston, Maplisden, Maplesden, Mapelizden, Mapyllyden?] I clearly do not know at all if this is a DDM Markham line or not. The Markham surname is also written slightly differently, I don't have it at hand right now. There is also a NL Markham line close by, and would need further review. NEWMAN - BARBER ; PARTRIDGE - CAPPS ; PAYNE - COLE ; PAINE - RANDALL ; PEACOCK - WITTE (WHITE) ; PEACOCK - CABBALE (CHIBALL? from London name ?) ; PECOCKE - MOONE ; PIERCE - BROWN ; PEARCE - POTTER ; PEPPER - BAKER ; PORTER - FINCH ; POTTER - PEARCE ; POTTER -COOK ; PRENTICE - SMITH ; PRENTICE - BARBER ; SCARLETT - CORK (COOK?) ; SCOTT - BIRD ; SCUTT (SCOTT?) - HAMMONDS ; SIMMONDS - SHERMAN ; SPARKE - WHICHT (WRIGHT/WHITE?) ; STYLES - SIMPSON ; TURNER - COLE ; WRIGHT - SMYTH. Like I say, the pattern is huge. I can't point it all out ... ... ... ================================================================================ - S.K.M. - [!!!] =============================