This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/BiZ.2ACIB/220.1 Message Board Post: In my family of Gorham's Thomas William is a name i have heard of allot and infact my two of my Uncles are named Thomas William. I know My Great or great great grandfather came from Ireald in the 1800 I dont know if I am related to this particular Thomas but i would love to find out. Please e-mail me if you think i might be or need any info about the Gorhams in my direct family tree. Thank you Mary K Gorham Krodriguez555@mediaone.net

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/BiZ.2ACIB/223.1.1 Message Board Post: Jack and Myrtle were married in November ? 1942(I believe) They have 3 sons Mike, Robert, and Larry. I am Larry's daughter. They lived in Oakland County Michigan. Myrtle died November 29,1997 and Jack died August 29, 1998. I trying to get more dates.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Gorham - Tyler Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/BiZ.2ACIB/223.1 Message Board Post: Hello Brandy: Your posting tells us that you are a direct line Gorham descendant, and not a married into the Gorham family. The next thing is to let everyone know in what State and county your grandparents live(or lived)as well as the time frame. When did they get married? How do you come down from them? Looking forward to learning more of your descend Al and Margaret

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/BiZ.2ACIB/223 Message Board Post: I am looking for any information about my grandparents (Jack Gorham and Myrtle Tyler) and so on. This is the start of my project, so please if you have any information please e-mail me. Thank you.

Mary Gorham married on April 27, 1730 to Daniel Munson and had 4 children: Kirk b1731, George b1740, Sarah b1742 and Daniel b1745. I'd like to know her birth and death dates. Mary Gorham was born in Yarmouth Connecticut to Joseph and Sarah. Joseph's birth was April 15, 1681. I'd like to know more about Joseph and Sarah. This is all the information that I have on them and it comes from a footnote in _The Munson Record_ as I am a descendant of the Munsons. Thank you, Nancy Rivers

Gorham Researchers, I found this today: GORHAM A settler family, given on estates near Tralee, from the coming of Elizabethan undertakers to the rebellion of 1641. Descent / homeland: Of Herts, Huntes. In 1831 we find George, Richard, Edward and James GORHAM, all of O'Brennan or Tralee. Also given as the name of a family settling in Co. Kerry, both prior and subsequent to the 1641-42 rebellion. James GORHAM of Kylebeg; James of O"Brennan in 1735. Gorhams Hotell was in Killarney in 1828. ("Families of Co. Kerry, Ireland," pub. Irish Genealogical Foundation, Box 7575, K. C., MO 64116, 1994., p. 68, 69.) Pat Bishop Obrist

If you are still looking for information on Mary Gorham I think I can help. If you have Family Tree Maker I can e-mail you ancestor and descendant charts. Otherwise if you send me your postal address I would be happy to send you a hard copy. I would appreciate it if you could send me your line from Mary. Ed

Hello, my name is Barbara Gorham, my father was Bobby Gene Gorham, his sisters were Willi pearl Gorham, Larcey Mae Gorham, Brothers, Benjamin Gorham, Samsu rae Gorham, edward, and mother was Betsy Gorham all from Greenvill nc, I would like to meet them. My father died when I was 13, so I really don't no his side of the family.

Hi! My grandfather was John harlem Gorham. We must be related! you can e-mail me cshartgraves@hotmail.com

I am researching the family of Ann BROWN. On 24 Feb 1705/6, John GORHAM married an Ann BROWN in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA. John was born 2 Aug 1680 in Yarmouth, MA, the son of James GORHAM and Hannah HUCKINS. There seems to be a difference of opinion as to which Ann BROWN it was that married John GORHAM. In “John Howland of the Mayflower”, Vol. 1, Elizabeth White lists her as being born in Ireland and lists as her reference an 18-volume Gorham Family History at the NEHGS Library in Boston. However, in “New England Colonial Families”, Vol. 1, Carl Boyer lists Ann as being born 19 Sept 1673 in Swansea, MA, the daughter of John BROWN. I would very much appreciate any information at all about these families, and any sources which might be helpful to me in straightening this out. Please send e-mail to BarbPretz@aol.com. Thanks for your help! Barb

DI am researching the family of Ann BROWN and John GORHAM. On 24 Feb 1705/6, John GORHAM married an Ann BROWN in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA. John was born 2 Aug 1680 in Yarmouth, MA, the son of James GORHAM and Hannah HUCKINS. There seems to be a difference of opinion as to which Ann BROWN it was that married John GORHAM. In “John Howland of the Mayflower”, Vol. 1, Elizabeth White lists her as being born in Ireland and lists as her reference an 18-volume Gorham Family History at the NEHGS Library in Boston. However, in “New England Colonial Families”, Vol. 1, Carl Boyer lists Ann as being born 19 Sept 1673 in Swansea, MA, the daughter of John BROWN. I would very much appreciate any information at all about these families, and any sources which might be helpful to me in straightening this out. Please send e-mail to BarbPretz@aol.com. Thanks for your help! Barb

I'm seeking information about Jean M. Gorham who may have been in Chicago in May of 1927. If you have any information that may be useful, I would very much appreciate hearing from you! Thank you for your time.

Does anyone know anything about Sanford Gorham, b. abt 1785 in Franklin County, Georgia? He lived there until 1829 and then shows up on the 1830 Census in DeKalb County, Georgia. His parents were John Gorham (from Virginia) and Jennett Williamson. Possible children of Sanford were John Clark Gorham, b. abt 1808, and Thomas Gorham, b. 1819, and maybe Lazarius Gorham. Anyone researching Gorham (Gorum) family in Georgia? Charlotte

Is anyone working on Gorham family in Georgia? I am looking for Thomas Gorham b. abt 1794 in Franklin Co., Georgia and his brother Sanford Gorham b. abt 1785 in Franklin Co. They also had a sister Polly Gorham b. abt 1792. I lose track of Thomas in 1826 after his divorce from wife Mary Avery Gorham. Thomas Gorham was a doctor in Franklin County until abt 1822 and then moved to an unknown county. Sanford is in Franklin County until 1829 and then is on the 1830 census for DeKalb County, Georgia. I can't find either Thomas or Sanford after this time. They may have moved to another state. Their parents were John Gorham and Jennett (Jennie or Jiny or Jane) Williamson. Jennett married Edmund Henley after the death of her husband John Gorham in 1796. If anyone is working on any Gorham family in Georgia during this time period, then please let me know so we can compare notes. Thanks, Charlotte

Margie, the GORHAMS in New England may be connected to my line of Virginia 'across the pond'! I have some data on the Gorham silver people, but not much. I also have Gorham in my kitchen drawer! Below are a few messages from John Gorham, who was born in England, but now lives in Canada. He had quite alot of information about the family. If I find more messages I'll send them later. Date: Sat, 21 Dec 1996 From: John Gorham <x.gorham@sympatico.ca> To: iobrist@mail.win.org Subject: Re: GORHAMS VA / MA Hello Pat: I don't think I have any information on Miles Gorham--but I still have to complete organizing my data. I shall keep my eyes open. I think there is a slight error in the information you have on Ralph Gorham. If you look at the article about Ralph which I mentioned in my email of 15 December, you will see that it mentions that he had two sons, John and Ralph. The names you listed were sons of John, not his father Ralph. I am sending a copy of this article (it is quite short) to you by snailmail. Ralph sr. married Margaret Stephenson on 22 May 1610 in Oundle, a village in Northamptonshire, England on 22 May 1610. (I had an email from someone in the area who checked that record for me last week!) His son John, son of Ralph, was christened in Benefield parish (a short distance from Oundle) on 28 January 1620 [1621]. The date in brackets is according to the New Style calendar--i.e., the one that is used nowadays. In 1750 the English parliament enacted that this calendar should be used in place of the Old Style calendar. Under the Old Style, the new year started on 25 March. Naturally, in the early 17th century the christening would have been recorded in accordance with the Old Style calendar. My informant in Northamptonshire specifically checked this date last week for me also (except that he could not make out the 8 in 28 January). The assumption is that this John is the son of the Ralph that came to America "before 1637". Now John (son of Ralph sr.) married Desire Howland in 1643 and had children with the names that you listed. These are all set out in the article. What happened to Ralph jr.? No-one seems to know, though some say he might have returned to England. You expressed interest in connecting the Virginia Gorhams up with the New England Gorhams. I am not clear whether you have connected any of the persons you mentioned in your first email (dated 15 Dec 96) with either the Virginia or the New England branches. This information would help. I have no definite information about Jabez Gorham (b.1747, died 1807) who you mentioned, but suspect that he may be the gg-grandson of John Gorham and Desire Howland. John and Desire had a son Jabez b. 3 Aug 1656 who married Hannah Sturgis in 1676. I am told that Jabez and Hannah had a son Joseph b. 22 Aug 1692 who married Abigail Lockwood on 11 May 1715, and that they had a son Jabez b. 22 March 1718/19 in Fairfield CT. This son Jabez married Mary Couch on 27 Nov 1752 and died on 26 Feb 1764 in Rye, Westchester Co. NY. I have no knowledge of whether they had any children, and their marriage date is 5 years after the birth of the man you mentioned. Their move Fairfield to NY may just be a coincidence. John Date: Sat, 21 Dec 1996 20:09:53 -0500 From: John Gorham <x.gorham@sympatico.ca> To: iobrist@mail.win.org Subject: Re: GORHAMS MA Hello Pat: I am presently concentrating on my own ancestors, and have very little information about the Gorhams in the States. I am interested in the descendants of Ralph, for they are all distant cousins of mine. I fully expect that you are one also. I have contacted half a dozen or more people in the US who are Ralph's descendants, and have agreed to send them any information I dig up about Ralph's ancestors--leaving it to them to concentrate on more recent history. So I wouldn't worry about getting those addresses. Your present tack of working backwards step by step from your own end is the best. I shall certainly send you any information I can find about Ralph or his ancestors. There is one tid-bit about the younger Ralph (rumoured to have returned to England). I have just discovered that a certain Ralph Gorham married Anne Pearson in 1639 at Aldwinkle, which is less than ten miles from Benefield. He would probably have been of the right age to be the Ralph that came with his father and brother to New England. Was Anne Pearson the reason for his return? I suggest that other researchers in the States will be in a better position to help you than I am, but I'm quite happy to check to see if a particular name is on my list. It was in this way that I located a possible connection for Jabez Gorham--from data that I had received from some one who is a descendant of Ralph (though not of Jabez). Please keep in touch. We will probably connect up one day. Date: Mon, 16 Dec 1996 From: John Gorham <x.gorham@sympatico.ca> To: iobrist@mail.win.org Subject: Re: GORHAMS in Virginia Hello Pat: The story of Thomas and John being deported to Virginia is completely new to me. Gravesend is a port in Kent (where, as I told you, a number of Gorhams were then living--and where many are still to be found). It is on the Thames estuary and has quite a history. "Princess Pocahontas, who died when preparing to return home from a visit to England in 1617, was buried in the old church." [Encyclopaedia Brittanica You may well be right in believing your Gorhams were Irish. One of my past relatives did some research on some of the Irish Gorhams, but I have not examined his notes closely because he did not seem to have found a connection with us. I must plead ignorance as to when they arrived in Ireland. I am sure that all Gorhams would find, if they succeeded in tracing their roots, that their families came from England at some time. My great-grandfather did extensive genealogical research, and concluded that the Gorhams were descended from the de Gorrams, who arrived in England from Brittany in the 12th century. Some of them settled in Northamptonshire, changing their name to de Gorham, and he was able to trace their history down as far as 1338. Benefield, from where Ralph and his son John migrated, is in Northamptonshire. Ralph's family had lived there at least since 1588. Hence the supposed connection with the de Gorhams). Others of the de Gorram family settled in other counties (though as far as I know, none of them in Kent--at least, not till later). He did not find any trace of any of them after about 1338. The Black Death reached England in 1349, and there was a substantial reduction in the population. I suspect there must have been considerable disruption of all families in the following years, and it may be that it was then that Gorhams appeared in other areas of the country. If you can trace a connection to the Irish family, let me know and I will check if it ties in with any of the names that I have for Ireland. On the other hand, if you connect yourself with Ralph, that would indicate that your people came from Northamptonshire. John Date: Sun, 15 Dec 1996 From: John Gorham <x.gorham@sympatico.ca> To: iobrist@mail.win.org Subject: Re: GORHAMS in Virginia Hello Pat: First let me tell you where I fit in. I came to Canada in 1948. Before that date my Gorham ancestors had lived in England since the twelfth century. However, a certain Ralph Gorham, who was I believe a first cousin of one of my direct ancestors, migrated from Benefield, a little village in Northamptonshire, to New England with his son John (later Captain John Gorham of whom you may have heard) around 1636. Most of the information I have about the Gorham family relates to those who never left England, and so what I know of those in North America is limited, and you quite possibly know as much as I do. I like to have contact with them though, both because many of them are distant cousins and also because we have a direct and common interest in those who lived in England before the 17th century. So far, I have only had contact with those people (whether named Gorham or not) who are descendants of the Ralph Gorham I mentioned. However, there may well be others, who are descended from a Gorham who migrated to America at a later date. At the time that Ralph came to America the Gorhams in England seemed to be living mainly in Northamptonshire or Kent county. There were others though. I do not know what connection there may have been between the N'hampton Gorhams and the others. However it is quite possible (I should perhaps say probable) that there were some who came over after 1636. I just do not know about them. There is one exception. Acoording to family history, a gggg-uncle of mine (also called John) "taking extravagant and bad courses, went to America in 1773, and wrote to his brother Stephen about two years after, from Baltimore . . . but has never since been heard of!" (It is not clear to me whether going to America constituted "taking to bad courses") If you come across him in your enquiries, I should be delighted to know what happened to him. He was 46 years old at the time, so may never have married. I do not know of any connection to Virginia Gorhams, but obviously they must have originally come from England and so must be related. (See below for more on this.) I see that you have placed a listing under Gorham in the Roots Surname List. [I am listed there with the name livy]. Presumably you have been in touch with others on that list. I have sent enquiries to those who included ENG in their places of interest, and most have replied, each with some information of interest to me. About all the data I have about American Gorhams (apart from what I have learned from them) comes from two articles in The New-England Historical and Genealogical Register--one about Ralph Gorham and his descendants and the other about the Barnstable Gorhams. The article about Ralph (in the July 1898 Register) mentions Thomas, born Dec. 16, 1684, son of James Gorham (not John) and Hannah Huckins. This James (born in Marshfield April 28, 1650) is shown as marrying Hannah on Feb. 24, 1673-4 and dying in 1707. He was the son of John, son of Ralph. Have you linked this Thomas to the Virginia Gorhams? If so we have established the connection. If you have access to a good library, they may have a copy of the Register. If you can not find a copy I will send you copies of these articles by snail mail (just let me have your address). John Gorham ****************VA GORHAMS************** From: iobrist@mail.win.org Subject: Re: GORHAM To: jac57@comteck.com Hi, Cousin! Bill, I descend from George GORHAM, s/o Alexander GORHAM and Sally TYLER. I have the sketch of Alexander from the Putnam Co History or Atlas. It's probably the same one you have. What was your source? Alexander is son of Thomas GORHAM and Margaret COTTON. [Some dispute Margaret COTTON, and say she is Margaret TAYLOR. I have been assured by a distant GORHAM cousin, Nancy Clifford, from Putnam Co, who is that county's person who checks the records when queries come in. She says that even his wife had a will, and that Margaret COTTON is the d/o William COTTON and Mary TAYLOR. Have you heard any of this? From which of their children do you descend? I have worked on Sally TYLER, but have'nt got her parents yet...still looking for that group of TYLERS who lived in a fort in KY about 1775. I did recently get her death date from a kind Putnam Co gentleman. Sally d. 15 June 1863. I have Alexander's will. Would you like a photocopy? Perhaps I could Gedcom my GORHAM File too. Thanks for the message you sent! On Sun, 18 Aug 1996, jac57@comteck.com wrote: >I am descendant of Alexander Gorham b VA d abt 1837 Putnam Co, IN. I need >family group sheets. I have a biographical sketch on Alexander -- are you >interested? > >Bill Allen >2130 Crystal St >Anderson, IN 46012 >(hm 317-642-5502) >(wk 317-640-2161 x 244) >this email is my brother-in-laws; I will get it. Regards, Pat <Iobrist@mail.win.org> Patricia Bishop Obrist -----Original Message----- From: MBaker8035@aol.com <MBaker8035@aol.com> To: iobrist@mail.win.org <iobrist@mail.win.org> Date: Monday, October 16, 2000 5:11 PM Subject: Re: Thomas, John, William, Sanford Gorham- Georgia >Thanks for such a quick response. >I'm searching for my g-grandmothers family. I've been told by my grandfather > they came over on the Mayflower and were a part of the Gorham silver >people but i've searched and haven't found enough to put any of it together. >Here's what i have >g-grandmother was Margaret Ann Gorham. Siblings were Steven,Roxanna and Laura >Her parents were John and Sarah J. She was born March 6th 1843 on a farm in >Morgan county,Ill. She married John Rowan Mc Ahan on Dec.1863 >She had 2 sons Earl and John Gorham. >Earl had 1 daughter >John had 2 sons, Jay Canterbury, Gorham A who was my father. >Any help would be greatly appreciated I only have stories told to me by my >grandfather and none of it in writing except what I placed above. > >Thanks again Maggie McAhan Baker.

Charlotte, Your GORHAM names sound like my GORHAMS. My file starts with John GORHAM, has lots of Thomases, some Sanfords, in Loudoun Co., VA, then migrate to KY, and mine on to Putnam Co., IN. A file of four generations is too long to post for the list, I suppose. I'll be happy to send it to you (and anyone else who is interested if you email your request). Pat Bishop Obrist -----Original Message----- From: Charlarr30@aol.com <Charlarr30@aol.com> To: GORHAM-L@rootsweb.com <GORHAM-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, October 10, 2000 10:51 PM Subject: Thomas, John, William, Sanford Gorham- Georgia >I am stuck on my ancestor Thomas GORHAM, b. 1819 in Franklin >County, Georgia. (Information on place of birth from his Civil War discharge >papers out of Arkansas). He served in the Florida Indian Wars from 1837 to >1838 and then served in the Cherokee Removal after that for 6 months. He did >this as an enlistee from Georgia. (Information from his U.S. pension papers). >Thomas then married Almeda DENSON in Cass County (now Bartow) Georgia in >1842. They moved to Arkansas between 1847 - 1850 where Thomas lived the rest >of his life until his death in 1908. Another relative came to Arkansas from >Georgia at the same time as Thomas. His name was John M. Gorham, b. 1818. I >do not know if this was a brother or cousin or what relationship. I do know >that John and Thomas lived in the same areas and died in the same small town >in Hempstead County, Arkansas and that all of the Gorham descendants from >both men always knew that they were cousins. > >I believe, but cannot prove, that Thomas and John M. Gorham were the sons of >Thomas Gorham and Mary Moss AVERY. There is a marriage record for this couple >in Franklin County for 1815. This is the only Gorham record I could find. I >understand that Mary was the daughter of Henry Avery of Franklin County and >that she was born abt 1796 in Virginia. I have subsequently learned from >other researchers that Mary Moss Avery and Thomas Gorham had 3 children that >may have been named John, Truitt (Thomas ?), and Fannetta (Funnetta or >Nettie). Mary then became a widow sometime before 1827 when Thomas died and >left her with 3 small children. > >According to the Franklin County, Georgia website, there are loose probate >papers in the Georgia Archives for a Thomas Gorham which could be for this >man. I have not had an oppurtunity to research this further since I live in >Arizona. > >Mary Moss Avery Gorham then married John T.Cohen ATTAWAY in 1827 in Franklin >County. (marriage record). They had 5 children. In 1830, John and Mary >Attaway are on the Franklin County Census. In 1840, John and Mary Attaway are >on the Coweta County, Georgia Census. Nothing for 1850 census. In 1860, they >are on the Campbell County, Georgia Census. In 1870, they are on the Campbell >County, Georgia Census. Fannetta Gorham, the daugher of Mary Moss Avery >Gorham and Thomas Gorham, married Moses Holland Attaway in 1836 in Coweta >County (marriage record shows "Furnetta W. Gorum"). She then married Upton W. >Byram in 1840 in Coweta County. > >Then a few days ago I found a Deed for Franklin County dated July 31, >1793 from John Gorham and wife Jenney of Elbert County to Barnabas Pace of >Elbert County. The land is in Franklin County and the deed indicates that it >is on "Gorhams Fork of Broad R. (River?)". The deed states that John Gorham >received a patent deed dated November 15, 1785 from Governor Elbert. The land >had been surveyed in 1784. > >I found the reconstructed census for Franklin County, Georgia for 1790 and >the >only Gorham people listed were John Gorham, Jenny Gorham, Sanford Gorham and >William Gorham. The history I found for Franklin County said that the county >was created in 1784 and the land was given by Bounty Grants to Veterans of >the Revolutionary War. > >My theory is that John Gorham was a Revolutionary War Veteran and that's how >he received his land in Franklin County, Georgia. I believe that Sanford and >William were his sons and that he may have had another son Thomas born abt >1795 after this census. This Thomas would probably be the same one that >married Mary Moss Avery in 1815. I believe that John M. Gorham and Thomas >Gorham (my ancestor) were their sons. > >I also found 3 other deeds in Franklin County dated July 7, 1807 that were >Sheriff's Deeds conveying property of John Gorham (deceased September 26, >1801). The property was conveyed pursuant to an execution issued out of the >Superior Court of Franklin County after an auction. > >I suppose I am theorizing a lot and I can't prove the connections beyond my >Thomas Gorham, b. 1819 in Franklin County. However, my Thomas did name his >oldest son, William Sanford Gorham. His 2nd son was named John Thomas Gorham. > >I haven't been able to find the 1800, 1810 or 1820 census for Franklin >County online. Nor have I seen the probate papers for John Gorham, deceased >in 1801, or Thomas Gorham, deceased before 1827. > >Does any of this sound like it fits into anyone's Gorham family line? Any >help would be greatly appreciated. > >Charlotte Howell Berry >Phoenix, Arizona > > >==== GORHAM Mailing List ==== >This GORHAM list is currently available for adoption! >Interested in becoming the list manager? Go here: >http://resources.rootsweb.com/surnames/adoptrequest.html > > >============================== >Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases >http://www.ancestry.com/search >Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! >

I am stuck on my ancestor Thomas GORHAM, b. 1819 in Franklin County, Georgia. (Information on place of birth from his Civil War discharge papers out of Arkansas). He served in the Florida Indian Wars from 1837 to 1838 and then served in the Cherokee Removal after that for 6 months. He did this as an enlistee from Georgia. (Information from his U.S. pension papers). Thomas then married Almeda DENSON in Cass County (now Bartow) Georgia in 1842. They moved to Arkansas between 1847 - 1850 where Thomas lived the rest of his life until his death in 1908. Another relative came to Arkansas from Georgia at the same time as Thomas. His name was John M. Gorham, b. 1818. I do not know if this was a brother or cousin or what relationship. I do know that John and Thomas lived in the same areas and died in the same small town in Hempstead County, Arkansas and that all of the Gorham descendants from both men always knew that they were cousins. I believe, but cannot prove, that Thomas and John M. Gorham were the sons of Thomas Gorham and Mary Moss AVERY. There is a marriage record for this couple in Franklin County for 1815. This is the only Gorham record I could find. I understand that Mary was the daughter of Henry Avery of Franklin County and that she was born abt 1796 in Virginia. I have subsequently learned from other researchers that Mary Moss Avery and Thomas Gorham had 3 children that may have been named John, Truitt (Thomas ?), and Fannetta (Funnetta or Nettie). Mary then became a widow sometime before 1827 when Thomas died and left her with 3 small children. According to the Franklin County, Georgia website, there are loose probate papers in the Georgia Archives for a Thomas Gorham which could be for this man. I have not had an oppurtunity to research this further since I live in Arizona. Mary Moss Avery Gorham then married John T.Cohen ATTAWAY in 1827 in Franklin County. (marriage record). They had 5 children. In 1830, John and Mary Attaway are on the Franklin County Census. In 1840, John and Mary Attaway are on the Coweta County, Georgia Census. Nothing for 1850 census. In 1860, they are on the Campbell County, Georgia Census. In 1870, they are on the Campbell County, Georgia Census. Fannetta Gorham, the daugher of Mary Moss Avery Gorham and Thomas Gorham, married Moses Holland Attaway in 1836 in Coweta County (marriage record shows "Furnetta W. Gorum"). She then married Upton W. Byram in 1840 in Coweta County. Then a few days ago I found a Deed for Franklin County dated July 31, 1793 from John Gorham and wife Jenney of Elbert County to Barnabas Pace of Elbert County. The land is in Franklin County and the deed indicates that it is on "Gorhams Fork of Broad R. (River?)". The deed states that John Gorham received a patent deed dated November 15, 1785 from Governor Elbert. The land had been surveyed in 1784. I found the reconstructed census for Franklin County, Georgia for 1790 and the only Gorham people listed were John Gorham, Jenny Gorham, Sanford Gorham and William Gorham. The history I found for Franklin County said that the county was created in 1784 and the land was given by Bounty Grants to Veterans of the Revolutionary War. My theory is that John Gorham was a Revolutionary War Veteran and that's how he received his land in Franklin County, Georgia. I believe that Sanford and William were his sons and that he may have had another son Thomas born abt 1795 after this census. This Thomas would probably be the same one that married Mary Moss Avery in 1815. I believe that John M. Gorham and Thomas Gorham (my ancestor) were their sons. I also found 3 other deeds in Franklin County dated July 7, 1807 that were Sheriff's Deeds conveying property of John Gorham (deceased September 26, 1801). The property was conveyed pursuant to an execution issued out of the Superior Court of Franklin County after an auction. I suppose I am theorizing a lot and I can't prove the connections beyond my Thomas Gorham, b. 1819 in Franklin County. However, my Thomas did name his oldest son, William Sanford Gorham. His 2nd son was named John Thomas Gorham. I haven't been able to find the 1800, 1810 or 1820 census for Franklin County online. Nor have I seen the probate papers for John Gorham, deceased in 1801, or Thomas Gorham, deceased before 1827. Does any of this sound like it fits into anyone's Gorham family line? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Charlotte Howell Berry Phoenix, Arizona

Having spent some time "lurking" on this list I think it is about time I got involved. Most of the postings seem to be about Gorhams in the USA, Ireland or England with very few in Scotland. Does anyone have any records of Groham ancestors from Scotland? I'm particularly interested in any from Perthshire or surrounding counties. Billy Grierson

I have a JACOB RANSOM GORHAM born September 26, 1830, in Dutchess County, NY. At the age of 21 he moved to Wayne, Du Page County, Illinois. In 1855 he married ADELIA READ (daughter of HORACE READ, a native of Cambridge, Vermont, and ALMIRA PARKER). They had four daughters: MIRA born 1856, wife of F. W. LEAKE; AUGUSTA born 1858, wife of CLARENCE STANLEY GREEN (of Dutchess County, NY and Kane County, Illinois); EDITH L.., wife of MERRITT GREEN (of Dutchess County, NY); and MAMIE born 1871. Jacob was the son of WILLIAM GORHAM who was born in Stratford, Connecticut around 1780 / 1792 and SARAH HOLLOWAY. WILLIAM GORHAM moved to Pawling, Dutchess County, NY, where he established two tan yards, being a tanner and currier by trade and also engaged in farming and merchandising with good success, accumulating a nice estate. SARAH HOLLOWAY was a native of Pawling, Dutchess Co., NY and was the daughter of JUSTIN HOLLOWAY, who also was born in Dutchess County. William and Sarah Gorham moved to Illinois and spent their last years in Will County. Their children were HANNAH ETTA who married a Mr. DODGE who first located in Dutchess County but later moved to Will County, Illinois; MARY ANN who married R. H. LEAKE and was a resident of St. Charles, Illinois; AKIN H. who died at his home in Will County, Illinois; EMMA E. who married Mr. CALDWELL, of Dutchess County, NY; JACOB R. (as noted above); ELIJAH who had a grain business in Russell County, Kansas; and WILLIAM who married LUCINDA SMITH. William Jr. was killed by lightning at his home in DuPage County, Illinois. William was the son of STEPHEN GORHAM, who was a native of France and came to the new world with General LaFayette to aid the colonies in their struggle for independence during the Revolutionary war. Subsequently he located in Stratford, Conn. and for the remainder of his life was a pilot, holding a government license, which allowed him to conduct vessels through Hell Gate. In his family were five sons who were reared in Connecticut. Two of them located in Great Barrington, Massachusetts; LOUIS, a farmer; and Le GRAND, a miller and hotel keeper; KIRK was a tailor by trade; BENJAMIN went to the West Indies; and WILLIAM (as noted above). Two of these children never married. Would like to hear from anyone related to this family. Thank you, Verdell verdellh@aol.com

If you go to World Connect and enter Ralph Gorham, you can get my tree which shows the Desire Howland connections and goes back a couple of generations. I am sorry I do not have primary sources for this, but of course the Howland/Gorham lines is documented by the Mayflower Soc for at least 5 generations and many branches from there. Please get in touch if you need some help. Best Regards Tom Rueter -----Original Message----- From: Lynda Boyd [mailto:wlb0yd@prodigy.net] Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2000 10:37 AM To: GORHAM-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Ralph GORHAM c.1600 No. Hamptonshire, ENG Hello List- Capt. John GORHAM b. 28JAN1618/19 Benefield, No. Hamptonshire, England was the son of Ralph GORHAM and ?. John m. Desire HOWLAND b. 02APR1625 Plymouth, MA c. 1643 in Swansea, MA. Desire was the dau of John HOWLAND of the 1620 Mayflower and Elizabeth TILLEY, both of England. Can anyone help me with details about Ralph GORHAM or his wife? Thanks very much, Lynda ==== GORHAM Mailing List ==== This GORHAM list is currently available for adoption! Interested in becoming the list manager? Go here: http://resources.rootsweb.com/surnames/adoptrequest.html ============================== Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/