To the best of my knowledge, Captain Gorham was the only Gorham to arrive in the New World. Makes us all related. I have a coat of arms, supposed to be the Gorham coat of arms. It is framed, but I can scan it and share it. Charleen Granddaughter of Charles Ambrose Gorham >From: bclayshannon@aol.com >To: GORHAM-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [GORHAM] GORHAMS OF TRALEE, IRELAND >Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 17:18:26 -0500 > >George Gorham--interesting. My ggg grandfather had the same name (middle >name Raymond, his mother's maiden name). No direct connection, apparently, >with your George, though, because "my" Gorhams have been in America since >the early 1600s (shortly after the Mayflower; in fact, George's ancestor >John Gorham married the daughter of two Mayflower passengers (Desire >Howland was born to John Howland and Elizabeth (Tilley) Gorham)). > >Download the latest draft (version 1.27, updated 2/2/2006) of >"STILL CASTING SHADOWS: A Shared Mosaic of U.S. History" >by Blackbird Crow Raven: http://www.winsite.com/bin/Info?22000000036712 > > >-----Original Message----- >From: kpeet@bigpond.net.au >To: GORHAM-L@rootsweb.com >Sent: 29 Jan 2006 23:06:56 -0700 >Subject: [GORHAM] GORHAMS OF TRALEE, IRELAND > > >This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > >Surnames: Gorham, Peet, Evanson >Classification: Query > >Message Board URL: > >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/BiZ.2ACIB/289 > >Message Board Post: > >I am reseaching ancesters and descendants of a Rose Frances Gorham born >1872 in >Tralee, Ireland. Father George Gorham, Mother Charlotte Evanson. Married >to a >John Fitzmaurice St Leger Peet. > > >==== GORHAM Mailing List ==== >Search GORHAM archives: >http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=GORHAM > >============================== >Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. >New content added every business day. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > > >==== GORHAM Mailing List ==== >Search GORHAM archives: >http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=GORHAM > >============================== >Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the >areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >

Yes, Captain John Gorham who died at the Great Swamp Fight in 1675/6 was my ggggg gggggfather. I have also read that all American Gorhams descend from him. My line (George) moved to northern California in the mid-1800s (gold rush era). Download the latest draft (version 1.27, updated 2/2/2006) of "STILL CASTING SHADOWS: A Shared Mosaic of U.S. History" by Blackbird Crow Raven: http://www.winsite.com/bin/Info?22000000036712 -----Original Message----- From: C R MALLORY <crmallory@msn.com> To: GORHAM-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 13:48:26 -0600 Subject: [GORHAM] Captain John Gorham To the best of my knowledge, Captain Gorham was the only Gorham to arrive in the New World. Makes us all related. I have a coat of arms, supposed to be the Gorham coat of arms. It is framed, but I can scan it and share it. Charleen Granddaughter of Charles Ambrose Gorham >From: bclayshannon@aol.com >To: GORHAM-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [GORHAM] GORHAMS OF TRALEE, IRELAND >Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 17:18:26 -0500 > >George Gorham--interesting. My ggg grandfather had the same name (middle >name Raymond, his mother's maiden name). No direct connection, apparently, >with your George, though, because "my" Gorhams have been in America since >the early 1600s (shortly after the Mayflower; in fact, George's ancestor >John Gorham married the daughter of two Mayflower passengers (Desire >Howland was born to John Howland and Elizabeth (Tilley) Gorham)). > >Download the latest draft (version 1.27, updated 2/2/2006) of >"STILL CASTING SHADOWS: A Shared Mosaic of U.S. History" >by Blackbird Crow Raven: http://www.winsite.com/bin/Info?22000000036712 > > >-----Original Message----- >From: kpeet@bigpond.net.au >To: GORHAM-L@rootsweb.com >Sent: 29 Jan 2006 23:06:56 -0700 >Subject: [GORHAM] GORHAMS OF TRALEE, IRELAND > > >This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > >Surnames: Gorham, Peet, Evanson >Classification: Query > >Message Board URL: > >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/BiZ.2ACIB/289 > >Message Board Post: > >I am reseaching ancesters and descendants of a Rose Frances Gorham born >1872 in >Tralee, Ireland. Father George Gorham, Mother Charlotte Evanson. Married >to a >John Fitzmaurice St Leger Peet. > > >==== GORHAM Mailing List ==== >Search GORHAM archives: >http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=GORHAM > >============================== >Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. >New content added every business day. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > > >==== GORHAM Mailing List ==== >Search GORHAM archives: >http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=GORHAM > >============================== >Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the >areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > ==== GORHAM Mailing List ==== Browse GORHAM archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/gorham ============================== New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429