This generation is the one that leads us heavily into Logan Co KY and where we hopefully fit in. Again, nothing is engraved in concrete, there are a lot of differences on one Thomas Gorham (forgive me if I type Gorin sometimes ... much more used to this. Thomas Gorham was born about 1740 in Fairfax Co VA; died 1814 in Adairville, Logan, KY. He married in 1761 in VA to Margaret Cotton. There is quite a bit on her family. They had the following documented children: John W Gorham born between 1762-1764 in VA Frances Gorham born ca 1762 VA - Gladin Gorin named child this Sanford Gorham b ca 1764 VA - Henry Gorin named child this William B Gorham b ca 1765 VA Thomas J Gorham b 1766 VA - 2 year gap here. John Gorin named child this Alexander Gorham b 1770 VA - 2 year gap here Elizabeth (Betsy) Gorham b 1772 VA - All three bros named child this - common name Margaret Gorham b 1774 VA - John Gorin named early child this Elick Gorham b 1775 VA Mary Ann Gorham b 1782 Nancy Gorham b 1783 - Gladin named child this Joshua Gorham b 1786 Susan Gorham b 1788 - John named child this Biographical information on Thomas Gorham Sr. (Note: there are variations on this - and doubtful that Thomas was born in DE). " THOMAS GORHAM, probably born in Delaware or one of the New England states, came to Kentucky at an early date form Loundoun County, Virginia, where he had lived at least during a part of the Revolutionary period. His name appears among the Revolutionary Public Claims for Loundoun which are filed at the Virginia State Library showing patriots' service record established. According to family tradition his wife was, before marriage, Margaret Taylor, and deeds filed in Bourbon county, Ky., show that her given name was Margaret. The names of Thomas Gorham and his son, Sanford Gorham, appear as signers of early petitions to the Virginia Assembly sent by Kentucky pioneers (see Petitions as published by the Filson Club). "After coming to Kentucky Thomas Gorham Sr. lived for a time in Bourbon county, where he deeded portions of a track he had purchased of James Parberry September 1787. This deed is mentioned in a suit filed in Bourbon county and in it Thomas Gorham is mentioned as "of Fayette county," and it was witnessed by Thomas Gorham Jr. (Thomas was at least 21 yr.. of age), and also witnessed by John Gorham. In this same suit (box 403, Thompkins Barlow vs. Geo. Hairston and hrs. of Jas. Parberry dated 1808 but not settled until after the death of Thomas Gorham in year 1814) we find the heirs were as follows: Sanford Gorham, Thomas Gorham, Alexander Gorham, John Gorham, Franky Gorham, who married George Burnoe, Peggy Gorham who married Thomas Redmon, William Gorham, Ann Gorham, who married Abner Clarke, Susannah Gorham, who married John Boyd and Joshua Gorham. Before the final settlement of this suit in 1817 it is shown by an amended bill that Sanford Gorham had died leaving children and heirs and that George Burnoe had died leaving heirs." NOTE: Another source gives this Thomas' parents as Nathaniel Gorham and Sarah Cotton, who may have been brothers and sisters to those given here that are more likely. This old letter give a lot of valuable information (but it has things added to it that could not possibly be written by author as they are after her death). It is found at: Margaret COTTON [Parents] was born in 1745 in Virginia. She died in 1817 in Kentucky. Margaret married Thomas GORHAM in 1761 in Virginia. "Old Families of Randolph County, Missouri" p. 178 gives her first name as Sarah. But, her name is given as Frances in a letter supposedly written by her granddtr. Notes for THOMAS GORHAM, SR.: The Gorham family owned a tavern on the road between Russellville and Nashville. The cemetery is located near the square on the east side of North Main Street in Adairville, Kentucky, between the Adairville Maintenance Department Building and the residence of Mrs. Alberta Sanders in a vacant lot owned by a Mr. Hardin. Mr. Betts of Betts Funeral Home remembers when there were many monuments standing, those copied were the only ones DAR ladies felt they could get to safely because it was so badly overgrown. It is behind and to the north of the site of the tavern. Very few stones remain for the more than 100 buried there and those are broken, as vandalism and the years have taken their toll. Loudon Co WIll Book B, p. 116-117. Will of WIlliam McClelon. Thomas Goham witness. According to "Bob's Genealogy Filing Cabinet" Thomas didn't serve in the Revolutionary War but DAR application from 1944 is based on his reimbursement for supplies provided to the troops. This was for 612 pounds of beef. ** This is the possible connecting link. It appears that Thomas Jr came to Logan Co first and some of the family, including Thomas Sr came later with many of the family. The son John W, the oldest shown is the possible John we're looking for. One source says that he moved to Fayette Co and was already married. (John Gorin settled in Fayette Co). This source says that this John is buried with a wife Priscilla in Fayette Co. Yet other sources say that John was a farmer and lived in Todd Co. Some don't trace his line at all. I do not have a document yet to prove or disprove that this is our John. BUT - too many coincidences. Our boys went to Fayette Co. At least two of them early owned land in Logan and Todd Co - possibly living there, unknown. The Gorham family went many directions after arrival in KY- some to Bourbon Co - our Gorin family has references there. The main crew stayed in Logan Co and a few years later, part of our Gorin family move there and the names from one line match the names from the others. They all came from the same area of Fairfax/Loudon etal in VA, the ones that left on both lines, left at the same time. I will continue to search and see if I can find any more solid confirmation. If this is not our John ... someone in this family surely was. It is too much of a coincidence that time after time from the 1650's down to the early 1800's these two families lived, moved, married into, and had dealings with the same families. Sandi Col. Sandi Gorin - Publishing: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/ GORIN worldconnect website: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/~sgorin