A traditional view of Daniel Markham's heritage suggested his father was Daniel Markham, Sen., of Plumstead Magna, Norfolk, England. This position had been accepted and published by others even though his son, Sir Clements Markham, who inherited all his father's records, later refuted this claim. For a reference, some had cited the Rev. David Frederick Markham's book, A History of the Markham Family, published in London in 1854. In that book, on pages 49-50, he wrote that Daniel Markham, the third son of Sir Robert--after a wandering life--had amassed a considerable fortune and settled in Plumstead Magna. Here, he had two sons, Daniel and Matthew..."the latter was in holy orders and minister of Plumstead Magna, and, marrying Barbara, had three sons." Daniel, the eldest son, was reported to have served under James, Duke of York, and sailed to Canada near Halifax. He returned to England, finding his father, Daniel, still embittered towards him. In what had been claimed to be his will, nothing was left to his son, Daniel. His housekeeper, Ann Rounce, was left an inheritance instead. Young Daniel then left the army and settled in Ireland. These were the representations of David F. Markham in that prior publication. In 1913, the Reverend David's son, Sir Clements Markham, wrote Markham Memorials. In the preface to this book is the following: "Since this history by the Rev. David F. Markham was printed in 1854...his son, Clements R. Markham, during a period of sixty years, has collected further information from numerous sources, which enables him to revise, correct, and make additions to his father's work. The most important corrections are the following...(3) The Daniel Markham who made a will in 1690 was not Daniel, son of Sir Robert Markham, of Cotham, but a young native of Norwich, entirely unconnected with the Markham family." He elaborated on this in Vol. 2, pp.193-194, describing a family of worsted weavers named Markale, who later changed the spelling to Marcon and finally Markham. He mentioned Mathew Marcon, son of Daniel, was born in 1606, who had property in Plumstead Magna. He had a child (#6) Daniel, born 1653 and died 1690, aged 37, leaving his estate to a friend, Ann Rounce. This Daniel Markham or Marcon is clearly the one referred to by the Rev. Daniel, who mistakenly identified him as the son of Sir Robert Markham. Sir Clements Markham, in his chapter, Markhams of the United States, refers to Daniel Markham of Cambridge, Mass. in 1667 and stated, "This could not have been Daniel, the third son of Sir Robert of Cotham, whose age would render it impossible, nor his son, Daniel, who did not settle in America." He went on to conjecture that possibly he descended from Robert or Alexander. Who then did Deacon Daniel descend from? From where did he leave to come to the American colonies? These questions, I believe, can now be answered. Mark Goodmansen Sent by Lois Goodmansen, his mother