Like I said before: I am not a genealogist, but hopefully some of the following information may help someone. This is what I have and I am pretty sure that some of you may disagree with some of this. ("*" I descend from) *Deacon Daniel Markham was born approx. 1636 @ Plumstead Manor near Norwich England (Norfolk Co Eng.). He was married on 11-03-1669 to Elizabeth Whitmore, b 05-02-1649, daughter of Lt. Francis Whitmore. Daniel died 02-06-1712/13 @ Middletown, Middlesex Co Conn. Elizabeth died 05-10-1676. They had the following 3 children. Daniel C. b. 11-01-1671, m. Deborah Meacham in 1703, daughter of Capt. Issac Meacham. Elizabeth b. 07-03-1673, m. John Bates *James b. 03-16-1675, m. Elizabeth Locke.(I descend from James) *Deacon Daniel then married Patience Harris, daughter of William Harris of Middletown Mass. They had the following 3 children. Martha # 1 died an infant Martha # 2 b. 01-07-1685, m. Johnathan Center Edith b. 05-11-1694, m. Gideon Webb & later John Arnold. Since I descend from James I will continue on with James. *James Markham b. 03-16-1675 @ Cambridge, Middelsex Co. Mass. married Elizabeth Locke 10-14-1699 @ Middeltown, Middelsex Co. Conn. James died 06-08-1731 @ Middletown Middelsex Co. Conn., Elizabeth died 09-25-1753. They had the following 3 children. James b. 11-22-1701, d. 04-12-1776, m. Sarah Mummery. Elizabeth b. 01-18-1704, m. David Foster *William b. 01-28-1706, d. 1760, m. Esther Arnold *James then married Deborah Patterson and they had the following 6 children. John b. 12-28-1708, d. 1788, m. Desiah Sears Mary b. 05-01-1710, m. Elejear Vesey Abigail b. 07-27-1712, m. Sam Miller Martha b. 06-18-1714, m. Eliza Bliss Hannah b. 09-06-1716, m N. Foster & Nathan Doolittle Nathaniel b. 02-27-1719, not married *William Markham b. 01-28-1706 @ Middletown Co. Conn. married Esther Arnold 12-07-1737. *William died 10-01-1752. They had the following 6 children. William b. 09-14-1738, d. 05-01-1792, m. Abigail Willey *James b. 09-16-1740, d. 1811, m. Jane Sterling Joseph b. 07-25-1742, m. M. Spencer John b. 11-29-1744, Esther b. 1746, d. as a child Esther b. 1747, *James Markham b. 09-16-1740 @ Haddam, Middlesex Co. Conn. married Jane Sterling b. 04-23-1746 @ Colchester, New London, Conn. James died @ Lyndon Cattarougus Co. N.Y. They had the following 12 children. Steven b. 09-20-1764, d. 12-03-1790 James b. 03-11-1766, Jane b. 11-03-1767, m. Israel Brower 11-12-1792 John b. 07-24-1769, David b. 04-01-1771, d. 06-16-1771 David b. 06-05-1772, Esther b. 04-10-1774, Anne b. 06-19-1776, Mary baptized-1780, *Jepthah b. 03-26-1782, baptized 06-02-1782, d. 01-17/18-1869 @ Albany OR Russel baptized 08-03-1783 Seth baptized 11-28-1784 *Jeptha Markham b. 03-26-1782 @ Hartland, Litchfield, Conn. 1st married Jenny ?, b 1794/1804 (1820 census). They had the following 3 children. John b. d. about age 25 Steven b. d. about age 17 Emily b. about 1814. *Jepthah then married Lovina Vaughn b. 01-01-1818 @ NY. They had the following 9 children. Reuben Fuller b. 07-03-1818, m. Marilla Ferris 1840, m. Lovina Ferris 1844 *Simon Sterling b. 02-26-1820 @ Athens Ohio. Martin b. estimated 1822 Sylvester b. " 1824, m. Mary J. Westfall 04-29-1847. Mary Jane b. " 1826, m. George Briggs 10-17-1844. Betsy? b. 1828, Seth b. 1834, Matilda b. 1835, m. Bruntidger. Milton b. 1839, *Jeptha then married Mary D Morse 05-31-1843, separated 1849 *Simon Sterling Markham b. 02-26-1820 married Cynthia Fry b. 04-11-1822 in RI, m. 03-25-1843. They had the following 11 children. Reuben Henry b. 06-01-1844 @ Knox IL, m. Sophronia Wilson Lyman Ferris b. 08-09-1845 @ " " m. Lucy Edwards Francis Marion b. 12-12-1847 @ " " m. Elmina Biggers *Jasper Newton b. 08-29-1849 @ Salem OR m. Amanda Jane Fry Milton Douglas b. 01-02-1851 @ " Mary Celinda b. 02-08-1853 @ " m. George Biggers Rosesey Lovina b. 09-11-1854 @ " d. 01-08-1857 Nancy Jane b. 12-09-1855 @ " d. 03-06-1859 Lucy Ann b. 02-08-1859 @ " m. Oren H. Fry Matilda Jane b. 02-16-1860 @ " d. 11-04-1860 Rosa Maria b. 03-09-1865 @ " d. 10-20-1865 *Jasper Newton Markham b. 08-29-1849 married Amanda Jane Fry b. 11-27-1853 @ Rainier OR on 08-09-1869. They had the following 10 children. Mary Lavina b. 04-15-1870 @ OR m. Alfred A Warwick Sylvester Sterling b. 03-30-1872 @ Markham WA m. Edith Harlow Margaret Josephine b. 12-03-1873 @ " " m. Wesley Hill Rosa Jane b. 11-17-1876 @ " " m. Albert Benjamin Reuben Roy b. 1878 @ " " d. 1888 Jasper Clarence b. 06-15-1880 @ " " m Caroline H. Meyers *Lorenzo Orville b. 08-31-1882 @ " " m Bertha Pauline Haeger 2nd marriage to Mattie Gertrude Brown Lilly Allena b. 06-27-1884 @ Markham WA d, 07-24-1884 Pearl Lorena b. 06-22-1889 @ " " m. Thomas E Foreman Ruby Dale b. 12-16-1894 @ Delphi WA m. Ivan C. Look *Lorenzo Orville Markham b. 08-31-1882 first married Bertha Pauline Haeger b. 09-16-1885 @ lost River ID d. 07-03-1903. They had the following 2 children. Otto Lorenzo b. 09-11-1903 @ Delphi WA d. 04-08-1909 Bertha Mae b. 02-06-1905 @ Preachers Slough WA d. 10-30-1960@ Aberdeen WA. m. Albert Nordman *Lorenzo Orville Markham's 2nd marriage to Mattie Gertrude Brown b 11-21-1898 @ Delphi WA in Sept. 1926. They had the following 1 child (me) John Orville Markham b. 08-14-1929. If anyone has corrections or additions to this, let me know. Like I said before (as you can see above) I am not a genealogist. John O. Markham