Family register
Desire (Howland) Gorham
née Howland
Desire (Howland) Gorham (née Howland) (1624 – 1683) was born to Elizabeth (Tilley) Howland and John Howland. She married Capt. John Gorham. Her child was Mercy (Gorham) Denison. She died in 1683.
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Sources
- R. A. Wheeler, History of the Town of Stonington (1900), Avery Family pp. 199-201: "2. Capt. James Avery, the only child of Christopher, was born in 1620 ... He m. 1st, Nov. 10, 1643, Joanna Greenslade, b. about 1622 ... He m. 2nd, Mrs. Abigail (Ingraham) Chesebrough, widow of Joshua Holmes, July 4, 1698 ... CHILDREN: 3 HANNAH, b. at Gloucester, Oct. 11, 1644, m. Ephraim Miner, June 20, 1666, (No. 15) that family." Matches hannah-avery-miner-bsb.
R. A. Wheeler, History of the Town of Stonington (1900), Denison Family p. 340: "George Denison (No. 42) m. Mercy Gorham, daughter of John Gorham, and wife Desire Howland, daughter of John Howland of the May Flower. John Gorham was son of Ralph Gorham of Plymouth, b. in England, baptized at Benefield, Northamptonshire, Jan. 28, 1621, and was captain in King Philip's war ... she d. Sept. 24, 1725, in the 67th year of her age, and he d. Dec. 27, 1711, in his 59th year. CHILDREN: ... 64 DESIRE, bapt. in 1693, m. John Williams. See that family (No. 156)." Matches desire-denison-williams-bsb.
- R. A. Wheeler, History of the Town of Stonington (1900), Avery Family pp. 199-201: "2. Capt. James Avery, the only child of Christopher, was born in 1620 ... He m. 1st, Nov. 10, 1643, Joanna Greenslade, b. about 1622 ... He m. 2nd, Mrs. Abigail (Ingraham) Chesebrough, widow of Joshua Holmes, July 4, 1698 ... CHILDREN: 3 HANNAH, b. at Gloucester, Oct. 11, 1644, m. Ephraim Miner, June 20, 1666, (No. 15) that family." Matches hannah-avery-miner-bsb.
R. A. Wheeler, History of the Town of Stonington (1900), Denison Family p. 340: "George Denison (No. 42) m. Mercy Gorham, daughter of John Gorham, and wife Desire Howland, daughter of John Howland of the May Flower. John Gorham was son of Ralph Gorham of Plymouth, b. in England, baptized at Benefield, Northamptonshire, Jan. 28, 1621, and was captain in King Philip's war ... she d. Sept. 24, 1725, in the 67th year of her age, and he d. Dec. 27, 1711, in his 59th year. CHILDREN: ... 64 DESIRE, bapt. in 1693, m. John Williams. See that family (No. 156)." Matches desire-denison-williams-bsb.
- WikiTree Howland-7, Desire (Howland) Gorham (abt.1624-abt.1683): "Daughter of John Howland and Elizabeth (Tilley) Howland"; "Wife of John Gorham - married 6 Nov 1644 in Plymouth"; "Mother of ... Mercy (Gorham) Denison"; probate 5 Mar 1683/4 names daughter "Marcy [this was Mercy, who married George Denison]". Stonington 1900 p. 340 independently: "Desire Howland, daughter of John Howland of the May Flower." Matches: husband John Gorham, daughter Mercy m. George Denison.
WikiTree Howland-7, Desire (Howland) Gorham (abt.1624-abt.1683): "Daughter of John Howland and Elizabeth (Tilley) Howland"; "Wife of John Gorham - married 6 Nov 1644 in Plymouth"; "Mother of ... Mercy (Gorham) Denison"; probate 5 Mar 1683/4 names daughter "Marcy [this was Mercy, who married George Denison]". Stonington 1900 p. 340 independently: "Desire Howland, daughter of John Howland of the May Flower." Matches: husband John Gorham, daughter Mercy m. George Denison.