Genealogical notes of Barnstable families - citizen hylbom blog

418 GENEALOGICAL NOTES OF BARNSTABLE FAMILIES.
22. X. Sylvanus, 13th Oct. 1693.
23. XI. Ebenezer, 14tli Feb. 1695-6.
Mr. James Gorham in his will dated Nov. 4, 1707, proved
Jan. 7, 1707-8 names his seven sons who were all then living, and
his three daughters Desire Sturges, Experience Lothrop, and Mehetabel
Gorham.
13. Desire Gorham married one of the Sturgis family. I
have not investigated her history.
14. James Gorham resided in Barnstable. He married
Mary Joyce of Yarmouth, (See Chipman) and died Sept. 10,
1718, aged 41. A widow Mary Gorham died in Barnstable, June
28, 1778, aged 92, according to the church records. If Mary,
widow of James, she was 98,—if Mary, widow of Col. Shubael,
90.
15. Experience Gorham married 23d April, 1697, Thomas
Lothrop, son of Capt. Joseph, and grandson of Rev. John. She
was the mother of fourteen children, and died in Barnstable Dec.
23, 1733.
16. John Gorham married Ann Brown, 24th Feb. 1705-6.
He resided at West Yarmouth, where he died in 1729, aged 49
years.
17. Mehetabel Gorham, "daughter of James Gorham, deceased,"
was admitted to the Barnstable Church Jan. 15, 1714-5.
She married May 12, 1715, John Oldham, and was dismissed to
the Church at Scituate.
18. Thomas Gorham was a blacksmith and resided in Barnstable.
In early times there was a blacksmith's shop on the west
side of Marston's Lane, nearly opposite his father's house.
There was also an ancient house on the old road near the present
railroad crossing. As both were on the land of his father, the
presumption is that these were the house and shop of Thomas
Gorham. He died insolvent in 1771, at the advanced age of 87.
20. Joseph Gorham, the records inform us, was "non compos
mentis" during a considerable portion of his life. From the
facts stated I should infer that he was temporarily insane, not a
person of weak mind. His brother Ebenezer was his guardian
for 27 years previous to 1760. In 1747 he made a will giving all
his property, including his share in his brother Sylvanus' estate,
to his brother Ebenezer. He died in 1762, and this will was presented
for probate Jan. 4, 1763, and was objected to by Seth
Lothrop and the other heirs-at-law. The will was finally established
in the Supreme Court to which it was removed by appeal,
and Ebenezer inherited his estate.
21 Jabez Gorham, it appears, lived unmarried till 58, and
Nov. 15, 1749, married Mary Burbank of Plymouth. I do not
find that he had any children.
22. Sylvanus Gorham died before 1747, leaving no issue.
His estate was divided among his brothers and sisters.