Genealogical notes of Barnstable families - citizen hylbom blog

GENEALOGICAL NOTES OF BARNSTABLE FAMILIES. 429
Gorham Easterbrooks July 18, 1782 ; aad Isaac died at sea, leaving
no issue. Jonathan married Mary Davis. He resided at
first on the Mill Road, in the house now owned by the heirs of
Ezekiel Hall, afterwards in a house in the fields, on the south of
the County road. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary
army, and after his death his family removed to Nantucket. The
children of Jonathan Grorham were, 1, Susan, born Sept.
2, Davis, 12th Sept. 1790; 3 and 4, Polly and Josiah,
1786 ;
twins,
Jan.
The
1793; 5, Edward, 24th Aug. 1795; and 6, Isaiah, 1802.
children of this family married at Nantucket, excepting the
youngest, who died unmarried. Josiah was a wealthy manufacturer
of oil at Edgartown, and now resides at N. Jonathan
has many descendants at N. and in California.
63. James Gorham, son of James Gorham, Jr., baptized
May 12, 1717, was a mariner, died in 1742, leaving no issue. He
was published Nov. 11, 1738, to Mary Hallett, Jr., of Yarmouth
but I find no record of his marriage. In his will dated 19th
March, 1738-9, he gives all his estate, apprized at £145,14 6, to
his brother Hezekiah.
64. Mary Gorham was a singular woman. She was known
as Mrs. "Slicker," and her children were called "Slickers." She
was plausible in her address, and polite in her manners. Nothing
seemed to vex her. She had a ready excuse for all her delinquincies,
and like some lawyers, had the peculiar faculty of making
the worst appear as the better reason. She was no advocate for
celibacy, and held that it was no breach of etiquette for ladies to
make proposals for marriage. She
Thomas Hedge of Yarmouth, of just
married Jan. 26,
her own age, 19.
1738-9,
He was
only son of Thomas, a son of Elisha, and grandson of Capt.
William Hedge, one of the first settlers in Y. Her children
were: 1, Mary, born 1740, died young ; 2, Thomas, 1742, died
young; 3, Hannah, 1743, married Barnabas Hedge, of Plymouth
4, Mary, 1743, married Joshua Gray; 5, Sarah, 1748, married
Edward Hallett; 6, Thankful, 1751', married William Thacher
7, Thomas, who has descendants ; and 8, James, 1758, drowned
aged three yeai-s.
Mr. Thomas Hedge died June 9, 1764, aged 45, and his
widow married Mr. Thomas Hallett, of Yarmouth. His fourth
and her second marriage. He died April 10, 1772, aged 81 years,
leaving no issue, and his widow married for her third husband
Capt. Benjamin Lothrop, of Kingston. After the death of Capt.
Lothrop she returned to Y., where she died June 3,
years.
1795, aged 75
16-4. John Gorham, born Aug. 2, 1680, a son of James,
married Feb. 14, 1705-6, Ann Brown. His children born in Yarmouth
were
65. I. Mattliew, born 18th Dec. 1706.
66. IT. Mercy, 20th Aug. 1708.