Genealogical notes of Barnstable families - citizen hylbom blog

430 GENEALOGICAL NOTES OF BARNSTABLE FAMILIES.
67. III. Desire, 20th Aug. 1710.
68. IV. Rose, 19th March, 1711-12.
69. V. Elizabeth, 27th June, 1714.
70. VI. Ann, 12th Jan. 1716-17.
His will is dated 20th July, 1729, proved Nov. 3 following,
showing that he died that year. He names his wife Ann, son
Matthias, and daughters Mercy, wife of Ebenezer Crowell ; Desire,
who married Thomas Hallett, Aug. 19, 1750; Rose, who
married Ephraim Crowell ; Elizabeth, and Ann who married William
Taylor Sept. 17, 1741. Matthias, his only son, married
Nov. 1, "1733, Mary Davis, and had born in Yarmouth, 1, Lydia,
Jan. 13, 1734-5; 2, Elizabeth, Dec. 28, 1737; 3, Mehitabel,
Jan. 26, 1739-40 ; 4, Ann, Jan. 1, 1741-2 ; 5, John, March 26,
1744; 6, Mary, May 16, 1746; and 7, Matthias, Dec. 17, 1743.
John and Matthias married and have descendants.
18-6. Thomas Gorham, born 16th Dec. 1684, a son of
James, resided in Barnstable. He was a blacksmith. He married
in 1707, Rachell Trott of Nantucket, and had :
71. I. Benjamin, 8th Sept. 1708.
72. II. Reuben, 10th Dee. 1709.
73. III. Priscilla, 18th Dec. 1711.
74. IV. Samuel, 18th Dec. 1713.
75. V. Peter, 19th Dec. 1715.
76. VI. Paul, 6th Jan. 1717-18.
77. VII. Abraham, 10th July 1720.
78. VIII. James, 23d June, 1723.
79. IX. Gershom, 22d June, 1725.
80. X. Abigail, 13th May, 1729.
In his will dated in 1758, and proved Dee. 3, 1771, he names
his daughter Abigail Easterbrooks, to whom he gives half his
lands and his dwelling-house, and to his son Benjamin the other
half. He also names his daughter Priscilla Folger. His children
did not realize anything from his estate for he died insolvent, paying
his creditors 15 sh. 6d. in the £.
As he names in 1758 only Benjamin, Priscilla and Abigail,
the presumption is that his other children were then dead. Peter
is named as a whaleman in 1733.
71. Benjamin Gorham married Sarah Cobb of Yarmouth, Oct.
23, 1739, and had Samuel born Sept. 2, 1740. No other children
are named on the Barnstable records. He was drowned in the
Mill Pond in 1771. There were five Benjamin Gorham's in Barnstable
at the same time, and all residents in the East Parish, and
of necessity had to be distinguished by nicknames, namely :
1. Benjamin, son of Thomas, born Sept. 8, 1708, died 1771,
was called "Moderate Ben."
2. Benjamin, son of John, born June 18, 1715, died in 1784,
was called "Old Fiddler."
3. Benjamin, son of Shubael, born June 4, 1726, was called