Jabez Gorham

1656 - 1725  (68 years)

• Name	Jabez Gorham
  Born	3 Aug 1656	Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  Died	Between 16 Mar 1724/25 and 18 May 1725	Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
  Buried	Unknown	East Burial Ground, Bristol, Bristol County, Rhode Island
  Person ID	I9718	New England Hall Families Master Tree
  Last Modified	18 Oct 2017

  
  

  Father	Captain John Gorham,   b. 28 Jan 1620/21, Benefield, Northamptonshire, England ,   d. 5 Feb 1675/76, Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts  (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Desire Howland,   b. 13 Oct 1623, Plymouth, Plymouth Colony ,   d. 13 Oct 1683, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts  (Age 60 years)
  Married	6 Nov 1644	Plymouth, Plymouth Colony
  Family ID	F3465	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hannah Sturgis,   b. 22 Dec 1654, Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts ,   d. 17 Oct 1736, Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts  (Age 81 years)
  Alt. Marriage	23 Dec 1667	Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
  Married	1676	Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
  Children	1. Elizabeth Gorham,   b. Abt 1680, Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts ,   d. 11 Apr 1746, Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 66 years)
  Last Modified	17 Oct 2017
  Family ID	F3987	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 3 Aug 1656 - Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Alt. Marriage - 23 Dec 1667 - Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Married - 1676 - Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Died - Between 16 Mar 1724/25 and 18 May 1725 - Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Buried - Unknown - East Burial Ground, Bristol, Bristol County, Rhode Island  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  The son of CAPT. JOHN & DESIRE (HOWLAND) GORHAM, Jabez Gorham married HANNAH (STURGIS) GRAY, widow of John Gray, on December 23, 1667 in Barnstable, Mass. The family removed from Barnstable to Bristol, Rhode Island. He was present at the first town meeting in Bristol where he was voted as an inhabitant, can be found in the 1689 Bristol Census, and on July 6, 1696, he became a member of the Congregational Church of Bristol. Jabez was a yeoman. His will was dated March 16, 1724/5 of Bristol. His wife, Hannah, is named as well as "eldest son Jabez Gorham"; also sons Isaac, Joseph & Benjamin; daughter, Elizabeth wife of Shobael Baxter; and grandsons, Edward, William & Samuel Downs. Hannah & son, Benjamin, were named executors. He died between the date of his will and May 18, 1725, when his son, ISAAC GORHAM, of the New Haven Colony of Conn. gave a receipt of his portion of the estate of his father.