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Although this is a relatively minor family in my own genealogy, it is yet
another family that captured my interest because no published genealogy seems
to exist - or at least, none that are thoroughly researched.
The line of Gorhams originating in Virginia begins with
Miles Gorham, who first appears in Northampton County, Virginia in 1660.
His line to three generations is covered here in some detail. A
great-grandson, Thomas Gorham, migrated to Kentucky about 1787 where he
established a large Gorham population which is also treated here in some
detail.
My own connection is through
one of Thomas Gorham's granddaughters, Permelia, who married William
Traughber in 1822. (See also Traughber pages)
My own line:
Miles Gorham (? - 1693) A
research paper on the original immigrant to Virginia in the 1650s.
John Gorham I (c1662? –c1700)
A paper on his son
John Gorham II (c1683 -
1769) A paper on the only son of John Gorham I, as well as his childen
Thomas Gorham (c1735 - 1814)
A research paper on a son of John Gorham II, the progenitor of the Gorham
lines of Kentucky and Tennessee in the late 1700s through the mid-1800s.
William Gorham (c1775 – 1837)
A paper on a son of Thomas Gorham whose daughter is my nearest Gorham
connection.
Some additional GORHAM
files pertaining to these lines:
Gorham Virginia Records 1660 - 1790 - a chronological list of all
significant references I've found to Gorhams in Virginia from 1660 through
1790.
Gorham Kentucky Records 1784-1820
- a chronological list of records for Gorhams in Kentucky (and adjoining Robertson
County, Tennessee) through 1820
Gorham Records in Logan County, Kentucky After
1820 - a continuation of the above file, specifically for Logan County,
Kentucky.
Gorham Records in Robertson County, Tennessee
After 1820 - additional references in a Tennessee county bordering Logan
County, Kentucky.
William B. Gorham
(c1785 – 16 May 1851) - a separate biography of a grandson of Thomas Gorham, who is connected by
marriage to my Traughber line.
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