Desire HOWLAND

Father: John HOWLAND
Mother: Elizabeth TILLEY

Family 1: John GORHAM

(1) Source: U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 via Ancestry.com.

  1. Desire GORHAM
  2. Temperance GORHAM
  3. Elizabeth GORHAM
  4. James GORHAM
  5. Johnm GORHAM
  6. Joseph GORHAM
  7. Jabez GORHAM
  8. Mercy GORHAM
  9. Lydia GORHAM
  10. Hannah GORHAM
  11. Shubael GORHAM
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                     _Henry HOWLAND _|
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 _John HOWLAND _____|
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|--Desire HOWLAND
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|                                     _Robert TILLEY _
|                    _John TILLEY ___|
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|_Elizabeth TILLEY _|
                    |                 _William HURST _
                    |_Joan HURST ____|
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Notes

Updated January 10, 2025. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):

(1) Mayflower Increasings via Ancestry.com

"Desire HOWLAND-2, b. c1625, prob. Plymouth , d. 13 Oct. 1683, Barnstable g.s. ; m. c1643, prob. Plymouth, Capt. John GORUM/GORHAM ..."

(2) Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2 via Ancestry.com

"Desire HOWLAND-2, b. pre 22 May 1627 ; d. 13 Oct. 1683, Barnstable g.s. "

(3) New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins via Ancestry.com

"DESIRE [HOWLAND] b. say 1624; m. by 1644 John GORHAM (eldest child b. Plymouth 2 April 1644 [MD 5:72])"

(4) North America, Family Histories via Ancestry.com

"DESIRE HOWLAND... was born in Plymouth; daughter of John HOWLAND and Elizabeth TILLEY; died in Barnstable 13 October 1683; married in 1643 Captain John GORHAM... son of Ralph GORHAM, son of James GORHAM (and Agnes BENNINGTON)..."

(5) U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 via Ancestry.com

"GORHAM, John (?1621-1676) & Desire [HOWLAND] (?1624-1683); ca 1643; Plymouth/Marshfield/Yarmouth/Barnstable"

(6) Some descendants of Captain John Gorham of Plymouth Colony in New York State and the Western Reserve via Ancestry.com

"They had the following children: Desire, b. 2 April 1644, Plymouth; Temperance, b. 5 May, 1646, Marshfield; Elizabeth, 2 April 1648, Marshfield; James, b. 28 April 1650, Marshfield; John, b. 20 Feb. 1651, Marshfield; Joseph, b. 16 Feb. 1653, Yarmouth; Jabez, b. 3 Aug. 1656, Barnstable; Mercy, b. 20 Jan. 1658, Barnstable; Lydia, b. 16 Nov 1661, Barnstable; Hannah, b. 28 Nov. 1663, Barnstable; Shubael, b. 21 Oct. 1667, Barnstable."

(7) Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records via Ancestry.com

"Mrs. Desire GORHAM relict of Capt John GORHAM late of Barnstable deceased, departed this life ye 13 Day of Octo. 1683."

(8) Find a Grave

- Name: Desire HOWLAND GORHAM
- Birth: 22 May 1627
- Death: 13 Oct 1683 (aged 56)
- Burial: Cobb's Hill Cemetery East and West; Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
- Memorial ID: 18676934

(9) MayflowerHistory.com web page, the complete Internet site for Mayflower history and genealogy.

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Additional Notes.

Mayflower lineage: Her parents, John Howland & Elizabeth Tilley, were passengers on the Mayflower.