John GOTHAM

1697 - 1741  (~ 43 years)

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• Name	John GOTHAM
  Relationship	with Teresa Ann GOATHAM
  Baptised	29 Jul 1697	St. Mary’s Church, Morchard Bishop, Devon, England
  	From PR entry (image on Devon FHS website, members' section, viewed 14 Mar 2020) "John Son of Mathew Gotham bapt July 29th"
  Gender	Male
  Buried	22 Jun 1741	St. Mary’s Church, Morchard Bishop, Devon, England
  	From BTs (image on FamilySearch, viewed 29 Nov 2016) "John Gotham buried _ June 22d" - under heading 'Burials Anno Domini 1741'
  Administration	1770	Consistory Court of the Bishop of Exeter, Exeter, Devon, England
  	Calendar entry
  	Entries in the Calendar of Wills and Administrations In the Consistory Court of the Bishop of Exeter, 1532 to 1800 for John GOTHAM of Morchard Bishop in 1770 and 1771. It seems probable the grants were for the estate of this John, although an unusually long time after his death. Possibly erhaps his wife had originally been granted administration and died in or before 1770 leaving the administration incomplete so someone else had to apply for admon.
  Died	Before19 Jan 1760, the date of a bill in Court of Chancery case in which he is described as 'deceased'.
  Siblings	2 brothers
  + 1. John GOTHAM,   bap. 29 Jul 1697, St. Mary’s Church, Morchard Bishop, Devon, England ,   bur. 22 Jun 1741, St. Mary’s Church, Morchard Bishop, Devon, England  (Age ~ 43 years) ▻ Elizabeth WREFORD,  m. 5 Aug 1736 + 2. The Revd. Mr. Thomas GOTHAM,   bap. 26 Dec 1699, St. Mary’s Church, Morchard Bishop, Devon, England ,   bur. 17 Jan 1756, St. Bridget’s Church, Bridestowe, Devon, England  (Age ~ 56 years) ▻ Ann MADDAFORD,  m. 23 May 1737 + 3. Matthew GOTHAM,   bap. 18 May 1703, St. Mary’s Church, Morchard Bishop, Devon, England ,   bur. 24 Aug 1754, St. Mary’s Church, Morchard Bishop, Devon, England  (Age ~ 51 years) ▻ Grace ELSTONE,  m. 13 Apr 1733 ;   Betty PEARSE,  m. 10 Feb 1739/40
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Andrew GOTHAM,   b. Est 1585, (probably), Abbotskerswell, Devon, England ,   bur. 10 Mar 1673/74, St. Mary the Virgin Church, Wolborough, Devon, England  (Age ~ 89 years)  (Great Grandfather)  Penelope,   b. Est 1672,   bur. 19 Sep 1703, St. Mary’s Church, Morchard Bishop, Devon, England  (Age ~ 31 years)  (Mother)
  Person ID	I300145	All | All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study , All subjects of the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2024

  
  

  Father	Matthew GOTHAM, [Parents?],   b. Abt 1670,   d. 20 Nov 1758  (Age ~ 88 years) Other Partners: Thomasin
  Mother	Penelope,   b. Est 1672,   bur. 19 Sep 1703, St. Mary’s Church, Morchard Bishop, Devon, England  (Age ~ 31 years)
  Married	Est 1696
  	Both Matthew and his wife may have moved to Morchard Bishop from another parish, but if Matthew married a Morchard Bishop woman, then it may have been Penelope Webber, baptised there 27 May 1673. They probably married about 1696, the year before the baptism of their first known son, though if they were from another parish could have had one or more other children (no sign of marriages or burials of any likely other children in Morchard Bishop, though). If they were both living in Morchard at the time of their marriage the lack of an entry for it in the PR may suggest they married by licence in Exeter. Browsing licences on FS for 1696-7 I have not found one (but not all survive / are legible).
  Family ID	F300830	Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth WREFORD,   bap. 20 Jun 1709, St. Mary’s Church, Morchard Bishop, Devon, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown  Other Partners: Roger LOOSMORE  m. 17 May 1744
  Married	5 Aug 1736	St. Mary’s Church, Morchard Bishop, Devon, England
  	From BTs (image on FamilySearch website, viewed 29 Nov 2016) "John Gotham mar'd to Eliz Wreford August the 5th" - under heading 'Marriages Anno Domini 1736' Same date given by Vivan. The Wrefords of Morchard Bishop and Clannaborough were an ancient armigerous family and Vivian has an extensive tree of Elizabeth's ancestors back to the 1400s - although he is not always accurate it should be of use to anyone related to Elizabeth (including any descendants of John and Elizabeth).
  Children	3 children
  1. Mary GOTHAM,   bap. 15 Jun 1737, St. Mary’s Church, Morchard Bishop, Devon, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown ▻ George GRANT  m. 8 Jun 1756   2. Elizabeth GOTHAM,   bap. 15 Feb 1738/39, St. Mary’s Church, Morchard Bishop, Devon, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown ▻ John PAGE  m. 6 Dec 1758 + 3. Thamisin GOTHAM,   bap. 16 Aug 1741, St. Mary’s Church, Morchard Bishop, Devon, England ,   bur. 3 Apr 1812, St. Mary’s Church, Morchard Bishop, Devon, England  (Age ~ 70 years) ▻ John WREFORD  m. 3 Jan 1764
  Last Modified	25 Jan 2021
  Family ID	F300042	Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Baptised - 29 Jul 1697 - St. Mary’s Church, Morchard Bishop, Devon, England  Married - 5 Aug 1736 - St. Mary’s Church, Morchard Bishop, Devon, England  Child - Mary GOTHAM - 15 Jun 1737 - St. Mary’s Church, Morchard Bishop, Devon, England  Child - Elizabeth GOTHAM - 15 Feb 1738/39 - St. Mary’s Church, Morchard Bishop, Devon, England  Buried - 22 Jun 1741 - St. Mary’s Church, Morchard Bishop, Devon, England  Child - Thamisin GOTHAM - 16 Aug 1741 - St. Mary’s Church, Morchard Bishop, Devon, England   = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
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