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Descendants of Daniel Markham

Generation No. 1

1. DEACON DANIEL² MARKHAM (JAMES¹) was born Bef. June 22, 1641 in Earls Colne, Essex, England, and died February 06, 1712/13 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT. He married (1) ELIZABETH WHITMORE November 03, 1669 in Cambridge, Middlesex, MA, daughter of FRANCIS WHITMORE and ISABEL PARK. She was born May 02, 1649 in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, and died May 10, 1676 in Cambridge, Middlesex Co, MA. He married (2) PATIENCE HARRIS January 02, 1676/77 in Middletown, Middlesex, CT, daughter of WILLIAM HARRIS and EDITH BLIGH. She was born Abt. 1648 in Middletown, Middlesex, CT, and died March 10, 1732/33 in Middletown, Middlesex, CT.

Notes for DEACON DANIEL MARKHAM:
Daniel Markham, II, The American immagrant, was born in Plumstead Manor near Norwich, England, of which ancient city his brother Matthew was mayor in 1664. He was the ancestor of the present Admiral Markham of the British Navy whos mother, brothers and sisters live in Independence, Iowa. Sir Clements Markham of the Royal Geographical Society also comes from the same ancestor. Daniel arrived in Cambridge, MA in 1665 whence he removed to Middletown, CT in 1667, was made a free man in 1674. He was a deacon of the First Congregational church in 1690 and a proprietor of the first bell that hung in the meeting house, on Nov 18, 1679. He first married Nov 3, 1669, Elizabeth, daughter of Lieut Francis Whitmore of Cambridge. This marriage was favored with three children. [History compiled by Lester Markham, Thomasville, NC 1933]

Research of Mark Goodmansen:
A traditional view of Daniel Markham's heritage suggested his father was Daniel Markham, Sen., of Plumstead Magna, Norfolk, England. This position had been accepted and published by others even though his son, Sir Clements Markham, who inherited all his father's records, later refuted this claim.

For a reference, some had cited the Rev. David Frederick Markham's book, A History of the Markham Family, published in London in 1854. In that book, on pages 49-50, he wrote that Daniel Markham, the third son of Sir Robert--after a wandering life--had amassed a considerable fortune and settled in Plumstead Magna. Here, he had two sons, Daniel and Matthew..."the latter was in holy orders and minister of Plumstead Magna, and, marrying Barbara, had three sons."

Daniel, the eldest son, was reported to have served under James, Duke of York, and sailed to Canada near Halifax. He returned to England, finding his father, Daniel, still embittered towards him. In what had been claimed to be his will, nothing was left to his son, Daniel. His housekeeper, Ann Rounce, was left an inheritance instead. Young Daniel then left the army and settled in Ireland. These were the representations of David F. Markham in that prior publication.

In 1913, the Reverend David's son, Sir Clements Markham, wrote Markham Memorials. In the preface to this book is the following:

"Since this history by the Rev. David F. Markham was printed in 1854...his son, Clements R. Markham, during a period of sixty years, has collected further information from numerous sources, which enables him to revise, correct, and make additions to his father's work. The most important corrections are the following...(3) The Daniel Markham who made a will in 1690 was not Daniel, son of Sir Robert Markham, of Cotham, but a young native of Norwich, entirely unconnected with the Markham family."

He elaborated on this in Vol. 2, pp.193-194, describing a family of worsted weavers named Markale, who later changed the spelling to Marcon and finally Markham. He mentioned Mathew Marcon, son of Daniel, was born in 1606, who had property in Plumstead Magna.

He had a child (#6) Daniel, born 1653 and died 1690, aged 37, leaving his estate to a friend, Ann Rounce.

This Daniel Markham or Marcon is clearly the one referred to by the Rev. Daniel, who mistakenly identified him as the son of Sir Robert Markham.

Sir Clements Markham, in his chapter, Markhams of the United States, refers to Daniel Markham of Cambridge, Mass. in 1667 and stated, "This could not have been Daniel, the third son of Sir Robert of Cotham, whose age would render it impossible, nor his son, Daniel, who did not settle in America." He went on to conjecture that possibly he descended from Robert or Alexander.

Who then did Deacon Daniel descend from? From where did he leave to come to the American colonies? These questions, I believe, can now be answered.

P.S. Mark's research determines that Deacon Daniel Markham's parents are James Markham and Martha Collins.
-Lois Goodmansen

Notes for ELIZABETH WHITMORE:
[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 2, Ed. 1, Tree #4329, Date of Import: Jun 22, 1997]

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Notes for PATIENCE HARRIS:
[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 2, Ed. 1, Tree #4329, Date of Import: Jun 22, 1997]

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Children of DANIEL MARKHAM and ELIZABETH WHITMORE are:

2.	i.	DANIEL C.³ MARKHAM II, b. November 01, 1671, Cambridge, Middlesex, MA; d. May 06, 1761, Enfield, Hartford Co., CT.
3.	ii.	ELIZABETH MARKHAM, b. July 13, 1673, Cambridge, Middlesex, MA; d. May 15, 1745.
4.	iii.	JAMES MARKHAM, b. March 16, 1674/75, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA; d. June 08, 1731, Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT.

Children of DANIEL MARKHAM and PATIENCE HARRIS are:

iv.

MARTHA³ MARKHAM, b. August 16, 1680, Middletown, Middlesex, CT; d. WFT Est. 1681-1774.

Notes for MARTHA MARKHAM:
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MARTHA MARKHAM, b. January 07, 1684/85, Middletown, Middlesex, CT; d. WFT Est. 1712-1779; m. JONATHAN CENTER, April 26, 1706; b. WFT Est. 1660-1687; d. WFT Est. 1711-1774.

Notes for MARTHA MARKHAM:

5.	vi.		EDITH MARKHAM, b. May 11, 1694, Middletown, Middlesex, CT; d. WFT Est. 1722-1788.
	vii.		FAITH MARKHAM, b. 1696; d. 1786; m. JOSHUA ARNOLD; b. 1687; d. 1777.

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