William Markham (1621 - 1681)

Born 3 May 1621 in Woolverstone, Suffolk, England

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Died 15 Oct 1681 at age 60 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts

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Direct Ancestor of President Rutherford Birchard Hayes

Biography

• Birth: ABT 1621 Death: 1689 Residence: Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts ^[1]

William Markham married first Priscilla Graves on 1653 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, daughter of George Graves and Anne Andrews

Children:

1. William was killed at Northfield 4 Sep 1675 with Capt Beers by Indians 4 Sep 1675.
2. Priscilla b. 25 Jul 1654, Hadley d. 15 Apr 1712, Enfield, Connecticut married about 1675 to Thomas Hale
3. Lydia b. 1650, Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, d., Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts married 1682 to Timothy Eastman
4. John died at age 3 years
5. Mercy died young

William Markham of Hadley married second about 1658 to Elizabeth Webster, daug of Gov John & Agnes (Smith ) Webster. ^[2]

There were no children by his second wife Elizabeth.

William Markham bp:1621-05-03 at Woolverstone, Suffolk, William Markome, Father: William Markome ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestors of American Presidents by Gary Boyd Roberts, New England Historic Genealogical Society; p 532.
2. ↑ "History and Genealogy of the Gov. John Webster Family of Connecticut" by William Holcomb Webster and Rev. Melville Reuben Webster, pub 1915 p 30-31 https://archive.org/stream/historygenealogy00webs#page/30/mode/1up
3. ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J3NC-QFX

See also:

• Werelate http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:William_Markham_%281%29