Daniel Markham (1641 - 1712)

Born 22 Jun 1641 in Earls Colne, Essex, England

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Whitmore) Markham — married 3 Nov 1669 in Christ Church, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Husband of Patience (Harris) Markham — married 2 Jan 1678 in Middletown Upper Houses, now Cromwell CT

Descendants

Died 6 Feb 1712 at age 70 in Middletown, Hartford, Connecticut

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Biography

22 Jun 1641 Daniel Markham was born in Earls Colne, Essex, England to James Markham and Martha Collins^[1]

• He immigrated to Massachusetts before 1674 and was named Freeman May 27, 1674 in the Massachusetts Colony.
• Daniel Markham married Elizabeth Whitmore of Cambridge, Massachusetts on 3 November 1669 at Christ Church, Cambridge. They were the parents of:

1. Daniel Markham II, born 1 Nov 1671 in Cambridge, Mass. BAPM: On 25 Jun 1678 in Middletown, CT. First Congregational Church.
2. Elizabeth Markham, born 13 Jul 1673 in Cambridge, Mass.
3. James Markham, born 16 May 1674 in Cambridge, Mass.

• In 1677, the year after his wife Elizabeth died, Deacon Daniel Markham followed his cousins, Samuel Collins and Rev. Nathaniel Collins, to Middletown, CT.
• Daniel Markham married Patience Harris 2 Jan 1677 at Middletown, CT.
• In 1690, six years after the death of his cousin Rev. Nathaniel Collins, Daniel became Deacon of the First Congregational Church.
• Daniel Markham (June 22, 1641-February 6, 1713) born in England. ^[2] He died on February 6, 1712 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut.^[3]. Daniel came to Cambridge in 1665 where his uncle, Edward Collins, was a Deacon of the first church. He was made a freeman on May 27, 1674. In 1677, the year after his first wife, Elizabeth, died, Daniel followed his cousins, Samuel Collins and Reverend Nathaniel Collins, to Middletown, Connecticut. Daniel was one of the proprietors of the first bell which was hung in the meeting-house, November 18, 1679. He became a Deacon of the First Congregational Church in 1690.
• 19: SECOND CONSIDERATION OF DESCENT: Deacon Daniel MARKHAM was born before 22 Jun 1641 in Earls Colne, Essex, England. He was baptized on 22 Jun 1641 in Earls Colne, Essex, England. He died on 6 Feb 1712 in Middletown, Middlesex Co, CT. Daniel came to Cambridge in 1665 where his uncle, Edward Collins, was a Deacon of the first church. He was made a freeman on the 27th of May, 1674. On April 21, 1670, Daniel, now living in Medford, Massachusetts, was deposed to testify on behalf of Edward Collins, plaintiff, involving an alleged theft of a mare and colt by a neighbor. In 1677, the year after his wife, Elizabeth, died, he followed his cousins, Samuel Collins and Rev. Nathaniel Collins, to Middletown, Connecticut. Nathaniel was the first settled pastor in Middletown, ordained there on Nov. 4, 1668. Daniel was one of the proprietors of the first bell which was hung in the meeting‑house, Nov. 18, 1679. He became a Deacon of the First Congregational Church in 1690, six years after the death of Nathaniel. He was married to Elizabeth WHITMORE on 3 Nov 1669 in Cambridge, Middlesex Co, MA. In 1677, the year after his wife, Elizabeth died, Deacon Daniel Markham followed his cousins, Samuel Collins and Rev. Nathaniel Collins, to Middletown, Connecticut. He married Patience Harris 2 Jan 1677 at Middletown and in 1690, six years after the death of his cousin, Rev. Nathaniel Collins, Daniel became Deacon of the First Congregational Church.

• Residence/Property: (MLR) http://www.middletown1650.org/Middler1016ForWeb.pdf

On January 20, 1677/8 William Harris gave 82 acres of land to his son-in-law Daniel Markham. This parcel of land was bordered by a highway on the south, by the Great River and John Ward’s land on the north, by Sergeant Samuel Collins’ land on the east, and by the Pamecheke River and the lands of John Ward and Thomas Miller on the west. This gift was given “for good considerattions him their unto moving and in spesiall his indeared Love to his Sayd Son in Law and his Daughter patience Wife to the Sayd Danill markham.” (Vol. 1, pg. 139) On January 15, 1683/4, Daniel Markham sold one and three-fourths acres to John Ward. “To on percell of meadow & Swompe Lying at pamechek bought of Danill Markham Conteining on Acre and three quarters more or Less Abutting on the great River north ward and his own land East ward on danill marcoms Land Westward and South ward coming to the point of an Angle at the South Corner.” (Vol. 1, pg. 44) On October 20, 1692, Daniel Markham bought three fourths of an acre from John Cornwell for four pounds. “Land lying and being situated In middletowne on the East sid the great River at a place commonly called Wongonk containing by Estemation three fourths of an acre more or Lesse Abutting on the crick East and the Indians Land West on John martins land north & Samuell Stockins land South.” (Vol. 1, pg. 81) On December 28, 1692, Deacon Daniel Markham bought one and one-half acres from John Martin for five pounds. This was “Land lying & being lying & being within the bounds of the township of middletowne & on the East sid the great River at a place Comonly Called Wongonke Conteining in quantity on acre & halfe little more or lesse Abutting on a crick west ward & on a crick Eastward & on the Said martins land northward & on Danill markhams land southward.” (Vol. 1, pg. 82) On January 31, 1695/6 Deacon Daniel Markham obtained land formerly owned by his cousin Samuel Collins. Deacon Markham had mortgaged this land on May 31, 1692 from Samuel Collins for 10 pounds 15 shillings. This land was in the township of Middletown and was west of Markham's land, south of a highway, north of the Great River, and east of Mr. Russell’s land. (Vol. 1, pg. 91) On September 18, 1697, Daniel Markham sold two six- acre parcels of land, formerly given to him by William Harris, for 42 pounds, to Francis Whitmore. The descrip- tion was “one parcel of Land containing about six acres be it more or less lying and going sittuate on the East side of conecticott river in midletown bounds at a place com- monly pacowsett meadow southerly on the great river conecticott westerly on lands now possest by Miller and notherly and Easterly on a crek” and “another parcel of Land by bogge meddow and swamp laying and being situate on the west side of Conecticot river on the north side the river att within the common field containing about six acres be it more or less.” (Vol. 2, pg. 55) On February 14, 1698/9, Deacon Daniel Markham bought three acres from William Hamlin, paying one cow. This was described as “a certain parcel of Land moastly swamp Laying and going in the township of Midletown on the west side the grate river next to a place called buck poynt containing about three acres little more or less butting on the grate river north on the said Markhams Land south & west ending with an angle & East upon the said hamlins land by a straight line from the poynt of the Estormost hill to the mouth of the little creek where it falls into the great river.” (Vol. 2, pg. 32) On January 23, 1701/2, Daniel Markham gave 25 acres of land in three parcels to his son Daniel Markham, Jr. All three parcels of land were in Middletown and were close to the dwelling house of Daniel Markham, Sr. Eight acres of this land had a dwelling house that Daniel Markham, Jr. had previously built. This land bordered Daniel Sr.’s land to the west and north, and his brother James Markham’s land was to the east. (Vol. 2, pg. 89) On January 23, 1701/2, Daniel Markham gave 25 acres of land in three parcels to his son James Markham. All three parcels were in Middletown and were close to the dwelling house of Daniel Markham, Sr. Eight acres of this land had a dwelling house that James Markham had already built. This land bordered his brother Daniel Markham Jr.’s land to the west and his father’s land to the east and north. (Vol. 2, pg. 88) On January 23, 1702/3, Daniel Markham sold four acres to William Ward, Jr. for eight pounds currency. This was described as “up land cittuated in the township of Midletown on the west side the grate river bounded and butted as followeth Viz on Mr Daniell Russell East the highway south & on the above sd Daniell Markham land west & north being thirty two Rods long and twenty Rods broad.” (Vol. 2, pg. 107) On November 10, 1703, Daniel Markham traded a three- acre parcel of land to Samuel Cornwell in return for a five- acre parcel. The three acres consisted of meadow land lying east of the Great River. The parcel bordered John Clark on the on the north and west, a creek was south, and George Stocking’s land was south. (Vol. 2, pg. 124-125) On December 28, 1703, Daniel Markham gave five acres to his wife’s son Benony Horton, “Especially for the lov and Affection I bare to my present wifes son Bennony Horton.” This was described as “one percell of land being medow Land on the East side of Conecticot River at A place called pacowsett Containing About five Acres more or less butting on the hill Eastward the grate river south the Creek West and the bogge Meddow northward.” (Vol. 2, pg. 129) On November 25, 1706, Daniel Markham gave two parcels of land containing 14 acres to his son-in-law Jonathan Center, husband to his daughter Martha. The land description was “these two following parcels of land all lying and being situated within the bounds of midletown Aforesaid and nere to the dwelling house of the said Daniell Markham: Viz: one percell of land containing six acres little more or less: Abutting south on the highway west upon Sam Miller north and Easton his one land: and another percell of upland on the west side the grate River Containing Eight Acres little more or less Abutting south upon land of William & Saml Ward Eastward on land of Mr Daniell Russel northward on James Markham and Westward on his one [own] land.” (Vol. 2, pg. 179) On November 13, 1708, Daniel Markham sold one acre to Ebenezer Egleston for 50 shillings silver money. This was “A certain small parcel of land containing one acre of Land being eight Rods in breadth and Twenty Rods in length butting south on a Common highway and East on a commas highway betwixt this land now sold and land formerly sold to Wm Ward and the West and north buttments of this acre now sold is upon the said Daniel Markhams own Land being part of his farm bought of Samuel Collins deceased adjoyning to his Lands called pomecha in Midletown on the West side of the great River.” (Vol. 2, pg. 291) Will: (MAN) Estate inventory taken by John Hamlin, Joseph Rockwell and John Bacon, Feb 18, 1711/12: 384-15- 09 (i.e., 384 pounds, 15 shillings, and 9 pence). Will dated 23 November, 1708 (paraphrased): I, Daniel Markham, Sen., of Middletown, in the County of Hartford, do ordain this my last will and testament: I give and bequeath unto Patience my wife, whom I ordain my only and sole execu- trix, so much of my estate as she may choose to improve during life and £20; also my negro Sampson during her life, and then to be free, if she live fourteen years after the date hereof. I give to my daughters Martha and Edith £20. My sons Daniel and James Markham to have the refusal of my lands, they paying their sisters portion. Also to my son Daniel and James Markham, to each of them, £50 in lands. I give to my daughter Elizabeth Bates, £38-15-00. I further give her feathers enough to fill a bed. To my daughter Martha Center, £44-10-08, to whom I further give 4 or 5 rods of ground where Jonathan Center’s house stands. I give unto my grandson Daniel Markham my gun and sword. I request Mr. Russell, Samuel Bidwell and Joseph Rockwell to be overseers. (Vol. 2, p. 256) [Compiler’s note: Complete will, addition to will, inventory, and probate records are at Connecticut State Library (Hart- ford, Connecticut, Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880).] Burial Location: Unknown, but most likely Riverside Cemetery, Middletown, Conn., as this cemetery was established in about 1650 and remained as “the only place of burial up to 1713.” (HMC, pg. 149)

Death and Burial

BURIAL Unknown, Specifically: Unknown

Daniel's FindaGrave records^[4]

Research Notes

• From Hartford CT Probate Records, Page 155 Invt. œ384-15-09. Taken 18 February, 1711-12, by John Hamlin, Joseph Rockwell and John Bacon. Will dated 23 November, 1708:

I, Daniel Markham, Sen., of Middletown, in the County of Hartford, do ordain this my last will and testament: I give and bequeath unto Patience my wife, whom I ordain my only and sole executrix, so much of my estate as she may choose to improve during life and œ20; also my negro Sampson during her life, and then to be free, if she live fourteen years after the date hereof. I give to my daughters Martha and Edith œ20. My sons Daniel and James Markham to have the refusal of my lands, they paying their sisters' portion. Also to my son Daniel and James Markham, to each of them, œ50 in lands. I give to my daughter Elizabeth Bates, œ38-15-00. 1 further give her feathers enough to fill a bed. To my daughter Martha Center, œ44-10-08, to whom I further give 4 or 5 rods of ground where Jonathan Center's house standeth. I give unto my grandson Daniel Markham my gun and sword. I request Mr. Russell, Samuel Bidwell and Joseph Rockwell to be overseers. Witness: John Hamlin, Noadiah Russell, Samuel Kendall. Daniel Markham, ls. Court Record, Page 66--7 April, 1712: The last will of Daniel Markham was now exhibited by Patience Markham, widow, executrix. Daniel Markham the son appealed to the Superior Court. Page 203--8 June, 1714: Upon motion of Daniel Markham, son of Deacon Daniel Markham decd., a citation issued to Patience Markham, widow, executrix of sd. decd., to appear and choose the œ20 given her by the will during life, and give bond that at her death or marriage all those goods that remain except the œ20, and all except what shall be needful for the payment of debts, shall be returned to the children in as good order as when taken, or the value thereof, and that the buildings and fences be kept in good repair. Page 205--15 July, 1714: Patience Markham now appeared in Court, per order 8 June last. She being dissatisfied with the resolve of this Court, appealed to the Superior Court. Page 66 (Vol. IX) 3 June, 1718: Patience Markham being summoned to answer the demands of James and Daniel Markham, sons of sd. decd., as set forth in the writ of April, 1718, this Court do not see cause to grant what is prayed for. Page 75--5 August, 1718: James Markham appealed to the Superior Court from a decision of this Court in favor of Patience Markham.

• From http://www.middletown1650.org/Middler1016ForWeb.pdf

(CBRMC): The biography of Ernest Arthur Markham, M.D. of Durham, Conn., a descendant of Deacon Daniel Markham, contains a summary of a 17-generation lineage extending back to the apparent origin of the Markham surname in Nottinghamshire. The summary of this line begins in 1066 with (I) Claron, a Saxon Chief of West Markham, and continues down through (XVI) Sir Robert of Cotham (1564- 1604); (XVII) Daniel Markham of Plumstead (in Norfolk County), commercial merchant (d. 1690); and (XVIII) Deacon Daniel Markham, who “arrived in Cambridge, Mass. in 1665, whence he removed to Middletown, Conn. in 1667.” [Com- piler’s note: While many English and American researchers have attempted to establish a connection between Deacon Daniel Markham and the noble pedigree of Sir Robert Markham of Cotham, whose ancestry has been traced back to the apparent origin of the Markham surname in the village of Markham in Nottinghamshire in 1066, such a connection has not yet been convincingly made. The basis for the English Markham lineage summarized above was the work of Sir Clements Markham (Markham Memorials, 2 vols., London, 1913). The English heritage of Deacon Daniel Markham has not been proven beyond his 1641 birth to James Markham and Martha Collins in Earls Colne, Essex, England. (White & White)] (GFHC): “Deacon Daniel Markham, father of Daniel [Jr.], came to New England in 1665, and lived at Cambridge and Middletown; married November 3, 1669, Elizabeth Whitmore, born May 1, 1649. Deacon Daniel is said to be the son of Daniel Markham, brother of Mathew, mayor of Norwich, England, 1665, and son of Sir Robert Markham.” (pg. 809) [Compiler’s note: See compiler's note for the CBRMC source, above.] (HCCM): “July 12: 1680 Daniel Marckham Plantife. In behalf of his wife Contra John Jordan defnt : in an action of the case for defaming & Slandering the sayd Markham his wife in reporting she had been with Child formerly & shee & Mrs foster made it away & that her husband heard of it & Sayd he could forgiue her the former but that he could not with other defamatory Expressions to the damage of one hundred pownds. John Jordan In court agreed to pay Daniel Markham Forty Shillings in Currant pay, & to pay the Cost of this court & to cause his wife to signe the acknowledge- ment presented in Court & to deliuer the Same to Markham to be used & Improued as he sees cause, upon which Marckham with draws his action, & engageth to be Sattisfyed when the agreement is performed.” (Vol. 4, pg. 277) (HMC): Town meeting records show that in 1677 Daniel Markham was a settler in Middletown (pg. 64). In 1679, Daniel was one of 64 owners of a bell purchased by Middletown inhabitants to be hung in the meeting house (pg. 67-68). Daniel Markham and his two sons, James and Daniel, Jr., were admitted as inhabitants of Middletown on Jan. 5, 1708/9 (pg. 70). Daniel Markham is listed as a Deacon in 1690. (pg. 134) (MAN): As documented in the Hartford, Conn. Probate Court records, during the 1690s Daniel Markham assisted in several probate actions involving the inventory and evaluation of several estates, as follows: On 30 June 1690, Daniel Marcum, William Sumner, and Isack Johnson inventoried the estate of deceased Middletown resident William Lucas (Vol. I, pg. 483). In February-March 1690/1, Daniel Marcum, Samuel Collins, and William Sumner inventoried the estate of deceased Middletown resident Samuel Eglestone, Sr. Also on this occasion, Deacon Daniel Marcum and Ensign Samuel Collins were also made Guardians and Overseers of five Eglestone children, with Daniel being the court-approved guardian for Susannah, Mary, and Ebenezer Eglestone (Vol. I, pg. 442-443). On 3 March 1690/1, Daniel Marcum, Samuel Collins, and William Cheeny inventoried the estate of deceased Middletown resident Thomas Andrews (Vol. I, pg. 400). On 12 April 1693, Daniel Markham assisted court-appointed estate administra- tor Alexander Allyn with the inventory and distribution of the estate of deceased Winsor resident Joseph Denslow (Vol. I, pg. 438). On 1 February 1695/6, Daniel Markham, Samuel Bidwell, and William Sumner inventoried the estate of deceased Middletown resident Samuel Collins, who was the first cousin of Daniel Markham. Daniel Markham, William Sumner, and John Hamlin were also appointed as Overseers in the distribution of the estate on 3 March 1695/6 (Vol. I, pg. 429-430). On 18 Feb 1711/2, the records describe the probate proceedings following the death of Deacon Daniel Markham on 6 February 1711/2. Settlement of the will took several years, until August 1718, during which time there was a record of dissatisfaction with the administration of the will by the executrix, Daniel’s widow, Patience, including two appeals made by Daniel’s sons to the Superior Court (Vol. II, pg. 256-257). The final record mentioning Daniel Markham in this source came on 6 September 1720 in conjunction with the administration of the will of William Harris, the father- in-law of Daniel Markham. In that record, Daniel is men- tioned as one of the recipients of one or more unrecorded parcels of land that had passed by deed of gift from William Harris to Daniel Markham and others in the lifetime of William Harris (Vol. II, pg. 396-397). (NEHGSR): “On 6 October 1687, William Harris traded the Middletown lot ‘where his house standeth’ and other parcels to William Sumner for Sumner’s ‘house and land’ in Boston’s North End, and another lot ‘neare Charlstowne fery’ (MLR Vol 1, pg. 138). In December 1692, William Harris’ daughter Patience and husband Daniel Markham ‘of Middletowne’ release their interest in this Boston property to Francis Whitmore (Suffolk County Deeds, Vol. 16, pg. 125).” (NEHGR Vol 164, pg. 169) (SAV): “MARKHAM, DANIEL, Cambridge, m. 3 Nov. 1669, Eliz. D. of Francis Whitmore had James, b. 16 Mar. 1675, perhaps freem. 1674, rem. To Middletown and m. Patience, d. of William Harris.” (Vol. III, pg. 152) (TAG): “The will of Deacon Daniel Markham of Middletown, dated 23 Nov. 1708, proved 7 Apr. 1712, mentioned his wife Patience and several children; he gave to “my daughter Martha Center” £ 44-10-08 (i.e., 44 pounds, 10 shillings, and 8 pence), also 4 or 5 rods of ground “where Jonathan Center's house standeth.” (Vol. 20, pg. 111) For Further Reading: Deacon Daniel Markham – His Life & Times, by Mark Goodmansen. (Salt Lake City, Utah: privately published, 2006). Descendants of Deacon Daniel Markham: Workbook, by Nancy (Markham) Hartwig & Curtis Hartwig (Binghamton, N.Y.: privately published, 2008). The Bramford-Earls Colne Connection: New Explorations into the 16th and 17th Century Origins and Migrations of Deacon Daniel Markham and Cambridge Merchant Edward Collins, by Jack L. White and D. Jolene White. (Baltimore, Md.: Otter Bay Books, 2012).

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2. ↑ (Reference FHL film 901001, Folio 53)
3. ↑ (Reference Middletown Vital Records, page 294)
4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #75408026 Created by: Ed Poulin Added: 24 Aug 2011 SPONSORED BY Velcro

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• Baptism 12 June 1641 Earls Colne. Died Middletown, Conn., 6 Feb 1711/2. He emigrated 1655, or earlier.

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