Desire (Howland) Lapham (1696 - abt. 1759)

Born 29 Aug 1696 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Wife of John Lapham V — married 9 Mar 1726 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died about 1759 at about age 62 in Great Nine Partners, Dutchess, New York

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Biography

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Desire was a Friend (Quaker)

Desire Howland was the fourth child of Benjamin Howland and Judith Sampson born in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts Bay on 29th day of 6th month, 1696 [29 Aug 1696].^[1][2] She was the daughter of Benjamin Howland and Judith (Sampson) Howland.^[2]

Desire was disowned by the Dartmouth monthly meeting on 18d 7m 1721 [18 Sep 1721] for having a child without being married.^[3] The meeting found the father to be John Slocum, despite his denials.^[3] The condemnation is as follows:^[3]

Whereas Desire Howland the daughter of Benjamin Howland of Dartmouth in the county of Bristol in New England hath fallen into that wicked and Scandalous Sin of fornication as appears by her being delivered of late of a Bastard child begotten of her body to the dishonour of God reproach of the blessed truth professed amongst us and grief of friends These are therefore given forth as a publick Testimony Against all Such unclean and detestable actions: denying the Said Desire Howland to be one of us the people called Quakers yet desiring if it be the will of God She may come to a light and Sense of the evil of her doings and by unfeigned repentance find mercy.
Signed at our men and women’s meeting held at Dartmouth the 18th of ye 7th month 1721.

John Tucker William Wood Increase Allen Judah Smith Nicholas Davis Benjamin Howland Mary Smith

Henry Tucker John Lapham Elisha Wing Ruth Tucker Mary Slocum Phebe Tucker

Rachel Allen Hannah Tucker Mary Laton Hannah Soule Mary Lapham Mary Russell Rebekah Russell

Desire acknowledged before the Dartmouth monthly meeting on 15d 9m 1725 [15 Nov 1725].^[4]

To ye monthly meeting of friends to be held in Dartmouth The 15th day of ye 9th month 1725:
Whereas I was Educated and brought up among friends but for want of keeping to ye principle of truth in my and friends in time past but have committed sin an iniquity which was a disgrace to me and a dishonour to truth and friends for which I was justly denied to be one in Society w:th them the people Called Quakers and for my transgression and Sin I have been often Sorry and troubled for it and now do desire that the Lord would forgive me my Sin and that friends would pass it by and receive me under their Care again.
Desire Howland

She married John Lapham, son of John, on 9d 1m 1725/6 [9 Mar 1726].^[5]

She died about 1759 in Great Nine Partners, Dutchess, New York.^[6]

Children

Children of Desire Lapham:

• Benjamin Lapham.^[7]
• Jonathan Lapham.^[8]
• Jemima Lapham.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ Monthly meeting records, Births - Marriages - Deaths 1699 - 1880, Society of Friends, Dartmouth Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Dartmouth, Mass.), p 3.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC3Q-K9M : 15 January 2020), Desier_ Howland, 1696.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Monthly meeting records, Men's Minutes 1699 – 1727, Society of Friends, Dartmouth Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Dartmouth, N.Y.), p 216.
4. ↑ Monthly meeting records, Men's Minutes 1699 – 1727, Society of Friends, Dartmouth Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Dartmouth, N.Y.), p 256.
5. ↑ Monthly meeting records, Births - Marriages - Deaths 1699 - 1880, Society of Friends, Dartmouth Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Dartmouth, Mass.), p 224.
6. ↑ The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011
7. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZV2-6VD : 15 January 2020), Desire in entry for Benjamin Lapham, 1727.
8. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZVL-4M3 : 15 January 2020), Desire in entry for Jonathan Lapham, 1728.
9. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZVN-B9G : 15 January 2020), Desire in entry for Jemima Lapham, 1732.

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