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William GOTHAM
1628 - 1701 (~ 73 years)
Has 5 ancestors and 36 descendants in this family tree.
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Name William GOTHAM Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born - Could be the Wm bapt in Abbotskerswell 1628 (and the Susanna marr in Chudleigh in 1664 could be his sister, bapt in Abbotskerswell in 1630)
Baptised 29 May 1628 St. Mary’s Church, Abbotskerswell, Devon, England 
- From FamilySearch
William son of William and Marie
Gender Male Occupation Husbandman - From bur register - if I have the burial of the right William
Buried 8 Sep 1701 Ss. Martin and Mary’s Church, Chudleigh, Devon, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, 6 Sep 2014)
"[time of burial 1701] [Sept] 8 [names of p[er]sons buryed] Willm. Gotham husbandman - [when Affidavit brought] [Sept] 13"
Siblings3 brothers and 4 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch 
GOTHAM, d. Bef 1613 (Grandfather)
Mary YONGE, b. Est 1590, (probably), Marldon, Devon, England, d. Est 1658 (Age ~ 68 years) (Mother) Person ID I300289 All | All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study , All subjects of the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study Last Modified 6 Apr 2023
Father William GOTHAM, b. Est 1587, (probably), Abbotskerswell, Devon, England , d. 1647, (probably), Abbotskerswell, Devon, England (Age ~ 60 years) Mother Mary YONGE, b. Est 1590, (probably), Marldon, Devon, England , d. Est 1658 (Age ~ 68 years) Marriage License 3 Jun 1615 Exeter, Devon, England - "1615 June 3. William Stotham of Abbots Kerswell and Mary Yonge of Marldon"
(from 'The Marriage Licenses of the Diocese of Exeter from the Bishop's Registers', ed. Lieutenant-Colonel J. L. Vivian, Exeter, 1889; p.46)
Married 17 Jul 1615 St. Mary’s Church, Abbotskerswell, Devon, England - From Parish Register (image on DFHS website, viewed 27 Jan 2016)
"1. William Gotham the son[n]e of Agnes Gotham widow of this p[ar]ish and Mary Yonge the daughter of John Yonge of the p[ar]ish of Mar^ldon, were maried the xviith day of Julie ./ 1615" - under heading 'Anno Dmini 1615'
(Although I have not found a baptism record for Timothy, he seems to be a son of this marriage. This is based not only on the names he gave his children but also because it appears to be two of his sons who were defendants in a Court of Chancery case along with Dinah Adams, to whom they were described as nephews, and Dinah was a daughter of this marriage)
Family ID F300081 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 1 Joane, b. Est 1633, bur. 14 Nov 1667, Ss. Martin and Mary’s Church, Chudleigh, Devon, England (Age ~ 34 years) Married - Mothers name not recorded at time Hannah was baptised so it is possible she had a different mother. I do believe she was a daughter of this William as Gothams only seemed to live in Chudleigh from the arrival of this William.
Not finding the marriage of William to Joane (or any other wife) there could have been one or two children before Hannah.
A 'William Gadom' was buried in the parish in 1654. Although the name Gadden and similar can be found in Devon, it appears that none was in or near Chudleigh around this time.
This William's father was still in Abbotskerswell at the time of the protestation oath, but could have moved to Chudleigh by 1654, quite likely to live with his son in his old age. However, as there is a list entry for admon. for a William of Abbotskerswell being granted in 1648 it seems he probably died there. That suggests the William buried in 1654 could be son of this William. Although there seem to be plenty of baptisms recorded during most of the interregnum years, there were very few in a couple of years, including 1653, so it seems possible William, was born then. (The burial would not seem to be of a William who was a long standing resident in Chudleigh, as there is no William Gadom / Gotham or similar listed amongst those who took the protestation oath in Chudleigh in 1641).
Children5 children Last Modified 6 Apr 2023 Family ID F300209 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 2 Elizabeth, b. Est 1645, bur. 25 Aug 1728, Ss. Martin and Mary’s Church, Chudleigh, Devon, England (Age ~ 83 years) Married Between 1666 and 1669 - If I am right that the same William married first Joane then Elizabeth, then (given that his last child with Joane would almost certainly have been baptised when very young, probably just a few days) then he must have married Elizabeth between 1666 when that last child was baptised and 1669, when his first child with Elizaebth was baptised.
Children6 children Last Modified 14 Feb 2017 Family ID F300219 Family Group Page | Family Chart