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John GOTHAM
1615 - Yes, date unknown
Has 6 ancestors and 6 descendants in this family tree.
Set As Default Person 
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Name John GOTHAM Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Baptised 15 Oct 1615 St. Paul’s Church, Staverton, Devon, England 
- From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 5 Nov 2022)
"John the sonne of Thomas Gotham : Charitye - 15. Octobris."
Gender Male Residence Between 1656 and 1663 Pridhamsleigh, Staverton, Devon, England Died Yes, date unknown Siblings1 brother and 1 sister Half-siblings1 half brother and 5 half sisters (family of Thomas GOTHAM and Susan DEWRING) Patriarch & Matriarch 
John GOTHAM, [? Forename Uncertain], b. Est 1520, Devon, England, d. Bef 1572 (Age ~ 51 years) (Great Grandfather) 
Charity, b. Est 1590, d. Yes, date unknown (Mother)Notes - (Research):Children
I am showing the John baptised in Staverton in 1615 as being the father of children baptised in Ashburton; if this is correct then he would have been an older father. The older than average age at marriage could possibly be due to the disruption of the Civil War years. It seems likely because when daughter Protesa was buried in 1656 and when Martha was baptised in 1663 John was shown as 'of Pridamsleigh / Prudamsley' [Pridhamsleigh]. Just south of the town of Ashburton, between Ashburton and Buckfastleigh, Pridhamsleigh is actually in Staverton parish, but Ashburton Church would have been more convenient.
The John baptised in 1615 appears to have been the son of the Thomas who had a share in a property at Pridhamsleigh, as described in a Chancery Court case in 1631; perhaps he took it on when his father moved to Ugborough.
(The average age for a man at this time was about 28; if John was a descendant of Thomas it is very unlikely I am missing a generation, because 2 marriages of c. 20 year olds would have been exceptionally rare).
Person ID I300305 All | All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study , All subjects of the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study Last Modified 5 Nov 2022
Father Thomas GOTHAM, b. Est 1585, (possibly), Staverton, Devon, England , bur. 10 Aug 1660, St. Peter’s Church, Ugborough, Devon, England (Age ~ 75 years)
Other Partners: Susan DEWRING m. 28 Feb 1619/20Mother Charity, b. Est 1590, d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F300085 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Joan GREETE, b. Est 1630, (possibly), Staverton, Devon, England , d. Yes, date unknown Marriage Agreement 23 Dec 1654 Staverton, Devon, England - "December 23: 1654
An agreement of Maryage Betweene John Gotham &
Joan Greete Deliv[e]rd unto mee & published three sev[e]ral
Lords dayes then next following"
[ 'me': immediately followed by marriage details - signed by Tho: Reynel]
Married 23 Jan 1654/55 St. Paul’s Church, Staverton, Devon, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 15 Nov 2014)
"Januarye 23: 1654
John Gotham & Joan Greete were maryed the 23th
of January before the Worll. Thomas Reynell Esqr.
Justice of the peace
[signed] Tho: Reynell"
Children6 children Last Modified 5 Nov 2022 Family ID F300086 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 5 Nov 2022)