Mr. Richard GOTHAM

Est 1578 - 1640  (~ 37 years)

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• Name	Richard GOTHAM
  Prefix	Mr.
  Relationship	with Teresa Ann GOATHAM
  Born	Est 1578
  	Rough estimate based on estimate of wife's date of birth
  Gender	Male
  Residence	Between 1610 and 1623	East Allington, Devon, England
  	Daughters were baptised in East Allington in 1609/10 and 1615/16 at least, and another described as 'of East Allington' on a marriage licence in 1623, suggesting Richard was probably living in the parish between these dates at least.
  Rate	1613	Abbotskerswell, Devon, England
  	Poor rate
  	A list of those paying the poor rate in 1613 includes 'Judeth and Richard her sonne' amongst the 33 names (29 entries, including 4 joint entries of a parent and son) (from Somers Cocks 'Abbotskerswell Devon', p.40; I have not yet looked at these parish records for myself)
  Died	Between 1615 and 1640
  	Between baptism of a daughter and his wife paying the Abbotskerswell poor rate, as a widow (the earliest surviving poor rate for Abbotskerswell is 1640, by which time Richard's wife was a widow; the earliest churchwarden's account is not until 1663).
  Property	Bef 1636
  	Land sold to Christopher Brooking
  	In his will, written 15 Mar 1636, one Christopher Brooking, a merchant of Totnes, left in a bequest to his son William "all the Landes purchased by mee of Richard Gotham ...". Just before this he had bequeathed lands to his son John, describing their location, but unfortuantely there is no indication of where this land was. (TNA ref: PROB 11/170/386) I can't be sure it was this Richard who sold the land but it seems most likely. I am not aware of many living in the early C17th (though there could be others of whom I am unaware). This Richard was clearly from a family better off than most Gothams (I think the only Gotham apart form the Morchard Bishop family given the appellation 'Mr' in a PR entry).
  Siblings	2 sisters
  1. GOTHAM,   d. Yes, date unknown ▻ Edward SHARPHAM, [Any Wife Uncertain] + 2. Mr. Richard GOTHAM,   b. Est 1578,   d. Between 1615 and 1640  (Age ~ 37 years) ▻ Susan + 3. Judeth GOTHAM,   b. Est 1587, (probably), Abbotskerswell, Devon, England ,   bur. 9 Sep 1675, St. Paul’s Church, Staverton, Devon, England  (Age ~ 88 years) ▻ Henry HEXT,  m. 24 Sep 1612
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Alexander GOTHAM, Gent.,   b. Est 1545,   d. Abt 1608, (probably), Abbotskerswell, Devon, England  (Age ~ 63 years)  (Father)  Joane HILL,   d. Aft 1547  (Great Grandmother)
  Notes	Described as 'Mr.' (i.e. Master) in the PR entry for his son Francis' burial
  Person ID	I300895	All | All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study , All subjects of the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study
  Last Modified	24 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	Alexander GOTHAM, Gent.,   b. Est 1545,   d. Abt 1608, (probably), Abbotskerswell, Devon, England  (Age ~ 63 years)
  Mother	Judith FURSLAND,   b. Est 1547, (probably), Bickington, Devon, England ,   d. Aft 1613  (Age ~ 67 years)
  Married	Est 1573
  Family ID	F300135	Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susan,   b. Est 1580,   d. 1651, (probably), Abbotskerswell, Devon, England  (Age ~ 71 years)
  Married	Without Penelope's baptism there was no clear evidence that the Richard having children in East Allington was the husband of Susan who was linked to Whiddon in Abbotskerwell. Penelope's baptism shows that Richard and Susan were married to each other. The baptism was outside the usual Gotham area, but in an area with which Richard had a family link through the Coles - his maternal grandmother was Margaret Cole and she appears to have inherited land in Buckland Toutsaints, a small parish adjoining East Allington. This link of Richard to the area makes me confident it was this Richard who was the father of Penelope / husband of Susan.
  Children	6 children
  + 1. Mary GOTHAM,   b. Est 1605,   d. Yes, date unknown ▻ Stephen SOPER  m. 1623 + 2. GOTHAM,   b. Est 1610,   d. Yes, date unknown ▻ TOZER   3. Penelope GOTHAM,   bap. 7 Feb 1609/10, St. Andrew’s Church, East Allington, Devon, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Elizabeth GOTHAM,   bap. 18 Apr 1613, St. Andrew’s Church, East Allington, Devon, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown ▻ SLANNEN  m. Est 1632   5. Francis GOTHAM,   b. Est 1614,   bur. St. Andrew’s Church, East Allington, Devon, England + 6. Agnes GOTHAM,   bap. Abt Feb 1615/16, St. Andrew’s Church, East Allington, Devon, England ,   bur. 19 Apr 1668, St. Mary’s Church, Abbotskerswell, Devon, England  (Age ~ 52 years) ▻ Nicholas GELLARD  m. 12 Jun 1634
  Last Modified	14 Feb 2017
  Family ID	F300301	Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Residence - Between 1610 and 1623 - East Allington, Devon, England  Child - Penelope GOTHAM - 7 Feb 1609/10 - St. Andrew’s Church, East Allington, Devon, England  Rate - Poor rate - 1613 - Abbotskerswell, Devon, England  Child - Elizabeth GOTHAM - 18 Apr 1613 - St. Andrew’s Church, East Allington, Devon, England  Child - Agnes GOTHAM - Abt Feb 1615/16 - St. Andrew’s Church, East Allington, Devon, England   = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
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