Ralph Gorham

1575 - 1642  (67 years)

• Name	Ralph Gorham  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	1575	Benefield, Northamptonshire, England   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Baptism	30 Sep 1575	Benefield, Northamptonshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Arrival	Abt 1635	Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
  FSID	KN7D-Q8K
  Death	5 Apr 1642	Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Person ID	I7212	footsteps
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	James Gorham,   b. 1550, Northinghamshire, England d. 19 Feb 1576, Northinghamshire, England (Age 26 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Agnes Bennington,   b. Abt 1552, Northinghamshire, England d. 19 Mar 1603, Nottinghamshire, England (Age 51 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Abt 1572	Northinghamshire, England
  Age at Marriage	James was ~ 22 years - Agnes was ~ 20 years.
  Family ID	F4488	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Stephenson,   b. Abt 1579, Northinghamshire, England d. 1637, Northinghamshire, England (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	23 May 1610	Oundle, Northamptonshire, England
  Age at Marriage	Ralph was ~ 35 years and 5 months - Margaret was ~ 31 years and 5 months.
  Children	+ 1. Captain John Gorham,   b. Bef 28 Jan 1621, Northinghamshire, England d. Feb 1676, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States (Age > 55 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F5365	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2025

  
  

• Notes

  He came to New England before 1637. Genealogy-Boston and Eastern Massacusetts; William R.Cutter; 1908: Page 5 86. !Plymouth 1637. of Benefield Quendle, North Hamptonship - to Duxbury, MA 1637; "This fa mily has a line to the De Girrams of La Tanniere near Gorram, in Maine, o n the borders of Brittany, where they lived in a castle. Members of th e family came to England with William the Conqueror. Many of the name i n England became men of learning, wealth and influence. Ralph Gorham an d his father James, resided at Benefield. Ralph was born 1575 and came t o New England with his family being in Plymouth 1637. He came to New England before 1637. Genealogy-Boston and Eastern Massacusetts; William R.Cutter; 1908: Page 5 8 6. !Plymouth 1637. of Benefield Quendle, North Hamptonship - to Duxbury, MA 1637; "This fa m ily has a line to the De Girrams of La Tanniere near Gorram, in Maine, o n t he borders of Brittany, where they lived in a castle. Members of th e f amily came to England with William the Conqueror. Many of the name i n E ngland became men of learning, wealth and influence. Ralph Gorham an d h is father James, resided at Benefield. Ralph was born 1575 and came t o N ew England with his family being in Plymouth 1637. He came to New England before 1637. Genealogy-Boston and Eastern Massacusetts; William R.Cutter; 1908: Page 5 86. !Plymouth 1637. of Benefield Quendle, North Hamptonship - to Duxbury, MA 1637; "This fa mily has a line to the De Girrams of La Tanniere near Gorram, in Maine, o n the borders of Brittany, where they lived in a castle. Members of th e family came to England wit h William the Conqueror. Many of the name i n England became men of learning, wealth and influence. Ralph Gorham an d his father James, resided at Benefield. Ralph was born 1575 and came t o New England with his family being in Plymouth 1637. He came to New England before 1637. Genealogy-Boston and Eastern Massacusetts; William R.Cutter; 1908: Page 5 8 6. !Plymouth 1637. of Benefield Quendle, North Hamptonship - to Duxbury, MA 1637; "This fa m ily has a line to the De Girrams of La Tanniere near Gorram, in Maine, o n t he borders of Brittany, where they lived in a castle. Members of th e f amily came to England w ith William the Conqueror. Many of the name i n E ngland became men of learning, wealth and influence. Ralph Gorham an d h is father James, resided at Benefield. Ralph was born 1575 and came t o N ew England with his family being in Plymouth 1637 .

  
  

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• Sources

  [S27] Find a Grave Index. "Find a Grave Index," databaseFamilySearch (https://www./ark:/ 61903/1:1:QVLX-W243 : 10 September 2021), Ralph Gorham, ; Burial, Benef ield, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England, St. Mar y Churchyard; citing record ID 100139674, [S27] Find a Grave Index, "Find a Grave Index"FamilySearch (https://www./ark:/61903/1:1:QV28-L9XV : Wed Apr 02 18:57:14 UTC 2025), Entry for Ralph Gorham. [S27] Find a Grave Index. "Find a Grave Index," databaseFamilySearch (https://www./ark:/ 6 1903/1:1:QVLX-W243 : 10 September 2021), Ralph Gorham, ; Burial, Benef i eld, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England, St. Mar y C hurchyard; citing record ID 100139674, [S27] Find a Grave Index, "Find a Grave Index", (https://www./ark:/61903/1:1:QK1X-P8WY : Thu Apr 03 19:44:13 UTC 2025), Entry for Richard Ogden. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK1X-P8WY