HOWLAND, Desire^[1]

1625 - 1683  (58 years)    Has 6 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	HOWLAND, Desire
  Birth	1625	Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Burial	Oct 1683	Cobb's Hill Cemetery East and West, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA   [2]
  		Desire Howland Gorham (1624-1683) - Find a Grave Memorial
  Death	13 Oct 1683	Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA   [1, 3]
  Siblings	10 siblings
  + 1. HOUSTON, Joseph           b. 1776 ╚═Alice           b. 1776     + 2. HOWLAND, Desire           b. 1625, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA           d. 13 Oct 1683, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 58 years) ╚═GORHAM, Capt John           b. 28 Jan 1619, Benefield, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England           d. 05 Feb 1675, Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 56 years) m. 1643   3. HOWLAND, Lieut John II           b. 24 Feb 1627, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA           d. 1702  (Age 74 years) ╚═LEE, Mary           b. 1630, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA           d. 06 May 1693, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 63 years) m. 26 Oct 1651   4. HOWLAND, Hope           b. 30 Aug 1629, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA           d. 08 Jan 1683, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 53 years) ╚═CHIPMAN, Elder John           b. 1621, North Dorset District, Dorset, England           d. 07 Apr 1708, Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 87 years) m. 1646   5. HOWLAND, Elizabeth           b. 1631, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA           d. 26 Jan 1692, Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York, USA  (Age 61 years) ╚═HICKS, Ephraim           b. 1625, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA           d. 12 Dec 1649  (Age 24 years) m. 13 Sep 1649   ╚═DICKINSON, Capt John           b. 1622             d. 05 Mar 1683, Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York, USA  (Age 61 years) m. 10 Jul 1651   6. HOWLAND, Lydia           b. 1633, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA           d. 1711, Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 78 years) ╚═BROWN, Lieut James           b. 1623, England           d. 29 Oct 1710, Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 87 years) m. Abt 1654   7. HOWLAND, Hannah           b. 1637, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA           d. 1705, Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 68 years) ╚═BOSWORTH, Jonathan Jr           b. 1636, Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA           d. 1717  (Age 81 years)   8. HOWLAND, Capt Joseph           b. 1640, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA           d. 01 Jan 1704, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 64 years) ╚═SOUTHWORTH, Elizabeth           b. 1645             d. Mar 1717  (Age 72 years) m. 07 Dec 1664     9. HOWLAND, Lieut Jabez           b. 1644, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA           d. 21 Feb 1711, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 67 years) 10. HOWLAND, Ruth           b. 1646, Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA           d. Oct 1679, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 33 years) ╚═CUSHMAN, Thomas,   m. 17 Nov 1664     11. HOWLAND, Isaac           b. 15 Nov 1649, Kingston, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA           d. 9 Mar 1723, Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 73 years)
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	HOWLAND, Henry             d. 1656, St. Savior, Southwark, London, England   (Grandfather)  HURST, Joan             d. Abt Jan 1621, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA   (Grandmother)
  Person ID	P14835	Dutton Ancestry
  Last Modified	28 Mar 2021

  
  

  Father	HOWLAND, John           b. 16 Jan 1592, Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England           d. 23 Feb 1672, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 80 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	TILLEY, Elizabeth           b. 30 Aug 1607, Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England           d. 21 Dec 1687, Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 80 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	17 Nov 1664	Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA   [4]
  Age at Marriage	He : 72 years and 10 months - She : 57 years and 3 months.
  Children	11 children
  + 1. HOUSTON, Joseph           b. 1776 + 2. HOWLAND, Desire           b. 1625, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA           d. 13 Oct 1683, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 58 years) 3. HOWLAND, Lieut John II           b. 24 Feb 1627, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA           d. 1702  (Age 74 years) 4. HOWLAND, Hope           b. 30 Aug 1629, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA           d. 08 Jan 1683, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 53 years) 5. HOWLAND, Elizabeth           b. 1631, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA           d. 26 Jan 1692, Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York, USA  (Age 61 years) 6. HOWLAND, Lydia           b. 1633, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA           d. 1711, Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 78 years) 7. HOWLAND, Hannah           b. 1637, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA           d. 1705, Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 68 years) 8. HOWLAND, Capt Joseph           b. 1640, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA           d. 01 Jan 1704, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 64 years)   9. HOWLAND, Lieut Jabez           b. 1644, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA           d. 21 Feb 1711, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 67 years) 10. HOWLAND, Ruth           b. 1646, Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA           d. Oct 1679, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 33 years)   11. HOWLAND, Isaac           b. 15 Nov 1649, Kingston, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA           d. 9 Mar 1723, Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F4707	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	GORHAM, Capt John           b. 28 Jan 1619, Benefield, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England           d. 05 Feb 1675, Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 56 years)  [1]
  Marriage	1643	Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA   [1]
  Age at Marriage	She : ~ 18 years - He : ~ 23 years and 11 months.
  Children	+ 1. GORHAM, Desire           b. 02 Apr 1644, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA           d. 30 Jul 1700, Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 56 years)  [Father: Birth] ➕ HAWES, John  m. 07 Oct 1661 + 2. GORHAM, Temperance           b. 05 May 1646, Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA           d. 12 Mar 1715, Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 68 years)  [Father: Birth] ➕ STURGIS, Jr Edward  m. 01 Mar 1663;   BAXTER, Thomas  m. 27 Jan 1679   3. GORHAM, Elizabeth           b. 2 Apr 1648, Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA           d. 5 Mar 1684, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 35 years)  [Father: Birth] + 4. GORHAM, James           b. 28 Apr 1650, Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA           d. 9 Dec 1707 (Age 57 years)  [Father: Birth] ➕ HUCHENS, Hannah  m. 24 Feb 1673   5. GORHAM, John           b. 20 Feb 1651, Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA           d. 11 Nov 1716, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 65 years)  [Father: Birth]   6. GORHAM, Joseph           b. 16 Feb 1653, Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA           d. 9 Jul 1726, Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 73 years)  [Father: Birth]   7. GORHAM, Jabez           b. 3 Aug 1656, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA           d. 20 Apr 1725, Bristol, Bristol County, Rhode Island, USA (Age 68 years)  [Father: Birth] + 8. GORHAM, Mercy Mary           b. 20 Jan 1658/9, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA           d. 24 Sep 1725, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA (Age 66 years)  [Father: Birth] ➕ DENISON, George Jr  m. Abt 1673   9. GORHAM, Lydia           b. 11 Nov 1661, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA           d. 2 Aug 1744, Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 82 years)  [Father: Birth]   10. GORHAM, Hannah           b. 28 Nov 1663, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA           d. 1728, Cape May, Cape May County, New Jersey, USA (Age 64 years)  [Father: Birth]   11. GORHAM, Shubael           b. 21 Oct 1667, Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA           d. 7 Aug 1750, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 82 years)  [Father: Birth]
  Family ID	F4687	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Mar 2021

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1625 - Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA Marriage - 1643 - Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA Burial - Oct 1683 - Cobb's Hill Cemetery East and West, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA Death - 13 Oct 1683 - Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Documents		Mayflower_Births_and_Deaths_Vol_1_and_2
  		Desire Howland & John Gorham and Mercy Gorham & George Denison Marriages
  		Colonial Families Of The United States Pg 221
  		Colonial Families Of The United States Page 222
  		Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 Children of John Gorham & Desire Howland and Desire Gorham & John Hawes
  		Maine, U.S., Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, 1780-1980
  		George Denison, Mercy Gorham, Desire Howland & Capt John Gorham Pennsylvania U.S. Society of Mayflower Descendants Applications 1911-1929
  		Desire Howland Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2

  
  

  Photos

  This is a cenotaph found at Burial Hill in Plymouth, Massachusetts, placed there by the Pilgrim John Howland Society. Desire (Howland) Gorham is not buried in this cemetery. She is buried at Cobb's Hill Cemetery in Barnstable, Massachusetts.

  
  

  Life Sketch

  Desire Howland Life Sketch

  
  

• Notes

  Daughter of Mayflower passengers John Howland and Elizabeth Tilly, and grand daughter of Mayflower passengers John Tilly and Joan Rogers, she married John Gorham, son of Ralph Gorham and Margaret Stephenson, about 1643. Between them they had 11 children; Desire Gorham 1644–1700 Temperance Gorham 1646–1715 Elizabeth Gorham 1648–1684 James Gorham 1650–1707 Lieut. Col. John Gorham 1651-1716 Joseph Gorham 1653–1726 Jabez Gorham 1656–1725 Mercy Gorham 1658– Lydia Gorham 1661–1744 Hannah Gorham 1663– Shubael Gorham Also had a daughter: Hannah Gorham Whillden or Whilldin Born: 11/28/1663 Died: 1728 Hannah and her husband, Joseph Whillden or Whilldin, settled in Cape May, New Jersey. [5]

  
  

• Sources

  [S141] Familysearch.org. [S50] Findagrave.com. Created by: CMWJR Added: 26 Sep 2019 Find a Grave Memorial# 203326362 [S466] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988. [S465] New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635. [S454] Lori Lane.