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Henry Rockford Gotham Sr.

Birth
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
Death
2 Nov 1839 (aged 76)
Pamelia, Jefferson County, New York, USA
Burial
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He lived & died in Pamella. His first wife was Mary Rowell. His second wife was Elizabeth"Betsey" Wilson they were married Oct. 15,1823.
His parents were both born in England , they were John Henry & Dorothy Rymes (sometimes spelled Rhymes)Gotham. John went back to England to settle his property & is believed to have died either there or onroute. The stories vary.

Henry & Mary had 11 children.
Polly Gotham Cory B: 1781
John Gotham B: 1782
Henry Rockford Gotham Jr. B: 1785
Enoch Gotham B: 1792
Solomon Gotham B: 1794
Robert Gotham B: ABT: 1795
Judith Gotham Worden B: BETWEEN 1795 & 1800
Daniel Kendall Gotham B: 1797
Hannah Gotham B: BETWEEN 1798 & 1800
Miriam Gotham Shipman B: 1804
Luccena/Lucinda "Lucy" Gotham Conklin B: 1805

He served in the Military as a member of the Revolutionary War,Continental Army,Reg, in MA. or NH Line between 1776 and 1778. He lived in Plainsfield,Cheshire Co.,NH. He lived in Watertown, Jefferson Co., New York in 1820 He died in Pamelia ,Jefferson Co.,New York in 1838/9 Pamelia is very near Watertown.
General: Henry Gotham was born in 1762 to John and Dorothy (Rhymes) Gotham in Portsmouth, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire. DAR records show the birth was in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts.
Henry was a veteran of the Revolutionary War. He enlisted in Salem during June 1776 as a Private in Cpt. Joseph Pettingill`s Company of Co I. Wesson`s Regiment, Mjr. (Dehusett`s?) troops/Brigade? of the Continental Armies Massachusetts Line. It may have been (Patterson`s?) Brigade. He was discharged in Feb 1777 at Cherry Valley, New York.
Henry re-enlisted during May 1777 in Cpt. Dustin`s Co. of Co!. Mellen`s Reg. in the New Hampshire line and served
until discharged in Feb 1778 at Kingsbury, New York. He had been involved in several skirmishes.


I have more on my websites at Tribalpages & Gotham wiki
He lived & died in Pamella. His first wife was Mary Rowell. His second wife was Elizabeth"Betsey" Wilson they were married Oct. 15,1823.
His parents were both born in England , they were John Henry & Dorothy Rymes (sometimes spelled Rhymes)Gotham. John went back to England to settle his property & is believed to have died either there or onroute. The stories vary.

Henry & Mary had 11 children.
Polly Gotham Cory B: 1781
John Gotham B: 1782
Henry Rockford Gotham Jr. B: 1785
Enoch Gotham B: 1792
Solomon Gotham B: 1794
Robert Gotham B: ABT: 1795
Judith Gotham Worden B: BETWEEN 1795 & 1800
Daniel Kendall Gotham B: 1797
Hannah Gotham B: BETWEEN 1798 & 1800
Miriam Gotham Shipman B: 1804
Luccena/Lucinda "Lucy" Gotham Conklin B: 1805

He served in the Military as a member of the Revolutionary War,Continental Army,Reg, in MA. or NH Line between 1776 and 1778. He lived in Plainsfield,Cheshire Co.,NH. He lived in Watertown, Jefferson Co., New York in 1820 He died in Pamelia ,Jefferson Co.,New York in 1838/9 Pamelia is very near Watertown.
General: Henry Gotham was born in 1762 to John and Dorothy (Rhymes) Gotham in Portsmouth, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire. DAR records show the birth was in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts.
Henry was a veteran of the Revolutionary War. He enlisted in Salem during June 1776 as a Private in Cpt. Joseph Pettingill`s Company of Co I. Wesson`s Regiment, Mjr. (Dehusett`s?) troops/Brigade? of the Continental Armies Massachusetts Line. It may have been (Patterson`s?) Brigade. He was discharged in Feb 1777 at Cherry Valley, New York.
Henry re-enlisted during May 1777 in Cpt. Dustin`s Co. of Co!. Mellen`s Reg. in the New Hampshire line and served
until discharged in Feb 1778 at Kingsbury, New York. He had been involved in several skirmishes.


I have more on my websites at Tribalpages & Gotham wiki


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