The John Lanham Family 1661

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John Lanham was born 18 May 1661, in Wortham, Suffolk County, England, a son of Jonathan and Mary (Marsh) Lanham of Redgrave, Suffolk County, England. [1]

John Lanham landed in Port Tobacco, Charles County, Maryland, May 1678, he came to Maryland as an importation of Col. Benjamin Roser, in the ship Dover of London, Capt. John Harris, Commander. John had been the servent of Michael Ashford. [2]

He paid for his passage by being an indentured servant for five years. Not much is known about John Lanham. He was called the founder of the so-called "Piscataway" Lanhams. In 1697 John Lanham secured the A brand for himself, his sons, and their livestock.

Caution
 I had originally and incorrectly listed Dorthy Burch as the wife of John Lanham (b. 1661) for many years. I have been challenged on that to show evidence and I have none so far. My earlier data was based on another person’s family history about which I have verified no data.[3] There may be evidence he married a SHAW.

John married UNKNOWN in 1689. There is no record of death of John in Prince George County, Maryland. Records indicate that they had at least four sons: John Jr. (b. abt. 1690), Thomas Lanham (b. abt. 1695), Richard (b. abt. 1697), and William (b. abt. 1699).

While no one document has been found ( yet) listing all of John and wife’s children, there may be indications that a Ralph Lanham may have been child of John. [4]

John Lanham appears before the Nov. 1697 court with three sons: John, Richard, and Thomas and recorded their marks for cattle and hogs that were grazing on common ground and mixed with others. There are numerous accounts of John Lannam in the Prince George County, Maryland (1696-1699) court records i.e. 1696: p 57,58; 1697, p 283; 1698, p 350, 432,436. In a deposition of 8 June 1725 he gave his age as 65.

They had the following children:

(i.) Son, John LANHAM was born in 1690 in Prince Georges, Maryland and married Mary Dickenson. They had nine children. See the John Lanham Family 1690 for details.

(ii.) Son, Richard LANHAM, was born in Maryland ca 1697 and married Winifred/Winefred JENKINS, daughter of Emoch Jenkins (d. abt 1734). See The Richard Lanham Family 1697 for details. (1) Edward Lanham, was born 1731 in Prince Georges County, and married Susannah Page, 21 February 1758. Susannah was born 16 January 1732, a daughter of Daniel and Mary Drane Page.

Edward was in the Army during the Revolutionary War and is documented in the DAR Patriot Index.

 Duncan Mackdaniel 79.225 Prince Georges f9.92, 18 Oct 1762
 Appraiser: Edward Lanham Sr.
Note
 Sappington shows up in the same above probate record.

Edward Lanham 89.313 Prince Georges f447.5.9, 6 Aug 1766 - 7 Aug 1766

Appraisers: Francis King, Ignatias Fenwick, Jr.

Creditors: James Marshall, Alexander Ross

Next of Kin: Mary Lower, James Lanham

Administratrix: Catherine Lanham

Source: Prerogative Court of Maryland

Susannah’s Will dated 19 January 1797, and proved 28 July 1797, listed beneficiaries as: George Horatio Lanham, Joseph Eden Priest, Cassandra Humphreys, Marcy Ann Cretin and Elizabeth Smith.

They had three sons and four daughters: Richard, Marcy (Marcia) Ann, Robert, daughter, Mary, Elizabeth, George Horatio Lanham and Zachariah.

(1a) Richard Lanham, born 1760.

(1b) Marchy Ann (Marcia Ann) Lanham, born 1754, and married John Cretin (Cratin) 21 February, 1783. John was a Lt. in the War. They moved to Wilkes County, Georgia, where they died. (Claimed to be buried in Locast grove Catholic Cem. in Sharon, Wilkes Co.

(1c) Robert Lanham, born 1765.

(1d) Daughter Lanham, married Joseph Clarkson, they had a son, Samuel Clarkson.

(1e) Mary Lanham, was born 1769, and married a Mr. Humphreys, they had a daughter, Cassandra Humphreys.

(1f) Elizabeth Lanham, was born 1772, and married Robert Smith, 5 September 1785.

(1g) George Horatio Lanham, born 30 August 1774, and married Sempronia (Saphronia) Hamilton in 1800, was born 18 November 1777 and died 1 November 1851. George Horatio died 22 January 1844, St. Louis County, Missouri. They had nine children:

  • Plilny Lanham, unmarried.

  • Edward L. Lanham, married Martha Edelin, had 7 children.

  • Eleanor Ann Lanham, was born 1806, died 1841. Married John Shannon, had four children.

  • Susannah Page Lanham, born 1808, died 1895. Married William Bryan 28 February 1827 and had 9 children.

  • Charlotte Lanham, married No. 1, Levin Edelin, and had 3 children, No. 2, John Shannon had four children.

  • Mary Eleanor Lanham, born 1813, died 1837, married Edward H. Bryan, had 1 child.

  • Thomas Daniel Page Lanham, born 15 August 1815, died 1886 married Catherine Humphrey, 19 October 1843, had 4 children.

  • Philip Stuart Lanham, born 1817, died 1893, married Sarah Louisa Bunbury, had 9 children.

  • Sempronia Hamilton Lanham, born 1819, married George Washington Coons, 29 January 1838, had 6 children.

(2) Rachel Lanham, married Ignatius Mitchell 1738.

(3) Charity Lanham, married Thomas Blacklock 1738, in the 1776 census of Montgomery County (MD) showed one son and two daughters in the household.

(4) Ann Lanham, married No. 1, William Clements in 1742, No. 2 Enoch Jenkins in 1770, and they had four sons and two daughters' Richard, Mary, John, William, Josias and Winifred Jenkins.

  • (4a) Richard Jenkins

  • (4b) Mary Jenkins

  • (4c) John Jenkins

  • (4d) William Jenkins

  • (4e) Josias Jenkins

  • (4d) Winifred Jenkins

(5) Mary Lanham

(6) Elizabeth Lanham, married William Hardy, they had one son, Benedict Hardy.

  • (6a) Benedict Hardy

(7) Zachariah Lanham

Edward died in Prince George’s County, 7 April 1791, Susannah died in Montgomery County, Maryland 28 July 1797.

John Lanham, 3rd 43.307, PG f387.90, 1 Aug 1750 - 17 Aug 1750

Appraisers: Joseph Pauch, John Tolson

Creditors: J. Lawrance for Edward Trafford, Esq. in Liverpool, Robert Wade for Rev. Henry Addision

Next of Kin: John Lanham Jr., Elegar Lanham

Administratrix: Sarah Lanham

Source: Preogative Court of Maryland, 1748 - 1751

(iii.) William LANHAM, was born ca 1699 in Maryland and married Alice TOLBERT ( b. 31 Aug 1703), 15 January 1720/21. See The William Lanham Family 1699 for details.

(iv.) Son, Thomas LANHAM was born about 1695 in Prince Georges County, Maryland and married (1) Sarah "of Furlock"circa 1723.

Note
 This is our Lanham line.

(v.) Son, John likely had a fifth son, Ralph LANHAM [1] Ralph married Elenor Jones on 21 Feb 1720 [2]. Ralph presumably produced Richard Lanham, John Lanham, Zachariah, Nathan, Moses (d. abt. 1755) and Aaron Lanham [4]. Ralph’s inventory [1] mentions John Palmer, Jr. (married Mary Lanham in 1735, daughter of John Lanham, Jr. and Mary Dickinson) and Edward Lanham. A Ralph Lanham has been reported to have married a WHEAT [3].

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1. Parrish registers: WORTHAM index 1538-1716 baptisms 1650-1665 marriages 1650-1660 burials 1684, 1702/03, 1652-1658 by Mrs. A.L. West researcher.
2. From Charles Co. Ejectment papers: Rozier, Henry; MSA Maryland patent libers 16:71 and WC #2:130.
3. Author: Sherry deWindt, “deWindt/Pyles and Related Families,” Updated 19 May 2004, http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=2880524&I1037 (4 Feb 2007), http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2880524&id=I1044 (18 Mar 2007).
4. Per Mike Williamson’s web page John and Dorothy Lannum/Lanham, http://Karenandmike.biz/Lanham.html

Updated on 01 Jan 0001

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