Genealogical notes of Barnstable families - citizen hylbom blog

GENKALOGIOAL NOTES OP BARNSTABLE FAMILIES. 417
Puella Hussey, of Nantucket, and removed to South Sea. His
house built that year, f near the landing at Hyannis Port, is a
large two story building, kept by him as a tavern, and subsequently
by Eleazer Scudder and Benjamin Haddaway. June 8, 1706,
he entered into an agreement with his brother-in-law, Mr. Thomas
Baxter, and his nephew, John Baxter, "whaler," to build a fulling-mill
on the Western Swan Pond River, in Yarmouth, which
they afterwards owned in partnership. The stream on which the
mill is built is now called Parker's river, and the old dam is about
a mile north of the bridge over that stream, on the County road
through West Yarmouth. Nov. 7, 1710, John Baxter, "whaler,"
sold for £31, lawful money, to his "unkell Shubael Gorham of ye
town of Barnstable, carpenter," his quarter part of said niill. J
He had previously. May 22, 1708, sold to his uncle Shubaelfor
£21, in silver money, another quarter of the mill.
April 17, 1749, Shubael Gorham deeded to the town of Barnstable
a road through his land from the old landing place, "beginning
at the shore against a noted § great rock," thence northerly to
the land of Mr. John Bearse, and the road leading to the School
Lot. It passed on the west side of a swamp, or pond, and on the
east side of land leased to his son-in-law, James Lovell, Jr.
Shubael Gorham did not possess the commanding talents, and
energy of character, which distinguished his elder brothers ; yet
he was a man of good business capacity, honest, industrious, and
frugal. He died in 1750, in the 83d year of his age.
5. IV. James Gorham, son of Capt. John Gorham, born
in Marshfield April 28, 1650, married Feb. 24, 1673-4, Hannah,
daughter of Mr. Thomas Huokins, of Barnstable. 'He died in
1707, aged 57, and his widow Feb. 13, 1727-8, aged 74 years.
13.
Children born in Barnstable.
Desire, 9th Feb. 1674-6.
James, 6th March, 1676-7.
Experience, 23d July, 1678.
John, 2d Aug. 1680.
Mehetabel, 28th April, 1683.
Thomas, 16th Dec. 1684.
Mercy, 22d Nov. 1686, died June 12, 1680.
. Joseph, 25th March, 1689.
Jabez,:6th March, 1690-1.
fin 1696 leave was granted' to "Mr. Shubael Gorham to cut and caiTy out of town's
commons piiie timber tobuildhis house."— [Yarmouth Records.
t The contract for building the fulling-mill is- in the handwriting of Col. John Thacher,
and the deed -from which the extract is made, is in the handwriting of Lieut. Col. John
Gorham. These papers have an historical interest, showing when, where, and by whom the
first fulling mill was built in Yarmouth. They also show the relationship between the Gorhams
and the Bajctera,, which otherwise it would be exceedingly difficult to trace.
§ This "Great EoCkV was removed, and used in the construction of the Breakwater, and
I would suggest to the town authorities that a monument be put up at the termination of the
road, on the shore. ,