DESCENDANTS OF CLARON DE WEST
Markham Family Tree
27 Generations

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Generation No. 1

CLARON DE WEST was born 1066 in N.E. England.

Notes for CLARON DE WEST:
Claron of West Markham was a Saxon chief who, for services rendered in the 1066 War of Conquest by William the Conqueror, was rewarded with a grant of land which had been held by his father and grandfather before him.

Child of CLARON DE WEST is:
i.ROGER DE EST.

Generation No. 2

ROGER DE EST (CLARON DE WEST)

Child of ROGER DE EST is:
i.FULC DE EST.

Notes for ROGER DE EST:
Roger De Est succeeded to the lands for his father, Claron, and later acquired lands in East Markham on the banks for the Idyle River.

Generation No. 3

FULC DE EST (ROGER) Child of FULC DE EST is:
i.SIR ALEXANDER, b. 1130.

Generation No. 4

SIR ALEXANDER (FULC DE EST) was born 1130.

Child of SIR ALEXANDER is:
i.SIR WILLIAM.

Notes for SIR ALEXANDER:
Sir Alexander was known as Knight Caste Lane of Nottingham Castle, Nothinghamshire. He was a commander of sorts and held other high offices during the reign of Henry II.

Generation No. 5

SIR WILLIAM (SIR ALEXANDER) He married CECELIA DE LEXINGTON, daughter of RICHARD DE LEXINGTON.

Children of SIR WILLIAM and CECELIA DE LEXINGTON are:
i. SIR RICHARD.
ii.RICHARD.

Notes for SIR WILLIAM:
Sir William of Markham and Tuxford succeeded to his father' estates.

Notes for SIR RICHARD:
Sir Richard, eldest son of Sir William, succeeded to his father's estates and half of a Knight's fee from his mother's estate, but died young.

Generation No. 6

RICHARD (SIR WILLIAM)

Child of RICHARD is:
i.JOHN.

Notes for RICHARD:
Richard was the second son of Sir William and became heir to his father's estates, succeeding his brother, Sir Richard. He did not inherit the title upon his brother's death.

Generation No. 7

JOHN (RICHARD) He married JOAN BOTTOMSELL, daughter of NICHOLAS BOTTOMSELL.

Child of JOHN and JOAN BOTTOMSELL is:
i.SIR ROBERT.

Notes for JOHN:
John was Lord of East Markham and lived partly through the reigns of the first three Edwards of the English Dynasty. He was a lawyer and King's sergeant.

Notes for JOAN BOTTOMSELL:
Joan was heiress of her father, Nicholas Bottomsell.

Generation No. 8

SIR ROBERT (JOHN) He married ISABELLE CAUNTON.

Child of SIR ROBERT and ISABELLE CAUNTON is:
i.SIR JOHN MARKHAM, d. 1409.

Notes for SIR ROBERT:
Sir Robert was a lawyer and King's sergeant.

Generation No. 9

SIR JOHN MARKHAM (SIR ROBERT) died 1409. He married (1)ELIZABETH DE CRESSI. He married (2) MILLICENT DE PICKERING, daughter of THOMAS DE PICKERING.

Child of SIR MARKHAM and ELIZABETH DE CRESSI is:
i.SIR ROBERT DE MARKHAM, d. 1496.

Notes for SIR JOHN MARKHAM:
Sir John was a Barrister and Judge. He committed the Prince of Wales and son of Henry IV to the fleet prison in London for a misdemeanor. He died on St. Sylvester's Day in 1409.

Generation No. 10

SIR ROBERT DE MARKHAM (SIR JOHN) died 1496. He married SARA JOAN DUABANY.

Child of SIR DE MARKHAM and SARA DUABANY is:
i.SIR JOHN MARKHAM.

Notes for SIR ROBERT DE MARKHAM:
By virtue of his marriage, Sir Robert received estates in Cotham. He was made a "Knight of the Bath" on the eve of the coronation of Edward IV on June 27, 1461.

Generation No. 11

SIR JOHN MARKHAM (SIR ROBERT) He married ALICIA SKIPWORTH.

Child of SIR MARKHAM and ALICIA SKIPWORTH is:
i.SIR JOHN MARKHAM II.

Notes for SIR JOHN MARKHAM:
Sir John received an estate through his marriage. He commanded a battalion at the Battle of Stoke, one of the most important engagements that took place during the reign of Henry VIII. He was made a "Knight of the Bath" on the eve of the coronation of Edward IV, June 27, 1461.

Generation No. 12

SIR JOHN MARKHAM II (SIR JOHN) He married (1)ANN NEVILLE. He married (2) MARGERY LANGFORD. He married (3) ANN STRELLY STANHOPE.

Child of SIR MARKHAM and ANN NEVILLE is:
i.JOHN MARKHAM III.

Notes for SIR JOHN MARKHAM II:
Sir John II was lieutenant of the famous tower of London and one of his daughters was maid to Queen Elizabeth and married the noted writer, Harrington. It is said that a grandson of Sir John's came to Virginia and was the progenitor of the Markham family in that state.

Notes for ANN NEVILLE:
Ann's mother was granddaughter of the Earl of Summerset, son of the Duke of Lancaster who was son of Henry VIII.

Generation No. 13

JOHN MARKHAM III (SIR JOHN) He married CATHERINE BABBINGTOON.

Child of JOHN MARKHAM and CATHERINE BABBINGTOON is:
i.ROBERT MARKHAM, b. 1536, Nottinghamshire.

Generation No. 14

ROBERT MARKHAM (JOHN) was born 1536 in Nottinghamshire. He married (1)MARIA LEEKE, daughter of SIR FRANCIS LEEKE. He married (2) JANE BUNNELL, daughter of WILLIAM BUNNELL.

Child of ROBERT MARKHAM and MARIA LEEKE is:
   i.SIR ROBERT MARKHAM.

Children of ROBERT MARKHAM and JANE BUNNELL are:
   ii. FRANCIS MARKHAM.
   iii. GERVASE MARKHAM.
   iv. SON MARKHAM.
   v. SON MARKHAM.
   vi. SON MARKHAM.

Notes for ROBERT MARKHAM:
Robert was born a sireton of Nottinghamshire and inherited the estates of his grandfather.

Notes for FRANCIS MARKHAM:
Francis was a soldier and write. in 1601 he published The Pedigree of the Markhams, of Markham, Cotham, Allerton and Sedgebrook.

Notes for GERVASE MARKHAM:
Gervase was a soldier and writer.

Generation No. 15

SIR ROBERT MARKHAM (ROBERT) He married ANN WARBURTON.

Children of SIR MARKHAM and ANN WARBURTON are:
   i. SON MARKHAM.
   ii. SON MARKHAM.
   iii.DANIEL MARKHAM, d. 1690, Pirney/Norfolk County.

Notes for SIR ROBERT MARKHAM:
Sir Robert was a sporting man and squandered the estates of Cotham and East Markham.

Generation No. 16

DANIEL MARKHAM (SIR ROBERT) died 1690 in Pirney/Norfolk County.

Children of DANIEL MARKHAM are:
i.DANIEL MARKHAM II, b. Bef. June 22, 1641, Earls Colne/Essex/England; d. February 06,1713, Middletown/CT.
ii. MATTHEW MARKHAM.

Notes for DANIEL MARKHAM:
Daniel was the third son of Robert and inherited a small estate and engaged in commercial enterprises from which he prospered and regained his family's fortune.

Notes for MATTHEW MARKHAM:
Mayor of Norwich, England in 1664. He had a son who was a Colonel in the British Army and came to New York with the Duke of York in 1664.

He was the ancestor of the present Admiral Markham of the British Navy whose mother, brother and sisters live in Independence, Iowa.

Sir Clements Markham of the Royal Geographic Society also comes from this same ancestor.

Generation No. 17

DANIEL MARKHAM II (DANIEL) was born Bef. June 22, 1641 in Earls Colne/Essex/England, and died February 06, 1713 in Middletown/CT. He married (1)ELIZABETH WHITMORE November 03, 1669 in Cambridge/Middlesex/MA, daughter of FRANCIS WHITMORE and ISABEL PARK. He married (2) PATIENCE HARRIS Bet. January 02, 1676 - 1677 in Middletown/Middlesex/CT, daughter of WILLIAM HARRIS and EDITH BLIGH.

Children of DANIEL MARKHAM and ELIZABETH WHITMORE are:
   i.DANIEL MARKHAM III, b. November 01, 1671, Cambridge/Middlesex/MA; d. May 06, 1761, Enfield/Hartford/CT.
   ii. ELIZABETH MARKHAM, b. July 13, 1673, Cambridge/Middlesex/MA; d. May 15, 1745.
   iii. JAMES MARKHAM, b. March 16, 1677, Cambridge/Middlesex/MA; d. June 08, 1731.

Children of DANIEL MARKHAM and PATIENCE HARRIS are:
   iv. MARTHA MARKHAM, b. August 16, 1680, Middletown/Middlesex/CT; d. WFT Est. 1681-1774.
   v. MARTHA MARKHAM, b. Bet. January 07, 1684 - 1685, Middletown/Middlesex/CT; d. WFT Est. 1712-1779; m. JONATHAN CENTER, April 26, 1706.
   vi. EDITH MARKHAM, b. May 11, 1694, Middletown/Middlesex/CT; d. WFT Est. 1722-1788.
   vii. FAITH MARKHAM, b. 1696; d. 1786; m. JOSHUA ARNOLD.

Notes for DANIEL MARKHAM II:
Daniel Markham, II, The American immigrant, was born in Plumstead Manor near Norwich, England, of which ancient city his brother, Matthew, was mayor in 1664. He was the ancestor of the preent Admiral Markham of the British Navy whose mother, brothers and sisters live in Independence, Iowa. Sir Clements Markham of the Royal Geographical Society also comes from the same ancestor. Daniel arrived in Cambridge, MA in 1665 whence he moved to Middletown, CT in 1667, was made a free man in 1674. he was deacon of the First Congregational Church in 1690 and a proprietor of the first bell that hung in the meeting house, on Nov 18, 1679. He married Nov 3, 1669, Elizabeth, daughter of Lieut... Francis Whitmore of Cambridge. This marriage was favored with three children. [History compiled by Lester Markham, Thomasville, NC 1933]

Generation No. 18

DANIEL MARKHAM III (DANIEL) was born November 01, 1671 in Cambridge/Middlesex/MA, and died May 06, 1761 in Enfield/Hartford/CT. He married DEBORAH MEACHAM(MUCHUN) April 02, 1703 in Enfield/Hartford/ CT, daughter of ISAAC MEACHAM and DEBORAH BROWNING.

Children of DANIEL MARKHAM and DEBORAH (MUCHUN) are:
   i.DANIEL MARKHAM IV, b. November 13, 1704, Middletown/Middlesex/CT; d. March 16, 1786, Tyringham/Berkshire/MA.
   ii. DEBORAH MARKHAM, b. Bet. March 02, 1705 - 1706, Middletown/Middlesex/CT; d. Abt. 1831; m. JOHN BEATTLE, October 28, 1773.
   iii. ISRAEL MARKHAM, b. Bet. February 18, 1706 - 1707, Middletown/Middlesex/CT; d. Bef. 1797, Enfield/Hartford/CT.
   iv. JEREMIAH MARKHAM, b. Bet. February 18, 1708 - 1709, Middletown/Middlesex/CT; d. September 22, 1753, Middletown/Middlesex/CT.
   v. ISSAC MARKHAM, b. November 30, 1711, Middletown/Middlesex/CT; d. 1759, Enfield/Hartford/CT.
   vi. PHEBE MARKHAM, b. October 26, 1713, Middletown/Middlesex/CT; d. Bef. 1803.
   vii. MARJORIE MARKHAM, b. November 13, 1715, Enfield/Hartford/CT; d. March 24, 1798; m. Ebeneezer BACON, July 21, 1737.
   viii. JOSEPH MARKHAM, b. December 08, 1716, Middletown/Middlesex/CT; d. April 03, 1761, Enfield/Hartford/CT.
   ix. SYBIL MARKHAM, b. Bet. February 19, 1719 - 1720, Middletown/Middlesex/CT; d. March 11, 1791; m. AARON CHAPIN, Bet. January 16, 1744 - 1745, Enfield/Hartford/ CT.
   x. EDDETH MARKHAM, b. May 14, 1722, Enfield/Hartford/CT; d. Bef. 1812; m. BENJAMIN SIMMONS, April 18, 1751, Enfield/Hartford/ CT.

Notes for DANIEL MARKHAM III:
BAPM DATE 25 June 1678. BAPM PLAC Middletown 1st Cong. Church. BAPN SOUR Middletown 1st Cong Church Vol, pg115 from "The History of Enfield" by Allen Vol1 - page 31. Daniel Markham was one of the first settlers in Enfield, Conn. SOUR Homer W. Brainard's manuscript genealogy of the Markham family, at the Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, CT. SOUR Enfield Vital Records, Vol 1A, pg 91. [History compiled by Lester Markham, Thomasville, NC 1933]

Generation No. 19

DANIEL MARKHAM IV (DANIEL) was born November 13, 1704 in Middletown/Middlesex/CT, and died March 16, 1786 in Tyringham/Berkshire/MA. He married (1) PATIENCE MILLER April 02, 1729 in Stanford/Tolland/CT. She was born in Copenhagen/Denmark. He married (2)THANKFUL HEATH November 14, 1745 in Stanford/Tolland/CT, daughter of ISSAC HEATH and RACHEL REED. She was born July 05, 1717 in Framington/Middlesex/MA, and died Bet. 1759 - 1767 in Tyringham/Berkshire/MA.

Children of DANIEL MARKHAM and PATIENCE MILLER are:
   i. DEBORAH MARKHAM, b. August 09, 1729; d. Bef. 1819; m. JACOB GREEN, October 24, 1756.
   ii. DANIEL MARKHAM V, b. August 09, 1731, Middletown/Middlesex/CT; d. Abt. 1812, Tyringham/Berkshire/MA.
   iii. PATIENCE MARKHAM, b. Bet. March 14, 1733 - 1734; d. May 08, 1806.
   iv. ABIJAH MARKHAM, b. May 08, 1736; d. January 30, 1818.
   v. STEVEN MARKHAM, b. December 01, 1738.
   vi. DEBORAH MARKHAM, b. Bet. March 06, 1740 - 1741; d. Bef. 1831; m. JOHN BEATTLE, October 28, 1773.

Children of DANIEL MARKHAM and THANKFUL HEATH are:
   vii. LUCY THANKFUL MARKHAM, b. October 12, 1746; d. October 28, 1825.
   viii. SAMUEL MARKHAM, b. November 01, 1748; d. 1838.
   ix.BENJAMIN MARKHAM, b. July 14, 1752, Stafford/Tolland
Co/CT; d. Aft. 1810, Tyringham/Berkshire/MA (or-Aft 1828 Broome Co/NY).
   x. BETSY MARKHAM, b. Abt. February 02, 1759, Stafford/Tolland/CT; d. Bef. 1849; m. JOHN BENTLY, October 28, 1773, Tyringham/Berkshire/MA.

Notes for DANIEL MARKHAM IV:
SOURCE NOTES BIRT SOUR Middletown Vital Records, Vol LR2, pg 11. BAPM DATE 19 Nov 1704 BAPM PLAC Middletown, Middlesex, CT, CT. DAR Patriot Index - PS MA Moved to Tyringham in 1766. SOUR DAR Patriot Index, Centennial Edition, pt 2, p 1894. SOUR Stafford VR Vol. 2 p.126 SOUR Middletown Vital Records, Vol 1, pg 46.

Generation No. 20

BENJAMIN MARKHAM (DANIEL IV) was born July 14, 1752 in Stafford/Tolland Co/CT, and died Aft. 1810 in Tyringham/Berkshire/MA (or-Aft 1828 Broome Co/NY). He married MERCY BENTLE November 18, 1779 in Tyringham/Berkshire/MA, daughter of WILLIAM BENTLEY and ORANGE TOZIER. She was born 1749, and died Bef. 1810 in Tyringham/Berkshire/MA.

Children of BENJAMIN MARKHAM and MERCY BENTLE are:
   i. JOHN MARKHAM, b. November 29, 1780, Tyringham/Berkshire/MA; d. January 12, 1858, Richmond/Berkshire/MA; m. LINA RACE, Abt. 1807, Berkshire/NA.
   ii. ORRINGE MARKHAM, b. March 03, 1783, Tyringham/Berkshire/MA; d. Bef. 1873; m. JOHN POWELL, JR., May 27, 1801, Great Barrington/Berkshire/MA.
   iii.BENJAMIN MARKHAM II, b. January 01, 1785, Tyringham/MA; d. 1864, Villenova/Chautauqua Co/NY.
   iv. JOSHUA MARKHAM, b. April 08, 1789, Tyringham/Berkshire/MA; d. May 09, 1878, Markhams Crossing/Cattaraugus/NY.
   v. DTR MARKHAM, b. Bef. 1790, Tyringham/Berkshire/MA; d. Bef. 1880.
   vi. DTR.3 MARKHAM, b. Aft. 1790, Tyringham/Berkshire/MA; d. Bef. 1880.
   vii. SON MARKHAM, b. Aft. 1790, Tyringham/Berkshire/MA; d. Bef. 1880.
   viii. BALINDA MARKHAM, b. January 12, 1797, Tyringham/Berkshire/MA; d. January 15, 1882, Liberty/Susquehanna/PA; m. ISSAC COMSTOCK, Aft. March 11, 1819, Great Barrington/Berkshire/MA.

Notes for BENJAMIN MARKHAM:
Powder horn now owned by Albert J. Markham, Jr. (06/16/1997) was carved by Benjamin.The inscription on the horn: "Benjamin Markham his horn made at the North Castel in the year of 1776 liberty & proprty stel not this horn for fear of shame for on it is the oners name"

Served seven years in the Revolution.

SOURCE NOTES. BIRT SOUR Stafford VR vol. 1 p. 39 in April 1782, Benjamin Markham, Constable of the town of Tyringham, received a letter from John Hancock, Gov of the state of Mass. DAR Patriot Index - CS MA SOUR DAR Patriot Index, Centennial Edition, pt.2 p 1894 NOTE married by Rev Mr. Bidwell, Monterey Church. SOUR Tyringham, MA Vital Records.

Notes for MERCY BENTLE:
DAR patriot index - CS MA. SOUR Centennial edition, Pt2, p. 1894

Notes for ORRINGE MARKHAM:
Her first name is "Orange" in the notes from Lester Markham

EBENEZER MARKHAM (JEREMIAH) was born May 09, 1749 in Middletown/Middlesex/CT, and died February 15, 1815. He married DOROTHY JOHNSON March 03, 1774.

Children of EBENEZER MARKHAM and DOROTHY JOHNSON are:
   i. EBENEZER MARKHAM JR, b. July 12, 1775; d. January 19, 1848; m. ANNA HILLS, February 08, 1798.
   ii. JOHN MARKHAM, b. March 28, 1778; d. August 11, 1848; m. JERUSHA BURNHAM, Abt. 1802.
   iii. HANNAH MARKHAM, b. Abt. 1780; d. Abt. 1855; m. ALPHA HOVEY, March 20, 1800.
   iv. DOROTHY MARKHAM, b. October 09, 1782; d. Abt. 1861; m. LIBERTY FAIRCHILD, Abt. 1800.
   v. BENJAMIN MARKHAM, b. March 14, 1796; d. April 04, 1857; m. LYDIA HUBBARD, June 1808.
   vi. SILAS MARKHAM, b. Abt. 1789; d. January 17, 1824; m. BETSY BROOKS, March 21, 1812.
   vii. TITUS MARKHAM, b. December 22, 1792; d. September 05, 1858; m. DENSA COE, Abt. 1815.
   viii. SALLY MARKHAM, b. July 04, 1798; d. September 15, 1872; m. HEZEKIAH DANIELS, Abt. 1816.
   ix. EUNICE MARKHAM, b. June 29, 1800; d. Abt. 1882; m. DAVID HIGBY, Abt. 1818.

Generation No. 21

BENJAMIN MARKHAM II (BENJAMIN) was born January 01, 1785 in Tyringham/MA, and died 1864 in Villenova/Chautauqua Co/NY. He marriedMARIAH RACE(MARY) Abt. 1809 in Tyringham/Berkshire/MA. She was born 1783 in Egremont/Berkshire/MA, and died Aft. June 29, 1865 in Villenova/Chautauqua/NY.

Children of BENJAMIN MARKHAM and MARIAH (MARY) are:
   i.MARK MARKHAM, b. March 25, 1823, Berkshire County/MA; d. January 09, 1898, Hamlet/Chautauqua/NY.
   ii. BENJAMIN MARKHAM III, b. 1819, Broome County/NY.

Notes for BENJAMIN MARKHAM II:
Moved to Villenova in 1843.
Burial: Villenova/Chautauqua/NY

More About MARIAH RACE (MARY):
Burial: Villenova/Chautauqua/NY

JOSHUA MARKHAM (BENJAMIN) was born April 08, 1789 in Tyringham/Berkshire/MA, and died May 09, 1878 in Markhams Crossing/Cattaraugus/NY. He married ANNA C. DOWD Abt. 1814 in Occanum/Broome/NY. She was born May 14, 1774 in CT, and died April 14, 1876 in Dayton/Cattaraugus/NY.

Children of JOSHUA MARKHAM and ANNA DOWD are:
   i. HENRY J. MARKHAM, b. January 01, 1815, Binghamton/Broome County/NY; d. September 18, 1896, Markham/Cattaraugus/NY.
   ii. JULIA MARKHAM.

Notes for JOSHUA MARKHAM:
Joshua moved to the town of Winsor, Broome County, New York and engaged in the lumbering business with Henry Dusenbery. He afterwards moved to Binghamton, continuing lumbering. Before Going to Binghamton, he married Anna Dowd of Hockaman Creek, Broom County, New York.

In 1831 or 1832 he moved to Conkling where he hired a large farm and did a $6000 lumbering job. The next fall he came to Cattaraugus County, riding 210 miles on horseback in four days. Inside five days more he had contracted for and bought 800 acres of land. he then returned home in four days.

Markham's Corners. It derived its name from Joshua Markham, who became a resident here in 1834, and soon opened a tavern, which he continued for 30 years. SOUR Franklin Ellis, "History of Cattaraugus County, NY p. 233

LEVI MARKHAM (BARZILLLA) was born 1787 in Enfield/Hartford/CT, and died May 10, 1866 in Dickson Center/Franklin/NY. He married EUNICE HUDSON (SHARP) May 15, 1821 in Wilmington/Essex/NY.

Children of LEVI MARKHAM and EUNICE (SHARP) are:
   i. LEVI B. MARKHAM, b. 1826.
   ii. NATHAN MARKHAM, b. 1829.
   iii. CLARK MARKHAM, b. 1830.
   iv. DELIAH MARKHAM, b. 1833.
   v. HENRY CLAY MARKHAM, b. 1835.
   vi. GILBERT MARKHAM, b. 1838.

Notes for LEVI MARKHAM:
Levi's pension papers, War 1812 His age on May 1, 1855 was 86, making him born in 1787 Married May 15, 1821 by Thomas McLeod, JP at Wilmington/Essex/NY to Eurince Sharp. Affidavits verifying Levi's identity by Nathan B. Markham, notarized by John D. Markham (Nathan's son) but does not state his relationship to Levi. Nathan B. was also an eyewitness to the marriage of Levi and Eunice by Thomas McLeod who was deceased at the time of the affidavit which was April 27, 1878, and says there is no public or church record of said marriage to his knowledge. John D. and Nathan B. Markham were residents of Manitowoc, WI as of April 27, 1878. On May 1, 1855, when Nathan was a witness of Levi's affidavit of identity, he was living in Dickinson Center, NY.

Obituary of Nathan B. Markham corroborates his locations.
1850 Census says Levi was born in Vermont.
1860 census says he was born in Connecticut.

LDS sources. Pedigree file #1260, chrt 2B shows Nathan B. and Levi both as sons of Barzillai, who moved to Willmington, NY in 1800. Levi would have been 14, Nathan would have been 4.

Markham Memorial Film #0000786, an expansion of "History of the Markham Family" Pub 1858 by the son of the author of the original Markham Memorials, pub 1913, is a book of the descendants of the Markhams of Nottinghamshire, England. It contains an article about Barzillai Markham and his son, Nathan B. Markham. The dates and p;aces as well as his wife's and children's names match the Nathan B, Markham who witnessed Levi and Eurnice's marriage. At the end of the article it says that Nathan's brother, Levi Markham, had five sons, all farmers "Levi and Eunice had Levi B. (1826), Nathan (1829), Clark (1830), Delilah (1833), Henry Clay (1835) and Gilbert (1838)--five sons, three of whom I know were farmers, the other two, I don't know yet. At the time "Markham Memorials" was written, the Markham family bible was in possession of Thomas H. McLeod of Middleburg, VT (1913). There is no guarantee that Levi's birth would be recorded in it, as the dates covered are not stated in the book. Since it was the source of the author's information for that part of the family, it would verify what he published, possibly in more detail, possibly not.

May 20 1997--I have also acquitted information from the Congregational Church of Enfield, CT pertaining to the fact that Barzillai Markham helped organize the "Separatist" Church, the original petition to form the new church being signed in 1770. The church lasted only thorough the term of one minister which was several years. During this time, if home births were recorded, the records for them no longer exist. It was during this time that Levi would have been born.

NATHAN B. MARKHAM (BRASILIA) was born April 26, 1796 in Pittsfield/Rutland/VT, and died January 22, 1882 in Manitowoc/WI. He married SUSAN MCLEOD May 10, 1827 in Wilmington/Essex/NY.

Child of NATHAN MARKHAM and SUSAN MCLEOD is:
i. JOHN D. MARKHAM.

Generation No. 22

AARON MARKHAM, JR. (AARON) was born Abt. 1790, and died Bef. 1880. He married ELIZABETH FOOTE. She was born February 21, 1792 in Windsor/Broome/NY, and died May 15, 1864 in Colesfille/Broome/NY.

Child of AARON MARKHAM and ELIZABETH FOOTE is:
   i. WILLIAM MARKHAM, b. November 27, 1814, Windsor/Broome/NY; d. July 21, 1886, Villenova/Chautauqua/NY.

MARK MARKHAM (BENJAMIN II) was born March 25, 1823 in Windsor Township/Broome/NY; and died January 09, 1898 in Hamlet/Chautauqua/NY. He married SALLY MCBRIDE March 16, 1848 in Villenova/Chautauqua/NY, daughter of DANIEL MCBRIDE and ROXENA DAVIS. She was born Abt. 1826 in Chautauqua County/NY, and died December 18, 1919 in Hamlet/Chautauqua/NY.

Children of MARK MARKHAM and SALLY MCBRIDE are:
   i. MELVIN MARKHAM, b. January 12, 1849, Villenova/Chautauqua/NY; d. August 31, 1920, Gowanda/Cattaraugus/NY.

   ii. PAULINA LETTIE. MARKHAM, b. Oct. 8, 1850, Chautauqua County/NY; d. March 23, 1890; m. ZAC NEWCOMB, Abt. 1869; b. May 19, 1847, Colden/Erie/NY; d. Bef. 1937
   iii. ADELBERT MARKHAM, b. August 17, 1852, Villenova/Chautauqua/NY; d. September 18, 1942,Villenova/Chautauqua/NY.

More About MELVIN MARKHAM:
Burial: Villenova/Chatauqua/NY

More About ADELBERT MARKHAM:
Burial: Villenova/Chatauqua/NY

HENRY JOSHUA MARKHAM (JOSHUA) was born January 01, 1815 in Binghamton/Broome County/NY, and died September 18, 1896 in Markham/Cattaraugus/NY. He married CLARENDA GREGG, daughter of JONATHAN GREGG and PHILENDA SOMEONE. She was born August 05, 1821 in Bethany/Genesee/NY, and died July 05, 1898 in Markham/Cattaraugus/NY.

Children of HENRY MARKHAM and CLARENDA GREGG are:
   i. JOHN H. MARKHAM, b. December 08, 1843, Dayton/Cattaraugus/NY.
   ii. PHILENDA CLARINDA MARKHAM, b. March 17, 1847, Markham/Cattaraugus/NY; d. Abt. 1931; m. JOHN R. WALLACE; b. New Albion/Cattaraugus/NY.
   iii. ANNA L MARKHAM, b. 1857, Dayton/Cattaraugus/NY; d. Bef. 1948; m. FRANK L. BAILEY.

Notes for HENRY J. MARKHAM:
Henry J. Markham came to Dayton township, then known as Perrysburg, in 1834 and during the 62 years which followed his residence there, he was one of its enterprising and worthy citizens. In early life he was largely engaged in lumbering and also a contractor. He was the one who secured the contract to clear land for grading the Erie Railroad from the point where the Erie yards are now located in Dunkirk for some miles east. his success and profits laid the foundation for a large property which he afterwards accumulated. Mr. Markham was one of the first permanent settlers of the community which bears his name. For many years he was a farmer on a large scale and a manufacturer of lumber and shingles.

Notes for CLARENDA GREGG:
Attended Rochester Seminary after which she taught school. She came to Markham in 1844 and died there.

Notes for ANNA L. MARKHAM;
Music teacher.

Notes for FRANK L. BAILEY:
Served as Lieutenant Commander in The U.S. Navy, Washington D.C. and as an officer aboard the USS Newark, stationed at Key West, FL.

Generation No. 23

WILLIAM MARKHAM (AARON) was born November 27, 1814 in Windsor/Broome/NY, and died July 21, 1886 in Villenova/Chatauqua/NY. He married SUSAN HOAG. She was born 1810, and died 1894.

Children of WILLIAM MARKHAM and SUSAN HOAG are:
   i. PHILO MARKHAM, b. August 27, 1837, Windsor/Broome/NY; d. 1932, Dayton/Cattaraugus/NY.
   ii. PERTHENA MARKHAM, b. 1840, Windsor/Broome/NY; d. Bef. 1930.
   iii. SULVANUS MARKHAM, b. 1841, Broome County/NY; d. 1926, Cattarugus County/NY.

   iv. AARON MARKHAM, b. 1846, Dayton/Cattaraugus/NY; d. June 19, 1865, Petersburg/VA.

   v. ADELBERT FERDINAND MARKHAM, b. April 06, 1847, Dayton/Cattaraugus/NY; d. 1934, Dayton/Cattaraugus/NY.
   vi. ALVIN MARKHAM, b. 1853; d. January 27, 1934.

Notes for WILLIAM MARKHAM:
Moved to Dayton, New York in 1843.

Notes for SULVANUS MARKHAM:
Union soldier, killed during the Civil War.

Notes for AARON MARKHAM:
Union Soldier, killed during the Civil War.

Notations on Family Connections

The preceding is from well established sources and traces the lineage of the Daniel Markham II family before and after his immigration to America. The following is the genealogy of the family of Benjamin Francis Markham who was the founder of the Markham family in Colorado.

Although no positive link has yet been found between Benjamin Francis and the preceding Markham genealogy, the timing and place of his origin in Western New York make it highly likely that he was related to that Markham family which founded many of the communities in the area. At the time of his birth there were several related Markham families in Chatauqua and Cattarugus counties, including some in the town of Fredonia and the nearby township of Villenova.

The town records for Fredonia were lost in a courthouse fire in 1885, thus, no record of his birth is available.

Generation No. 1

BENJAMIN FRANCIS MARKHAM was born September 09, 1847 in Fredonia/Chatauqua/NY, and died January 29, 1896 in Highland Lake/Weld/CO. He married HARRIET BELLE SHIPP March 02, 1871 in Will County/Illinois, daughter of WILLIAM BELL SHIPP. She was born March 06, 1855 in Lockport/Will/Illinois, and died June 22, 1920 in Longmont/Boulder/CO.

Children of BENJAMIN MARKHAM and HARRIET SHIPP are:
   i. EDWARD HERBERT MARKHAM, b. November 04, 1874, Peotone/Will/Illinois; d. December 30, 1953.
   ii. WILLIAM HENRY MARKHAM, b. May 18, 1876, Springfield/Sangamon/Illinois; d. April 04, 1963.
   iii. GEORGE FRANCIS MARKHAM, b. June 19, 1878, Oberlin/Decatur/Kansas.
   iv.CHARLES ROBERT MARKHAM, b. December 08, 1880, Dresden/Decatur/Kansas; d. March 31, 1936, Mead/Weld/CO.
   v. BELLE MARKHAM, b. 1882, Oberlin/Decatur/Kansas; d. 1899.
   vi. ALICE MAY MARKHAM, b. September 21, 1884,
Dresden/Decatur/Kansas; d. January 10; m. LLOYD MUDD, November 04, 1902.
   vii. LILLIAN AGNES MARKHAM, b. August 01, 1887, Dresden/Decatur/Kansas; d. November 10, 1956, Twin Falls/Twin Falls/ID; m. ELLERY M. PATTERSON, February 24, 1910.
   viii. ELIZABETH (BESSIE) MARKHAM, b. May 10, 1893, Highland Lake/Weld/CO; d. June 1986, CO.
   ix. LA VERNE MARKHAM, b. 1896, Highland Lake/Weld/CO; d. 1899, Highland Lake/Weld/CO.

Generation No. 2

CHARLES ROBERT MARKHAM (BENJAMIN FRANCIS) was born December 08, 1880 in Dresden/Decatur/Kansas, and died March 31, 1936 in Mead/Weld/CO. He married EFFIE MAUD EVANS April 26, 1901 in Boulder/Boulder/CO, daughter of HIRAM EVANS and OLIVE ANGUS. She was born April 19, 1882 in Highland Lake/Weld/CO, and died May 15, 1969 in Longmont/Boulder/CO.

Children of CHARLES MARKHAM and EFFIE EVANS are:
   i.HARLEY BRUCE MARKHAM, SR., b. December 21, 1904, Mead(Highland Lake)/Weld/CO; d. October 04, 1984, Los Gatos/Santa Clara/CA.
   ii. MARJORIE LEONE MARKHAM, b. August 07, 1907, Mead(Highland Lake)/Weld/CO.
   iii. RODNEY WILTON MARKHAM, b. November 29, 1909, Mead/Weld/CO; d. May 06, 1995, Mead/Weld/CO.
   iv. HELEN RUBY MARKHAM, b. December 06, 1911, Longmont/Boulder/CO; d. December 30, 1917.

Notes for CHARLES ROBERT MARKHAM:
Farmed near Bennett, Colorado (East of Denver) from 1909 until 1917 and lived in the school house where Effie taught school. Returned to Mead, Colorado where Charles worked for the Highland Ditch Co. for a number of years.

Burial: April 03, 1936, Longmont/Boulder/CO Mountain View Cemetery

Notes for EFFIE MAUD EVANS:
Born in Highland Lake, Weld County, Colorado and moved to Johnstown at an early age and grew up there.

Married to Charles W. Markham in 1901. Member of the First Christian Church and Entre Nous Club.

Charles died in 1936 and Effie moved to Longmont in 1950 where she resided until she died.

Buried May 17, 1969 in Longmont at Mountain View cemetery as is her husband.

Generation No. 3

HARLEY BRUCE MARKHAM, SR. (CHARLES ROBERT) was born December 21, 1904 in Mead(Highland Lake)/Weld/CO, and died October 04, 1984 in Los Gatos/Santa Clara/CA. He married RUTH MCCORMICK August 27, 1929 in Fort Collins/Larimer/CO, daughter of GEORGE MCCORMICK and CARRIE SHERMAN. She was born September 27, 1907 in Fort Collins/Larimer/CO, and died July 09, 1998 in Los Gatos/Santa Clara/CA.

Children of HARLEY MARKHAM and RUTH MCCORMICK are:
   i.HARLEY BRUCE MARKHAM, JR., b. September 28, 1930, Fort Collins/Larimer/CO.
   ii. WILLIAM LEE MARKHAM, b. June 27, 1934, Fort Collins/Larimer/CO; d. July 31, 1968, Casper/Natrona/WY.

MARJORIE LEONE MARKHAM (CHARLES ROBERT) was born August 07, 1907 in Mead(Highland Lake)/Weld/CO. She married (1)KENNETH H. PAGE February 11, 1929. He was born June 15, 1899 in LA, and died July 19, 1954 in Fort Worth/TX. She married (2) EDWARD MCANESPY June 12, 1956 in Fort Worth/TX. He was born March 29, 1896 in IL, and died February 19, 1974 in Fort Worth/TX.

Child of MARJORIE MARKHAM and KENNETH PAGE is:
   i. LOUIS PAGE, b. March 23, 1931, Fort Worth/TX; d. June 13, 1999, Fort Worth/TX.

RODNEY WILTON MARKHAM (CHARLES ROBERT) was born November 29, 1909 in Mead/Weld/CO, and died May 06, 1995 in Mead/Weld/CO. He married HESTER OVERTURF May 28, 1939 in Idaho Springs/CO. She was born in Kansas.

Children of RODNEY MARKHAM and HESTER OVERTURF are:
   i. CHARLES MARKHAM.
   ii. DAVID MARKHAM.
   iii. SIDNEY MARKHAM.
   iv. SHERYL MARKHAM.
   v. JENELL MARKHAM, m. J ARGYS.
   vi. MARGO MARKHAM, m. RON GOODRICK.

Generation No. 4

HARLEY BRUCE MARKHAM, JR.(HARLEY BRUCE, SR.) was born September 28, 1930 in Fort Collins/Larimer/CO. He married (1) MARY ALICE COLLINS August 27, 1953 in Dallas/TX, daughter of TOBY COLLINS and MATTIE LEE. She was born November 1931 in TX. He married (2) LILLIAN MARY STIRLING 1967 in Aspen/Pitkin/CO, daughter of WILLIAM STIRLING and STIRLING. She was born September 28, 1923 in Denver/Denver/CO. He married (3) KATE SHIVELY FOWLER April 12, 1979 in Napa/Napa/CA, daughter of ELDRIDGE FOWLER and DOROTHY POOL. She was born November 18, 1951 in Denver/Denver/CO.

Children of HARLEY BRUCE MARKHAM JR. and MARY ALICE COLLINS are:
   i.CARRIE MARKHAM, b. January 15, 1961, Pocatello/Bannock/ID.
   ii. SALLY ANN MARKHAM, b. April 20, 1962, Seattle/Cook/WA; d. July 17, 1995, San Mateo/San Mateo/CA.
   iii. BRUCE COLLINS MARKHAM, b. January 05, 1965, San Francisco/San Francisco/CA; d. February 02, 1986, Plano/Collin/TX.

Child of HARLEY BRUCE MARKHAM, JR. and LILLIAN STIRLING is:
   iv. WILLIAM HARLEY MARKHAM, b. July 31, 1968, Denver/Denver/CO.

WILLIAM LEE MARKHAM (HARLEY BRUCE, SR.) was born June 27, 1934 in Fort Collins/Larimer/CO, and died July 31, 1968 in Casper/Natrona/WY. He married MEREDITH ANN MORRIS in West Yellowstone/MT, daughter of ED MORRIS and EDNA.

Children of WILLIAM MARKHAM and MEREDITH MORRIS are:
   i. MERILEE MARKHAM, b. July 24, 1960.
   ii. TRACY MARKHAM, b. October 08, 1961.
   iii. LORI LEE MARKHAM, b. May 19, 1963.
   iv. ANNA LEE MARKHAM, b. July 23, 1964.

LOUIS PAGE (MARJORIE LEONE) was born March 23, 1931 in Fort Worth/TX, and died June 13, 1999 in Fort Worth/TX. He married SANDRA ANDREWS.

Children of LOUIS PAGE and SANDRA ANDREWS are:
   i. KENNETH
   ii. KATHY PAGE.
   iii. CINDY PAGE.
   iv. MARKHAM LOUIS PAGE, b. 1968.

Generation No. 7

CARRIE MARKHAM (HARLEY BRUCE, JR.) was born January 15, 1961 in Pocatello/Bannock/ID. She married KEN CARR in Plano/Collin/TX.

Child of CARRIE MARKHAM and KEN CARR is:
   i. HARLEY THOMAS CARR, b. July 19, 1981, San Francisco/San Francisco/CA.

MERILEE MARKHAM (WILLIAM LEE) was born July 24, 1960. She married ED ECKBERG June 10, 1985 in South Lake Tahoe/CA. He was born July 06, 1962.

Children of MERILEE MARKHAM and ED ECKBERG are:
   i. EDWIN THOMAS ECKBERG, b. June 12, 1987.
   ii. MEREDITH ROSELEE ECKBERG, b. August 19, 1990.

TRACY LEE MARKHAM (WILLIAM LEE) was born October 08, 1961. She married GUY SHERRILL November 14, 1987. He was born August 25, 1957.

Children of TRACY MARKHAM and GUY SHERRILL are:
   i. DELAFAYETTE GUYTON SHERRILL, b. August 18, 1988.
   ii. COLTER MARKHAM SHERRILL, b. April 12, 1991.
   iii. MOLLY SHERRILL, b. May 18, 1993.

LORI LEE MARKHAM (WILLIAM LEE) was born May 19, 1963. She married SCOTT SWENSON August 19, 1984 in Bozeman/MT. He was born February 20, 1961.

Children of LORI MARKHAM and SCOTT SWENSON are:
   i. ROBERT SCOTT SWENSON, b. December 03, 1987.
   ii. JOANNA LEE SWENSON, b. April 24, 1990.

ANNA LEE MARKHAM (WILLIAM LEE) was born July 23, 1964. She married DANIEL EPP June 27, 1987. He was born May 30, 1964.

Children of ANNA MARKHAM and DANIEL EPP are:
   i. ADAM ROBERT EPP, b. January 06, 1988.
   ii. JADE RUTH EPP, b. April 02, 1990.

MARKHAM LOUIS PAGE (LOUIS) was born 1968.

Child of MARKHAM LOUIS PAGE is:
   i. ABIGAIL PAGE, b. August 1995.

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