Pane-Joyce Genealogy
Family of Lydia Gorham (15935) & Col. John Thatcher

28586. Mary Thatcher. Born on 5 Feb 1686/7 in Yarmouth, MA. Mary died in Barnstable, MA, on 28 Jun 1778; she was 91.

On 23 Dec 1708 when Mary was 21, she married Shubael Gorham (27151) , son of Lieut. Col. John Gorham (15931) (20 Feb 1651/2-11 Nov 1716) & Mary Otis (14431) (14 Mar 1654-1 Apr 1733), in Barnstable, MA. Born on 2 Sep 1686 in Barnstable, MA.8 Shubael died in Louisbourg, NS, on 20 feb 1744/5; he was 58.

Their chidren include:
35744 i. Mary Gorham (7 Feb 1713/4-8 Jun 1776)

28587. Hannah Thatcher. Born on 9 Oct 1690 in Yarmouth, MA. Hannah died in Colchester, CT, on 6 May 1780; she was 89.236

Hannah married Nathaniel Otis (27162) , son of Hon. Joseph Otis (14437) (1665-11 Jun 1754) & Dorothy Thomas (14455) (6 Nov 1670-10 Jan 1755). Born on 30 Jan 1689/90 in Marshfield, MA.20,121 Nathaniel died in Colchester, CT, on 15 Apr 1771; he was 81.

From William A. Otis’s Memoir of the Otis Family:236
      Nathaniel moved from Scituate to New London County, CT, where they were received to the communion of the church 19 Nov 1722. He was appointed on a committee 7 Jan 1721 to act in the ‘prudential affairs’ of the parish, and was chosed clerk of the parish 31 Jan 1722, and also for the two following years. In 1724 he removed about eitht miles north of the old county road, to the town of Colchester, on land which hsi father purchased of Capt. Samuel Gilbert. On this land Nathaniel erected a house which has been the residence of five successive generations. On 29 May 1756 he received a commission signed by Gov. Talcott, appointing him ‘Cornet of the troop in the County of Hartford.’ He also held numerous offices in the town.

Their chidren include:
35754 i. Lydia Otis (20 Jan 1716/7-1 Jan 1807)
35755 ii. Hannah Otis (29 Feb 1717/8-12 Jun 1752)
35756 iii. Dorothy Otis (16 Apr 1721-20 Nov 1794)
35757 iv. Desire Otis (20 May 1723-12 Apr 1801)
35758 v. Nathaniel Otis (Died unmarried) (20 Aug 1725-24 Jan 1740)
35759 vi. John Otis (1 Apr 1728-24 Oct 1804)
35760 vii. Delight Otis (Died young) (16 Mar 1730-20 Jul 1740)
35761 viii. Mercy Otis (3 Jul 1734-)

28588. Joseph Thatcher. Born on 1 Jul 1699 in Yarmouth, MA. Joseph died in Yarmouth, MA, on 17 Jun 1763; he was 63.

On 29 Feb 1728 when Joseph was 28, he married Ruth Hawes in Yarmouth, MA. Born on 3 Feb 1709 in Chatham, MA. Ruth died in Yarmouth, MA, on 3 May 1772; she was 63.

Ruth, dau. of Ebenezer & Sarah (Norton) Hawes.

Their chidren include:
36582 i. Desire Thatcher (5 Jul 1730-1816)

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