General Notes
!. The Gorham family were originally French. The French spelling was DeGorran and they came from La Tanniere near the Brittany border. Several of the family went to England in the Eleventh Century following William the Conqueror and the Norman Invasion of the British Isles.
2. Sir William de Gorram III, Lord of Churchfield in Northamptonshire sold his inheritance in 1331. After that the family fell into obscurity and re-surfaced as Gorham in the 1400's.
Refer to the typed text provided by: Ms. Mary Gorham, Hartford, CT - Did not attempt to verify accuracy.
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