Cleek, Dunmore, Gum, Hill, Stephenson, Suit Family - Person Sheet
Cleek, Dunmore, Gum, Hill, Stephenson, Suit Family - Person Sheet
Misc. Notes
Following (John Gorsuch) death, the widow and at least seven of her children came to Lancaster County, Virginia about 1650. (Records show 1652)3738
Spouses
MemoWalkern, Herts, England?
Will Filed1638100059
MemoWill written: Rev. John Gorsuch made a will in 1638 leaving much lands, money, rentals, etc. A beautiful tomb-bearing Gorsuch Coat of Arms stands in cemetery where John is buried.
Memokilled by rebels under Col. Fairclough; 1647 North Dakota, England?
Religionreceived his Doctorate of Divinity Degree from Cambridge University and became the Rector of Walkern100062
Religionbecame Rector of Walkern (Walkhorne) Parish (in Hertford-Parish), Hertfordshire, England July 28, 1632, his father having purchased this rectory for him. 100063,100064
FatherDaniel Gorsuch (1569-1638)
MotherAlice Hall (1574-1663)
Misc. Notes
As one of the zealous and aggressive Royalists, perfidious charges were laid against him, and he was evicted from Walkern in 1642. He is said to have been smothered in a haymow, about 1647, while attempting to evade his pursuers, but there is no actual proof as to just how he came to die.3738
Rev John Gorsuch was an Anglican Priest who spoke loudly in favor of King Charles I. His exact cause of death is shrouded in mystery but an Anglican Book of Martyrs lists him as having been killed by the Cromwell forces.3738
Many of John Gorsuch's descendants settled in the Baltimore area.3738
Rev John Gorsuch was an Anglican Priest who spoke loudly in favor of King Charles I. His exact cause of death is shrouded in mystery but an Anglican Book of Martyrs lists him as having been killed by the Cromwell forces.3738
Many of John Gorsuch's descendants settled in the Baltimore area.3738
Research
Rev. John Gorsuch was born in 1609 in Walkem, Hertfordshire County, England and died in 1647 in Hertfordshire, at age 38.3738 (Slightly different dates than given elsewhere?)