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- == Biography ==Daniel Gorsuch, "Danyell Gorsuch of London, Marchant, late Alderman's deputy of Bishopsgate Ward living 1633"<ref name="VMHB24.1">Pleasants, J. Hall, [http://www.jstor.org/stable/4243492 "The Gorsuch and Lovelace Families"] ''The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography,'' Vol. 24, No. 1 (Jan., 1916), pp. 81-93, Virginia Historical Society, JSTOR.org accessed April 19, 2015</ref>
=== Origin ===Daniel was probably born in about March, 1568 (inscription on his monument said he was 69 and 6 months at his death October 8, 1638) at London, England.<ref name="MilFile">Heritage Consulting, [http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=millind&h=10867165&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt ''The Millennium File.''] Salt Lake City, UT, USA: Heritage Consulting. Original data: Heritage Consulting. The Millennium File. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: (Record ID Number: MH:S60)</ref> He was a son of [[Gorsuch-24|William Gorsuch]] and [[Hillson-2|Avice Hillson]].
The Visitation of London 1633-5 returned to following: "William Gorsuch of London, Marchant, descended out of Lancashire nigh Ormchurch," Married "Avice da. of ---- Hillson, brothers daughter to Robert Hillson of London, Marchant" (pg 83)<ref name="VMHB24.1"/>
=== Early Years ===Daniels' father died when he was still a minor. He was apprenticed to his Robert Hilson was a Mercer and so Daniel was apprenticed to him and was later admitted through him to the Freedom of the Mercer's Company in 1593.<ref name="Overman">Overman, S. Esmé, [http://ubbw.org.uk/Churches/Gorsuch.htm Dr. John Gorsuch] Churches Together in Benington and Walkern, St. Peter's Benington with St. Mary's Walkern, accessed November 26, 2014</ref> When Robert Hilson died, Daniel inherited property in the City of London.<ref name="Overman"/>
=== Family ===Daniel married Alice, "daughter of John Hall of London, marchant sometimes one of Bridge Maisters."<ref name="VMHB24.1"/><ref name="Mar">Yates Publishing, [http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=482322&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt ''U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900''] Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. (Record ID Number: MH:S26) </ref> The monumental inscription in the Walkern church shows that they had three children: one son and one daughter who lived past infancy, and one daughter who died young (pg 86).<ref name="VMHB24.1"/>
Children:<ref name="VMHB24.1"/># [[Gorsuch-22|John Gorsuch]], Rector of Walkhorne in Hertford 1632; mar Anne Lovelace# [[Gorsuch-183|Katherine Gorsuch]] d before October 6, 1638; mar Thomas Haynes
# Mary Gorsuch, died young
=== London ===With the property inherited from Robert Hilson, John and his family lived near Old St. Paul's within the city of London, possibly at Bishopsgate.<ref name="Overman"/> For many years, 1594 to 1618, John was elected every year to be one of the Wardens of London Bridge.<ref name="Overman"/>
=== Rectory of Walkhorne in Hertfordshire ===The Rectory was purchased on November 30, 1616, by William Beale of London, grocer, and from him, it was purchased by Daniel Gorsuch, merchant of London (pg 86).<ref name="VMHB24.1"/> On July 13, 1632, Daniel gave it to his son, John, as the rector, and Daniel subsequently built a new rectory for him there.<ref name="VMHB24.1"/>
=== Death and Legacy ===Daniel wrote his will on October 6, 1638, died on October 8, and his will was proved November 24, 1638 at the Prerogative Court at Canterbury.<ref name="VMHB24.1"/> According to the Bishop's Transcripts of the Walkern Hertz Register, "Danyell Gorsuch" was buried October 16, 1638 at the Walkern Church (pg 87).<ref name="VMHB24.1"/>
In the chancel of the Walkern church, there is a marble monument dedicated to Daniel, Alice, and their three children. It says, in part, "His Age Being Yn 69 Years 6 Monthes and Odd Days, Who Died the Eigthth Day October Ao DO 1638.<ref name="VMHB24.1"/> There is a picture of his monument in the [http://www.jstor.org/stable/4243492?seq=8 ''The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography.'']
Daniel's wife, Alice, wrote her will on July 7, 1662, and it was proved February 3, 1662/3 in the Perogative Court of Canterbury (pg 85).<ref name="VMHB24.1"/>
== Sources ==
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=== See also: === * Haschemeyer, Sue N., [http://www.dunnuck.com/Bio-Gorsuch.html GORSUCH] Dunn*ck Family Genealogy accessed November 26, 2014
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Daniel Gorsuch and Alice Hall Family
Daniel and Alice Gorsuch were the parents of three children:
John - Born at London in 1600. Married Anne Lovelace.1 See Reverend John Gorsuch and Anne Lovelace Family.
Katherine - Married Thomas Haynes of Auburn, Wiltshire. Their son Daniel married Elizabeth Lovelace, sister of Ann who married John Gorsuch.2
Mary - Died young.3
The family lived within the square mile of the city of London near Old St. Paul's and possibly at Bishopgate. Daniel became known as "Late Alderman's Deputy of Bishopgate." In 1622 and 1633, he held the office of Warden of the Mercer's Company.4
The three children almost certainly received their early schooling at home, although John likely went on to attend grammar school at either St. Paul's or the Mercer Company, each within a half mile of their home. On June 18, 1617, young John was admitted as a Fellow Commoner at Pembroke College, Cambridge. The term "Fellow Commoner" refers to a gentleman or nobleman in residence for a period of time, but not following any particular course of study. John graduated from Pembroke in 1620 with a Bachelor of Arts degree.5
Although John Gorsuch was admitted to his father's guild in 1622, he elected to continue his studies rather than to follow in his father's footsteps. In 1624 John received his Master of Arts degree at Pembroke and entered the Church. At Cambridge John was probably greatly influenced by King Charles I's desire to bring religious practices under control, to conduct services strictly according to the Book of Common Prayer with the use of plate, vestments and organ music.6
About this time, Daniel invested in real estate in Walkern, a Hertfordshire village between London and Cambridge, almost five miles northeast of Stevenge, England. One of the properties Daniel acquired at Walkern was St. Mary's, the local parish church that dates from the Saxon era of 950-1,000 A.D. In this time of change during the early 1600s, it was fairly common for wealthy individuals and corporations to invest in a church and the income thus derived from local tithing. Because the old parsonage was some distance from St. Mary's, Daniel built a new one that stands today in much the same configuration. The three floor structure was one of the first all brick houses built in England. Daniel knew the rector would take good care of the facility!7
During the 1630s and after John was appointed rector at St. Mary's, Daniel repaired and improved the church, building a burial monument for himself and his wife into the south wall of the chancel and adding a communion table behind the rails under a new east window.
Daniel was buried here on October 8, 1638. Hanging near the monument is the Gorsuch Coat of Arms that originally belonged to Daniel's uncle, Robert Hillson. Letter patents granted in 1577 allow the Hillson arms to be used by Gorsuch descendants.8
In a will dated October 6, 1638, Daniel left property in London to his wife and son. A sum of 500 pounds was left to his daughter Katherine, and his grandchildren were left property in Weston, a village less than a mile from Walkern. Friends and relatives, including cousin Edward Gorsuch of Lancashire, were left legacies of various kind.9
Daniel's wife Alice was still living at Weston in 1647.10 Alice died at Weston Parish, Hertfordshire, in January 1663.11 Her will proved at Prerogative Court of Canterbury on February 3, 1663, leaves sums of money to her grandchildren. Her property was left to grandson Daniel Gorsuch, who also was named executor.12
Their son John's marriage to Anne Lovelace about 1628 probably took place at St. Margaret's, near Anne's home at Bethersdon, Kent.13 Anne came from an old, distinguished family that has been traced through numerous generations. Lovelace ancestors reportedly include King Edward I of England and his opponent Robert the Bruce.
Footnotes on Daniel Gorsuch and Alice Hall Family
1.Michael Overman, "A Gorsuch Pedigree" (Walkern, Hertfordshire, England, 1982); S. Esme Overman, "Gorsuch - Parish Priest" (1982)2.Filing Case A at the Maryland Historical Society in Baltimore includes "The Gorsuch Notebook" by Robert Barnes. Barnes cites The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume 28, p. 186
3.Ibid.
4.S. Esme Overman
5.Ibid.
6.Ibid.
7.Ibid.
8.Ibid.; Michael Overman
9.S. Esme Overman
10.S. Esme Overman11.Charles E. Moylan Jr., Maryland Genealogical Society Bulletin, Summer 1997, Volume 38, Number 3, p. 33212.J. Hall Pleasants, "The Gorsuch and Lovelace Families," The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume XXIV (Richmond, Virginia, 1916), p. 85
13.S. Esme Overman
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