EDWARD1 KETCHAM of Ipswich, Mass., 1635, was a freeman 1637, land at Southold, L. I., in 1654.

John2 Ketcham of Ipswich was a representative to the Government of Mass., he removed to Setauket, L. I. in 1648, went to Newtown in 1668, d. 1697, wife Bethia.

Children of JOHN2 KETCHUM and Bethia:

  John,3 Samuel,3 Edward3 m. Mary, all at Huntington
    in 1672.
In 1665. John Ketcham and Thomas Weeks were Overseers at Huntington John Ketcham was a Grantee in the first Nichols patent of Huntington 1666.

Town made many grants of land from 1676 to 1687. Richard Harcourt had grandson Daniel Ketcham in 1696.

Lieutenant JOHN KETCHAM and wife Susan sold place in Southold Sept. 29, 1666 to Thomas Moore, Sr.

Children of JOHN3 KETCHAM and wife Susan, b. in Huntington.

  John4 b. 1674, Thomas4 b. 1676, Elisabeth4 b. 1678,
    Philip4 b. 1680, David b. 1683, Mary b. 1686.
SAMUEL3 KETCHAM'S children were:

  Samuel4 b. 1672, Joseph4 b. 1674, Mary4 b. 1677,
    Nathaniel4 b. 1679, Jonathan4 b. 1682, Ephraim4
    b. 1685, Hester4 b. 1687.
ISRAEL KETCHAM m. Esther Skidmore and had:

  David, of Jericho, m. 1780, Jane Seaman b. 1746,
   dau. of Wm. and Martha.
Children of DAVID and Jane:

  John m. Rebecca Sherman, dau. of Isaac and Margaret
    Fitzgerald.
  David m. 1st Phebe Willets, dau. of Jacob, 2d
   Martha T. Hallock, dau. of James.
  Martha unm. d. 1837.
Children of JOHN2 and Rebecca (Sherman) Ketcham.

  Phebe m. Thomas Hallowell.
  William m. 1st Charry Jagger, m. 2d (???), went
   to Wisconsin.
  Margaret S. m. William Jagger, she d. 1870.
  Isaac S. m. 1st Mary, 2d Sarah Mann.
  Martha S. m. David Hallock, son of Nicholas.
  Jane d. a young woman, James d.
ISAAC SHERMAN b. Mar. 13, 1756, m. Apr. 20, 1791, Margaret b. Jan. 21, 1762, she d. 1799, he d. 1806. They had children, viz:

  Rebecca b. Sept. 26, 1792, m. 1816, John Ketcham.
  James b. 1794, m. Philadelphia Hallock, dau of
    James.
  Anna b. 1797, m. Edward Hallock.
  Margaret b. 1799, m. Joseph Townsend, she d.
    1833.