A Genealogical Dictionary of The First Settlers of New England, Before 1692, Volume #3
By James Savage
KETCHAM, EDWARD, Ipswich 1635, freeman 9 Mar. 1637, may reasonably be thought progenitor of all of the name, in our country and therefore I regret the more that we are ignorant of the circumstances of his migration and subsequent residence. By conjecture it seems to me, that EDWARD of Stratford, who d. bef. 1678, was his son whose daughter Rebecca m. 14 Feb. 1678, Thomas Taylor of Norwalk.Edward and family migrated to America with the Winthrop fleet of Puritans. First records are found Ipswich Plantation of Mass, bay Colony. He became a freeman in 1635 and was on the board of freemen, 1637. He moved to Long Island around 1651. He died in June 1655 & his will is recorded in Stratford, Ct.
Was a shoemaker. Was the only one of his children who is known to have lived in Springfield, Mass.
Information comes from the Benedict Family Newsletter. His will was dated Dec. 20, 1583 & proved Sept. 16, 1584 according to the Archives Norfolk, Book 28, Folio 275. He was a husbandman. His wife was named in her brother-in-law, William Benedict's, will.
Information for him comes from the Benedict Family Newsletter.
The Benedict Family Newsletter states that her will was dated June 11, 1578, proved June 18, 1578 at court. It stated she resided in Norwich at 59 Woodstock, England.
He was a scrivener (scribe or clerk) in London at the time he made his will. He is buried in Bourne, Cambridge, England.
Source: Benedict Family Newsletter