Husband William Texas Gooch
Born: Abt 1875
Died: After 1909
Buried:
Marriage: 24 Dec 1897 - Burnet Co., TX
Wife Mollie Hayes
Born: Abt 1875
Died: After 1909
Buried:
Children
1 M Theodore Maburn Gooch
Born: 16 Mar 1908 - Gatesville, Coryell Co., TX
Died:
Buried:
General Notes: Husband - William Texas Gooch
IGI files, Texas.
General Notes: Wife - Mollie Hayes
Husband William Thomas Gooch
Born: 29 Jan 1879 - MS
Died: 22 Oct 1908 - Lamar County, TX
Buried: - Minter Cem., Lamar Co., TX
Father: William Elijah Gooch 10,11,12,13
Mother: S. Jane Elizabeth Davis
Marriage: 25 Dec 1898 - Lamar County, TX
Wife Lauricia Angeline Harvey
Born: 1 Apr 1882 - Lamar County, TX
Died: 4 Aug 1946 - Paris, Lamar County, TX
Buried:
Children
1 F Mary L. Gooch
Born: 1900
Died:
Buried:
2 M Walter W. Gooch
Born: 4 Jul 1904 - Lamar Co., TX
Died: 28 Nov 1953 - Lamar Co., TX
Buried: - Minter Cem., Lamar Co., TX
3 F Lillie Josephine Gooch
Born: 12 Jan 1908 - Pattonville, Lamar Co., TX
Died: 5 Jan 1992 - Paris, Lamar Co., TX
Buried:
Spouse: Fred Stone
Marr: Abt 1930
General Notes: Husband - William Thomas Gooch
11/23/96 INFORMATION PROVIDED BY BARB ANDREWS
William Thomas Gooch was a son of William Elijah Gooch and S. Jane Elizabeth (Davis) Gooch. By what is known, he died at the age of 29, in Lamar County, TX. He had three children, still being researched.
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Chuck,
Your information is very helpful. I had seen some of it, but not all of it. I will check into it further, but I just want to send a quick reply to awknowledge receipt. Yes, it is quite possible that the Jessie Gooch who married Bessie Fannin was my grandfather. I have been trying to get more details about that. It is an interesting possibility that she may have died not long after they married. If that is the case, then he probably married again, to my mother's birth mother.
Thanks much for the info, and I will be back in touch after I analyze all this.
God bless/
Ray
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Dalton R. (Ray) Phillips
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On Sun, 11 Apr 1999 12:46:28 Charles Green wrote:
>Ray,
>
>You probably already have this, but at http://gen.1starnet.com/cemetery/g.htm
>there is a listing of Death and Cemetery Records from Lamar County, Texas. Here are the Gooches listed:
> Name
> Date of Death
> Cemetery
>
> Gooch, Angel M.
> 17 Oct 1966
> Evergreen
>
> Gooch, Bessie Ann
> 3 Aug 1903
> Not Stated
>
> Gooch, Beulah (Harvey)
> Milton
>
> Gooch, Charles E.
> 9 Apr 1943
> Evergreen
>
> Gooch, Cordelia
> 21 Jan 1943
> Evergreen
>
> Gooch, Elizabeth (Smith)
> 17 Aug 1937
> Evergreen
>
> Gooch, Infant Son
> 13 Jul 1903
> Not Stated
>
> Gooch, J. H.
> 4 Oct 1950
> Evergreen
>
> Gooch, Lewis M., Dr.
> 11 Apr 1930
> Evergreen
>
> Gooch, Lillian (Ball)
> 23 Dec 1996
> Evergreen
>
> Gooch, Lizzie Josephine (Stone)
> 5 Jan 1992
> Evergreen
>
> Gooch, Robert L.
> 13 Dec 1914
> Evergreen
>
> Gooch, W. T.
> 22 Oct 1908
> Minter
>
> Gooch, Walter Scott
> 17 Oct 1998
> Forest Chapel
>
> Gooch, Walter W.
> 28 Nov 1953
> Minter
>
> Gooche, Will
> 28 Oct 1908
> Not Stated
>
>
>
>And at http://gen.1starnet.com/ are some old marriage records (1841-1910) from Lamar County. Below are the Gooches:
>
> Groom
> Bride
> Wedding Date
>
> Compton, Offie
> Gooch, Birdie
> 9 Jun 1907
>
> Gibbons, Ed
> Gooch, Hellen
> 19 Sep 1866
>
> Gooch, C. O.
> Moore, Mamie
> 1 Apr 1896
>
> Gooch, Charles E.
> Morris, Lillie Bell
> 27 May 1909
>
> Gooch, I. C.
> Carpenter, Hellen
> 17 Sep 1863
>
> Gooch, J. H.
> Price, L. C.
> 4 Oct 1885
>
> Gooch, Jesse
> Fannen, Bessie
> 27 Dec 1901
>
> Gooch, Jim
> Daniels, Malissie
> 15 Nov 1902
>
> Gooch, L. C.
> Loyd, Mollie
> 4 Aug 1898
>
> Gooch, Robert L.
> Hood, Nora Elizabeth
> 7 Jul 1909
>
> Gooch, W. T.
> Harvey, Angie
> 25 Dec 1898
>
> Kerby, D. J.
> Gooch, Pearl
> 14 Dec 1897
>
> Landrum, J. K.
> Gooch, M. L.
> 23 Dec 1894
>
> New, Frank
> Gooch, Mollie
> 24 Sep 1899
>
> Riggles, J. D.
> Gooch, Dovie
> 6 Nov 1897
>
>
>
>Could the above Jesse Gooch, who married Bessie Fannen on 27 Dec 1901, be your grandfather? And is this Bessie the same Bessie Ann Gooch who died 3 Aug 1903? Could the Infant Son Gooch who died 13 Jul 1903 have been their child? If so, maybe Bessie died from complications arising from childbirth. Could your mother's mother have been Jesse's second wife?
>
>One more record, this from the Paris High School yearbook online http://gen.1starnet.com/theowl.htm as recorded in 1989:
>
>Lillie Belle Morris (class of 1906), became Mrs. Chas. Gooch, Texarkana
>Lewis Gooch (class of 1911), M. D., Paris
>
>Anyway, I hope this helps.
>
>Yours,
>
>Chuck
>
>
>
>
>
Interment Record for Will Gooche
Name: Will Gooche
Born:
Died: 28 Oct 1908
Buried: Not Stated
Location: NOT PLOTTED
Notes: Lamar County Death Records Bk.#1, p.227, #2813, white male, 37 yr., died in Rockford, of typhoid fever, by E.H.B. Steele & W.R. Phillips. See record of W.T. Gooch for possible match.
Interment Record for W. T. Gooch
Name: W. T. Gooch
Born: 29 Jan 1879
Died: 22 Oct 1908
Buried: Minter
Location: NORTHEAST
Notes: Buried near Walter W. Gooch. *Lamar Co. Marriage Record Book 16, page 489: W. T. Gooch married Angie Harvey on 25 Dec 1898.
Interment Record for Walter W. Gooch
Name: Walter W. Gooch
Born: 4 Jul 1905
Died: 28 Nov 1953
Buried: Minter
Location: NORTHEAST
Notes: Buried next to Mary Florance Powell. *From the records of Elizabeth Booth, an undated obituary: 'son of Will and Angie Harvey Gooch, was born in Texas... A grocer at Arthur City. Wife and these children survive, Scott and Lewis Gooch of Dallas, Mrs. Marvin Craig, Lubbock and Mrs. Porter Kelly of Paris, two half brothers and a half sister, Bailey Bryan, Paris, Marshall Bryan of Yuma City, AZ., and Mrs. Raymond Ballard, Dallas.'
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Husband William W. Gooch
Born: Between 1720 and 1730 - Hanover Co., VA
Died: 22 Dec 1802 - Caswell Co., NC
Buried: - Caswell Co., NC
Marriage: Abt 1746 - VA
Other Spouse: Francis Rice - Between 1761 and 1762 - Caswell Co., NC
Wife Keziah Ann Hart
Born: Between 1720 and 1730 - VA
Died: Abt 1760 - VA
Buried:
Father: Thomas Hart
Mother: Susannah Rice
Children
1 F Mary Gooch
Born: Abt 1748
Died: Abt 1842
Buried:
Spouse: John Snead
Marr: 25 Mar 1765 - Caswell Co., NC
2 F Elizabeth Gooch
Born: Abt 1750 - Hanover Co., VA
Died: Abt 1830
Buried:
Spouse: William Kimbrough
Marr: Abt 1770 - Caswell Co., NC
3 M William Gooch Jr.
Born: Abt 1754 - Hanover Co., VA
Died: 9 Jan 1832 - Caswell Co., NC
Buried:
Spouse: Sarah (Sally) Kerr
Marr: Abt 1772 - Caswell Co., NC
4 F Nancy Ann Gooch
Born: Abt 1757 - Caswell Co., NC
Died: 3 Jan 1838 - St. Louis, MO
Buried:
Spouse: Jesse Benton
Marr: Abt 1777 - Granville Co., NC
5 M James Gooch
Born: Abt 1759 - Hanover Co., VA
Died: Bef 1820 - TN (probable)
Buried:
Spouse: Elizabeth Kelly
Marr: 3 Aug 1785 - Caswell Co., NC
General Notes: Husband - William W. Gooch
William Gooch (1729 - 1802)
This person seems to be the start of our family tree; at least for documentation purposes.
Information on this William Gooch taken from the Hightower Family Data Base on the INTERNET. It seems that he was born in Hanover County, Virginia, which is situated just north of Richmond.
02/16/96 - New information received from Anthony Rockefeller via America On Line, who has compliled a large database on the GOOCH FAMILY:
William Gooch was a farmer, probably raising tobacco. It seems that he was a very prosperous man, and he was probably an affluent person, especially in North Carolina.
William Gooch first married Keziah Ann Hart. They had five children together. Their children are recorded as being born in Hanover County, VA. She died sometime after 1760.
It seems that William Gooch moved to Caswell County, North Carolina after his wife, Keziah, died, in the early or middle 1760's. He may have lived briefly in Granville County, North Carolina, before moving to Caswell County.
William Gooch then married again, to Francis Rice. It is not clear whether they married in Virginia or North Carolina. They had seven children together. The children are all recorded as being born in Caswell County, North Carolina. William Gooch lived with Francis until he died in 1802. He is buried in Caswell County, North Carolina.
William Gooch had a total of 12 children.
William Gooch apparently sold land in Louisa County, Virginia between 1742 and 1752. The entry appears in Louisa County, Virginia - Deed Books A & B, page 9. It is not dated, and there is no mention of a wife. (This entry may have involved the father of this William Gooch). In the same book, there is another entry dated January 28, 1755. In this entry, William Gooch sold a parcel of land, with the consent of his wife, Keziah.
William Gooch served in the Revolutionary War: Taylor's Company, 6th Reg. Roll of Lt. Col. Moban's Company of 1st North Carolina Battalion commanded by Col. Thomas Clark; Hogg's Co. Pt. He served in the army for several years, and was a private soldier. It appears that his service may have started as early as about 1775, and may have ended in late 1779. SOURCES: Military Roster and Soldiers published by the Tennessee Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, 1960-1970, compiled by Edythe Whitley (Mrs. Albert Boyd); North Carolina State and Colonial Records, Vol. 15, P. 725, Vol. 16, P. 1062, Vol. 17, P. 213 & 381.
The estate records and documents for William Gooch in North Carolina are in Box Number 29, Call Number C.R. 020.508 (1)-(106) in the North Carolina Department of Archives and History, Raleigh, North Carolina.
On April 25, 1794, William Gooch, Sr. sold 200 acres of land located on Country Line Creek adjoining Wm. Kimbrough, James Rice, and Widow Martin. The land was sold to John Payne. SOURCE: Caswell County, North Carolina, Deed Book H, P. 354-355.
On March 2, 1801, William Gooch, Sr., sold 30 acres of land on the South Fork of Country Line Creek adjoining Nathan Salde and Estes' own Land. The land was sold to Richard Estes, Sr. SOURCE: Caswell County, North Carolina, Deed Book M, P. 113.
By November 10, 1801, William Gooch had given to his sons 1,123 acres of land, and he had sold 230 acres of land. This totals 1,353 acres of land that he gave away or sold in North Carolina.
On April 28, 1803, the Executors of the Estate of William Gooch, Sr., deceased, William Gooch, Jr. and David Gooch, sold 199 acres of land to Malachi Hollaman. Mr. Hollaman had purchased the land for 91 pounds, 5 shillings at the estate sale for William Gooch, Sr., held on February 5, 1803. The Estate Sale papers are filed at the North Carolina Department of Archives, under Caswell County, North Carolina, Original Wills, 1772-1941, (C.R. 20.508.29), William Gooch, 1803.
03/10/96 - Additional information received from Elizabeth Palmer in Houston, Texas. She sent a copy of the Williamson County (Tennessee) Historical Society Journal Number 10, published in the spring of 1979. It contains an article titled "The Gooch Family In Williamson County, Tennessee" which was written by Virginia Gooch Watson (Mrs. George F. Watson). It gives a detailed accounting of what happened when seven of the children of William Gooch, Sr. migrated to middle Tennessee from the late 1790's until the middle 1810's, with information about some of their descendants, up to 1979.
02/07/97 - Additional information received from Tonia Moore in Prospect, Tennessee, contains the words from the will of William Gooch written in about 1801, and entered into probate in 1809 in Caswell County, North Carolina.
08/23/97 new information received from J. Cecil Daniels, publisher of the Gooch Newsletter.
In an article written in the Jul - Sep, 1992 edition of the Gooch Newsletter, Mr. Daniels refers to William Gooch as "the Rev. and War Patriot William Gooch of Caswell County, NC".
WebNote:
Revolutionary War Soldier, connections to North Carolina.
EndNote:
The Will of William Gooch, Sr.
Caswell County, North Carolina - Book D, pages 130-132 - January Court 1803 -
In the Name of God Amen I William Gooch Senr of the County of Caswell
and State of North Carolina, being in health of body but of sound and disposing
mind and Memory thanks be given to God for his Mercies, do constitute Ordain and
appoint this to be my last Will and Testament in Manner and form following. To
Wit,
Imprimus It is my will and desire that all my Just debts be punctually
paid as soon as It may be convenient --
Item I lend unto my beloved Wife Frances Gooch so much of the tract of
land and plantation on which I now live, together with the use of one of the
rooms of my dwelling House, and the use of the out Houses pertaining thereto, as
will be sufficient to support her and her Legacy hereafter mentioned, during her
Natural life or Widowhood, and also I lend unto my said Wife Frances Gooch five
negroes, to Wit, One Negroe man Named Cupit, One Negroe Woman Named Dill, and
three young Negroes known by the names of Edey, Limon, and Charlotte, Two
feather beds and furnitures, Two Head of Horses, four Cows and Calves, Two Ewes
and lambs, Two Sows and pigs all of her Own Choice and Hogs to make her a
sufficient quantity of Pork to Support her and her family one year after my
decease, Together with the Crop which my be made or which my be growing at my
decease and all my Household and Kitchen furniture except so Much thereof as may
be hereafter Devised during her Natural life or Widowhood, and after her death
or Marriage to be equally divided amongst my Twelve Children. To Wit, William
Gooch, James Gooch, David Gooch, Nathaniel Gooch, John Gooch, Thomas Gooch, Mary
Sneed, Elizabeth Kimbrough, Nancy Benton, Sarah Rice, Cisley Gooch and Polley
Williams, except that my five Oldest Children to Wit, Mary Sneed, Elizabeth
Kimbrough, Nancey Benton, and James Gooch, shall each one have so much more of
said estate as will be Sufficient to make them equal with my Seven Youngest
Children , to Wit Sarah Rice, David Gooch, John Gooch, Cisley Gooch, Nathaniel
Gooch, Thomas Gooch and Polley Williams, If they should draw from the estate of
John Rice Deceased the Legacy left my Said Wife, by his last Will and Testament;
And be It remembered that If It may so happen that the said Legacy should not
fall into their hands, then that the said said estate shall be equally divided
amongst the Whole of my aforesaid Children --
Item I give and bequeath to my Son William Gooch one feather bed and
furniture to him his Heirs and assigns forever --
Item, I Give and bequeath to my son James Gooch Sixty five pounds Virginia
Currency to be raised out of my estate after my decease to him His Heirs and
assigns forever --
Item I Give and bequeath to my Son David Gooch one Shilling Sterling to
him his Heirs and assigns forever, he having already received his proportionable
part --
Item I Give and bequeath to my son Nathaniel Gooch one Shilling Sterling
to him & his Heirs and assigns forever, he having already received his
proportionable part --
Item I Give and bequeath to my son John Gooch one Negroe man named Daniel
and one negroe boy named Orange, one feather bed & furniture to him his Heirs
and assigns forever --
Item I Give and bequeath to my Son Thomas Gooch one Negroe man named Abram
(alias Hambo) to him his Heirs and Assigns forever --
Item I Give and bequeath to my daughter Mary Sneed, Widow of John Sneed
Deceased one Shilling Sterling to her her Heirs and assigns forever --
Item I Give and bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth Kimbrough one Shilling
Sterling to her her Heirs and assigns forever --
Item I Give and bequeath to my daughter Nancey Benton Widow of Jesse
Benton Deceased One Shilling Sterling to her her Heirs and assigns forever --
Item I Give and bequeath to my daughter Sarah Rice Wife of William H.
Rice, One Negroe Woman Named Delphey to her Her Heirs and assigns forever --
Item I Give and bequeath to my Daughter Cisley Gooch one Negroe Girl named
Bab, one sorrel Mare and Coult (commonly called Hers) one feather bed and
furniture to her Her Heirs and assigns forever -- Item, I Give and
bequeath to my Daughter Polley Williams wife of Henry Williams One Shilling
Sterling to her Her Heirs and assigns forever --
Item I Give and bequeath to my beloved wife my flock of Geese to her Her
Heirs assigns forever -- Item It is my Will and desire that my tract of
land containing Two Hundred Acres adjoining the lands of Robert Martin, James
Yancey and others, and all my stock of Horses, Cattle, Hogs, Sheep, and other
property not already Devised shall be sold by my Executors hereafter named and
the money arising therefrom to pay my Just Debts. And the overplus If any to be
divided as above Mentioned between my Twelve Children aforesaid --
Lastly I constitute and appoint my beloved Sons William Gooch, David Gooch
and John Gooch to be Executors to this my last Will and Testament hereby
revoking and disannulling all and every Will or Wills heretofore by me made,
ratifying and confirming this to be my only last Will and Testament. In Witness
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal the 5th day of November
A Dom. 1801--
Signed Sealed & Acknowledged }
in presents of --- }
Will. Gooch (Seal)
Alex Murphey }
Henry Williams }
State of North Carolina
Caswell County }
The Execution of this Will was duly proved
in open
Court by the Oath of Alexander Murphey one of the Subscribing Witnesses thereto
and on Motion Ordered to be recorded At the same time William Gooch and David
Gooch qualified Executors and Letters Testamentry Issued Accordingly
-- Wit A Murphey Cl
General Notes: Wife - Keziah Ann Hart
Keziah Hart (1725 - abt 1800)
Keziah Hart married William Gooch in about 1748, possibly in Hanover County, Virginia.
Husband William W. Gooch
Born: Between 1720 and 1730 - Hanover Co., VA
Died: 22 Dec 1802 - Caswell Co., NC
Buried: - Caswell Co., NC
Marriage: Between 1761 and 1762 - Caswell Co., NC
Other Spouse: Keziah Ann Hart - Abt 1746 - VA
Wife Francis Rice
Born: Abt 1735 - Virginia
Died: 28 Mar 1816 - Caswell Co., NC
Buried:
Father: John Rice Sr.
Mother: Unknown *UNKNOWN
Children
1 M David Gooch
Born: 11 Apr 1763 - Caswell Co., NC
Died: 21 Mar 1831 - Williamson Co., TN
Buried:
Spouse: Jenny Williams
Marr: 19 Dec 1788 - Caswell Co., NC
2 M Nathaniel Gooch
Born: 10 Oct 1768 - Caswell Co., NC
Died: 30 Oct 1841 - Smyrna, Rutherford Co., TN
Buried:
Spouse: Martha (Patsy) Tait
Marr: 30 Nov 1797 - Caswell Co., NC
3 F Sarah Gooch
Born: Abt 1770 - Caswell Co., NC
Died: Abt 1830
Buried:
Spouse: William H. Rice
Marr: 7 Sep 1795 - Caswell Co., NC
4 M John Claiborne Gooch
Born: Abt 1772 - Caswell Co., NC
Died: 9 Apr 1804 - Caswell Co., NC
Buried:
5 M Thomas Gooch
Born: 12 Dec 1777 - Caswell Co., NC
Died: 5 Oct 1817 - Williamson Co., TN
Buried:
Spouse: Mary Elizabeth Anthony
Marr: 13 Aug 1799 - Caswell Co., NC
6 F Mary (Polly) Gooch
Born: Abt 1778 - Caswell Co., NC
Died: Abt 1835 - Williamson Co., TN
Buried:
Spouse: Henry Williams
Marr: 31 Dec 1799 - Caswell Co., NC
7 F Sicily Gooch
Born: Abt 1780 - Caswell Co., NC
Died: Abt 1860
Buried:
Spouse: James Birk
Marr: 31 Jul 1802 - Caswell Co., NC
General Notes: Husband - William W. Gooch
William Gooch (1729 - 1802)
This person seems to be the start of our family tree; at least for documentation purposes.
Information on this William Gooch taken from the Hightower Family Data Base on the INTERNET. It seems that he was born in Hanover County, Virginia, which is situated just north of Richmond.
02/16/96 - New information received from Anthony Rockefeller via America On Line, who has compliled a large database on the GOOCH FAMILY:
William Gooch was a farmer, probably raising tobacco. It seems that he was a very prosperous man, and he was probably an affluent person, especially in North Carolina.
William Gooch first married Keziah Ann Hart. They had five children together. Their children are recorded as being born in Hanover County, VA. She died sometime after 1760.
It seems that William Gooch moved to Caswell County, North Carolina after his wife, Keziah, died, in the early or middle 1760's. He may have lived briefly in Granville County, North Carolina, before moving to Caswell County.
William Gooch then married again, to Francis Rice. It is not clear whether they married in Virginia or North Carolina. They had seven children together. The children are all recorded as being born in Caswell County, North Carolina. William Gooch lived with Francis until he died in 1802. He is buried in Caswell County, North Carolina.
William Gooch had a total of 12 children.
William Gooch apparently sold land in Louisa County, Virginia between 1742 and 1752. The entry appears in Louisa County, Virginia - Deed Books A & B, page 9. It is not dated, and there is no mention of a wife. (This entry may have involved the father of this William Gooch). In the same book, there is another entry dated January 28, 1755. In this entry, William Gooch sold a parcel of land, with the consent of his wife, Keziah.
William Gooch served in the Revolutionary War: Taylor's Company, 6th Reg. Roll of Lt. Col. Moban's Company of 1st North Carolina Battalion commanded by Col. Thomas Clark; Hogg's Co. Pt. He served in the army for several years, and was a private soldier. It appears that his service may have started as early as about 1775, and may have ended in late 1779. SOURCES: Military Roster and Soldiers published by the Tennessee Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, 1960-1970, compiled by Edythe Whitley (Mrs. Albert Boyd); North Carolina State and Colonial Records, Vol. 15, P. 725, Vol. 16, P. 1062, Vol. 17, P. 213 & 381.
The estate records and documents for William Gooch in North Carolina are in Box Number 29, Call Number C.R. 020.508 (1)-(106) in the North Carolina Department of Archives and History, Raleigh, North Carolina.
On April 25, 1794, William Gooch, Sr. sold 200 acres of land located on Country Line Creek adjoining Wm. Kimbrough, James Rice, and Widow Martin. The land was sold to John Payne. SOURCE: Caswell County, North Carolina, Deed Book H, P. 354-355.
On March 2, 1801, William Gooch, Sr., sold 30 acres of land on the South Fork of Country Line Creek adjoining Nathan Salde and Estes' own Land. The land was sold to Richard Estes, Sr. SOURCE: Caswell County, North Carolina, Deed Book M, P. 113.
By November 10, 1801, William Gooch had given to his sons 1,123 acres of land, and he had sold 230 acres of land. This totals 1,353 acres of land that he gave away or sold in North Carolina.
On April 28, 1803, the Executors of the Estate of William Gooch, Sr., deceased, William Gooch, Jr. and David Gooch, sold 199 acres of land to Malachi Hollaman. Mr. Hollaman had purchased the land for 91 pounds, 5 shillings at the estate sale for William Gooch, Sr., held on February 5, 1803. The Estate Sale papers are filed at the North Carolina Department of Archives, under Caswell County, North Carolina, Original Wills, 1772-1941, (C.R. 20.508.29), William Gooch, 1803.
03/10/96 - Additional information received from Elizabeth Palmer in Houston, Texas. She sent a copy of the Williamson County (Tennessee) Historical Society Journal Number 10, published in the spring of 1979. It contains an article titled "The Gooch Family In Williamson County, Tennessee" which was written by Virginia Gooch Watson (Mrs. George F. Watson). It gives a detailed accounting of what happened when seven of the children of William Gooch, Sr. migrated to middle Tennessee from the late 1790's until the middle 1810's, with information about some of their descendants, up to 1979.
02/07/97 - Additional information received from Tonia Moore in Prospect, Tennessee, contains the words from the will of William Gooch written in about 1801, and entered into probate in 1809 in Caswell County, North Carolina.
08/23/97 new information received from J. Cecil Daniels, publisher of the Gooch Newsletter.
In an article written in the Jul - Sep, 1992 edition of the Gooch Newsletter, Mr. Daniels refers to William Gooch as "the Rev. and War Patriot William Gooch of Caswell County, NC".
WebNote:
Revolutionary War Soldier, connections to North Carolina.
EndNote:
The Will of William Gooch, Sr.
Caswell County, North Carolina - Book D, pages 130-132 - January Court 1803 -
In the Name of God Amen I William Gooch Senr of the County of Caswell
and State of North Carolina, being in health of body but of sound and disposing
mind and Memory thanks be given to God for his Mercies, do constitute Ordain and
appoint this to be my last Will and Testament in Manner and form following. To
Wit,
Imprimus It is my will and desire that all my Just debts be punctually
paid as soon as It may be convenient --
Item I lend unto my beloved Wife Frances Gooch so much of the tract of
land and plantation on which I now live, together with the use of one of the
rooms of my dwelling House, and the use of the out Houses pertaining thereto, as
will be sufficient to support her and her Legacy hereafter mentioned, during her
Natural life or Widowhood, and also I lend unto my said Wife Frances Gooch five
negroes, to Wit, One Negroe man Named Cupit, One Negroe Woman Named Dill, and
three young Negroes known by the names of Edey, Limon, and Charlotte, Two
feather beds and furnitures, Two Head of Horses, four Cows and Calves, Two Ewes
and lambs, Two Sows and pigs all of her Own Choice and Hogs to make her a
sufficient quantity of Pork to Support her and her family one year after my
decease, Together with the Crop which my be made or which my be growing at my
decease and all my Household and Kitchen furniture except so Much thereof as may
be hereafter Devised during her Natural life or Widowhood, and after her death
or Marriage to be equally divided amongst my Twelve Children. To Wit, William
Gooch, James Gooch, David Gooch, Nathaniel Gooch, John Gooch, Thomas Gooch, Mary
Sneed, Elizabeth Kimbrough, Nancy Benton, Sarah Rice, Cisley Gooch and Polley
Williams, except that my five Oldest Children to Wit, Mary Sneed, Elizabeth
Kimbrough, Nancey Benton, and James Gooch, shall each one have so much more of
said estate as will be Sufficient to make them equal with my Seven Youngest
Children , to Wit Sarah Rice, David Gooch, John Gooch, Cisley Gooch, Nathaniel
Gooch, Thomas Gooch and Polley Williams, If they should draw from the estate of
John Rice Deceased the Legacy left my Said Wife, by his last Will and Testament;
And be It remembered that If It may so happen that the said Legacy should not
fall into their hands, then that the said said estate shall be equally divided
amongst the Whole of my aforesaid Children --
Item I give and bequeath to my Son William Gooch one feather bed and
furniture to him his Heirs and assigns forever --
Item, I Give and bequeath to my son James Gooch Sixty five pounds Virginia
Currency to be raised out of my estate after my decease to him His Heirs and
assigns forever --
Item I Give and bequeath to my Son David Gooch one Shilling Sterling to
him his Heirs and assigns forever, he having already received his proportionable
part --
Item I Give and bequeath to my son Nathaniel Gooch one Shilling Sterling
to him & his Heirs and assigns forever, he having already received his
proportionable part --
Item I Give and bequeath to my son John Gooch one Negroe man named Daniel
and one negroe boy named Orange, one feather bed & furniture to him his Heirs
and assigns forever --
Item I Give and bequeath to my Son Thomas Gooch one Negroe man named Abram
(alias Hambo) to him his Heirs and Assigns forever --
Item I Give and bequeath to my daughter Mary Sneed, Widow of John Sneed
Deceased one Shilling Sterling to her her Heirs and assigns forever --
Item I Give and bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth Kimbrough one Shilling
Sterling to her her Heirs and assigns forever --
Item I Give and bequeath to my daughter Nancey Benton Widow of Jesse
Benton Deceased One Shilling Sterling to her her Heirs and assigns forever --
Item I Give and bequeath to my daughter Sarah Rice Wife of William H.
Rice, One Negroe Woman Named Delphey to her Her Heirs and assigns forever --
Item I Give and bequeath to my Daughter Cisley Gooch one Negroe Girl named
Bab, one sorrel Mare and Coult (commonly called Hers) one feather bed and
furniture to her Her Heirs and assigns forever -- Item, I Give and
bequeath to my Daughter Polley Williams wife of Henry Williams One Shilling
Sterling to her Her Heirs and assigns forever --
Item I Give and bequeath to my beloved wife my flock of Geese to her Her
Heirs assigns forever -- Item It is my Will and desire that my tract of
land containing Two Hundred Acres adjoining the lands of Robert Martin, James
Yancey and others, and all my stock of Horses, Cattle, Hogs, Sheep, and other
property not already Devised shall be sold by my Executors hereafter named and
the money arising therefrom to pay my Just Debts. And the overplus If any to be
divided as above Mentioned between my Twelve Children aforesaid --
Lastly I constitute and appoint my beloved Sons William Gooch, David Gooch
and John Gooch to be Executors to this my last Will and Testament hereby
revoking and disannulling all and every Will or Wills heretofore by me made,
ratifying and confirming this to be my only last Will and Testament. In Witness
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal the 5th day of November
A Dom. 1801--
Signed Sealed & Acknowledged }
in presents of --- }
Will. Gooch (Seal)
Alex Murphey }
Henry Williams }
State of North Carolina
Caswell County }
The Execution of this Will was duly proved
in open
Court by the Oath of Alexander Murphey one of the Subscribing Witnesses thereto
and on Motion Ordered to be recorded At the same time William Gooch and David
Gooch qualified Executors and Letters Testamentry Issued Accordingly
-- Wit A Murphey Cl
Husband Woodrow Wilson Gooch
Born: 15 Aug 1912 - Telephone, TX
Died: 11 Apr 1973
Buried:
Father: James William (Jack) Gooch
Mother: Jerusa Isabelle Taylor
Marriage: Bef 1934
Wife Edith Mendenhal
Born: 19 Dec 1915 - Telephone, TX
Died: 19 Jun 1967
Buried:
Children
1 M Ivy Randle Gooch
Born: 26 Nov 1934
Died:
Buried:
Husband John William GORDON
Born:
Died:
Buried:
Marriage:
Wife Beulah HIGHTOWER
Born: 15 Jul 1897 - Dora, Ozark Co., MO
Died:
Buried:
Father: James Milton HIGHTOWER
Mother: Eldora McClellan GARDNER
Children
Husband James Artis Josey
Born: 1923 - Donely Co., TX
Died: 1995 - Potter Co., TX
Buried:
Marriage: 1940 - Tillman Co., OK
Wife Sylvia Parks Gore
Born: 1922 - Lincoln Co., NM
Died: 1981 - Cascade Co., MT
Buried:
Father: Jeff Lee Gore
Mother: Grace Leah Gooch
Children
1 F Eddie Mae Josey
Born: 1941 - TX
Died:
Buried:
Spouse: Unknown Wilson
Husband Royal Wheeler King
Born: 8 Mar 1889
Died:
Buried:
Father: Henry Clay King
Mother: Mary Ella Wheeler
Marriage:
Wife Josephine Gotting
Born:
Died:
Buried:
Children
Husband John William Lawhon
Born: 24 Sep 1852
Died:
Buried:
Father: Jesse Lawhon
Mother: Lovina Pinrod
Marriage: 1 Jun 1876
Wife Sarah Gourley
Born: Abt 1850
Died:
Buried:
Children
Husband William C. Phillips
Born: Abt 1833 - AR
Died: Abt 1881 - Benton Co., AR
Buried:
Father: Mason Phillips
Mother: Deborah Kendricks
Marriage: Abt 1855 - AR
Wife Lucinda Graham
Born: Abt 1835
Died: Abt 1905
Buried:
Father: Nelson Graham
Mother: Unknown *UNKNOWN
Children
1 M Benjamin Wesley Phillips
Born: Abt 1856
Died:
Buried:
2 M Cole C. Phillips
Born: Abt 1858
Died:
Buried:
3 F Deborah Phillips
Born: Abt 1860
Died: Abt 1930
Buried:
Spouse: Unknown Wharton
Marr: Abt 1880
4 F Rebecca Phillips
Born: Abt 1861
Died:
Buried:
5 M Joseph Burton Phillips
Born: 1 Jul 1862 - Benton Co., AR
Died: 6 Jul 1923 - San Diego, CA
Buried: