Falk Relations: Gould Family

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Thomas Gould♦ (d. Sep. 1520), 1m. by 1477 to --- ---, 2m. by 1500 to Joan Curtis

Thomas Gould (ch. by 1m., b. c. 1477, Bovingdon, Hertford)
Richard Gould♦ (ch. by 1m., b. c. 1479, Bovingdon, Hertford, d. 19 Aug. 1531), m. by 1500 to Joan Ambis (d. 12 Jan. 1537)

Thomas Gould♦ (b. c. 1500, Bovingdon, Hertford, d. 28 June 1546, Bovingdon, Hertford), m. by 1521 to Alice --- (d. c. 1538, Bovingdon, Hertford)

Thomas Gould (b. c. 1521, Bovingdon, Hertford), m. c. 1545 to Alice Clark
John Gould (b. c. 1523, Bovingdon, Hertford, d. by 1538)
Richard Gould♦ (b. c. 1530, Bovingdon, Hertford, d. c. 1559, Stoke Mandeville, Buckingham), 1m. by 1553 to --- ---, 2m. to Jane --- (d. c. 1560, Stoke Mandeville, Buckingham)

Richard Gould♦ (b. c. 1553, Stoke Mandeville, Buckingham, d. 25 May 1597, Chesham, Buckingham), m. by 1578 to Mary ---

Richard Gould (b. c. 1578, Bovingdon, Hertford), m. to Jane ---
Jeremy Gould (b. c. 1581, Bovingdon, Hertford), m. to Priscilla Grover
John Gould (b. c. 1585, Bovingdon, Hertford, d. 11 July 1650, Bovingdon, Hertford), m. by 1611 to Judith --- (b. c. 1588, d. 6 May 1650, Bovingdon, Hertford)
Priscilla Gould (b. c. 1586, Bovingdon, Hertford), m. by 1612 to John Putnam (bap. 17 Jan. 1580, Wingrave, Buckingham, d. 30 Dec. 1662, Salem MA)
Sarah Gould (b. c. 1588, Bovingdon, Hertford)
Zaccheus Gould♦ (b. c. 1589, Bovingdon, Hertford, d. 1668), m. by 1620 to Phoebe Deacon (bap. 3 Apr. 1597, Hemel Hempstead, Hertford, d. 20 Sep. 1663, Topsfield MA)

Phoebe Gould (bap. 27 Sep. 1620, Hemel Hempstead, Hertford), m. by 1641 to Thomas Perkins (bap. 28 Apr. 1622, Hillmorton, Warwick, d. 7 May 1686, Topsfield MA)
Mary Gould (bap. 19 Dec. 1621, Hemel Hempstead, Hertford), m. by 1649 to John Redington (d. 15 Nov. 1690, Topsfield MA)
Martha Gould (bap. 15 June 1623, Hemel Hempstead, Hertford, d. 1699, Ipswich MA), m. by 1649 to John Newmarch (d. 7 Mar. 1696, Ipswich MA)
Priscilla Gould (bap. 7 Sep. 1628, Great Missenden, Buckingham, d. 16 Apr. 1663, Topsfield MA), m. c. 1643 in Massachusetts to John Wildes (d. 14 May 1705, Topsfield MA)
John Gould♦ (bap. 21 June 1635, Great Missenden, Buckingham, d. 26 Jan. 1710, Topsfield MA), m. 12 Oct. 1660 at Ipswich MA to Sarah Baker (b. 9 Mar. 1641, Ipswich MA, d. 20 Jan. 1709, Topsfield MA)

John Gould (b. 1 Dec. 1662, Ipswich MA, d. 5 Nov. 1724, Topsfield MA), m. 10 Nov. 1684 at Topsfield MA to Phoebe French (b. 1667, Massachusetts, d. 25 Apr. 1718)
Sarah Gould (b. 18 Dec. 1664, Topsfield MA, d. 4 Dec. 1723, Boxford MA), m. 29 Mar. 1682 at Topsfield MA to Joseph Bixby (b. 1649, Massachusetts, d. c. 1725, Boxford MA)
Thomas Gould (b. 14 Feb. 1667, Topsfield MA, d. 29 June 1752, Topsfield MA), 1m. 2 Dec. 1700 at Orleans MA to Mary Yates, 2m. 13 Jan. 1729 at Topsfield MA to Mary Dorman (b. 1693, Massachusetts, d. 8 May 1763)
Samuel Gould♦ (b. 9 Mar. 1670, Topsfield MA, d. 1724, Boxford MA), m. 20 Apr. 1697 at Topsfield MA to Margaret Stone (b. 6 Oct. 1678, Kittery ME)

Sarah Gould (b. 25 Feb. 1698, Topsfield MA, d. 21 Feb. 1786, Topsfield MA)
Samuel Gould♦ (b. 8 Jan. 1701, Boxford MA, d. 1791, Brookfield MA), m. 9 June 1726 at Boxford MA to Mehitable Stiles (b. 22 Oct. 1700, Boxford MA, d. 22 Oct. 1790, Brookfield MA)

Samuel Gould (b. 20 Mar. 1727, Boxford MA, d. 1791, Heath MA), m. Nov. 1750 at Brookfield MA to Sarah Gilbert (b. 1726, Massachusetts, d. 1816, Heath MA)
Mehitable Gould (b. 11 Feb. 1729, Boxford MA, d. c. 1780), m. 10 Mar. 1754 at Brookfield MA to Peter Lamson (b. 20 June 1706, Ipswich MA, d. 7 Jan. 1777, Brookfield MA)
Jeremiah Gould (b. 5 Aug. 1731, Boxford MA, d. 6 Aug. 1809, Charlemont MA), 1m. 5 June 1755 at Brookfield MA to Hannah Bartlett (b. 31 Oct. 1731, Brookfield MA, d. c. 1760), 2m. 21 Aug. 1760 at Brookfield MA to Hannah Stevens (b. 7 Feb. 1747, Brookfield MA)
Nathan Gould (b. 18 Jan. 1734, Boxford MA, d. 1816, French Creek WV), m. 31 Oct. 1756 at Brookfield MA to Martha Gilbert (b. 1737, Massachusetts, d. 4 Jan. 1803, Charlemont MA)
Jonathan Gould (b. 28 Nov. 1735, Boxford MA)
Eli Gould (b. 4 May 1738, Boxford MA), m. 21 Dec. 1769 to Lydia Jennings
Deliverance Gould (b. 23 Feb. 1742, Boxford MA, d. 31 Jan. 1813, Shelburne MA), m. 25 June 1777 at Shelburne MA to Reuben Nims (b. 14 June 1740, Deerfield MA, d. 16 Nov. 1814, Shelburne MA)

Moses Gould (b. 18 Sep. 1703, Boxford MA, d. 20 Oct. 1774, Lunenburg MA), m. 7 Nov. 1728 at Lancaster MA to Mary Bellows (b. 1707, Massachusetts, d. 8 Sep. 1747)
Jonathan Gould (bap. 4 Sep. 1709, Topsfield MA, d. 7 Oct. 1758, Shirley MA), m. 3 May 1730 at Boxford MA to Lydia Smith (b. 1699, Massachusetts, d. 28 Sep. 1758, Shirley MA)
Patience Gould (bap. 4 Sep. 1709, Topsfield MA, d. c. 1767, Oxford MA), 1m. 25 Mar. 1744 at Topsfield MA to Edmund Towne (b. 7 May 1697, Topsfield MA, d. 27 May 1745, Oxford MA), 2m. 18 June 1747 at Oxford MA to John Eddy (b. 1696, Massachusetts, d. 20 Jan. 1762, Oxford MA)
Margaret Gould (bap. 28 Sep. 1712, Boxford MA), m. 13 Nov. 1744 at Andover MA to William Foster (b. c. 1670, d. 29 Aug. 1755, Andover MA)
Zaccheus Gould (b. 29 Mar. 1716, Boxford MA, d. 1745)
Hubbard Gould (b. 8 July 1720, Boxford MA, d. 6 Mar. 1800), m. 8 Mar. 1744 at Boxford MA to Hannah Bootman (b. 1721, Massachusetts, d. 19 June 1791, Beverly MA)

Zaccheus Gould (b. 26 Mar. 1672, Topsfield MA, d. 29 Apr. 1739, Topsfield MA), m. 21 Jan. 1702 at Topsfield MA to Elizabeth Curtis (b. 1679, Massachusetts, d. 21 June 1740, Topsfield MA)
Priscilla Gould (b. 2 Nov. 1674, Topsfield MA, d. 16 June 1715, Topsfield MA), m. 15 Apr. 1695 at Topsfield MA to John Curtis (b. 11 Oct. 1673, Topsfield MA, d. 23 Feb. 1733, Topsfield MA)
Joseph Gould (b. 24 Aug. 1677, Topsfield MA, d. 4 Apr. 1753, Topsfield MA), m. 14 Jan. 1713 at Topsfield MA to Priscilla Perkins (b. 1689, Massachusetts, d. 11 Apr. 1753, Topsfield MA)
Mary Gould (b. 16 June 1681, Topsfield MA, d. 11 May 1689, Topsfield MA)

Frances Gould (b. c. 1639, Boxford MA, d. 1714), m. by 1678 to Peter Shumway (b. 10 Apr. 1635, d. 10 June 1695, Topsfield MA)

Henry Gould (b. c. 1555, Stoke Mandeville, Buckingham), m. to Alice ---

Joan Gould (b. c. 1531, Bovingdon, Hertford)
Agnes Gould (b. c. 1532, Bovingdon, Hertford)
Elizabeth Gould (b. c. 1534, Bovingdon, Hertford)
Bridget Gould (b. c. 1536, Bovingdon, Hertford)
John Gould (b. c. 1538, Bovingdon, Hertford), m. to Alice ---

John Gould (b. c. 1504, Bovingdon, Hertford), m. to Alice ---

John Gould (ch. by 2m., b. c. 1500, Bovingdon, Hertford), m. to Alice ---
Alice Gould (ch. by 2m., b. c. 1502, Bovingdon, Hertford)
William Gould (ch. by 2m., b. c. 1504, Bovingdon, Hertford), m. to Margaret ---
Henry Gould (ch. by 2m., b. c. 1506, Bovingdon, Hertford)
Joan Gould (ch. by 2m., b. c. 1508, Bovingdon, Hertford)

Our Descent

Thomas Gould (--1520), m. by 1477 to unknown

Richard Gould (c1479-1531), m. by 1500 to Joan Ambis (--1537)

Thomas Gould (c1500-1546), m. by 1521 to Alice --- (--c1538)

Richard Gould (c1530-c1559), m. by 1553 to unknown

Richard Gould (c1553-1597), m. by 1578 to Mary ---

Zaccheus Gould (c1589-1668), m. by 1620 to Phoebe Deacon (1597-1663)

John Gould (1635-1710), m. 1660 to Sarah Baker (1641-1709)

Samuel Gould (1670-1724), m. 1697 to Margaret Stone (1678--)

Samuel Gould (1701-1791), m. 1726 to Mehitable Stiles (1700-1790)

Deliverance Gould (1742-1813), m. 1777 to Reuben Nims (1740-1814)

Elizabeth Nims (1778-c1846), m. 1798 to Samuel Higgins (1774-c1849)

Horatio Higgins (1812-1890), m. 1837 to Mary Jane Felch (1820-1898)

Harvey Alva Higgins (1864-1928), m. 1889 to Lillian Belle Agee (1868-1947)

Elsie Laura Higgins (1895-1959), m. 1915 to George Washington Falk (1895-1969)

Documentation ♦

John Gould (1635-1710): m. Sarah Baker (1641-1709)

Dow, George Francis, compiler, Vital Records of Topsfield, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849, 1903. On p. 50-53, 224-225: "Births ... Gould, Joseph, s. John, Aug. 24, 1677. CT.R. ... Mary, d. John, June 16, 1681. CT.R. ... Priscilla, d. John, Nov. 2, 1674. CT.R. ... Samuel, s. John, Mar. 9, 1669 [-70]. CT.R. ... Sarah, d. John, Dec. 18, 1664. CT.R. ... Thomas, s. John, Feb. 14, 1666 [-7]. CT.R. ... Zacheus, s. Ens. John, Mar. 26, 1672. CT.R."; "Deaths ... Gould, John, Capt., Jan. 26, 1709-10 ... Mary, d. Lieut. John, May 11, 1689. CT.R. ... Sarah, w. Capt. John, Jan. 20, 1708-9."
Gould, Benjamin Apthorp, The Ancestry and Posterity of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield, 1872. On p. 11-12, "John Gould, born 1635, June 10-21, only son of Zaccheus, m. 1660, Oct. 12, Sarah, dau. of John Baker. She was born 1641, March 9, died 1708-9, Jan. 20. For an account of his imprisonment for alleged treason against the government of Dudley, see 3 Mass. Hist. Coll. viii, 150-154."
Gould, Benjamin Apthorp, The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield, 1895. On p. 36-46: "John Gould was Selectman of Topsfield in 1663, when he was twenty-eight years old; also in fourteen subsequent years, the latest being in 1702 ... On October 12, 1660, at the age of twenty-five, he married Sarah, daughter of John and Elizabeth Baker ... In December 1670 he conveyed eighty acres of land for the purpose to the 'owners of the Iron Works at Rowley Village, of whom the grantor is one.' ... 'the property, including the land, buildings and apparatus of the iron-company, finally came wholly into the possession and ownership of the brave old patriot Capt. Gould, who sold the house and land to his son Samuel in 1695. ... In 1675,6 he took part in the Narragansett campaign, enlisting in the 'Three-County Troop,' under Capt. Hutchinson, and again under Capt. Wheeler. ... Although then [1686] holding only a lieutenant's commission, he commanded the Topsfield company of militia ... Case of John Gould, charged with Treason ... having received information upon the oaths of ... of several treasonable and seditious words, spoken by John Gould of Topsfield, against our Sovereign Lord the King ... he ultimately signed a petition for release, in which is an expression of sorrow, 'for the idle words he uttered.' ... He died in January 1710 (N.S.), in the seventy-fifth year of his age ... His extensive landed estate was divided among his five sons ..."

Richard Gould (c1479-1531): m. Joan Ambis (--1537)

Gould, Benjamin Apthorp, The Ancestry and Posterity of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield, 1872. On p. 7, "Richard Gould, of Bovingdon, was the second son of Thomas, above named, and his wife was likewise named Joan. He was born, apparently, not later than 1478, and died in 1531; his will being dated August 25th and proved October 11th of that year. His widow died in 1537."
Gould, Benjamin Apthorp, The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield, 1895. On p. 6-9: "Richard Gowle of Bovingdon and Stoke Mandeville, born about 1479. Will 1531, April 25, proved Oct. 11. That of his wife Joan Golde, 1536-7 Jan. 12, was proved Feb. 7. Both are in the registry at Peterborough. In Bovingdon church, south side aisle of the nave, was a brass tablet with the inscription 'Of your charite pray for the soul of Rychard Gold and Joan his wife, which Ric. decessed ye xxix day of August, an. 1531, whos soul Jehu perdon.'; 'In the name of god Amen. The yere of oure lorde god mCCCCXXXI The xxv day of Auguste I Richerde Gowle of Bovyngton, Lyncoln Being hole of mynde and good memorye make and dispose this my testamente and last Will in man and forme folowynge. ... Itm I bequeythe to the mothere churche of Lincoln iiijd. Itm I bequeythe to the highe aultere of seynt Laurence of Bovyngton for my tythis and offerings forgottn or necligentlye wtdrawen, in discharge of my conscience, xijd. Itm I bequeythe to the roode light viijd. Itm I bequeyth to or laydes light viijd. Itm to the light of seynt laurence viijd. Itm to the light of seynt Nicholasse iiijd. Itm to the light of seynt leonarde iiijd. Itm I bequeyth to the mayntenannce of the torchis xijd. Itm I will to Elene my svnt a lame. Itm I will to the place of Ashrige vjs viijd. Itm I bequeyth to Henrye Knyght xxs. Itm I bequeyth to Thomas Gowle and John Gowle my ij sonnys xx marc of money to be paide by the handys of myn executors to them wt in the space of on hole yere immediatlie folowinge after my decesse, and to everye of them v hundrede of Wheyle tymbr. Itm I will to every god childe that I have iiijd a pece. Itm I will half a yeris svyce to be songe by sume honest prist for my soull and all Xpian soullis at my wiffs ppre coaste and charge, and to begynne at Est. Itm I will and bequeythe to Johan my wiff the firste yere after my decesse half the croppe of all man of greyn of that yers growynge to hir own use. And the other half of the seide croppe I bequeythe to Thomas Gowle my sonne. Itm I will yt Thomas my sonne have of my wheate to sowe his land. Itm I will that Thomas my sonne medle not wt his mothers chambr. Itm I will that Thomas and John my sonnys shall after my decesse yelde and paye or cause to be paide yerelie to the same Johan my wiff after the first yere be passide fullye and endyde, xij busshells of weate durynge her liff naturall. Itm I will and bequeythe that my wiff and my ij sonnys do contynue in house to gethere honestlie after my decesse tyll Christmasse after immediatlye followynge as they dede byfore and to byghte of my good, durynge that terme and then to pte lovynglie. The residue of my goods all not bequethyde my dettis paide and my body honestlie buryed I geve and bequeythe holye to the seide Johan my wiff she to dispose yt for the helthe of my soull, my frends soullis and all Xpian soullis. And I ordeyn and make the same Johan my wiff and William Gowle my brother myn executors of this my testamente and last will, And I will that the same william have for his labor vjs viijd. Theis berynge witnesse Sr Thomas Lufnam, prist, John Wellis, clerke, William Shakmaple, Roger Hunte, Henry Knyght, William Whelpley, cum alijs.'; 'In the name of God Amen, in the yere of oure lord god a MCCCCCXXXvj, The xij day of January I Jone Golde dwellinge in Bovington in the parishe of Hemylhmstede, thus make my last will and testament. The first I do bequeth my soull to god almightie, oure lady seynte mary and to all the seynts in hevyn, and my body to be buryede wtin the Churche of Bovyington aforeseid. Also I bequeithe to my mother Church of Lincoln ijd. Also to the Churche of Bovington aforseid the first to the highe aulter iiijd. Itm to the rood light viijd. ITm to or lady light viijd. To seynt Laurence light viijd. To the torchis viijd. To seynt Nicholas light iiijd. To seynt Leonard light iiijd. Itm to the buylding of the Churche roofe vs viijd. Itm to the mending of the highe way vjs viijd. Itm to vij childern of my sonnys Thomas Golde vij shepe. Itm to Herry Kyng a shepe and a hunderth of wile tymber. Itm to Eme Melot vijs vjd. Itm to evy on of my childer children iiijd and to evy one of my godchildern iiijd. Itm to Jone Hoowe of the pix a shepe. Itm to Thomas Mude dwellinge wt my sonne John a shepe. Itm to Letyse Long iiijd. And all the rest of my goods not bequethide, I give and bequethe to my sonne John Golde, and I make my sonne John Golde aforseide my full execut for to fulfill this my last will, and I make Willia Golde and Thomas Golde of the Layne ovsears of this my last will, and for ther labor and payn takyng I bequethe either of them xijd. Theis be the Witnesse, Sir Roger Dakyn, William Golde, Thomas Golde, wt other.'"

Richard Gould (c1530-c1559): 1m. unknown, 2m. Jane --- (--c1560)

Gould, Benjamin Apthorp, The Ancestry and Posterity of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield, 1872. On p. 8: "Richard Gould, of Stoke Mandeville, who was born as early as 1530, and married (perhaps as his second wife), Jane, widow of --- Weden. By her he had two sons, Richard and Henry."
Gould, Benjamin Apthorp, The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield, 1895. On p. 16-17: "Richard Gold, of Bovingdon and Stoke Mandeville (Bucks), son of Thomas and Alice, born about 1530. Wife Jane, widow of --- Weeden. In his will, dated Stoke Mandeville 1558 Dec. 4, and proved Oct. 10, he desires to be buried at Bovingdon, mentions wife Jane, sons Henry and Richard, daughters Alice and Jane Weeden. Witnessed by Thomas Gold and others. The will is somewhat decayed, and a portion of it is destroyed ... The will of his widow Jane, dated Stoke Mandeville 1559 June 26 and proved 1560 March 29, makes bequests to her son William and three daughters, not named. She was probably a second wife of Richard, and not the mother of his children."

Richard Gould (c1553-1597): m. Mary ---

Gould, Benjamin Apthorp, The Ancestry and Posterity of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield, 1872. On p. 8: "Richard Gould, of Bovingdon, born about 1553, was the elder of these sons, and his descendants appear to have been prominent among the early settlers of New England. He was father of Jeremy ... John ... Zaccheus ..."
Gould, Benjamin Apthorp, The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield, 1895. On p. 18: "Richard Gould, born about 1553, son of Richard of Stoke Mandeville, is recorded as of Bovingdon, in the parish register of Chesham, co. Bucks in 1604; there deceased."

Samuel Gould (1670-1724): m. Margaret Stone (1678--)

Dow, George Francis, compiler, Vital Records of Topsfield, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849, 1903. On p. 50-52, 150: "Births ... Gould, Jonathan, s. Samuell, bp. Sept. 4, 1709. C.R. ... Patience, d. Samuell, bp. Sept. 4, 1709. C.R. ... Samuel, s. Samuel, bp. Apr. 6, 1701. C.R. ... Sarah, d. Samuell and Margret, Feb. 25, 1697-8"; "Marriages ... Gould, Samuell, and Margrit Stone, Apr. 20, 1697."
Gould, Benjamin Apthorp, The Ancestry and Posterity of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield, 1872. On p. 14: "Samuel Gould, third son of Capt. John, m. 1697, Apr. 20, Margaret Stone, and resided in Boxford ... There is some confusion upon the Boxford records in the names of Samuel Gould's children. 'Moses' is there erroneously written 'Amos,' and the birth of Jonathan does not appear, although his baptism is upon the church record, and he is named in his father's will."
Gould, Benjamin Apthorp, The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield, 1895. On p. 38, 46: "'the property, including the land, buildings and apparatus of the iron-company, finally came wholly into the possession and ownership of the brave old patriot Capt. Gould, who sold the house and land to his son Samuel in 1695. ... Samuel made it his residence. In 1714 the house was destroyed by fire; Mr. Gould erected a new one and continued to reside here. He died in 1724 ..."; "Samuel's [share of his father's estate] was near Symond's Mills."
Noyes, Sybil, Charles T. Libby, & Walter G. Davis, Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, 1976. On p. 278: "Gould, Samuel, m. in Topsfield 20 Apr. 1697 Margaret Stone of Berw. (Danl.). With s. Samuel of Boxford she deeded 1/11 of her fa.'s est. 1715."
Topsfield Historical Society, Vital Records of Boxford, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, 1905. On p. 40-42: "Births ... Gould, [Amo. B.C.]s [Moses, C.R.I], s. Samuel and Margreet, Sept. 18, 1703 ... Hubbard, s. Samuell and Margret, July 8, 1720 ... Margaret, d. Samuel and Margaret, Mar. 6, 17-- [1711?]. [bp. Sept. 28, 1712. C.R.I] ... Samuel, s. Samuel and Margret, Jan. 18 [1700-1701?] ... Zaccheus, s. Samuel and Margaret, Mar. 29, 1716. ---ance, d. Samuel and Margaret, Aug. 25, 1709."

Samuel Gould (1701-1791): m. Mehitable Stiles (1700-1790)

Gould, Benjamin Apthorp, The Ancestry and Posterity of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield, 1872. On p. 23-24, "Samuel Gould, eldest son of Samuel, m. 1725, June 9, Mehitable Stiles"
Topsfield Historical Society, Vital Records of Boxford, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, 1905. On p. 40-42, 150: "Births ... Gould, Deliveranc, d. Samuell and Mehitabel, Feb. 23, 1741-2 ... Eli, s. Samuell and Mehitabel, May 4, 1738 ... Jeremiah, s. Samuell and Mehetabel, Aug. 5, 1731 ... Jonathan, s. Samuell and Mehetabel, Nov. 28, 1735 ... Mahittable, d. Samuell and Mahittable, Feb. 11, 1728-9 ... Nathan, s. Samuel and Mehitabel, Jan. 18, 1733-4 ... Samuell, s. Samuell and Mahittabel, Mar. 20, 1727"; "Marriages ... Gould, Samuell, and Mahittabell Stiels, June 9, 1726"

Thomas Gould (--1520): 1m. unknown, 2m. Joan Curtis

Gould, Benjamin Apthorp, The Ancestry and Posterity of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield, 1872. On p. 7: "Thomas Gould, of Bovingdon, in the parish of Hemel Hempsted, and county of Hertford, seems to have been born as early as the year 1455. His last will and testament is dated 1520, August 29, and was admitted to probate Sept. 28, thirty days later. In this will he bequeaths property to his wife Joan, and to seven children, five of whom had not attained the age of legal majority. The eldest two children were sons."
Gould, Benjamin Apthorp, The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield, 1895. On p. 2-4: "Thomas Goold, of Bovingdon, born probably not later than 1455. Wife Johan, co-executrix, was perhaps second wife, as five children were minors in 1520. His will, proved 1520 Sept. 28 at the Archdeacon's court of Huntingdon, but now at Peterborough, is as follows. 'In dei noie ame. In the yere of or lord MCCCCCXX the xxix day of August I Thomas Goold of Bovington the elder in good mynde and hole memory make my testament and last will as in man foloweth: ... Itm I bequeth to the high aulter ijd. Itm to the moder church of Lincoln vjd. Itm to the rood light xijd. Itm to or ladys light xijd. Itm to saint Laurence light xijd. To saint Lenards light viijd. Itm to saint Nicholas light viijd. Itm to the mayntaynyng of the torches vjs viijd. Itm to the gildyng of saint Laurence tabernacle v mks. I will have a prest syngyng for my sowle helth ii yers. Itm I bequeth to Richard Goold my Sonn a gray horse a long cart a muk cart a qt whet a cow vj shepe ii acre wood in langley bury wood vc tymber [at the] howse wherein I dwelt sntyme myself vc spoks a plough and the gerys that longith thereto. Itm I bequeth to John Goold my Sonne x mks of lawfull money to be payd by the age of xxj yeris. A bullok and vj shepe. Itm I bequeth to Alys my Daughter x mks of lawfull money to be payd at the age of xix yerys if she erst mary erst to have it. A bullok and vj shepe. Itm I bequeth to Willia Goold my Sonne x mks of lawfull money to be payd at the age of xxj yerys. A bullok and vj shepe. Itm I bequeth to Harry Goold my Sonne x mks to be payd at the age of xxj yerys. A bullok and vj shepe. Itm I bequeth to Johan Goold my Doughter vls of lawfull money to be payd at the age of xix yeris if she erst mary erst to have it. A bullok and vj shepe. Also if it so happen that any of theis my childrene depart wt in age I wolle that oon half of the sayd money shall retne to Johan my wiff and the other half to the sonnys of my bodie lawfully begotten. Itm I bequeth to the mendyng of the high way betwixt Bovington and Chepfeld xxs. Itm to John Swetyng my Servaunt iijs iiijd. Itm to Isabell Swetyng my svnt iijs iiijd. Itm to Richard Mechet my svnt vjs viijd & C tymber at Langley bery wood. Itm to Nicholas Alewen my svnt iijs iiijd. Itm to evy oon of my godchilderne iiijd. Itm to the howse of Ashrige vjs viijd. Itm I will that Johan my wiff shalhave all my woods Busshis croft oonly to her self she payyng the prestys wags for ii yere and v mks to the giltyng of saint Laurence tabernacle. Also she shall have Mt tymber Mt spokis owt of the hows wherin I dwelled sntyme my self. Itm I will that Thomas Goold my eldest Sonne shalhave all my woods at Langley bury oonly to hym self payyng the money to the v childerne above sayd and all my horses and all my tymber unbequethed. Itm I bequeth to John Goold my brother vjs viijd. Itm I bequeth to Willia Goold my brother vjs viijd C tymber at Langley bury wood. The Residue of all my goods nother given nor bequethed I give and bequeth to Johan my wiff and to Thomas Gold my eldest Sonne whome I do mak and ordayn myn executors and John Goold and Willia Goold supvisors. Witness Ser Richard Aleyn depute under the vicar. Richard Gould, Thomas Smyth. Richard Mochet wt divs other'"

Thomas Gould (c1500-1546): m. Alice --- (--c1538)

Gould, Benjamin Apthorp, The Ancestry and Posterity of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield, 1872. On p. 8: "Thomas Gould, of Bovingdon, son of Richard and Joan, was born in or before the year 1500. His will is dated in 1546 and was proved in 1547. By his wife Alice, he had seven children living in the year 1537, and eight at the time of his own death; only two of them being at that time under eighteen years of age. The first four of these children were sons."
Gould, Benjamin Apthorp, The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield, 1895. On p. 11-13: "Thomas Goolde, of Bovingdon, probably born about 1500, son of Richard and Joan. Wife Alice. Named in his father's will, but not in his mother's, although she makes bequest to each of his (then) seven children. The youngest of his eight children must consequently have ben born between 1537 and 1546. His will, made 1546 June 28, and proved 1547 Nov. 23, is as follows: 'In the name of God Amen, the xxviij day of June in the yere of oure lord god a mCCCCC xlvj and in the first yere of the reigne of oure soveraigne lord Kyng Edwarde the sixte, I Thomas Goolde theldere, of the parish of Bovington in the countie of Hertford beinge of good and perfighte remembrance, prayse be to Allmyghtie god, make this my last will and testamente in manere and forme folowinge. First I bequeithe my soull to the mercie of allmyghtie god and to all the glorious company of heven and my bodie I will to be buriede in the churche of Seynt Laurence of Bovington next to the sepulcre of Richard Goolde my father. Itm I bequeithe to the seid churche for my buriall ther vjs viijd. Itm to the mother church of Lincoln id. Itm to the lights stondinge byfore the blisside sacraments in the church of Bovington xijd. Itm to the rood light xijd. Itm to the torches xijd. Itm I will that the executerys of this my testamente shall after my decesse leye or cause to be leyd thre score loadis of stone in the King his high ways betwen cheptilde and Bovington churche. Itm I bequeithe to every godchilde that I have iiijd. Itm I bequeithe to Joone Goolde my doughter vli sterling to be paid to hir wtin the space and terme of one hole yere after my decesse, and before the yere be fullie expirde yf seid Joone do marye, and also ij payre of sheats ij platters, one sawcere, a candlesticke, and a payntide cloth. Itm I bequeithe to Agnes Goolde my doughter vli sterling, ij peyre of sheats, ij platterys, one sawcer, a candlestsicke and a payntide clothe, and theis summs of money and other stuffe to be payde to them wtin the space of and terme of one hole yere after my decesse, yf they do mary stout eny further delaye. Itm I bequeith to Elsabeth Goolde my daughtere iijli vis viijd sterling, one peyre of sheatis, ij platterys, one sawcere, a candilsticke, and a Kettill. Itm I bequeith to Bregitte Goolde my doughtere iijli vis viijd sterling, one peyre of sheatis, ij platters, one sawcere, a candlesticke and a Kettill. And I will that Elsabeth and Bregite shall have ther legacies and porcions delivered to them at the age of xviij yere. And yf it happen the seid Elsabeth or Bregitte to dye or departe from the present liffe byfore they come to the age of viij yere, than I will that the longare livere of them ij to have halfe of that legacie and the other half to remayne to the use of Thomas Goolde the sonne of Thomas. Itm I will that all my doughters shall have all theis my legacies frelie besids all other thingis which they have gatheride and have in ther possession. Itm I bequeith to John Goolde my sonne a leven hundreth felows, that is to seye, x hunderide of spooks, the one halfe of beche and the other halfe ooke, and also one peyre of sheats ij platterys, a sawcere, and a candilstick. Itm I bequeith to Richard Goolde my sonne, sexe hundride of felows of beichie tymber, ij hunderide of spoks, one peyre of sheats ij platterys, a sawcere and a candlesticke. Itm I bequeith to yonge John Goolde my sonne, sex hunderde of felows of beche tymber, ij hunderide of spoks, one peyre of sheats, ij platters, one sawcer, and a candlestick. Itm I bequeith to Thomas Goolde my sonne all the hole croppe of corne growing upon the lands belonging to my place that I dwell in, that is to seye, of wheate, barley, peace and oots. Itm I will and bequeith to Alice my wiff a cow and ten sheape, and sufficient meate and drinke wt Thomas my sonne as long as she doith keepe hir self unmaryede, orells xls everye yere for hir meate and drinke, and she to be all waye at hir libertie wether she will taike hir mete and drink orells xls a yere. Itm I will that Alice my wiff have every yere a quartere of meate and fuell for hir fiere, and one cowe keping both wynter and summ and the keping of ten sheape as longe as she keape hir self sole and unmarried. And yf she marye then she to take hir stuffe and catall and to goo at hir libertye. Itm I will that Alice my wiff have yerelie the thirde pte of all the frute on the grounde so longe as she is unmaryede. Itm I will that Alice my wiff and Thomas my sonne have the brasse and pewtere equallie devydide betwen them, and also the tubbis, with bollis and dishes with othere housholde stuffe belonginge to the housse. The rest of all my goodis not bequethide, after my detts be paide, and this my will fulfillide and don, and my bodie honestlie brought to the yerthe, I geve and bequathe to Thomas my sonne, the which Thomas I ordeyn and make myn executor and Thomas Goolde my cussyn with hym of this my testament and last will, to the which Thomas my cosyn I geve for his paynes vs and his coasts yf he riede or goo a bought my businesse. Itm I will that Immediatly after my dethe ther be geven to poure folke vjs viijd. Also I ordeyn and make Richard Shakemeeple supervisore of this my testament, and I will to hym for his payns iijs iiijd. Theis being witnesse and present at the will makinge, John Goolde my brother, Roger Hunte, Thomas Goolde, Richard Shakmaple, wt other.'"

Zaccheus Gould (c1589-1668): m. Phoebe Deacon (1597-1663)

Dow, George Francis, compiler, Vital Records of Topsfield, Masssachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849, 1903. On p. 225: "Deaths ... Gould, Phebye, w. Zaacheous, Sept. 20, 1663." [George Francis Dow, compiler, Vital Records of Topsfield, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849, p. 225]
Gould, Benjamin Apthorp, The Ancestry and Posterity of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield, 1872. On p. 9: "Zaccheus Gould, born about 1589, resided at Hemel Hempsted and Great Missenden, in England, came to New England about 1638, established himself finally at Topsfield, and died there ab. 1670. By his wife Phebe, who died 1663, Sept. 20, he had the following children:- ..."
Gould, Benjamin Apthorp, The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield, 1895. On p. 21, 26-36: "Zaccheus Gould of Hemel Hempstead and later of Great Missenden, co. Bucks, where he was assessed in 1629. Born 1589 according to his own deposition; died 1668. Wife Phebe died at Topsfield 1663. His baptism probably recorded in the lost registers of Bovingdon."; "The earliest records of Zaccheus, which I have found in this country, indicate his presence at Weymouth. In 1639 Jeremy Gould sold land in Weymouth to Zaccheus Gould. Henry Russell of that place made his will 1639-40 Jan. 28 ... making Zaccheus Gould and others the overseer of his will and of his daughter. ... the earliest indication of his establishment at what was afterwards Topsfield is found in the action in 1644 upon his petition to the General Court, for a village to be incorporated in that part of Ipswich where he dwelt. ... During the years between 1639 and 1644 Zaccheus appears to have dwelt at Lynn; and in 1640 he owned a mill on the Saugus River ... at a session of the General Court held at Boston 1650 Oct. 18: 'In answer to the request of Zaccheus Gould and William Howard of Topsfield, the Court doth grant that Topsfield shall henceforth be a town, and have power within themselves to order all civil affairs, as other towns have.' ... In 1651 he took the oath of fidelity, Sept. 30, but he never became a 'freeman' of the colony, for which position it was necessary for him to become a member of the church. ... That Zaccheus was born in 1589 appears from the record of a deposition made by him at Salem Court, 1661 March 26, stating that he was then seventy-two years old. His death must have occurred between 1668 March 30 and 1668 Nov. 13; for on the former of these dates he acknowledged the conveyance of land to Thomas Perkins, and on the latter, there is record of a division of 'the Common, on the Salem side of the river,' (now Middleton), in which it is stated that he was dead. ... Zaccheus Gould became probably the largest land owner in the region; his property, at the time of his death, being estimated at not less than 3000 acres, extending over a large tract in what was then known as Rowley Village, but which was incorporated as a separate town, under the name of Boxford ... seems to have been a man of exceptional liberality in his theological ideas: maintaining friendly relations with Quakers and with Baptists, although both were proscribed."
Lewis, Alonzo, & James R. Newhall, History of Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, 1865. On p. 250, "1659 ... The General Court had passed some very severe laws against the people called Friends or Quakers, forbidding any even to admit them into their houses, under a penalty of forty shillings an hour. Mr. Zacheus Gould had offended against this order, for which he was arraigned by the Court. On the 25th of November, 'the deputies having heard of what Zacheus Gould hath alleged in Court, in reference to his entertainment of Quakers, do think it meet that the rigor of the law in that case provided, be exercised upon him, but considering his ingenious confession, and profession of his ignorance of the law; and he also having long attended the Court, do judge that he shall only be admonished for his offence by the governor, and so be dismissed the court, and all with reference to the consent of our honored magistrates hereto.' This decision of the deputies was sent to the magistrates, and returned with this endorsement: 'The magistrates consent not thereto.' So it is probable that Mr. Gould was compelled to pay his fine. [The Court ordered that Mr. Gould pay a fine of three pounds. But the fine was remitted, 31 May, 1660, in consideration of the great loss by fire, which he had recently sustained.]"
Virkus, Frederick Adams, ed., Immigrant Ancestors: A List of 2,500 Immigrants to America before 1750, 1986. On p. 34: "Gould, Zaccheus (1589-1668; 6th from Thomas Gould of Boringdon, Co. Bucks, Eng.); early settler of Topsfield, Mass.; m Phebe Deacon."