Weymouth New England Genealogy

Events

Event	Date	Place	Description	Notes	Sources
Birth	1635-06-10	Great Missenden, Bedfordshire, England			1a
Death	1709/10-01-26 (Julian)	Ipswich, Essex, MA			1a 2a

Parents

Relation to main person	Name	Birth date	Death date
Father	Gould, Zaccheus	1589	1668-03-30
Mother	Deacon, Phebe	1596	1663-09-20
Sister	Gould, Phebe	before 1620-09-27	after 1691
Sister	Gould, Mary	before 1621-12-19
Sister	Gould, Martha	before 1623-06-15	1699
Sister	Gould, Priscilla	1620-09-27	1663-04-16
	Gould, John	1635-06-10	1709/10-01-26 (Julian)

Families

Family of Gould, John and Baker, Sarah

Married

Wife

Baker, Sarah ( * 1641-03-09 + 1708/9-01-20 (Julian) )

Event	Date	Place	Description	Notes	Sources
Marriage	1660-10-12	Ipswich, Essex, MA		General BA Gould contradicts himself in his two books and also states 14 General Oct 1660	1a 2a

Children

Name	Birth Date	Death Date
Gould, John	1662-12-01	1724-11-05
Gould, Sarah	1664-12-18	1723
Gould, Thomas	1666-02-14	1752
Gould, Samuel	1669/70-03-09 (Julian)	1724
Gould, Zaccheus	1672-03-26	1739
Gould, Priscilla	1674-11-02	1715
Gould, Joseph	1677-08-24	1753
Gould, Mary	1681-06-16	1689-05-11

Narrative

John Gould was born in 1635. On October 12, 1660, he marriedSarah the daughter of John and Elizabeth Baker. They had eightchildren; John (1662-1724) who married Phebe French, Sarah Bixby(1664-1723), Thomas (1666-1752), Samuel (1669/70-1724), Zaccheus(1672-1739), Priscilla Curtice (1674-1715), Joseph (1677-1753),and Mary (1681-1689). He and Sarah were married for almost 50years, she dying in 1708/9.John Gould was a prominent member of the Topsfield community. Heserved as a selectman for a number of years including a stretchof 14 straight years. John became involved with a plan to create a foundry where ironcould be smelted. In 1668, a company, The Iron Works at RowleyVillage, was started on land owned by John. After about a dozenyears the foundry was abandoned and John became owner of theabandoned land and works. The house that was on the property helater sold to his son Samuel who lived there for years. Thehouse lasted until the 19th century. In 1671, John was in court because of a long-standing problem hehad had with his minister. It appears that the minister, Rev.Thomas Gilbert, had a problem with drink. In 1670, he wascharged with intemperance. He was described as going "into thepulpit in a disordered state, which he had betrayed by theconfusion of his thoughts and the clipping of his words, andespecially by forgetting the order of the exercises". For theGoulds this came to a head in 1671 with the following courtcases;"Mr. Thomas Gilbert v. Ensign John Gould, for Sary Gouldsdefaming him. Verdict for defendant.Also an action for assault. Verdict for plaintiff. Fine 20s.Also another action of slander, for saying he was a lying in thepulpet. Verdict for defendant.Ensign John Gould in behalf of his wife Sarah, v. Mr. ThomasGilbert. Action of slander. Verdict for plaintiff. 40s."In 1675-6 John Gould served in the Narragansett campaign. He wasin the "Three-County Troop" under the command of CaptainHutchinson and later under Captain Wheeler. Later, John became aLieutenant and commanded the Topsfield company of militia. In 1685, King James II appointed Edmund Andros as the RoyalGovernor of Mass. This appointment led to serious unrest. JohnGould became involved in the controversy and with the help ofsome old enemies of the Gould's was in serious trouble. AWarrant was issued for his arrest:"Case of John Gould, charged with Treason Boston, Sc.To the Keeper of his Majesty's Jail in Boston.The President of his Majesty's Territory & Dominion of NewEngland, with the Deputy President and others of his Majesty'sCouncil, in Council assembled, the 5th day of August, 1686,having received information upon the oaths of ISAAC CUMMINGS,JOHN WILD, & JOHN HOW, of several treasonable and seditiouswords, spoken by JOHN GOULD of Topsfield, against our SoverignLord the King, &c. These are, therefore in his Majesty's name torequire you to take into your custody the body of the said JOHNGOULD, and him safely keep until he shall be delivered by duecourse of law, and for so doing this shall be your warrant,given at the Council House in Boston, the said 5th day ofAugust, Anno Dom.1686, Annoque RR. Jacobi Dei Gratia Angliae&c,--- secundiVera Copia Ed. Randolph, Sec.John Gould petitioned the Council and the reply was;By the President and Council of His Majesty's Territory andDominion of New EnglandUpon reading the petition of John Gould, now prisoner in thejail of Boston, desiring liberty of the Prison yard to walk in,by reason of his indisposition of body. It is ordered That thePrison keeper do permit the said John Gould, to have the benifitof the Prison yard, to walk in during his sickness (the keepertaking care the said Gould make not an escape) till furtherorder.Ed. Randolph, Sec'ryAnother document read;Council House, Boston August 12, 1686New England, Sc.Rex contra Gould, in Sessione Speciali, 19th August , 1686The Jurors for our Soverign Lord, the King, do upon their oathspresent that JOHN GOULD, SEN, otherwise called LIEUT. GOULD, ofTopsfield, in the County of Essex, husbandman, by force andarms, that is to say, between the 23d and 30th of May, in thesecond year of the reign of our Soverign Lord &c, being evillyaffested against our most sacred Lord the King, aforesaid, hissupreme and natural Lord, and devising with all his might, andintending to disturb the peace and common tranquillity of thishis Majesty's Territory & Dominion of New England, as the sameis now settled by his Majesty's Royal Commission under his greatSeal of England, and the introducing again of the lateGovernment, dissolved by law, at a Riotous Muster of armed mengathered together by him, the aforesaid JOHN GOULD as theirpretended officer at Topsfield aforesaid, in the year aforesaid,he the said JOHN GOULD as aforesaid, then and there being, didagainst the duty of his Allegience, and in terror of hisMajesty's liege people, maliciously, wickedly, seditously,treasonably and advisedly speak and utter these malicioustreasonable and seditious speeches following, viz: If theCountry was of his mind, they would keep Salem Court with theformer Magistrates, and if the Country would go the rounds, hewould make the first, and would go & keep Salem Court, and wouldhave his company down to do it. And further, he, the said JOHNGOULD as aforesaid, on or about the 11th day of July, atTopsfield aforesaid, in the County aforesaid, in the yearaforesaid, Maliciously, advisedly and treasonably, did say andutter these malicious, treasonable and seditious wordsfollowing, viz: That he was under another Governmant, and hadsworn to another Government, and did not know this government,and this in manifest contempt of his majesty's laws andGovernment here in New England, to the evil and perniciousexample of all others in the like case offending, and againstthe peace of our said Soverign Lord the King, his Crown anddignity.

Pedigree

Gould, Zaccheus
1. Deacon, Phebe
  1. Gould, Priscilla
  2. Gould, Phebe
  3. Gould, Mary
  4. Gould, Martha
  5. Gould, John
    1. Baker, Sarah

Ancestors

Gould, John
* 1635-06-10
+ 1709/10-01-26 (Julian)

Gould, Zaccheus
* 1589
+ 1668-03-30

Gould, Richard
* about 1553
+ about 1629

Gould, Richard
* 1530
+ ...

Gould, Thomas
* 1500
+ ...

, Alice
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+ ...

Weden, Jane
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, Mary
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+ ...

Deacon, Phebe
* 1596
+ 1663-09-20

Deacon, Thomas
* 1573
+ ...

Deacon, Thomas
* 1540
+ 1582-06-20

Deacon, Thomas
* 1514
+ 1542

, Elizabeth
* 1518
+ 1542

Allen, Jane
* 1550
+ ...

Field, Martha
* 1579-02-15
+ ...

Field, John
* 1535
+ 1615-11-24

Turner, Grace
* 1554
+ 1612-06-05

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Birth Name	Gould, John
Gender	male
Age at Death	74 years, 7 months, 26 days