Individual Details
Thomas Goheen
(Aft 1752 - 1838)
Events
| Birth | Aft 1752 | ||||
| Taxes | 1779 | Bensalem Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania |  |  | |
| Marriage | 1 Mar 1780 | Bensalem, Bucks County, Pennsylvania - Rebekah Clark | | | |
| Taxes | 1781 | Bensalem Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Taxes | 1782 | Moreland Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Taxes | 1783 | Moreland Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Taxes | 1786 | Southampton Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Census | 1790 | Bucks County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Emigration | Abt 1791 | Kingston, Ontario, Canada | | | |
| Census | 1804 | Northumberland County, Onterio, Canada | | | |
| Census | 1805 | Northumberland County, Onterio, Canada | | | |
| Census | 1806 | Northumberland County, Onterio, Canada | | | |
| Census | 1809 | Hamilton Township, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada | | ||
| Death | 1838 | Port Hope, Northumberland County, Hamilton, Canada | | |
Families
| Spouse | Rebekah Clark ( - ) |
| Child | Thomas Goheen (1781 - 1860) |
| Child | Charles Goheen (1783 - ) |
| Child | Elizabeth Goheen (1788 - ) |
| Child | Samuel Goheen (1792 - 1877) |
| Child | Jesse Goheen (1800 - 1886) |
| Father | Thomas Goheen (1711 - 1780) |
| Mother | Bridget Johnson (1712 - 1780) |
| Sibling | Mary Goheen (1742 - 1833) |
Notes
Taxes
Thomas Goheen had 3 horses, and 3 cattle. He was living in Bensalem at the same time Richard Goheen was living there.Marriage
Surety, Hugh Burns of Southampton, (John Hart, Wm. King)Taxes
Thomas is in Bensalem with 3 horses and 1 cattle. Richard has moved to Bristol TownshipTaxes
Thomas Gohean valuation 85, Tax 10 .8Taxes
no acres, 2 horses, 1 cattle, 4 sheep.Taxes
Thomas is taxed 1 .0 in Southampton Township still in Burcks county.Census
Census:Thomas Goheen 2 males 16 and up, 2 males under 16, 2 females
Emigration
The Goheen's arrived at the present site of Kingston, Ontario where they were temporarily housed on what was called Loyalist Avenue near the lake and fed on army rations for the winter. For performing meritorious service behind the British lines Thomas was awarded a two hundred acre land grant on Lot 35 concession 2 of Hamilton Township. Thomas' youngest son, Jesse, was born in Hamilton Township in 1832. Thomas Jr., Charles, Elizabeth and Samuel were all awarded 200 acre land grants but Jesse, the Canadian, was not.Census
180 acres uncultivated, 20 acres cultivated,Census
Charles listed in 1804 census, Northumberland Township, Onterio, Canada along with Thomas Goheen Jr. and Sr. Three males between 16 and 60 years, 2 females betwee 16 and 60, 2 males under 16.Census
Same as 1805.Census
Thomas Goheen Sr. 170 acres uncultivated and 30 acres cultivatedDeath
When Thomas Goheen Sr, died in 1838 he was buried in the first plot of what is now St. Mark's Church Cemetery. His wife, Rebecca Clark, son Thomas Jr. and his wife Levina were later buried there as well. The grave was marked only by a large field stone until August 8, 1965 when many members of the Goheen Family gathered at St. Marks's to witness the dedication of the bronze plaque placed on the stone by a committee comprised of Raymond and Noray Goheen.In his will dated Feb 25, 1850, Thomas Sr. left his son, Samuel, ..."all that parcel or Tract of land situated in the Township of Hamilton in the County of Northumberland in the District of Newcastle and Province of Upper Canada, being the east half of the south hundred acres of Lot No. 35 in the second Concession of the said Township of Hamilton." To his son Jesse, Thomas Sr. left the west half of the same south hundred acres. The will was witnessed by Joseph Hagerman, John Finnie and William Lang.
Endnotes
1. William Henry Egle, Editor, Pennsylvania Archives, Series 3 (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania printer, 1896), Vol XIII, page 33.
2. Don Yoder, Elizabeth P Bentley, and Eleanor R Antoniak, Pennsylvania vital records: from Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine and the Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography (Baltimore, Maryland: Genelogical Pub. Co, 1983), page 239, Marriage Bonds of Bucks County, 1772-1785.
3. William Henry Egle, Editor, Pennsylvania Archives, Series 3 (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania printer, 1896), Vol XVI page 250.
4. William Henry Egle, Editor, Pennsylvania Archives, Series 3 (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania printer, 1896), Vol XV1, page 619.
5. 1790 US Census, Bucks county, Pennsylvania, line 4, page 172, Thomas Goheen, NARA micropublication M638, roll 8.
6. Mrs Roger Nelson (nee Doris Goheen), "", Early Families of Port Hope and Area : Thomas Goheen.
7. Williams, McWilliams Web site, online http://www.familyorigins.com/users/m/c/w/William-J-Mcwilliams/FAMO1-0001/index.html, Northumberland County, Onterio, Canada. Transcripts of Census. http://www.eagle.ca/westhistory/1804_assessment.htm. Hereinafter cited as William, McWilliams.
8. Williams, McWilliams Web site, online http://www.familyorigins.com/users/m/c/w/William-J-Mcwilliams/FAMO1-0001/index.html, Northumberland County, Onterio, Canada. Transcripts of Census. http://www.eagle.ca/westhistory/1804_assessment.htm. Hereinafter cited as William, McWilliams.
9. Williams, McWilliams Web site, online http://www.familyorigins.com/users/m/c/w/William-J-Mcwilliams/FAMO1-0001/index.html, Northumberland County, Onterio, Canada. Transcripts of Census. http://www.eagle.ca/westhistory/1804_assessment.htm. Hereinafter cited as William, McWilliams.
10. Mrs Roger Nelson (nee Doris Goheen), "", Early Families of Port Hope and Area : Thomas Goheen.