Individual Details

== Biography ==
'''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. Ancestry and Posterity of Zaccheus Gould. By Benjamin Apthorp Gould.Entered by Michael Lechner, April 16, 2012

=== Name ===
Thomas Gould, of Bovingdon, the first of this name of whom there is definite knowledge.
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Also known as::Thomas Goold, of Bovington.Gould-Chamberlain-Pratt-Moulton.The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield. pg 1.:Thomas Gould, of Bovingdon.Ancestry and Posterity of Zaccheus Gould. By Benjamin Apthorp Gould.:Thomas Goold.Historic Homes and Places and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs ...
::Note: The name was spelled in many ways - Goold, Golde, Goolde, Gowle, Gold and Gould being some of the forms, the last being the present spelling.Historic Homes and Places and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs ...
::Note: Thomas Goold, born probably not later than 1455, the first of this name of whom there is definite knowledge.Historic Homes and Places and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs ...

=== Birth ===

Thomas Gould born as early as the year 1455.
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:born about 1455.Gould-Chamberlain-Pratt-Moulton.:born as early as the year 1455.Ancestry and Posterity of Zaccheus Gould. By Benjamin Apthorp Gould.:born probably not later than 1455.Historic Homes and Places and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs ...The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield. pg 1.:1455, Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, ENGLAND.Brøderbund WFT Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Tree #2346, Date of Import: Jul 1, 1996.

=== Religion ===
"I bequeth my sowle to almyghty god and to or blissed lady saint Mary and to all the holy copany of Hevyn my body to be buryyd in the church yard of saint Laurence at Bovyngton" The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield. pg 2.

=== Events ===
* He lived at Bovingdon, a small village of Hertfordshire, England, still a chapelry in the parish of Hempstead, about twenty-four miles northwest of London.Historic Homes and Places and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs ...

=== Will ===
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.Ancestry and Posterity of Zaccheus Gould. By Benjamin Apthorp Gould.
::His will was proved September 28, 1520, at the archdeacon's court of Huntingdon, now Peterborough.Historic Homes and Places and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs ...The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield. pg 2.
::His will shows him to have been the owner of large estates.Gould-Chamberlain-Pratt-Moulton.
::His will proved September 28 1520 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 followeth:
First, I bequeth my sowle to almyghty god and to or blissed lady saint Mary and to all the holy copany of Hevyn my body to be buryyd in the church yard of saint Laurence at Bovyngton
Item I bequeth to the high aulter ijs I m to the moder church of Lincoln vjd I m to the rood light xijd I m to or ladys light xijd Itm to saint Laurence light xijd To saint Lenards light viijd I m to saint Nicholas light viijd I m to the mayntaynyng of the torches vj viijd Itm to the gildyng of saint Laurence tabernacle v mks I will have a prest syngyng for my sowle helth ii yers Item I bequeth to Richard Goold my Sonn a gray horse a long ca ta 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 Item I bequeth to John Goold my Sonn x mks of lawfull money to be payd by the age of xxj yeris A bullock 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 Item 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 bullock and vj shepe Item I bequeth to Johan Gould my Doughter vl of lawfull money to be paid at the age of xxix yens 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 w 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 Item I bequeth to the mendyng of the high way betwixt Bovington and Chepfeld xx f Itm to John Swetyng my Servaunt iijs iiijd I m to Isabel Swetyng my svnt iijs iiijd De Itm to Richard Mechet my svnt vjs viijd & C timber at Langley bery wood Itm to Nicholas Alewen my svnt iijs ihjd Itm to evy oon of my godchilderne iiijd Itm to the howse of Ashrige vjs viijd Item I will that Johan my wiff shall have 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 Ml tymber Mt spokis owt of the hows wherin I dwelled sytyme my self Itm I will that Thomas Goold my eldest Sonne shall have all my woods at Langley bury oonly to him self payyng the money to the v childerene above sayd and all my horses and all my tymber unbequethed Itm I bequeth to John Goold my brother vjs viijd Item I bequeth to Willia Goold my brother vjs viiijd 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 Goold 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" Gould-Chamberlain-Pratt-Moulton.
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=== Death ===

Thomas Gould died between August 29, and September 28, 1520.
:::His last will and testament is dated 1520, August 29, and was admitted to probate Sept. 28, thirty days later.Ancestry and Posterity of Zaccheus Gould. By Benjamin Apthorp Gould.
:died in 1520.Gould-Chamberlain-Pratt-Moulton.:28 SEP 1520, Hertfordshire, England.Brøderbund WFT Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Tree #2346, Date of Import: Jul 1, 1996

=== Buried ===
"My body to be buryyd in the church yard of saint Laurence at Bovyngton" The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield. pg 2.

=== Family ===
Thomas Gould and wife Joan, had seven children.Ancestry and Posterity of Zaccheus Gould. By Benjamin Apthorp Gould.Historic Homes and Places and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs ...
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Children:
:::# Thomas Gould,Ancestry and Posterity of Zaccheus Gould. By Benjamin Apthorp Gould.Gould-Chamberlain-Pratt-Moulton. born about 1477; executor 1520; overseer 1537; witness 1545.Historic Homes and Places and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs ...The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield. pg 4. :# Richard Gould,Ancestry and Posterity of Zaccheus Gould. By Benjamin Apthorp Gould.Gould-Chamberlain-Pratt-Moulton. d. 1531; wife Joan. Probably b. about 1479.The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield. pg 4.Historic Homes and Places and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs ..."b. about 1479.":# John Gould,Gould-Chamberlain-Pratt-Moulton. not 21 in 1520. Probably b. about 1500.Historic Homes and Places and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs ...The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield. pg 4.:# Alice Gould,Gould-Chamberlain-Pratt-Moulton. born about 1502.Historic Homes and Places and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs ...The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield. pg 4.:# William Gould,Gould-Chamberlain-Pratt-Moulton. not 21 in 1520; wife Margaret. Probably b. about 1504.Historic Homes and Places and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs ...The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield. pg 4.:# Henry Gould,Gould-Chamberlain-Pratt-Moulton. not 21 in 1520. Probably b. about 1506.Historic Homes and Places and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs ...The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield. pg 4.:# Joan Gould,Gould-Chamberlain-Pratt-Moulton. not nineteen in 1520.Historic Homes and Places and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs ...The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield. pg 4.

== Research Notes ==
Extensive and long-continued search has failed to identify with certainty any ancestor of Zaccheus Gould, earlier than Thomas, who died in 1520, and whose will is given below, together with the wills of his brothers John and William. These three also lived at Bovingdon, which is a small village of Hertfordshire, and still a chapelry in the parish of Hemel Hempstead, about 24 miles N.W. of London; and their descendants remained there, or in the immediate vicinity, long after many of their posterity had lived and died in New England. Branches of the family appear to have established themselves in Devonshire, Dorset and Somersetshire before the middle of the 17th century. The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield. pg 1.Entered by Michael Lechner, April 16, 2012

::Note: Thomas Goold, of Bovington, was born about 1455, and died in 1520. He had brothers John and William, and by his wife Johan had children, Thomas, Richard, John, Alice, William, Henry and Joan. Gould-Chamberlain-Pratt-Moulton.
::Note: He married Joan ______, who was co-executrix of his will, and who perhaps was his second wife, as five children were minors in 1520. Children: 1. Thomas, born about 1477; executor 1520; overseer 1537; witness 1545. 2. Richard, born about 1479; mentioned below. 3. John, born about 1500. 4. Alice, born about 1502. 5. William, born about 1504; married Margaret ______. 6. Henry, born about 1506. 7. Joan, not nineteen in 1520. Historic Homes and Places and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs ...
::Note: 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. Children: 4. Thomas, executor 1520, overseer 1537, witness 1545. Probably b. about 1477. 5. Richard, d. 1531; wife Joan. Probably b. about 1479. 6. John, not 21 in 1520. Probably b. about 1500. 7. Alice, not 19 in 1520. Probably b. about 1502. 8. William, not 21 in 1520; wife Margaret. Probably b. about 1504. 9. Henry, not 21 in 1520. Probably b. about 1506. 10. Joan, not 19 in 1520. The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield. pg 4.
Thomas Gould of Bovingdon in the parish of Hemel Herapsted 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 sous Ancestry and Posterity of Zaccheus Gould. By Benjamin Apthorp Gould.
Thomas Goold of Bovington was born about 1455 and died in 1520 His will shows him to have been the owner of large estates He had brothers John and William and by his wife Johan had children Thomas Richard John Alice William Henry and Joan His will proved September 28 1520 at the Archdeacon's court of Huntingdon but now at Peterborough is as follows Gould-Chamberlain-Pratt-Moulton.
Thomas Goold, born probably not later than 1455, the first of this name of whom there is definite knowledge. The name was spelled in many ways - Goold, Golde, Goolde, Gowle, Gold and Gould being some of the forms, the last being the present spelling. He lived at Bovingdon, a small village of Hertfordshire, England, still a chapelry in the parish of Hempstead, about twenty-four miles northwest of London. His will was proved September 28, 1520, at the archdeacon's court of Huntingdon, now Peterborough. He married Joan ______, who was co-executrix of his will, and who perhaps was his second wife, as five children were minors in 1520. Children: 1. Thomas, born about 1477; executor 1520; overseer 1537; witness 1545. 2. Richard, born about 1479; mentioned below. 3. John, born about 1500. 4. Alice, born about 1502. 5. William, born about 1504; married Margaret ______. 6. Henry, born about 1506. 7. Joan, not nineteen in 1520. Historic Homes and Places and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs ...
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. (Attached). Children: 4. Thomas, executor 1520, overseer 1537, witness 1545. Probably b. about 1477. 5. Richard, d. 1531; wife Joan. Probably b. about 1479. 6. John, not 21 in 1520. Probably b. about 1500. 7. Alice, not 19 in 1520. Probably b. about 1502. 8. William, not 21 in 1520; wife Margaret. Probably b. about 1504. 9. Henry, not 21 in 1520. Probably b. about 1506. 10. Joan, not 19 in 1520. The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield. pg 1.

== Sources ==

* Attached Documents.

* [[Space:Gould_Family_History|Gould Family History.]]
* Ancestry and Posterity of Zaccheus Gould. By Benjamin Apthorp Gould, Essex Institute historical collections, Volume 11, By Essex Institute, Salem Mass Published by the Essex Institute 1878. [http://books.google.com/books?id=DPkWAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA120&dq=1553+%22Richard+Gould%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Vx-5T7KCOcqwiQL57IDkBg&ved=0CGQQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=%22zaccheus%20Gould%22&f=false GoogleBooks.]
* Gould-Chamberlain-Pratt-Moulton, The Heroes of the American Revolution and Their Descendants: Battle of Long Island, By Henry Whittemore, The Heroes of the Revoution Publishing Co., 1897. [http://books.google.com/books?id=tGA9AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA180&dq=1553+%22Richard+Gould%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Vx-5T7KCOcqwiQL57IDkBg&ved=0CFkQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=1553%20%22Richard%20Gould%22&f=false GoogleBooks.]
* Historic Homes and Places and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs ..., Volume 4, edited by William Richard Cutter, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York, 1908. [http://books.google.com/books?id=nn1yyHiYJFYC&pg=PA1650&dq=1553+%22Richard+Gould%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Vx-5T7KCOcqwiQL57IDkBg&ved=0CE0Q6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=1553%20%22Richard%20Gould%22&f=false GoogleBooks.]
* The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield, By Benjamin Apthorp Gould, Thos. P. Nichols., Lynn, Mass., 1895. [http://books.google.com/books?id=GDi1U2IQAPEC&pg=PA307&dq=%22the+gould+family%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=P5O5T87LNqqliQKMuZDpBg&ved=0CG8Q6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=%22thomas%20gould%22&f=false GoogleBooks.]

Birth	Abt 1455	Bovingdon, , Hertfordshire, England
Death	Bef 28 Sep 1520	Bovingdon, , Hertfordshire, England
Marriage		Joan Curtis
Reference No		1467480
Reference No		1491893
Reference No		60

Spouse	Joan Curtis (1457 - 1537)
Child	Richard Gould (1479 - 1531)