Individual Details
John Gould
(21 Jun 1635 - 26 Jan 1710)
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== Biography ==
John Gould was born about 1635 probably in Great Missenden, County Buckingham, England. He died 26 JAN 1709/10 in Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts.Walter Goodwin Davis, ''Massachusetts and Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis (1885-1966): A reprinting in alphabetical order by surname of the sixteen multi-ancestor compedia'', Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc. (1996), Volume 2, Page 57
: "He was the greatest landowner and the most prominent citizen in Topsfield in his day. In the local foot-company he became an ensign in 1674, lieutenant in 1686 and captain in 1694. He was town clerk from 1681/2 through 1684/5 and on his assuming that office he and Lieutenant Peabody were entrusted with transcribing the old town book into a new book. He was selectman from 1677/8 to 1686/7 and again in 1692. Finally in 1690 he was a deputy to the General Court. He was an active promoter of the iron works in Rowley Village, afterward Boxford, which venture was not successful and was abandoned about 1680.
:: :In the unhappy scandal over the conduct of Mr. Thomas Gilbert, the Topsfield parson, in 1671, Sarah Gould was the principal witness against him, and there is much local color in the testimony. To the present-day reader of the testimony it would seem that Gilbert was a sick man rather than an alcoholic, but the court, although somewhat doubtful, ruled against him.
:: :Captain Gould was an ardent defender of the Massachusetts Charter when it was abrogated in 1686, and an outspoken critic of the new government of President Dudley. Some of his Topsfield neighbors, regrettably including his brother-in-law John Wild, informed against him and he was accused of treason and lodged in Boston jail. He petitioned for pardon and was released upon the payment of a fine of £50, costs of £10, and provided a bond of £100 for good behavior. He must have had mental reservations, however, and there was ill will between him and the Topsfield informers until the church intervened.
:: :From Captain Gould's five sons there is a multitude of descendants."Davis, page 57
Captain Gould served in the Pequot War, as well as King Philip's War serving in Lt. William Hasey's Three County Troop. He ranked an ensign in 1679, lieutenant in 1674, and captain in 1693. [http://books.google.com/books?id=Ey9EAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA1346&dq=gideon+salisbury&hl=en&sa=X&ei=wLN7VPS5I4OoogTXxoG4Cg&ved=0CB0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=gideon%20salisbury&f=false Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois, Volume 2] By Newton Bateman, Paul Selby, Josiah Seymour Currey. On Google Books
== Sources ==
See also:* Benjamin Apthorp Gould, ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=GDi1U2IQAPEC&dq=family+of+zaccheus+gould&source=gbs_navlinks_s The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield],'' Lynn, MA: Thos. P. Nichols (1895), starting on page 36.
== Acknowledgements ==
* [[Hunter-1468 | Restricted Hunter]]
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== Biography ==
John Gould was born about 1635 probably in Great Missenden, County Buckingham, England. He died 26 JAN 1709/10 in Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts.Walter Goodwin Davis, ''Massachusetts and Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis (1885-1966): A reprinting in alphabetical order by surname of the sixteen multi-ancestor compedia'', Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc. (1996), Volume 2, Page 57
: "He was the greatest landowner and the most prominent citizen in Topsfield in his day. In the local foot-company he became an ensign in 1674, lieutenant in 1686 and captain in 1694. He was town clerk from 1681/2 through 1684/5 and on his assuming that office he and Lieutenant Peabody were entrusted with transcribing the old town book into a new book. He was selectman from 1677/8 to 1686/7 and again in 1692. Finally in 1690 he was a deputy to the General Court. He was an active promoter of the iron works in Rowley Village, afterward Boxford, which venture was not successful and was abandoned about 1680.
:: :In the unhappy scandal over the conduct of Mr. Thomas Gilbert, the Topsfield parson, in 1671, Sarah Gould was the principal witness against him, and there is much local color in the testimony. To the present-day reader of the testimony it would seem that Gilbert was a sick man rather than an alcoholic, but the court, although somewhat doubtful, ruled against him.
:: :Captain Gould was an ardent defender of the Massachusetts Charter when it was abrogated in 1686, and an outspoken critic of the new government of President Dudley. Some of his Topsfield neighbors, regrettably including his brother-in-law John Wild, informed against him and he was accused of treason and lodged in Boston jail. He petitioned for pardon and was released upon the payment of a fine of £50, costs of £10, and provided a bond of £100 for good behavior. He must have had mental reservations, however, and there was ill will between him and the Topsfield informers until the church intervened.
:: :From Captain Gould's five sons there is a multitude of descendants."Davis, page 57
The church intervention took the form of a meeting in the parlor of [[Capen-88|Rev. Joseph Capen's]] house. According to Capen's diary, on Jun 13th 1692, he met with Gould, [[Towne-68|Jacob Towne]] and [[How-189|John How]]. Less than month later Towne's sister [[Towne-4|Mary Estey]] and How's sister-in-law [[Jackson-4419|Elizabeth How]] would be hanged in Salem.
Captain Gould served in the Pequot War, as well as King Philip's War serving in Lt. William Hasey's Three County Troop. He ranked an ensign in 1679, lieutenant in 1674, and captain in 1693. [http://books.google.com/books?id=Ey9EAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA1346&dq=gideon+salisbury&hl=en&sa=X&ei=wLN7VPS5I4OoogTXxoG4Cg&ved=0CB0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=gideon%20salisbury&f=false Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois, Volume 2] By Newton Bateman, Paul Selby, Josiah Seymour Currey. On Google Books
== Sources ==
See also:* Benjamin Apthorp Gould, ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=GDi1U2IQAPEC&dq=family+of+zaccheus+gould&source=gbs_navlinks_s The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield],'' Lynn, MA: Thos. P. Nichols (1895), starting on page 36.
== Acknowledgements ==
* [[Hunter-1468 | Restricted Hunter]]
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== Biography ==
John Gould was born about 1635 probably in Great Missenden, County Buckingham, England. He died 26 JAN 1709/10 in Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts.Walter Goodwin Davis, ''Massachusetts and Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis (1885-1966): A reprinting in alphabetical order by surname of the sixteen multi-ancestor compedia'', Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc. (1996), Volume 2, Page 57
: "He was the greatest landowner and the most prominent citizen in Topsfield in his day. In the local foot-company he became an ensign in 1674, lieutenant in 1686 and captain in 1694. He was town clerk from 1681/2 through 1684/5 and on his assuming that office he and Lieutenant Peabody were entrusted with transcribing the old town book into a new book. He was selectman from 1677/8 to 1686/7 and again in 1692. Finally in 1690 he was a deputy to the General Court. He was an active promoter of the iron works in Rowley Village, afterward Boxford, which venture was not successful and was abandoned about 1680.
:: :In the unhappy scandal over the conduct of Mr. Thomas Gilbert, the Topsfield parson, in 1671, Sarah Gould was the principal witness against him, and there is much local color in the testimony. To the present-day reader of the testimony it would seem that Gilbert was a sick man rather than an alcoholic, but the court, although somewhat doubtful, ruled against him.
:: :Captain Gould was an ardent defender of the Massachusetts Charter when it was abrogated in 1686, and an outspoken critic of the new government of President Dudley. Some of his Topsfield neighbors, regrettably including his brother-in-law John Wild, informed against him and he was accused of treason and lodged in Boston jail. He petitioned for pardon and was released upon the payment of a fine of £50, costs of £10, and provided a bond of £100 for good behavior. He must have had mental reservations, however, and there was ill will between him and the Topsfield informers until the church intervened.
:: :From Captain Gould's five sons there is a multitude of descendants."Davis, page 57
Captain Gould served in the Pequot War, as well as King Philip's War serving in Lt. William Hasey's Three County Troop. He ranked an ensign in 1679, lieutenant in 1674, and captain in 1693. [http://books.google.com/books?id=Ey9EAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA1346&dq=gideon+salisbury&hl=en&sa=X&ei=wLN7VPS5I4OoogTXxoG4Cg&ved=0CB0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=gideon%20salisbury&f=false Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois, Volume 2] By Newton Bateman, Paul Selby, Josiah Seymour Currey. On Google Books
== Sources ==
See also:* Benjamin Apthorp Gould, ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=GDi1U2IQAPEC&dq=family+of+zaccheus+gould&source=gbs_navlinks_s The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield],'' Lynn, MA: Thos. P. Nichols (1895), starting on page 36.
== Acknowledgements ==
* [[Hunter-1468 | Restricted Hunter]]
-- MERGED NOTE ------------
}
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== Biography ==
John Gould was born about 1635 probably in Great Missenden, County Buckingham, England. He died 26 JAN 1709/10 in Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts.Walter Goodwin Davis, ''Massachusetts and Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis (1885-1966): A reprinting in alphabetical order by surname of the sixteen multi-ancestor compedia'', Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc. (1996), Volume 2, Page 57
: "He was the greatest landowner and the most prominent citizen in Topsfield in his day. In the local foot-company he became an ensign in 1674, lieutenant in 1686 and captain in 1694. He was town clerk from 1681/2 through 1684/5 and on his assuming that office he and Lieutenant Peabody were entrusted with transcribing the old town book into a new book. He was selectman from 1677/8 to 1686/7 and again in 1692. Finally in 1690 he was a deputy to the General Court. He was an active promoter of the iron works in Rowley Village, afterward Boxford, which venture was not successful and was abandoned about 1680.
:: :In the unhappy scandal over the conduct of Mr. Thomas Gilbert, the Topsfield parson, in 1671, Sarah Gould was the principal witness against him, and there is much local color in the testimony. To the present-day reader of the testimony it would seem that Gilbert was a sick man rather than an alcoholic, but the court, although somewhat doubtful, ruled against him.
:: :Captain Gould was an ardent defender of the Massachusetts Charter when it was abrogated in 1686, and an outspoken critic of the new government of President Dudley. Some of his Topsfield neighbors, regrettably including his brother-in-law John Wild, informed against him and he was accused of treason and lodged in Boston jail. He petitioned for pardon and was released upon the payment of a fine of £50, costs of £10, and provided a bond of £100 for good behavior. He must have had mental reservations, however, and there was ill will between him and the Topsfield informers until the church intervened.
:: :From Captain Gould's five sons there is a multitude of descendants."Davis, page 57
The church intervention took the form of a meeting in the parlor of [[Capen-88|Rev. Joseph Capen's]] house. According to Capen's diary, on Jun 13th 1692, he met with Gould, [[Towne-68|Jacob Towne]] and [[How-189|John How]]. Less than month later Towne's sister [[Towne-4|Mary Estey]] and How's sister-in-law [[Jackson-4419|Elizabeth How]] would be hanged in Salem.
Captain Gould served in the Pequot War, as well as King Philip's War serving in Lt. William Hasey's Three County Troop. He ranked an ensign in 1679, lieutenant in 1674, and captain in 1693. [http://books.google.com/books?id=Ey9EAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA1346&dq=gideon+salisbury&hl=en&sa=X&ei=wLN7VPS5I4OoogTXxoG4Cg&ved=0CB0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=gideon%20salisbury&f=false Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois, Volume 2] By Newton Bateman, Paul Selby, Josiah Seymour Currey. On Google Books
== Sources ==
See also:* Benjamin Apthorp Gould, ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=GDi1U2IQAPEC&dq=family+of+zaccheus+gould&source=gbs_navlinks_s The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield],'' Lynn, MA: Thos. P. Nichols (1895), starting on page 36.
== Acknowledgements ==
* [[Hunter-1468 | Restricted Hunter]]
Events
| Birth | 21 Jun 1635 | Great Missenden, County Buckingham, England | |||
| Death | 26 Jan 1710 | Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts | |||
| Reference No | 392955 | ||||
| Reference No | 408943 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Father | Zaccheus Gould (1589 - 1668) |
| Mother | Phebe Deacon (1597 - 1663) |
| Sibling | Phebe "Phoebe" Gould (1620 - 1686) |
| Sibling | Mary Gould (1621 - 1690) |
| Sibling | Martha Gould (1623 - 1698) |
| Sibling | Priscilla Gould (1628 - 1663) |
| Sibling | Frances Gould (1639 - 1714) |