Mehitable (Bailey) Goss (1709 - abt. 1765)

Born 8 Aug 1709 in Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Wife of John Goss — married 30 Jul 1728 in Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died about 1765 at about age 55 in East Bradford, Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Mehitable Bailey was born in 1709 at Bradford, MA, the daughter of James Bailey and Hannah Wood.^[1]

She was married 30 July 1728 at Bradford, MA to John Goss.^[2] They had eleven children born in the young East precinct of Bradford, MA:^[3]

1. James, bpt. 13 Jul. 1729; d. Dec. 1729
2. Hannah, b. 6 Nov. 1730; d. 30 Mar. 1779 (unm.)
3. Anna, b. 12 Oct. 1732; m. Moses Cross, 17 July 1753
4. James, b. 12 Mar. 1735
5. Peter, b.17 June 1737
6. John, Jr., b. 8 Mar. 1739; m. Catherine Conant, 10 Feb. 1774; d. 26 Sep. 1821
7. Daniel, b. 4 Sep. 1741
8. Abigail, bpt. 7 Aug. 1743
9. Martha, b. 11 July 1745
10. Richard, b. 10 Mar. 1747, and
11. Molly, b. 25 Mar. 1753.

This family lived in a house on Main street (East Bradford, later known as George Mitchell's house) that was likely built by John around the time of their marriage. Mehitable joined the East Bradford church on 7 Jan. 1728, as did husband John on 1 May 1743. On 22 Nov. 1762 they separated from this church when they moved for a time to the East Congregational Church of Haverhill.^[4]

John and Mehitable later returned to East Bradford, where it is said John died about 1765 and Mehitable the year after. Mehitable was not mentioned in her father's will of 3 June 1765, but their daughter Hannah Goss was mentioned (being James' unmarried granddaughter).

Sources

1. ↑ Vital Records of Bradford, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Topsfield Historical Society, Topsfield, Mass., 1907)| Page 15
2. ↑ Vital Records of Bradford, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Topsfield Historical Society, Topsfield, Mass., 1907)| Page 180
3. ↑ Vital Records of Bradford, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Topsfield Historical Society, Topsfield, Mass., 1907)| Page 56
4. ↑ Second Congregational Church of East Bradford (later Groveland), Transcription of notes kept by Rev. William Balch, for Members Nbr. 123 (Mehitable) and Nbr. 281 (John)

See Also:

• Family Search | Mehitable Bailey
• Hollis R. Bailey, : James John, and Thomas, and their descendants, Page 18, Person 63.
• Donna Beers, compiler. The Descendents of James Bailey & Lydia Emery Bailey of Rowley, Massachusetts.Page 10, Person 32