Samuel Gott (1677 - 1748)

Born 16 Oct 1677 in Wenham, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Andrews) Gott — married 26 Jun 1697 in Wenham, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Husband of Bethany (Cogswell) Gott — married 22 Jul 1723 in Gloucester, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 3 Nov 1748 at age 71 in Gloucester, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

This profile is part of the Gott Name Study.

Samuel Gott was born on October 16, 1677 in Wenham, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony. His parents were Charles Gott and Lidea Clark.

He married Margaret Andrews on June 26, 1697 in Wenham, Massachusetts.^[1]

Together they had the following children:

1. Daniel Gott^[2]
2. Anne Gott^[3]
3. Charles Gott^[4]
4. John Gott^[5]
5. Lydia Gott^[6]
6. Lydia Gott^[7]
7. Margaret Gott^[8]
8. Nathaniel Gott^[9]
9. Prudence Gott
10. Stephen Gott
11. William Gott^[10]
12. Samuel Gott

He married second Bethany Cogswell on July 22, 1723 in Gloucester, Massachusetts.^[11]

Together they had the following children:

1. Benjamin Gott^[12]
2. Bethany Gott^[13]
3. Joseph Gott^[14]

He died on November 03, 1748 in Gloucester, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay.

His will is dated 10 October 1739 in Gloucester, Massachusetts.^[15] It is proved on 14 November 1748.

"The first record of Samuel Gott of which we have any knowledge, says the same writer, is in 1697. when he was published by John Newman, town clerk, as follows: "An intent of Marriage betweene Samuel Gott of this Town of Wenham and Margaret Andross of Ipswich was published."

There is a deed recorded in which Lieutenant Charles Gott, living at Wenham "gives to my loving sonne Samuel, living in the same town" etc., seven acres of land in Wenham. "being part of my now dwelling house lot." The next important record bearing on the same subject is that Samuel Gott, yeoman, and Margaret, his wife, of Beverly, sold the above mentioned seven acres to Thomas Fiske, on July 31, 1702.

His residence in Beverly was probably not more than temporary as nothing in relation to his family is found on the records there. But "we find at the registry office," says Mr. Pool's narrative, "the following in relation to the purchase of the tract of land near Halibut Point on Cape Ann in 1702; William Cogswell of Ipswich, yeoman, and Martha his wife, in consideration of the quantity of 60 pounds lawful money of New England, paid by Samuel Gott, late of Wenham, but now a resident in Gloucester in New England, weaver, convey all that my parcels of upland, lying and being in Gloucester, of about forty-eight acres, being eight six acre lots lying upon the point usually called by the name of 'Hollybut' point."

Samuel Gott fixed his abode on the lands deeded to him and became the head of a large family of children. In 1872 the old homestead was still in possession of his descendants, one of whom was Captain Joshua Gott, a soldier of the revolution and who died in 1846, at the advanced age of ninety-two years. He was a son of Joseph Gott, who was a son of Samuel Gott, of Wenham and Gloucester, by his marriage with Bethany Cogswell. In speaking of Samuel Gott Babson's "Gloucester" says: Samuel Gott, weaver, came to Gloucester from Wenham, where Charles Gott, who was, without doubt, his ancestor, was an early settler; having removed thither from Salem, to which place he came as early as 1628.

Samuel Gott was residing in this town (Gloucester) October 23, 1702, when he bought of William Cogswell, of Chebacco, for sixty pounds, lawful money, eighty-six acre lots lying upon Halibut Point, and fixed his abode in that remote section of the town.

His wife was Margaret, daughter of William Andrews, of Ipswich. She died October 30, 1722, and he married, second, in 1723, Bethany Cogswell, of Ipswich, who died April 23. 1755. aged sixty-seven years. Mr. Gott died November 3, 1748, at the age of about seventy-one years." [page 689]

Samuel was born in 1678. Samuel was the child of Charles Gott and Lydia Clark. Samuel passed away in 1748.^[16]

Military Service

Service: French & Indian War

Occupation

Weaver

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHQL-CW5 : 10 November 2020), Samuel Gott, 26 Jun 1697; citing Marriage, Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011143.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZZT-LQH : 15 January 2020), Margarett in entry for Daniell Cot, 1703.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZZR-YVT : 15 January 2020), Margert in entry for Anne Got, 1712.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZZY-JZ2 : 15 January 2020), Margerit in entry for Charles Cot, 1709.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZZT-FHL : 15 January 2020), Samuel Gott in entry for John Gott, 1703.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZZR-H8P : 15 January 2020), Margerett in entry for Lydia Gott, 1711.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZZR-H8T : 15 January 2020), Margret in entry for Lydia Gott, 1719.
8. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZZR-ZD7 : 15 January 2020), Margarett in entry for Margarett Cott, 1706.
9. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZZB-MQH : 15 January 2020), Margeret in entry for Nathaniel Gott, 1717.
10. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZZY-S8Z : 15 January 2020), Margaret in entry for William Got, 1715.
11. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29P-9KMC : 18 February 2020), Samuel Gott and Bethany Cogswell, 22 Jul 1723; citing Marriage, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011153.
12. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZZY-Z44 : 15 January 2020), Samuel Gott in entry for Benjamin Gott, 1725.
13. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZZR-1H3 : 15 January 2020), Samuel Gott in entry for Bethaney Gott, 1727.
14. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZZY-GVJ : 15 January 2020), Samuel Gott in entry for Joseph Gott, 1725.
15. ↑ Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9069/images/007704844_00482?pId=6791054). Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991 [database on-line], Essex, Probate Records, Vol 327-328, Book 27-28, 1746-1749, Page 235-236, Image 482-483. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data:Massachusetts County, District and Probate Courts. Two free Ancestry.com images: (1). https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/26174430?h=3bbff6&utm_campaign=bandido-webparts&utm_source=post-share-modal&utm_medium=copy-url ; (2). https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/26174435?h=4eaa9e&utm_campaign=bandido-webparts&utm_source=post-share-modal&utm_medium=copy-url)
16. ↑ GENEALOGICAL AND PERSONAL MEMOIRS Relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts. Prepared under the editorial supervision of William Richard Cutter, A. M. VOLUME II. NEW YORK, LEWIS HISTORICAL PUBLISHING COMPANY, 1908

• Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of ..., Volume 2 edited by William Richard Cutter

• https://books.google.com/books?pg=PA869&lpg=PA869&dq=%22samuel+gott%22,gloucester&sig=YwNPU78PysogoMiE_ZYQVKBtGQ&ei=xdnwVI65Esi6ggTk1IPoCQ&id=kFoLBC2TwFYC&ots=7ZmqWzHFsJ#v=onepage&q=%22samuel%20gott%22%2Cgloucester&f=false

• Map prepared by Allen Chamberlain in 1940, reprinted by the Sandy Bay Historical Society in Pigeon Cove, Its Early Settlers & Their Farms 1702-1840, 2nd edition 1999 http://halibutpointnotes.blogspot.com/2013/10/history-and-geography.html ; http://andrewswoods.org/home/history/history.html

• James G. Dempsey has drawn a map of the property lines of Joshua Norwood, Jethro Wheeler, William Andrews, Thomas Harris, Stephen Gott, James Story, Samuel Lane, William Woodbury, and Samuel Gott at Sandy Bay, including Pigeon and Hoop Pole Coves. http://www.oocities.org/~rnorwood/pcmapw.jpg http://www.oocities.org/~rnorwood/francis.htm

• https://salemdeeds.com/salemdeeds/bpimage.aspx?book=00021&page=018

Acknowledgments

Thank you to David Smith for creating WikiTree profile Gott-326 through the import of Smith Family Tree-2RGS_2013-04-28.ged on May 5, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by David and others.

Thank you to Claire Farley for creating WikiTree profile Gott-266 through the import of Walter Dixson Farley Tree (1).ged on May 25, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Claire and others.