Zaccheus Gould (abt. 1589 - abt. 1670)

Born about 1589 in Bovingdon, Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Phebe (Deacon) Gould — married about 1618 in Hertfordshire, England [uncertain]

Descendants

Died about 1670 at about age 81 in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Zaccheus Gould migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See The Directory, by R. C. Anderson, p. 137) Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm

Disputed Child

Some, without source, (including an unsourced Find a Grave memorial) identify Francis Gould/Goole of Boston and Duxbury as an additional child. There is no known evidence that he had a son named Francis and this unsourced child has been detached.

Biography

Birth

Zaccheus Gould was born about 1589 in Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, England, the son of Richard Gould.^[1][2][3]

Marriage

By 1620, he married Phebe Deacon in England. ^[4]

Immigration

He “came to New England about 1638…“ ^[1] The Order of Founders and Patriots of America shows his arrival as 1639. ^[5]

Also in 1639, he bought land from his brother, Jeremy Gould, in Weymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony. ^[2] By 1640, he owned a mill on the Saugus River in Lynn, Massachusetts Bay Colony.^[2][6]

On 26 Nov 1644, he bought “several parcels of Weymouth land” from Rev. James Parker.^[7] Also in 1644, he petitioned the General Court for a village to be incorporated in that part of Ipswich where he lived. ^[2][8] His Topsfield house, built around 1670 and where he spent the rest of his life, still partially remains as listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Wikipedia: Zaccheus Gould House.

General Court Appearances

On “1656 Apr. 24, he was arraigned before the Ipswich Court for absence from meeting on the Lord's day…” ^[2]

“In 1659…He was presented, March 29, at the Ipswich Court, for disturbance in public worship at the time of singing the psalm. He…sat down on the end of the table about which the minister and scribe sit, with his hat full on his head and his back toward all the rest. Although spoken to by the minister and others he altered not his posture.” ^[2]

On 12 Nov 1659, “a fine of three pounds was imposed upon Zaccheus Gould for entertaining Quakers; and… Daniel Gould (his nephew, a Quaker) was sentenced to be whipped with thirty stripes, and to depart this jurisdiction within five days…” ^[2][9]

Death

He died about 1670 in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony.^[1]

Children of Zaccheus Gould & Phebe Deacon

1. Phebe Gould, b. 1620, bpt. 27 Sep 1620, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England; m. abt. 1640, Thomas Perkins of Topfield ^[1][2]
2. Mary Gould, bpt. 19 Dec 1621, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England; m. John Redington of Topfield ^[1][2]
3. Martha Gould, bpt. 15 Jun 1623, Hemel Hempstead,, Hertfordshire, England; d. 1699; m. John Newmarch of Ipswich ^[1][2]
4. Priscilla Gould, d. 16 Apr 1663; m. John Wildes ^[1][2]
5. John Gould, 10-21 Jun 1635; d. 26 Jan 1709/10; m. 12 Oct 1660, Sarah Baker ^[1][2]

Research Notes

Perkins-11750 00:08, 4 April 2021 (UTC)

A previous version of this profile:

1. stated, That he was son of Richard Gould is claimed, without explanation, in an 1895 genealogy. ^[2] This is incorrect; he was shown as the son of Richard Gould, see p. 18, “63. Zaccheus, b. 1589, d. 1668”
2. had content taken from The Heroes of the American Revolution and Their Descendants by Henry Whittemore (See also, below), a book focused on soldiers of the Battle of Long Island within the American Revolution; while it contained information about Zaccheus Gould, it was derivative and not adequately sourced. Any accurate and relevant information was resourced to original documents.
3. included five unsourced children, for which sources could not be found, that were removed from text.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7} Benjamin Apthorp Gould, “The Ancestry and Posterity of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield. A Condensed Abstract of the Family Records, 1824-1896,” (1872), 9. Archive.org
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12} Benjamin Apthorp Gould, Thos. P. Nichols, “The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield” (1895), 18, 26, 30, 31, 47, 48. Archive.org
3. ↑ 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, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc. (1996), Volume 2, Page 52
4. ↑ Clarence Almon Torrey, “New England Marriages Prior to 1700” (Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015), 642. AmericanAncestors.org
5. ↑ Passenger List: "U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s", database, Place: Massachusetts; Year: 1639; Page Number: 125, Ancestry Record 7486 #1444869 (accessed 23 January 2024), Name: Zacheus Gould; Arrival Year: 1639; Arrival Place: Massachusetts; Primary Immigrant: Gould, Zacheus; Source Publication Code: 1262; Annotation: Date and place of settlement or date and place of arrival. Names not restricted to the Order of Founders and Patriots of America.; Source Bibliography: COLKET, MEREDITH B., JR. Founders of Early American Families: Emigrants from Europe, 1607-1657. Cleveland: General Court of the Order of Founders and Patriots of America, 1975. 366p.; Household Members (Name): Zacheus Gould.
6. ↑ Alonzo Lewis, “History of Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, Including Lynnfield, Saugus, Swampscot, and Nahant, 1629-[1893]” (Lynn: G. C. Herbert,1890), 186. Archive.org
7. ↑ Robert Charles Anderson, “The Complete Great Migration Newsletter, Volumes 1-25” (New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017). vol. 16, p. 496
8. ↑ William Richard Cutter, “Historic Homes and Places and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Middlesex County, Massachusetts :1847-1918” (New York, Lewis historical publishing company, 1970), 1650. Archive.org.
9. ↑ Alonzo Lewis, “History of Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, Including Lynnfield, Saugus, Swampscot, and Nahant, 1629-[1893]” (Lynn: G. C. Herbert,1890). 250. Archive.org

See also:

• Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols. (1995), 1391-1393 (James.Parker), in particular part 1392; digital image by subscription, AmericanAncestors.
• Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols. (1995), 1431-1433 (John Perkins), in particular part 1432; digital image by subscription, AmericanAncestors.
• Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols. (1995), 1433-1438 (William Perkins), in particular part 1434 and 1436; digital image by subscription, AmericanAncestors.
• Robert Charles Anderson, Great Migration Newsletter, 16 (2007):11 (Weymouth, con't); digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.
• Robert Charles Anderson, Great Migration Newsletter, 17 (2008):5 (Weymouth); digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.
• Will of Henry Russell of Weymouth [30 (8) 1643]; "Abstracts of the Earliest Wills upon record in the county of Suffolk, Ms.," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 2: 262; digital images, Hathi Trust
• Find A Grave: Memorial #42254957
• Heather Wilkinson Rojo, “Nutfield Genealogy” : accessed January 1, 1970.
• Henry Whittemore, “The Heroes of the American Revolution and Their Descendants”, New York, NY: The Heroes of the revolution publishing co., (January 1, 1897). Archive.org
• England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, Name: Zacheus Gould
• New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635/ Page 121, Daughter Phebe's Marriage.
• U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970/ Page 263/ Name Zaccheus Gould, SAR Membership 87257
• Massachusetts and Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis. Vol. II. Gardner-Moses/ Page 60.
• The Ancestry and Posterity of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield