Robert (Gould) Goold (abt. 1645 - 1719)

Born about 1645 in England

Ancestors

Husband of Judith (Unknown) Gould — married before 20 Sep 1695 in Hull, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 28 Feb 1719 at about age 74 in Hull, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Disputed Family

A previous version of this profile connected Robert to parents John Gould and Sarah Hussey Gould of Upwey, Dorset. He is not listed on John Gould's profile, nor is he mentioned in John's will.^[1]

The prior version also connected Robert with a wife named Elizabeth Bosworth. There are several publications, online family trees, and Find-a-Grave, which contend that Robert's first wife was Elizabeth and not Mehitable, daughter of Benjamin Bosworth. An error in the Hull vital records uses the tombstone inscription for "Elizabeth Goold" as validation. However, that Elizabeth refers to Jonathan Bosworth's daughter.^[2]

Biography

Robert was born in England about 1645, possibly in Somersetshire. Joan, widow of John Stone of Somersetshire and Hull, called him "her loving cousin" in her 1674 will and left him John Stone's land.^[3]

Robert is thought to have arrived in New England about 1665. He married first, Mehitable Bosworth and by her had eight children.^[3]

1. Robert b ca 1667; m Jane Harris Smith
2. Elizabeth b ca 1669; m ___ King
3. Benjamin b ca 1670; m Mary Dinely
4. John b ca 1672; m Lydia Jacob
5. James b ca 1675; m Mary Loring
6. Samuel b ca 1684; died at sea 1707
7. Joseph b ca 1686; m Mary Prince
8. Mary b ca 1688; m (1) Joseph Nightingale (2) Samuel Bass

Mehitable having died, Robert Gould married twice-widowed Judith Hasey, probably in March of 1689/90.^[3] She died at Hull on May 7, 1704.^[4]

Robert was married a third time, probably in about 1706, to Sarah (Whitman), widow of Nicholas Cocke. She survived Robert Gould to be named in his will "my dearly beloved wife" and bequeathed 100 pounds.^[5] They had three children, non of whom survived their first year.^[3]

1. Jeremiah b 12 Jul 1707; d Oct 20, 1707
2. Japheth b 02 Jan 1708/; d Jul 23, 1709
3. Ruth b 03 Jul 1711; died same day

Probate

The will of Robert Gold of Hull, yeoman was dated 11 June 1718. He mentioned his wife Sarah, and his children, John Goold of Hull (executor), cordwainer, James Goold of Boston (executor), mariner, Joseph Gold of Hull (executor), Elizabeth King, Mary Gold, and his daughter-in-law, Jane Gold (and her children, Jane, Mehitabel, and Mercy), and her daughter in law Mary Gold (and her children, Benjamin, Mary, Hannah, and Mehitabel).^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Wiktree free space: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Will_of_John_Gould%2C_Gentleman_of_Upway%2C_Dorset_1682
2. ↑ Clarke, Mary Bosworth. Bosworth Genealogy, A History of the Descendants of Edward Bosworth. Oakland, CA: Self-Published, 1926. Page 79.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Smith, Ethel Farrington. "Seventeenth Century Hull and Her People." New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 143. Boston, MA: Jan. 1989. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.) By Subscription $ Page 40.
4. ↑ Baldwin, Thomas W. Vital Records of Hull Massachusetts to the Year 1850. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1911. Page 66.
5. ↑ Suffolk County, MA: Probate File Papers.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017-2019. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org) By Subscription $ [1]
6. ↑ " Probate records v. 21 1718-1720" database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9YG-19SW-G  : 12 November 2023), Film# 007702033, Suffolk, Massachusetts, image 171-172, Vol 21, Page 310-312.

• Gould, Benjamin Apthorpe. The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield. Lynn, MA: Thos. P. Nichols, 1895. Warning: This source contains inaccurate information. Page 386.