On Mar 19, 1743/44, Gideon was warned out of Duxbury, Massachusets.
Gideon Soule Was said to be a very eccentric, and many carious stories were told of his strange doings. Once he was passing the night at a minister's house.
He kept the family awake by preaching, alone, in his room at night. A guardian was appointed for him in 1750, as he was judged non, compos mentis (not sane or in one's right mind).[2] On June 6, 1750 John Hunt was appointed his guardian, non compos mentis and on February 25, 1752 he sold Gideon's legacy on his behalf.[3]
In 1751, his guardian John Hunt presented an account of Gideon's guardianship to the probate court, petitioning for payment against his estate.[4]
In 1751, his inventory was recorded in Plymouth. It consisted of a lot of land containing about 4 acres and a cow.[5]
In 1751, an account of his estate by his guardian, including board at the alms house in Plymouth.[6][7]
In 1753, he was living in Duxbury and with no relations to support him, the selectman of Duxbury petitioned Plymouth Sessions Court to charge the Town of Pembroke with his maintenance.[8]
Mayflower Passenger Descendant
Gideon Soule is a Mayflower Descendant from John Alden
Marriage
Gideon Soule was married to Mercy Selvester daughter of Samuel and Lucretia (Joyce) Silvester in the year 5 Mar 1738 at Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America.[9][10][11]
1. Gideon Soul Jr. was born in the year 26 Jan 1739 at Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America.[15]
2. Mercy Soul was born in the year 27 Sep 1741 at Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America.[16]
Death
Gideon Soule dies in the year 20 May 1754 at Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
the date Mercy married James Whiton of Plympton, MA. A coroner was paid for "taking an inquisition on the body of Gideon Soule" at the April 1760 court.[17]
Notes
MFIP, George Soule, states Gideon was born at Duxbury, MA on October 15, 1717. No records were found nor does MFIP give any citations for this event.
Sources
↑Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
Source information
Title - Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
Author Ancestry.com
Publisher Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
Publisher date 2012
Publisher location Provo, UT, USA
↑North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
Source Citation
Book Title: A genealogy of the Southworths (Southards), descendants of Constant Southworth : with a sketch of t
Source Information
Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
Original data:
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/61157/images/46155_b290287-00048?pId=2939352
↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997D-F6GT : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1749-1752 and 1848-1853 vol 12-12C > image 96-97 of 596; State Archives, Boston.
↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-F6YS : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1749-1752 and 1848-1853 vol 12-12C > image 154 of 596; State Archives, Boston.
↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L97D-F625 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1749-1752 and 1848-1853 vol 12-12C > image 195 of 596; State Archives, Boston.
↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-NN97 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1748-1750 and 1841-1848 vol 11-11B > image 193-194 of 642; State Archives, Boston.
↑Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2
Source Citation
Description
Mayflower Births and Deaths: Volume 2
Source Information
Ancestry.com. Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.
Original data:Roser, Susan E. Mayflower Births and Deaths: From the Files of George Ernest Bowman at the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants. Volumes 1 & 2. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1992.
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/3718/images/mayflowerbdii-002305.273?pId=11064
↑North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
Source Citation
Book Title: A genealogy of the Southworths (Southards), descendants of Constant Southworth : with a sketch of t
Source Information
Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
Original data:
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/61157/images/46155_b290287-00048?pId=2939352
↑ Mayflower Families Through Five Generations (Vol. 16, Pt. 2: Family of John Alden, Fifth Generation Descendants of his daughter Elizabeth (Alden) Pabodie), "Alden Silver Book," Book by Woodworth-Barnes, Esther Littleford, 2002 edition, Page 39
↑Birth • Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915 "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6Z-FMV : 5 January 2021), Gideon Soul in entry for Gideon Soul, 1739.
↑Birth • Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915 "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6C-P7Q : 5 January 2021), Gideon Soul in entry for Mercy Soul, 1741.
John E. Soule, Col. USA, Ret., M.C.E., Milton E Terry, Ph.D, comps, Louise Walsh Throop, MBA, ed., Mayflower Families In Progress, George Soule, 6th edition, (Plymouth: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2011), pp. 79-80
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