Gideon Soule (1717 - bef. 1759)

Born 15 Oct 1717 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Mercy (Sylvester) Hayward — married 5 Mar 1739 in Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died before 4 Oct 1759 before age 41 in Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Gideon Soule Son of Moses Soule (abt.1672-aft.1748) and Mercy (Southworth) Soule (1680-1728) Born in the year 15 Oct 1717 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusett.^[1]

Family History

• 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]

Childen

• Both Childen are noted^[12][13][14]

• 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

1. ↑ 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
2. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9B2-G9P3-B?cc=1928860 : 24 November 2022), > image 1 of 1; State Archives, Boston.
3. ↑ 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
4. ↑ "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.
5. ↑ "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.
6. ↑ "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.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9B2-G9P3-9?cc=1928860 : 24 November 2022), > image 1 of 1; State Archives, Boston.
8. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9B2-G9PM-K?cc=1928860 : 24 November 2022), > image 1 of 1; State Archives, Boston.
9. ↑ Marriage • Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924 "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCZ1-8QM : 28 July 2021), Gideon Soul, 1738.
10. ↑ Early Massachusetts Marriages Prior to 1800, Vol. IV Source Citation Description Section: Plymouth County Marriages Source Information Early Massachusetts Marriages Prior to 1800, Vol. IV [database on-line]. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/48191/images/MAMarriagesIV-004634-36?pId=234609
11. ↑ "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.
12. ↑ 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
13. ↑ 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
14. ↑ 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
15. ↑ 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.
16. ↑ 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.
17. ↑ Death • Find A Grave Index "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV23-D5GW : 4 June 2020), Gideon Soule, 1754; Burial, , ; citing record ID , Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. Memorial ID https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60850925/gideon-soule

• 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