Mary (Gladding) Goff (abt. 1696 - abt. 1757)

Born about 30 Nov 1696 in Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Descendants

Died about 1757 at about age 60 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

This profile is part of the Goff Name Study.

Mary was born on 30 November 1696 in Bristol, Rhode Island to John Gladding and Alice Wardwell.^[1][2]

Mary Gladding ... She passed away about 1757. ^[3]

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Research Notes

According to Goffs/Goughs: Their Ancestors & Descendants, Volume 25 (compilation)^[2]

• Robert, son of Anthony Goff and Sarah Polley, was born 17 Feb 1691 and died 5 Dec 1763.
• He first married Mary Gladding (b. 30 Nov 1696), daughter of John Gladding and Alice Wardwell, 17 Mar 1718.
  • They had four children: Robert Jr, Mary (b. 9 Sep 1720, m. Solomon Horton), William (m. Rebecca Whiting/Wheaton/Whitten), and Sarah (b. 1727, m. Valentine Wheeler 15 Jan 1746).

Note about William:

On FamilySearch, I found records of a William Goff marrying a Rebecca with each of the given surnames. They're all attached to a William Goff (G3KC-3TY) whose parents are Samuel Goff and Rachel Toogood. Two also have the same date, so it's possible Whiten and Wheaton are the same Rebecca, just with a clerical or indexing error. I don't know which may be this William, though.

• William m. Rebeckah Whiten 8 Aug 1747.^[4]
• William m. Rebecka Whiting 18 Oct 1747.^[5]
• William m. Rebecca Wheaton 8 Aug 1747.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "Rhode Island Town Births Index, 1639-1932", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8MK-KYC : 4 November 2020), Mary Gladding, 1696.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Goffs/Goughs: Their Ancestors & Descendants, Volume XXV (25)", No. 1. [Winter 2006]. "Robert Goff Branch of Anthony Goff/Goffe," by William O. Otenti, Massachusetts: p. 27.
3. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by James Swiger, Sunday, November 16, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.
4. ↑ William 1: "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHG8-WYQ : 28 July 2021), William Goff, 1747.
5. ↑ William 2: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99XF-NV7Z?cc=2061550 : 29 November 2018), > image 1 of 1; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
6. ↑ William 3: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9XF-NK44?cc=2061550 : 29 November 2018), > image 1 of 1; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.