Benjamin Gould (1742 - 1804)

Born 29 Aug 1742 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Harvell) Gould — married about 1769 in New Hampshire

Descendants

Died 5 Jan 1804 at age 61 in Plymouth, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States

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Biography

BENJAMIN GOULD,^[1] born at Chelmsford, 29 Aug 1742 son of Adam Gould and Elizabeth Butterfield;^[2] Benjamin died at Plymouth, New Hampshire, 5 Jan 1804;^[3] m. about 1768, SARAH HARVELL,^[4] born 1745 who has not been further identified but perhaps the sister of James Harvell (son of John Harvell and Esther Proctor) who settled in Plymouth in 1767;^[5] Sarah died at Plymouth, 25 Feb 1804.^[6]

Benjamin and his brother Abijah were briefly in New Ipswich, New Hampshire as young men, with their father Adam there with them.^[7] Brother Abijah moved on to Temple, New Hampshire, Benjamin to Pembroke and then, Plymouth, and father Adam remaining in New Ipswich until about 1790 when he went to Plymouth.

On 28 October 1767, Benjamin Gould yeoman was of Pembroke when he purchased a 50-acre lot, being upland lot number 32, and a 16-acre lot in Plymouth from Benjamin Hoit for payment of £26.8.^[8]

Benjamin was active in church and town affairs in Plymouth. He served as selectman and was town representative in 1791 and 1793. He served as deacon of the Congregational church.^[9]

Benjamin was commissioned as Ensign in the 11th Regiment on 24 January 1774 and Lieutenant on 16 August 1774. The Provincial Congress commissioned him as Lieutenant on 5 September 1775. After the Revolution, Benjamin served as Captain of the militia and was promoted to Major of the 14th Regiment on 7 July 1786. He resigned his commission on 17 June 1790.^[10]

In 1790, the household of Benjamin Gould was seven persons at Plymouth, New Hampshire: three males 16 and over and four females.^[11] The household was also seven persons in 1800: one male 45 and over, one female 45 and over, three males 16 to 25, one female 10 to 15, and one female 16 to 25.^[12]

On 25 March 1796, Benjamin Goold, Esq. of Plymouth, in consideration of love, goodwill, and natural affection, conveyed to his son John Goold yeoman of Plymouth a 30-acre tract of upland in Plymouth.^[13]

On 31 January 1804, Esther Gould of Plymouth, New Hampshire, for payment of $136, quitclaimed to her brother Benjamin Gould of Danville, Vermont her interest in the estate of honored father Benjamin Gould late of Plymouth. On the same date, John Goold of Plymouth, for payment of $500, quitclaimed his interest in the estate to his brother Benjamin. Also on 31 January 1804, John made a separate sale of property originally from the estate of father Benjamin to brother Benjamin for payment of $150.^[14]

Children

Benjamin and Sarah were parents of seven children born at Plymouth, New Hampshire.

i MARY GOULD, b. 27 Jun 1769; d. 25 Feb 1790.

ii BENJAMIN GOULD, b. 29 Apr 1771; d. 8 Dec 1815; m. 11 Aug 1791, JANE HARRIMAN, b. at Hampstead, NH, 28 Jan 1770 daughter of Thomas and Martha (Pool) Harriman; Jane d. 8 Oct 1825.

iii JOHN GOULD, b. 28 Mar 1774; m. Feb 1803, ELIZABETH GREENOUGH, b. at Plymouth, NH, 16 Oct 1779 daughter of William and Hannah (Wells) Greenough.

iv WILLIAM GOULD, b. 16 Oct 1778; d. by drowning, 24 Apr 1789.

v ESTHER GOULD, b. 10 Feb 1781; d. at Plymouth, 21 Jul 1853; m. at Plymouth, 12 Dec 1805, AMOS WEBSTER, b. 27 Jan 1777 son of Stephen and Hannah (Dolbeer) Webster; Amos d. 23 Nov 1866.

vi SARAH GOULD, b. 23 May 1785; d. at Plymouth, NH, 20 Nov 1859; m. 19 Oct 1804, SARGENT BARTLETT, b. at Plymouth, 20 Oct 1777 son of Stephen and Elizabeth (Barnard) Bartlett; Sargent d. at Plymouth, 17 Nov 1838.

vii DANIEL GOULD, b. 11 Apr 1787; d. 8 Dec 1788.

Note

The Find a Grave entries for Benjamin Gould of Plymouth, New Hampshire and his wife Sarah contain multiple errors and are not included here.

Sources

1. ↑ Spelling is Goold in some records.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-YF1W : 20 May 2022), Benjamin Gould, 29 Aug 1742; citing Birth, Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004934227.
3. ↑ "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FS2W-3Y4 : 23 February 2021), Deacon Benjamin Gould, 05 Jan 1804; citing , Bureau Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,081.
4. ↑ Sarah is given as Sarah Harvell on her gravestone and year of birth as 1745. Hull Cemetery, Plymouth, Find a Grave ID: 253366089
5. ↑ Stearns, History of Plymouth, Volume II, p 328
6. ↑ "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FS2W-WL1 : 23 February 2021), Sarah Gould, 25 Feb 1804; citing , Bureau Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,081.
7. ↑ Chandler, History of New Ipswich, p 447
8. ↑ New Hampshire Land Records, Grafton County, 3:237
9. ↑ Stearns, History of Plymouth, Volume II, p 301
10. ↑ Stearns, History of Plymouth, Volume II, p 301
11. ↑ The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Plymouth, Grafton, New Hampshire; Series: M637; Roll: 5; Page: 69; Family History Library Film: 0568145
12. ↑ Year: 1800; Census Place: Plymouth, Grafton, New Hampshire; Series: M32; Roll: 20; Page: 708; Image: 254; Family History Library Film: 218679
13. ↑ New Hampshire Land Records, Grafton County, 32:170
14. ↑ New Hampshire Land Records, Grafton County, 38:285, 38:286, 37:402

• Chandler, Charles Henry, and Sarah Fiske Lee. 1914. The History of New Ipswich, New Hampshire, 1735-1914: With Genealogical Records of the Principal Families. Fitchburg, MA: Sentinel Printing Company.
• Stearns, Ezra Scollay, and Moses Thurston Runnels. 1906. History of Plymouth, New Hampshire: Vol. I. Narrative--Vol. II. Genealogies. Printed for the Town by University Press.

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