CROCKER: Rooted in History, The Crockers of Barnstable

10th Great Grandparents

Mack-Smith Branch

William Crocker

Mottos:
God Feed Them
I Will Hold My Power in My Faith

Deacon William Crocker was borne in Devonshire, England circa 1612 and Christened 11 Feb 1614 in Devonshire, England to Hugh Crocker (1598-1662) and Thomasine Mitchell (1589-1628). 

It is believed he came to Scituate, Massachusetts in 1634. 

In 1636,  William married Alice (1614-1684), surname  believed to be Hoyt. Together they had six children. William married a second time to widow Patience Cobb Parker in 1684.

The Crockers are documented lived for three generations in Barnstable, Massachusetts. It is likely that they left Scituate in 1639 as part of the congregation of John Lothrop. It is believed that he came to the Colonies with John Lothrop on the ship "Griffin" in 1634. 

William was a respected man and served as constable for Barnstable. He, also, served on a grand jury to many years and was a selectman. He became a deacon of Barnstable church.  

William died 6 Sep 1632, and both he and Hannah are both buried in Lothrop Hill Cemetery in Barnstable, Massachusetts.

Martin, Sophia Smith. John genealogy: the descendants of John Mack of Lyme, Conn., with appendix containing genealogy of allied family, etc. Rutland, VT: Tuttle Co., 1903. Vol 2, Appendix, page 1363.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56973967/william-crocker

Children of William and Alice

John Crocker (1637-1711) ~ m. Mary Bodfish * See Bodfish

Both John and Mary are buried in Old Town Cemetery, Sandwich, Barnstable Co., MA

Elizabeth (1639-1658)

Samuel 1642-1681)

Job (1644/5- Unk)

Josiah (1647-Unk)

Eleazer (1650-Unk)

Joseph (1654-Unk)

Children of John Crocker and Mary Bodfish

Elizabeth (1660-1716)

Jonathan Crocker (1662-1746)  ~ m. 20 May 1686 to Hannah Howland * See Howland

Both are buried at West Barnstable Cemetery,  West Barnstable, MA

John (1663-Unk)

Hannah (1665-1738)

Joseph (1667-Unk)

Benjamin (1670-Unk)

Nathaniel (1673-1740)

Experience (1674-1740)

Jabez (unk-1700)

Mary (unk-but married in 1702 and alive in 1714)

Children of Jonathan Crocker and Hannah Howland

Anne (1886-Unk)

Lydia (1686-1780) * Crocker genealogy documents 1742

Hannah Crocker (1688-1751) ~ m Shubuel Fuller Crocker genealogy  states Samuel 

* See Fuller, Samuel

 

Thankful (1690-1735)

Isaac (1692-1769)

Reliance (1694-1724)

Jonathan (1696-1725)

Rachel (1699-Unk)  

James (1699-1785)

Ephriam (1702-1704)

Descendants of William  Crocker and Alice 

John Crocker ~ m. Mary Bodfish

Jonathan Crocker ~ m. Hannah Howland

Hannah Howland ~ m. Shubuel/Samuel Fuller

Lydia Fuller ~ m. Daniel Gates Jr

Lydia Gates ~ m. Solomon Mack

Lucy Mack ~ m. Joseph Smith Sr

Hyrum Smith ~ m. Mary Fielding 

Joseph Fielding Smith ~ m. Edna Lambson (4th Living wife)

Edna Melissa Smith ~ m. John Fife Bowman

John Hyrum Bowman ~ m. Rosetta Ellen Bowman

For privacy reasons, I did not list my parents, children, siblings, or cousins

LEE: Rooted in History, Robert of Barnstable

10th Great Grandparents

Mack-Smith Branch

Robert Lee

Robert Lee is believed to be born circa 1602 in London, Middlesex, England. He married Mary Atwood circa 1623. 

Mary was born circa 1603 to John Atwood (1580-1644) and Ann Coleson (1580-1654). She was Christened 23 Feb 1603. Mary is believed to be their only child. Records list John Atwood died in Plymouth circa 1644 and Ann  died in Boston 1654. This is consistent with the documentations of their wills I found in the Pioneers of Massachusetts, page 23. 

Children John Atwood and Ann Coleson 

Mary Lee (1603-1681)

Although I couldn't pinpoint Mary and Robert's arrival, page 282 of the above book, the record states that Robert Lee was in Plymouth in 1636. Robert died circa 1663. Mary died about 1 Oct 1681 in Barnstable, Massachusetts, having lived with her son-in-law John Howland Jr for eight years prior to her death. 

Pope, Charles Henry. Pioneers of Massachusetts, a descriptive list, drawn from records of the colonies, towns and churches and other contemporaneous documents. Boston: C.H. Pope, 1900. Page 23, 282.

Children of Robert Lee and Mary Atwood

Ann (1625-1697)

Mary Lee (1632-1697) ~ m.Lieutenant John Howland II

Descendants of Robert Lee and Mary Atwood

Mary Lee ~ m. John Howland Jr

Hannah Howland ~ m. Johnathan Crocker

Hannah Crocker ~ m. Shabuel Fuller

Lydia Fuller ~ m. Daniel Gates Jr

Lydia Matilda Gates ~ m. Solomon Mack

Lucy Mack ~ m. Joseph Smith Sr

Hyrum Smith ~ m. Mary Fielding

Joseph Fielding Smith ~ m. Edna Lambson (4th living wife)

Edna Melissa Smith ~ m. John Fife Bowman

John Hyrum Bowman ~ m. Rosetta Ellen Jackson

* For privacy reasons I did not list my parents

BODFISH: Rooted in History, Robert of Sanwich

10th Great Grandparents

Mack-Smith Branch

Robert Bodfish

Robert was born circa 1609 in England. He married Bridget (believed to be Sugg). Robert immigrated in 1634 with his first residence in Lynn, Massachusetts. He occupation was listed as "licensed to sell wine." In 1649, Robert was fined for two of his swine not being penned. 

Anderson, Charles. The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635. Boston: New England Historical and Genealogical Society, 1996-2001. Vol 1 A-B, pages 357-358. Print, and available for viewing on Ancestory.com.

Bridgett was born circa 1612.  After Robert's death, she married Samuel Hinckley. Bridget died 30 Oct 1662 in Sandwich, Barnstable, MA.

Torrey, Clarence Almon. Third Supplement to Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, Page 142. Print or able to view Ancestry.com. 

Robert and his family removed to Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Bay in 1638 where died between on or around 19 Nov 1651 depending of probate of his will. 

History of Sandwich and Bourne, Plymouth records: Sandwich and Bourne, colony and town records. Yarmouthport, Mass: S.S. Swift, 1912. Pages 16, 20, 22. 

Children of Robert Bodfish and Bridgett Sugg

Sarah (1638-1706)

Robert (1639-1641)

Mary Bodfish (1643-1662) ~ m. John Crocker 

Elizabeth (1647-Unk)

Robert (1648-Unk)

Peter (1649-1744)

Joseph (1651-1744)

Descendants of Robert Bodfish and Bridget 

Mary Bodfish ~ m. John Crocker

Jonathan Crocker ~ m. Hannah Howland * great granddaughter of Mayflower passengers

Hannah Crocker ~ m. Shubael Fuller 

Lydia Fuller ~ m. Daniel Gates

Lydia Matilda Gates ~ m. Solomon Mack

Lucy Mack ~ m. Joseph Smith Sr

Hyrum Smith ~ Mary Fielding

Joseph Fielding Smith ~ m. Edna Lambson (4th living wife)

Edna Melissa Smith ~ m. John Fife Bowman

John Hyrum Bowman ~ m. Rosetta Ellen Jackson

LOTHROP: Rooted in History, 1632 "Griffin"

Although John Lothrop was not in the first original fleet, Reverend Lothrop was mentioned in John Winthrop's, the first Governor of Massachusetts Colony, journal. 

"...the Griffin and another ship now arriving with about two hundred passengers and one hundred cattle, (Mr. Lothrop and Mr. Simmes, two godley ministers, coming in the same ship,)...."

Winthrop, John and James Kendall Hosmer. Winthrop's Journal, History of New England. 1630-1649. C. Scribner's sons, 1908. Vol 1, page 134.

10th Great Grandparents

Mack-Smith Branch

John Lothrop

John Lothrop was born circa 1584 and was Christened on 20 Dec 1584 in Elton, East Riding, Yorkshire, England. 

He was an educated man with a B.A from Oxford circa 1605 and an M.A. from Queen's College, Cambridge, England circa 1609.

John married 16 Oct 1610 to Hannah House, who died while he was in prison for preaching against the Church of England (a reformed version of the Catholic Church established for the benefit the divorce of King Henry the VIII). Hannah bore John eight children. John married, again, in the Colonies to Anne (1616-1687) on 27 Sep 1634, but my ancestry began from first marriage to Hannah Howse. 

Hannah Howse was born circa 1584 to Reverend John Howse and his wife Anne (surname lost to history). Her parents did not make the journey to the Colonies. 

John, along with his children and members of his congregation were forced to flee England for the Colonies on the vessel Griffin. On 18 Sep 1634 the ship arrived in Massachusetts Bay as recorded by John Winthrop in his journal,(excerpt above).

John remained a Minister and was founding member of Scituate church in 1634/5. On 7 Jun 1637 he became a freeman. John and his family removed to Barnstable in 1639 with other members of his congregation including several of my other immigrant ancestors. 

John Lothrop will was dated 10 Aug 1653 and probated on 7 Mar 1653/4 (Julian calendar), so he died sometime between those dates.

Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration, 1634-1635. Vol 4, I-L. Boston: New England Historical and Genealogical Society, 1996-2001. Pages 1602-1604. Print or available to view on Ancestry.com.

Deyo, Simeon L. History of Barnstable County, Massachusettes, 1620-1637-1686-1890. New Yourk: Blake, 1890. Pages 368, also see index.

Children of John Lothrop and Hannah Howse

Thomas (1612-1707)

Jane Lothrop (1614-1683) ~ m. Samuel Fuller of the Mayflower

Anne (1616-1617)

John Jr (1617-1727)

Barbarah (1619-Unk)

Samuel (1621-1700)

Joseph (1624-1702)

Benjamin (1626-1691)

Descendants of John Lothrop and Hannah Howse

Jane Lothrop ~ m. Samuel Fuller

John Fuller ~ m. Mehitabel Rowley 

 

Shubael Fuller ~ m. Hannah Crocker 

 

Lydia Fuller ~ m. Daniel Gates

Lydia Matilda Gates ~ m. Solomon Mack

Lucy Mack ~ m. Joseph Smith Sr.

Hyrum Smith ~ Mary Fielding 

Joseph Fielding Smith ~ m. Edna Lambson (4th living wife)

Edna Melissa Smith ~ m. John Fife Bowman

John Hyrum Bowman ~ m. Rosetta Ellen Jackson

    * For privacy reasons I did not list my parents, children, siblings, cousins, etc.

MATSON: Rooted in History, The Winthrop Fleet

Winthrop Fleet

Massachusetts Bay Company was joint stock trading company chartered by the English Crown in 1629 to establish a colony in New England. John Winthrop and his fleet of eleven ships brought over 700, mostly puritan, passengers from England to settle in Boston, Salem, and other cities around Massachusetts Bay. The ships were Arbella, Ambrose, Talbot, Jewl, Charlse, Mayflower (not 1620 vessel), Hopewell, William and Francis, Whale, Success, and Trial. This wave of colonization was known as first The Great Migration.

10th Great Grandparents

Lambson-Smith Branch

Thomas Matson

Thomas Matson Jr was born circa 1607 to the parents of Thomas Matson Sr. and Anne Clopton. He  was Christened on 21 Apr 1607 in St Martins, London, Middlesex, England.

 

Thomas Matson is documented as part of the Winthrop Fleet in 1630, most likely, arriving in Salem sometime in June. Thomas was believed to be a Gunsmith. He became a freeman 4 Mar 1633/4. 

Thomas was literate because he was able to sign his name on his will dated  9 June 1676. His will probated 26 Apr 1677, which means he died between June of 1676 and April of 1677.

Thomas married Amy/Anne Chambers circa 1633. My FamilySearch page documents their marriage date of 2nd March 1630/1 (according to the Julian calendar), which is incorrect because it is documented that Amy/Anne Chambers was admitted to the Church in Boston in 1633.

Amy Chambers was born circa 1612 in the City of London to the parents of Thomas Chambers (1688-1615) and Alice Catlett (1654-1631). Amy Chambers is, also, believed to have been part of the Winthrop Fleet arriving in 1630 [PC, 67]; whether on the same ship as Thomas Matson is unable to be determined.  She is mentioned in [GMB, V1 A-F, p324-325].  Amy/Anne died in April 1678 in Boston, Soffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony. Amy's will is dated 28 Feb 1677/8 (Julian calendar) and proved 1 May 1678, which means she would have died between those dates.

Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633. Vol 2 G-O. Boston: New England Historic Society, 1995. Pages 1238-1241. Print or available to view on Ancestry.com.

Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633. Vol 1 A-F. Boston: New England Historic Society, 1995. Pages 324-325. Print or available to view on Ancestry.com. 

 

Banks, Charles Edward. The planters of the commonwealth; a study on emigrants and emigration in colonial times: to which are added lists of passengers to Boston and to the Bay Colony; the ships which brought them; their English homes, and the places of their settlement in Massachusetts. 1620-1640. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1930. Pages 67, 76.

Banks, Charles Edward (1854-1931). The Winthrop fleet of 1630; an account of the vessels, the voyage, the passengers, and their English homes from original authorities.  Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1930. Page 80.

 Children of Thomas Matson and Amy Chambers

Thomas (1633-1690) 

John Matson Sr (1636-1681) ~ m. Mary Cotton * daughter of William Cotton/Ann              

Joshua (1640-1688)

Abigail (1650-Unk)

Descendants of Thomas Matson and Amy Chambers

John Matson ~ m. Mary Cotton

John Matson Jr ~ m. Mary Adams

Mary Matson ~ m. Ebenezer Lambson 

Elnathan Lambson * Rev War Soldier ~ m. Jane Hayes 

Jesse Lambson Sr * Rev War Soldier ~ m. Ruth Miller

Boaz Lambson ~ m. Polly Walworth 

      

Alfred Boaz Lambson ~ m. Melissa Jane Bigler 

Edna Lambson ~ m. Joseph Fielding Smith

Edna Melissa Smith ~ m. John Fife Bowman

John Hyrum Bowman ~ m. Rosetta Ellen Jackson

* For privacy reasons I did not list my parents

 

COLBY: Rooted in History, The Winthrop Fleet

10th Great Grandparents

Mack-Smith Branches

Anthony Colby

Winthrop Fleet

Massachusetts Bay Company was joint stock trading company chartered by the English Crown in 1629 to establish a colony in New England. John Winthrop and his fleet of eleven ships brought over 700, mostly puritan, passengers from England to settle in Boston, Salem, and other cities around Massachusetts Bay. The ships were Arbella, Ambrose, Talbot, Jewl, Charlse, Mayflower (not 1620 vessel), Hopewell, William and Francis, Whale, Success, and Trial. This wave of colonization was known as first The Great Migration.

Banks, Charles Edward. The planters of the commonwealth; a study on emigrants and emigration in colonial times: to which are added lists of passengers to Boston and to the Bay Colony; the ships which brought them; their English homes, and the places of their settlement in Massachusetts. 1620-1640. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1930. Page 69.

Banks, Charles Edward (1854-1931). The Winthrop fleet of 1630; an account of the vessels, the voyage, the passengers, and their English homes from original authorities.  Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1930. Page 65.

Anthony Colby

Anthony Colby was born circa 1605 and Christened on 8 Sep 1605 in Horbling, Lincolnshire, England to Thomas Colby (1567-1625) and Anne Jackson (1574-1625). 

Anthony married circa 1633 to widow Susanna, (her surname believed to be Haddon). Susanna was born circa 1610 in England. Susanna married a third time to William Whitridge in 1663, three years after Anthony's death. William Whitridge, who died in 1669. Susanna died destitute in/around 8 Jul 1689. 

Anthony came to Massachusetts Bay Colony as part of the Winthrop in 1630. He first settled in Boston, then moved to Cambridge 1632, Ipswich 1637, Salisbury 1640, and in 1654 Anthony became a founding father of town of Amesbury, Massachusetts where his home still stands today. 

It was recorded that Anthony joined the Boston church, most likely Puritan because Quakers and Catholics were persecuted and banished from the Colony--even helping Quakers was cause for fine or punishment. This happened to Thomas Macy. Anthony Colby purchased Macy's house in Amesbury circa 1654.

Anthony was most likely educated because he could sign his name on various Colonial documents. He owned a sawmill and became a freeman 14 May 1634. Anthony served on several grand juries.

Anderson, Robert Charles. New England, The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1633. Vol 1 A-F. Pages 413-416. Print or available on Ancestry.com.

Hoyt, David Webster. The old families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts; with some related families of Newbury, Haverhill, Ipswich and Hampton. Providence, R.I.: Snow & Farnham, printers, 1897. Pages 103-104, also see index.

 

The 1654 Macy-Colby House still remains in possession of the Colby family as a museum, supported by an endowment after a descendant named Moses Colby struck gold during California gold rush.  

Children of Anthony Colby and Susanna 

John (1633-1674)

Sarah Colby (1634-1663) ~ m. Orlando Bagley Sr 

Colby stillbirth (1637-1637)

Samuel (1638-1716)

Isaac (1640-1684)

Rebecca (1634-1672)

Mary (1647-1716)

Thomas (1651-1691)

Descendants of Anthony Colby

Sarah Colby ~ m. Orlando Bagley Sr

Sarah Bagley ~ m. John Mack

Jonathan Mack ~ m. Sarah Bennett

Ebenezer Mack ~ m. Hannah Huntley

Solomon Mack ~ m. Lydia Gates

Lucy Mack ~ m. Joseph Smith Sr

Hyrum Smith ~ m. Mary Fielding

Joseph Fielding Smith ~ m. Edna Lambson (4th living wife)

Edna Melissa Smith ~ m. John Fife Bowman

John Hyrum Bowman ~ m. Rosetta Ellen Jackson

* I have not included my parents for privacy reasons

BAGLEY: Rooted in History, Salem Witch Trails

10th Great Grandparents

Mack-Smith Branch

Orlando Bagley

Orlando Bagley is believed to have born circa 1623 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, and immigrated to Massachusetts Bay Colony around 1642. 

Orlando Bagley, along with father-in-law Anthony Colby, was one of the founders of Amesbury, Massachusetts in 1654. He married Sarah A Colby the year before on 6 Mar 1653 in Salisbury, MA.  

Martin, Sophia Smith. Mack genealogy: the descendants of John Mack of Lyme, Conn., with appendix containing genealogy of allied family, etc. Rutland, VT: Tuttle Co., 1903. Vol 2, page 1351-1352.

 

Anderson, Robert Charles. New England, The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1633. Boston: New England Historical and Genealogical Society, 1996-2001. Vol 1 A-F. Pages 413-416. 

Records put Orlando and Sarah Colby in Boston for the births of all of their children. Their youngest, Sarah A Bagley, was born 3 Mar 1663, three months before the death of her mother. It is documented that Orlando died the same year, also, in Boston. 

It is believed that Orlando died shortly after Sarah. It is possible that the children returned to Amesbury to live with their grandmother, Susannah Colby. This is purely speculation, but there is record of an Orlando Bagley as Constable in Amesbury in 1692, he may have grown up there.

Many believe that Orlando Sr was a Constable in Amesbury during the time that Susannah Martin was taken to Salem to be tried for witchcraft. This is incorrect because he died in 1663. According to other documentation, It is Orlando Bagley II who was Constable at this time. 

Bagley, Timothy W., Dr Norton Russel Bagley and Martha Bagley Anderson. Some Descendants of Orlando Bagley of Amesbury, Vol 1. Published by Authors, reprint copyright 2019.

 

This correlates with the testimony of Constable Orlando Bagley in 1692 as directly transcribed below: 

according to this warrant I have apprehended susanna Martin widow of Amsbery and have brought or caused hir to be brought to the place appointed for hir examination per me Orlando Bagley: Constable of Amsbery salem village this 2:th may 1692.

SWP No 92.1 of Essex CountyCourt Archives, Salem. Witchcraft Vol 1, No 171.

Susannah Martin's cradle resides at The Macy Colby House in Amesbury, MA.

Children of Orlando Bagley and Sarah Colby

Orlando Jr (1658-1727) - five at death of parents

John (1658-1658)

Sarah (1660-1661) 

Mary (1661-1700) - two at death of parents

Samuel (1661- 1735) - Mack genealogy does not mention Samuel, nor is he mentioned in Some Descendants of Orlando Bagley of Amesbury, Massachusetts, Vol 1. However, he is listed on FamilySearch which I believe to be incorrect.

Sarah A Bagley (1663-1720) ~ m. John Mack 

Descendants of Orlando Bagley Sr and Sarah Colby

Sarah A Bagley ~ m. John Mack in Salisbury, MA

Jonathan Mack ~ m. Sarah Bennett

Ebenezer Mack ~ m. Hannah Huntley

Solomon Mack ~ m. Lydia Matilda Gates

Lucy Mack ~ m. Joseph Smith Sr

Hyrum Smith ~ m. Mary Fielding

Joseph Fielding Smith ~ m. Edna Lambson (4th Living wife)

Edna Melissa Smith ~ m. John Fife Bowman

John Hyrum Bowman ~ m. Rosetta Ellen Jackson

* For privacy reasons I did not list my parents

GOULD: Rooted in History, The Salem Witch Trials

10th Great Grandparents

Smith Branch

Zaccheus Gould

Zaccheus Gould is my immigrant ancestor. Although, he did not directly participate in witchcraft accusations his children were directly related to these events. 

Zaccheus was born 1 Oct 1589 in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England to Richard Gould of Bovington, England. 

He married circa 1617 to Phebe Deacon in England. She was Christened on 3 Apr 1697 in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England and died 20 Sep 1663 in Topsfield, Essex, MA, BCA.

 

Torry, Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004. Page 315.

Vital records of Topsfield, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849. Topsfield, Mass: Topsfield Historical Society, 1903.

Zaccheus immigrated with wife and five children circa 1638. The first recording of him is buying land from his brother in 1639. It is, also, recorded that he purchased land before 1652 in Boxford, MA as recorded in History of Boxford, pg 21. He is one of the founders of  Topsfield. The Gould family is mentioned throughout the book as it weaves their business and land dealings in the towns of Boxford, Salem, and Topsfield.  

Perley, Sidney. History of  Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts from the Earliest Settlement Known to the Present Time: A Period of about Two Hundred and Thirty Years. Boxford, MASS: Published by the Author, 1880.

 

Occupation: Businessman, landowner and farmer. Zaccheus petitioned the court to incorporate the lands around his home to become the village of Topsfield MA. Zaccheus put up a portion of his land to bring in a minister for Topsfield. 

He was fined 3 shillings for associating with Quakers.

Zaccheus died 30 Mar 1668 in Topsfield, Essex, MA and an obelisk memorial stands in his honor in Pine Grove Cemetery. 

The Gould family was influential in the political dealings of the town of Topsfield and there is too many specific notations to be made therefore the reference below takes you to the index to search as warranted. 

Dow, George Francis. History of Topsfield Massachusetts. Topsfield Historical Society, 1940. 

Gould, Benjamin Apthrop Gould. The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield. Lynn, Mass: Thos. P. Nichols, 1895.

 

Children of Zaccheus Gould and Phebe Deacon

 

Phebe (1620-1686)

Mary (1621-1686) ~ m. John Reddington * She accused Sarah Wildes of witchcraft on several occasions. 

Martha (1623-1699) 

Priscilla (1628-1663) ~ m. John Wild (2nd wife, Sarah, was hung in Salem)

John Gould (1635-1710) ~ m. Sarah Baker * testified against Sarah Wildes

9th Great Grandparents

Smith Branch

John Gould

Born 21 Jun  1635 in Buckinghamshire, England, John immigrated with his parents and sisters when he was about three years old.

He married Sarah Baker on 14 Oct 1660 in Ipswich, Essex, MA and died 26 Jan 1710 in Topsfield, Massacusetts.  

Vital records of Topsfield, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849. Topsfield, Mass: Topsfield Historical Society, 1903. 

John testified against Sarah Wilds/Wildes, mostly based on statements from his sister Mary Reddington, who died several years prior; but, hostilities against John Wild, Sarah's husband, and the Goulds had been going on for decades. 

One of the reasons the Gould's disliked Sarah was due to the fact that Sarah (Averill) married Mary and John's former brother-in-law, John Wild, within a few months after their sister's death. 

Priscilla Gould was about fourteen years old when she married John Wild in 1642. She bore him eight children. Unfortunately, Priscilla died on 16 Apr 1663. John married Sarah in November of that same year. Mary had called Sarah a witch on several occasions through the years, prompting John Wild to threaten Mary's  husband (John Reddington) with a law suit for slander should Mary not cease.

John Gould, most likely, harbored animosity against the John Wild because, in 1686, John Wild and three other men (John Howe, Isaac Cummings, and Ephraim How) swore written testimony that John Gould blasphemed against the Crown of England. On 5 Aug 1686, John Gould was stripped of his title of Captain in the militia and was sent to Boston, where he was tried and sent to prison for treason. John was released from prison a few months later and, eventually, his military title, along with his position in the community, was restored.

Massachusetts Historical Society. Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Boston: Charles C. Little and James Borwn, 1838. Series III, Vol , VII, pages 150-154.

John Gould's testimony in his own words: 

Dow, George Frances. The History of Topsfield. Topsfield, Mass: Topsfield Historical Society, 1895. Chapter 19: The Witchcraft Delusion, pages 320-342.  

 

Peterson-Towne, Abbie and Marietta Clark. "Topsfield and the Witchcraft Delusion", pages 23-143. Historical Collections of Topsfield. Topsfield Historical Society, 1908, Vol 13. 

Children of John Gould and Sarah Baker

John (1662-1724)

Sarah (1664-1723)

Thomas (1666-1752)

Samuel (1669-1724)

Zaccheus Gould (1672-1739) ~ m. Elizabeth Curtis * see Curtis

Priscilla (1674-1715)

Joseph (1677-1753)

Mary (1681-1689)

Children of Zaccheus Gould and Elizabeth Curtis

Elizabeth (1702-1742)

Mary (1704-1789)

Priscilla Gould (1707-1744) ~ m. Samuel Smith Jr * son of Samuel Smith Sr 

John (1709-1778)

Sarah (1711-1743)

Abigail (1715-1798)

Zaccheus (1717-1793)

Eleazar (1720-1798)

Susannah (1722-1773)

Descendants of Zaccheus Gould and Phebe Deacon 

John Gould ~ m. Sarah Baker

Zaccheus Gould ~ m. Elizabeth Curtis

Priscilla Gould ~ m. Samuel Smith Jr

Asael Smith, Revolutionary Soldier ~ m. Mary Duty

Joseph Smith Sr ~ m. Lucy Mack, Mayflower descendant

Hyrum Smith ~ m. Mary Fielding 

Joseph Fielding Smith ~ m. Edna Lambson (4th living wife)

Edna Melissa Smith ~ m. John Fife Bowman

John Hyrum Bowman ~ m. Rosetta Ellen Jackson

• Did not list parents for privacy reasons