John GOOCH b. Abt 1600 , , Gloucestershire, England d. Between 7 May and 12 Jul 1667 Wells, York, Maine,: Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree

Abt 1600 - 1667

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Name	John GOOCH [1]
Birth	Abt 1600	, , Gloucestershire, England [1]
Gender	Male
_UID	B65572E024B8471396FEAE0C2C2EABECD26E
Immigration	Abt 1638	Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, [1, 2]
from Slymbridge, Glouscestershire, England
Residence	1640	Cape Neddick, , Maine, [3, 4]
According to Banks he was Cape Neddick's first settler. According to Pope he was a proprietor of York in 1640...took oath of allegiance to Mass. govt. 22 Nov 1652.
Residence	Bef 1662	Wells, York, Maine, [2]
Property	Bef 1667	Slimbridge, , Gloucestershire, England [5]
Orchard garden & house bought of William Hamonds
Will	7 May 1667	Wells, York, Maine, [6]
(proved 12 Jul 1667)
Court Records, F,31. The last Will & Testament of Mr John Gouch Senjo^r now liueing in Wells, In the Province of Mayn/ I bequeath my soule to god that gaue It in hopes of a Joyfull resurrection, through Jesus Christ my Saujo^r, & my body to the earth from whence It was taken to bee honorably burjed by my executrix/ I do make my Loueing wife Ruth Gooch my soole executrix/ And first I do bequeath vnto her that Prcell of Marsh at y^e Yland, which Marsh I bought of Samell Austine, w^ch lyeth on the Northeast side of the aforesd Yland, which lyeth before my now dwelling house/ I do also bequeath to my executrix my Oarchard, W^ch is adioyneing to my sd dwelling house/ furthermore I do bequeath vnto my executrix all my Cattle, & horse kind, sheepe & swine, & all my househould goods, & all my moueable goods, all which is to bee at her Lyberty to dispose off, as shee shall see Cause, & all the rest of my Lands (except w^t is vnderwritten) I do give & bequeath vnto my sun John Gouch, vidz^t : My land which I now liue vpon & Marsh belonging therevnto, which is to bee his own with in six Moenths after my death/ & my executrix to haue the vsse of the dwelling house as shee shall see Cause dureing her life, & the sd John Gouch is to pay to my executrix towards her liuelyhood yearely, & euery yeare seaven pounds dureing her life In M^rchandable pvission, or other pay as shee shall accept off/ Alsoe I do will & bequeath vnto my sun John Gouch, all my right & priuiledg to & in that swampe lijng on the North east side of my house, & all my houseing except y^t before excepted/ And I do will & bequeath to my sun James Gooch a Certen pcell of Land w^ch I bought of William Hamonds, Namely an Oachard Garden & house being in a place Called Slymbridge, In ould England with all Rents dues, & Arreas therevnto belonging/ I do will & bequeath vnto my sunn James, a certen Prcell of vpland, lijng on the South "West side of the aboue mentioned Yland, next the Mussell Ridge & soe to y^eSea Wall, & soe Joyneing to the Marsh W^ch I formerly gaue to my sun James/ I do will & bequeath to my grandchildren Elizabeth Donell, Mary Weare, & Hannah Weare tenn shjllings a peece, to bee payd within three years after my death, by my executrix : And the other of my grandchildren Phoeby Weare, Peter Weare Nathaniell Weare, & Ruth Weare, & Elizabeth Austin I give to them fiue shillings a peece, to bee pd by my executrix or her Assignes, wⁿ they come of age/ And I do giue my grandchild John Gooch fiue shillings to bee pd wⁿ hee is of age by my executrix/ John Gooch Senjo^r (his seal) I do make Mr William Symonds, and my brother William Hammonds my supervisors or ouerseers to see this my Will Prformed, & soe I give them tenn shillings a peece/ In witness w^rvnto I haue subscribed my hand & seale the day & yeare aboue mentioned/ Signed & sealed John Gooch Senjo^r (his seale) In y^ePresence of us, William Hamonds/ Jonathan Hammonds/ Sworn to by both attesting witnesses 12 July 1667; recorded 27 July 1667.
Alt Name	John Gouch [7]
Alt Name	John Gouge [8]
Death	Between 7 May and 12 Jul 1667	Wells, York, Maine, [1, 5]
Person ID	I2563	Our Family Tree
Last Modified	29 Jul 2023

Family ID	F5913	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	6 Jun 2022

Family 2 Ruth, b. Abt 1605, , , , England d. Between 7 Oct 1673 and 6 Dec 1676, Wells, York, Maine, (Age ~ 68 years)

Marriage Abt 1625 , , Gloucestershire, England [1, 5, 9, 10]

Children

+	1. Ruth GOOCH, b. Abt 1625, Slimbridge, , Gloucestershire, England d. 1664, York, York, Maine, (Age ~ 39 years)
	2. John GOOCH, b. 1630, Slimbridge, , Gloucestershire, England d. 1672 (Age 42 years)
	3. Elizabeth GOOCH, b. 1632 d. Bef 1661 (Age 28 years)
	4. James GOOCH, b. 1635, Slimbridge, , Gloucestershire, England d. 24 Sep 1676, , York County, Maine, (Age 41 years)

Family ID F138 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 29 Jul 2023

Event Map

	Birth - Abt 1600 - , , Gloucestershire, England
	Marriage - Abt 1625 - , , Gloucestershire, England
	Immigration - Abt 1638 - Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts,
	Residence - 1640 - Cape Neddick, , Maine,
	Residence - Bef 1662 - Wells, York, Maine,
	Property - Bef 1667 - Slimbridge, , Gloucestershire, England
	Will - (proved 12 Jul 1667) - 7 May 1667 - Wells, York, Maine,
	Death - Between 7 May and 12 Jul 1667 - Wells, York, Maine,

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Reference Gayle Leighton Nowell, Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree (https://nowellfamily.org/genealogy/tng/getperson.php?personID=I2563&tree=tree1: accessed 5 April 2025), "John GOOCH."

Sources

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[S1309] Charles Edward Banks, History of York, Maine, successively known as Bristol (1632), Agamenticus (1641), Gorgeana (1642), and York (1652). Internet Archive. Digital images. 2 vol. (Vol. 1: Boston, Mass.: Calkins Press, 1931; Vol. 2: Cambridge, Mass.: The Murray Printing Company, 1935), (https://archive.org: 2019), II: 15-16. accessed 12 Sep 2011.
[S1309] Charles Edward Banks, History of York, Maine, successively known as Bristol (1632), Agamenticus (1641), Gorgeana (1642), and York (1652). Internet Archive. Digital images. 2 vol. (Vol. 1: Boston, Mass.: Calkins Press, 1931; Vol. 2: Cambridge, Mass.: The Murray Printing Company, 1935), (https://archive.org: 2019), II: 16. accessed 2009.