Never married -- killed in an accident in Alaska.

He moved with his parents to Stillwater, Minnesota.

Sewell Goff, a first class farmer of the town of Mexico, Oxford County, Maine, was the first child born within the present city limits of Auburn, the date of his birth being January 15, 1824. Sewell Goff spent most of his early manhood working on the farm with his father; but in 1857 moved to Williamsburg, Me., where he was engaged in farming for six years. Returning to Auburn he devoted his energies to the stone business for six years more, subsequently buying a fine agricultural estate of six hundred acres on Swift River, where he now lives [1897]. This is one of the most desireable farms in the town of Mexico, and Mr. Goff is one of the largest taxpayers.

In politics he is a staunch Republican, being at present [1896] Chairman of the Republican Committee in this town. He has also officiated for a great number of years as Selectman. Having led a good life, Mr. Goff grows old gracefully, being well preserved and active at the age of seventy-two. On March 4, 1845, on the day of James K. Polk's inauguration at Washington, he was united in marriage with Miss Sarah Ham, of Lewiston, Me.

Did not outlive his infancy.

Died in infancy.

She came west with her parents to Illinois. The family later moved to Kansas sometime in the year 1873.

Died at age 17.

Lived in Sangerville and his father was residing with him at the time of his father's death.

He left Maine and came to Illinois, settling first at Belvidere, Boone county, Illinois.

"The several parcels of land & meadow legally given unto Jarvice Gould by the town of Hingham" were "a houselot five acres of land," 3 Jul 1636; "a planting lot two acres of land lying in Broad Cove," no date; " a great lot eight acres of land lying upon the great plain in the first furlong eastward from the center," 8 Oct 1637; and "one acre of salt marsh lying in Layford's Liking Meadow," no date [HiBOP 57r].

The inventory of the estate of "Jarvis Gould deceased of Boston, shoemaker," taken 4 July 1656, totalled £66 8s. 7d., of which £40 was real estate: "the house & land," £40 [SPR 3:46].

On 23 January 1656/57, "Thomas Clarke of Boston ... , merchant," sold to "Alexander Adams, shipcarpenter, Henry Bridgam, tanner, Edward Gooding, lighterman, and John Parker, cordwainer, all of Boston aforesaid joint administrators and executors in trust of the estate in lands and goods of Jarvis Gold late of Boston aforesaid cordwainer deceased ... for the proper use and benefit of John Gold son & heir of the said Jarvis Gold deceased ... all that piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being within the town of Boston aforesaid and lying next adjoining to the highway that leadeth from the waterside towards the new meetinghouse, being in breadth sixteen foot" [SLR 3:130b].

On 6 April 1677, "Robert Crosman of Taunton ..., yeoman, attorney to John Gold of Taunton aforesaid, cordwainer, and Mary Gould, wife of the said John Gould" sold to "Edward Goodin of Boston aforesaid, boatman, ... all that piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being in Boston aforesaid near unto the Second Meetinghouse ... measuring in breadth sixteen foot and in length from the said street to the said Green's land sixty four foot", signed by "Robert Crosman" and "Mary Gould" [SLR 30:13]. On 31 August 1677, "John Gold" quitclaimed to "the within mentioned Edward Goodin ... all such title, interest and demand whatsoever as I the said John Gold had or ought to have had of, in and to the land within mentioned" [SLR 30:13-14].

He was a trooper in King Philip's war in 1676, and a soldier in 1682.

No further record.

Came from St. Edmundsburg, England, in 1646. Moved to Fairfield in reign of Charles II. Was one of the first settlers of the town. He was a wealthy and educated gentleman, and is often mentioned in Smith's History of New York. He was one of the nineteen petitioners named in the Charter of Connecticut, dated April 12, in the fourteenth year of the reign of Charles II, 1646, which petition was signed by no gentleman unless he had a high reputation in England before he came to New England. Inventory of his estate, œ400. 3s. 6d.

Was member of Committee of Defence against the Dutch, 1662. Representative to First Colonial Congress in New York, 1690. Major of Dragoons, 1675.

Settled in Fairfield, Connecticut, in 1649. Chosen member of the Council in 1657, and held the office for many years. His name is mentioned in the Connecticut Royal Charter of 1662. Died March 4, 1694, "greatly revered and beloved by the people of the town, and honored throughout Connecticut, New England, and in fact throughout the country, for his christian character, sterling worth, and great influence and usefulness."

Assistant 1657; Member of the Committee of War 1665; Major 1673; commanding troops from Fairfield County in King Phillip's War. Will was dated March 1, 1693. Among other bequests he gave to Abigail his daughter, wife of Jonathan Selleck, certain property.

Nathan Gold is approved by this Court to bee put to election at the next Gen'l Court of Election, for to bee a Magistrate in this Jurisdict for the yeare ensuing Apl 9. 1657

May 1657 This court doth confirm Mr Gold to bee Leitent at Fairfield.

May 1660 This Court doth appoint Mr Gold (and two others) to hear and determine ye difference twix Norwolk inhabit and ye Indians there.

The Charter of Connecticut as sent by Charles II, King of England, appoints a Body Pollitique and Corporate by the name of Governor and company of the English Colony of Connecticut with a common seal -- to have one Governor, one Deputy Governor and twelve Assistants.

This article covers ten pages of instructions and authority for the government of the Colony, Nathan Gold being one of the twelve Assistants.

Oct 10. 1667 This Court grants to Mr Nathan Gold the sume of Three Hundred Acres of land for a farm, whereof there may be forty acres of meadow if it may be found -- provided it may not be prejudicial to a plantation or any former grant.

June 26. 1672 And it is hereby declared that till farther order be taken Capt Nathan Gold shall be deemed Cheif military officer of the County of Fayrefield.

Aug 7 1673 Capt Nathan Gold is chosen Major for the County of Fayerfield.

Aug 6. 1675 The Indians still proceeding in their hostile attempts (against) the English: it is ordered by the Council that there be forthwith raysed in the County of Fayrefield, seventy dragoons to be in readiness for a march with their armes and ammunition compleate, upon an houers warning: Maj Gold and the Comds of that County or so many of them as shall meet together, to proportion the members to be raysed in each plantation, and to appoint a Lut. Ensgn. and two Sarjnt for the Company

Nov 22. 1675 The Council did order and empower Maj Gold to take special order that the souldiers returned to that County under conduct of Capt Seely be forthwith prepared with accomodations of cloathing, armes and horss, sufficient for the march: and that ten hatchets be purchased for ten of the souldiers of that County to be worn by their sides instead of swords.

Nov 14. 1683 Nathan Gold (and four others) were appointed a Committee to visit New York to meet Col. Tho. Dungan Esq. Gov. of his Highness the Duke of Yorke, to congratulate him on his safe arrival in these parts according to your commission, which you may show him.

In treating with him about settlement of bounds between that Territory and this Colony, you shall not exceed his demands of twenty miles eastward from Hudson River, but get him to take up with as little as may be.

You are to see his power to treat and conclude, or if that appear not to your satisfaction, then you must treat and conclude only conditionally, and with this proviso, that his Magesty and the Duke's Higness shall please to ratify it.

You are to remember all along to make his Honor sensible how firm and legal the former settlement was, and that our varying from it, is to oblige his Honor and promote a perpetual good correspondence between this his majesty's colony and his royal Heighness' territories and the successive Governors of them both.

May 8. 1684 The Court having heard the agreement made by the Committee, to settle the bounds between this Colony and New York, they approve of what was done and appoint Maj Nathan Gold, Jonathan Selleck and John Bur. who are hereby commissioned to attend the service of laying out the line.

May 13. 1680 This Court upon good reasons given by Maj Nathan Gold, to the satisfaction of the court do free him from building upon that home lot that lyeth between Mr Nathan Burrs home lot and his own, without any penalty, any law to the contrary notwithstanding.

April 11. 1690 Owing to war with French and Indians and what opportunities to plant and sow being uncertain, and danger of transportation to Boston by reason of pirates, it is ordered that no corn or provisions of any sort be shipped on board any vessel, in any part of this Colony to be transported out of the Colony, for the space of three months, without special licence from the Governor or two assistants -- upon penalty of Confiscation or forfeiture. Assistants in Fairfield County Maj Nathan Gold and John Burr.

Oct 8 1691 Whereas there has been a long and continued controversy between Isaac Hall and Samuel Hall that hath made much trouble, it is recommended to our Hon. Gov. that Maj Gold and Mr John Bur take the pains and use their best endeavors to settle them in a good and peaceful way according to the rules of riteousness. If that does not do they are to put each of them in peaceful possession of their respective rights, and whoever disturbes the peace of the other, shall forthwith be secured and punished according to law

In the Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut, the name of Major Nathan Gold appears over sixty times in connection with public documents, relating to the laws and government of the Colony.

Jay Gould, the prominent New York financier, was a sixth descendant of Major Nathan Gold.

Major Nathan Gold was in Milford, Connecticut, as early as 1647, in which year he purchased George Hubbard's dwellinghouse and home lot at Milford and all his upland and meadow.

On thirty-first of next December he sold the same and moved to Fairfield.

Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut, Vol. i, pp. 294, 299, 353.

Lamb's Biographical Dictionary, p. 317.

Schenck's History of Fairfield County, p. 370.

Selleck's History of Norwalk.

Society of Colonial Wars, District of Columbia, p. 12.

Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut, Vol. ii, pp. 3, 77, 183, 206, 347, 382. Vol. iii, p. 135.

Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut, Vol. iii, pp. 60, 141. Vol. iv, pp. 16, 63.

Genealogical and Family History of the State of Connecticut, Vol. ii, p. 257.

National Cyclop‘dia American Biography, Vol. vii, p. 218.

On 4 October 1772, Eleanor Brewer, wife of Daniel, was admitted to full communion in the East Middletown First Society.

Emigrated to New England with her mother.

Twin of Joseph.

A definitive account of him was published by the late Walter Goodwin Davis, F.A.S.G., in "The American Genealogist", in 1945. Mr. Davis suggests that John was probably the son of Thomas Goodale "the elder" and a nephew of Richard Goodale, a tallow chandler of Downham Market, who left a will dated 12 July 1587 and proved 3 October 1588, in which named his nephew John Goodale, son of Thomas Goodale the elder. To John he left a messuage (house) in Downham Market that he had bought from Richard Danbye, and he also named him residuary legatee and executor.

Twin of Hester.

She was a widow in 1683 when she appointed her cousin Richard Hubbard (husband of her cousin Martha Allen) her attorney to care for her interests in the estates of her father and mother.

Twin of Benjamin.

He received £5:10:0 for service in King Philip's War in 1676. In 1683, "being often at sea," he made his kinsman Richard Hubbard of Salisbury his attorney for his affairs in Salisbury, these being his interest in the estates of his father and mother.

He came to New England about 1638. "Planter" and "turner", recd. land in the "first division," in 1639 and ཧ commoner and taxed 1650 and ཰ recd. land in 1654, etc. A commoner, he was taxed in 1650 and 1652. He was known as a famous hunter.

He was of Salisbury, called a mariner; he was a commoner and taxed 1650 and ཰ and received land in 1654. Later he was of Boston, one of the founders of the First Baptist Church there in 1665, but of Salisbury 1673.

He received by his father's will, land in Middletown, Ct. The following year he was living at Salisbury, a planter, and took the oath of allegiance there. He afterwards moved to Middletown, and owned the covenant at the church there.

Sea captain from Salem.

Representative in the General Court.

Pastor of the Church of Christ in Cambridge.

Bought a house lot in 1715 in Eliot, on the Berwick road a few rods from the junction with the road to Dover, near Howard B. Furbish's house. He bought a small farm at what is known as "Goold's Corner" in 1719, and here four generations of his descendants lived about 178 years.

He belonged to the Society of Friends.

His will was in probate 1852 [Kennebec County Probate G-6].

Died young.

Soldier in Sir William Pepperrell's regiment in 1757 and was in the expedition to Canada that year.

Came to Kittery, Maine, when he was twenty-two years old. He bought in 1709 land at Treworgy's Point, in the north part of Eliot, and he died there May, 1762, aged eighty-two years.

Served at Louisburg in 1745 with Sir William Pepperrell. Selectman in 1770-72. Lived on his father's farm.

(Revolutionary soldier.)