John GOOCH
Pedigree Resource File
Internet IGI (Jul 2006)
Internet IGI (Sep 2006)
Will written 20 Apr 1785, proved November Court, 1793, leaves to his son, Gideon, land in Caroline County, VA "which he sold and received profits" ... also to daughter Elizabeth Terry, Anna Maria Minter now Williams, sons John, Rowland, Joseph, and William. Executors: sons Joseph and John. Witnesses: Daniel and William Gooch, James Terry, and John Gooch. It is assumed that since his wife was not mentioned that she was deceased. (Ancestry.com) John Gooch, along with other members of his family, moved sometime after 1771 to Granville County, NC. They settled in the Island Creek district of Granville.
1777 - Gideon Gooch takes the State Oath of Allegiance (North Carolina State Records, Vol. 22, pp 174-175) Will - 5 Sept 1800, Granville, NC
He married Mary West Abt 1727 at of Caroline, Virginia . Mary West was born at of Virginia Abt 1705 .
They were the parents of 7
children:
Elizabeth Gooch
born Abt 1728.
Rowland Gooch
born Abt 1730.
Joseph Gooch
born 13 Jan 1732.
Gideon Gooch
born Abt 1734.
John Gooch
born Abt 1737.
Anna Maria Gooch
born Abt 1739.
William Gooch
born Abt 1740.
John Gooch died 1785 at Granville, North Carolina .