William GOOCH
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William was a Major in the personal service of the king. When Civil War broke out, Oliver Cromwell personally set a price for the capture of William. William fled England to join his younger brother, Mathew, in America. His brothers, Henry and Jeffrey, left England of their own choice for America. The Gooches did not arrive as poverty stricken refugees. William was the York County reresentative to the Virginia House of Burgesses and a member of the Governor's Council.
He married Elizabeth Baspola . Elizabeth Baspola was born at of England Abt 1590 daughter of Richard Baspola and Margaret Flower .
They were the parents of 11
children:
Blocked
Richard Gooch
born Abt 1609.
Thomas Gooch
born Abt 1611.
Matthew Gooch
born Abt 1613.
John Gooch
born Abt 1615.
Jeffrey Gooch
born Abt 1616.
Martha Gooch
born Abt 1617.
Barbara Gooch
born Abt 1619.
Thomas Gooch
born Abt 1622.
William Gooch
born Abt 1625.
Henry Gooch
born Abt 1635.
William Gooch died 29 Oct 1655 at Tampa Farm, York, Virginia .