I have been participating in Amy Johnson Crow's writing about 52 ancestors in 52 weeks. The prompt was newest discovery.
Well, I had decided on something completely different to share then I intended. I went to a Genealogy program at the library, and we were playing around with the nearest relative feature in the Family Search app. I matched as a 10th cousin once removed with one of the people. Our common relative was Zaccheus Gould. Zaccheus Gould is my 9th Great Grandfather. I don't know how accurate my family search tree is compared to my ancestry tree which doesn't go back as far. It was a fun exercise. Below is a little summary of Zaccheus Gould.
Zaccheus Gould was born in 1589 in Hertfordshire England. He married Phebe Deacon in England April 1617. It is unclear exactly when Zaccheus arrived in British Colonial America. He arrived in America with his wife and 5 children. It is speculated around 1638. Zaccheus bought land from his brother in 1639. He never became a freeman of the colony because he wouldn't join the Puritan church. However, he did take the oath of fidelity in 1651. His son, John, also became a freeman in 1665.
Zaccheus had some incidents regarding nonattendance at required Sunday worship and creating a disturbance at public worship. He was also fined 3 pounds for entertaining Quakers. Zaccheus was admonished and paid a fine. His nephew, Daniel Gould, was an admitted Quaker who was charged and convicted. He had to depart the colony after receiving 30 lashes. Zaccheus died in 1688. He is buried near the town meeting house. At the time of his death, he was one of the largest landholders in the area. He had 3000 acres in the area which was Rowley Village and later Boxford Massachusetts.
some research links
The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield - archive.org
Telling Stories -This blogger this is also her 9th great grandfather as well.
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