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About Ruth Gooch
Alternate deathdate 1676.
http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~mainegenie/genealogy/GOOCH.htm
"For deflowering Ruth, wife of John Gooch of Agamenticus aforesaid," George Burdett was fined £20. The wife, Ruth, was found guilty "By the Grand Inquest, of adultery with Mr. George Burdett" and "is censured by this court, that six weeks after she is delivered of child, she shall stand in a white sheet, without other clothing, publickly in the congregation at Agamenticus two several sabbath days, and likewise one day at this General Court when she shall be thereunto called by one or all of the counsellors of this Province, according to his Majesty's laws in that case provided." A witness in the case testified that he heard "John Gouch say that he was minded to shoote Mr. Burdett, but that his wife persuaded him to the contrary, and he thought that John Gouch carryed a pistoll in his pockett to shoote Mr. Burdett." (12) Supposedly this story was the basis of Hawthorne's novel "The Scarlet Letter".
John was a juror in 1640, 1650 and 1655 and was on the grand jury in 1650 and 1657. He was a constable in 1651 and 1662. He also signed the petition to Oliver Cromwell and the petition to Massachusetts.(13)
On 11 June 1664 John willed to his son James his house, garden and orchard in Slymbridge having bought it of William Hammonds. John bequeathed to "my Loveing wife, Ruth Gooch, my soole executrix" a life interest in his houses and lands and seven pounds yearly for her maintenance. He also left his "horse kind" to Ruth, this was the earliest mention of horses found in possession of a resident of York. His son John received the homestead. Mr. William Symonds and "my brother, William Hamond" were appointed overseers of his will. We surmise that John was not too fond of Peter Weare as he gave the legacy to the children so that it might not fall into Peter's hands. The same situation occured with regard to his daughter Francis, he giving the legacy to his grand-daughter Elizabeth Donnell since her father Henry had deserted his family leaving them to take care of themselves.(14)
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Ruth Gooch's Timeline
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1605
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Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England
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1625
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Slymbridge, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
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1625
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Slymbridge, Glouchester, England
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1625
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Slymbridge, Gloucestershire, England
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1627
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Slymbridge, Gloucestor, England
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1629
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Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
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1630
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Northumberland County, VA, United States
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1630
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Lancaster, Lancaster County, Virginia, United States
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1631
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Slymbridge, Gloucestershire, England
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