William Gault

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William Gault (abt. 1608 - 1659)

William Gault

Born about 1608 in Yarmouth, Norfolk, England [uncertain]

Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]

[sibling%28s%29 unknown]

Husband of Mary (Unknown) Robbins — married before 1641 (to 1 Apr 1659) in Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony [uncertain]

Father of Rebecca (Gault) Bly and Deborah Gault

Died 1 Apr 1659 at about age 51 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts

Profile last modified 19 May 2022 | Created 18 Apr 2014

William Gault migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1620-1640).

Biography

William born about 1608, was aged 29 and of Yarmouth, Norfolkshire, England when passing the exam to come to New England in 1637. [1] [2] He came, unmarried, on the ship Mary Anne embarking on May 11. 1637. [3]

On July 16, 1638, William was received as an inhabitant at Salem, MA and was granted 10 acres. He was a cordwainer and resided on Charter Street in Salem. [3]

His wife was named Mary and by ages of their daughters as mentioned in the administration of his estate, they were married prior to 1641.

William died at Salem, MA on April 1, 1659 at Salem. [4] [5]

The administration of the estate June 26, 1660, of William Golt, of Salem, MA who died intestate, was granted to his widow, Mary. [Salem Quarterly Court Records: Vol 4; leaf 39]. In the estate are mentioned their daughters, Rebecca aged 19 years, Deborah aged about 15 years and Sara aged about 13. [Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files: Vol. 5: leaf 112] (Vol. 1: p. 315)[6]

His widow Mary Gault, married secondly, Richard Bishop on July 22, 1660. [4][5]

After Richard Bishop's death, she married thirdly, Thomas Robins Mar. 11, 1674/5.[4] [5]

Children

Rebecca born about 1641; married John Bly/Bligh at Salem on Nov. 11, 1663. [5] [6][3]

Deborah born about 1645; baptized at Salem on Sept. 10, 1648; married Edward Winter on Nov. 17, 1669. [5] [6][3]

Sara born about 1647; baptized at Salem on Sept. 10, 1648; married Henry Colbourne in Nov. 1665 at Salem. [5] [6][3]

Source notes

Salem Births/Baptisms

Golt, Deborah, d. William, bp. 10: 7m: 1648. CR1(p. 364)
Golt, Sarah, d. William, bp. 10: 7m: 1648. CR1(p. 364)
Salem Marriages

Golt ___, wid., and Richard Bishop, 22: 5m: 1660. CTR (p. 426)
Golt, Debara, and Edward Winter, 17: 9m: 1669. CTR (p. 426)
Golt, Rebecka, and John Bly, 11: 9m: 1663. CTR (p. 428)
Golt, Sara, and Henry Coleborne, ––: 9m: 1665. CTR (p. 426)
Bishop, Mary, wid., and Thomas Robbins, 2d m., Mar. 11, 1674-5. CTR (p. 112)
Salem Deaths GOLT, William, 1: 2m: 1659. CTR (p. 284) [5]

Sources

↑ The Pioneers of Massachusetts: A Descriptive List, Drawn from Records of the Colonies, Towns, and Churches, and Other Contemporaneous Documents, by Charles Henry Pope, Heritage Books, Jun 1, 2010
↑ Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society, Vol. 1, Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston,1852
↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 The History of Salem Massachusetts 1638-1670, by Sidney Perley, Higginson Book Company, 1926
↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Great Migration 1634-1635, A-B. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume 1, A-B, by Robert Charles Anderson, George F. Sanborn, Jr., and Melinde Lutz Sanborn. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1999.
↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 Vital Records of Salem Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, The Essex Institute, Salem, MA, 1924
↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Essex County, MA: Early Probate Records, 1635-1681
See also:

"Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700"; database, _AmericanAncestors.org_ (accessed 2013), William Gault "(?1608-1659)"and Mary ____; marriage as "by 1641." For this entry, about eight works consulted are referenced as, "Salem 2:30; Salem VR 1:364; Essex Ant. 10:139; Sv. 1:186, 2:236; EIHC 1:34, 93; Gen Mag. 2:145."
Sidney, Perley, _The History of Salem, Massachusetts, 1626-[1716]_, 3 vols. (1924-1928), 2:30-31; digital images, _Hathi Trust_ (accessed 2013). Entry includes sketch of William Gault, "born about 1608"; then unmarried, reports he migrated on _Mary Ann_ departing 11 May 1637. Reportsthree (possibly four) daughters and other information. . http://hdl.handle.net/2027/inu.32000001382334?urlappend=%3Bseq=56
Source: The Planters of the Commonwealth and the ships that brought them, 1620-1640, Author: Charles Edward Banks, Riverside Press, Cambridge, 1930; 787 numbered copies, my copy number 67; pp 180-182, 1637 SHIP: Mary and Anne of Yarmouth, William Goose, Master, She sailed from Ipswich in May and arrived in Boston June 20.
Passengers: Thomas Paine Family age 50, Benjamin Cooper Family age 50,Abraham Toppan Family age 31, John Thurston Family age 30, John Burroughe age 48 and wife, William Gault age 29, Cordwainer of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, destination Salem, and other passengers (list available from compiler).