Zaccheus Gould

Zaccheus Gould, son of Richard Gould (died circa 1568), was born in 1589 at Bovington, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England. He married Phebe Deacon (1620 - 1663), daughter of Thomas Deacon and Martha Field, circa 1618 at Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England. Zaccheus Gould died after 30 March 1668 at Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts.

It is unknown when exactly Zaccheus Gould came to New England, perhaps about 1638. His brother, Jeremy who settled in Rhode Island in 1638, and a number of other relatives preceded him. He came with his wife and five children, as well as at least three children of his brother John and wife Judith (of King's Langley). Zaccheus first settled in Weymouth, Massachusetts, where he bought land from Jeremy in 1639. From 1639 to 1644, Zaccheus lived in Lynn, Massachusetts, where he owned a mill on the Saugus River. He also leased 300 acres of Salem land from John Humphrey. The lease went into effect on 29 September 1640 and the farm was called "Plain Farm". By 1644, Zaccheus was living in Ipswich, in the section now occupied by Topsfield.

Zaccheus never became a freeman of the colony because to do so would require that one had to join the Puritan Church, however he did take the oath of fidelity in 1651. His son John did become a freeman in 1665, about 5 years after his marriage.

Zaccheus Gould had various incidents regarding non attendance at required Sunday worship (April 24, 1656) and March 29, 1659 for creating a disturbance at public worship; he was also fined for entertaining Quakers (Nov. 12, 1659, Massachusetts Bay Colonial Records) He was convicted, but appears he was only "admonished" because of his good reputation and service to the court, although it seems he was ordered to pay a hefty fine. The fine was later remitted, due to a fire of some kind he suffered (perhaps due to some kind of persecution). Daniel Gould (his nephew, son of Jeremy) was an admitted Quaker and convicted and sentenced to 30 lashes and to depart the colony or be imprisoned. Daniel wrote a pamphlet about his experiences in 1700.(1) Zaccheus seems to be a man of exemplary personal piety and with a martyr's spirit.

The Gould family was also apparently related to the Putnam family back in England, as John Putnam of Salem is mentioned as both his attorney and his cousin. No alliance to that point in New England has been found in records.

Zaccheus died between 30 March 30 and 13 November 1688. He was buried on land near the town meeting house. At the time of his death, he was one of the largest landholders in the area, having amassed 3000 acres in the area, which was then Rowley Village and later Boxford.

Marriage and Children

1. Marriage of Zaccheus to Phoebe Gould 1617 England
   1. Priscilla Gould (born 1620 Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England
   2. Phebe Gould (baptized 27 September 1620 Hemel, Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England
   3. Mary Gould (baptized 19 December 1621 Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
   4. Martha Gould (baptized 15 June 1623 Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England
   5. Capt. John Gould (born 21 June 1635 Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England

Note

No documentation for the middle initial 'Q' has been found. It is possible that this was a misreading of the 'g' in 'Gould'. The middle initial 'Q' has been removed from this profile but of course can be restored should evidence supporting its use be found.

Sources and Further Information

1.) History of Lynn, Lewis. Editon 1844, page 148.

2.) The Family of Zaccheus Gould,

• Gould, Benjamin Apthorp. The family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield "...the family name of Phebe, the wife of Zaccheus Gould, was unexpectedly discovered, and consequently the error of the surmise regarding the "Grandfather Deacon," alluded to by the second John Gould, as mentioned on p. 26 of this volume. Phebe was a daughter of Thomas and Martha Deacon of the Corner Hall in Hemel Hempstead. A slab in the floor of the vaulted chamber of the church of that parish, marks the burial place of her unmarried brother, Thomas, Bachelor of Arts, whom it commemorates by a curious inscription."

1. RICHARD4 GOLD, of Bovingdon and Stoke Mandeville (Bucks), son of Thomas and Alice, born about 1530. Wife Jane, widow of ____ Weeden. In his will, dated Stoke Mandeville 1558 Dec. 4, and proved Oct. 10, he desires to be buried at Bovingdon, mentions wife Jane, sons Henry and Richard, daughters Alice and Jane Weeden. Witnessed by Thomas Gold and others. The will is somewhat decayed, and a portion of it is destroyed. (The will of his widow Jane, dated Stoke Mandeville 1559 June 26 and proved 1560 March 29, makes bequests to her son William and three daughters, not named. She was probably a second wife of Richard, and not the mother of his children.) Children of Richard:
   1. HENRY, of Chalfont St. Peter, d. 1605; wife Alice
   2. RICHARD5 GOULD, born about 1553, son of Richard of Stoke Mandeville, is recorded as of Bovingdon, in the parish register of Chesham, co. Bucks, in 1604 ; there deceased. Children:
      1. RICHARD, b. about 1578, d. 1629, married Mary
      2. JEREMY, " 1581, d. 1654?, married 1604 Priscilla Grover
      3. JOHN, b. about 1584, d. 1650, married Judith
      4. ZACCHEUS, b. 1589, d. 1668, married Phebe. ZACCHEUS6 GOULD, of Hemel Hempstead and later of Great Missenden, co. Bucks, where he was assessed in 1629. Born 1589 according to his own deposition; died 1668. Wife Phebe died at Topsfield 1663. His baptism probably recorded in the lost registers of Bovingdon. Children:
         1. PHEBE, bapt. at Hemel Hempstead 1620 Sept. 27
         2. MARY, " " " " 1621 Dec. 19
         3. MARTHA," " " 1623 June 15
         4. PRISCILLA, probably born at Great Missenden
         5. JOHN, b. 1635 June 21, probably at Great Missenden

• The ancestry and posterity of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield. A condensed abstract of the family records (1872)

1. RICHARD GOULD, of Stoke Mandeville, who was born as early as 1530, and married (perhaps as his second wife), Jane, widow of Weden. By her he had two sons, Richard and Henry.
   1. RICHARD GOULD, of Bovingdon, born about 1553, was the elder of these sons, and his descendants appear to have been prominent among the early settlers of New England. He was father of
      1. Jeremy, who married Priscilla Grover, came to Rhode Island, and after his wife's death returned to England, leaving behind him three sons, the eldest of whom, Daniel, married in 1651 Wait CoggesJiall, and became the ancestor of the large and highly respectable family of Goulds of Rhode Island.
      2. John, of the " Corner Hall," in Hemel Hempsted, and of King's Langley, — possibly also himself a colonist of New England. His youngest son, Zaccheus, died in New England unmarried, and letters of administration on his estate were granted to his elder sister, Elizabeth, in England. Other children of John also came over.
      3. Zaccheus, our ancestor, who was born in 1589 and died in 1670 at Topsfield. The stones may still be seen in the Topsfield cemetery which probably mark the places of burial for himself and his wife Phebe. In company with Messrs. Zaccheus Gould, his descendant of the sixth generation, and Samuel Todd, his descendant in the seventh, I exhumed these stones, hoping to find some inscription, but without success. ZACCHEUS GOULD, born about 1589, resided at Hemel Hempsted and Great Missenden, in England, came to New England about 1638, established himself finally at Topsfield, and died there ab. 1670. By his wife Phebe, who died 1663, Sept. 20, he had the following children:
         1. Phebe, bapt. at Hemel Hempsted, 1620, Sept. 27, m. Dea. Thomas Perkins of Topsfield. She was living in 1681
         2. Mary, bapt. at Hemel Hempsted 1621, Dec. 19; m. John Redington of Topsfield
         3. Martha, bapt. at Hemel Hempsted, 1623, June 15 ; m. John Newmarch of Ipswich; died 1699
         4. Priscilla, m. John Wildes (b. 1620) ; d. 1663, April 16
         5. John, b. 1635, June 10-21;, m. 1660, Oct. 12, Sarah Baker; d. 1709-10, Jan. 26
   2. Henry Gould, younger brother of the last named Richard, was born about 1555. His posterity appear to have remained in England, residing mostly in Buckinghamshire, at least for the next three generations.

• Hart, Craig. A Genealogy Of The Wives Of The American Presidents And Their First Two ...
  • Pg. 69: Thomas Perkins, b. April 28, 1622, Hillmorton, England; d. May 7, 1686, m. Phoebe Gould, b. 1620, England.
  • Pg. 70: John Wilde,b. 1620, England; d. May 14, 1705, Topsfield, Mass., m. Priscilla Gould, b. 1620, England; d. Topsfield, Mass.
  • Pg. 71: Zaccheus Gould,b. 1589, Hemel, England; d. November 13, 1668, Topsfield, Mass., m. Phebe Deacon, b. April 3, 1597, Hemel, England; d. September 20, 1663, Topsfield, England
  • Pg. 72: Richard Gould,b. 1553, Bovington, England; d. 1604, Chesham, England, m. Elizabeth Young,* b. England; d. England
  • Thomas Deacon,* b. 1573, Corner Hall, England, m. Martha Field,* b. February 15, 1579, Hemel, England
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• Thomas Gould, earliest ancestor of this family of which there is any definite knowledge, was born probably not later than 1455. He spelled his name Goold, and we find various spellings, Golde, Goold, Goolde, Gowle, and Gould, the present form of the surname. He lived at Bovingdon, a small village of Hertfordshire, England, still a chapelry in the parish of Hemel Hempstead, about twenty-four miles northwest of London. His will was proved September 28, 1520, at the Archdeacon's court at Huntingdon, now Peterborough. He married Johan ---- , who was co-executrix of his will, and who was perhaps his second wife, as five children were minors in 1520. Children: I. Thomas, born about 1477; executor 1520; overseer 1537; witness 1545. 2. Richard, born about 1479; mentioned below. 3. John, born about 1500. 4. Alice, born about 1502. 5. William, born about 1504; married Margaret ---- . 6. Henry, born about 1506. 7. Joan, not nineteen in 1520.
• (II) Richard Gould (Gowle), son of Thomas Gould (1), lived at Bovingdon and Stoke Mandeville, a village about twelve miles distant. His will was dated April 25 and proved October 11, 1531. There is a tablet in Bovingdon church to the memory of him and his wife Joan, whose will was made January 12, 1536-37, and proved February 7 the same year. Children: 1. Thomas, born about 1500. mentioned below. 2. John, born about 1504; married Alice ---- ; died without issue.
• (III) Thomas Gould (Goolde), son of Richard Gould (2), was born about 1500, and was named in his father's will. He lived at Bovingdon. His will was dated June 28, 1546, and proved November 23, 1547. He married Alice ---- . Children: 1. Thomas,
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• born about 1521; executor 1546; died 1561; married Alice (Clerke?). 2. John, the elder, in his father's will, 1546, and in his uncle's, 1559. 3. Richard, born about 1530; mentioned below. 4. Joan, of age 1546. 5. Agnes, of age 1546. 6. Elizabeth, born before 1537. 7. Bridget, not eighteen in 1546. 8. John, the younger, born about 1538.
• (IV) Richard Gould (Gold), son of Thomas Gould (3), was born about 1530. He lived at Bovingdon and Stoke Mandeville. His will was dated December 4, 1558, at Stoke Mandeville, and signifies his desire to be buried at Bovingdon. He married Jane, widow of Weeden. Children: 1 Henry, of Chalfont St. Peter, died 1605; married Alice ---- . 2. Richard, mentioned below.
• (V) Richard Gould, son of Richard Gould (4), was born about 1553 and is recorded as of Bovingdon. Children: 1. Richard, born about 1578; died 1629; married Mary ---- . 2. Jeremy, born about 1581 ; died 1654 ( ?) ; married, 1604, Priscilla Grover. 3. John, born about 1584; died 1650; married Judith ---- . 4. Zaccheus, mentioned below.
• (VI) Zaccheus Gould, son of Richard Gould (5), was born in 1589, according to his own deposition. He lived in Hemel Hempstead and later in Great Missenden, county Bucks, where he was assessed in 1629. He was the immigrant ancestor of the Gould family. He came to America with his family, and the first record of him is in Weymouth, Massachusetts, in 1639, when he bought land of his brother Jeremy, who had undoubtedly preceded him to this country. .... He purchased from William Paine the homestead in Topsfield where he lived and died. He took the oath of fidelity September 30, 1651, but was never admitted a freeman. .... Zaccheus Gould died in 1668. He married Phebe ---- , died September 20, 1663. Children: 1. Phebe, baptized at Hemel Hempstead, September 27, 1620, married Deacon Thomas Perkins, of Topsfield. 2. Mary, baptized at Hemel Hempstead, December 18, 1621; married John Redington, of Topsfield. 3. Martha, baptized at Hemel Hempstead, June 15, 1623; married John Newmarch, of Ipswich; died 1699. 4. Priscilla, married John Wildes; died 1663. 5. John, born June 10-21, 1635, mentioned below.
• (VIII) John Gould, son of Zaccheus Gould (6), born June 10-21, 1635, died January 26, 1709-10. .... etc. He married, October 12, 1660, Sarah Baker, born March 9, 1641, .... etc.

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• Thomas Goold was born probably not later than 1455, and is the first of this name of whom there is any definite knowledge. The name was spelled in many ways — Goold, Golde, Goolde, Gowle, Gold and Gould being some of the forms, the last being the present spelling. He lived at Bovingdon, Hertfordshire. England, still a chapelry in the parish of Hempstead, about twenty-four miles northwest of London. His will was proved September 28, 1520, at the archdeacon's court of Huntington, now Peterborough. He married Joan ---- , who was co-executrix of his will, and perhaps his second wife, as five children were minors in 1520. Children: 1. Thomas, born about 1477; executor 1520; overseer 1537 : witness 1545. 2. Richard, born about 1479: mentioned below. 3. John, born about 1500. 4. Alice, born about 1502. 5. William, born about 1504 ; married Margaret ---- . 6. Henry, born about 1506. 7. John, not nineteen in 1520.
• (I THINK 7. SHOULD BE JOAN INSTEAD OF JOHN.)
• (II) Richard Gowle, son of Thomas Goold, lived at Bovingdon and Stoke Mandeville. His will was dated April 25, and proved October 11, 1531. There is a tablet at Bovingdon church to the memory of him and his wife, Joan, whose will was made January 12, 1736-7, proved February 7 of the same year. Children: 1. Thomas, born about 1500; mentioned below. 2. John, born about 1504; married Alice ---- ; died without issue.
• (III) Thomas Goolde, son of Richard Gowle, born about 1500, was named in his father's will. He lived at Bovingdon. His will was dated June 28, 1546, and proved November 23, 1547. He married Alice ---- . Children: 1. Thomas, born about 1520-1 ; executor 1546; died 1561; married Alice (Clerke?). 2. John, the elder, in his father's will 1546, and in his uncle's 1559. 3. Richard, born about 1530; mentioned below. 4. Joan, of age 1546. 5. Agnes, of age 1546. 6. Elizabeth, born before 1537. 7. Bridget, not eighteen in 1546. 8. John, the younger, born about 1538.
• (IV) Richard Gold, son of Thomas Goolde, was born about 1530. He lived at Bovingdon and Stoke Mandeville. His will, dated December 4, 1558, at Stoke Mandeville, signified his desire to be buried at Bovingdon. He married Jane Weeden, widow. Children: 1. Henry, of Chalfont, St. Peter ; died 1605 ; married Alice ---- . 2. Richard, mentioned below.
• (V) Richard Gould, son of Richard Gold, born about 1553, is recorded as of Bovingdon. Children: 1. Richard, born about 1578; died 1629 ; married Mary ---- . 2. Jeremy, born about 1581 ; died 1654?; married Judith ---- . 3. Zaccheus, mentioned below.
• (VI) Zaccheus Gould, son of Richard Gould, was born in 1589, according to his own deposition. He resided in Hemel Hempsted and Missenden prior to his emigration to New Eng-
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• land about 1638. He settled first in Lynn, then Ipswich. His brother Jeremy settled in Weymouth, and removed to Rhode Island. Zaccheus removed finally to Topsfield, Massachusetts, being one of the original settlers, and acquired a large landed estate. He died in 1670. He married Phoebe Deacon, who died November 20. 1663. Children: 1. Phebe, married Thomas Perkins. 2. Mary, married John Reddington. 3. Martha, married John Mewmarch. 4. Priscilla. 5. John, mentioned below.
• (VII) Captain John Gould, son of Zaccheus Gould, was born in England, June 10-21, 1635. He was prominent in public afifairs, and was imprisoned for his outspoken opposition to Governor Andros. He married October 12, 1660. Sarah Baker. born March 9, 1641, daughter of John Baker. He died January 20, 1708-9. Children: 1. John, mentioned below. 2. Sarah. 3. Thomas. 4. Samuel. 5. Zaccheus. 6. Priscilla. 7. Joseph. 8. Mary.
• (VIII) .... etc.

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• Zaccheus Gould
• Birth: 1589 Hertfordshire, England
• Death: Mar. 30, 1668 Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
• Family links:
• Spouse:
• Phebe Deacon Gould (1597 - 1663)*
• Children:
  • Francis Gould (1620 - 1676)*
  • Pheobe Gould Perkins (1620 - 1691)*
  • Priscilla Gould Wildes (1628 - 1663)*
  • John Gould (1635 - 1710)*
• Burial: Pine Grove Cemetery, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
• Find A Grave Memorial# 42254957
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"The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield" Cambridge^ Mass. 1895 shows his descendents through Elizabeth Patterson Gould, who married Rosel (Roswell) Knowlton Jr. in 1829.

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Massachusetts, USA

About 1645 John Wildes moved to Topsfield probably due to the influence of his wealthy father-in-law Zaccheus Gould. His house stood on Perkins Row at the fork in the road coming from Mile Brook Bridge at a pear orchard. The house was demolished in 1835.

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GEDCOM Note

! (1) "Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts," by David W. Hoyt, (New England History Press, Somersworth, NH, 1981) p.178.
(2) "The Pioneers of Massachusetts," by Charles Henry Pope (Genealogical Pub. Co., Baltimore, 1969; reprint, 1900) p.195. (3) "The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield," by Benjamin Apthorp Gould (Thomas P. Nichols, Lynn, MA, 1895) p.20,21. (4) "The Ancestry of Dudley Wildes," by Walter Goodwin Davis, p.103-106. Cites: (a) Suffolk Deeds, I:16,54,56,58. (b) Tradition. (c) Notebook of Thomas Lechford, Boston notary. (d) Town history of Lynn, MA. (e) Records of the Governor and Company of Massachusetts Bay, Vol. II:73,258, Vol. IV, Part I:33, 407,426, and Part II:289. (f) Records and Files, II:118,126,152; III:125,236,259. (5) Parlie L. Hocking, Salt Lake City, UT, FGS, FHL 1589. Cites: (a) Benjamin Apthorp Gould B9D6.

! Birth: (2,3) Zacceus Gould of Topsfield, MA deposed in 1661 that he was about age 72 (b. 1589). (3,4) Father of Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, England. (1,3) Uncle of Nathan Gould of Amesbury. Marriage to Phebe Deacon: (2,3) Phebe. (4) Phebe Deacon of Hemel Hempstead, about 1619. Death: (3,4) 1668. (5) 30 Mar 1668, Topsfield, Essex Co., MA.

(3,4) Of Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, after marriage. (3,4) Moved to Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England. (3,4) 1629: Assessed for a subsidy at Great Missenden, co. Bucks. (3,4b) c.1638/9: Came to Massachusetts probably about this time. (4b) When his son John was three years old (b. 10 Jun 1635, O.S.) "in his hanging or large-sleeved tunic." This would mean they emigrated in the last half of 1638 or the first half of 1639. (4) 1639/40, 28 Jan: Henry Russell of Weymouth, MA, names Zacheus Gould overseer of his will. Jeremy Gould is witness. (4d) 1640: Zacheus Gould owned a mill on Saugus river, Lynn, MA. (4c) 1640, between 26 May and 1 Jun: Had Thomas Lechford of Boston draw up a lease from Mr. John Humphrey to Zacheus Gould of Lynn for a messuage and a 300 acre farm called The Plains, "lying within the liberties of Salem." The lease did not go through. (4) 1640, 4 Jun: Witnessed the will of "ould Hugh Churchman" of Lynn, MA. The witness clause and the document are written in the same hand. (2,4) 1640, 7 Oct (8th mo.): Zaccheus Gould of Lynn, MA headed a petition to the Governor and General Court that husbandmen be excused from training in seedtime, hay time and harvest. (4) The petition was granted.

(4c) 1640, between 11 and 19 Dec: Had Thomas Lechford of Boston draw up a lease from Mr. John Humphrey to Zacheus Gould of Lynn to add to The Plains another farm called The Ponds. The lease did not go through. (4) 1642: Zacheus Gould, Thomas Putnam and James Huberd entered a suit in court as partners, Lynn. He was probably brother-in-law to Putnam's father. (4) 1643: William Taylor, servant of Zacheus Gould, was ordered severely whipped for theft, Lynn. (2) Moved to Ipswish, MA. (4) c.1644: In 1665, John Wild, his son-in-law, testified that "about twenty-one years before" William Paine sold land to Zacheus Gould where his house then stood. This was a farm of 300 acres which had been granted to Capt. Daniel Patrick, who sold it in 1640 to Mr. William Paine, and which lay in the inland part of Ipswich, MA known as Ipswich Farms or Village, later to become New Meadows and finally Topsfield. (4e) 1644, 29 May: The General Court of MA decreed, "Upon Zaccheus Gould's petition it is conceived to be for the general good and very convenient that there should be a village about that farm and that the town of Ipswich should further them therein." (4a) 1644, 26 Nov: Of Ipswich. Purchased a house in Weymouth, MA from James Parker of Strawberry Bank, which Mr. Parker had purchased from Jeremy Gould. (2) 1644, 26th 9th mo.: Zaccheus Gould sold land at Weymouth, MA, which had belonged to Jeremy Gould. (Jeremiah Gould of Weymouth, proprietor before 1644, moved to Rhode Island.) (4a) 1645, 2 Apr: Sold the house in Weymouth, MA to Capt. William Perkins. (4) 1645: Sued Capt. William Perkins for debt. (4e) 1648, 18 Oct: Signed a petition to the General Court to name the village "at the new meadowes at Ipswich," and suggested Hempstead. The Court chose the name Topsfield. (4e 1650: Zacheus Gould and William Howard of Topsfield petitioned the General Court to grant Topsfield the status of a town. The request was granted. (4) 1651, 30 Sep: Took the Oath of Fidelity. He remained outside the church all his life and never became a Freeman. (4f) 1658: The parson, William Perkins, and a deacon, Isaac Cummings, testified that in the meeting house "Zacheus Gould in time of singing the psalm one Sabbath day in the afternoon, sate him downe upon the end of the Table (about which the minister & chiefe of the people sit) with his hatt fully on his head, & his back toward all the rest of them that sate about the Table and though spoken to by the minister & 2 others either to shewe reverance to the Ordinance or to withdrawe yet altered not his posture." On the next Sunday Zaccheus asked the congregation to remain and an argument and insults resulted. He was taken before the magistrates and fined. (4f) 1658: Was sued by Sergt. Thomas Hale as attorney for Mr. Thomas Burnap. Zaccheus was not "abel to Com," and appointed "my Cozan John Putnam the younger" his attorney. (1,4e) 1659: Convicted of hospitality to Quakers. (4e) Fined 3 pounds. The author suggests that he had entertained his nephew Daniel Gould at his house. Daniel, of RI, had been ordered to be whipped 30 stripes and to depart from MA jurisdiction. (4e) 1660: His fine was remitted because of the great loss he had lately sustained by fire. (2) 1661: Was residing in Topsfield, Essex Co., MA. (4e,f) 1661/2, 14 Mar: The town of Rowley claimed that part of his farm was in its territory. At a Topsfield town meeting, he "give in his farm of three hundred acres...that he now lives upon, to Topsfield." Rowley did not consent to this action and levied taxes on the farm. He sued the constable of Rowley for trespass, and although he lost the case, the court noted that he had paid toward the ministry of Topsfield for many years. (4e,f) 1665, 11 Oct: The General Court ruled in favor of Zaccheus and Topsfieldin the matter of Rowley's claim. (4e,f) 1666, 23 May: It was reported to the General Court that Thomas Howlett and John Gage having been appointed to lay out and measure to Zacheus Gould the 300 acre grant to Captain Patrick, did so about a year since. The court fixed the boundaries of Topsfield and Rowley between the farms of Governor Endicott and Zaccheus Gould.

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