This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MilaminVirginiacom Surnames: Goff, Hall Classification: biography Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.goff/2281/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Since I had ancestors in early Bedford County, I have been wading through the uncatalogued boxes of Bedford County "Court Judgments" which are original records kept at the Library of Virginia Records Center. In Box 56, 1786, I found a court case in which a John Goff sued Leonard Hall for payment for the services which Baldwin provided him, like: "making a pear of {horse} shues, nailing on two pear of shues,....upsetting 2 matocks,...mending a clevis,...sharpening a plane,...mending a pan, 300 tacks, 900 tacks,.... upsetting 2 hoes, etc." And on the back of the page: "making a case of knives and forks". Clevis = a U-shaped metal connector within which another part can be fastened by means of a bolt or pin passing through the ends of the connector. I thought that you might like to know that a John Goff was a blacksmith in Bedford County and to view one of his account statements. I have attached a photograph of the document. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: goffbart Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.goff/688.709.711.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: addie sister to clarance goff Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: cmetucker Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.goff/1270.1.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: file sent; good luck on your move. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: daynamcmulle Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.goff/1270.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Would you like to email me directly? daynamcmullen at gmail.com and replace the at with the symbol and remove the spaces. I suspect we are probably cousins in some capacity since we share so many surnames. I have a good bit of data on Hunter, not much on Cox and some on Goff. I would love to exchange info with you. My sources are documented in my file but it's just too huge to send. However, I would be happy to whittle it down some and send what I have. Please keep in mind that I'm moving tomorrow and it could be a few days before we get our Internet hooked up and working properly. Thanks, Dayna Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: cmetucker Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.goff/1270.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Dayna, Looking back at the date on my original post (2006) versus the date on my files from digging into census data (2011) several years had gone by. I seem to remember a lot of internet inertia suggesting William & Elizabeth moved to Mississippi, but that did not turn out to be what I found. The Goff's (which show up in census records spelled phonetically as Gaugh, Gaff & Goff) liked to reuse the names of grandparents for their children and more unusual names like Penelope and Dempsey being used in multiple generations helped tie the family together. If you like I can send you my line from Dempsey Goff (RS) that is based on census records. But if you have more than I do on the Cox, Hunter or Goff lines that we share I would be interested. Thanks, Chris Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: daynamcmulle Surnames: Goff, Hill, Cox, Hunter Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.goff/1270.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Chris, I had to ask since your original post states that William followed his father to Mississippi. William was the father of my 2nd great grandmother, Penelope Jane (Goff) Hill. I notice that in the last census I find William and his family, there is a young son, Larkin, who was born in Florida and I have always wondered if the family settled in Florida or did they return to Georgia. I know the disposition of Penelope Hill, just not the rest of that family. Penelope was apparently named for her grandmother, Penelope (Cox) Hunter. Thanks, Dayna Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: cmetucker Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.goff/1270.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Dayna, It has been a long time since I chased this line (or any other for that matter). 'Rock solid proof' can be hard to come by, and I do not have any about William & Elizabeth Goff moving to Mississippi. What evidence I have is strong circumstantial evidence based on census records, that William & Elizabeth DID NOT move to Mississippi, but rather stayed in Georgia. I do not know if William died as a result of action during the Civil War, or if he just died 'during' the Civil War. His death seems to have taken place during the time of the long Atlanta Campaign, but he was also almost 50 years old which would be a very advanced age for a regular ACW soldier. Hope this helps some. Regards, Chris Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: landarow Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.goff/320.336.386.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: hello.. i'd like to compare Goff family information with you. are you still researching? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: landarow Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.goff/320.336.385.418/mb.ashx Message Board Post: hello family, your Buck Goff died inn Tulsa Oklahoma. They called him BC. Contact me let's trace this together. I have quite a bit of information. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MarilynRoth58 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.goff/962.10.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I found a few more clues in East Hampton, NY: Deborah GOFF, dau/o John GOFF, m. 1690, Cornelius MILLER. On 23 Apr. 1705, Cornelios {sic} MILLER & John GOFF witnessed a deed at Easthampton {sic} from Joseph HAND of New Fairfield, West New Jersie, to Stephen HAND of Easthampton. John GOFF registered his livestock brand, a heart on the left buttock, 9 Apr. 1704, East Hampton. If that was the same brand John GOFF registered in Cape May Jan. 1710/11, that could be the missing link. Has anyone tried to find what that brand was? John GOFF who m. 22 May 1701, East Hampton, Ann EDWARDS, must be the John GOFF whose five children were bpt. there 23 Apr. 1710: John, William, Joseph, Ann, & Hannah. The children could have been baptized in anticipation of the move to New Jersey. Note that John of Cape May had sons John & William who would have been born in that time frame. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MarilynRoth58 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.goff/593.608.781.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Has anyone tried to identify the cattle mark of John Goff of New Jersey was that was registered in January 1710/11? If it was like the one in East Hampton, that might provide the link. Records of...East Hampton, Suffolk, NY On 9 Apr. 1704, John GOFF registered the figure of a heart on the left buttock, having marked one last-year colt with said figure. East Hampton, Book G:35. Joseph HAND of West New Jersie, yeoman, deeded to Stephen HAND of East Hampton, NY, a share at Meantauket...23 Apr. 1705, wit. Cornelios MILLER & John GOFFE (X, his mark). East Hampton, 1706, charge, 18 _, for fetching cattle at winter...John GOFF. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MarilynRoth58 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.goff/593.608.781.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I tried the e-mail address, KKJANDSS@aol.com, but it didn't work. I suspected it might have been changed. The Ancestry card catalog (at the bottom of the search menu) has a History of Cambridge, MA. This says that Edmund GOFFE was the principal heir to his father's estate and resided on the homestead. John, son of Samuel, was probably the soldier at Piscataqua, who had leave to return home 4 Nov. 1690 & died before 1706, as Edmund, when appointed administrator on the estate of their father Samuel, is styled the only surviving son. This eliminates John GOFF of New Jersey as son of Samuel of Cambridge, MA (if correct). I suspect that John GOFF of New Jersey was the one who married Ann EDWARDS, 22 May 1701, East Hampton, Suffolk, (Long Island), NY. FamilySearch.org has the date. However, John EDWARDS had bpt. at East Hampton, NY: Ann, Hannah, John, Joseph, & William, all on 23 Apr. 1710. This seems to conflict with the son John being born in New Jersey in 1702, but I haven't found proof that the first John was there before he recorded his cattle mark in 1710. Perhaps the children were baptized before the family moved to New Jersey. It's also possible that John & Ann returned to visit her family and for godparents for their children. There might not have been a church of their preferred denomination in Cape May. I didn't find any other GOFF records in East Hampton, but there are many EDWARDS records there. William EDWARDS had a will, pr. 1685, naming wf. Ann, son John & John's sons William & Josiah and son Thomas and his sons William and Ephraim (& other heirs). One Ephraim sold land in East Hampton in Sept. 1701, dower released by wf. Sarah, & quitclaim by Thomas EDWARDS, heir & eldest son of the eldest son of Wm. Ephraim was named tax collector in Cape May in 1713, his estate pr. 2 Jan. 1715/6 . There are multiple records at Cape May for Ephraim and Josiah EDWARDS, names which seem to link those from East Hampton, NY, to Cape May, NJ. Does anyone have further clues about the first John GOFF, who was of New Jersey by 1710? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: landarow Surnames: Goff Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.goff/946.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello family, i am your cousin by way of the Goff family. I'd love to share my info with you. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MarilynRoth58 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.goff/962.10/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I'm trying to determine if the first John GOFF of Cape May, NJ, was this one: John GOFF m. 22 May 1701, East Hampton, Suffolk, NY, Ann EDWARDS. There are many records of East Hampton for the EDWARDS family. The first was William EDWARDS, who left a will, pr. 21 Oct. 1685. He named wife Anne, ex., son John and John's sons Josiah and William, and son Thomas & his sons Ephraim & William; daughters Ann SQUIRE & Elizabeth BAKER and Elizabeth's children Richard, Thomas, Isaac, Benjamin & Elizabeth STRAT[T]ON. [Elizabeth had m1. Richard STRATTON who d. 1675, & m2. 1678, Thomas BAKER.] Wm. also mentioned that ownership of the land he had given to his daughter Sarah was being debated with Nathaniel DOMINY. Ephraim EDWARDS sold land in East Hampton, NY, 8 Sep. 1701, with dower released by wf. Sarah, & quitclaim by Thomas EDWARDS, heir and eldest son of the eldest son of William EDWARDS. Ephraim EDWARDS was named tax collector in Cape May Co., NJ, in 1713, and his estate was inventoried 2 Jan. 1715/6 Cape May Co. but not closed until 1726, administrator Humphrey HUGHES. Some do not think Ephraim left issue, though he did have two daughters bpt. 1699 & 1701, East Hampton, where he "owned the covenant" 31 Dec. 1699, as did William & Josiah, 17 Mar. 1699/1700. There were others in Cape May Co., NJ, including Josiah EDWARDS, who had land there in 1733, & Ephraim, who had land in 1737. Josiah EDWARDS ( b. 1699, NY, s/o Josiah) had dau. Martha, b. 1732, who m. 1757, Peter CORSON. Some say that the wife of the first John GOFF died in 1702. However, there was a marriage of John CORSON to Mary GOFF, m. lic. 4 June 1731, Secretary's Office, Burlington, NJ. They had children 1732 through 1742. Mary must have been daughter of the first John GOFF. If Mary married at a normal age, she was born after John, b. 1702. Either the first wife was living after 1702, or John [1] remarried. Have you found proof that John of New Jersey was grandson of Edward of Massachusetts? I do not think that Edward was a brother of William, the regicide. Oxford Alumni Bulletin has Stephen GOFFE, matriculated Oct. 1691, aged 16, M. A., 1699; sons Stephen, Nov. 1621, 16; John, 1627, 17; Nathaniel, Mar. 1642, ae. 16; & Wm., created M.A., 1649. There was also a James of St. Clements Lane, East Cheap, London, whose will of 17 Jan. 1656, named brother, Maj. Gen. Wm., and brothers-in-law Edward BOVERY & Nicholas ADY. Thus, we have Stephen, b. ca. 1575, with sons Stephen, James, John, Wm., & Nathaniel. The advanced education date & the sons' birth dates seem to verify the marriage in 1604 of Stephen GOFFE to Deborah WEST. Edward GOFFE of Cambridge, MA, was b. ca. 1593 & married Joyce FROST, 6 Mar. 1624, St. Mary's, Wherstead (on the south edge of Ipswich, also listed in BOYD's Marriage Index for Suffolk). Do you have any further clues about these people? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: swancourt61 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.goff/2150.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Elijah Gough can be found still at the Red Lion in Knighton in 1911 Source Citation: Class: RG14; Piece: 33651; Schedule Number: 123. You can also find Elijah with his first wife before moving to the Red Lion here http://terrydrayton.wix.com/knighton#!page-7/c1x3u In his Monumental Mason business he produced the headstone for one of the masters of the Knighton Workhouse. (Richard Morgan Butler) a picture of which can be found here http://terrydrayton.wix.com/knighton#!workhouse/cjg9 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: daynamcmulle Surnames: Goff, Hunter Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.goff/1270.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi, You mentioned William and Elizabeth (Hunter) Goff in your post. I just wondered if you have any rock solid proof that Willam and Elizabeth moved to Mississippi and when? I would love to discuss this further with you if you are still on Ancestry.com. I was under the impression that William died in the Civil War 1862-1864. Take care, Dayna Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: daynamcmulle Surnames: Goff, Nipper, Hunter Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.goff/2279/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi, I have been working on my Goff line and wondered if anyone knows about this family. A son of my William and Elizabeth (Hunter) Goff was named Larkin J Goff. There is a marriage record for a Mary W Nipper in Dooly Co., GA for 23 Aug 1866. I find him in later census records married to a Nancy Harriett Goff in 1880, 1900 and 1910. I see talk about Larkin being married to Nancy Harriett Nipper but I see no real proof of that. Does anyone have any "true sources" to prove or disprove any of this? Does anyone know who their children were? Thanks in advance. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: 9goff32424 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.goff/2041.3.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi- My original Y dna test was done with ancestry.com . I switched to familytreedna later and progressed to 111 Y- complete Mtdna- family finder dna- Big Y dna as well as a lot of SNP testing. I am in the Goff dna study under Lee Co. Virginia . I have a public tree at ancestry.com . It is the "Goff-Flasch-Estes-Scopolin" tree. My Y results are listed under my father Herman E Goff and my 3rd grandfather, Elisha Goff. My Mtdna results are under my mothers name, Catherine I Flasch, and m 2nd grandmother Ida Krueger's name. Because you are female, our only dna connection could come through "Family Finder", and I have not any success with that. If you have any male direct Goff line family member who could take a Y dna test, that would be the best way to make a connection. That small "Lee County group" has unique dna markers that separate us from all the other Goff groups. None of the living Goffs in this group have been able to determine how we connect. The only thing we have fo! und is that our individual lines come from the mid-Atlantic region all around the "Cumberland Gap". Take a look at my public tree and see if anything fits. Bill Goff Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mwilliams211395 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.goff/2041.3.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I believe I found your group on familytreedna.com. The GOFF*GOUGH*MCGOUGH DNA Project correct? I joined this group and am waiting on my results. I am not a male Goff, by paternal grandmother was a Goff. I'm hoping I can find out anything. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mwilliams211395 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.goff/2041.3.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello. Regarding your Elisha Goff.. You said you are B2394 in the Goff dna study. Is this on ancestry.com, familytreedna.com, or another site? I just received my ancestry.com dna results back and uploaded them to familytreedna.com and gedmatch.com. Im trying to break through the Goff brick wall as well. I have a feeling we may be related somehow. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>