Capt. Philip Goss II of Brookfield and his wife Judith Hayward

 Captain Philip Goss II and his wife Judith Hayward

Philip Goss II, usually known as Capt. Goss, was born 16 December, 1676 in Roxbury, MA. He migrated with his father in about 1687 to Lancaster which would make him about 11 years old.  He married Judith Hayward 30 August, 1699 in Concord.

They had the following children, here is a summary of their children.

  1. Judith Goss born about 1699. Judith married Thomas Gilbert, Jr., 2 December 1718 in Brookfield, MA.
  2. Philip Goss III, born about 1700, died about July/August 1742 Brookfield, MA. He married on 25 November, 1723 in Brookfield, to Keziah Cooley.
  3. Hannah Goss born about 1705 in Brookfield. She married Experience Rich 17 May, 1723 in Brookfield.
  4. Mary Goss born about 1708 in Brookfield. She married about 1728 to Daniel Walker in North Brookfield.
  5. John Goss was born 10 January, 1711 in Brookfield.  He married on 27th day (?) 1730 in Brookfield to Mary Gilbert. John died some time before February 1759.
  6. Thankful Goss was born 13 December, 1713 in Brookfield. She married John White 20 June, 1732 in Brookfield.
  7. Thomas Goss was born 6 July, 1716 in Brookfield. He would become a Reverend and served in the Bolton Church for many years. He marred 3 December, 1741 to Abigail Wade. The Rev. Thomas Goss died 17 January, 1780 in Bolton and is buried in the Old South Burying Ground in Bolton.

I will supply more information about the above children in future posts, with sources.  See the listing of posts written on this blog below the search hints.

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Captain Philip Goss and his wife Judith Hayward 1676 to 1748

Table of Contents of the posts published on this blog about this couple!

Lancaster to WestBrookfield Google Maps

According to Google Maps you can travel to West Brookfield in about 1 hour on our modern roads. There are 3 options given, not quite what I did back in 2011 on my trip to Massachusetts.  When Philip Goss and Judith migrated they would probably have with them horses, wagons and maybe even their farm animals and that would have taken them a couple of days of travel.  So if you have 40 miles to go divide that by 15 miles means it took them about 3 days of travel, according to the information below.

Covered wagons typically traveled only 10 to 15 miles per day, with travel west to California or Oregon taking around four to six months. A fully loaded wagon could carry as much as 2,500 pounds, making for slow travel speeds. Reference.com Website.

Supplemental Posts that touch on the lives of Philip & Judith

Philip Goss IV and life in Brookfield and Lancaster 1745 to 1749, April 19, 2017 – The grandson’s life.

Philip Goss II and his Wife Judith Hayward

Philip Goss II, the father of Philip Goss III, who married Keziah Cooley. His early years 1676 to 1698, February 25, 2022

Philip Goss II and his marriage to Judith Hayward in 1699, Judith’s grandfather George Hayward…,March 10, 2022

Several John Haywards/Heywoods and more in Concord from 1635 o 1720…March 24, 2022

John Hayward, of Concord and his life there: marriage to Anna White, and more… March 29, 2022

John Hayward and Anna White Hayward, their children, April 4, 2022

Anna White Hayward, her parents Resolved White and Judith Vassall. Another generation back to Mayflower, April 11, 2022

The Vassall Family: Judith Vassall White’s family, April 17, 2022

Resolved White’s parents: William White and Susanna of the Mayflower – 1620, April 26, 2022

Susanna White and her marriage to Edward Winslow, their children and life in Marshfield, May 2, 2022

Philip Goss II and his wife Judith Hayward, Concord to Lancaster to Brookfield about 1699 to 1704, May 23, 2022.

Philip Goss II and Judith Hayward: life in Brookfield 1705 to about 1710 and a Letter dated 1700. June 3, 2022

Philip Goss II and Judith Hayward Goss, sell the land and homestead in Lancaster in November of 1710. That land included some lands he bought from Jonathan Prescott in 1698...June 8, 2022

Philip Goss II sells more land in Lancaster. Some he may have inherited from John Prescott Jr. and Sarah…June 11, 2022

Philip Goss II and Judith’s life in Brookfield covering the years 1711 to 1721, June 15, 2022 In this post I also discuss Philip’s military status which is unclear at this time. 

Philip Goss II’s land transactions in Brookfield 1700 to about 1721…June 20, 2022

Philip Goss II or Capt. Philip Goss:  His Estate in Brookfield – 1747 to 1749, June 25, 2022

Philip Goss II (Capt.) Estate: Warrant for Partition among the heirs, February 21, 1749 1748, June 30, 2022

Judith Hayward Goss’s Estate – 1748 Brookfield, MA, July 2, 2022

A visit to the Old Indian Burial Ground in West Brookfield, a historical cemetery and final resting place of Capt. Philip and Judith Goss, July 4, 2022

Their Children: 

Capt. Philip Goss II and Judith Hayward’s Children: Judith Goss and her husband Thomas Gilbert, Jr. July 11, 2022 — The children were Thomas Gilbert died 2 mos. old, Abner, John, Anna, Seth, Jedediah died 6 yrs. old, Elizabeth, Philip, Thankful, Thomas, Jedediah, Judith and Lemuel. 

Capt. Philip Goss and Judith Hayward’s children: A little about Philip Goss III, followed by his sister, Hannah Goss wife of Experience Rich…July 15, 2022

Capt. Philip Goss (II) and Judith Hayward’s children: Mary Goss and her husband Daniel Walker, July 17, 2022

Capt. Philip Goss (II) and Judith Hayward’s Children: John Goss and his wife Mary Gilbert…July 26, 2022

John Goss of Brookfield, his land – Deeds between his father Capt. Goss and brother Philip Goss III. July 28, 2022

John Goss of Brookfield, son of Capt. Philip Goss and Judith Hayward. His Estate 1759 to 1763. August 10, 2022

John Goss and Mary Gilbert of Brookfield, an overview of their children cover 1731 to 1749, August 22, 2022

Part I: Comfort Goss born 1749 in Brookfield, Massachusetts. Who is he, son of John and Mary Gilbert Goss or rather a son of his cousin Philip Goss IV and Mary Kendall? September 6, 2022.

Part II: Comfort Goss in the Susquehanna Valley of Pennsylvania in 1769, was he part of the Philip Goss Family that settled there? September 12, 2022

Part III: Comfort Goss, Revolutionary War soldier for Massachusetts out of New Salem…1778 to 1780, September 14, 2022

Part IV: Comfort Goss born 1749 to John and Mary (Gilbert) Goss in Brookfield, Massachusetts, his migrations and settlement in Fort Ann, New York…September 20, 2022 – This post also reviews Part I, II, III and IV and discusses the status of Comfort Goss, that he was not a son of Philip Goss IV but of his Uncle John Goss. 

Capt. Philip Goss (II) and Judith Hayward’s children: Thankful Goss and her husband John White…October 3, 2022.  This John White was a Sergt. who lived in Concord, married their and had children there, then he moved to Brookfield. His parentage is not known. He is not the John White son of Daniel, grandson of Peregrine. That man is a totally different line.

Capt. Philip Goss (II) and Judith Hayward’s children: The Rev. Thomas Goss, minister of the Bolton church and his wife Abigail Wade…October 16, 2022. This covers his early years, his life at Harvard and graduation, taking the post at Bolton in the church, the controversy and his dismissal, his Tory leanings. 

Part I: The Rev. Thomas Goss and his land in Bolton and Lancaster and helping his half uncle John Goss…November 3, 2022

Part II: The Rev. Thomas Goss and his land in Bolton, and Lancaster. Selling his father’s land. November 8, 2022

Rev. Thomas Goss death, burial and Estate…1780 – Bolton, Massachusetts. November 11, 2022

Their Children

The Rev. Thomas Goss and Abigail Wade’s Children born during 1743 to 1763: Ebenezer Harnden/Harden Goss and his wife Mary Walker. November 22, 2022

The Rev. Thomas Goss and Abigail Wade’s Children: Judith Goss, her husband the Rev. Josiah Winship and daughter Mary Winship Reed…December 2, 2022

The Rev. Thomas Goss and Abigail Wade’s Children: Abigail Goss and Joshua Atherton, December 4, 2022.

The Rev. Thomas Goss and Abigail Wade’s Children: Thomas Goss Jr., December 18, 2022

The Rev. Thomas Goss and Abigail Wade’s Children: Samuel Goss and his wife Lucretia Howe, December 21, 2022

The Rev. Thomas Goss and Abigail Wade’s Children: Mary Goss who married Simeon Hemmingway, December 28, 2022

The Rev. Thomas Goss and Abigail Wade’s Children: Elizabeth Goss who married David Newhall, December 31, 2022

The Rev. Thomas Goss and Abigail Wade’s Children: Salome Goss who married Aaron Moore. January 3, 2023

A resting place on the research for Capt. Philip Goss (II) 1676-1747 and Judith Hayward (1675 to 1748) and a tour of the Brookfields…January 20, 2023 – This is a summary of the posts written about this couple. 

The story continues with Capt. Philip Goss’s father Philip Goss I (1650 to 1698).