HAMMOND, Ruth

Abt 1600 - 1675  (75 years)

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• Name	HAMMOND, Ruth  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1600	Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Differentiator	Great Migration; Immigrant
  Web Address	https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Hammond-959
  Death	1675	Wells, York, Maine, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I9864	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	4 Feb 2024

  
  

  Family	GOOCH, John,   b. Abt 1600, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England d. Aft 7 May 1667, Wells, York, Maine, USA (Age > 67 years)
  Marriage	1622	Gloucestershire, England
  Children	1. GOOCH, Frances,   b. Bef 1618, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England d. 1669, York, York, Maine, USA (Age > 51 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. GOOCH, Ruth,   b. Abt 1623, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England d. 1664, York, York, Maine, USA (Age 41 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. GOOCH, John,   b. 1623, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England d. 7 May 1697, Wells, York, Maine, USA (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. GOOCH, Elizabeth,   b. 1629, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England d. Abt 1680 (Age 51 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. GOOCH, James,   b. 1631, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England d. 24 Sep 1676, Wells, York, Maine, USA (Age 45 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F13579	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Feb 2024

  
  

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  Birth - Abt 1600 - Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England Marriage - 1622 - Gloucestershire, England Death - 1675 - Wells, York, Maine, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  WikiTree: John Gooch (1600-1667) John and Ruth (Hammond) Gooch, originally from Slymbridge, Gloucestershire, England, were married in 1622. They had five children, all born in Slymbridge, Gloucestershire. Seeking new opportunities, the family emigrated to New England by 1639, settling on "Gooch's Neck" on the northeast shore of the Cape Neddick River, in what is now present-day Maine. John also owned property near the Meeting House and at the Little River.  On 19 June 1640 he headed a committee for settling the government in York/Agamenticus.  Around 1641, the Gooch family became embroiled in a scandal. Court records from York, Maine, reveal that Ruth Gooch was involved in an affair with George Burdett, a Puritan minister known for his controversial lifestyle and conflicts with the Massachusetts Bay authorities. The court fined Burdett £20 for "deflowering Ruth, wife of John Gooch of Agamenticus," and Ruth was found guilty of adultery. Her punishment, as per the court's decision, was to stand publicly in a white sheet, without other clothing, in the congregation at Agamenticus on two Sabbath days and one day at the General Court. A witness claimed to have heard John Gooch express a desire to shoot Mr. Burdett, though Ruth reportedly dissuaded him.  Specifically, the court record reads: "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."  The mentioned child was never born. Considering that it is estimated that Ruth was born in 1600, she would have been 40 or 41 at this time, rather old for childbirth, so perhaps she lost it. In 1655, John and Ruth had moved permanently to Wells, Maine. It is possible that they were distancing themselves from this scandal. Despite this tumultuous period, Ruth and John continued to live together until John's death sometime after May 7, 1667 when he made his will. As for Rev. George Burdett, apart from the incident with Ruth Gooch and at approximately the same time, he fathered  a child with Mary, the wife of George Puddington. The child's name was Sarah, born in1641. Correspondence from Thomas Gorges to John Winthrop describes Burdett's reprehensible behavior, and by 1641, Burdett left for England, eventually settling in Ireland where he spent the rest of his life. Interestingly, John and Ruth's daughter Ruth died in 1664 and her husband Peter Weare married as his second wide Mary Puddington, a daughter of George and Mary Puddington.  We are descended on the Wright (Tucker) line through two of John and Ruth's daughters: Ruth and Frances.

  
  

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  John and Ruth (Hammond) Gooch, originally from Slymbridge, Gloucestershire, England, were married in 1622. They had five children, all born in Slymbridge, Gloucestershire. Seeking new opportunities, the family emigrated to New England by 1639, settling on "Gooch's Neck" on the northeast shore of the Cape Neddick River, in what is now present-day Maine. John also owned property near the Meeting House and at the Little River. On 19 June 1640 he headed a committee for settling the government in York/Agamenticus. Around 1641, the Gooch family became embroiled in a scandal. Court records from York, Maine, reveal that Ruth Gooch was involved in an affair with George Burdett, a Puritan minister known for his controversial lifestyle and conflicts with the Massachusetts Bay authorities. The court fined Burdett £20 for "deflowering Ruth, wife of John Gooch of Agamenticus," and Ruth was found guilty of adultery. Her punishment, as per the court's decision, was to stand publicly in a white sheet, without other clothing, in the congregation at Agamenticus on two Sabbath days and one day at the General Court. A witness claimed to have heard John Gooch express a desire to shoot Mr. Burdett, though Ruth reportedly dissuaded him. Specifically, the court record reads: "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." The mentioned child was never born. Considering that it is estimated that Ruth was born in 1600, she would have been 40 or 41 at this time, rather old for childbirth, so perhaps she lost it. In 1655, John and Ruth had moved permanently to Wells, Maine. It is possible that they were distancing themselves from this scandal. Despite this tumultuous period, Ruth and John continued to live together until John's death sometime after May 7, 1667 when he made his will. As for Rev. George Burdett, apart from the incident with Ruth Gooch and at approximately the same time, he fathered a child with Mary, the wife of George Puddington. The child's name was Sarah, born in1641. Correspondence from Thomas Gorges to John Winthrop describes Burdett's reprehensible behavior, and by 1641, Burdett left for England, eventually settling in Ireland where he spent the rest of his life. Interestingly, John and Ruth's daughter Ruth died in 1664 and her husband Peter Weare married as his second wide Mary Puddington, a daughter of George and Mary Puddington.

  
  

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  [S1767] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).