WEARE, Elizabeth

Other Events and Attributes:

• Differentiator: Early settler of York, Maine; lived through Candlemas Massacre
• Web Address: https://mainegenealogy.com/york/casualties-of-the-candlemas-day-massacre-in-york-maine.htm

Elizabeth married DONNELL, Thomas in 1660 in USA. Thomas (son of DONNELL, Henry and GOOCH, Frances, son of DONNELL, Henry) was born in 1636 in York, York, Maine, USA; died on 3 Jan 1699 in York, York, Maine, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. DONNELL, Sarah was born in 1652 in Kittery, York, Maine, USA; died on 3 Sep 1707 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.
2. DONNELL, Donovan was born in 1657.
3. DONNELL, Benjamin was born in 1666 in York, York, Maine, USA; died on 21 Sep 1707 in Biddeford, York, Maine, USA.
4. DONNELL, John was born in 1660 in York, York, Maine, USA; died on 29 Mar 1738 in York, York, Maine, USA.
5. DONNELL, Nathaniel Captain was born in 1689 in York, York, Maine, USA; died in 1761 in Georgetown, Sagadahoc, Maine, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Differentiator: Great Migration; Immigrant; Died during the Candlemas Massacre
• Great Migration: Peter was in America about 1638 when he and Thomas Brooks, alias Basil Parker, bought John Wilcox's land at the Great Works on the Asbenbedick River
• Web Address: https://mainegenealogy.com/york/casualties-of-the-candlemas-day-massacre-in-york-maine.htm
• Web Address: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Weare-9
• Residence: Maine, USA

Notes:

Died:
Peter was one of the settlers killed in the Candlemas Day Massacre

Peter married GOOCH, Ruth in 1642 in York, Maine, USA. Ruth (daughter of GOOCH, John and HAMMOND, Ruth) was born about 1623 in Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England; died in 1664 in York, York, Maine, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Differentiator: Great Migration, Immigrant
• Great Migration: Yes; John lived on "Gooch's Neck" on the northeast shore of the Cape Neddick River near the mouth which he acquired by grant from Oliver Godfrey about 1639
• Web Address: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Gooch-237

Notes:

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.

John married HAMMOND, Ruth in 1622 in Gloucestershire, England. Ruth was born about 1600 in Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England; died in 1675 in Wells, York, Maine, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Differentiator: Great Migration; Immigrant
• Web Address: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Hammond-959

Notes:

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.