Goff, Goof, Goofe, M'Gough, Goch
Information on this page from Windows Into Our Past, A Genealogy of the Cowne, Gough and Associated Families, Vol. 2 ©1998, Judy Parsons Smith
The name Goff/Gough is generally a Welsh form of the Gaelic word gobha, which means "a smith". The old Teutonic word simtha meant a smoother of metal. This became the Anglo-Saxon word smid. In Welsh and Breton it became "gof" and in Cornish "gov." From this we can see that the Welsh had invaded England very early, through the evidence provided in the names that they left behind. In 1207 there is Bertram Goffe, Lincolnshire; 1327 a Thomas Goff, Warwickshire; 1331 a Nicholas Goff in Westmoreland. The name Gough in Welsh means "red-complexioned" and is most often pronounced Goff especially in England and Ireland.
In 1637 we find Walter Goffe arriving in Virginia. In 1658 a William Goffe was granted 1,000 acres, 1663-64 a John Goffe ws granted 470 acres of land and a Martha Goffe was granted 650 acres in each instance for bringing new settlers to the colony. In 1663, we find 1,850 acres reverting to the colony at the death of Capt. Mathew Goffe.
Thomas Goffe of London, England, son of John Goffe, and a descendant of sir Matthew Goch of Wales. Thomas was one of the owners of the Mayflower at the time of her memorable voyage in 1620, as well as later voyages. He was the first deputy governor, under Governor Edicott of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
An Edward or Edmund Goff is found as a proprietor of Watertown, Massachusetts. In Newberry, Massachusetts there is a John Goff. By 1730 it was a very common name in Rehobeth, Massachusetts, which is the mother town of several Massachusetts and Rhode Island communities.
Richard Goff
Richard Goff, b. abt. 1697, Clifford, Herefordshire, England; m. to Dorothy (Unknown), b. abt. 1702, Clifford, Herefordshire, England. Richard & Dorothy (Unknown) Goff had two (2) children:Matthew, b. 7 Sept 1723, Clifford, Herefordshire, England.
Richard, b. 2 Jul 1727, Clifford, Herefordshire, England.Matthew Goff/Gough
Matthew Goff, son of Richard & Dorothy (Unknown) Goff, b. 7 Sept 1723, Clifford, Herefordshire, England; d. ca. 14 Jun 1841 m. Eleanor (Unknown), b. abt. 1734, Clifford, Herefordshire, England. Matthew & Eleanor Goff had:Richard Gough
Richard Gough, son of Matthew & Eleanor (unknown) Goff, b. 31 Jan 1762, Clifford, Herefordshire, England; d. 14 Jun 1841, Clifford, Herefordshire, England; m. 24 Aug 1795, to Anne Wood, daughter of ___ & ____ Wood, b. 18 Jul 1761, Clifford, Herefordshire, England; d. 10 Nov 1843, Clifford, Herefordshire, England. Richard & Anne (Wood) Gough had three (3) children:1. Richard, chr. 18 Sept 1796, Clifford, Herefordshire, England; d. 25 Jun 1837.
2, James, b. 14 Mar 1800, Clifford Herefordshire, England; chr. 7 Sept. 1800, Clifford, Herefordshire, England; d. 3 Jan 1864, EbbwVale, Monmouth, Wales; m. 8 Nov. 1834, Eardisley, Herefordshire, England to Eleanor Jones.
3. Thomas, chr. 2 Oct 1803, Clifford, Herefordshire, England.James Gough
2. James Gough, son of Richard & Anne (Wood) Gough, b. 14 May 1800, Clifford, Herefordshire, England; d. 3 Jan 1864, EbbwVale, Monmouth, Wales; m. 8 Nov. 1834, Eardisley, Herefordshire, England to Eleanor Jones, daughter of John & Jane (Bengough) Gough, b. christened. 28 Aug. 1814, Winforton, Herefordshire, England; d. 24 Mar 1888, EbbwVale, Monmouth, Wales.The family resided at Melbridge, Clifford Parish, Herefordshire, England. In 1847 the family moved to Monmouthshire, Wales.
James & Eleanor (Jones) Gough had seven (7) children:
a) James, b. 24 Oct. 1835, Clifford, Herefordshire, England; d. 3 Aug 1836, Clifford, Herefordshire, England.
b) Ellen (Eleanor), b. 9 Sept 1837, Clifford, Herefordshire, England; chr. 1 Oct 1837, Clifford, Herefordshire, England; d. 23 Apr 1914; m. 17 Oct 1863 to George Martin.
c) Harriet, b. 10 May 1839, Clifford, Herefordshire, England; d. 15 Sept 1849.
d) James, b. 14 Jan 1840, Clifford, Herefordshire, England; d. 31 Jul 1922, Lehi, Utah; m. 17 Oct 1863, Salt Lake City, Utah to Charlotte Crocket
e) Mary Jane, b. May 1843, Clifford, Herefordshire, England; chr. 21 May 1843, Clifford, Herefordshire, England; d. 13 Dec 1857; m. Edward Jones.
f) Richard, b. 29 Jul 1845, Clifford, Herefordshire, England; chr. 24 Aug 1845, Clifford, Herefordshire, England; m. Lavina Crunchley.
g) Thomas, b. 28 mar 1849, Clifford, Herefordshire, England; chr. 6 May 1849, Clifford, Herefordshire, England; d. 1 Jan 1919.
h) Mary Ann, b. 3 Jul 1851, South Wales; d. 21 Mar 1929; m. Leach Edward Davis.James Gough
d) James Gough, son of James & Eleanor (Jones) Gough, b. 14 Jan 1840, Melbridge, Clifford Parish, Herefordshire, England; bap. LDS, 19 Nov 1857, by Thomas Morgan; d. 31 Jul 1922, Lehi, Utah; m. 17 Oct 1863, by Heber C. Kimball, in the Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Utah to Charlotte Crocket, daughter of William & Ann (Williams) Crocket, b. 25 Apr 1843, Victoria, Bedwelty, Monmouthshire, Wales; d. 2 Mar 1923, Lehi, Utah.During his membership with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints he was ordained as: a Deacon, 5 Jan 1858, by William Agal; a teacher, May 1858; a Priest, 18 Feb 1859, by Jesse (James) Glover; an Elder, 9 Apr 1860, by Jesse (James) Glover.
While serving as a Traveling Elder in the Monmouthshire Conference (19 months) he melt Charlotte Crockett. In 1861 he was called to preside over the Brynmawr Branch, which he held until he emigrated to Utah in 1862. In preparing to move to Utah he moved first to Machen, 20 May 1861. There he worked in Nantyglo in the coal mines. He worked in the mine there with his father until 25 Apr 1862.
James' father tried his best to keep him from leaving and going to Utah. However he was thwarted when James, Jr. sent his baggage in the name of Dan Jones, a friend that was traveling to Utah as well. When his father tried to retrieve his baggage there was none to be found. James' father told him not to go with those Mormons, as they were a poor deluded lot, but he said he was going.
James emigrated from Liverpool, England on 6 May 1862 aboard "The Manchester". After a voyage of 38 days, he arrived in New York on 13 Jun 1862. Once there he stayed in the Castle Gardens over night then proceeding on to Utah via:
- Albany, New York
- by way of the New York Central Railroad to Niagara Falls.
- From Niagara Falls to Windsor Canada by the Great Western Railroad, through Canada.
- Crossing the Detroit River from Windsor to Detroit.
- Departing Detroit on the Michigan & Chicago Railroad for Chicago.
- From Chicago to Quincy, Illinois by the Chicago & Quincy Railroad.
- Down the Mississippi River to Hannibal, Missouri.
- Taking the Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad to St. Joseph, Missouri. (remaining there for three days)
- Taking a steamboat up the Missouri River to Florence, Nebraska.
- Arriving 27 Jun 1862 in Florence, Nebraska. There spending five weeks gathering provisions and signing up with the wagon train.
- 1 Aug 1862, Left Florence walking across the plains in Capt. Angel P. Harmon Company. Traveling ten miles a day, and some days twenty.
- Entered into the Salt Lake Valley on 4 Oct 1862.
- Arrived in Lehi City on 8 Oct 1862.
In Lehi, Utah most of the settlers, at this time would live within the fort and would go out and work adjoining fields, until the had become familiar enough with the local Indians to declare them friendly enough to obtain farm lands of their own. It was here that James Gough brought his new wife to their first home, a little adobe house which was located within the Old Fort Wall in Lehi, Utah. By today's standards they had little in the way of comforts, the house had a dirt floor and they used pumpkins as chairs. Baking was done in a 'dutch oven' for over seven years until they were able to get a stove.
Around 1868 with the threat from the Indians becoming less of a concern, the family moved into a little dugout in the side of a hill. Today the location of the home is 6th North and Center Streets in Lehi. Within three weeks after the birth of their third child the family had to relocate. Samuel Briggs, who owned the property, had decided to build a molasses mill at that location.
James Gough was able to obtain about ten (10) acres of land on the north side of Dry Creek, which later came to be known as the New Survey. The Gough's were the first settlers in that area. Here James built a small sod house, unable to obtain windows or doors, quilts were used to cover the openings. This was a lonesome spot in which to dwell, with the coyotes providing nightly music.
Charlotte kept an axe by her bed for protection. A bundle of sage brush served as her broom on the dirt floors. Wood was brought to the house from the hills, in order to conserve what wood they had, she would sit in bed to keep warm while knitting stockings for the family.
James worked away from the family most of the time, he worked as a blacksmith, a teamster (horse driver). Often time bartering for the use of ox teams or horses with which to plow his land. He assisted in the community building of canals, diversion ditches, little church house, and other town buildings. He also worked on building the Salt Lake Temple. By trade James was a blacksmith. He helped to build the first saw mill in the Dry Creek area of Lehi, which was owned by Joe Smith. The first lumber cut in Lehi was done at this mill.
HISTORY OF JAMES AND CHARLOTTE CROCKET GOUGH
James & Charlotte (Crocket) Gough had eleven (11) children and one (1) adopted son:
A. Mary Ann, b. 28 Oct 1864, Lehi, Utah; d. 14 Jul 1931, Lehi Utah; m. 24 Apr 1884 to Soren Sorenson.
B. Lavina Jane, b. 17 Sept 1866, Lehi, Utah; m. 24 Nov 1887 to Moroni Thayne.
James Charles, b. 14 Sept 1868. Of More
C. James Gough, b. 14 Sept 1868, Lehi, Utah; d. 11 Jul 1961, Lehi, Utah; m. 13 Feb 1894, Lehi, Utah to Elizabeth Ann Trinnaman.
D. Ellen "Ellenor", b. 19 Jun 1870, Lehi, Utah; d. 31 Mar 1945, Lehi, Utah; 24 Dec 1889 to James Carter.
E. Harriet, b. 26 Mar 1873, Lehi, Utah; d. 9 Apr 1950, Salt Lake City, Utah; m. 1 Nov 1891 to Thomas Taylor.
F. William, b. 19 May 1875, Lehi, Utah; d. 11 Sept 1944, Yakima, Washington; m. 7 Jan 1897 to Lucy Ann Shaw.
G. Samuel, b. 22 Jul 1877, Lehi, Utah; d. 20 Jun 1960, Lehi, Utah; m. 7 Jul 1920 to Thalia Tuckett Iverson. Of More.
H. Thomas Ephraim, b. 2 Apr 1879, Lehi, Utah; d. 15 Sept 1964, Raymond, Alberta, Canada; m. 6 Jun 1901 to Melinda Shipley Day.
I. Richard, b. 20 May 1881, Lehi, Utah; d. 2 Nov 1974, Lincoln, Idaho; m. 22 Jun 1904 to Pearl Clift.
J. Charlotte, b. 8 Feb 1884, Lehi, Utah; d. 17 Apr 1954, Lehi, Utah; m. 28 Jun 1905 to William Hadfield.
K. Robert, b. 5 Mar 1886, Lehi, Utah; d. 17 Jan 1928, Lehi, Utah.
L. John Koyle (adopted son), b. 11 Aug 1884, d. 24 Jan 1885.James Gough
C. James Gough, son of James & Charlotte (Crocket) Gough, b. 14 Sept 1868, Lehi, Utah; d. 11 Jul 1961, Lehi, Utah; m. 13 Feb 1894, Lehi, Utah to Elizabeth Ann Trinnaman.Samuel Gough
B. Samuel Gough, son of James & Charlotte (Crocket) Gough, b. 22 Jul 1877, Lehi, Utah; d. 20 Jun 1960, Lehi, Utah; bur. 24 Jun 1960, Murray, Utah; m 1st to Leulia Anderson; m 2nd Mary Jane Cox Petersen; m 3rd . 7 Feb 1920, Logan, Utah to Thalia Tuckett Iverson, daughter of Alma Nicholas & Sarah Ann Jane (Tuckett) Iverson, b. 10 Aug 1885, Springville, Utah; d. 3 Feb 1937, Salt Lake City, Utah. After the death of Samuel, Thalia Gough m 2nd Arthur Laycock. Samuel & Thalia Tuckett (Iverson) Gough had three (3) children:B1. Samuel Leland, b. 15 May 1921, Lehi, Utah; m. 8 Aug 1942 to Amber Fern Reynolds.
B2. Alma John, b. 26 Apr 1924, Mill Creek, Salt Lake, Utah; m. 13 Jun 1946, Ruth Beverly Hess.
B3. Eldo Vilace, b. 16 Sept 1927, Murray, Salt Lake, Utah; m. 26 Apr 1954 to Gloria Mae Curtis.
Alma John Gough
B2. Alma John Gough, son of Samuel & Thalia Tuckett (Iverson) Gough, b. 26 Apr 1924, Millcreek, Utah; m. 13 Jun 1946 to Beverly Ruth Hess, daughter of John Evan & Maude Elda (Edmonds) Hess, b. 6 Jun 1927, Farmington, Utah. Alma John & Beverly Ruth (Hess) Gough had nine (9) children, all born Salt Lake City, Utah:
1. Janna Lee, b. 20 Jun 1947; m. 9 Jan 1969 to Jonathan Augustine Cowne.
2. Brian Conway, b. 27 Aug 1948; m. 1 Sept 1972 to Linda May Tavoian.
3. Jolynn Alayne, b. 18 Oct 1949; d. 16 Mar 1989; m. 29 Sept 1988 to Michael Robert Nokes.
4. Jill Lynae, b. 23 Mar 1952; m. 2 Nov 1973 to Walter Branting Williams.
5. Gaylen Todd, b. 19 May 1957; m. 17 Oct 1986 to Vicki Hansen.
6. Kevin Craig, b. 20 Feb 1959; m. 6 Aug 1982 to Sharon Marie Fugel.
7. Alyn Jay, b. 19 Apr 1962; d. 29 Jan 1967.
8. Jana Marie, b. 17 Oct 1965; m. 17 Jul 1987 to Kevin Ray Warner.
9. Julie Shayla, b. 5 Nov 1969.
Janna Lee Gough
Janna Lee Gough, daughter of Alma John & Beverly Ruth (Hess) Gough, b. 20 Jun 1947, Farmington, UT; m. 19 Jan 1969, Mormon Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah to Jonathan Augustine Cowne, son of William Augustine & Elisabeth Madeline (Robinson) Cowne, b. 29 Jan 1941, Covington?, VA. Jonathan Augustine & Janna (Gough) Cowne had six (6) children:1. Jonathan Alma Lee
2. Beverly Elisabeth
3. William Augustine, VI
4. Elda Janna, b. 24 Sept 1973, Henrico Co., VA
5. Mary Ella Lucille
6. Susan Marie Chlorinda
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