Randolph County, W. V.- The Will of Nathan Gould Jr. - 1855 Including some family history ********************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ********************************************************************** ********************************************************************** The records for this work have been submitted by Dorothy M. Phillips ********************************************************************** ********************************************************************** The Will of Nathan Gould Jr. Including some family history The following Will of Nathan GOULD Jr. who was born 1776 in Charlemont, Mass. and who died in Bone Gap Illinois. He had married twice, 1st to Hester E. ALDEN whom he married in 1801. and with whom he had 8 children..... 2nd to Samantha PHILLIPS -BURR (She was the widow of Martin BURR). Samantha was born 1803, her parents were Elijah PHILLIPS and Cynthia GOODWIN. Nathan and Samantha PHILLIPS had 8 children. Nathan GOULD Jr., was the father of Roxanna GOULD who married Squire Bosworth McCANN in 1857. Squire McCANN's parents were Samuel McCAN abd Jane WYATT who married in Randolph County W.VA. (This is my family line....Dorothy McCann- Phillips) Nathan Gould Jr. was the son of Nathan GOULDSr., who was born 1723-4 and his wife Martha GILBERT. They moved from Charlemont, Mass. with son Nathan Jr. in 1816 and settled on a farm between Abott and Adrian that was owned by Arthur Morgan GOULD. We have found Wills of the early family in England, in which Judith GOULD wills to her son Nathan GOULD in New England 40 pounds. In her Will she writes of her son Zaccheus GOULD , the first to leave for America. Her son Nathan settled in Amesbury, Salisbury, New England in 1652. His descendants are scattered all over New Hampshire, Vermont, and Virginia. Judith GOULD moved to Waterford after the death of her husband, John GOULD of King's Langley Much of the information given here was found in a book named "The Family Of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield" (Mass.) by Athrop Gould of Cambridge. Another book, which contains original Wills and Probate papers is "Genealogical Gleanings in England", by H.F. Waters Nathan GOULD Jr, died in Bone Gap, Illinois, where his son Freeman Gould had moved . Freeman Gould had married Dorcas WARD. Freeman GOULD was the 2nd son of Nathan GOULD and his 1st wife Hester ALDEN, and was born in 1810 near Charlemont, Mass. He had migrated with his family to West Virginia. As a young man Freeman went to Illinois to find land and build a house for his prospective bride Dorvas WARD who was a young schoolteacher. They married 21 Feb 1832. The GOULD family name is English, and is known to be an occupational name for someone who works in Gold.. A jeweler, refiner or gilder. It is also known as someone with bright golden hair. "The Will Of Nathan GOULD Jr." GOULD, Nathan, Upshur County, W.V. 31 July 1855 Oct term 1856 Wife Cemantha, sons Joseph, Joel, Freeman, Nathan Jr., Jonathon, Daughters, Esther PHILLIPSS, Celia, Roxanna, Cynthia, Ann HOWES, Martha RICE, Elizabeth BUTTON, Julia CURTIS, and Lydia BROWN. (no ex. named) Testator bequeths to son Joseph all personalty with exception of household furniture and all realty, with exception of 100 acres (Testator's homestead) with provisions that he care for Testator's wife Cemantha for lifetime, also that sd. Joseph allow Testator's sons Jonathon and Watson to reside with him and work with him until they reach legal age; should Joseph fail to support said Cemantha , then realty and personaltry to her for lifetime or widowhood: To wife Cemantha all household furniture; to son Jonathan 1/3 of remaining realty with provisions that he pay Testator's daughter Roxanna $15: to son Watson 1/3 of realty with provision that he pay Testator's daughter Celia $15; to son Marshall prior gift of 50 acres on French Creek with provision that he pay Testator's daughter Esther PHILLIPS $15; son Joseph to pay Testator's daughter Cynthia Ann HOWES $15; to daughters Roxanna and Celia same amount of household articles as sisters Esther and Cynthia have: to sons Joel, Freeman and Nathan $1 each, to daughters Martha RICE, Elizabeth BUTTON, Julia CURTIS and Lydia BROWN $1 each. Test. Anson YOUNG, John HOWES, Daniel HOWES