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- Name Prefix: Captain Made a freeman He had 5 sons and each one was the f ounder of a numerous family or tribe. He was an office holder during his lifeti me. He was 3x chose n deputy or general representative to the General courts. H e was a selectman of Topsfield many times. He was charged with treason by the B ritish Govt. He was very outspoken about expressing his views. The old patriot was finally brought under submission. We don't know what they did to bring him to terms, but he finally agreed to sign a petition expressing sorrow for his "i dle wor ds" He died in 1710 at the age of 75. He left the reputation of an hono rable and physically brave man with sterling integrity. More About Captain J ohn Gould: Immigrated: 1638, to Massachusetts from England Military service: Officer, the Massachusetts Colonial Militia, King Philip's War Occupation: Lan d owner, owned at least 580 acres, Massachusetts Bay Colony's largest landowne r; owner of the North America's first iron foundry (located in Rowley Village), which was commercially unsuccessful Political affiliation: Jailed for urging his militia company to "mob the governor out of Boston," tried for treason in " Rex contra Gould" (1688) but plea bargained sentence to fine; a leader of the a ccusing faction in the Salem Witch Trials (1692) Religion: Puritan (fifth m al e in seniority in the Puritan Congregation Church of Topsfield) Resided: H eme l Hempstead, Buckinghamshire, England; Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony ( Mass achusetts) Status: 1665, made a freeman
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1635 - 1710 (~ 170 years)
