Histories of the Martin, Wilson, Bloom, & Ahola Families
Gooding, George[1]
1633 - 1712 (~ 79 years)-
Name Gooding, George Birth abt. 1633 Somerset, England 
[2] Gender Male Residence Bef 20 Oct 1678 Boston, Massachusetts [3, 4, 5, 6] Three deeds dated 5 Sep 1678 and 20 Oct 1678 state that George Gooding was a resident at Noddle's Island in the Colony of Massachusetts. Noddle's Island was in Boston Harbor, but due to land filling it is now attached to the mainland in East Boston near Logan International Airport. Residence Aft 20 Oct 1678 Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA [6] George lived out his life in Taunton. The date that George moved to Taunton in unknown but he was Secretary to the Proprietors of Taunton in 1684. So far as I can tell, almost all of the land that he owned in Taunton was in the South Purchase. This area was incorporated as Dighton in 1712 after George's death. George built his house near Turtle Pond, which is now on the property of the Bristol County Agricultural High School in Dighton. Property 1678 - 1707 Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA [3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9] This is not a complete list of George's land transactions . See documents below for a downloadable list of all George's and Deborah's deeds found in Bristol County deed books.
On 5 Sep 1668 George Gooding "now resident at Nodles [Noddle's] Island in the Colony of Massachusetts" bought for £10 one full share of land in Taunton, Plymouth Colony from John and Hannah Hall. On 20 Oct 1768, George swapped one share he owned for one owned by Thomas Harvey Sen'r. The land descriptions are minimal, but the lands were southwest of Three Mile River placing them in the South Purchase of Taunton. These lots were about 64 acres but were long and narrow, nominally 2 miles long by 16 rods wide (i.e. 264 feet or 0.05 mile).
The following three deeds served as George's will, as they provide for his wife Deborah and transfer property to his children Matthew, Johanna and Mary. There probably was a fourth deed transferring property to his daughter Sarah, but if so, it was never registered. All of his chldren were still minors at the time. He seems to have distributed almost all of his property, as his probate inventory indicated that he only had one 4 acre lot left.
3 Jul 1707
Bristol County Deed Book 5, p. 218
George Gooding of Taunton gave to his son Matthew Gooding land in Taunton Fourth Purchase as follows: the sixty-first lot "I bought of Nathaniel Shove", the sixty-second lot "I bought of Thomas Harvey" and the sixty-third lot I "bought of John Hall" with all buildings etc. He added: "Always reserving the use of the sixty-first lot with the old house [?unclear] of my beloved wife Deborah Gooding during her widowhood after my decease, and then the said lot house with the buildings to return to my son Matthew, my said wife to have half the use of my orchards & have the use of my barn during her widowhood as aforesaid".
Witness: James Paul, Thomas Jones and Nichulus Mooney
Recorded 16 Sep 1707
3 Jul 1707
Bristol County Deed Book 5, p. 416
George Gooding of Taunton gave to his beloved daughter Joannah Gooding of Taunton the 69th and 70th lots in the upper division of the south purchase of the Town of Taunton.
Witnesses: James Paul, Thomas Jones, Nicholas Mooney
Recorded 8 Sep 1708
3 Jul 1706 [Sic. Probably 1707 to match the other two deeds, which had the same day and month and the same witnesses.]
Bristol County Deed Book 5, p. 444
George Gooding of Taunton gave to his beloved daughter Mary Gooding of Taunton two lots of land, specifically the 27th lot [?] in the right of [?] or John Smith late of Taunton deceased and also the 48th lot in the upper division of the South Purchase which was granted in the right of John Hall late of Taunton.
Witnesses: James Paul, Thomas Jones, Nicholas Mooney
Recorded 11 Nov 1708
Death 1 Jan 1712 Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts Probate 1715 Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts [10] George died without a will, but he had transferred almost all of his real estate to his then minor children in 1707, five years before died. When his estate went to probate 3 years after he died its total value was £102 1s, which included a 4 acre lot and presumably his house. Only his wife Deborah was named in the papers, but her share of the estate had been handled in a deed to her son Matthew. Burial Gooding-Standish Cemetery, Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts [11] - Jones said he was buried in Segreganset but a more specific name is now in use.
Person ID I778 Martin-Bloom Last Modified 16 Jan 2021
Father Gooding, Matthew, b. 1593, England Mother Joanna Family ID F301 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Walker, Deborah, b. abt. 1658-1659 d. 19 Oct 1719 (Age ~ 60 years) Marriage 9 Feb 1685/6 Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA [12] Children 1. Gooding, Johanna, b. 13 Mar 1687, Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts 2. Gooding, Mary d. Bef 1780 3. Gooding, Sarah + 4. Gooding, Matthew, b. 12 Jun 1695 d. 15 Mar 1756, Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts (Age 60 years)Family ID F300 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 10 Jan 2021
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Residence - Three deeds dated 5 Sep 1678 and 20 Oct 1678 state that George Gooding was a resident at Noddle's Island in the Colony of Massachusetts. Noddle's Island was in Boston Harbor, but due to land filling it is now attached to the mainland in East Boston near Logan International Airport. - Bef 20 Oct 1678 - Boston, Massachusetts 
Residence - George lived out his life in Taunton. The date that George moved to Taunton in unknown but he was Secretary to the Proprietors of Taunton in 1684. So far as I can tell, almost all of the land that he owned in Taunton was in the South Purchase. This area was incorporated as Dighton in 1712 after George's death. George built his house near Turtle Pond, which is now on the property of the Bristol County Agricultural High School in Dighton. - Aft 20 Oct 1678 - Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Marriage - 9 Feb 1685/6 - Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Property - This is not a complete list of George's land transactions . See documents below for a downloadable list of all George's and Deborah's deeds found in Bristol County deed books. On 5 Sep 1668 George Gooding "now resident at Nodles [Noddle's] Island in the Colony of Massachusetts" bought for £10 one full share of land in Taunton, Plymouth Colony from John and Hannah Hall. On 20 Oct 1768, George swapped one share he owned for one owned by Thomas Harvey Sen'r. The land descriptions are minimal, but the lands were southwest of Three Mile River placing them in the South Purchase of Taunton. These lots were about 64 acres but were long and narrow, nominally 2 miles long by 16 rods wide (i.e. 264 feet or 0.05 mile). The following three deeds served as George's will, as they provide for his wife Deborah and transfer property to his children Matthew, Johanna and Mary. There probably was a fourth deed transferring property to his daughter Sarah, but if so, it was never registered. All of his chldren were still minors at the time. He seems to have distributed almost all of his property, as his probate inventory indicated that he only had one 4 acre lot left. 3 Jul 1707 Bristol County Deed Book 5, p. 218 George Gooding of Taunton gave to his son Matthew Gooding land in Taunton Fourth Purchase as follows: the sixty-first lot "I bought of Nathaniel Shove", the sixty-second lot "I bought of Thomas Harvey" and the sixty-third lot I "bought of John Hall" with all buildings etc. He added: "Always reserving the use of the sixty-first lot with the old house [?unclear] of my beloved wife Deborah Gooding during her widowhood after my decease, and then the said lot house with the buildings to return to my son Matthew, my said wife to have half the use of my orchards & have the use of my barn during her widowhood as aforesaid". Witness: James Paul, Thomas Jones and Nichulus Mooney Recorded 16 Sep 1707 3 Jul 1707 Bristol County Deed Book 5, p. 416 George Gooding of Taunton gave to his beloved daughter Joannah Gooding of Taunton the 69th and 70th lots in the upper division of the south purchase of the Town of Taunton. Witnesses: James Paul, Thomas Jones, Nicholas Mooney Recorded 8 Sep 1708 3 Jul 1706 [Sic. Probably 1707 to match the other two deeds, which had the same day and month and the same witnesses.] Bristol County Deed Book 5, p. 444 George Gooding of Taunton gave to his beloved daughter Mary Gooding of Taunton two lots of land, specifically the 27th lot [?] in the right of [?] or John Smith late of Taunton deceased and also the 48th lot in the upper division of the South Purchase which was granted in the right of John Hall late of Taunton. Witnesses: James Paul, Thomas Jones, Nicholas Mooney Recorded 11 Nov 1708 - 1678 - 1707 - Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA 
Death - 1 Jan 1712 - Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts Probate - George died without a will, but he had transferred almost all of his real estate to his then minor children in 1707, five years before died. When his estate went to probate 3 years after he died its total value was £102 1s, which included a 4 acre lot and presumably his house. Only his wife Deborah was named in the papers, but her share of the estate had been handled in a deed to her son Matthew. - 1715 - Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts 
Burial - - Gooding-Standish Cemetery, Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Documents 
George and Deborah Gooding's Land Transactions in Bristol County, Massachusetts (pdf)
Summaries with links to images of the originals on familysearch.org
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