Priscilla Goff

Priscilla Goff

Female 1799 - 1873  (74 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Priscilla Goff was born in 1799 in Randolph County, West Virginia, USA (daughter of James Goff and Catherine Daugherty Goff); died in Sep 1873 in Tucker, West Virginia, United States.

    Priscilla married Basil Moats on 18 Sep 1823 in Randolph County, West Virginia, USA. Basil was born in 1793 in Pennsylvania, United States; died in 1874 in Tucker Co., West Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Margaret Moats was born on 19 Apr 1821 in Randolph County, West Virginia, USA; died on 4 Nov 1895 in Tucker, West Virginia, United States; was buried in Preston County, West Virginia, United States of America.
    2. Mary Moats was born in 1826 in Randolph County, West Virginia, USA; died in Barbour Counry, West Virginia.
    3. John M Moats was born in 1827 in Virginia, United States; died in 1904.
    4. Jacob Peter Moats was born about 1828 in Randolph County, West Virginia, USA; died on 30 Dec 1896 in Preston Co., West Virginia, USA.
    5. DeVaul Moats was born in 1828 in Randolph County, West Virginia, USA; died in 1880 in Preston Co WV.
    6. Basil Moats was born in May 1830 in Randolph County, West Virginia, USA; died in 1900–1908 in Preston Co., West Virginia, USA.
    7. Elizabeth Ellis Moats was born on 2 Aug 1832 in Randolph County, West Virginia, USA; died on 21 Jul 1913 in Preston Co, West Virginia, United States; was buried in Erwin, Preston County, West Virginia, United States of America.
    8. Catherine Moats was born in Oct 1834 in Randolph County, West Virginia, USA; died on 13 Jan 1914 in Tucker Co., West Virginia, USA.
    9. Rebecca Moats was born in 1840 in Randolph County, West Virginia, USA; died on 9 Jul 1928 in Preston, West Virginia, United States; was buried on 11 Jul 1928 in Preston, West Virginia.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  James Goff was born on 4 Feb 1735 in Charles County, Maryland, USA (son of Father Goff and Mother); died on 5 Jan 1834 in Preston, West Virginia, USA; was buried in Etam 7 Islands Road, Preston, WV, USA.

    Notes:

    From: Hayward Robert Goff, Jr.

    Thiel or Salathiel (others say Tharl or Thyle) Goff was born in England about 1715. He married twice. The marriage to Hannah Turton produced two sons, James and John Turton. A later marriage to Joanna or Nancy Strother produced two sons Thomas Jonas and Salathiel. About 1750, Thiel took his family to Germany because of oppression to religious beliefs, power structure of government, and oppression to the Goff name. The boys became well educated, spoke German, and spoke English with a heavy German brogue, thus leading early historians astray and called the family German. The family formed lasting friendships withe the Riddles and Hardmans. About 1759 Thiel did not like the conditions of religious teachings and other conditions in Germany so left Germany and returned to England. In 1760 John Turton Goff, son of Thiel Goff, married Elizabeth Welch of Scotland. In 1762 (aug. 21) James C. Goff, first son of John Turton Goff, was born in England. In 1764 Marsha Ann, second child of John Turton Goff, was born in England. Before 1765 James Riddle married, a sister of Elizabeth, Dorcas Welsh. Later that year Benjamin Riddle, first son of James Riddle and Dorcas Welsh was born. In 1766 Allaluja Goff, third child of John Turton Goff and Elizabeth Welsh, was born. In 1770 or 1771, the Group (Goffs, Hardmans, and Riddles) were together in England. In 1771 John Shelburn, fourth child of John Turton Goff and Elizabeth Welch, was born. About 1772 Salathiel Goff married Elizabeth L. Gray. In 1772 the four Goff brothers, James Riddle, Joseph Hardman, and sister Margaret Hardman (both unmarried) came from England and landed in Baltimore, MD with their families and children. During the Winter of 1772-73, the group stayed in Baltimore, MD. In 1773, the group settled near Georgetown, now part of Washington. In 1774, Thiel died (presumably still in England). That March, the group joined John Minear, a German immigrant, and moved to Cheat River (Now) Tucker County, WV. In 1776, because of the Indian Wars, the group left but returned to Cheat River in Tucker County. The Goff brothers at this time were known for their good education, had money, prestige, and power. In the summer 1781 John Minear was drafted and served in Captain Salathiel Goff's Company against the Indians.

    From: Roy Lockhart

    James originally married Mary Eunice Johnson. They originally settled within present Tucker County, near the Preston County line. They were a thrifty young couple and resided in a well kept pioneer home. During the Indian disturbances, they were visited and their home burned and many of their possessions destroyed or carried away. Shortly thereafter Mary died. James never fully recovered from these misfortunes and thenceforth lived in a sort of hand to mouth and day to day existence. In 1783, James Goff married Catherine Carrico and settled along Cheat River a few miles south of the mouth of Wolf Creek. He built a simple cabin with a dirt floor. The favorite food of the family was mush, which everyone ate from the same big dish, even when they had guests. James worked incessantly on his farm and always had corn to sell. His price was at a uniform rate of 50 cents a bushel; and, no matter what others sold at, he would take nothing more or less than his price.

    From Morton Page 353:

    James Goff is claimed as a descendant of Judge Goffe, who was one of the council that sentenced Charles II to the block. He came to Tucker prior to 1774. There is extant a bill of that date, made out by him for building a house for one Mary Combses. In 1783, he moved to the Chambers Bottom, just within the Prestpn line, succeeding a man named Jordan as owner of that choice tract. In Tucker he was burned out by Indians and never again used his former care in the ordering of his home. He worked hard and always had corn, which he sold at the uniform rate of fifty cents a bushel. His money accumlated in a sack concealed under the cabin floor. He could loan out quite a handsome sum when there was occasion to do so. The actual floor of the cabin was the mother earth. It is related that the kettle of mush was set in the middle of the space, each member of the household helping himself with a wooden spoon. The bill of fare always included bread and meat and sometimes greens. He never called his boys to work but if they were not out on time to tell weeds from corn, he warmed them with limber hickory. His brother Salathiel was the direct ancestor of Judge Goff of Clarksburg. Two other brothers, John and Thomas, went south. Of his two sons, John lived on the west side of Laurel Hill, near the George H. Bolyard place. Salathiel lived near Rowlesburg and James J. on the homestead. As given to us, the dates relating to James and his immediate family appear unsatisfactory. Miss Lowther, in her history of Ritchie county, claims that the Goffs are of German origin, though a resident a while in England."

    James married Catherine Daugherty Goff. Catherine (daughter of John Turton Goff and Monica Carrico) was born between 1765 and 1775 in Virginia, United States; died in 1831 in United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Catherine Daugherty Goff was born between 1765 and 1775 in Virginia, United States (daughter of John Turton Goff and Monica Carrico); died in 1831 in United States.
    Children:
    1. Joseph Goff was born in 1787 in Randolph County, West Virginia, USA; died on 11 Sep 1813 in Fort-George, Quebec, Canada.
    2. Esau Goff was born in 1788 in Monongalia, Virginia, United States; died in 1814 in Norfolk, VA.
    3. Daniel Goff was born in 1790; died in Young boy killed by a tree.
    4. George G. Goff was born in 1794 in VA; died in AFTER:1850-00-00 in Randolph County, West Virginia, USA.
    5. Thomas H. Goff was born in 1795 in Virginia, United States; died in 1870.
    6. Tamar Ann Goff was born in 1796 in Virginia, United States; died in 1866 in Tucker, West Virginia, United States.
    7. 1. Priscilla Goff was born in 1799 in Randolph County, West Virginia, USA; died in Sep 1873 in Tucker, West Virginia, United States.
    8. John C. Goff was born in 1801 in Virginia, USA.
    9. James Jefferson Goff was born on 15 Jun 1803 in Monongalia, WV; died on 6 Mar 1879 in Preston, WV.
    10. Ephraim Goff was born in 1806 in Virginia, United States; died on 22 Feb 1885 in Crown Point, Lake, Indiana, United States; was buried in Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana, United States of America.
    11. Amasa Goff was born in 1808 in Preston, West Virginia, United States; died on 2 Mar 1891 in Tucker, West Virginia, United States.
    12. Athalia Eliza Goff was born about 1811 in Randolph County, West Virginia, USA; died between 1879 and 1880 in Tucker Co., WV.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Father Goff

    Father married Mother. Mother and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Mother and died.
    Children:
    1. 2. James Goff was born on 4 Feb 1735 in Charles County, Maryland, USA; died on 5 Jan 1834 in Preston, West Virginia, USA; was buried in Etam 7 Islands Road, Preston, WV, USA.
    2. John Turton Goff was born about 1738 in Charles County, Maryland, USA; died on 1 Mar 1803 in Monongalia, Virginia, USA.
    3. Thomas Goff was born in 1747 in Charles County, Maryland, USA; died on 2 May 1824 in Strode's Station, Clark, Kentucky, USA.
    4. Salathiel Goff was born in 1748 in Charles County, Maryland, USA; died in 1791 in St George, Tucker County, West Virginia, USA.

  3. 6.  John Turton Goff was born about 1738 in Charles County, Maryland, USA (son of Father Goff and Mother); died on 1 Mar 1803 in Monongalia, Virginia, USA.

    John married Monica Carrico in ABOUT:1761-00-00. Monica was born about 1743 in Maryland, USA; died in 1815 in Glenville, Lewis, West Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Monica Carrico was born about 1743 in Maryland, USA; died in 1815 in Glenville, Lewis, West Virginia, USA.
    Children:
    1. Allalujah Goff died before 1803.
    2. James Carrico Goff was born on 21 Jul 1762 in MD or VA; died on 27 Jul 1837 in Meigs, Ohio, USA.
    3. 3. Catherine Daugherty Goff was born between 1765 and 1775 in Virginia, United States; died in 1831 in United States.
    4. Marsianna Goff was born in 1767 in Maryland; died in Jul 1801 in Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA.
    5. John Shelburn Goff was born on 14 Jun 1770 in Virginia, USA; died on 2 Jan 1854 in Delaware, Indiana, USA.
    6. Alexander Sauny Goff was born on 16 Oct 1773 in Randolph County, West Virginia, USA; died on 21 May 1857 in Ritchie, West Virginia, United States.
    7. Joanna Goff was born on 4 Aug 1782 in Allegany, Maryland, USA; died in May 1861 in Calhoun County, West Virginia, USA.
    8. Tamar Goff was born on 4 Aug 1782 in Allegany, Maryland, USA; died on 25 Sep 1823 in Gilmer, Virginia, USA.
    9. Ludah Goff was born in Apr 1784 in Randolph County, West Virginia, USA; died on 15 Nov 1835 in now, Gilmer, West Virginia, United States.
    10. Hanna Goff was born in 1775/80 in MD or VA; died after 1830 in Leading Creek, Lewis, Virginia, USA; was buried in Alice, Gilmer County, West Virginia, United States of America.


Generation: 4

  1. 4.  Father Goff

    Father married Mother. Mother and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Mother and died.
    Children:
    1. James Goff was born on 4 Feb 1735 in Charles County, Maryland, USA; died on 5 Jan 1834 in Preston, West Virginia, USA; was buried in Etam 7 Islands Road, Preston, WV, USA.
    2. 6. John Turton Goff was born about 1738 in Charles County, Maryland, USA; died on 1 Mar 1803 in Monongalia, Virginia, USA.
    3. Thomas Goff was born in 1747 in Charles County, Maryland, USA; died on 2 May 1824 in Strode's Station, Clark, Kentucky, USA.
    4. Salathiel Goff was born in 1748 in Charles County, Maryland, USA; died in 1791 in St George, Tucker County, West Virginia, USA.