The Family of Stephen & Mary (Pollard) Gooch

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Stephen Gooch's family is well documented. Louisa County deeds indicate this family came from King William County. In addition to public records, there is a transcript of the Stephen Gooch Bible; however there appears to be some inconsistencies in the published dates that are found. A recent work has been published by Charlotte Ann Thompson Pflum, Descendants of Matthew Thomson and Sarah Wyatt (1987), which includes her research of the Stephen Gooch family. Stephen's marriage record to Mary Pollard in 1771, suggests a birth date in the 1750s; an unknown source provides 1756 as his birth year. Stephen’s death is indicated by his will proved in 1816 [ref: Louisa Will Book 6; pg 313]. Stephen and Mary (Pollard) Gooch had the following children [ref: Bible, M.E. Tola Gooch; Douglas Register; & Mr. F.E. Block (Atlanta, GA)].

Other than the use of the matronym "Pollard", the naming pattern does not suggest close kinship with Rowland Gooch; however marriages with the Wood and Thompson families mimic the allied families found in other Gooches in Louisa and also in Albemarle.

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