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)].

• Thomas Gooch
  born c1772; died 1844
  born VA; died Louisa Co., VA
  married: Martha "Patsy" Tisdale
  marriage bond dated 18 Jan 1799; Louisa
  children:
  

• Stephen Pollard Gooch
  born 07 Feb 1776; died 04 Feb 1840
  born Louisa Co., VA; died Louisa Co., VA
  married: Catherine Dickenson
  marriage bond dated 27 Sep 1808; Louisa
  children:
  

• Elizabeth Gooch
  born 1778; died after 1854
  born Louisa Co., VA; died Unknown
  married: James Nelson
  marriage date unknown
  children:
  

• Mary "Polly" Gooch
  born 04 Mar 1782; died 11 Nov 1859
  born Louisa Co., VA; died Randolph Co., MO
  married: John Thompson , son of Matthew & Sarah (Wyatt) Thompson
  marriage bond dated 18 Nov 1805; Louisa
  children:
  

• Susannah Gooch
  born ; died
  born ; died
  married:
  marriage bond dated
  children:
  

• Anne Pembleton Gooch
  born ; died 1840
  born Louisa Co., VA; died
  married: Peter Mickelborough Daniels
  marriage bond dated 1810
  children:
  

• Louisa Jefferson Gooch
  born 03 Dec 1793; died 29 May 1859
  born Louisa Co., VA; died
  married: Thomas Wood
  marriage bond dated 30 Mar 1815; Louisa
  children:
  

• James Gooch
  born ; died
  born ; died
  married:
  marriage bond dated
  children:
  

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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