Descendants of John Goff

 

 

Generation No. 1

 

1.  JOHN⁴ GOFF  (THOMAS³, WILLYAM² GOFFE, WILLYAM¹) was born Abt. 1684 in New Kent County, Virginia, and died 1763 in Amherst County, Virginia.  He married ANN TINSLEY Abt. 1719, daughter of THOMAS TINSLEY and SARAH JACKSON.  She was born Abt. 1700, and died Aft. 1763 in Amherst County, Virginia.

 

Notes for JOHN GOFF:

Title    Goff, John. 

Publication    1763 

Gen. note    Part of index to Amherst County Wills and Administrations (1761 - 1800) 

Note    p. 32-34. Inv. & Appr. rec. 5 Sept. 1763 

   p. 29-30 Adm. bond rec. 2 May 1763. 

   p. 125-129. Accounts rec. 5 May 1768. 

   p. 25-28. Will pro. 7 Mar. 1763 

   Will Book No. 1, 1761-1780 (Reel 17

 

 

More About JOHN GOFF:

Address (Facts Pg): Lived on land purchased by his father in Westmoreland County Virginia

 

More About JOHN GOFF and ANN TINSLEY:

Marriage: Abt. 1719

       

Children of JOHN GOFF and ANN TINSLEY are:

2.                i.    JOHN⁵ GOFF, b. Abt. 1740; d. 1831, Bedford County, Virginia.

3.               ii.    JOSEPH GOFF, b. 1745; d. 1817, Bedford County, Virginia.

4.              iii.    AMBROSE GOFF, b. 1748; d. Aft. 1810, Kentucky.

5.              iv.    LEONARD GOFF, b. Bet. 1720 - 1750; d. 1773, Bedford County, Virginia.

                  v.    MARGARET GOFF, b. Bet. 1720 - 1750.

                 vi.    MARTHA GOFF, b. Abt. 1727; d. 1805, Anderson County, South Carolina; m. HENRY MCDANIEL; b. Abt. 1725.

                vii.    ELIZABETH GOFF, b. Bet. 1720 - 1750; m. ELIJAH MORAN.

 

 

Generation No. 2

 

2.  JOHN⁵ GOFF (JOHN⁴, THOMAS³, WILLYAM² GOFFE, WILLYAM¹) was born Abt. 1740, and died 1831 in Bedford County, Virginia.  He married (1) MARY Abt. 1760 in Amherst County, Virginia.  She was born Abt. 1740, and died Bef. 1782 in Bedford County, Virginia.  He married (2) PRISCILLA STANLEY October 31, 1782 in Bedford County, Virginia, daughter of PLEASANT STANLEY and SARAH MCGHEE.  She was born 1755 in Bedford County, Virginia, and died March 19, 1855 in Bedford County, Virginia.

 

More About JOHN GOFF:

Census: 1810, Bedford County, Virginia

Court Record: 1829, Examined the state of mind of John

Probate: 1831, Bedford County, Virginia

Tax Record: 1800, Bedford County, Virginia

Will: 1827, Written

 

More About JOHN GOFF and MARY:

Marriage: Abt. 1760, Amherst County, Virginia

 

Notes for PRISCILLA STANLEY:

Title    Goff, Prissilla. 

Publication    [1855]. 

Gen. note    Race: White. 

   Gender: Female. 

   Date of death: March 19, 1855. 

   Place of death: Bedford County. 

   Cause of death: Old age. 

   Age at death: 100 year(s). 

   Place of birth: Bedford County. 

Note    Source of information: Bedford County, page 17, line 16. 

   Part of the Death Records Indexing Project which is sponsored by the Virginia Genealogical Society. 

Subject - Personal    Goff, Prissilla. 

   Goff, John, consort. 

   Goff, B, informant (Son). 

Subject - Topical    Deaths -- Virginia -- Bedford County. 

Added Entry    Death Records Indexing Project. 

   Virginia Genealogical Society. 

  

 

System Number    001327336 

 

 

More About PRISCILLA STANLEY:

Cause of Death (2): 1855, Old Age

Census: 1850, Bedford County, Virginia

 

More About JOHN GOFF and PRISCILLA STANLEY:

Marriage: October 31, 1782, Bedford County, Virginia

       

Children of JOHN GOFF and MARY are:

6.                i.    CHRISTOPHER⁶ GOFF, b. 1768, Amherst County, Virginia; d. Bet. 1830 - 1840, Amherst County, Virginia.

7.               ii.    ARCHIBALD GOFF, b. 1780, Bedford County, Virginia; d. Aft. 1850, Bedford County, Virginia.

8.              iii.    JOHN GOFF, b. 1771, Amherst County, Virginia; d. Aft. 1850, Bedford County, Virginia.

 

       

Children of JOHN GOFF and PRISCILLA STANLEY are:

                 iv.    MARTHA⁶ GOFF, b. Abt. 1783, Bedford County, Virginia; m. JOHN GOFF, December 21, 1802, Bedford County, Virginia; b. Abt. 1782.

 

More About JOHN GOFF and MARTHA GOFF:

Marriage: December 21, 1802, Bedford County, Virginia

 

9.               v.    JOHN MCGHEE GOFF, b. 1784, Bedford County, Virginia; d. Abt. 1830, Greenbrier County, (West) Virginia.

                 vi.    SARAH GOFF, b. Abt. 1786, Bedford County, Virginia; m. ANDREW MCKEACHEY, August 25, 1806, Bedford County, Virginia; b. Abt. 1786.

 

More About ANDREW MCKEACHEY and SARAH GOFF:

Marriage: August 25, 1806, Bedford County, Virginia

 

10.           vii.    ELIZA 'JENCY' GOFF, b. 1790, Bedford County, Virginia; d. Aft. 1850, Rockbridge County, Virginia.

11.          viii.    LEONARD GOFF, b. 1792, Bedford County, Virginia; d. Bet. 1850 - 1856, Cabell County, (West) Virginia.

12.             ix.    JOSEPH GOFF, b. 1796, Bedford County, Virginia; d. December 25, 1855, Bedford County, Virginia.

13.              x.    BENJAMIN GOFF, b. 1804, Bedford County, Virginia; d. Aft. 1850, Bedford County, Virginia.

14.             xi.    ELIZABETH GOFF, b. 1804, Bedford County, Virginia; d. Aft. 1850, Bedford County, Virginia.

15.            xii.    PRISCILLA GOFF, b. 1810, Bedford County, Virginia; d. Aft. 1850, Rockbridge County, Virginia.

                xiii.    NANCY GOFF, b. Abt. 1811, Bedford County, Virginia.

 

 

3.  JOSEPH⁵ GOFF (JOHN⁴, THOMAS³, WILLYAM² GOFFE, WILLYAM¹) was born 1745, and died 1817 in Bedford County, Virginia.  He married LUCY Abt. 1775.  She was born Abt. 1745, and died 1831 in Bedford County, Virginia.

 

More About JOSEPH GOFF:

Tax Record: 1789, Bedford County, Virginia

 

More About JOSEPH GOFF and LUCY:

Marriage: Abt. 1775

       

Children of JOSEPH GOFF and LUCY are:

                   i.    FRANCES⁶ GOFF, b. Bet. 1775 - 1794.

                  ii.    ELIZABETH GOFF, b. Abt. 1779, Bedford County, Virginia; m. PHILLIP BURFORD, May 22, 1799, Bedford County, Virginia; b. Abt. 1779.

 

More About PHILLIP BURFORD and ELIZABETH GOFF:

Marriage: May 22, 1799, Bedford County, Virginia

 

                 iii.    RUTH GOFF, b. Abt. 1781, Bedford County, Virginia; m. THOMAS FRITH, February 24, 1800, Bedford County, Virginia; b. Abt. 1780.

 

More About THOMAS FRITH and RUTH GOFF:

Marriage: February 24, 1800, Bedford County, Virginia

 

                 iv.    NANCY GOFF, b. Abt. 1780, Bedford County, Virginia; m. ISAAC WRIGHT, October 09, 1799, Bedford County, Virginia; b. Abt. 1778.

 

More About ISAAC WRIGHT and NANCY GOFF:

Marriage: October 09, 1799, Bedford County, Virginia

 

                  v.    JEMINA GOFF, b. Bet. 1775 - 1794; m. ? BARBER.

                 vi.    LUCY GOFF, b. Abt. 1777, Bedford County, Virginia; m. PETER HUNTER, August 14, 1797, Bedford County, Virginia; b. Abt. 1777.

 

More About PETER HUNTER and LUCY GOFF:

Marriage: August 14, 1797, Bedford County, Virginia

 

                vii.    JEREMIAH GOFF, b. Bet. 1775 - 1784, Bedford County, Virginia; d. Bet. 1820 - 1830, Bedford County, Virginia; m. POCAHONTAS WALLS; b. Bet. 1784 - 1794, Bedford County, Virginia.

               viii.    RHODA GOFF, b. Abt. 1794, Bedford County, Virginia; m. AARON GOFF, August 22, 1814, Bedford County, Virginia; b. Abt. 1794, Bedford County, Virginia.

 

More About AARON GOFF and RHODA GOFF:

Marriage: August 22, 1814, Bedford County, Virginia

 

                  ix.    LEONARD GOFF, b. Bet. 1775 - 1794.

                   x.    JOHN GOFF, b. Abt. 1782; m. MARTHA GOFF, December 21, 1802, Bedford County, Virginia; b. Abt. 1783, Bedford County, Virginia.

 

More About JOHN GOFF and MARTHA GOFF:

Marriage: December 21, 1802, Bedford County, Virginia

 

 

4.  AMBROSE⁵ GOFF (JOHN⁴, THOMAS³, WILLYAM² GOFFE, WILLYAM¹) was born 1748, and died Aft. 1810 in Kentucky.  He married ANNE Abt. 1775 in Bedford County, Virginia. 

 

More About AMBROSE GOFF:

Tax Record: 1789, Bedford County, Virginia

 

More About AMBROSE GOFF and ANNE:

Marriage: Abt. 1775, Bedford County, Virginia

       

Children of AMBROSE GOFF and ANNE are:

                   i.    AARON⁶ GOFF, b. Abt. 1794, Bedford County, Virginia; m. RHODA GOFF, August 22, 1814, Bedford County, Virginia; b. Abt. 1794, Bedford County, Virginia.

 

More About AARON GOFF and RHODA GOFF:

Marriage: August 22, 1814, Bedford County, Virginia

 

                  ii.    MOSES GOFF, b. 1791.

                 iii.    MARY GOFF, b. 1783; m. ISHAM PIERCY, November 03, 1803, Bedford County, Virginia; b. 1783.

 

More About ISHAM PIERCY and MARY GOFF:

Marriage: November 03, 1803, Bedford County, Virginia

 

                 iv.    SARAH GOFF, b. 1786; m. JOHN CALLAHAN, June 05, 1806, Bedford County, Virginia; b. 1786.

 

More About JOHN CALLAHAN and SARAH GOFF:

Marriage: June 05, 1806, Bedford County, Virginia

 

 

5.  LEONARD⁵ GOFF (JOHN⁴, THOMAS³, WILLYAM² GOFFE, WILLYAM¹) was born Bet. 1720 - 1750, and died 1773 in Bedford County, Virginia.  He married ANNE. 

       

Child of LEONARD GOFF and ANNE is:

                   i.    AMBROSE⁶ GOFF, b. 1766, Bedford County, Virginia; d. 1855, Bledsoe, Tennesee; m. MARTHA RICHARDS; b. Abt. 1766.

 

 

Generation No. 3

 

6.  CHRISTOPHER⁶ GOFF (JOHN⁵, JOHN⁴, THOMAS³, WILLYAM² GOFFE, WILLYAM¹) was born 1768 in Amherst County, Virginia, and died Bet. 1830 - 1840 in Amherst County, Virginia.  He married PERMELIA Abt. 1803 in Amherst County, Virginia.  She was born 1783 in Amherst County, Virginia, and died Aft. 1850 in Bedford County, Virginia.

 

More About CHRISTOPHER GOFF:

Census: 1830, Rockbridge County, Virginia

Tax Record: 1789, Bedford County, Virginia

 

More About PERMELIA:

Census: 1840, Rockbridge County, Virginia

 

More About CHRISTOPHER GOFF and PERMELIA:

Marriage: Abt. 1803, Amherst County, Virginia

       

Children of CHRISTOPHER GOFF and PERMELIA are:

16.              i.    PINKNEY⁷ GOFF, b. 1814, Rockbridge County, Virginia; d. Aft. 1850, Rockbridge County, Virginia.

                  ii.    MARY JANE GOFF, b. Bet. 1803 - 1823.

                 iii.    FRANCES GOFF, b. Bet. 1803 - 1823.

 

 

7.  ARCHIBALD⁶ GOFF (JOHN⁵, JOHN⁴, THOMAS³, WILLYAM² GOFFE, WILLYAM¹) was born 1780 in Bedford County, Virginia, and died Aft. 1850 in Bedford County, Virginia.  He married MARY HARRISON March 29, 1810 in Bedford County, Virginia, daughter of BATTAILE HARRISON.  She was born 1794 in Bedford County, Virginia, and died Aft. 1850 in Bedford County, Virginia.

 

More About ARCHIBALD GOFF:

Census: 1850, Bedford County, Virginia

 

More About ARCHIBALD GOFF and MARY HARRISON:

Marriage: March 29, 1810, Bedford County, Virginia

       

Children of ARCHIBALD GOFF and MARY HARRISON are:

                   i.    SARAH⁷ GOFF, b. 1829.

                  ii.    BAILEY GOFF, b. 1834.

 

 

8.  JOHN⁶ GOFF (JOHN⁵, JOHN⁴, THOMAS³, WILLYAM² GOFFE, WILLYAM¹) was born 1771 in Amherst County, Virginia, and died Aft. 1850 in Bedford County, Virginia.  He married FRANCES TENNISON February 13, 1796 in Bedford County, Virginia.  She was born 1783 in Bedford County, Virginia, and died Aft. 1850 in Bedford County, Virginia.

 

More About JOHN GOFF:

Census: 1850, Bedford County, Virginia

Tax Record: 1800, Bedford County, Virginia

 

More About JOHN GOFF and FRANCES TENNISON:

Marriage: February 13, 1796, Bedford County, Virginia

       

Children of JOHN GOFF and FRANCES TENNISON are:

                   i.    MALINDA⁷ GOFF, b. 1815.

                  ii.    ELIZABETH GOFF, b. 1820.

                 iii.    BENJAMIN GOFF, b. 1810.

                 iv.    JEFFERSON GOFF, b. 1820.

 

 

9.  JOHN MCGHEE⁶ GOFF (JOHN⁵, JOHN⁴, THOMAS³, WILLYAM² GOFFE, WILLYAM¹) was born 1784 in Bedford County, Virginia, and died Abt. 1830 in Greenbrier County, (West) Virginia.  He married LUVENIA WILKINSON February 25, 1811 in Bedford County, Virginia, daughter of JAMES WILKINSON and SUSANNAH HUMPHREY.  She was born Abt. 1796 in Bedford County, Virginia, and died Bet. 1880 - 1882 in Kanawha County, (West) Virginia.

 

Notes for JOHN MCGHEE GOFF:

Traveling up the James River Kanawha Canal (route 60) by covered wagon, McGhee died at White Sulper Springs, Greenbrier County, WV.

 

More About JOHN MCGHEE GOFF:

Burial: Abt. 1830, Base of Kate Mountain, White Sulpher Springs, Greenbrier County, West Virginia

Census: 1810, Bedford County, Virginia

Court Record: 1821, Petition, name listed as John McGhee

Emigration: 1830, Traveled from Bedford County, Virginia and died enroute to Kanawha County West Virginia

Tax Record: 1806, White male over 21, Bedford County, Va as McGhee

 

More About LUVENIA WILKINSON:

Census: 1870, Kanawha County, (West) Virginia

 

More About JOHN GOFF and LUVENIA WILKINSON:

Marriage: February 25, 1811, Bedford County, Virginia

       

Children of JOHN GOFF and LUVENIA WILKINSON are:

17.              i.    LEONARD⁷ GOFF, b. March 1815, Bedford Co. Virginia; d. Bet. 1902 - 1905, Kanawha County, West Virginia.

18.             ii.    MCGHEE "MACK C." " MAXIE" GOFF, b. May 06, 1828, Bedford Co. Virginia; d. November 16, 1882, Kanawha County, Virginia.

19.            iii.    JAMES W. GOFF, b. Abt. 1810, Bedford County, Virginia; d. Aft. 1880, Kanawha County, (West) Virginia.

20.            iv.    SMITH GOFF, b. May 1825, Bedford County, Virginia; d. Aft. 1900, Kanawha County, (West) Virginia.

21.             v.    JOSEPH GOFF, b. 1821, Bedford County, Virginia.

22.            vi.    WILLIAM H. GOFF, b. 1813, Bedford County, Virginia; d. 1859, Kanawha County, (West) Virginia.

                vii.    ELIZABETH GOFF, b. March 16, 1818, Bedford County, Virginia; d. August 19, 1908, Benton, Linn County, Missouri; m. JOHN HEWITT EDENS, March 13, 1838, Kanawha County, (West) Virginia; b. June 03, 1803, Bedford County, Virginia; d. June 01, 1882, Benton, Linn County, Missouri.

 

More About JOHN EDENS and ELIZABETH GOFF:

Marriage: March 13, 1838, Kanawha County, (West) Virginia

 

23.          viii.    SUSANNA GOFF, b. 1825, Bedford County, Virginia; d. November 26, 1896, Kanawha County, (West) Virginia.

 

 

10.  ELIZA 'JENCY'⁶ GOFF (JOHN⁵, JOHN⁴, THOMAS³, WILLYAM² GOFFE, WILLYAM¹) was born 1790 in Bedford County, Virginia, and died Aft. 1850 in Rockbridge County, Virginia.  She married ISRAEL 'EZRA' PARKER April 15, 1806 in Bedford County, Virginia.  He was born 1790 in Bedford County, Virginia, and died Aft. 1850 in Rockbridge County, Virginia.

 

More About ISRAEL 'EZRA' PARKER:

Census: 1810, Bedford County, Virginia

Family History: 1884, Hardesty's History of Rockbridge County, Va

 

More About ISRAEL PARKER and ELIZA GOFF:

Marriage: April 15, 1806, Bedford County, Virginia

       

Children of ELIZA GOFF and ISRAEL PARKER are:

                   i.    MARTHA⁷ PARKER, b. 1822.

                  ii.    ROBERT M. PARKER, b. December 08, 1824.

                 iii.    LUCINDA PARKER, b. Abt. 1807.

                 iv.    SARAH ANN PARKER, b. Abt. 1814.

                  v.    MARY PARKER, b. Abt. 1818.