The Goulds
Herodius Long
“Herodias (Long) Hicks-Gardiner-Porter. A Tale of Old Newport,” by G. Andrews Moriarty. Originally published in “Rhode Island History”, Vol XI (1952) pg. 84 – 92. Herodias (Long) Hicks-Gardiner-Porter A Tale of Old Newport This is some account of that redoubtable and undoubtedly, glamorous lady, Herodias Long, who played such havoc with the domestic peace of...
John Gould
John Gould was my sixth Great Grandfather. he was referred to as a blacksmith when he received land from his father-in-law WIlliam Gardiner 8 jan 1705/6. His parentage has long been a mystery. It is the belierf of the author, shared by Mr. Myron Gould Pawley of California, that John Gould of Kingstowne,
John Gould’s Will
“The last Will and Testament of JOHN GOULD is as follows: ” I, John Gould, of Charlotte Precinct, in Duchess County, being very sick. I leave to my wife Mary the use of the East room in my house, where I now dwell, and the garden on the west side of the house, “and one-third...
Adam Gould
I found the article below in the Google ebook library. If you want to read the whole thing click HERE I believe that the Adam Gould referred to was the son of John and Elizabeth in the article above. I’m basing this on the fact that the term “New Lights” was used in the middle...
Nicholas & Lydia Gould
Nicholas Rodman Gould and Lydia Ann Wilson are my Great Great Grandparents. Nicholas was the son of Jonathan P. Gould and Sarah Smith Chappell. Lydia was the daughter of John Wilson and Lucy C. (Last Name unknown) They were married on October 20, 1846. The marriage certificate shown below was given to me by Nicholas’...
Grandmother Gould’s Diary
Martha Lord Smith was born in on November 22,1888. She died on May 7, 1982. On June 1, 1910 she married Nicholas Rodman Gould, the grandson of Nicholas and Lydia Gould (above). On October 15, 1914, my mother, Helen Elizabeth Gould was born to them.
When I was young, Grandmother Gould, as we knew her, ran the “Sea Gull” boarding house at 50 Narragansett Avenue in Narragansett, RI. This big house was where we gathered for Sunday dinner, Thanksgiving dinner and other family occasions.