John Goolsby (Goldsby) b. Abt 1646 Lincolnshire, England d. Abt 1685 James City County, VA: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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John Goolsby (Goldsby)

Male Abt 1646 - Abt 1685  (~ 39 years)


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  • Name John Goolsby (Goldsby)  [1, 2] 
    Birth Abt 1646  Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death Abt 1685  James City County, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I10171  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 26 Sep 2020 

    Father John Goolsby (Goldsby),   b. Abt 1626   d. Abt 1685 (Age ~ 59 years) 
    Mother Sarah Colby,   b. 1628, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1685, Williamsburg, VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years) 
    Family ID F11136  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Ellen Sarah Colby,   b. 1648, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1685, Williamsburg, VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years) 
    Marriage 1662  Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
     1. Thomas Goolsby (Gouldsby), Sr.,   b. 1663, James City, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1714, James City, VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years)
    Family ID F11134  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 28 Jun 2020 

    Family 2 Susanna (Susunnah) Waterman,   b. Abt 1608   d. Abt 1689 (Age ~ 81 years) 
    Family ID F11135  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 24 Jun 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1646 - Lincolnshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1662 - Lincolnshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Abt 1685 - James City County, VA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • John and his father, John, may be the same person, as each married a wife Ellen/Sarah Colby.
      John and his wife arrived in Jamestown, VA, Dec 1662. Both were teenagers.
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      “The name Goolsby is rooted in the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. It is a name for someone who worked as a goldsmith, or jeweller refiner or gilder. The surname Goolsby was also a nickname for someone with bright yellow hair which referred to gold.
      Early Origins of the Goolsby family
      “The surname Goolsby was first found in Yorkshire at Goldsborough, a parish, in the Upper division of the wapentake of Claro, in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Goldsborough Hall, built in the reign of James I., is the property of the Earl of Harewood. [1]
      “The parish dates back to at least the Domesday Book of 1086 where it was recorded as Godenesburg. By 1170, it was known as Godelesburc and literally meant "stronghold of a man called Godel." [2] Today this stately home has been fully restored to its finest glory. In the Church of St. Mary, there are memorials to Richard de Goldsburgh (d.1308) and his son (d.1333), both are effigies of an armoured knight.” [4, 5]

  • Sources 
    1. [S1157] John Goldsby, https://www.geni.com/people/John-Goldsby/6000000010521554688?through=6000000006591258572.

    2. [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115629584/john-goolsby.

    3. [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115629851/ellen-goolsby.

    4. [S1060] Find-A-Grave.

    5. [S1203] Goolsby History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms.


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