Charles Gott came to America with Gov. John Endicott, and his company of Puritans, sailing from Weymouth, England,  in the "Abigail", June 20, 1628, and arriving at Naumkeag (Salem, Mass.,) Sept. 6, 1628. He died in Wenham, Mass., Jan. 15, 1668. By his wife, who was living as late as 1667, Charles Gott had two sons and one daughter.
Charles Gott settled in Salem, Mass., where he requested admittance as a freeman, Oct. 19, 1630; he was recorded as a freeman, May 18, 1631; and received a grant of seventy-five acres, 1636. In the winter of 1653-4, he and his family moved to Wenham, Mass.
Charles Gott was a prominent man. He was the first deacon of the church in Salem, Mass.; and in 1635, he represented that town in the General Court. On March 12, 1638, he was appointed to sell wine and "strong water," in Salem, Mass. In 1654, he represented the town of Wenham, Mass., in the General Court.
Charles Gott, son of Charles, was baptized in Salem, Mass., in June, 1639. He married, Nov. 12, 1659, Sarah Dennis, who died Aug. 3, 1665; and by whom he had one son and three daughters. Charles Gott married secondly, Dec. 25, 1665, Lydia Clark, who died, a widow, Feb. 20, 1718; and by whom he had two sons and two daughters.
Charles Gott was made a freeman in Wenham, Mass., in 1683. He and his second wife were members of the Congregational church, Wenham, Mass. In a deed, dated Aug. 2, 1697, Charles Gott gave land in Wenham, Mass., to his "loving sonne Samuel Gott."
Samuel Gott, son of Charles and Lydia (Clark), was baptized in Wenham, Mass., in 1676. He married Margaret, daughter of William Andrews, of Ipswich, Mass., pub. June 26, 1697; and by her, he had six sons and four daughters. Margaret (Andrews) Gott died Nov. 1, 1722, aged about forty-six years; and Samuel Gott married secondly, July 22, 1723, Mrs. Bethany Cogswell, of Ipswich, Mass., by whom he had twin sons and a daughter. Samuel Gott died Nov. 3, 1748; and his widow died April 23, 1755, in her sixty-eighth year.
Samuel Gott and his family moved from Wenham, Mass., to Gloucester, Mass. On Oct. 23, 1702, he bought of William Cogswell, of Chebacco, for sixty pounds, eight six-acre lots lying upon Halibut Point, a remote section of Gloucester, Mass., where Samuel Gott and his family made their home. Samuel Gott was a weaver; and he seems to have been a lieutenant in one of the French and Indian Wars.
Daniel Gott, son of Samuel and Margaret (Andrews), was born in Gloucester, Mass., March 28, 1703. He married, Dec. 22, 1726, Rachel Littlefield, of Manchester, Mass., by whom he had seven children: (1) Daniel, born in Gloucester, Mass., Oct. 25, 1728; died young. (2) Rachel, born in Gloucester, Mass., May 30, 1730; married March 19, 1752, James Richardson, by whom she had children; and with whom she settled in Mount Desert. (3) John, born in Gloucester, Mass., Oct. 16, 1732. (4) Elizabeth, baptized in Gloucester, Mass., March 9, 1735; married, March 11, 1762, Stephen Richardson, by whom she had children; and with whom she settled in Mount Desert. (5) Patience, born in Gloucester, Mass., Dec. 23, 1739. (6) Daniel, born in Gloucester, Mass., Dec. 23, 1739. (7) Margaret, baptized in Gloucester, Mass., Oct. 16, 1743; married, Nov. 23, 1762, Thomas Richardson, by whom she had children; and with whom she settled in Mount Desert.
In or before 1768, Daniel Gott moved from Gloucester, Mass., to Mount Desert, which at its incorporation, in 1789, included the present towns of Mount Desert, Bar Harbor, Cranberry Isles, Tremont and Southwest Harbor. The inhabitants of Mount Desert petitioned the General Court for protection against hay thieves, in 1768; and Daniel Gott, his son, Daniel Gott, jr., and his nephew and son-in-law Stephen Gott, signed the petition.
Daniel Gott, son of Daniel and Rachel (Littlefield), was born in Gloucester, Mass., Dec. 23, 1739. He married, Sept. 20, 1761, Hannah Norwood, who was baptized Sept. 9, 1744, daughter of Joshua, jr., and Sarah. Daniel Gott and his sons, Charles and David, were drowned by the capsizing of the boat while they were returning home from a fishing voyage, July 6, 1814. His widow married, in 1824, Peter Gott, of Swan's Island. Hannah (Norwood) Gott died Nov. 18, 1836.
Daniel Gott and his family moved from Gloucester, Mass., to Mount Desert, in or before 1768; and they settled at Norwood's Cove, Mount Desert (Tremont), where h owned one hundred forty-two acres. He and his family moved from Norwood's Cove to Little Placentia Island, which became known as Gott's Island. On March 25, 1789, he obtained, for 18 pounds, a deed to this island and a smaller one, both of which lay off Bass Harbor Head, the deed being obtained from York, Cumberland and Lincoln counties.
The Church of Christ (First Church) of Mount Desert, was organized Oct. 17, 1792, Hannah (Norwood) Gott being among its original members.
By Hannah (Norwood), Daniel Gott had twelve children:
(1) Daniel, baptized in Gloucester, Mass., March 13, 1763; died at Beech Hill, in June, 1829; married, in 1785, Deborah Richardson, who died Sept. 10, 1847; settled at Beech Hill; children: (a) Daniel, died aged twenty-one. (b) Susanna, baptized at Gott's Island, July 28, 1787; married, Dec. 21, 1809, Rufus Wasgatt. (c) Sarah, married, Nov. 30, 1815, Asa Wasgatt. (d) Nathaniel, died Oct. 22, 1867; married, in 1814, Jane Richardson Dodge, who died Nov. 19, 1869. (e) Deborah, second wife of Daniel Ladd. (f) Eliza, first wife of Daniel Ladd. (g) Benjamin, died unmarried; he and his older brothers and sisters lived at Beech Hill. (h) Isaac, married Mrs. Tryphosa Atherton; married secondly, Margaret Richardson; lived in West Ellsworth. (i) Ann, married Luther Parker; moved out West.
(2) Nathaniel, born Feb. 11, 1765; baptized in Gloucester, Mass., April 7, 1768; died Jan. 27, 1841; married, Nov. 28, 1786, Elizabeth Richardson, wo was born April 14, 1767; and who died May 15, 1844, aged 77 (graveston, Tremont); lived on Gott's Island; he and his wife were original members of the Church of Christ (First Church), Mount Desert, he being a deacon of the church; children: (a) Asenath, married Philip Moore, of Gott's Island. (b) Jane, married James Greening, of Southwest Harbor. (c) Lucinda, married Thomas Stanley, of Little Cranberry isle. (d) Esther, married Philip Longley, of Southwest Harbor. (e) Clarissa, married William Gilley, of Cranberry Isles; married secondly, David Cates, of Cranberry Isles. (f) Hannah, died June 21, 1869; unmarried. (g) Deborah, died Nov. 17, 1851; married John Clark, of Beech Hill. (h) Nathaniel, married Huldah Hadlock; lived on Gott's Island. (i) Rhoda, married Daniel Hamblen, of Bass Harbor. (j) Betsy, married Nicholas Tinker, of Southwest Harbor. (k) Mary, married Benjamin Richardson. (l) Judith, died in Dec., 1829; first wife of David Cates.
(3) Hannah, baptized in Gloucester, Mass., April 7, 1768; married William Appleton, by whom she had six children; lived in Tremont.
(4) Joseph, died April 29, 1839; married, in or before 1790, Lydia Barton, who died Aug. 10, 1831; lived on Little Gott's (Bar) Island; children: (a) Joseph, married Dec. 16, 1812, Hannah Carter, who was born Sept. 26, 1794. (b) Lydia, married William Hopkins. (c) Ruth, married Francis Gilley, of Orland. (d) Daniel, married Lydia Benson; married secondly, Cornelia Dodge. (e) Joanna, married Daniel Robinson, of Southwest Harbor. (f) James, married Hulda Dawes. (g) Martha, married Earl Lane. (h) Hannah, second wife of Earl Lane. (i) Robert, died Aug. 6, 1859; married Rebecca Robinson; married secondly. Mrs. Ober.
(5) Charles, born in 1771; drowned, July 6, 1814; married Susanna Thurston, of Deer Isle, pub. July 16, 1796; she died in 1808, aged twenty-seven years; he married secondly, Mrs. Lois (Thurston) Hooper, of Deer Isle, his deceased wife's sister; after his death, his widow moved to Sedgwick; children: (a) Susanna, born in 1798; died in 1817. (b) Lois T., born in 1800; died in 1886; married David Walker. (c) Nancy F., born in 1802; married John Thurston, of South Deer Isle. (d) Amos T., born in 1805; married Joanna, daughter of David and Joanna (Carter) Gott; married secondly, Margaret M. (Douglass) Gott, widow of Solomon T. Gott. (e) Charles, born in 1807; married Alice Carter, of Sedgwick. (f) Solomon T., born in 1810; married Margaret M. Douglass. (g) Eunice T., born in 1812; married Joseph Herrick, of Sedgwick. (h) Hannah, born in 1813; married Daniel Douglass.
(6) Benjamin, died April 11, 1824; married Lydia Morgan, pub. July 16, 1796; lived at Bass Harbor; children: (a) Lydia, born in 1797; married Robert Mitchell, of Placentia. (b) Benjamin, died Feb. 23, 1870; unmarried. (c) Joseph, married Martha Gott; lived at Goose Cove. (d) Susan, married Josiah Leach. (e) David, married Susan Kelley; lived at Goose Cove. (f) John, born in 1812; married Nancy T Gott, who was born in 1819. (g) Ezra, lost at sea. (h) Ellen, married; lived in Boston. (i) Elizabeth, married John Dawes; married secondly, Mr. Hodgdon.
(7) Mary, born in 1775; baptized at Gott's Island, July 28, 1787; died in 1866; married Amos Thurston, by whom she had eight children; she and her husband owned a large part of what is now known as Oceanville; she was blind for many years before her death.
(8) William, born Oct. 17, 1777; baptized at Gott's Island, July 28, 1787; died Feb. 17, 1856; married, Nov. 3, 1806, Susanna Milliken, who died June 6, 1856; lived on Gott's Island; children: (a) William, married Mary Smith. (b) Samuel, married Hannah Richardson; lived on Gott's Island. (c) Daniel, died unmarried. (d) Salome married Abram Morrison. (e) Phebe, married Daniel Jordan, of Orland. (f) Susan, married Daniel Rich, of Bass Harbor.
(9) Elizabeth, baptized at Gott's Island, July 28, 1787; died in Solon, Me., when sixty years of age; married James Somes, pub. Nov. 18, 1804; he was born March 26, 1774, son of Abraham and Hannah (Herrick) Somes; died in Solon, Me., about 1842; James and Elizabeth (Gott) Somes lived at Beech Hill, where their nine children were born, and in Solon, Me.
(10) David, baptized at Gott's Island, July 28, 1787; drowned, July 6, 1814; married Joanna Carter; lived on Gott's Island; his widow and children moved to Bluehill; children: (a) Abigail, married Moses Friend, of Sedgwick. (b) Joanna, married Amos Thurston Gott. (c) Hannah, married 1832, Preston Preble. (d) David, died in infancy.
(11) Isaac, baptized at Gott's Island, July 28, 1787; died March 27, 1866; married Mary Thurston; lived at Bass Harbor; children: (a) Mary, married John Verrill. (b) Isaac, married Betsy Thurston, of Deer Isle. (c) Serena, married Ambrose Thurston, of Deer Isle. (d) James, married Martha Small, of Deer Isle; married secondly, Eliza Webster, of Goose Cove. (e) Hannah, married Sullivan Webster. (f) Mary, married John Gott. (g) Lydia, died unmarried. (h) Almira T., died in Feb., 1898; married Ambrose Thurston, of Tremont.
(12) Sarah, born May 26, 1786; baptized at Gott's Island, July 28, 1787; died Aug. 23, 1869; married Solomon Thurston, by whom she had nine children; he died in 1854, aged seventy-one years; lived on Fox Island.
Stephen Gott, son of Samuel and Margaret (Andrews), was born in Gloucester, Mass., April 2, 1705. He married Eunice Emmons, by whom he had four sons and five daughters.
Stephen Gott, son of Stephen and Eunice (Emmons), was born in Gloucester, Mass., Sept. 18, 1731. He married, Jan. 9, 1755, Patience Gott, his cousin, who was born Aug. 18, 1737, daughter of Daniel and Rachel (Littlefield) Gott.
About 1763, Stephen Gott and his family move from Gloucester, Mass., to Mount Desert, which at its incorporation, in 1789, included the present towns of Mount Desert, Bar Harbor, Cranberry Isles, Tremont and Southwest Harbor.
In 1768, the inhabitants of Mount Desert petitioned the General Court for protection against hay thieves, the petition being signed by Stephen Gott, by his uncle and his father-in-law, Daniel Gott, and by his cousin and brother-in-law, Daniel Gott, jr.
By Patience (Gott), Stephen Gott had four children, born or baptized in Gloucester, Mass.:
(1) Peter, born Nov. 17, 1755; died March 31, 1839; married, about 1776, Charity Kain; married secondly, in 1824, Hannah (Norwood) Gott, widow of his uncle, Daniel Gott, who was also his (Peter Gott's) father's cousin; lived at Ship Harbor, a small inlet east of Bass Harbor; on Swan's Island, where he and his first wife raised their family, and where he died; and on Gott's Island, after his second marraige, and until his second wife's death; buried in the cemetery near Hocomock Head; children (all by first wife; and probably not in order): (a) Charity, baptized at Mount Desert, July 27, 1787; died Feb. 11, 1816; married William Rich; lived on Outer Long Island. (b) John, a sea captain and master mariner, baptized at Mount Desert, July 27, 1787; lost at sea, about 1840; married Ruth Barton, of Castine, pub. July 7, 1798; she died in Rockland, Me., in 1865, aged eighty-four years; she married secondly, Abraham Kingsland, of Kingsland Landing, New York city, who died about 1859; John Gott lived at Ship Harbor and on Swan's Island; children: Martha, Prudence, Samuel, died young; Irving, Ruth, John, David, Samuel, Joseph, Edward, Ambrose, Hiram and Sally. (c) Margaret, baptized at Mount Desert, July 27, 1787; married Jonathan Rich, of Bass Harbor, pub. Oct. 24, 1795; he died in 1817, aged thirty-seven years. (d) Peter, baptized at Mount Desert, July 27, 1787; lost in a gale off Cape Ann, Dec. 15, 1839; married Ruth Richardson; lived at Bass Harbor; children; Alpheus, Benjamin, William, Martha, Betsey, Joanna and Lydia M. (e) Samuel, baptized at Mount Desert, July 27, 1787; probably died young. (f) Mary, married Thomas Trevitt. (g) Eunice, married Asa Conary, of Bluehill. (h) Ruth, married William Stanley. (i) Lydia, married Mark Staples. (j) Patiences, married three times, her husbands being Morris Peters, James Camel and James York. (k) A child, probably died young.
(2) Elizabeth, born Nov. 13, 1757.
(3) Rachel, baptized in July, 1760.
(4) Stephen, baptized Oct. 23, 1763; married Patty (Martha) Stevens, June 25, 1789, in Gloucester, Mass.
Eunice Gott, daughter of Stephen and Eunice (Emmons), was baptized in Gloucester, Mass., April 9, 1738. She married Benjamin Stockbridge, pub. Nov. 15, 1755, by whom she had a son, Benjamin, baptized in Gloucester, Mass., Dec. 11, 1757, who married, Aug. 4, 1778, Elizabeth Dresser, with whom he moved from Gloucester, Mass., to Deer Isle, about 1784, they being the ancestors of the Stockbridge family of Hancock county. Eunice (Gott) Stockbridge married secondly, June 11, 1760, John Thurston, with whom she moved from Gloucester, Mass., to Deer Isle, about 1784, they being the ancestors of the Thurston family of Hancock county.
Charles Gott came to America with Gov. John Endicott, and his company of Puritans, sailing from Weymouth, England,  in the "Abigail", June 20, 1628, and arriving at Naumkeag (Salem, Mass.,) Sept. 6, 1628. He died in Wenham, Mass., Jan. 15, 1668. By his wife, who was living as late as 1667, Charles Gott had two sons and one daughter.
Charles Gott settled in Salem, Mass., where he requested admittance as a freeman, Oct. 19, 1630; he was recorded as a freeman, May 18, 1631; and received a grant of seventy-five acres, 1636. In the winter of 1653-4, he and his family moved to Wenham, Mass.
Charles Gott was a prominent man. He was the first deacon of the church in Salem, Mass.; and in 1635, he represented that town in the General Court. On March 12, 1638, he was appointed to sell wine and "strong water," in Salem, Mass. In 1654, he represented the town of Wenham, Mass., in the General Court.
Charles Gott, son of Charles, was baptized in Salem, Mass., in June, 1639. He married, Nov. 12, 1659, Sarah Dennis, who died Aug. 3, 1665; and by whom he had one son and three daughters. Charles Gott married secondly, Dec. 25, 1665, Lydia Clark, who died, a widow, Feb. 20, 1718; and by whom he had two sons and two daughters.
Charles Gott was made a freeman in Wenham, Mass., in 1683. He and his second wife were members of the Congregational church, Wenham, Mass. In a deed, dated Aug. 2, 1697, Charles Gott gave land in Wenham, Mass., to his "loving sonne Samuel Gott."
Samuel Gott, son of Charles and Lydia (Clark), was baptized in Wenham, Mass., in 1676. He married Margaret, daughter of William Andrews, of Ipswich, Mass., pub. June 26, 1697; and by her, he had six sons and four daughters. Margaret (Andrews) Gott died Nov. 1, 1722, aged about forty-six years; and Samuel Gott married secondly, July 22, 1723, Mrs. Bethany Cogswell, of Ipswich, Mass., by whom he had twin sons and a daughter. Samuel Gott died Nov. 3, 1748; and his widow died April 23, 1755, in her sixty-eighth year.
Samuel Gott and his family moved from Wenham, Mass., to Gloucester, Mass. On Oct. 23, 1702, he bought of William Cogswell, of Chebacco, for sixty pounds, eight six-acre lots lying upon Halibut Point, a remote section of Gloucester, Mass., where Samuel Gott and his family made their home. Samuel Gott was a weaver; and he seems to have been a lieutenant in one of the French and Indian Wars.
Daniel Gott, son of Samuel and Margaret (Andrews), was born in Gloucester, Mass., March 28, 1703. He married, Dec. 22, 1726, Rachel Littlefield, of Manchester, Mass., by whom he had seven children: (1) Daniel, born in Gloucester, Mass., Oct. 25, 1728; died young. (2) Rachel, born in Gloucester, Mass., May 30, 1730; married March 19, 1752, James Richardson, by whom she had children; and with whom she settled in Mount Desert. (3) John, born in Gloucester, Mass., Oct. 16, 1732. (4) Elizabeth, baptized in Gloucester, Mass., March 9, 1735; married, March 11, 1762, Stephen Richardson, by whom she had children; and with whom she settled in Mount Desert. (5) Patience, born in Gloucester, Mass., Dec. 23, 1739. (6) Daniel, born in Gloucester, Mass., Dec. 23, 1739. (7) Margaret, baptized in Gloucester, Mass., Oct. 16, 1743; married, Nov. 23, 1762, Thomas Richardson, by whom she had children; and with whom she settled in Mount Desert.
In or before 1768, Daniel Gott moved from Gloucester, Mass., to Mount Desert, which at its incorporation, in 1789, included the present towns of Mount Desert, Bar Harbor, Cranberry Isles, Tremont and Southwest Harbor. The inhabitants of Mount Desert petitioned the General Court for protection against hay thieves, in 1768; and Daniel Gott, his son, Daniel Gott, jr., and his nephew and son-in-law Stephen Gott, signed the petition.
Daniel Gott, son of Daniel and Rachel (Littlefield), was born in Gloucester, Mass., Dec. 23, 1739. He married, Sept. 20, 1761, Hannah Norwood, who was baptized Sept. 9, 1744, daughter of Joshua, jr., and Sarah. Daniel Gott and his sons, Charles and David, were drowned by the capsizing of the boat while they were returning home from a fishing voyage, July 6, 1814. His widow married, in 1824, Peter Gott, of Swan's Island. Hannah (Norwood) Gott died Nov. 18, 1836.
Daniel Gott and his family moved from Gloucester, Mass., to Mount Desert, in or before 1768; and they settled at Norwood's Cove, Mount Desert (Tremont), where h owned one hundred forty-two acres. He and his family moved from Norwood's Cove to Little Placentia Island, which became known as Gott's Island. On March 25, 1789, he obtained, for 18 pounds, a deed to this island and a smaller one, both of which lay off Bass Harbor Head, the deed being obtained from York, Cumberland and Lincoln counties.
The Church of Christ (First Church) of Mount Desert, was organized Oct. 17, 1792, Hannah (Norwood) Gott being among its original members.
By Hannah (Norwood), Daniel Gott had twelve children:
(1) Daniel, baptized in Gloucester, Mass., March 13, 1763; died at Beech Hill, in June, 1829; married, in 1785, Deborah Richardson, who died Sept. 10, 1847; settled at Beech Hill; children: (a) Daniel, died aged twenty-one. (b) Susanna, baptized at Gott's Island, July 28, 1787; married, Dec. 21, 1809, Rufus Wasgatt. (c) Sarah, married, Nov. 30, 1815, Asa Wasgatt. (d) Nathaniel, died Oct. 22, 1867; married, in 1814, Jane Richardson Dodge, who died Nov. 19, 1869. (e) Deborah, second wife of Daniel Ladd. (f) Eliza, first wife of Daniel Ladd. (g) Benjamin, died unmarried; he and his older brothers and sisters lived at Beech Hill. (h) Isaac, married Mrs. Tryphosa Atherton; married secondly, Margaret Richardson; lived in West Ellsworth. (i) Ann, married Luther Parker; moved out West.
(2) Nathaniel, born Feb. 11, 1765; baptized in Gloucester, Mass., April 7, 1768; died Jan. 27, 1841; married, Nov. 28, 1786, Elizabeth Richardson, wo was born April 14, 1767; and who died May 15, 1844, aged 77 (graveston, Tremont); lived on Gott's Island; he and his wife were original members of the Church of Christ (First Church), Mount Desert, he being a deacon of the church; children: (a) Asenath, married Philip Moore, of Gott's Island. (b) Jane, married James Greening, of Southwest Harbor. (c) Lucinda, married Thomas Stanley, of Little Cranberry isle. (d) Esther, married Philip Longley, of Southwest Harbor. (e) Clarissa, married William Gilley, of Cranberry Isles; married secondly, David Cates, of Cranberry Isles. (f) Hannah, died June 21, 1869; unmarried. (g) Deborah, died Nov. 17, 1851; married John Clark, of Beech Hill. (h) Nathaniel, married Huldah Hadlock; lived on Gott's Island. (i) Rhoda, married Daniel Hamblen, of Bass Harbor. (j) Betsy, married Nicholas Tinker, of Southwest Harbor. (k) Mary, married Benjamin Richardson. (l) Judith, died in Dec., 1829; first wife of David Cates.
(3) Hannah, baptized in Gloucester, Mass., April 7, 1768; married William Appleton, by whom she had six children; lived in Tremont.
(4) Joseph, died April 29, 1839; married, in or before 1790, Lydia Barton, who died Aug. 10, 1831; lived on Little Gott's (Bar) Island; children: (a) Joseph, married Dec. 16, 1812, Hannah Carter, who was born Sept. 26, 1794. (b) Lydia, married William Hopkins. (c) Ruth, married Francis Gilley, of Orland. (d) Daniel, married Lydia Benson; married secondly, Cornelia Dodge. (e) Joanna, married Daniel Robinson, of Southwest Harbor. (f) James, married Hulda Dawes. (g) Martha, married Earl Lane. (h) Hannah, second wife of Earl Lane. (i) Robert, died Aug. 6, 1859; married Rebecca Robinson; married secondly. Mrs. Ober.
(5) Charles, born in 1771; drowned, July 6, 1814; married Susanna Thurston, of Deer Isle, pub. July 16, 1796; she died in 1808, aged twenty-seven years; he married secondly, Mrs. Lois (Thurston) Hooper, of Deer Isle, his deceased wife's sister; after his death, his widow moved to Sedgwick; children: (a) Susanna, born in 1798; died in 1817. (b) Lois T., born in 1800; died in 1886; married David Walker. (c) Nancy F., born in 1802; married John Thurston, of South Deer Isle. (d) Amos T., born in 1805; married Joanna, daughter of David and Joanna (Carter) Gott; married secondly, Margaret M. (Douglass) Gott, widow of Solomon T. Gott. (e) Charles, born in 1807; married Alice Carter, of Sedgwick. (f) Solomon T., born in 1810; married Margaret M. Douglass. (g) Eunice T., born in 1812; married Joseph Herrick, of Sedgwick. (h) Hannah, born in 1813; married Daniel Douglass.
(6) Benjamin, died April 11, 1824; married Lydia Morgan, pub. July 16, 1796; lived at Bass Harbor; children: (a) Lydia, born in 1797; married Robert Mitchell, of Placentia. (b) Benjamin, died Feb. 23, 1870; unmarried. (c) Joseph, married Martha Gott; lived at Goose Cove. (d) Susan, married Josiah Leach. (e) David, married Susan Kelley; lived at Goose Cove. (f) John, born in 1812; married Nancy T Gott, who was born in 1819. (g) Ezra, lost at sea. (h) Ellen, married; lived in Boston. (i) Elizabeth, married John Dawes; married secondly, Mr. Hodgdon.
(7) Mary, born in 1775; baptized at Gott's Island, July 28, 1787; died in 1866; married Amos Thurston, by whom she had eight children; she and her husband owned a large part of what is now known as Oceanville; she was blind for many years before her death.
(8) William, born Oct. 17, 1777; baptized at Gott's Island, July 28, 1787; died Feb. 17, 1856; married, Nov. 3, 1806, Susanna Milliken, who died June 6, 1856; lived on Gott's Island; children: (a) William, married Mary Smith. (b) Samuel, married Hannah Richardson; lived on Gott's Island. (c) Daniel, died unmarried. (d) Salome married Abram Morrison. (e) Phebe, married Daniel Jordan, of Orland. (f) Susan, married Daniel Rich, of Bass Harbor.
(9) Elizabeth, baptized at Gott's Island, July 28, 1787; died in Solon, Me., when sixty years of age; married James Somes, pub. Nov. 18, 1804; he was born March 26, 1774, son of Abraham and Hannah (Herrick) Somes; died in Solon, Me., about 1842; James and Elizabeth (Gott) Somes lived at Beech Hill, where their nine children were born, and in Solon, Me.
(10) David, baptized at Gott's Island, July 28, 1787; drowned, July 6, 1814; married Joanna Carter; lived on Gott's Island; his widow and children moved to Bluehill; children: (a) Abigail, married Moses Friend, of Sedgwick. (b) Joanna, married Amos Thurston Gott. (c) Hannah, married 1832, Preston Preble. (d) David, died in infancy.
(11) Isaac, baptized at Gott's Island, July 28, 1787; died March 27, 1866; married Mary Thurston; lived at Bass Harbor; children: (a) Mary, married John Verrill. (b) Isaac, married Betsy Thurston, of Deer Isle. (c) Serena, married Ambrose Thurston, of Deer Isle. (d) James, married Martha Small, of Deer Isle; married secondly, Eliza Webster, of Goose Cove. (e) Hannah, married Sullivan Webster. (f) Mary, married John Gott. (g) Lydia, died unmarried. (h) Almira T., died in Feb., 1898; married Ambrose Thurston, of Tremont.
(12) Sarah, born May 26, 1786; baptized at Gott's Island, July 28, 1787; died Aug. 23, 1869; married Solomon Thurston, by whom she had nine children; he died in 1854, aged seventy-one years; lived on Fox Island.
Stephen Gott, son of Samuel and Margaret (Andrews), was born in Gloucester, Mass., April 2, 1705. He married Eunice Emmons, by whom he had four sons and five daughters.
Stephen Gott, son of Stephen and Eunice (Emmons), was born in Gloucester, Mass., Sept. 18, 1731. He married, Jan. 9, 1755, Patience Gott, his cousin, who was born Aug. 18, 1737, daughter of Daniel and Rachel (Littlefield) Gott.
About 1763, Stephen Gott and his family move from Gloucester, Mass., to Mount Desert, which at its incorporation, in 1789, included the present towns of Mount Desert, Bar Harbor, Cranberry Isles, Tremont and Southwest Harbor.
In 1768, the inhabitants of Mount Desert petitioned the General Court for protection against hay thieves, the petition being signed by Stephen Gott, by his uncle and his father-in-law, Daniel Gott, and by his cousin and brother-in-law, Daniel Gott, jr.
By Patience (Gott), Stephen Gott had four children, born or baptized in Gloucester, Mass.:
(1) Peter, born Nov. 17, 1755; died March 31, 1839; married, about 1776, Charity Kain; married secondly, in 1824, Hannah (Norwood) Gott, widow of his uncle, Daniel Gott, who was also his (Peter Gott's) father's cousin; lived at Ship Harbor, a small inlet east of Bass Harbor; on Swan's Island, where he and his first wife raised their family, and where he died; and on Gott's Island, after his second marraige, and until his second wife's death; buried in the cemetery near Hocomock Head; children (all by first wife; and probably not in order): (a) Charity, baptized at Mount Desert, July 27, 1787; died Feb. 11, 1816; married William Rich; lived on Outer Long Island. (b) John, a sea captain and master mariner, baptized at Mount Desert, July 27, 1787; lost at sea, about 1840; married Ruth Barton, of Castine, pub. July 7, 1798; she died in Rockland, Me., in 1865, aged eighty-four years; she married secondly, Abraham Kingsland, of Kingsland Landing, New York city, who died about 1859; John Gott lived at Ship Harbor and on Swan's Island; children: Martha, Prudence, Samuel, died young; Irving, Ruth, John, David, Samuel, Joseph, Edward, Ambrose, Hiram and Sally. (c) Margaret, baptized at Mount Desert, July 27, 1787; married Jonathan Rich, of Bass Harbor, pub. Oct. 24, 1795; he died in 1817, aged thirty-seven years. (d) Peter, baptized at Mount Desert, July 27, 1787; lost in a gale off Cape Ann, Dec. 15, 1839; married Ruth Richardson; lived at Bass Harbor; children; Alpheus, Benjamin, William, Martha, Betsey, Joanna and Lydia M. (e) Samuel, baptized at Mount Desert, July 27, 1787; probably died young. (f) Mary, married Thomas Trevitt. (g) Eunice, married Asa Conary, of Bluehill. (h) Ruth, married William Stanley. (i) Lydia, married Mark Staples. (j) Patiences, married three times, her husbands being Morris Peters, James Camel and James York. (k) A child, probably died young.
(2) Elizabeth, born Nov. 13, 1757.
(3) Rachel, baptized in July, 1760.
(4) Stephen, baptized Oct. 23, 1763; married Patty (Martha) Stevens, June 25, 1789, in Gloucester, Mass.
Eunice Gott, daughter of Stephen and Eunice (Emmons), was baptized in Gloucester, Mass., April 9, 1738. She married Benjamin Stockbridge, pub. Nov. 15, 1755, by whom she had a son, Benjamin, baptized in Gloucester, Mass., Dec. 11, 1757, who married, Aug. 4, 1778, Elizabeth Dresser, with whom he moved from Gloucester, Mass., to Deer Isle, about 1784, they being the ancestors of the Stockbridge family of Hancock county. Eunice (Gott) Stockbridge married secondly, June 11, 1760, John Thurston, with whom she moved from Gloucester, Mass., to Deer Isle, about 1784, they being the ancestors of the Thurston family of Hancock county.