Name: Robert GOBLE
  Birth: 12 Jul 1700 Morristown, Morris, NJ
  Death: 29 Mar 1783 Morristown, Morris, NJ
  Burial: |_?_|

Father: Daniel GOBLE b: 25 May 1669 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Mother: Sarah HOUGHTON b: 30 May 1672 in Lancaster, Worchester, Massachusetts

  Marriage 1 Mary MALATIAH  b: 23 Dec 1701-1709
  Birth: 23 Dec 1701  Morristown, Morris, NJ
  Death: 20 Feb 1786 Morristown, Morris Co., NJ
  Burial: |_?_|

Married: 26 Dec 1724 in Morristown, Morris, New Jersey

Father: |_?_|
Mother: |_?_|

Children of marriage 1:

   1. Simeon GOBLE b:11 Mar 1725/26 in Morristown,NJ d. 8 Aug 1777 Morristown, NJ
   2. Hannah GOBLE b: 1 Apr 1727 in Morristown, Morris, NJ
   3. Abigail GOBLE b: 18 Jan 1728/29 in Morristown, Morris, NJ
   4. Salome GOBLE b: 13 Apr 1730 in Morristown, Morris, NJ d. Bef 1790
   5. Unknown GOBLE b:10 Oct 1731 in Morristown, NJ d. 12 Nov 1731 Morristown,NJ
   6. Gershom GOBLE b: 29 Mar 1733 in Morristown, NJ d. Abt 1808 Sussex County, NJ
  7.  Mary GOBLE b: 26 Sep 1734 in Morristown, Morris, NJ
  8.  Mathias GOBLE b: 5 Jun 1736 in Morristown, NJ d. 1818 Wantage Twnshp, Sussex, NJ
  9.  Martha GOBLE b: 1738 in Morristown, Morris, NJ
10.  Ephraim GOBLE b: 20 Apr 1739 in Morristown, Morris, NJ d. Bef 1800
11.  Jonathan GOBLE b: 31 Jul 1741 in Morristown, Morris, NJ
12.  Phoebe GOBLE b: 12 May 1743 in Morristown, Morris, NJ
13.  Jonas GOBLE b: 4 Apr 1745 in Morristown, NJ d. 1 May 1782 Morristown, Morris, NJ
14.  Jacob GOBLE b: 27 Jan 1746/47 in Morristown, Morris, NJ
15.  Ruth GOBLE b: 1 Aug 1748 in Morristown, Morris, NJ
16.  George GOBLE b: 26 May 1750 in Morristown, NJ d. 18 Feb 1831 Minisink, NN
17.  Rachel GOBLE b: 23 Nov 1751 in Morristown, Morris, NJ

Robert served as a Judge and public official. Occupation was as a farmer.

Daniel Goble, Robert, Jonas, Jemima and Alice, while resident in Hunterdon Co. (Morris) NJ on Sept. 20, 1734 executed a deed to lands in Lancaster Worcester Co. Mass, which they had inherited from their mother Sarah Houghton Goble, wife of Daniel Goble(3). (See Worcester District Deeds, Book 7, p.259) This deed connects the Gobles of Morristown NJ. with the Goble's of Charlestown, Mass.*

Robert Goble(4) and Jonas Goble, on June 8 1752 the Piscataway Church (Morris Co.) dismissed a number of its members, among them Robert and his wife Mary and Deacon Jonas Goble and wife
Malatiah. They with a number of other people including several Gobles organized and constituted the
Baptist Church in Morristown, Aug 11, 1752.

On June 21, 1769 Ezekiel Goble was selected vestryman and in June 1772 Ephraim Goble was chosen clerk.

(See History of Morris Co. NJ (1888)p.138)

*Robert Goble was appointed Justice of the Peace for Morris County March 28 1749, again December 21, 1756 and again April 30, 1768. Justices of the Peace were also County Judges. In 1775 the Governor of the Colony appointed him to register friendly Indians. (See NJ Archives Vol.16p91,p.572 and Vol.24,p.603 and 658.)

*Washington established a winter camp near Morristown, NJ in the early part of the Revolution, and
this camp included a part of the farms of Robert Goble and Jonas Goble. A map of the camp made in 1780 by Emory McClintock shows the location of the homes of these two Gobles. The Local History Librarian of the Joint Free Public Library of Morristown and Morris Township have a copy of this map. One of the homes was still standing and occupied in 1947.

See Dorothy Hand Dymond Book, page 174 - 178.

According to handwritten bible records dated 1855 by Jacob Goble: "Robert Goble - Esq: (long a
magistrate in Morristown) was the son of said David Goble. Robert was born in England, except date not know here by us; family tradition) Said that he was about 10 or 12 years old when he left England, or when he came with his father to Morristown New Jersey - who he married, or when - can't say - have no record. (that he had a good wife - I am witnefs having seen grand mother Goble at her home when I was 5 or 6 years old) grand Father Robert had a large family 16 children - the oldest a female but mostly sons - my father Jacob (the first of this ____) was the youngest but one of his father's family - he had a brother George younger then he." Provided by Archie Keith (11) Goble, Ontario Canada, Sep 1996. Jacob Goble was not aware of Robert's true birthplace or of his ancestry. EAS

According to THE MORRIS-TOWN BOOK, MINUTE BOOK OF MORRIS TOWNSHIP, NJ April 18, 1741, page 7 - "Robard Gobel marks with a crop off the right ears and a slot in the left and a brand with "G" on the right shoulder." This in reference to the way he marked his livestock.

Also - Record of Town Officers -
Robard Gobel - assessor - 1742, 1744, 1747, 1748, 1749, 1750, 1751, 1752.
Robard Gobel - freeholder - 1742, 1749, 1750, 1751, 1752, 1753.
Robard Gobel - collector - 1758, 1759, 1760.

Robert (4) Goble's will was written 17 Mar 1782 and proved 3 April 1783. In it he mentioned wife
Mary; children Gershom, Matthias, Jacob, and grandson Aaron Goble; daughters: Hannah, Abigail, and Rachel; son Jacob George; Ruth widow of son Jonas, deceased; Jered and Jacob, sons of Jonas deceased; daughters: Salome, Theodocia, Phebe, and Anne. Executors: grandson, Stephen Fairchild, and daughter-in-law, Ruth, his sister. Witnesses: Jonathan Stiles, Jacob Primrose, Timothy Lohness. Robert's wife Mary, born 25 Dec 1701, died 20 Feb 1786 at Morristown, NJ.

The Robert Goble house was occupied in 1905 by John S. Green. Address was 434 MT. Kemble
Avenue. In 1974 the house belonged to Michael Sarinelli. Directions: MT. Kemble Avenue is off
Morristown Green. One and 1/2 to 2 miles on the left, about 200 feet before Sand Spring Road.
(SOURCE: Barbara Hoskins, Morristown History Librarian, Aug 6, 1975.) According to page 90 of "Historic Morristown, New Jersey - The Story of its First Century" members of the Goble family are likely buried at the rear of the house.

Note:
(Research):4/27/99 - Completed Ancestral File, Ancestry Internet Site, World Family Tree, IGI Internet Site and personal files review of this family.
 

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