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Biography. Death and burial. Titles, styles, and arms. References. Lady Rebecca Staunton Gooch (1685 – February 1775), also referred to as "Lady Gooch" and "Dame Rebecca Gooch", was an English noblewoman and wife of Sir William Gooch, the Colonial Governor of Virginia from 1727 to 1749.
Lady Rebecca Staunton (m. 1714) Children. William Gooch. Military service. Allegiance. Great Britain. Branch/service. British Army. Sir William Gooch, 1st Baronet (21 October 1681 – 17 December 1751) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator who served as the governor of Virginia from 1727 to 1749.
10 de may. de 2024 · Rebecca, also referred to as "Lady Gooch" and "Dame Rebecca Gooch", was an English noblewoman. Lady Staunton was born in 1685 in Hampton, London, the daughter of Robert Staunton, a squire.[7] In 1714 she married Sir William and moved with him to the Governor's Palace in Williamsburg, Virginia when he became Colonial Governor in 1727.[8]
- February 1, 1775
Staunton, Va. was settled in 1732. It was named for Lady Rebecca Staunton, wife of colonial governor Sir William Gooch. It was the capital of the Northwest Territory from 1738 to 1770. The Virginia General Assembly established Staunton as a town in 1761 and the town was formally incorporated in 1801.
8 de abr. de 2024 · Settled by John Lewis in 1736 and laid out by his son, Thomas, in 1747, it was named for Lady Rebecca Staunton, wife of Sir William Gooch, a colonial governor of Virginia. From 1738 to 1770 it was the capital of what was then the Northwest Territory .
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
10 de may. de 2024 · Lady Rebecca Gooch. wife. William Gooch, II. son. Thomas Gooch, I. father. Frances Gooch. mother. Rt. Rev. Sir Thomas Gooch, 2nd BT. brother. Ann Gooch. sister. Elizabeth Gooch. sister. Matilda Postlethwaite. sister. Frances Gooch. sister. About Maj. Gen. Sir William Gooch, 1st Baronet and Lt. Governor of Virginia.
3 de mar. de 2022 · Lady Rebecca Staunton. Staunton was originally called “Augusta Courthouse.” Its current name came from Lady Rebecca Staunton, wife of William Gooch, the first colonial governor of Virginia (1727-1749). Gooch encouraged colonists to settle in the Shenandoah Valley.
