Philip was the son of Philip Goss III [1700-1742] and Keziah Cooley [1702-1745]. He was the oldest of seven children, 3 girls, 4 boys: Philip, Hannah, Ebenezer, Judith, Nathaniel and Thomas.
Philip married Mary Kendall, daughter of John and Deborah (Richardson) Kendall, sometime after June 7, 1744 probably in Lancaster, MA. See attached image for notation of their marriage intention. They had 13 children, all of whom survived to adulthood. See Mary Kendall's memorial link below for a complete list of their children.
As Connecticut became more crowded Philip seized the opportunity to move to an area with more abundant farmland. He became one of the proprietors in Plymouth Twp. (Susquehanna Co.) located in Litchfield County, CT, which later (1786) became Luzerne Co. PA.
Leaving his wife, daughters and two young sons behind, Philip took his sons Philip V, Comfort, Nathaniel, David, Solomon and 9-year-old Ebenezer, and was among the original early settlers of Plymouth Twp. in Litchfield County, CT [later, Luzerne County, PA]. They arrived on May 11, 1769 as part of a group of 200 that arrived a few weeks after the original first 40. The goal of the company was to set up three 5-acre townships on the west branch of the Susquehanna River.
This was a wild and dangerous place and though it's not known exactly when the rest of his family moved there, in about 1776 Philip moved his family to what is now Huntington Mills, a more secure location. He is shown on the tax lists in the area for the years 1776, 1777 and 1778.
But there continued to be much upheaval in the area mostly due to disagreements about land rights and over a period of time violence erupted. Unfortunately Philip lost his life in defense of the land he had hoped would provide security and prosperity for his family.
From the History of Luzerne County, PA: "Capt. Carr and Philip Goss, in attempting to fly in a canoe, were shot below Wapwallopen and left, the latter dead, the other dying on the shore." In some places it is disputed that instead of Philip, the father, it was actually David, his son who died that day. Maybe additional research will tell.
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This submitted from FAG contributor #47644196:
Capt Robert Carr...was Captain of the Up River Company of Connecticut militia, 1776. In 1777, he retired to Wyoming. On the 9th of November 1778, while in company with Daniel Goss below Wapwallopen, they were attacked by a band of Indians; Carr was shot through the thigh, tomahawked and scalped; Goss was also slain.
Source: History and geography of Bradford County, Pennsylvania, 1615-1924, Chapter XVII. Wyalusing Township Pages 194-195
Philip married Mary Kendall, daughter of John and Deborah (Richardson) Kendall, sometime after June 7, 1744 probably in Lancaster, MA. See attached image for notation of their marriage intention. They had 13 children, all of whom survived to adulthood. See Mary Kendall's memorial link below for a complete list of their children.
As Connecticut became more crowded Philip seized the opportunity to move to an area with more abundant farmland. He became one of the proprietors in Plymouth Twp. (Susquehanna Co.) located in Litchfield County, CT, which later (1786) became Luzerne Co. PA.
Leaving his wife, daughters and two young sons behind, Philip took his sons Philip V, Comfort, Nathaniel, David, Solomon and 9-year-old Ebenezer, and was among the original early settlers of Plymouth Twp. in Litchfield County, CT [later, Luzerne County, PA]. They arrived on May 11, 1769 as part of a group of 200 that arrived a few weeks after the original first 40. The goal of the company was to set up three 5-acre townships on the west branch of the Susquehanna River.
This was a wild and dangerous place and though it's not known exactly when the rest of his family moved there, in about 1776 Philip moved his family to what is now Huntington Mills, a more secure location. He is shown on the tax lists in the area for the years 1776, 1777 and 1778.
But there continued to be much upheaval in the area mostly due to disagreements about land rights and over a period of time violence erupted. Unfortunately Philip lost his life in defense of the land he had hoped would provide security and prosperity for his family.
From the History of Luzerne County, PA: "Capt. Carr and Philip Goss, in attempting to fly in a canoe, were shot below Wapwallopen and left, the latter dead, the other dying on the shore." In some places it is disputed that instead of Philip, the father, it was actually David, his son who died that day. Maybe additional research will tell.
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This submitted from FAG contributor #47644196:
Capt Robert Carr...was Captain of the Up River Company of Connecticut militia, 1776. In 1777, he retired to Wyoming. On the 9th of November 1778, while in company with Daniel Goss below Wapwallopen, they were attacked by a band of Indians; Carr was shot through the thigh, tomahawked and scalped; Goss was also slain.
Source: History and geography of Bradford County, Pennsylvania, 1615-1924, Chapter XVII. Wyalusing Township Pages 194-195
Philip was the son of Philip Goss III [1700-1742] and Keziah Cooley [1702-1745]. He was the oldest of seven children, 3 girls, 4 boys: Philip, Hannah, Ebenezer, Judith, Nathaniel and Thomas.
Philip married Mary Kendall, daughter of John and Deborah (Richardson) Kendall, sometime after June 7, 1744 probably in Lancaster, MA. See attached image for notation of their marriage intention. They had 13 children, all of whom survived to adulthood. See Mary Kendall's memorial link below for a complete list of their children.
As Connecticut became more crowded Philip seized the opportunity to move to an area with more abundant farmland. He became one of the proprietors in Plymouth Twp. (Susquehanna Co.) located in Litchfield County, CT, which later (1786) became Luzerne Co. PA.
Leaving his wife, daughters and two young sons behind, Philip took his sons Philip V, Comfort, Nathaniel, David, Solomon and 9-year-old Ebenezer, and was among the original early settlers of Plymouth Twp. in Litchfield County, CT [later, Luzerne County, PA]. They arrived on May 11, 1769 as part of a group of 200 that arrived a few weeks after the original first 40. The goal of the company was to set up three 5-acre townships on the west branch of the Susquehanna River.
This was a wild and dangerous place and though it's not known exactly when the rest of his family moved there, in about 1776 Philip moved his family to what is now Huntington Mills, a more secure location. He is shown on the tax lists in the area for the years 1776, 1777 and 1778.
But there continued to be much upheaval in the area mostly due to disagreements about land rights and over a period of time violence erupted. Unfortunately Philip lost his life in defense of the land he had hoped would provide security and prosperity for his family.
From the History of Luzerne County, PA: "Capt. Carr and Philip Goss, in attempting to fly in a canoe, were shot below Wapwallopen and left, the latter dead, the other dying on the shore." In some places it is disputed that instead of Philip, the father, it was actually David, his son who died that day. Maybe additional research will tell.
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This submitted from FAG contributor #47644196:
Capt Robert Carr...was Captain of the Up River Company of Connecticut militia, 1776. In 1777, he retired to Wyoming. On the 9th of November 1778, while in company with Daniel Goss below Wapwallopen, they were attacked by a band of Indians; Carr was shot through the thigh, tomahawked and scalped; Goss was also slain.
Source: History and geography of Bradford County, Pennsylvania, 1615-1924, Chapter XVII. Wyalusing Township Pages 194-195
Philip married Mary Kendall, daughter of John and Deborah (Richardson) Kendall, sometime after June 7, 1744 probably in Lancaster, MA. See attached image for notation of their marriage intention. They had 13 children, all of whom survived to adulthood. See Mary Kendall's memorial link below for a complete list of their children.
As Connecticut became more crowded Philip seized the opportunity to move to an area with more abundant farmland. He became one of the proprietors in Plymouth Twp. (Susquehanna Co.) located in Litchfield County, CT, which later (1786) became Luzerne Co. PA.
Leaving his wife, daughters and two young sons behind, Philip took his sons Philip V, Comfort, Nathaniel, David, Solomon and 9-year-old Ebenezer, and was among the original early settlers of Plymouth Twp. in Litchfield County, CT [later, Luzerne County, PA]. They arrived on May 11, 1769 as part of a group of 200 that arrived a few weeks after the original first 40. The goal of the company was to set up three 5-acre townships on the west branch of the Susquehanna River.
This was a wild and dangerous place and though it's not known exactly when the rest of his family moved there, in about 1776 Philip moved his family to what is now Huntington Mills, a more secure location. He is shown on the tax lists in the area for the years 1776, 1777 and 1778.
But there continued to be much upheaval in the area mostly due to disagreements about land rights and over a period of time violence erupted. Unfortunately Philip lost his life in defense of the land he had hoped would provide security and prosperity for his family.
From the History of Luzerne County, PA: "Capt. Carr and Philip Goss, in attempting to fly in a canoe, were shot below Wapwallopen and left, the latter dead, the other dying on the shore." In some places it is disputed that instead of Philip, the father, it was actually David, his son who died that day. Maybe additional research will tell.
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This submitted from FAG contributor #47644196:
Capt Robert Carr...was Captain of the Up River Company of Connecticut militia, 1776. In 1777, he retired to Wyoming. On the 9th of November 1778, while in company with Daniel Goss below Wapwallopen, they were attacked by a band of Indians; Carr was shot through the thigh, tomahawked and scalped; Goss was also slain.
Source: History and geography of Bradford County, Pennsylvania, 1615-1924, Chapter XVII. Wyalusing Township Pages 194-195
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