by Phillip G. Goff, GGFA Director of Genetic Genealogy
This is the last of a ten-part series on early Goffe families in England.
The Norfolk Record Office (“NRO”) maintains a database of online historical records. In Norfolk, like elsewhere in the south and east of England, Goffe is the earliest form of the surname. The Goff spelling appears in the NRO online documents in the 18th century. Gough mainly appears in Norfolk records beginning in the 18th century. The below is a partial list of abstracted records of Goffe entries in the NRO https://nrocatalogue.norfolk.gov.uk from 1421 to 1691:
This is the final part of a 10-part series on early Goffe families in England.
Phillip Goff is the co-author, along with Roy L. Lockhart, of The Four Goff Brothers of Western Virginia. Since 2004, he has run the Goff/Gough Surname DNA Study, which today has about 400 participants.
Hello im a Goff from east london looking to see if any family history are here
regards Rob Goff
Rob, I am eager to hear about your lineage. Once we know something of your lineage, then we can determine what is known already about your history. There is some evidence that my Goff family is from the area between Essex and Norfolk. Regardless of whether there is currently information about your Goff family here, the GGFA is dedicated to sorting out all Goff/Gough/McG lineages worldwide. Today we are reconstructing lineages back to the 1500s, but the tools exist to get back to the 1300s. Let’s email about whether you’ve taken a DNA test. Best, Phil