Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Goffe” in chapter 17 of Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register:

...y years, it had fallen into decay; it would seem also that it was not sufficiently large. At first, it was proposed to repair the house with a four-square roof and covered with shingle, and Edward Goffe , Thomas Marrett, John Stedman, Robert Holmes, and Thomas Danforth, were appointed, Feb. 18, 1649-50, to superintend the repairs. But shortly afterwards, March 11, 1649-50, At a general meeting of t...
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Entity Corpus Doc Corpus Doc  
Edward Goffe 159 143 1 1 0 user votes
William Goffe 39 0 1 0 0 user votes
Edmund Goffe 23 23 7 7 0 user votes
Samuel Goffe 12 12 0 0 0 user votes
Goffe 11 0 1 0 0 user votes
C. H. Goffe 4 0 0 0 0 user votes
Lt John Goffe 4 0 0 0 0 user votes
Mary Goffe 4 4 0 0 0 user votes
Thomas Goffe 3 0 1 0 0 user votes
Timothy Goffe 2 0 0 0 0 user votes
John Goffe 1 0 1 0 0 user votes

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