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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Godfrey , Thomas 1704 -1749 (search)
Goffe, William 1605-
Regicide; born in England about 1605; son of a Puritan clergyman.
With his father-in-law, General Whalley, he arrived in Boston in the summer of 1660, and shared his fortunes in America, becoming a major-general in 1665.
When, during King Philip's War, Hadley was surrounded by the Indians, and the alarmed citizens every moment expected an attack (1675), Goffe suddenly appeared among them, took command, and led them so skilfully that the Indians were soon repulsed.
He as suddenly disappeared.
His person was a stranger to the inhabitants, and he was regarded by them as an angel sent for their deliverance.
Soon after Goffe's a– rival in Boston, a fencing-master erected a platform on the Common, and dared any man to fight him with swords.
Goffe, armed with a huge cheese covered with a cloth for a shield, and a mop filled with muddy water, appeared before the champion, who immediately made a thrust at his antagonist.
Goffe caught and held the fencing-maste