Goff, Daniel
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Title
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Goff, Daniel
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Gender
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Male
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Biography
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Daniel Goff was born in Cumberland County, Virginia to Samuel and Diana Goff, free people of African descent.
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In September of 1777 Goff joined the fight for Independence, enlisting for three years. During his time in service he survived the brutal encampment at Valley Forge and fought in the pivotal Battle of Monmouth, New Jersey. Records show that he served under the command of Generals Washington and Lafayette.
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In 1780 he was discharged from service in Chesterfield, Virginia and came to Kentucky in the late 1780's with Major David Leitch, who presumably hired him as a laborer.
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Sometime in the 1820s he moved to Boone County and lived on the homestead (now on Gunpowder Road) of Alexander Marshall.
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James Taylor urged Goff to apply for his pension and supported this effort with an affidavit that included; attempts in the past to obtain compensation for Goff and other affidavits from men who had served with him. The pension also gives insight into the relationship between Goff and James Taylor. In 1834 Goff filed for his pension with the Clerk of Courts in Boone County, Kentucky. He received his last quarterly pension payment in March of 1843.
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Member
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Goff family
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Birth date
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Jun 1754
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Father
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Goff, Samuel
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Mother
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unknown, Diana
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Death date
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circa 1843
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Occupation(s)
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Gardener (Taylor home)
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Military service
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5th Virginia Regiment, Continental Army
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11th Virginia Regiment, Continental Army
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14th Virginia Regiment, Continental Army
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Allegiance
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United States of America
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Held rank
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Private
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Service began
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Sep 1777
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Bibliographic citation(s)
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KET Staff. (2018, November 18), "Daniel Goff" [Video]. KET.
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Goff, Daniel, Unites States, Revolutionary War Pensions, Record Group 15, Publication # M804, Pension # 15586; National Archives, Washington.
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Goff, Daniel, United States, Revolutionary War Service Records, 1775-1783. Record Group 93, Publication # M880; National Archives, Washington.
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Goff, Daniel, Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783. War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records, Record Group 93, Publication # M246; National Archives, Washington.
Boone County (Ky.)
