Paston Gould (1731-1782)

He was the son of King Gould, Judge-Advocate of Westminster, and the younger brother of Sir Charles (Gould) Morgan 1st Bt. who took the name Morgan on inheriting his wife's Tredegar estates. Paston's wife was a sister of Benjamin Hallowell, the Commissioner of Customs for the Port of Boston during the Boston Tea Party. In 1755, Paston was commissioned Captain in the 23rd Foot; Major in the 68th, 1762; and Lieutenant-Colonel of the 30th Foot in 1764. In 1777, he was promoted to Colonel of the 30th Foot. In 1781, he came to Charleston, South Carolina, with reinforcements from Ireland. Until the arrival of General Alexander Leslie, he was the senior British officer in the south. General Henry Clinton gave him the local rank of Brigadier-General upon his arrival in America and by the time he led reinforcements to join Colonel Stewart at Monck's Corner he had been given the local rank of Major-General. He was invalided out of the service in 1782, and died the following year. "Having expended his whole fortune in the purchase of his several regimental positions," his widow and daughter were granted an annuity of £200/annum. His daughter was Mrs Ann Gee, of Carew Manor, Beddington.