Ancestral Trails 2016 » John Goode (1620-1709)

Personal data John Goode 

• He was born in the year 1620 in Whitstone, Cornwall.Sources 1, 2
• He died on April 1, 1709 in Whitby, Henrico, Virginia, Verenigde Staten, he was 89 years old.Source 2

Household of John Goode

He is married to Ann Bennett.

They got married in the year 1667 at Whitby Plantation, Virginia, Verenigde Staten, he was 47 years old.

Child(ren):

1. Ursula GOODE  ± 1700-± 1734 

Notes about John Goode

John came to America during the first 30-40 years of its first colonization. He was born in Bronwell, Whitley, North of Cornall, England sometime between 1620 and 1630. Sometime between 1643 and 1650 he immigrated to Barbados, where he met and married Lady Frances Mackerness. A short while later they moved to Virginia (prior to 1661) and settled a place on the colonial frontier four miles from present day Richmond. The house he built was very similar to the house he had in England, with many rooms, and called it Whitby. and he remained there until he died in 1709.

Soon after having their first son Samuel, Lady Frances died. John became a tobacco planter. John Goode resided in Henrico County VA before 1676. He took sides with Nathaniel Baco until the latter avowed his intentions of resisting the King's sodiers. John then settled at Whitby on the James River. After dying in 1709, he left issue.

His brother, Rev. Marmaduke Goode, was of Ufton, Berkshire, Eng. Whitby was torn down in 1878 and was said to have been the first house build on the James River. The house was across from Pawhatan, the place where John Smith had his first interview with the great indian warrior, and father of Pocohantas named Pawhatan. Pawhatan's children intermingled with several of the Goode descendants over the years. Virginians tell the story about the decendants of John Goode and Pawhatan.

John's daughter Anne Goode married Pocahontas' brother. Many of John's decendants were killed during the Revolutionary War, and many fell victim to the hands of the Tories. They were driven out by the fighting, and moved out of the Richmond area to the lower part of Virginia.

During the Civil War, 500 Goode decendants took up arms for the south, and 75 were killed.

John was very active in field sports, especially fox hunting, and was fond of his horses. He was called "an old fox hunting English Squire." He stayed loyal to his motherland, although he was forced from England by politics. He was loyal to the established church in England.

Barbados grew from 1900 immigrants to 50,000 during the upheaval in England. Much of this information camed from the Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, Vol I-IV - Burgesses and Other Prominent Persons: *Note: this story came from a book called "The House of Goode." Not all facts have documentation to back up the claims. The Daughters of the Revolution will no longer let people join under some of the older Goode members information, because it was found to be unfounded. Not exactly "false," but just based on the current paper requirements. In the House of Goode, sons Robert and Samuel are both said to have been Mackerness' and Goode's sons. However, in the Virginia Biography, only Samuel is attributed to the union. It is said that he had 12 more children with Anne Bennett. Also, the story about a relationship with Pocohantas - well, a Blackwell relative has also claimed to have found papers that suggest a mingling of Blackwell ancestors with Pocohantas. Personally, I take it with a very small grain of salt!

Will of John Goode, 1708 In the name of God, Amen! The twenty-ninth day of November, in the year of our Lord God seventeen-hundred- and eight, I, John Goode of the County and parish of Henrico in Virginia, Gent., being sick and weak of body, but of sound and perfect mind and memory, thanks be to God for it, do make, ordain, constitute and appoint this to be my last will and testament, in manner following: Imprimis, I resign my soul into the hands of God who gave it, trusting throughout the merits of Jesus Christ my blessed Lord and Savior to obtain free pardon and forgiveness of all my sins; and my body to the earth, to be decently interred, at the discretion of my Executor, hereafter named. Item, That my debts and funeral charges be first paid. Item, I give, bequeath and devise to my son John Goode, one hundred acres of my land lying next James River, and adjoining the land of my son, Samuel Goode, to him the said John and his heirs forever. Item, I give, bequeath, and devise to my sons Thomas Goode and Joseph Goode my tract of Land lying in the woods on the north side of Stoney Creek, and at the heads of the aforementioned lands, estimated to be four hundred acres more or less, to be equally dived between them when they shall come to lawful age; and my will is, that if either the said Thomas or Joseph shall decease in their nonage, the survivor of them shall have, hold, occupy, possess and enjoy the aforesaid tract of land, containing four hundred acres, to him and his heirs forever. But if my two sons shall arrive to lawful age, then my will is that Thomas enjoy tow hundred acres of the aforementioned land, to him and his heirs forever, and that Joseph enjoy the other two hundred acres, to him and his heirs forever. Item, I give and bequeath to my daughter Katherine Roberts, two thousand pounds of tobacco. Item, I give and bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth Blackman, two thousand pounds of tobacco. Item, I give and bequeath to my daughter Susanna Goode, two thousand pounds of tobacco when she comes of age or is married. Item, I give and bequeath to my daughter Anna Goode, two thousand pounds of tobacco to be paid when she comes to age or is married. Item, I give and bequeath to my son Thomas Goode, two thousand pounds of tobacco when he comes to lawful age. Item, I give and bequeath to my son Joseph Goode, two thousand pounds of tobacco when he comes to lawful age. Item, I give and bequeath to my son Robert, two negroes, by name, Jupiter and Moll, and to his heirs forever. Item, I give and bequeath to my son John, two negroes, by name, George and Sabrina, and to his heirs forever. Item, I give and bequeath to my son Thomas, two negroes, by name, Abraham and Ned, and to his heirs forever. Item, I give and bequeath to son Joseph, one negro woman, by name Rose, and to his heirs forever. Item, I give and bequeath to my daughter Katherine Roberts, besides the two thousand pounds of tobacco already given, one thousand pounds of tobacco more, to be paid four years after my decease. Item, I give and bequeath to my son Samuel, ten shillings and a way for a cart and horse on the outside of the low-grounds by Long Swamp, during the term of his natural life. Item, I give to my daughter Frances, one shilling. Item, I give to my daughter Mary, one shilling. Item, I give to my daughter Martha, one shilling. Item, I give to my daughter Ursula, one shilling. All the rest of my goods and chattels I give and bequeath to my two sons Robert and John, and do make my said two sons Robert and John whole and sole executors of this my last will and testament, hereby revoking all former wills by me made and done. In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand and seal, this the day and year first written. Item my will is, that if Thomas and Joseph should die before the come to lawful age, their estate to be equally divided between their own brothers. Signed, sealed, delivered and acknowledged as his last will and testament in presence of us: John Goode (seal) Thomas Byrd, Giles Webb Clerke: Mary Forest HENRICO COUNTY, April 1st, ano 1709. The aforegoing will was this day proved in open Court by the oaths of the subscribed witnesses. Teste: James Cocke, Cl. Cur.

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