David Goodrich Sr. (1667 - 1755)

Born 4 May 1667 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Wright) Goodrich — married about 7 Mar 1688 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut

Husband of Prudence (Churchill) Goodrich — married 1 Dec 1698 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Conn.

Descendants

Died 23 Jan 1755 at age 87 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut Colony

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Biography

David Goodrich was born on May 4, 1667 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, son of William Goodrich (<1622–<1676) and Sarah Marvin (<1631–~1701).^[1]

David (20) married Hannah Wright (17) (born on March 10, 1670 in Wethersfield; daughter of Thomas Wright Jr. and Elizabeth (Chittenden) Wright) about March 7, 1688 in Wethersfield.^[2][3][4] Their children were:

1. Josiah Goodrich (1690–1731)
2. Elizabeth Goodrich (1691–1726)
3. Elizur Goodrich (1693–1774)
4. David Goodrich (1694–1785)
5. Abigail Goodrich (1697–1712)

Hannah died in 1698.^[5]

David (31) married Prudence Churchill (20) (born on July 2, 1678 in Wethersfield; daughter of Benjamin Churchill and Mary (Unknown) Churchill) on December 1, 1698 in Wethersfield, Conn.^[3][4][6] Their children were:

1. Hezekial Goodrich (1700–1732)
2. Prudence Goodrich (1701–1783)
3. Sarah Goodrich (~1702–1784)
4. Mary Goodrich (1704–1740)
5. Hannah Goodrich (1707–1773)
6. Jeremiah Goodrich (1709–1793)
7. Anne Goodrich (1711–1783)
8. Zebulon Goodrich (1713–1788)
9. Benjamin Goodrich (1715–1797)
10. Abigail Goodrich (1718–>1756)
11. Charles Goodrich (~1720–1816)
12. Millicent Goodrich (1723–1751)

David died on January 23, 1755 in Wethersfield, aged 87, and is buried at the Wethersfield Village Cemetery in Wethersfield.^[7] David was called Col. in the Goodrich Family^[1] and Captain on his gravestone. There are two stones for David. You can see a picture of his gravestones at his FindAGrave Memorial.^[8] One shows that he was a Captain in Col. Whitney's Regiment in Queen Anne's War. He died at the age of 87; while the other says that he was a Captain in North Company during the Indian War.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Goodrich-Family-Memorial Association. The Goodrich Family in America. A genealogy of the descendants of John and William Goodrich of Wethersfield, Conn., Richard Goodrich of Guilford, Conn., and William Goodridge of Watertown, Mass..... Chicago: Fergus printing company, 1889. Open Library Page 34 and 37
2. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPST-D4P5 : 15 April 2022), David Goodrich in entry for Hannah Wright, 7 Mar 1688; citing Marriage, Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272251.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Connecticut Vital Records to 1870 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) From original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928. Wethersfield, Page 120-129 (Shows marriage date of 7 March 1688)
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "The Goodrich Family in America. A Genealogy of the Descendants of John and William Goodrich of Wethersfield, Conn.", Richard Goodrich of Guilford, Conn., and William Goodridge of Watertown, Mass. Lafayette Wallace Case M.D., Author Role: Editor Publication: Fergus Printing Company, Chicago, Illinois, 1889, Second Date, 1984; page 37 (Shows marriage year of 1689)
5. ↑ "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLM7-BNMY : 29 November 2018), Goodrich in entry for Hannah Goodrich, 1698.
6. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:78XF-6SMM : 14 April 2022), David Goodrich in entry for Prudence Churchill, ; citing Marriage, Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272227.
7. ↑ "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F787-HM3 : 16 September 2020), David Goodrich, 1755.
8. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #10587995

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• Ancestry-Wilhelm. David Goodrich, son of William and Sarah. Husband of Hanna Wright and Prudence Churchill. Born 4 May 1667. Died 23 Jan 1755.
• Genealogical Notes Or Contributions to the Family History of Some of the First Settlers of Connecticut and Masschusetts by Nathaniel Goodwin (1982), pg. 69
• Goodrich Family Association