Samuel Goode Sr. (abt. 1655 - bef. 1735)

Born about 1655 in Saint Michael, Barbados

Ancestors

Husband of Martha (Jones) Goode — married before 1716 in Henrico County, Virginia Colony

Descendants

Died before 7 Apr 1735 before about age 80 in Henrico, Virginia

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Biography

Birth

Date: BET 1655 AND 1658

Place: Barbados^[1][2]

Birth:

Date: BET 1655 AND 1658

Place: Henrico County, Colony of Virginia^[1]

Date: 1655

Place: Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States(sic0^[1][3]

Marriage

• Spouse: Martha (Jones) Goode (?-?).
• Children in order named in will:

1. Mackarness Goode (?
2. Samuel Goode (1700-1797),
3. William Goode (1704-?),
4. Philip Goode (?
5. John Goode (
6. Frances Goode (
7. Martha Goode, under 21 in 1734.
8. Margaret Goode, under 21 in 1734.

Death

Date: Between December 10, 1734 and April 7, 1735.

Place: Colony of Virginia^[1][2]

Probate: 7 Apr 1735

Place: Whitby, Henrico, Virginia, United States^[1]

Will

Date: 10 DEC 1734

Place: Henrico County, Colony of Virginia^[2]

Last Will & Testament of Samuel Goode

In the name of God, Amen! I Samuel Goode, of the County of Henrico, being very sick and weak in body, but in perfect mind and memory, thanks be to Almighty God that gave it in full and certain hope of a joyful reserection at the last Day of our Lord Jesus Christ and my body to the earth to be decently buryed at the discretion of my executors hereafter named, and as for what worldly estates it hath pleased God to endow me with I give and bequeath as followeth:

Item, I give and bequeath to my son, Mackerness Goode, the uppermost part of my land at Middle creek, containing three hundred acres, bounding as followeth, to him and his heirs forever.

Item, I give and bequeath to my son, Samuel Good, three hundred acres of land joining to his brother, Mackarness, to him and his heirs forever.

Item, I give and bequeath to my son, William Goode, three hundred acres of land joining to his brother, Samuel Goode to him and his heirs forever.

Item, I give and bequeath to my son, Phillip Good, three hundred acres of land joining to his brother, Will Good, to him and his heirs forever.

Item, I give and bequeath to my son, John Good, three hundred acres of land joining to his brother, Phillip Good, to him and his heirs forever.

Item, I give and bequeath to my daughter, Frances Goode, the plantation at Winepeck, containing a hundred acres, to her and heirs forever; also it is my will and desire that three hundred acres of the lower part of my land joining to John Goode, may be sold to pay my debts at the discretion of my executors.

Impris, I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Martha Goode, and my two daughters, Martha and Margaret Good, all the residue of my estate and negroes, to be equally divided when my said daughters shall be of age, twenty one, or at the day of marriage, nominating and appointing my wife to be my executrix of this my last will and testament.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my seal the 10th day of December, 1734.

Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of us, Thos. Jones, John Tillotson, Elizabeth Tillotson.

Samuel Goode (seal)

At a court held for Henrico the seventh day of April Anno Dom. 1735, this will was presented by Martha Goode upon oath, and proved by the oaths of the witnesses hereto whereupon it was admitted to record.

Test: Bowler Cocke, Ct. Cur. Will probated 7 Apr 1735.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Source: #S1 Page: Volume: 339; SAR Membership Number: 67707; APID: 1,2204::673209
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Source: #S377 Page: See Attached
3. ↑ Source: #S-837407820 Page: Source number: 8281.021; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 29 APID: 1,7836::478189

See also:

• Virginia Genealogies, by Horace Edwin Hayden, page 306 [1]
• Source: S-837407820 Repository: Ancestry.com; Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc APID: 1,7836::0
• Source: S1 Author: Ancestry.com Title: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls; Repository: Ancestry.com; APID: 1,2204::0
• Source: S-837403378 Repository: Ancestry.com; Title: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. APID: 1,2204::0
• Source: S377 Author: George Brown Goode; Title: Virginia Cousins: A Study of the Ancestry and Posterity of John Goode of Whitby, a Virginia Colonist of the Seventeenth Century, with Notes Upon Related Families, a Key to Southern Genealogy and a History of the English Surname Gode, Goad, Goode Or Good fr; Publication: Publisher: J. W. Randolph; Location: Richmond Virginia; Date: 1887; pages 28, 35–37; Repository: Ancestry.com; (NOTE: The author's proof of his book with a list of autograph corrections and a review of the book tipped in after the text.)
• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 28 March 2021), memorial page for Samuel Goode (1658–1735), Find A Grave: Memorial #207802140, citing Goode Family Graveyard, Henrico County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by David Goode (contributor 49372965) .
• familysearch.org # LVQ1-V7B