Thomas Dance Goodwyn (1813 - 1866)

Born 27 Feb 1813 in Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 24 Sep 1866 at age 53 in Coweta, Georgia, USA

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Biography

Thomas was born in 1813 in Virginia. He was the son of Burwell Goodwyn and Nancy (Dance) Goodwyn

Slaves

1850 census Thos was in Division 19, Coweta, Georgia, United States.^[1]

In the 1860 census Thomas was a owner in Coweta, Georgia, United States.^[2]

Please see: Slaves of Thomas Dance Goodwyn, Georgia

Plantation

Please see: Catalpa Plantation, Coweta, Georgia

Marriage

Thomas D Goodwyn married Mary A. Caroline Griffin about 1838 in Georgia (based on the birth of first child.)

Georgia

1850 census Thos (age 37) was in Coweta, Georgia, United States.^[3]

1860 census Thomas (age 48) was in Several Districts, Coweta, Georgia, United States.^[4]

Death

Thomas was mentioned on a memorial in Cokes Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Sharpsburg, Coweta County, Georgia, United States with a death date of 24 September 1866.^[5]

Will

Administrators Bonds, 3 December 1865 in Coweta, Georgia, Bond: $6000. Administrators: John B Goodwyn, William B Pinson and Mary C Goodwyn.^[6]

Notes

• Will of Elizabeth (Thweatt) Goodwyn Oct, 1830, Dinwiddle, Virginia. Thomas inherited from his grandmother. (image 33 of 273)
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodwyn-Bailey_House (Catalpa Plantation)

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
   The National Archive in Washington Dc; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
   Ancestry Record 8055 #93371686 (accessed 8 March 2023)
   Thos D Goodwin in Division 19, Coweta, Georgia, USA.
2. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
   citing Page: 47; Line: 29; FHL microfilm: 000803144; Record number: 087630;
   FamilySearch Record: WKV4-9Z2M (accessed 5 March 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYBR-3MN Image number 00360
   Thomas D Goodwyn owner in household of Thomas D Goodwyn in Coweta, Georgia, United States.
3. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 36;
   FamilySearch Record: MZYK-T8D (accessed 5 March 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-65XD-P7
   Thos Goodwin (37) in Coweta, Georgia, United States. Born in Virginia.
4. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860"
   citing Page: 97; Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Affiliate Film Number: 118; FHL microfilm: 803118; Record number: 8497;
   FamilySearch Record: MZMV-GJ3 (accessed 5 March 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBG-HDL Image number 00225
   Thomas Goodwyn (48) in Several Districts, Coweta, Georgia, United States. Born in Va..
5. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #103951363 (accessed 5 March 2023)
   Memorial page for Thomas Dance Goodwyn (27 Feb 1813-24 Sep 1866), citing Cokes Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Sharpsburg, Coweta County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Dale Ebeling (contributor 47165598).
6. ↑ Probate: "Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992"
   Coweta County, Georgia Probate Records; Author: Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Coweta County); Probate Place: Coweta, Georgia
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8635 #126699 (accessed 6 March 2023)
   Thomas D Goodwyn probate on 3 Dec 1865 in Coweta, Georgia, USA.

• Georgia Property Tax: "Georgia, U.S., Property Tax Digests, 1793-1892"
  Militia District Number: 645
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1729 #2929250 (accessed 24 March 2023)
  Name: Thos D Goodwyn; Year: 1860; District: District 6; District Number: 645; Place: Coweta, Georgia, USA.
• Death of daughter Virginia G Bailey: "Georgia Deaths, 1914-1927"
  citing FHL microfilm: 2321104;
  FamilySearch Record: JDF8-P8F (accessed 5 March 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DZD7-ZM5 Image number 01021
  T D Goodney in death record for daughter Virginia G Bailey, 7 Nov 1923 in Raymond, Coweta, Georgia, United States.
• Death of son Woodson Hubbard Goodwyn: "Texas, Hardin County Clerk, Death Records, 1908-1948"
  citing Record number: 0;
  FamilySearch Record: DSQ6-R52M (accessed 5 March 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 3QHV-23XW-X9R2-Q Image number 00203
  Thomas Goodwyn in death record for son Woodson Hubbard Goodwyn, 21 Apr 1942 in Hardin, Texas, United States.
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 04 February 2021, 03:51), entry for Thomas Dance Goodwyn (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LZKF-G3B ); contributed by various users.
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZMV-GJ3 : 10 November 2020), Thomas Goodwyn, 1860.
• Fact: Residence (1850) Coweta, Georgia, United States
• Fact: Residence (1860) Several Districts, Coweta, Georgia, United States
• Fact: Burial (1866) Cokes Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Sharpsburg, Coweta, Georgia, United States