Thomas Goodacre (bef. 1775)

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Biography

In the 1820 U.S. Census, Thomas Goodacare was enumerated as head of a two person household in Caldwell County, Kentucky, United States. He was recorded as born before 1775.^[1]

Caldwell County, Kentucky Order Book Excerpts

Excerpts from Caldwell County, Kentucky Court Order Book B^[2]

Page 62, July 1816,

Ordered that Saml Robertson, Washam Easley, Jacob Harrell, Daniel Brown & Thos Goodaker or any three of them who being first sworn do appraise the Estate of Ephriam Prate decd and that the Exrs return an Inventory to this Court according to law.

Page 227, 28th April 1818

On motion of John Goodacre ordered that Branon Armstong, Thomas Goodacre, Jas Armstong, DanL Easley & Capt. Robt Ritchey or any three being first sworn do lay out and mark a way the nearest and best for a road leading from Princeton the nearest and best to Dyburn ford on tradewater & report.

Kentucky Land Grants

Grantee: Thos Goodacre ^[3]

Number of Acres: 200

Survey Date: 19 Mar 1805

County: Livingston

Watercourse: Flynns Fk

Book Number: 9

Grantee: Thomas Goodacre ^[4]

Number of Acres: 50

Survey Date: 30 Jul 1818

County: Caldwell

Watercourse: Fk Tradewater

Book Number: F

Residence

Enumeration Census Date: 7 August 1820 ^[1] Census Place: Caldwell County, Kentucky, United States

Category	No.	Comments & Conjectures
White Males - 45 and over	1	Thomas Goodacare, born before 1775
White Females - 45 and over	1	wife

Research Notes

John Goodacre might be his son (most likely) or brother.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States Census, 1820", FamilySearch Record (accessed 25 January 2020), Thos Goodacre, Caldwell, Kentucky, United States; citing NARA Publication M33, Roll 19, Page 32; FHL microfilm 186,179.
2. ↑ Caldwell County, Kentucky Court Order Book B, 1815 - 1818. Pages 62 and 227.
3. ↑ Jillson, Willard Rouse. The Kentucky Land Grants. Vol. I-II. Louisville, KY, USA: Filson Club Publications, 1925. Ancestry Record 2073 #24389 (accessed 25 January 2020). Link to referenced book, page 323.
4. ↑ Kentucky, Land Grants, 1782-1924. Original date from The Kentucky Land Grants. Ancestry Record 2073 #43760 (accessed 25 January 2020), Link to referenced book, page 570.