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Daniel Goodwin, immigrant ancestor, believed to be a brother of Richard Goodwin, of Gloucester, and son of Bridget Goodwin who m. 2d. Henry Travers of Ipswich, and m3d. Richard Window of Gloucester. She died in Gloucester, where her inventory was dated August 9, 1673. Daniel Goodwin may have been from Torrington, near Plymouth, England. [1]
He and a brother came to America in 1650 and arrived in Virginia, aboard a boat owned by a relative. Daniel then took what was called a coaster (a ship that plyed the coastline) and arrived in Maine.
He married first Margaret Spencer in Mar 1653, and second to Sarah Saunders (aka Sanders) after 1670. [2]
Daniel Goodwin was a pioneer and tavern proprietor holding land in the parish of Quamphegan, a part of early Kittery that became Berwick and then South Berwick, Maine. As a large landed proprietor, he kept a public house with and without a license and at times was in court because of "disturbances" which occured at his establishment.
He was in Kittery in 1652 when he signed the submission to Massachusetts and also was granted land in the town of Kittery, Maine. He received his lot by a town grant in 1654 and was a Constable of Kittery on 10 Dec. 1662, a Sergeant in 1659 and a Grand juryman in 1659 and 1678.
On 14 July 1683 he gave his sons Thomas and James a tract of land in Berwick where he was living and on 19 March 1696/7 he deeded land to his sons William and Moses and on 21 Aug. 1701 to his son Daniel.
On 13 Apr. 1697 he was a Selectman and signed a Berwick petition 4 Sept. 1697, a petition to the general court of Boston 10 Dec. 1662 for aid in discharging the duties of his office in the face of local opposition to that government, and a petition to Oliver Cromwell in 1657. He was also one of the founders of the church in South Berwick in 1702. In Dec. 1711 he deeded the homestead to his son Thomas for support.
Daniel Goodwin died before March 16, 1713 and is buried in Old Fields Cemetery in South Berwick, York, Maine. [3]
His descendants are eligible for membership in the Piscataqua Pioneers (whose ancestors must have settled on either bank of the river in colonial days), in Flagon and Trencher, Descendants of Colonial Tavern keepers, and in the Goodwin Family Organization.
Birth and Parentage. What sources confirm that the Daniel Goodwin of Kittery is the same man born to Daniel and Dorothy Baker at East Bergholt, Suffolk, England. For some references to the latter, see Some Goodwin Notes 2022.
Immigration. Profile reports he immigrated to Virginia. What are the host of sources that support this claim.
Children. Profile is in need of a child list with sources to support the children linked on WikiTree.
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And we don't have evidence for those different locations. Yes, Plymouth, Gloucester and Suffolk are a long way from each other, but the first two paragraphs of Daniel's biography here (where the references to Gloucester and Plymouth appear) are unsourced and highly speculative. There is no evidence that I can see here for those connections other than the name "Goodwin" and decades of unconfirmed speculation. The NEHGS pedigree rejects the speculative Bridget Goodwin connection in favor of a Suffolk origin. The attached parents are far more credible than the tenuous mother and family connection currently in his biography.
Given it's been about 6 months since said research was first referenced here in the comments, I'd say we're safe to go ahead and do it ourselves. I'm out of town right now, but might have some time next week to sit down and work on it.
edited by Ashley Jones JD
Thank you
Chart calls him Daniel^1 Goodwin (Daniel^A, John^B).
Hope this helps. --Gene
edited by GeneJ X
I was just providing information about him found in a modern, published source. --Gene