Thomas Goodwin (abt. 1650 - 1739)

Born about 1650 in Llandewi-Brefi, Cardiganshire, Wales

Husband of Elizabeth (Jones) Goodwin — married 1680 in Cardiganshire, Wales

Descendants

Died 10 Aug 1739 at about age 89 in Middletown Twp., Delaware Co., Colony of Pennsylvania

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Thomas was a Friend (Quaker)

Biography

Thomas Goodwin, with his wife, Elizabeth (Jones) Goodwin, and 4 of his children: Elizabeth, Mary, Sarah, and Thomas Goodwin, emigrated to the Quaker-led colony of Pennsylvania in late 1708 to avoid religious persecution as Quakers in North Wales, his home having been at Llandewi Brefi, Cardiganshire. His oldest son, John Goodwin, remained in Wales and became a well-known Quaker pastor in Esgairgoch, Montgomery-shire. He died in 1763 at 82 years old (b: ca. 1681 in Cardiganshire, Wales).^[1]

Thomas presented his certificate of membership to the Chester, Pennsylvania, Monthly Meeting on February 28, 1709. Elizabeth (Jones) Thomas, to whom he was married in North Wales in about 1680, was born in 1652 and died November 10, 1739 in her 87th year. After arriving in Pennsylvania, Thomas Goodwin settled first in Edgmont Township, Delaware County, on land later owned by Everett Passmore. The Chester Meeting records call him "Thomas of Concord" and also "Thomas of Edgmont".

Thomas Goodwin was taxed in Middletown Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, in 1715 and 1725. He died about 1725 as he is no longer on the tax rolls there after that date. His wife died on November 10, 1739, at 87 years old.

Name: Thomas Goodwin

Surname: Goodwin (aka Gooding)

Given Name: Thomas

Birth Date: 1644/1650 in Llandewi-Brefi, Cardiganshire, Wales

Marriage to Elizabeth (Jones), b: 1652; d: 10 Nov. 1739 in PA

Married in 1680 in Wales

5 Children: ^[2]

1. John, b: ca. 1681 in Cardiganshire, Wales
2. Elizabeth Goodwin, b: ca. 1685 in Wales; m: Peter Thomas, 1711
3. Sarah Goodwin, b: 1696 in Wales; m: John Worrall, 9 Jun 1714
4. Mary Goodwin, b: 1688 in Wales; m: Thomas James, 21 Oct 1712
5. Thomas Goodwin, b: 1694 in Wales; m: Ann Jones, 12 Nov 1729

Immigration: 1708 to Philadelphia with wife and 4 children.

Residence: Edgemont Twp., Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Death: After 1725 in Middletown Twp., Delaware Co., Penna.

Thomas Goodwin came to this country about 1708 to avoid persecution in North Wales, his home having been at Llandewi Brefi, in Cardiganshire. He presented his certificate of membership to Chester Monthly Meeting, February 28, 1709. John, the oldest of his children, remained in North Wales. Elizabeth, the wife of Thomas, to whom he was married in Wales, born in 1652, died 9 Nov 1739, in her 87th year. He settled, after arriving in Pennsylvania, first in Edgmont township, Delaware county, on land lately owned by Everett Passmore. The Chester Meeting records call him "Thomas of Concord," and also "Thomas of Edgmont." He was taxed in Middletown in 1715 and 1725.

The children of Thomas and Elizabeth: - John Goodwin - Mary Goodwin m. Thomas James - Elizabeth Goodwin m. Peter Thomas - Thomas Goodwin m. Ann Jones - Sarah Goodwin m. John Worrall

Sources

1. ↑ History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical ...By J. Smith Futhey
2. ↑ Colonial Families of Philadelphia by John Woolf Jordan, pg. 167

• The Collateral Ancestry of Stephen Harris born September 4, 1798 and of Marianne Smith born April 2, 1805. George F. Lasher, Printer, Philadelphia, 1908.
• Colonial Families of Philadelphia by John Woolf Jordan, pg. 1316. A Google book.

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile UNKNOWN-42065 was created through the import of Tribal Pages 0004.ged on 25 March 2011. The LNAB of this profile was changed from UNKNOWN to Goodwin (WT profile Goodwin-5831) by Chet Snow for the Quakers project on October 16, 2017. "Found a new Source that identifies him as Thomas Goodwin, a Quaker from Cardiganshire, Wales, b: ca. 1650 and immigrated to Pennsylvania in 1708." See Sources.
• Source(s):

- Swarthmore, Quaker Meeting Records. Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.

- Harris, Joseph S. The Collateral Ancestry of Stephen Harris. Philadelphia: G.F. Lasher, printer, 1908.

- Myers, Albert Cook. Quaker Arrivals at Philadelphia, 1682-1750. Baltimore, MD, USA: Southern Book Co., 1957.

- John Woolf Jordan. Colonial Familes of Philadelphia, Vol. 2. New York: Lewis Publishing Co., 1911.

- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20610923/thomas-goodwin : accessed 13 September 2021), memorial page for Thomas Goodwin (1650–10 Aug 1739), Find a Grave Memorial ID 20610923, citing Goshen Friends Burial Ground, East Goshen Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Salkeld Genealogy Research (contributor 48113546) .