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Martha Field (Jefferson) Goode (1705 - 1796)

Martha Field Goode formerly Jefferson
Born in Osbornes, Henrico County, Colony of Virginiamap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 1740 in Colony of Virginiamap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 91 in Osbornes, Henrico County, Virginia, United Statesmap
Profile last modified | Created 18 Jul 2012
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Biography

Martha Field was born in 1705. She is the daughter of Thomas Jefferson and Mary Field. She passed away in 1797. [1]

She was an aunt of U. S. President Thomas Jefferson through his father, Peter Jefferson.[2][3][4]

Name

Name: Martha /Jefferson/[5][6][7][8][9]

Birth

Birth:
Date: 1712
Place: Osbornes Plantation, Henrico County, Colony of Virginia[10][11][12]

Marriage

Husband: Bennet Goode
Wife: Martha Jefferson
Marriage: Per SAR #65216
Date: 1740
Place: Colony of Virginia[13][14][15][16]
Child: John Goode

Death

Death: Age: 84
Date: 20 Oct 1796
Place: Powhatan Co, VA[17]

Martha was born about 1820. She passed away before 1880.


From “Virginia Cousins,” available on Google Books, Thirteenth Generation of Goode family, “The Powhatan Goodes,:” Bennett Goode of Fine Creek, Powhatan Co, VA, son of No. 34, was born in Chesterfield Co., 1700-20, removed with his mother to Mecklenburg Co., and subsequently settled in Powhatan, where he was a prosperousplanter. Marriedabout1740,MarthaJefferson,of"*Osbornes," auntofThomasJefierson,PresidentoftheUnitedStates. Children:— 109,JohnGoode,b.1743,d.1834. 11o,Bennet,b.1744-6,d.1812-16. 111,Adaughter,m.Mr.HendersonandmovedtoKentucky. 112, Adaughter,m.Mr.SaundersofLynchburg,d.s.p. 113.Adaughter m. Mr. Baskerville, of Dinwiddie Co. 114, A daughter, m. Mr. Royster,andremovedtoDinwiddieCo. 115,Martha,m.Charles Povall. 116,William,b.1765. Bennet Goode settled first at a place in Powhatan Co., near the mouth of Gen- ito Creek, doubtless the spot referred to in the Colonial Statutes of 1842, estab lishing a ferry "from the land of Bennett Goode, across the James River to the landofCol.JohnFlemming,inGoochlandCo." Thishesoldin1758-9,toa mannamedJude,andithassincebeenknownas"Jude'sFerry. He thenre moved to a place on "Fine Creek," about five miles distant, which was inherited byhissonJohn. Sept.5,1768,369acresinGoochlandCo.,weregrantedto BennetGoode.* Goochlandatthattimeincludedwhatbecame,in1777,Pow hatan Co. Like his elder brother, Bennet Goode found his bride at "Osbornes, a hamlet on the James River, fifteen miles below Whitby, where his boyhood was passed. TheJeffersonFamilvofVirginia,werefromWales. Theirancestoremigrated from near Mount Snowdon, and was a representative of Flower de Hundred in the Colonial Assembly, convened July 30, 1619, in the choir of the church at Jamestown. Hisgrandsonlivedat"Osbornes,"andhadfivechildren:1, Thomas,d.yg. 2,Field,whoemigratedtoaplaceontheRoanoke,nearthe Carolinaline. 3.Col.Peter,b.Feb.29,1708,m.1738,JaneRandolph;began life as a surveyor, settled in "Shadwell," an estate including the present site of "Monticello. (AnestimateofhischaracterisgiveninRandall'sLifeofThomas Jefferson,p.13). 4,Martha,m.BennetGoode,and5,Marvm.Wm.Turpin. great grandfather of Gen. Edward Johnson, C. S. A., uncle of Mary Turpin Goode,No.34. Col.PeterJefferson'sdaughterMarywasgrandmotherofthe wife of Col. Francis Goode, No. 91

Martha was born in 1705. She passed away in 1796.

  • Fact: Burial Goode cemetery, Michaux, Powhatan, Virginia, United States of America


  • Fact: Burial Goode cemetery, Michaux, Powhatan, Virginia, United States of America


  • Fact: Burial Goode cemetery, Michaux, Powhatan, Virginia, United States of America


Sources

  1. Entered by Alisha Stanbery, Jul 18, 2012
  2. Source: #S2 Page: 44
  3. Source: #S3 Page: 868
  4. Source: #S4 Pages 446-447
  5. Source: #S189
  6. Source: #S1 Page: Volume: 327; SAR Membership Number: 65216 Object: @M4269@
  7. Source: #S191 Page: Birth year: 1712; Birth city: Osbornes Plantation; Birth state: VA
  8. Source: #S189
  9. Source: #S191 Page: Birth year: 1710; Birth city: Chesterfield Co; Birth state: VA
  10. Source: #S189
  11. Source: #S191 Page: Birth year: 1712; Birth city: Osbornes Plantation; Birth state: VA
  12. Source: #S189
  13. Source: #S1 Page: Volume: 327; SAR Membership Number: 65216 Object: @M4269@
  14. Source: #S191 Page: Birth year: 1712; Birth city: Osbornes Plantation; Birth state: VA
  15. Source: #S191 Page: Birth year: 1710; Birth city: Chesterfield Co; Birth state: VA
  16. Source: #S1 Page: Volume: 327; SAR Membership Number: 65216 Object: @M4269@
  17. Source: #S191 Page: Birth year: 1712; Birth city: Osbornes Plantation; Birth state: Virginia


See also:

  • Ancestry Profile
  • Ancestry Profile
  • Ancestry Profile
  • Source: S2 "Virginia Cousins," George Brown Goode, 1 May 1888, page 44;. Repository: Ancestry.com
  • 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
  • Source: S189 Author: Edmund West, comp. Title: Family Data Collection - Births Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001.; Repository: Ancestry.com; Ancestry Record 5769 #2403878; Name: Martha Jefferson; Father: Thomas Jefferson; Mother: Mary Field; Birth Date: 1712; City: Osbornes Plantation; County: Henrico Co; State: VA; Country: USA.
  • Source: S191 Author: Edmund West, comp. Title: Family Data Collection - Individual Records Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.; Repository: Ancestry.com
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208451971/martha-goode : accessed 02 March 2022), memorial page for Martha Jefferson Goode (17 Mar 1705–20 Oct 1796), Find A Grave: Memorial #208451971, citing Goode Cemetery, Michaux, Powhatan County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by David Goode (contributor 49372965) .
  • Seymour, Mary Jane. Lineage Book, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Volume IX. Harrisburg, PA: Press of Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1899, p. 239. Mrs. Susan Shelton Tarver, "Gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Bennet Goode and Martha Jefferson, his wife."
  • Source: S3 Lyon Gardiner Tyler, editor, Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, Vol. 5, New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1915, p. 868. Address: [1]
  • Source: S4 Judith McGhan, editor, Genealogies of Virginia Families: From Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine, Vol. 1, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1981, reproduction 2007, pp. 446-447. Address: [2]
  • Family Data Collection - Births; Ancestry Record 5769 #2403878; Name: Martha Jefferson; Father: Thomas Jefferson; Mother: Mary Field; Birth Date: 1712; City: Osbornes Plantation; County: Henrico Co; State: VA; Country: USA.
  • Family Data Collection - Births; Ancestry Record 5769 #2403877; Name: Martha Jefferson; Father: Thomas Jefferson; Mother: Mary Field; Birth Date: 1712; State: VA; Country: USA.
  • Family Data Collection - Individual Records; Ancestry Record 4725 #4295014; Name: Martha Jefferson; Spouse: Bennett Goode; Parents: Thomas Jefferson, Mary Field; Birth Place: Henrico Co, Osbornes Plantation, VA; Birth Date: 1712; Marriage Place: VA; Marriage Date: 1740; Death Place: Powhatan Co, VA; Death Date: 1796.
  • North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000; Ancestry Record 61157 #2102631; Name: Martha Jefferson; Gender: Female; Spouse: Bennett Goode; Child: William Goode. Image
  • North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000; Ancestry Record 61157 #2619078; Name: Martha Jefferson; Gender: Female; Spouse: Bennet Goode; Child: Lucy Ann Goode. Image
  • U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970; Ancestry Record 2204 #640021; Name: Martha Jefferson; SAR Membership: 65216; Role: Ancestor; Application Date: 16 Apr 1945; Spouse: Bennett Goode; Children: John Goode. Image
  • U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970; Ancestry Record 2204 #645556; Name: Martha Jefferson Goode; SAR Membership: 65647; Role: Ancestor; Application Date: 10 Oct 1945; Spouse: Bennett Goode; Children: John Goode. Image
  • U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970; Ancestry Record 2204 #1017979; Name: Martha Jefferson; Birth Place: Osbornes, Virginia; SAR Membership: 94252; Role: Ancestor; Application Date: 5 Apr 1966; Spouse: Bennett Goode; Children: William Goode. Image
  • Personal Information
  • https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208451971/martha-goode




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Martha Jefferson was only married once and that was to Colonel Bennett Goode. She had no stepchildren.
posted by Kristy S
edited by Kristy S
Her parents' relationships were changed to "confident" due the to the lack of a proper DNA confirmation source citation. See the Help for DNA Confirmation.

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posted by John Kingman
Nash-9215 Martha and Dennis William are second cousins 7 times removed
posted by Dennis Nash
Jefferson-2566 and Jefferson-310 appear to represent the same person because: same person our great grandmother
posted by Kristy S
Jefferson-310 and Jefferson-1880 appear to represent the same person because: I have included an image of a Covington family tree showing a branch of the Goode family. A notation at the bottom says their ancestral home was “Whitely” or Whiteby.”
posted on Jefferson-1880 (merged) by Richard Fowler
Jefferson-1825 and Jefferson-310 appear to represent the same person because: Same person here
posted by [Living Tanner]
Jefferson-1581 and Jefferson-310 appear to represent the same person because: same husband's name, similar dates
posted by Robin Lee
Jefferson-1392 and Jefferson-310 appear to represent the same person because: same parents and husband, birth is an estimate in both cases
posted by Robin Lee
Jefferson-1342 and Jefferson-310 appear to represent the same person because: Merge away duplicate
posted by Karen Lowe
Jefferson-596 and Jefferson-310 appear to represent the same person because: Thx :)
This merge should proceed. Previous dates (now corrected) in Profile Jefferson-596, were incorrect and not aligned with my records.
posted by Quentin Smith
Jefferson-596 and Jefferson-310 are not ready to be merged because: The dates for birth and death differ by too much so the match is unclear without further research.
posted by William Foster Jr
Jefferson-596 and Jefferson-310 appear to represent the same person because: we agree to this merge
posted by Quentin Smith
Jefferson-813 and Jefferson-596 appear to represent the same person because: Same person as confirmed by Smith-44054.
posted by William Foster Jr
I'd suggest merging this profile with Jefferson-310.
posted by Anna Berkes

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