Note: The following is in honor of Carl Hoffstedt, who at an early date began detailing his Goodrich family line on Findagrave.
Ens. William Goodrich, one of two brothers who emigrated from England, son of John Goodrich and Margary Howes. He was bapt. Feb. 13, 1621/2 at St. Mary Church in Bury St. Edmonds, Suffolk, England and d. at Wethersfield, Conn. prior to Nov. 14, 1676, the date his estate inventory was taken.
Called "William the younger" in his father's 1632 will at Bury St. Edmonds, William had an older brother named William, called "William the elder" in their father's will, who became a minister of the Anglican Church, married, left no children and died testate in 1678 in Hessett, Suffolk, England leaving bequests to his two brothers residing in New England.
When William "the younger" and his older brother John Goodrich emigrated to New England is unknown. In their father's will of Apr. 1632, the elder Goodrich named four supervisors of his will, including Clement Chaplin, a grocer, of Bury St. Edmonds. Clement Chaplin registered prior to Apr. 17, 1635 for passage from London aboard the Elizabeth and Ann, Roger Cooper, Master, and apparently sailed alone soon after May 14, 1635. There is no corroboration that Chaplin was the guardian of John and William Goodrich, or that John and William Goodrich were his wards, as no Goodrich is listed for the same 1635 passage despite numerous persons under 20 years of age being listed as passengers. In Nov. 1635 Chaplin appears in the records of Cambridge, Mass. and was initially of the Rev. Thomas Hooker company that settled Hartford, Conn.
Stiles in the "History of Ancient Wethersfield" claims William Goodrich and older brother John came to Wethersfield from Watertown, Mass. No record can be found that they ever resided in Watertown.
On Oct. 4, 1648 of record at Hartford, Conn. (repeated in the Hartford First Church catalogue as a town marriage record)[1], William m. Sarah Marvin, dau. of Matthew and Elizabeth Marvin, bapt. Dec. 27, 1631 at Great Bentley in Essex, England. They had nine children born of record in Wethersfield, Conn. where William settled.
• i. William Goodrich, twin, b. Apr. 8, 1649; d. in infancy.
• ii. Sarah Goodrich, twin, b. Apr. 8, 1649, d. in 1700 at Glastonbury, Conn.; m. Nov. 20, 1667 at Wethersfield, Sgt. John Hollister, s. of Lieut. John Hollister and Joanna Treat.
• iii. Mary Goodrich, b. Nov. 13, 1651, was living on Oct. 7, 1697 when included in her mother's codicil at Stratford, Conn., but d. before 1706; m. circa 1667 perhaps at Hartford, Conn. as his 1st wife, Joseph Butler, s. of Dea. Richard Butler & Elizabeth Bigelow, b. circa 1648. Three children of the marriage. Joseph Butler m. 2) the widow Mary (Bushnell) Miller and had four children by her. He d. at Wethersfield Dec. 10, 1732 (g.s.) and his widow Mary (Bushnell)(Miller) Butler d. June 1, 1735 (g.s.).
• iv. John Goodrich, b. May 20, 1653, d. Sept. 5, 1730, Æ 78; m. Mar. 28 1678 at Charlestown, Mass., Rebecca Allen, dau. of Capt. John and Sarah Allen of Charlestown, b. Feb. 1659/60. Her death is not of record. Ten children of the family.
• v. Elizabeth Goodrich, born 1658 (day and mo. missing), d. Feb. 17, 1697/8; m. June 9, 1675 Capt. Robert Welles, who d. at Wethersfield June 22, 1714. Six children of the marriage. He m. 2) Oct. 13, 1698 at Boston, Mass., Mary Stoddard, dau. of Anthony Stoddard by his 3rd wife Christian.
• vi. Lieut. William Goodrich, b. Feb. 8, 1659/60 [2], d. testate Dec. 27, 1737, Æ 77 (the same day his estate inventory was taken, will dated Dec. 27, 1737); m. 1) Nov. 22, 1680 at Wethersfield, Grace Riley, who d. Oct. 23, 1712, and 2) before 1716 Mary Ann Ayrault, widow of Dr. Nicholas Ayrault. Mary Ann d. at Wethersfield Aug. 27, 1741.
• vii. Abigail Goodrich, b. June 5, 1662, d. Nov. 7, 1684, Æ 23; m. Sept. 15, 1680 at Wethersfield, Thomas Fitch, s. of Samuel Fitch & Susanna Wiggin, who m. 2) Sarah Boardman and d. at Wethersfield Oct. 17, 1704.
• viii. Ephraim Goodrich, b. June 2, 1663, d. Feb. 27, 1738/9 at Wethersfield, Æ 76; m. 1) May 20, 1684 at Wethersfield, Sarah Treat, dau. of Corp. Richard Treat & Sarah Coleman, who d. Jan. 26, 1711/2; m. 2) Dec. 25, 1712 at Wethersfield, Jerusha Welles, dau. of Lieut. James Treat & Rebecca Latimer, widow of Capt. Thomas Welles. Jerusha d. at Wethersfield Jan. 15, 1754.
• ix. Col. David Goodrich, b. Mar. 4, 1666/7, d. Jan. 23, 1755 at Wethersfield, Æ 88 (g.s.) [3]; m. 1) Mar. 7, 1688/9 at Wethersfield, Hannah Wright, dau. of Thomas Wright, Jr. & Elizabeth Chittenden, b. Mar. 10, 1670/1. She d. Apr. 27, 1698, Æ 28 (no g.s.) He m. 2) Dec. 1, 1698 at Wethersfield, Prudence Churchill, dau. of Benjamin and Mary Churchill, b. July 2, 1678. Prudence d. May 9, 1752, Æ 74 (g.s.)
Today most Goodrich families in the USA are descendants of William Goodrich and Sarah Marvin.
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[1]
Hartford VRs: Goodrich, William, m. Sara Maruen (i.e., Marvin), Oct. 4, 1648. [in this era, in old English handwriting the letter "u" represented the letter "v" and the letter "v" represented the letter "u".]
[2]
Manwaring's Hartford Probate District abstract of Ens. Willian Goodrich's Nov. 14, 1676 dated inventory misstates the ages of the four sons John, William, Ephraim and David. The inventory was taken on a date in the old Julian calendar in which March 25th was the first day of the new year. On the reverse of the 2nd page of the inventory is the following with the [annotated] historical date of birth in the modern Gregorian calendar:
• "John Goodrich is 24 years old ye 20th day of May next. [b. 20 May 1653]
• William Goodrich is 17 years old ye 8th day of Feb'y next. [b. 8 Feb. 1659/60]
• Ephraim Goodrich is 14 years old ye 2d day of June next. [b. 2 June 1663]
• David Goodrich is 10 years old ye 4th day of March next." [b. 4 March 1666/7]
[3]
The current Findagrave memorial for David, who died a Colonel of the Wethersfield militia, does not include a photo of what in 1899 Tillotson (Wethersfield Inscriptions) inventoried as his then standing gravestone:
"Here lies Interr'd
the Body of Colnl
David Goodrich, Esq.
who Departed this
Life Janry 23d
A.D. 1755. In the
88th year of his
Age."
The Conn. Society that erected the two existing military-related gravestones shown in David's memorial corrupted the symbol "Æ" for the Latin term "Ætatis suæ" to incorrectly mean a person's chronological age.
Revised (added to) 7/29/2018
Ens. William Goodrich, one of two brothers who emigrated from England, son of John Goodrich and Margary Howes. He was bapt. Feb. 13, 1621/2 at St. Mary Church in Bury St. Edmonds, Suffolk, England and d. at Wethersfield, Conn. prior to Nov. 14, 1676, the date his estate inventory was taken.
Called "William the younger" in his father's 1632 will at Bury St. Edmonds, William had an older brother named William, called "William the elder" in their father's will, who became a minister of the Anglican Church, married, left no children and died testate in 1678 in Hessett, Suffolk, England leaving bequests to his two brothers residing in New England.
When William "the younger" and his older brother John Goodrich emigrated to New England is unknown. In their father's will of Apr. 1632, the elder Goodrich named four supervisors of his will, including Clement Chaplin, a grocer, of Bury St. Edmonds. Clement Chaplin registered prior to Apr. 17, 1635 for passage from London aboard the Elizabeth and Ann, Roger Cooper, Master, and apparently sailed alone soon after May 14, 1635. There is no corroboration that Chaplin was the guardian of John and William Goodrich, or that John and William Goodrich were his wards, as no Goodrich is listed for the same 1635 passage despite numerous persons under 20 years of age being listed as passengers. In Nov. 1635 Chaplin appears in the records of Cambridge, Mass. and was initially of the Rev. Thomas Hooker company that settled Hartford, Conn.
Stiles in the "History of Ancient Wethersfield" claims William Goodrich and older brother John came to Wethersfield from Watertown, Mass. No record can be found that they ever resided in Watertown.
On Oct. 4, 1648 of record at Hartford, Conn. (repeated in the Hartford First Church catalogue as a town marriage record)[1], William m. Sarah Marvin, dau. of Matthew and Elizabeth Marvin, bapt. Dec. 27, 1631 at Great Bentley in Essex, England. They had nine children born of record in Wethersfield, Conn. where William settled.
• i. William Goodrich, twin, b. Apr. 8, 1649; d. in infancy.
• ii. Sarah Goodrich, twin, b. Apr. 8, 1649, d. in 1700 at Glastonbury, Conn.; m. Nov. 20, 1667 at Wethersfield, Sgt. John Hollister, s. of Lieut. John Hollister and Joanna Treat.
• iii. Mary Goodrich, b. Nov. 13, 1651, was living on Oct. 7, 1697 when included in her mother's codicil at Stratford, Conn., but d. before 1706; m. circa 1667 perhaps at Hartford, Conn. as his 1st wife, Joseph Butler, s. of Dea. Richard Butler & Elizabeth Bigelow, b. circa 1648. Three children of the marriage. Joseph Butler m. 2) the widow Mary (Bushnell) Miller and had four children by her. He d. at Wethersfield Dec. 10, 1732 (g.s.) and his widow Mary (Bushnell)(Miller) Butler d. June 1, 1735 (g.s.).
• iv. John Goodrich, b. May 20, 1653, d. Sept. 5, 1730, Æ 78; m. Mar. 28 1678 at Charlestown, Mass., Rebecca Allen, dau. of Capt. John and Sarah Allen of Charlestown, b. Feb. 1659/60. Her death is not of record. Ten children of the family.
• v. Elizabeth Goodrich, born 1658 (day and mo. missing), d. Feb. 17, 1697/8; m. June 9, 1675 Capt. Robert Welles, who d. at Wethersfield June 22, 1714. Six children of the marriage. He m. 2) Oct. 13, 1698 at Boston, Mass., Mary Stoddard, dau. of Anthony Stoddard by his 3rd wife Christian.
• vi. Lieut. William Goodrich, b. Feb. 8, 1659/60 [2], d. testate Dec. 27, 1737, Æ 77 (the same day his estate inventory was taken, will dated Dec. 27, 1737); m. 1) Nov. 22, 1680 at Wethersfield, Grace Riley, who d. Oct. 23, 1712, and 2) before 1716 Mary Ann Ayrault, widow of Dr. Nicholas Ayrault. Mary Ann d. at Wethersfield Aug. 27, 1741.
• vii. Abigail Goodrich, b. June 5, 1662, d. Nov. 7, 1684, Æ 23; m. Sept. 15, 1680 at Wethersfield, Thomas Fitch, s. of Samuel Fitch & Susanna Wiggin, who m. 2) Sarah Boardman and d. at Wethersfield Oct. 17, 1704.
• viii. Ephraim Goodrich, b. June 2, 1663, d. Feb. 27, 1738/9 at Wethersfield, Æ 76; m. 1) May 20, 1684 at Wethersfield, Sarah Treat, dau. of Corp. Richard Treat & Sarah Coleman, who d. Jan. 26, 1711/2; m. 2) Dec. 25, 1712 at Wethersfield, Jerusha Welles, dau. of Lieut. James Treat & Rebecca Latimer, widow of Capt. Thomas Welles. Jerusha d. at Wethersfield Jan. 15, 1754.
• ix. Col. David Goodrich, b. Mar. 4, 1666/7, d. Jan. 23, 1755 at Wethersfield, Æ 88 (g.s.) [3]; m. 1) Mar. 7, 1688/9 at Wethersfield, Hannah Wright, dau. of Thomas Wright, Jr. & Elizabeth Chittenden, b. Mar. 10, 1670/1. She d. Apr. 27, 1698, Æ 28 (no g.s.) He m. 2) Dec. 1, 1698 at Wethersfield, Prudence Churchill, dau. of Benjamin and Mary Churchill, b. July 2, 1678. Prudence d. May 9, 1752, Æ 74 (g.s.)
Today most Goodrich families in the USA are descendants of William Goodrich and Sarah Marvin.
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[1]
Hartford VRs: Goodrich, William, m. Sara Maruen (i.e., Marvin), Oct. 4, 1648. [in this era, in old English handwriting the letter "u" represented the letter "v" and the letter "v" represented the letter "u".]
[2]
Manwaring's Hartford Probate District abstract of Ens. Willian Goodrich's Nov. 14, 1676 dated inventory misstates the ages of the four sons John, William, Ephraim and David. The inventory was taken on a date in the old Julian calendar in which March 25th was the first day of the new year. On the reverse of the 2nd page of the inventory is the following with the [annotated] historical date of birth in the modern Gregorian calendar:
• "John Goodrich is 24 years old ye 20th day of May next. [b. 20 May 1653]
• William Goodrich is 17 years old ye 8th day of Feb'y next. [b. 8 Feb. 1659/60]
• Ephraim Goodrich is 14 years old ye 2d day of June next. [b. 2 June 1663]
• David Goodrich is 10 years old ye 4th day of March next." [b. 4 March 1666/7]
[3]
The current Findagrave memorial for David, who died a Colonel of the Wethersfield militia, does not include a photo of what in 1899 Tillotson (Wethersfield Inscriptions) inventoried as his then standing gravestone:
"Here lies Interr'd
the Body of Colnl
David Goodrich, Esq.
who Departed this
Life Janry 23d
A.D. 1755. In the
88th year of his
Age."
The Conn. Society that erected the two existing military-related gravestones shown in David's memorial corrupted the symbol "Æ" for the Latin term "Ætatis suæ" to incorrectly mean a person's chronological age.
Revised (added to) 7/29/2018
Note: The following is in honor of Carl Hoffstedt, who at an early date began detailing his Goodrich family line on Findagrave.
Ens. William Goodrich, one of two brothers who emigrated from England, son of John Goodrich and Margary Howes. He was bapt. Feb. 13, 1621/2 at St. Mary Church in Bury St. Edmonds, Suffolk, England and d. at Wethersfield, Conn. prior to Nov. 14, 1676, the date his estate inventory was taken.
Called "William the younger" in his father's 1632 will at Bury St. Edmonds, William had an older brother named William, called "William the elder" in their father's will, who became a minister of the Anglican Church, married, left no children and died testate in 1678 in Hessett, Suffolk, England leaving bequests to his two brothers residing in New England.
When William "the younger" and his older brother John Goodrich emigrated to New England is unknown. In their father's will of Apr. 1632, the elder Goodrich named four supervisors of his will, including Clement Chaplin, a grocer, of Bury St. Edmonds. Clement Chaplin registered prior to Apr. 17, 1635 for passage from London aboard the Elizabeth and Ann, Roger Cooper, Master, and apparently sailed alone soon after May 14, 1635. There is no corroboration that Chaplin was the guardian of John and William Goodrich, or that John and William Goodrich were his wards, as no Goodrich is listed for the same 1635 passage despite numerous persons under 20 years of age being listed as passengers. In Nov. 1635 Chaplin appears in the records of Cambridge, Mass. and was initially of the Rev. Thomas Hooker company that settled Hartford, Conn.
Stiles in the "History of Ancient Wethersfield" claims William Goodrich and older brother John came to Wethersfield from Watertown, Mass. No record can be found that they ever resided in Watertown.
On Oct. 4, 1648 of record at Hartford, Conn. (repeated in the Hartford First Church catalogue as a town marriage record)[1], William m. Sarah Marvin, dau. of Matthew and Elizabeth Marvin, bapt. Dec. 27, 1631 at Great Bentley in Essex, England. They had nine children born of record in Wethersfield, Conn. where William settled.
• i. William Goodrich, twin, b. Apr. 8, 1649; d. in infancy.
• ii. Sarah Goodrich, twin, b. Apr. 8, 1649, d. in 1700 at Glastonbury, Conn.; m. Nov. 20, 1667 at Wethersfield, Sgt. John Hollister, s. of Lieut. John Hollister and Joanna Treat.
• iii. Mary Goodrich, b. Nov. 13, 1651, was living on Oct. 7, 1697 when included in her mother's codicil at Stratford, Conn., but d. before 1706; m. circa 1667 perhaps at Hartford, Conn. as his 1st wife, Joseph Butler, s. of Dea. Richard Butler & Elizabeth Bigelow, b. circa 1648. Three children of the marriage. Joseph Butler m. 2) the widow Mary (Bushnell) Miller and had four children by her. He d. at Wethersfield Dec. 10, 1732 (g.s.) and his widow Mary (Bushnell)(Miller) Butler d. June 1, 1735 (g.s.).
• iv. John Goodrich, b. May 20, 1653, d. Sept. 5, 1730, Æ 78; m. Mar. 28 1678 at Charlestown, Mass., Rebecca Allen, dau. of Capt. John and Sarah Allen of Charlestown, b. Feb. 1659/60. Her death is not of record. Ten children of the family.
• v. Elizabeth Goodrich, born 1658 (day and mo. missing), d. Feb. 17, 1697/8; m. June 9, 1675 Capt. Robert Welles, who d. at Wethersfield June 22, 1714. Six children of the marriage. He m. 2) Oct. 13, 1698 at Boston, Mass., Mary Stoddard, dau. of Anthony Stoddard by his 3rd wife Christian.
• vi. Lieut. William Goodrich, b. Feb. 8, 1659/60 [2], d. testate Dec. 27, 1737, Æ 77 (the same day his estate inventory was taken, will dated Dec. 27, 1737); m. 1) Nov. 22, 1680 at Wethersfield, Grace Riley, who d. Oct. 23, 1712, and 2) before 1716 Mary Ann Ayrault, widow of Dr. Nicholas Ayrault. Mary Ann d. at Wethersfield Aug. 27, 1741.
• vii. Abigail Goodrich, b. June 5, 1662, d. Nov. 7, 1684, Æ 23; m. Sept. 15, 1680 at Wethersfield, Thomas Fitch, s. of Samuel Fitch & Susanna Wiggin, who m. 2) Sarah Boardman and d. at Wethersfield Oct. 17, 1704.
• viii. Ephraim Goodrich, b. June 2, 1663, d. Feb. 27, 1738/9 at Wethersfield, Æ 76; m. 1) May 20, 1684 at Wethersfield, Sarah Treat, dau. of Corp. Richard Treat & Sarah Coleman, who d. Jan. 26, 1711/2; m. 2) Dec. 25, 1712 at Wethersfield, Jerusha Welles, dau. of Lieut. James Treat & Rebecca Latimer, widow of Capt. Thomas Welles. Jerusha d. at Wethersfield Jan. 15, 1754.
• ix. Col. David Goodrich, b. Mar. 4, 1666/7, d. Jan. 23, 1755 at Wethersfield, Æ 88 (g.s.) [3]; m. 1) Mar. 7, 1688/9 at Wethersfield, Hannah Wright, dau. of Thomas Wright, Jr. & Elizabeth Chittenden, b. Mar. 10, 1670/1. She d. Apr. 27, 1698, Æ 28 (no g.s.) He m. 2) Dec. 1, 1698 at Wethersfield, Prudence Churchill, dau. of Benjamin and Mary Churchill, b. July 2, 1678. Prudence d. May 9, 1752, Æ 74 (g.s.)
Today most Goodrich families in the USA are descendants of William Goodrich and Sarah Marvin.
----
[1]
Hartford VRs: Goodrich, William, m. Sara Maruen (i.e., Marvin), Oct. 4, 1648. [in this era, in old English handwriting the letter "u" represented the letter "v" and the letter "v" represented the letter "u".]
[2]
Manwaring's Hartford Probate District abstract of Ens. Willian Goodrich's Nov. 14, 1676 dated inventory misstates the ages of the four sons John, William, Ephraim and David. The inventory was taken on a date in the old Julian calendar in which March 25th was the first day of the new year. On the reverse of the 2nd page of the inventory is the following with the [annotated] historical date of birth in the modern Gregorian calendar:
• "John Goodrich is 24 years old ye 20th day of May next. [b. 20 May 1653]
• William Goodrich is 17 years old ye 8th day of Feb'y next. [b. 8 Feb. 1659/60]
• Ephraim Goodrich is 14 years old ye 2d day of June next. [b. 2 June 1663]
• David Goodrich is 10 years old ye 4th day of March next." [b. 4 March 1666/7]
[3]
The current Findagrave memorial for David, who died a Colonel of the Wethersfield militia, does not include a photo of what in 1899 Tillotson (Wethersfield Inscriptions) inventoried as his then standing gravestone:
"Here lies Interr'd
the Body of Colnl
David Goodrich, Esq.
who Departed this
Life Janry 23d
A.D. 1755. In the
88th year of his
Age."
The Conn. Society that erected the two existing military-related gravestones shown in David's memorial corrupted the symbol "Æ" for the Latin term "Ætatis suæ" to incorrectly mean a person's chronological age.
Revised (added to) 7/29/2018
Ens. William Goodrich, one of two brothers who emigrated from England, son of John Goodrich and Margary Howes. He was bapt. Feb. 13, 1621/2 at St. Mary Church in Bury St. Edmonds, Suffolk, England and d. at Wethersfield, Conn. prior to Nov. 14, 1676, the date his estate inventory was taken.
Called "William the younger" in his father's 1632 will at Bury St. Edmonds, William had an older brother named William, called "William the elder" in their father's will, who became a minister of the Anglican Church, married, left no children and died testate in 1678 in Hessett, Suffolk, England leaving bequests to his two brothers residing in New England.
When William "the younger" and his older brother John Goodrich emigrated to New England is unknown. In their father's will of Apr. 1632, the elder Goodrich named four supervisors of his will, including Clement Chaplin, a grocer, of Bury St. Edmonds. Clement Chaplin registered prior to Apr. 17, 1635 for passage from London aboard the Elizabeth and Ann, Roger Cooper, Master, and apparently sailed alone soon after May 14, 1635. There is no corroboration that Chaplin was the guardian of John and William Goodrich, or that John and William Goodrich were his wards, as no Goodrich is listed for the same 1635 passage despite numerous persons under 20 years of age being listed as passengers. In Nov. 1635 Chaplin appears in the records of Cambridge, Mass. and was initially of the Rev. Thomas Hooker company that settled Hartford, Conn.
Stiles in the "History of Ancient Wethersfield" claims William Goodrich and older brother John came to Wethersfield from Watertown, Mass. No record can be found that they ever resided in Watertown.
On Oct. 4, 1648 of record at Hartford, Conn. (repeated in the Hartford First Church catalogue as a town marriage record)[1], William m. Sarah Marvin, dau. of Matthew and Elizabeth Marvin, bapt. Dec. 27, 1631 at Great Bentley in Essex, England. They had nine children born of record in Wethersfield, Conn. where William settled.
• i. William Goodrich, twin, b. Apr. 8, 1649; d. in infancy.
• ii. Sarah Goodrich, twin, b. Apr. 8, 1649, d. in 1700 at Glastonbury, Conn.; m. Nov. 20, 1667 at Wethersfield, Sgt. John Hollister, s. of Lieut. John Hollister and Joanna Treat.
• iii. Mary Goodrich, b. Nov. 13, 1651, was living on Oct. 7, 1697 when included in her mother's codicil at Stratford, Conn., but d. before 1706; m. circa 1667 perhaps at Hartford, Conn. as his 1st wife, Joseph Butler, s. of Dea. Richard Butler & Elizabeth Bigelow, b. circa 1648. Three children of the marriage. Joseph Butler m. 2) the widow Mary (Bushnell) Miller and had four children by her. He d. at Wethersfield Dec. 10, 1732 (g.s.) and his widow Mary (Bushnell)(Miller) Butler d. June 1, 1735 (g.s.).
• iv. John Goodrich, b. May 20, 1653, d. Sept. 5, 1730, Æ 78; m. Mar. 28 1678 at Charlestown, Mass., Rebecca Allen, dau. of Capt. John and Sarah Allen of Charlestown, b. Feb. 1659/60. Her death is not of record. Ten children of the family.
• v. Elizabeth Goodrich, born 1658 (day and mo. missing), d. Feb. 17, 1697/8; m. June 9, 1675 Capt. Robert Welles, who d. at Wethersfield June 22, 1714. Six children of the marriage. He m. 2) Oct. 13, 1698 at Boston, Mass., Mary Stoddard, dau. of Anthony Stoddard by his 3rd wife Christian.
• vi. Lieut. William Goodrich, b. Feb. 8, 1659/60 [2], d. testate Dec. 27, 1737, Æ 77 (the same day his estate inventory was taken, will dated Dec. 27, 1737); m. 1) Nov. 22, 1680 at Wethersfield, Grace Riley, who d. Oct. 23, 1712, and 2) before 1716 Mary Ann Ayrault, widow of Dr. Nicholas Ayrault. Mary Ann d. at Wethersfield Aug. 27, 1741.
• vii. Abigail Goodrich, b. June 5, 1662, d. Nov. 7, 1684, Æ 23; m. Sept. 15, 1680 at Wethersfield, Thomas Fitch, s. of Samuel Fitch & Susanna Wiggin, who m. 2) Sarah Boardman and d. at Wethersfield Oct. 17, 1704.
• viii. Ephraim Goodrich, b. June 2, 1663, d. Feb. 27, 1738/9 at Wethersfield, Æ 76; m. 1) May 20, 1684 at Wethersfield, Sarah Treat, dau. of Corp. Richard Treat & Sarah Coleman, who d. Jan. 26, 1711/2; m. 2) Dec. 25, 1712 at Wethersfield, Jerusha Welles, dau. of Lieut. James Treat & Rebecca Latimer, widow of Capt. Thomas Welles. Jerusha d. at Wethersfield Jan. 15, 1754.
• ix. Col. David Goodrich, b. Mar. 4, 1666/7, d. Jan. 23, 1755 at Wethersfield, Æ 88 (g.s.) [3]; m. 1) Mar. 7, 1688/9 at Wethersfield, Hannah Wright, dau. of Thomas Wright, Jr. & Elizabeth Chittenden, b. Mar. 10, 1670/1. She d. Apr. 27, 1698, Æ 28 (no g.s.) He m. 2) Dec. 1, 1698 at Wethersfield, Prudence Churchill, dau. of Benjamin and Mary Churchill, b. July 2, 1678. Prudence d. May 9, 1752, Æ 74 (g.s.)
Today most Goodrich families in the USA are descendants of William Goodrich and Sarah Marvin.
----
[1]
Hartford VRs: Goodrich, William, m. Sara Maruen (i.e., Marvin), Oct. 4, 1648. [in this era, in old English handwriting the letter "u" represented the letter "v" and the letter "v" represented the letter "u".]
[2]
Manwaring's Hartford Probate District abstract of Ens. Willian Goodrich's Nov. 14, 1676 dated inventory misstates the ages of the four sons John, William, Ephraim and David. The inventory was taken on a date in the old Julian calendar in which March 25th was the first day of the new year. On the reverse of the 2nd page of the inventory is the following with the [annotated] historical date of birth in the modern Gregorian calendar:
• "John Goodrich is 24 years old ye 20th day of May next. [b. 20 May 1653]
• William Goodrich is 17 years old ye 8th day of Feb'y next. [b. 8 Feb. 1659/60]
• Ephraim Goodrich is 14 years old ye 2d day of June next. [b. 2 June 1663]
• David Goodrich is 10 years old ye 4th day of March next." [b. 4 March 1666/7]
[3]
The current Findagrave memorial for David, who died a Colonel of the Wethersfield militia, does not include a photo of what in 1899 Tillotson (Wethersfield Inscriptions) inventoried as his then standing gravestone:
"Here lies Interr'd
the Body of Colnl
David Goodrich, Esq.
who Departed this
Life Janry 23d
A.D. 1755. In the
88th year of his
Age."
The Conn. Society that erected the two existing military-related gravestones shown in David's memorial corrupted the symbol "Æ" for the Latin term "Ætatis suæ" to incorrectly mean a person's chronological age.
Revised (added to) 7/29/2018
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At the time of William's death the Wethersfield Village Cemetery was the only cemetery in Wethersfield. If he once had a gravestone, by 1899 it no longer existed.
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