John Goode, Jr. of "Falls Plantation" Henrico Co., VA was born circa 1675 at Whitby, the old plantation of his father on the James River. His marriage to Mary Harris occurred about 1715 probably at Henrico Co., VA (Later Chesterfield Co., VA in 1749). In his 09 Nov 1708 will John Goode, Sr. bequeathed to his son, John Goode, Jr., 100 acres of land laying next to the James River adjoining the land of his other son, Samuel Goode. John Goode, Jr. was tragically killed by Indians between 1720 and 1730, leaving a wife, three sons and a daughter.

The widow, Mary (Harris) Goode, Jr., and her children moved to what was then the south-western boundary of the colony, where they bought land and settled on the banks of the Roanoke River in Mecklenburg County. During this period, colonization along the Roanoke River was strongly encouraged by the colonial government, the region "being for the most part unseated and uncultivated". Settlers were exempted for five years from all taxes and tithes; although required to perform a share of the work exterminating the wolves. Traces of the pitfalls dug for the wolves by the early settlers in Mecklenburg County, VA were still visible into the late 19th century.

Children of John and Mary (Harris) Goode, Jr. were:
1) John Goode III, b. Henrico Co., VA , d. Aft. 1783. He sold his estate on the Roanoke River and bought a large, valuable track of land on Cox's Creek, Mecklenburg County. He farmed and raised champion quarter horses.
2) Thomas Goode, b. Henrico County, d. Aft. 1780, m. Agnes Osborne of "Osbornes" Henrico Co., VA. He was a planter who owned and retained an estate on the Roanoke River after he moved to Chesterfield County where he amassed an additional large property. Like his brother, John, he also raised champion quarter horses.
3) Bennett Goode, b. Henrico Co, VA, m. Abt. 1740 Martha Jefferson of "Osbornes" Henrico County, who was the aunt of POTUS Thomas Jefferson.
4) Mary Goode (1720-1758), m. William Megginson, Sr. (1715-1763).

Sources:
1) "Virginia Cousins" by Dr. G. Browne Goode, 1887, pp37, 43, 44.
2) "Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography", Lyon Gardiner Tyler, Vol. 5, 1915, p1095.

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John Bennett Goode was one of the four tythables listed in the Tax List of Inhabitants below, meaning he was born no later than 1663. The other three were his father and brothers Samuel and Robert.
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Tax List of Inhabitants in Turkey Island, Varina, Henrico County in 1679 included in the household of Mr. John Goode, 4 tythables (free white males 16 years and above) capable of riding a horse and bearing arms, in compliance with "An act for the defence of the country against the incursions of the Indian Enemy."

Henrico County, Virginia: Beginnings of Its Families: Part I, William Clayton Torrence, The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 24, No. 2 (October 1915), Omohundro Center of Early American History and Culture, http://www.jstor.org/stable/1914991, 19-12-2017 16:57 UTC, p. 131
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John Goode, of "Falls Plantation," Chesterfield County, Virginia, son of John Goode, was born at Whitby 1670-80, and was killed by Indians 1720-1730. Children:--John, Thomas, Bennet, a daughter who m. a Mr. Megginson, who lived near Bent Creek, Buckingham, County: descendants in Tennessee. p. 37

He left three sons and a daughter, who removed with their widowed mother to the southwestern boundary of the colony where they bought land and settled on the banks of the Roanoke River. The date of this removal is not known, but it was probably in 1738, or soon after, at which period colonization upon the Roanoke was strongly encouraged by the colonial government, the region being "for the most part unseated and uncultivated," (See Henings, "Statutes,") and settlers were exempted for five years from all taxes and tithes; though required to perform a share of the work of exterminating the wolves. Traces of the pitfalls dug for the wolves by the early settlers are visible to this day in Mecklenburg County. p. 37

Virginia Cousins: A Study of the Ancestry and Posterity of John Goode of Whitby, George Brown Goode, Richmond, Virginia, J.W. Randolph & English, 1887, p. 37
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John was killed by Indians sometime around 1720, when he was middle-aged and had a family of four (Kentucky Cousins, p. 43).
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John Goode, son of John Goode above, was born 1670 at Whitby Plantation in Henrico County, Virginia. According to George Brown Goode, in his book "Virginia Cousins," John Goode was killed by Indians. He related a story about his widow taking her children and moving to the southwestern boundary of the county and settling on the bank of the Roanoke River in what later became Mecklenburg County. Edward H. West ("Some of the Descendants of Edward Goode," National Genealogical Society Quarterly, December, 1957), said the court records contradict this, as on October 5, 1725, "Francis James who is married with Mary, Relict of John Goode, failed to appear to give an accounting on John Goode's Estate and is ordered to appear at the next Court." Francis James moved to Goochland County where he sold, in 1736, to John Goode of Henrico County, land on the south side of said Goode at Stoney Creek.
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Will of Francis Harris, of Henrico Co. Dated May 12, 1743. Brother James Harris, plantation left by my decd. brother Thomas Harris, called Whitby. Sister, Ann Harris, my negro boy Bristol. My mother, my horse: Nephew John Harris, my feather bed and furniture. Each of my brothers and sisters, viz: John, James and Benjamin and William Harris; Mary James, Sarah Harris, Edie Osborne, Martha Pasture and Ann Harris, a Mourning ring of 15s: value. Brother, James Harris, all the rest of my estate, whether goods, cash or debts. Executor, brother James Harris. Witnesses--Edward Booker, Jr. Edward Folkes, David Bell. Proved 1st Monday in July 1743. Original Papers, Package No. 1. Henrico County Records (Edward Pleasants Valentine Papers, Vol. 2, Pasteur Family, Henrico County Records, Pasteur Family, p. 929).
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