Ayers Goad, Sr

(10) Ayers Airs2 Goad, (Abraham1) was born in 1780 at Bedford Co., Virginia, USA, and in 1803, married (39) Edith CAZAD who was born in 1781 at Virginia. Ayers Airs died on 16 Sep 1855 at Scott Co., Tn. Edith died in 1859 at Indiana.

Ayers went to Anderson Co. later Scott Co. Tn. with his father.

Ayres Goad of Greene County, Indiana - p.30 It is said that Ayres Goad came to Indiana from Tennessee with the James Roach family about 1820. Margaret "Peggy" Goad, daughter of Ayres, married Joshua Roach, son of James, and this couple came to Indiana about 1829. All settled in the vincinity of what is now Walnut Grove. The burial place of Ayres Goad and wife Edith is not known, but at least three of their children and many, many descendants are buried at Walnut Grove. The Greene County Goads were marked by two strong proclivities: (1) A tendency not to go far out of the Goad family when choosing a mate, with a strong preference for first cousins and (2) a marked tendency to have twins, a phenomena. Littleton by 1860 had fathered three sets of twins. In Peyton's household in 1870 are ten children all under the age of ten. Some could be nieces/nephews or foster children as two are four years old and three are listed as being age nine. As to further intermarriage between these Indiana Goads and their kin, the records show as follows: Between 1833 and 1876, Goads four times chose mates named Jones, three times their mates had the last name of Roach. Clement Quillen Goad married four time, the last two wives both being daughters of his uncle, Peyton Goad. Margaret who he wed in 1869 and Sally in 1875. Aaron Goad married Fanny Jones in 1833. In 1837, Peyton married Sophia Jones. Henry's second wife was Mary Roach (m. in 1864). The above Clement, son of Littleton, took as his first wife in 1858, Lucy Roach. It goes on. Jordan Goad, son of Littleton, married his first cousin Lucinda, daughter of Peyton, in 1856. Littlebury, son of Peyton, married a widow Sophia Watson, daughter of Peyton's brother, Littleton. In 1865, Abraham Goad, another son of Littleton, married Sarah Goad. She was born in 1835 so could have been a daughter of Aaron and Fanny. In 1833, a Littlebury married in Greene County, Anne Jackson. Their wedding was on July 29, one day after the marriage of Aaron Goad. In 1850, Ayres and Edith Goad were living among their children and grandchildren in Greene County, Indiana, both age 70, both born in Virginia. Ayres died in 1855 and his amended will was filed with the Greene County court on September 16, 1855. Ayres left all his land to two sons, Henry and Peyton. These were the two younger sons and the older sons may have previously been given land by their father. Edith was still living at this time and was provided for in the will. She probably died during the next five years, as she is not found on the 1860 census. Children:

• 40 + Amos Goad
• 41 + Robert Goad
• 42 + Jacob Goad b. 1804 d. 31 Jul 1874
• 43 + Ephriam Goad b. 1805
• 44 + Aaron Goad b. 1806
• 45 + Littleberry Goad b. 1810 d.b 1850
• 46 + Margaret GOAD-78 b. 1811
• 47 + Frances Goad b. 1811
• 48 + LITTLETON GOAD-79 b. 1812 d. 1891
• 49 + Henry Goad b. 1817 d. 14 Jun 1884
• 50 + Peyton GOAD-80 b. 1818 d. 1878
• 51 + Priscilla Goad b. 1824
• 52 + Ayres Goad b. 1835
• 53 + Martha J. Goad b. 1838
• Residence: Anderson, Tennessee, United States - 1805
• Residence: Regiment 98, Monroe, Tennessee, USA - 1830
• Residence: Greene, Indiana, United States - 1840
  • Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Jan 4 2018, 3:27:22 UTC