Ensign William Goodrich

Ens William Goodrich Sr. BIRTH 13 Feb 1622, Bury St Edmunds, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England DEATH 14 Nov 1676 (aged 54), Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA BURIAL Wethersfield Village Cemetery, Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA, MEMORIAL ID 17974712, Photos by Steve Goodrich

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

Inscription 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.

Parents John Goodrich 1587–1632 Margarett Howe Goodrich 1588–1632

Spouse Sarah Marvin Goodrich Curtis 1631–1701 (m. 1648)

Siblings William Goodrich unknown–1678 John Goodrich 1618–1680 Henry Goodrich 1619–1619 Jeremiah Goodrich 1627–1663

Children William Goodrich 1649–1649 Sarah Goodrich Hollister 1649–1700 Mary Goodrich Butler 1651 – unknown John Goodrich 1653–1730 Elizabeth Goodrich Welles 1658–1698 William Goodrich 1660–1737 Abigail Goodrich Fitch 1662–1684 Ephraim Goodrich 1663–1739 David Goodrich 1667–1755

References https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17974712/william-goodrich

Source History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield, Volume 1, 1930-1932, edited by Donald Lines Jacobus, p. 361-362

William [BO: Goodrich :BO] of Bury St. Edmunds, co. Suffolk, England, went to America in 1635 and became possessed of large holdings of land at Weathersfield, CT. He was one of the twenty six soldiers of Weathersfield who took part in the capture of the Indian fort at Mystic in the Pequot campaign.

William came to Wethersfield, as one of the first settlers, with his brother, John, 1643, and was made a Freeman in Wethersfield, CT, 15 May 1656.

Inventory dated 14 Nov 1676; presented and signed 30 Jan 1677. All of his children, excepting William who had died young, were listed at time of the inventory. Daughters were all md. by this time.

William Goodrich first located at Watertown, MA, and was granted several parcels of land, recorded in the Watertown "Record of Grants and the Possessions of the Lands."

1. An homstall of 5 acres.

2. Three acres of remote meadow.

3. Ten acres and half of upland beyond the further plain.

4. Twenty-five acres of upland in the fourth division.

5. Three acres of plow-land on the further plain.

6. One acres, of meadow at Beaver brook.

About 1636 many of the Watertown settlers removed tom Wethersfield, CT, including William Goodrich where he again was assigned several lots. He was made a freeman of Connecticut Colony May 15, 1656. He

served as deputy for Wethersfield to the Connecticut General Court, May and Oct. 1660, May 1662, Oct. 1665, and May and Oct. 1666. He was made Ensign of the Wethersfield Train Band, May 1665. The inventory of the estate of Ensign William, taken November 14, 1676, amounted to £915.01.06.

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William Ephrem GOODRICH (AFN: 1R74-ZV)

Birth: 13 Feb 1621 Bury, St James, Suffolk, England

Christening: 14 Nov 1623 Bury, St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Death: 14 Nov 1676 Wethersfield, Hartford, Ct

Burial: 17 Jun 1678 Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut

Father: John GOODRICH (AFN: 93H0-QT)

Mother: Margerie HOWE (AFN: 93H0-R1)

Spouse: Sarah MARVIN (AFN: 2WD5-QM)

Marriage:  4 Oct 1648  

 Hartford, Hartford, Ct 

Emigrated S. Whales, England to New World with Brother and Uncle 1644

   Birth 13 Feb 1622 Bury St Edmunds, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England

   Death 14 Nov 1676 Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA

   Burial Wethersfield Village Cemetery Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA

   Memorial ID 17974712 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), 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.

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Today most Goodrich families in the USA are descendants of William Goodrich and Sarah Marvin.

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.

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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

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Category: Hartford County, Connecticut

Biography

William was the son of John Goodrich and Margerie Howe. William had another brother named William. They were referred to as William the Elder and William the Younger. The Elder was born about 1616 and the Younger about 1621, but both in Suffolk, England. One of the Williams came to the New World with his brother John (1623-1680), and the other William stayed in Hegessett, Suffolk, England and inherited the land of their father Goodrich-179.
One source states that William the Elder went to the New World, and itwas his younger brother William who stayed in Hegessett and became a clergyman.<ref>The Goodrich family in America. A genealogy of the descendants of John and William Goodrich of Wethersfield, Conn., Richard Goodrich of Guilford, Conn., and William Goodridge of Watertown, Mass.,together with a short historical account of the family in England, the origin of the name, a description of Goodrich castle etc. by Goodrich Family Memorial Association. Chicago: Fergus Printing Co. 1889. pp. 21-31.</ref>If the date of birth of 1616 is correct, then this source is mistaken. Whichever son he was, the William that came to the New World and married Sarah Marvin was born around 1621/22 and died in 1676. Whether he was the Elder or the Younger relies on a valid birthdate for the William who remained in England to become a clergyman and inherit their father's lands. (As speculation, and nothing more, it would reason that the eldest son would inherit and therefore stay in Hegessett, but it needs to be proven.) This profile concerns the son William who came to the New World and married Sarah Marvin in 1648. This William became a Freeman of Connecticut on 15 May 1656. He became an Ensign in the Connecticut militia. He died in Nov 1676, survived by his widow Sarah, and many children. (Seehis will.) William immigrated to New England in 1635 and with him came his brother, Henry, John and Richard. He was made a freeman on May 15, 1656 and was deputy from Weathersfield to the General Court from May 15, 1662 to October 1666. He was commissioned Ensign of the Wethersfield "Train Band on May 11, 1665 and held this title in all public records as long as he lived.

11 MAY 1663. Note: a member of the General Assembly at Hartford. <ref>Source: #S2 page 34</ref> deputy from Wethersfield in the general court held at Hartford, Connecticut and was also one of the grand jury. <ref>Source: #S2 page 34</ref>

Notes

--of Wethersfield--Gen and Bio of Ancient Wethersfield: "There appears to have been another William Goodrich, who res. in Watertown, Mass., and d 1647, and whose wid. Margaret, as the wife of John Hale, d 3? Feb 1683 --came to Cambridge, Mass. in 1635 in the "Elizabeth and Ann"--He and his brother John were among the first settlers of Wethersfield, and located at Watertown, Massachusetts;--The surname Goodrich is very ancient. It was originally Godric, thenGoodridge; The Goodriches were unquestionably of Saxon origin;---Ensign;-- : Note NI225William the Elder, a clergyman, died in Hegessett, and willed property to the sons of his brothers William and John William Goodrich. <ref>Source: #S2 pages 21-24 and page 31</ref>

Died BET 12 MAY 1677 AND 01 JUL 1678. Note: without issue. <ref>Source: #S2 page 21</ref>Imported only 12 MAY 1677 from Death Date and marked as uncertain.

Rev. <ref>Source: #S2 pages 21-24 and page 31</ref>

Will: 12 MAY 1677. Hegessett, Suffolk County, England. Note: and said will is transcribed below. <ref>Source: #S2 page 21</ref> 01 JUL 1678. Sudbury, Suffolk County, England. <ref>Source: #S2 page 21</ref> Transcription of the will of Rev. William Goodrich: "In the name of God, Amen. I William Goodrich of Hegessett, in the county of Suffolk, clerk, being through the mercy of God of sound mind, and good health anddisposing memory, do make and ordain this my last will in manner and form following, Imprimis, I give unto Rebecca, my loving wife, all my messuages wherein I now dwell, in Hegessett aforesaid, with all the houses, out-houses, and gardens, lands, and appurtenances thereunto belonging, to hold to her assigns, for and during the term of her natural life, she keeping the same from time to time in good repair; and, after my said wife's decease, I give the same messuages, tenements, houses, out-houses, gardens, orchards, and appurtenances thereto belonging, unto Joseph, the eldest son now living of my brother John Goodrich, and his heirs forever. But in case he dies, and have no issue from his own body, I give the aforesaid houses and lands, with all their appurtenances before mentioned, or not mentioned, belonging to me in Hegessett, to my brother's next son, Jonathan, and his heirs; and if he also be dead before my wife, and have no natural issue of his body, I give the appurtenances named, or not named, belonging to me in Hegessett, unto my brother John's eldest daughter, and her heirs, that shall be then living. Also, I give unto Rebecca, my loving wife, all that CopyholdClose, called by the name of Robbetts, containing by estimation sevenacres, more or les, lying in Chilton Hamlet, in Stowmarket, in the County of Suffolk, holden of the monor of Dagworth cum Sorrells to hold to her and her assigns for and during the term of her natural life, and after my said wife's decease, I give the aforesaid close, with all the appurtenances thereof, to John, the eldest son of my brother William Goodrich, and his heirs forever. Also, I give unto Rebecca, my wife,all the closes mortgaged to me by John Tillicot, of Bayton, now deceased, for fifty pounds, and seized upon by me for the lack of payment of the principal.

All these closes, as they are mentioned in the indenture made to me, with their appurtenances, I give to the said Rebecca, my wife, during the term of her natural life; but in case the land be redeemed, and thefifty pounds paid, with the interest that is, or shall be, due to me,my will is that my wife shall have the interest and improvement thereof toward her maintainence during her life. But my will is, that afterher decease, that ll the closes of the aforesaid John Tillicot, mortgaged to me, and seized upon by me for want of payment of the aforesaidprincipal, shall descend to John Goodrich, the eldest son of my brother William Goodrich, and his heirs. But if redeemed, I will and deviseto the aforesaid John (Goodrich), and to his heirs, after my wife's decease fifty pounds, of lawful English money, in the room of the land;and whereas I have sundry sums of money abroad in several hands, I will and devise concerning the same that my said wife shall have the interest and improvement thereof toward her maintenance during her life. But my will is, that the aforesaid fifty pounds, in case paid, and theaforesaid land of John Tillicot be redeemed, and, besides that, an hundred and fifty pounds more I have abroad, to be well secured by my wife, within three months after my decease; the above-named fifty poundsfor the use(......)forenamed John Goodrich, eldest son of my brother William (Goodrich), and his heirs (........) forever; out of the hundred and fifty pounds, after my wife's decease, I will and devise one fifty pounds to the above said John, eldest son of my brother William Goodrich, and his heirs forever; and as for the other hundred pounds, I will and devise the same unto Joseph, the eldest son of my brother John Godorich, and to his heirs forever; after the decease of my wife. And do farther will that whenever Mr. John Tillicot's land be redeemed, and the fifty pounds paid in, that the said fifty pounds shall be put out for the better improvement of my wife's maintainence; but no part or parcel of it, but by, and with, the consent of my kinsman, Henry Bull, senior, of Bury, Malster, and John Goodrich, eldest son now livingof my cousin Robert Goodrich, Hawleigh, Chirurgeon, and after the same manner shall the hundred and fifty pounds before mentioned be disposed of for the maintainence of my said wife. No part of the same to be put out, or altered out of the present hands where it now is, but by, and with, the consent of Henry Bull of Bury and John Goodrich of Hawleigh, that so the principal sum may be preserved for the aforesaid JohnGoodrich, eldest son of my brother William Goodrich, and his heirs, and Joseph Goodrich, eldest son of my brother John Goodrich, and his heirs: and in case of her disposal of the said two hundred pounds, or any part thereof, without the consent of the aforesaid Henry Bull and John Goodrich, then i will that my said two brother's children, Joseph and John, or their heirs living, shall immediately from and after such disposal have and enjoy the two hundred pounds, according to my mind and purpose above said, either of them their appointed part and share. And it is further my will that my said wife do, before she enjoy any benefit of this my will, first enter into a bond of four hundred poundsto the said Henry Bull and John Goodrich, that her executors and administrators shall pay to the above-named Joseph and John, within three months after her decease, the two hundred pounds, in case the land of John Tillicot be redeemed and the principal paid; or else one hundred and fifty pounds if they shall come so soon out of New England to receive the same, or by sufficient or undoubted authority they send for the same, or else so soon as they shall send for it. Item. It is my willthat all the overplus of my estate, either goods or money, or household stuff, or chattels whatsoever, shall be to and for the use and benefit of my wife, and at her disposal, to whom I give the same, and constitute and appoint the said Rebecca, my wife, sole executrix of this my last will and testament, and I nominate the said Henry Bull and JohnGoodrich supervisors thereof. Also, my mind and will is that John Bull, reader, of Bury, in the parish of St. James, and the son of Henry Bull, aforesaid, these books named by mine own hand in the margin of mywill, which my executrix, after my death, shall deliver to him. In witness of all this, I, the said William Goodrich, have to this my last will and testament, contained in sheet of paper, set my hand and seal,dated the 12th day of May, in the year of our Lord, 1677". [Books on the margin are omitted.]. <ref>Source: #S2 pages 21 - 24</ref>

Marriage BEF 12 MAY 1677. <ref>Source: #S2 page 22</ref>

Parent's Marriage 07 AUG 1615. Burie St. Edmund, Suffolk County, England. <ref>Source: #S2 page 21</ref><ref>Source: #S5 page 183. Gives year and place of marriage, as well as wife's name</ref>

Sources

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Congruent with info above.

• Ensign William Goodrich, Donald Lines, compiled & edited (1930-2). History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield. For the Eunice Dennie Burr Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution (Fairfield, Connecticut), Vol. 1, page 657* A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records, Hartford District, 1635-1700. Vol. I. 1906. Name: Ensign William Goodrich, Date of Will: 14 Nov 1676, Page: 175. * Source: S-1355654419 Repository: #R-1577494162 Title: Connecticut Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002.Original data: White, Lorr Note: APID: 1,1062::0 * Source: S-1375255531 Repository: #R-1577494162 Title: Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s Author: Gale Research Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010.Original data - Filby, P. William, ed. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2010.Original data: Filby, P. William, ed. Passenge Note: APID: 1,7486::0 *Adams, Charles Collard. “Middletown Upper Houses, A History of the North Society of Middletown, Connecticut, From 1650 to 1800, With Genealogical and Biographical Chapters on Early Families and A Full Genealogy of the Ranney Family.” (The Grafton Press Genealogical Publishers, New York) 1908. p. 536. https://archive.org/stream/middletownupperh00adam#page/536/mode/1up* Source: S2 The Goodrich Family in America. A Genealogy of the Descendants of John and William Goodrich of Wethersfield, Conn., Richard Goodrich of Guilford, Conn., and William Goodridge of Watertown, Mass. Lafayette Wallace Case M.D., Author Role: Editor Publication: Fergus Printing Company, Chicago, Illinois, 1889, Second Date, 1984 * GenealogicalNotes Or Contributions to the Family History of Some of the First Settlers of Connecticut and Masschusetts by Nathaniel Goodwin (1982), pg.69

Acknowledgments ===*This person was created through the import of 124-DeCoursey.ged on 14September 2010.* GED file graciously provided to Rapp-122|Whitney Rapp on 10/18/17 by Goodrich Family Association (http://www.goodrichfamilyassoc.org) for upload to WikiTree.* Source: S2 The Goodrich Family in America. A Genealogy of the Descendants of John and William Goodrich of Wethersfield, Conn., Richard Goodrich of Guilford, Conn., and William Goodridge of Watertown, Mass. Lafayette Wallace Case M.D., Author Role: Editor Publication: Fergus Printing Company, Chicago, Illinois, 1889, Second Date, 1984

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Biography

Known as "The Elder"
William was the son of John Goodrich and Margerie Howe. William had another brother named William. They were referred to as William the Elder and William the Younger. The Elder was born about 1616 and the Younger about 1621, but both in Suffolk, England. One of the Williams came to the New World with his brother John (1623-1680) Goodrich-57, and the other William stayed in Hegessett, Suffolk, England and inherited the land of their father. One source states that William the Elder went to the New World, and itwas his younger brother William who stayed in Hegessett and became a clergyman.<ref>The Goodrich family in America. A genealogy of the descendants of John and William Goodrich of Wethersfield, Conn., Richard Goodrich of Guilford, Conn., and William Goodridge of Watertown, Mass.,together with a short historical account of the family in England, the origin of the name, a description of Goodrich castle etc. by Goodrich Family Memorial Association. Chicago: Fergus Printing Co. 1889. pp. 21-31.</ref>If the date of birth of 1616 is correct, then this source is mistaken. Whichever son he was, the William that came to the New World and married Sarah Marvin was born around 1621/22 and died in 1676. Whether he was the Elder or the Younger relies on a valid birthdate for the William who remained in England to become a clergyman and inherit their father's lands. (As speculation, and nothing more, it would reason that the eldest son would inherit and therefore stay in Hegessett, but it needs to be proven.) The William who stayed in Hegessett, married a woman named Rebecca, became a clergyman, and died in 1678 is the subject of this profile. This William had no surviving children and he willed his property to the sons of his brothers William and John in the New World, with lifetime tenancy for his widow Rebecca.<ref>The Goodrich family in America. A genealogy of the descendants of John and William Goodrich of Wethersfield, Conn., Richard Goodrich of Guilford, Conn., and William Goodridge of Watertown, Mass., together with a short historical account of the family in England, the origin of the name, a description of Goodrich castle etc. by Goodrich Family Memorial Association. Chicago: Fergus Printing Co. 1889. pp. 21-24.</ref>

Title

: Title: Rev

Christening

: Christening: :: Date: ABT 1617

: Christening: :: Date: 30 JAN 1624 :: Place: Bury, St. James, Suffolk, England Both of the above christening dates need sources as to determine whichis accurate. William Goodrich. <ref>Source: #S2 pages 21-24 and page 31</ref>

Died BET 12 MAY 1677 AND 01 JUL 1678. Note: without issue. <ref>Source: #S2 page 21</ref>Imported only 12 MAY 1677 from Death Date and marked as uncertain.

Rev. <ref>Source: #S2 pages 21-24 and page 31</ref>

Will: 12 MAY 1677. Hegessett, Suffolk County, England. Note: and said will is transcribed below. <ref>Source: #S2 page 21</ref> 01 JUL 1678. Sudbury, Suffolk County, England. <ref>Source: #S2 page 21</ref> Transcription of the will of Rev. William Goodrich: "In the name of God, Amen. I William Goodrich of Hegessett, in the county of Suffolk, clerk, being through the mercy of God of sound mind, and good health anddisposing memory, do make and ordain this my last will in manner and form following, Imprimis, I give unto Rebecca, my loving wife, all my messuages wherein I now dwell, in Hegessett aforesaid, with all the houses, out-houses, and gardens, lands, and appurtenances thereunto belonging, to hold to her assigns, for and during the term of her natural life, she keeping the same from time to time in good repair; and, after my said wife's decease, I give the same messuages, tenements, houses, out-houses, gardens, orchards, and appurtenances thereto belonging, unto Joseph, the eldest son now living of my brother John Goodrich, and his heirs forever. But in case he dies, and have no issue from his own body, I give the aforesaid houses and lands, with all their appurtenances before mentioned, or not mentioned, belonging to me in Hegessett, to my brother's next son, Jonathan, and his heirs; and if he also be dead before my wife, and have no natural issue of his body, I give the appurtenances named, or not named, belonging to me in Hegessett, unto my brother John's eldest daughter, and her heirs, that shall be then living. Also, I give unto Rebecca, my loving wife, all that CopyholdClose, called by the name of Robbetts, containing by estimation sevenacres, more or les, lying in Chilton Hamlet, in Stowmarket, in the County of Suffolk, holden of the monor of Dagworth cum Sorrells to hold to her and her assigns for and during the term of her natural life, and after my said wife's decease, I give the aforesaid close, with all the appurtenances thereof, to John, the eldest son of my brother William Goodrich, and his heirs forever. Also, I give unto Rebecca, my wife,all the closes mortgaged to me by John Tillicot, of Bayton, now deceased, for fifty pounds, and seized upon by me for the lack of payment of the principal.

All these closes, as they are mentioned in the indenture made to me, with their appurtenances, I give to the said Rebecca, my wife, during the term of her natural life; but in case the land be redeemed, and thefifty pounds paid, with the interest that is, or shall be, due to me,my will is that my wife shall have the interest and improvement thereof toward her maintainence during her life. But my will is, that afterher decease, that ll the closes of the aforesaid John Tillicot, mortgaged to me, and seized upon by me for want of payment of the aforesaidprincipal, shall descend to John Goodrich, the eldest son of my brother William Goodrich, and his heirs. But if redeemed, I will and deviseto the aforesaid John (Goodrich), and to his heirs, after my wife's decease fifty pounds, of lawful English money, in the room of the land;and whereas I have sundry sums of money abroad in several hands, I will and devise concerning the same that my said wife shall have the interest and improvement thereof toward her maintenance during her life. But my will is, that the aforesaid fifty pounds, in case paid, and theaforesaid land of John Tillicot be redeemed, and, besides that, an hundred and fifty pounds more I have abroad, to be well secured by my wife, within three months after my decease; the above-named fifty poundsfor the use(......)forenamed John Goodrich, eldest son of my brother William (Goodrich), and his heirs (........) forever; out of the hundred and fifty pounds, after my wife's decease, I will and devise one fifty pounds to the above said John, eldest son of my brother William Goodrich, and his heirs forever; and as for the other hundred pounds, I will and devise the same unto Joseph, the eldest son of my brother John Godorich, and to his heirs forever; after the decease of my wife. And do farther will that whenever Mr. John Tillicot's land be redeemed, and the fifty pounds paid in, that the said fifty pounds shall be put out for the better improvement of my wife's maintainence; but no part or parcel of it, but by, and with, the consent of my kinsman, Henry Bull, senior, of Bury, Malster, and John Goodrich, eldest son now livingof my cousin Robert Goodrich, Hawleigh, Chirurgeon, and after the same manner shall the hundred and fifty pounds before mentioned be disposed of for the maintainence of my said wife. No part of the same to be put out, or altered out of the present hands where it now is, but by, and with, the consent of Henry Bull of Bury and John Goodrich of Hawleigh, that so the principal sum may be preserved for the aforesaid JohnGoodrich, eldest son of my brother William Goodrich, and his heirs, and Joseph Goodrich, eldest son of my brother John Goodrich, and his heirs: and in case of her disposal of the said two hundred pounds, or any part thereof, without the consent of the aforesaid Henry Bull and John Goodrich, then i will that my said two brother's children, Joseph and John, or their heirs living, shall immediately from and after such disposal have and enjoy the two hundred pounds, according to my mind and purpose above said, either of them their appointed part and share. And it is further my will that my said wife do, before she enjoy any benefit of this my will, first enter into a bond of four hundred poundsto the said Henry Bull and John Goodrich, that her executors and administrators shall pay to the above-named Joseph and John, within three months after her decease, the two hundred pounds, in case the land of John Tillicot be redeemed and the principal paid; or else one hundred and fifty pounds if they shall come so soon out of New England to receive the same, or by sufficient or undoubted authority they send for the same, or else so soon as they shall send for it. Item. It is my willthat all the overplus of my estate, either goods or money, or household stuff, or chattels whatsoever, shall be to and for the use and benefit of my wife, and at her disposal, to whom I give the same, and constitute and appoint the said Rebecca, my wife, sole executrix of this my last will and testament, and I nominate the said Henry Bull and JohnGoodrich supervisors thereof. Also, my mind and will is that John Bull, reader, of Bury, in the parish of St. James, and the son of Henry Bull, aforesaid, these books named by mine own hand in the margin of mywill, which my executrix, after my death, shall deliver to him. In witness of all this, I, the said William Goodrich, have to this my last will and testament, contained in sheet of paper, set my hand and seal,dated the 12th day of May, in the year of our Lord, 1677". [Books on the margin are omitted.]. <ref>Source: #S2 pages 21 - 24</ref>

Marriage BEF 12 MAY 1677. <ref>Source: #S2 page 22</ref>

Parent's Marriage 07 AUG 1615. Burie St. Edmund, Suffolk County, England. <ref>Source: #S2 page 21</ref><ref>Source: #S5 page 183. Gives year and place of marriage, as well as wife's name</ref>

Sources

• The Goodrich family in America. A genealogy of the descendants of John and William Goodrich of Wethersfield, Conn., Richard Goodrich of Guilford, Conn., and William Goodridge of Watertown, Mass., together with a short historical account of the family in England, the origin of the name, a description of Goodrich castle etc. by Goodrich Family Memorial Association. Chicago: Fergus Printing Co. 1889. pp. 21-31. https://archive.org/details/goodrichfamilyin00good

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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

Rev William Goodrich BIRTH Suffolk, England DEATH 1678 Hessett, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England BURIAL Unknown, MEMORIAL ID 48567083, Photos by Steve Goodrich

Extended bio to be added later.

Parents John Goodrich 1587–1632

Siblings John Goodrich 1618–1680 Henry Goodrich 1619–1619 William Goodrich 1622–1676 Jeremiah Goodrich 1627–1663

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48567083/william-goodrich

William was born in Bury St. Edmunds, County Suffolk, England and came to America in 1635. His father was John Goodrich and his mother was Marjerie Howe Goodrich. His parents remained in England and are buried at Bury St. Edmunds in County Suffolk. Most of the Goodrichs in the USA today are descendants of William. Ensign William Goodrich, a son of John and Margerie (Howes) Goodrich of Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England was baptized February 13, 1621/2 at Bury St. Mary.William probably came to America in 1635 with his older brother John and their guardian Clement Chaplin on the Elizabeth. Clement Chaplin departed Cambridge with the followers of Rev. Thomas Hooker in 1636 and came to Hartford, but settled instead in nearby Wethersfield, where he was the Ruling Elder. William Goodrich married on October 4, 1648 in Hartford, Connecticut Sarah Marvin (1631-1702), a daughter of Matthew and Elizabeth Marvin of Great Bentley, Essex. William and Sarah had 5 sons and 4 daughters, and lived out their lives in Wethersfield. William died before the inventory of his estate taken November 14, 1676, and was buried in Wethersfield Village Cemetery in a grave that probably had one of the perishable markers from that time that are no longer visible.

Was one of the 26 soldiers on May 26, 1637 under Captain John Mason who took part in the capture of Peuqot Indian Fort near the Mystic River. Estimated 400 - 700 Peuqot lost their lives.

The Goodrich name comes down through William but his brother John did have 3 daughters so there are females from the Goodrich line not of William.