Maj. James Goodwin

James Goodwin was born 1625 in London, England, and died 1678 in Westmoreland Co. VA

Biography

James Goodwin was born in London about 1625, son of London salt merchant, Peter Goodwin. James came to Virginia in 1650. He was a justice with a title Major in the militia from 1657 to 1662 and in 1658 he represented York County in the House of Burgesses, also its' Speaker.

He was a plantation owner and grew mostly tobacco and corn. He married Rachel Porter and they had seven children: Robert, John, Peter, Matthew, Martin, Susannah, and Elizabeth. Rachael was the daughter of John Porter of Norwich County, England.

Their homestead was an imposing two-story structure facing Goodwin Island on the Thorofare in what is known as Dandy. The house was torn down shortly after 1900. It was reported to be located where "Powell Beatty" once lived.

Family

He married Rachel Porter, born ABT 1630 in England, and died 23 May 1666.

Their children:

1. Capt. John Goodwin planter c.1662, Stepney, London, England d.15_Aug_1701, York Co. VA see note m Elizabeth Moore
2. Robert Goodwin d. before 1692 m Anne
3. Peter Goodwin b.ca.1656 d.1731, York Co. VA m Rebecca Tiplady
4. Martin Goodwin m Barbara
5. Matthew Goodwin b.ca.1658 d. after 1701
6. Susannah Goodwin m John Duke d. before 1701
7. Elizabeth Goodwin m _ Blinkhorn d. after 1701

He married second after 1666, probably to Mrs. Blanche Parry; no children. She died 1701

Origins

HENRY, of Buckinghamshire, had issue: ROBERT, who married Jane, the daughter of Anthony Dollin, of
Henalt, in Flanders. Issue: PETER, a salter*, of Tower-Street Ward, London, who married Sarah, daughter of John Hillard, alias Highlord, of London, merchant. 8, James, "youngest son". The will of PETER GOODWIN was dated October 28, 1661, and was proved December 17, 1661, by the oath of James Goodwin, his son, one of the executors, power being reserved for Mathew and Peter, the other executors, etc. [So far the English authorities.]

Estate

From https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Porter-5964

After the death of Rachel, Major James Goodwin married, 2dly, Blanche, probably Mrs. Blanche Parry, mentioned above. He died intestate, and his inventory was recorded January 6, 1678/9, showing L542 1s 2d. On January 25, 1691/2, John and Peter Goodwin petitioned for their shares of their father's estate in the hands of their "mother-in-law" (step-mother), Mrs. Blanche Goodwin, and in the following month settlement was made with "seven children had ye widow". In 1687 Mrs. Blanche Goodwin had given property to her "sons", John and Peter Goodwin, and daughter Susannah. Her will was proved September 22, 1701, and names sons Robert and Martin as executors; daughter, Elizabeth Blinkhorn; and grandchildren, James and Elizabeth Duke. Matthew Goodwin witnessed a deed from Peter to Martin in 1701.

Notes

• Emigration: 15 Oct 1640, Gift of God, Virginia.
• delegate to the House of Burgesses in 1657-58.
• Justice of York County from 1657 to 1662.
• Acquired 1200 acres in York County comprising what is now known as Goodwins Neck and Goodwins Island. He also received grants of 1400 acres in Westmoreland County.
• among those for whom Major Goodwin got "head rights", besides Mrs. Blanche Parry, Mrs. Ann Gooch, Robert Goodwin, John Goodwin, and "myself and wife", was one John Porter;

Notes

From http://www.carolshouse.com/places/goodwinneck/

The late Dick Ivy, then editor of "The Dandy Citizen", was kind enough to send me an article on the history of Dandy he wrote in September 1983. The article entitled "Goodwin First Dandy Settler" includes wonderful information about the family.

"James Goodwin, son of London salt merchant Peter Goodwin, came to Virginia in 1650 paying the way of eight others for which he was granted 400 acres in Westmoreland County (upper Chesapeake Bay). Samuel Chew, an heir (of original property patentee John Chew) living in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, assigned the property, except for some land in the Wormley Creek area given to the first York parish church, to James Goodwin in 1660. Goodwin became a magistrate in York County, a speaker in the House of Burgesses and a major in the militia. He married, the story goes, a sickly and the last of the maidens brought to the colony to be taken as wives. The Goodwin homestead was a two-story imposing structure facing Goodwin Island on the Thorofare (where Powell Beatty lives). People still remember the house that was torn down shortly after 1900. Goodwin and his wife Rachel raised five sons and two daughters before she died May 23, 1666 at age 36. Goodwin remarried an Elizabeth who evidently inherited Goodwin's 1200 acres. The rent rolls of England listed her in York in 1704 with Peter Goodwin owning 400 acres in York. Rachel's tombstone was broken up when a roadway was built through the Goodwin burial plot in 1945 in connection with the construction of the Pan American Refining Corporation processing plant (today's AMOCO). Peter Goodwin became heir to the property in 1731...."

References

• William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 2, Supplement (Oct., 1897), pp. 1-58 THE GOODWIN FAMILIES IN AMERICA BY JUDGE JOHN S. GOODWIN link
• http://hdhdata.org/cgi-bin/showpage.pl?d3990&f00006
• descendants of William Goodwin of Buckinghamshire England
• http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/m/c/c/Rodney-V-Mccormick...
• http://www.carolshouse.com/familyhistory/goodwin/
• http://hdhdata.org/roots/d3990.html#f00005
• “descendants of Major James Goodwin of York Co. VA”
• 1. William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 6, No. 2 suppliment (Oct, 1897), table of contents high quality scan by JSTOR (120K pdf file)
• 2. "The Goodwin Families in America" by Judge John S. Goodwin, 1897 William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 6, No. 2 supplement (Oct, 1897) high quality scan by JSTOR (6.2M pdf file)
• 3. "The Goodwin Families in America" by Judge John S. Goodwin, 1897 William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 6, No. 2 supplement (Oct, 1897) my scan of the original, abridged (7.3M pdf file)
• 4. "Notes on the York County, Virginia, Goodwins" by Dr. Lyon G. Tyler William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 6, No. 2 supplement (Oct, 1897) high quality scan by JSTOR (2.3M pdf file)
• 5. "Notes on the York County, Virginia, Goodwins" by Dr. Lyon Tyler Gardiner William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 6, No. 2 supplement (Oct, 1897) my scan of the original (13M pdf file)
• 6. William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 8, No. 2 suppliment (1899), table of contents high quality scan by JSTOR (2.1M pdf file)
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Goodwin-755

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Husband of Rachel Porter Son of Peter Goodwin, a London Salt Merchant a member of the House of Burgesses Principal land holder of Goodwin Neck, north of Back Water Creek where the town of Dandy is located.

No marked grave, see the information the regarding this cemetery on the 'cemetery page' ∼
Son of Peter Goodwyn and Sarah "Sallie" (Hillard) Goodwyn

Husband of Rachel (Porter) Goodwyn, daughter of John Porter

James and Rachel (Porter) Goodwyn had 7 children and they were:

1. Peter Goodwyn 2. Robert Goodwyn 3. John Goodwyn 4. Elizabeth Goodwyn 5. Susannah Goodwyn (m. John Duke, Jr.) 6. Matthew Goodwyn 7. Martin Goodwyn

Husband of Rachel Porter Son of Peter Goodwin, a London Salt Merchant a member of the House of Burgesses Principal land holder of Goodwin Neck, north of Back Water Creek where the town of Dandy is located.

No marked grave, see the information the regarding this cemetery on the 'cemetery page'∼Son of Peter Goodwyn and Sarah "Sallie" (Hillard) Goodwyn

Husband of Rachel (Porter) Goodwyn, daughter of John Porter

James and Rachel (Porter) Goodwyn had 7 children and they were:

1. Peter Goodwyn 2. Robert Goodwyn 3. John Goodwyn 4. Elizabeth Goodwyn 5. Susannah Goodwyn (m. John Duke, Jr.) 6. Matthew Goodwyn 7. Martin Goodwyn* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Jul 14 2021, 15:39:52 UTC