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About Mark Goodwin, Sr
IA2 ydna Mark Goodwin was born in Edgecombe (now Franklin) County, North Carolina in about 1740. He migrated to the Ninety-Six District in South Carolina in about 1770. There he married Elizabeth Smith, daughter of James Smith, ca1770. Elizabeth Goodwin, listed as widow of Mark, was given twelve thousand weight of tobacco and one hundred acres of land on Duncans Creek and Little River, from the estate of James Smith in 1796. This one hundred acres was in addition to an earlier one thousand acre land grant in the same area, to James Smith, that was converted to Mark Goodwin. This land became a part of Laurens County in 1785.
Mark and Elizabeth Goodwin's children, listed in the approximate order of birth were, Tabitha (ca 1770), Thomas (1773), Mark Jr. (1775), James (1777), Sarah "Sally", (1780). Mark Goodwin died in Laurens County, South Carolina on June 27, 1793. His wife, Elizabeth, carried on the business affairs of this family until her death ca 1820.
SCMAR, Vol. VII, Fall 1979, No. 4, p.225
Page 77: An account of the appraisment of the Estate of Mark Goodwin decd., includes 1 Negro, appraised 27 June 1793 by Chas Smith, Joseph Parsons, James Giddens. Total £ 102 13 4.
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Mark Goodwin was born in Edgecombe (now Franklin) County, North Carolina in about 1740 to Theophilus Goodwin and his wife, Elizabeth Ann [Wyche] Goodwin. Mark eventually migrated to the Ninety-Six District in South Carolina in 1772. There he married Elizabeth Smith, daughter of James Smith, ca 1773.
Mark and Elizabeth Goodwin were listed as Loyalist to the British during the Revolutionary War. Mark Goodwin grew tobacco in Virginia before coming to Laurens, S.C. He tried to grow tobacco in Laurens but the crop proved to be unsuccessful.
Elizabeth Goodwin, listed as widow of Mark, was given twelve thousand weight of tobacco and one hundred acres of land on Duncan's Creek and Little River, from the estate of James Smith in 1796. This one hundred acres was in addition to an earlier one thousand acre land grant in the same area, to James Smith, that was converted to Mark Goodwin. This land became a part of Laurens County in 1785.
Mark and Elizabeth Goodwin's children, listed in the approximate order of birth are:
Elizabeth Tabitha Goodwin 1766-1842 (married Samuel Parsons)
Thomas Goodwin 1773-1851
Mark Goodwin Jr. 1774, 75-1851 (married Tabitha Parsons)
James Goodwin 1776-1850
Sarah (Sally) Goodwin 1778-1840 abt.
Elizabeth Goodwin 1780-unk.
William Goodwin 1784-1837 (married Jane Taylor)
Mark Goodwin died in Laurens County, South Carolina on June 27, 1793. His wife, Elizabeth, carried on the business affairs of this family until her death ca 1820.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Aug 18 2023, 15:19:47 UTC
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Mark Goodwin, Sr's Timeline
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1740
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Edgecombe now Franklin County, South Carolina
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| 1766 |
February 14, 1766
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Laurens, South Carolina, Colonial America
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1773
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South Carolina, United States
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1774
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Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States
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1775
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South Carolina, United States
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1778
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Laurens County, South Carolina, United States
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1790
Age 50
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Laurens, South Carolina, United States
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| 1793 |
June 27, 1793
Age 53
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Laurens County, South Carolina
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