Mary Barbara Goodnight

This name is speculation only Married 2/19/1762, VA or NC (Second marriage for Hans Michael)

The family chronicles indicate that Michael Goodnight's first wife, Mary Barbara Fiscus, had died abt 1761. He then married Mary Landers. The removal of Michael and Mary to their residence in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, is however, clearly documented in a deed at some time between his marriage in 1762 and May 1, 1764.

Account of Hans Michael Goodnight's Death

From History of the Goodnight Family in America by Mrs. W S Conover & Mrs. L F Ison

The family version of the removal to Kentucky and the killing of Michael Goodnight by Indians is told in this manner: "After locating and building a cabin on his land near Harlan's Station in what later became Mercer County, Michael Goodnight returned to North Carolina and then set out again to Kentucky in July 1781, with his family and household effects. They were a caravan composed of other pioneer families, who were guarded by 30 armed men. No serious mishap befell the emigrant train until it arrived within half a day's journey of Harlan's Station, where a camp was pitched for the night. All was secure but at midnight the fearful cry of the savage was heard, followed by gun shots, screams and confusion. Michael Goodnight was killed in the first onslaught and his son, John, was severely wounded, but he succeeded in making his escape. Mrs. Goodnight was expecting another child at the time. She fled into the dark forest. Many of the immigrants were massacred, but a few escaped to the station where the alarm was given. A party was made up to search for Mrs. Goodnight and she was found two days later in woods lying prostate upon the ground in a semi-conscious state, her face covered with a blanket. She was taken to Harlan's Station where four months later, Jan 1, 1782 a son, Isaac Goodnight was born. A curious circumstance, preserved in the family traditions, is that from his birth until the day of his death Isaac could never go to sleep without covering his face"

Lincoln Co, KY Appraisal Book 1 page 69-71

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Married 2/19/1762, VA or NC (Second marriage for Hans Michael)

The family chronicles indicate that Michael Goodnight's first wife, Mary Barbara Fiscus, had died abt 1761. He then married Mary Landers. The removal of Michael and Mary to their residence in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, is however, clearly documented in a deed at some time between his marriage in 1762 and May 1, 1764.

Account of Hans Michael Goodnight's Death

From History of the Goodnight Family in America by Mrs. W S Conover & Mrs. L F Ison

The family version of the removal to Kentucky and the killing of Michael Goodnight by Indians is told in this manner: "After locating and building a cabin on his land near Harlan's Station in what later became Mercer County, Michael Goodnight returned to North Carolina and then set out again to Kentucky in July 1781, with his family and household effects. They were a caravan composed of other pioneer families, who were guarded by 30 armed men. No serious mishap befell the emigrant train until it arrived within half a day's journey of Harlan's Station, where a camp was pitched for the night. All was secure but at midnight the fearful cry of the savage was heard, followed by gun shots, screams and confusion. Michael Goodnight was killed in the first onslaught and his son, John, was severely wounded, but he succeeded in making his escape. Mrs. Goodnight was expecting another child at the time. She fled into the dark forest. Many of the immigrants were massacred, but a few escaped to the station where the alarm was given. A party was made up to search for Mrs. Goodnight and she was found two days later in woods lying prostate upon the ground in a semi-conscious state, her face covered with a blanket. She was taken to Harlan's Station where four months later, Jan 1, 1782 a son, Isaac Goodnight was born. A curious circumstance, preserved in the family traditions, is that from his birth until the day of his death Isaac could never go to sleep without covering his face"

Lincoln Co, KY Appraisal Book 1 page 69-71

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@R-1569206193@ Ancestry Family Trees Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=38962923&pid... The family chronicles indicate that Michael Goodnight's first wife, Mary Barbara Fiscus, had died abt 1761. He then married Mary Landers. The removal of Michael and Mary to their residence in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, is however, clearly documented in a deed at some time between his marriage in 1762 and May 1, 1764. All children born prior to 1761 are Mary Barbara's.

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