Nathaniel Goodspeed

(3b) Nathaniel (10) married Sarah King,* as shown by the following excerpt from the records at Rochester, Mass.: "Nathaniel Goodspeed of Rochester and Sarah King of Scittuate was married December ye 21, 1705." Sarah was probably the daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth King of Scituate, Mass. The following extract is taken verbatim from the old record at Rochester: "Stephen Goodspeed the son of Nathaniel Goodspeed and of his wife Sarah was borne the 17th Day of September in the year 1706 of Nathaniel Goodspeed their son was borne the 8th day of March in ye year 1707/8 Marey Goodspeed their Daughter was borne ye 27th Day of March in ye year 1710 john Goodspeed their son was born ye 12th Day of august in the year 1713." In other words this record is as follows:

• (4a) Stephen (32) born Sept. 17, 1706.
• (4b) Nathaniel (33) born March 8, 1708.
• (4c) Mary (34) born March 27, 1710, no information.
• (4d) John (35) born Aug. 12, 1713.

No doubt the four children were born at Rochester. The three sons reached maturity, but the daughter probably did not. The following from the Rochester record shows whom Stephen (32) married: "Stephen Goodspeed & Bethiah Wooding married ye 1st of March 1730/31, Rd Ruggles. The date was March 1, 1731, and the marriage was celebrated by Rev. Timothy Ruggles, the famous minister of that day.

Nathaniel (10), in right of his father, was entitled to his pro rata quantity of the land shares distributed at Barnstable. He reached his majority about 169L On January 14, 1691, in a division of the "Common Meadow," he was awarded by the committee two parts, his Uncle Ebenezer four parts, and his Uncle John five parts. In another division of the common meadow and marsh on January 12, 1697, Nathaniel received two parts, Ebenezer four parts and John five parts. In an important division of 6,000 shares at Barnstable in 1703, the Goodspeeds were awarded shares as follows: Ebenezer (7) 50%; John (3) 51%; Benjamin (19) 12y2; Nathaniel (10) 151/4; John Jr (13) 18. In 1708

Source: History of the Goodspeed Family, By Weston Arthur Goodspeed, Published 1907. Page 58-56

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