Thomas Goodynow of Donhead

It is speculated but not proven that his parents were John and Margaret Goodinowe, who are known to have lived in Wiltshire.

Info from Ann L. Isbrandt, 6 S. 584 Millcreek Lane, Naperville, Illinois 60540.

The name is from the French Godenot or Godeno, a jack in the box, alittle ugly man. It may also be a local name from Gudenow, a town of thelower Rhine in Germany. Also spelled Goodnow and Goodenough.

Transcript of his will, dated 1617 and proved 1617/18 on file underGoodenow. Yellow filling cabinet.

Inventory of his estate was taken on the 6th Feb 1617/18 by JohnButton (clerk), Alexander Weeks, Joseph Bower and John Compton.

Sources: TAG, v52, No. 4; Ancestral File.

TAG: Thomas Goodynow of Donhead St. Andrew, Wiltshire, England. Bornabout

1570, died 1617/18, at Donhead St. Andrew. Will dated 20 Dec. 1617 andproved

19 March 1617/18. The will named wife Ursula and eight children. Theyoungest, Dorothy, Edmund and Ursula, received 10 pounds each. SonsNathaniel, Thomas, Ralph and John received livestock. [The elder son,Simon, was not named. Perhaps he already had received his inheritance.]"The discovery of the will and inventory of this Thomas Goodynow ofDonhead St. Andrew, Wiltshire, clearly shows that the New EnglandGoodynow family had its origins at Donhead St. Andrew, and also that theGoodenow men of Sudbury, Massachusetts, who came to New England in 1638with their sister Ursula, were the children of this Thomas and UrsulaGoodynow of Donhead St. Andrew, Wiltshire.

Ancestral File Number: B62Z-3G

Repository Name: Family History Library

Repository Address: 35 N West Temple Street Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA

Title: Ancestral File (R)

Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Publisher: Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998

Thomas A. GOODENOW was born about 1555. All dates are also within "Goodenows" published by the Goodenow Family. Spellings are extremely variant. According to this extensive genealogy, members of the immigrant family that came to America are: John, Thomas, Edmund, Ursula and Dorothy. John died leaving only female heirs. Edmund remained in Sudbury and Thomas rem. to Marlboro, one of its original founders. Goodnow Mountain and Goodnow River in the Adirondacks, Goodnow, Illinois and Goodnow Hills in Washington state stand as testimony to their migrations westward. He died on 6 Feb 1617 in Dunhead, St. Andrew, Wilts, Eng.

-S. P. O. Am: & West Indies v. 375) (New England)

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It is speculated but not proven that Thomas Goodyknow's parents were John and Margaret Goodinowe, who are known to have lived in Wiltshire.

http://www.geocities.com/pkfishers/biotguh.html

For more information, see "Goodenow Who Originated in Sudbury, Massachusetts" by Theodore James Fleming Banvard, Goodenow Family Association (Gateway Press Inc., Baltimore, 1994)

Sources: TAG, v52, No. 4; Ancestral File. TAG: Thomas Goodynow of Donhead St. Andrew, Wiltshire, England. Born about 1570, died 1617/18, at Donhead St. Andrew. Will dated 20 Dec. 1617 and proved 19 March 1617/18. The will named wife Ursula and eight children. The youngest, Dorothy, Edmund and Ursula, received 10 pounds each. Sons Nathaniel, Thomas, Ralph and John received livestock. [The elder son, Simon, was not named. Perhaps he already had received his inheritance.] "The discovery of the will and inventory of this Thomas Goodynow of Donhead St. Andrew, Wiltshire, clearly shows that the New England Goodynow family had its origins at Donhead St. Andrew, and also that the Goodenow men of Sudbury, Massachusetts, who came to New England in 1638 with their sister Ursula, were the children of this Thomas and Ursula Goodynow of Donhead St. Andrew, Wiltshire.

AF: Born about 1565, died 1617.

References

1. http://www.writerspost.com/ourfamily/pafg230.htm#6948
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   2. Richardson, Douglas. English Origins of The Goodenow Family, The American Genealogist (The American Genealogist, Barrington, RI, 1976) Vol. 52, Page 209
   3. "Ancestry of Eva Belle Kempton" part 3 pp 163--168
3. Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England (Little, Brown & Co., Boston, 1862) vol. 2. pp 271 272
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   3. The American Genealogist, New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus, 1937. (AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009, Vol. 61 Page 67-68
   4. Goodenows who originated in Sudbury, Massachusetts, 1638 A.D. : they came from Wilts and Dorset, England : across America they roamed and multiplied" by Banvard, Theodore James Fleming, 1917, Gateway Press for the Goodenow Family Association, Baltimore, Maryland, ca. 1994.
   5. Clyde Goodenough (www.goodenough.com.au, Dec. 14, 2008.).
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   7. Will, John Goodinowe, Will dated 1593, Wiltshire, England.