John Goode (of Whitby) b. 1620 d. 1709
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| Lineage | Whitby |
| Sex | Male |
| Full name (at birth) | John Goode |
| Other last names | of Whitby |
| Parents | |
Events
1620 birth: Whitstone, Cornwall, England
1709 death: Henrico County (Virginia), Whitby Plantation
1785 child birth: Brunswick County (Virginia), ♂ Robert Whitby [Whitby] b. 1785
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John Goode, born Bet. 1620 - 1630 in Parish of Whitstone, Cornwall, England; died Abt. 1709 in Whitby Plantation,Henrico County, Virginia. He married Ann Bennett Bet. 1668 - 1670 in Whitby Plantation,Virginia or Barbados Islands. Ann Bennett, born Abt. 1632 in Holland; died Bet. 1707 - 1708 in Whitby Plantation,Henrico County, Virginia.
Notes for John Goode:
The Will of John Goode, A. D. 1708
In the name of God, Amen! the twenty-ninth day of November, in the
year of our Lord God, seventeen-hundred-and-eight, I, John Goode of the
County and Parish of Henrico, in Virginia, Gent., being sick and weak of
body, but of sound and perfect mind and memory, thanks be to God for it,
do make, ordain, constitute and appoint this to be my last will and
testament, in manner following:-
Imprimis, I resign my soul into the hands of God who gave it, trusting
through the merits of Jesus Christ my blessed Lord and Savior to obtain
free pardon and forgiveness of all my sins; and my body to the earth, to
be decently interred, at the discretion of my Executor, hereafter named.
Item, That my debts and funeral charges be first paid.
Item, I give, bequeath and devise to my son Robert Goode, one hundred
acres of my land, lying next, and adjoining to the river, and north by the
lands of William Byrd, Esq., to him the said Robert and his heirs forever.
Item, I give, bequeath and devise to my son John Goode, one hundred
acres of my land lying next James River, and adjoining the land of my son,
Samuel Goode, to him the said John and his heirs forever.
Item, I give, bequeath, and devise to my sons Thomas Goode, and Joseph
Goode, my tract of land lying in the woods on the north side of Stoney
Creek, and at the heads of the aforementioned lands, estimated to be four
hundred acres, more or less, to be equally divided between them when they
shall come to lawful age; and my will is, that if either the said Thomas or
Joseph shall decease in their nonage; the survivor of them shall have, hold,
occupy, possess and enjoy the aforesaid tract of land, containing four
hundred acres, to him and his heirs forever, But if my two sons shall arrive
to lawful age, then my will is that Thomas enjoy two hundred acres of the
aforementioned land, to him and his heirs forever, and that Joseph enjoy
the other two hundred acres, to him the said Joseph and his heirs forever.
Item, I give and bequeath to my daughter Katherine Roberts, two
thousand pounds of tobacco.
Item, I give and bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth Blackman, two
thousand pounds of tobacco.
Item, I give and bequeath to my daughter Susanna Goode, two thousand
pounds of tobacco when she comes to age or is married.
Item, I give and bequeath to my daughter Anna Goode, two thousand
pounds of tobacco to be paid when she comes to age or are married.
Item, I give and bequeath to my son Thomas Goode, two thousand pounds
of tobacco when he comes to lawful age.
Item, I give and bequeath to my son Joseph Goode, two thousand pounds
of tobacco to be paid when he comes of lawful age.
Item, I give and bequeath to my son Robert , two negroes, by name, Jupiter
and Moll, and to his heirs forever.
Item, I give and bequeath to my son John, two negroes, by name, George
and Sabrina, and to his heirs forever.
Item, I give and bequeath to my son Thomas, two negroes, by name,
Abraham and Ned, and to his heirs forever.
Item, I give and bequeath to my son Joseph, one negro woman, by name
Rose, with her increase, and to his heirs forever.
Item, I give and bequeath to my daughter Katherine Roberts, besides the
two thousand pounds of tobacco already given, one thousand pounds of
tobacco more, to be paid four years after my decease.
Item, I give and bequeath to my son Samuel, ten shillings, and a way for
a cart and horse on the outside of the low-grounds by long swamp, during
the term of his natural life.
Item, I give to my daughter Francis, one shilling.
Item, I give to my daughter Mary, one shilling.
Item, I give to my daughter Martha, one shilling.
Item, I give to my daughter Ursula, one shilling.
All the rest of my goods and chattels I give and bequeath to my two sons
Robert and John, and do make my said two sons Robert and John whole and
sole executors of this my last will and testament, hereby revoking all former
wills by me made and done.
In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand and seal, this the day and
year first written. Item, my will is, that if Thomas and Joseph should die
before they come to lawful age, their estate to be equally divided between
their own brothers.
Signed, sealed delivered and acknow-
edged as his last will and testament
in presence of us, } John Goode, [ seal ]
THOMAS BYRD, GILES WEBB, ALL.
CLERKE, MARY FOREST.
HENRICO COUNTY, April 1st . Ano. 1709.
The aforegoing will was this day proved in open Court by the oaths
of the subscribed witnesses. Teste.: James Cocke, Cl. Cur.
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