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Mary ? m. by 1705? ?Surry Co. VA b. VA? d. after 1730 |
Amy b. by 1705? Surry Co. VA d. by 1730? VA? |
John b. 1707? Surry Co. VA d. 1775? ?Craven Co. SC |
Penelope b. 1711? ?Surry Co. VA d. 1780? VA? |
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Francis b. after 1710 Surry Co. VA d. after 1730 |
William b. after 1710 Surry Co. VA d. after 1730 |
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Thomas resided in the parish of Southwark in Surry Co. VA. which was formed in
1652 from James City
(see present day map
for location). |
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Thomas married a Mary as his second wife and had at least four children who
were minors when he made his will on Feb 7, 1730. |
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On Aug 8 1717, Thomas described himself as a "Mariner" in a power of attorney
given to Henry Harrison of Surry Co. VA. |
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About 1720, daughter Amy married John Scott Jr. of Prince George VA. She is not
mentioned in her father's will in 1730, but her father made a deed to John Scott
Jr. in 1720. |
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Son Francis may have married into the Epes family because of that name being
given in their family. |
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1725 English Map of South Carolina
Province showing location of Craven County and the Pee Dee (Peede) River
flowing into the Winyah Bay (spelled "Weenya Bay" above map's identification).
Map of SC Parishes in
1760 showing location of Craven County. |
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On May 10, 1728, Charles Holloway, of
Prince George Co. VA, deeded 100 acres of land to Thomas' son John Goodwyn of Surry
Co. VA. This land was in Martins Brandon Parish, Prince George Co. VA,
bounded by Myery Meadow, "laid out of land left to John, Edward, and Charles Holoway
by their father, and is all of that part left to Charles Holloway... Signed,
Charles(x) Holloway". Witnesses were Thomas Goodwyn, Thomas Taylor, Jr.,
George Bagley. Thomas Taylor Jr. would be the son of
Thomas Taylor Sr., and brother of Katherine Taylor Holloway, the wife of
Edward Holloway Jr., who was a witness
on the deed [VA Deed book page 1099]. |
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About 1729, daughter Penelope married Thomas Taylor Jr. (1707?-1773), son of
Thomas Taylor Sr. (1679?-1744). In Nov 1730
Thomas Taylor Sr. helped appraise the estate of Thomas Goodwin. |
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Son John was executor of his father's will. He lived in Surry Co. (the parish
of Southwark became part of Sussex Co. in 1754) until 1764, and then moved to
Craven Co. SC. John's will dated Oct 5, 1775 was recorded in Charleston SC and
described him as of Craven Co., names a wife Lucy and six grown children and a
grandson named Howell Goodwyn. The mother of his children may have been Winnifred
Tucker [Wm & Mary Quarterly Hist. Mag. vol 26-7, pp. 126-7]. |
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The will of Thomas Taylor, dated Feb 4, 1743, probated Jan 16, 1744 in Surry Co. VA,
lists "daughters Elizabeth Chamless and Katherine Hobbs". [Surry Co. VA Wills,..,
1730-1800, pp. 485,487]. An earlier May 14, 1728 deed of gift identifies
Katherine as "my daughter, Katherine, the wife of Edward Holloway of Prince George
County, Virginia." [Deed of Gift, Book 1713-28, Surry Co. VA]. Executors of his
will were Thomas and John Taylor, and the inventory was dated Feb 18, 1744. |
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Prince George County Virginia was formed in 1703 from a portion of Charles City
County (see
present day map
for location). Prince George of Denmark was the husband of England's reigning
Queen Anne. |
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Sources: Unknown author, "The Goodwin Family of South Carolina", Typewritten 8 pp. Campbell, T.E., Colonial Caroline, A History of Caroline County, Virginia, The Dietz Press, Richmond VA, p. 473. Caroline Co. Deed Book, Part II, p. 135. Davis, Eliza T., Wills and Administrations of Surry Co. VA 1671-1750. Deed of Gift, May 14, 1728, Surry Co. VA Book 1713-28. Prince George Co., VA Wills and Deeds 1713-28, Deed book page 1099, abstracted by Benjamin B. Weisiger III, 1973, pp. 147, 292. White, Gifford, James Taylor White of Virginia and some of his descendants into Texas, Austin, TX, 1982. "Goodwyn of Surry and Sussex Counties, Virginia", Wm & Mary College Quarterly Hist. Mag. vol. 26-7, pp. 126-7. Will of Thomas Goodwyn, in Wm & Mary College Quarterly Hist. Mag., vol. VIII no. 2, pp. 448-9. Will of Thomas Taylor, in Hart, Lyndon H. III, Surry Co. VA Wills, Estate Accounts and Inventories 1730-1800, pp. 485, 487. |
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