General Notes
Edward and Tabitha moved from Montgomery County Maryland to Frederick County, Virginia near Winchester around 1798. They walked to Clarksburg, Virginia, (W.Va.) to live with their son, John.
The Goodwin Family surname has been traced to "The Domesday Book " of 1086 AD ordered by William The Conqueror after his conquest of England. The Goodwins were Saxons and were likely oppressed by the Normans.
Various spellings of the name are Gooden, Godwyn, Godwin, Gooden, Gooding, Goodwine and others often changing the spelling of their names even between father and son.
Harold, King of England who lost the Battle of Hastings to William the Conqueror was the son of Godwyn, advisor to King Edward the Confessor. Harold was often called "Goodwyn's Son". The name Godwyn appears on the Bayeaux Tapestry.
Norman oppression and other persecutions led to the migration of many Goodwins to Scotland and on to Ireland.
In Ireland the name became quite common in the Ulster region in the 16th and 17th centuries.
John Edward and Tabitha were married in a religious ceremony before 1761 in Essex County,Massachusetts. They had three sons and a daughter, named Francis, John Dobson, Edward and Mary Sarah.
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Children
Mary Sarah Goodwin
Mary Sarah was born in 1752 in New York,New York. She died at the age of 38 in 1790.
Francis Goodwin
Francis was born in 1760 in Derry,Ulster County,Ireland. He died at the age of 91 on September 23rd, 1851 in Taylor County,West Virginia. He was buried in Beulah Baptist Church,Prunytown,West Virginia.
John Dobson Goodwin
John Dobson was born on September 28th, 1762 in Montgomery County,Maryland. He died at the age of 80 on November 20th, 1842 in Harrison County,West Virginia. He was buried in Morris Cemetery,Simpson District,West Virginia.
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