Thomas Goodell 
Thomas was born on October 30th, 1676 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts. Thomas' father was Zachariah Goodell and his mother was Elizabeth Beauchamp. His paternal grandparents were Robert Goodell and Catherine Kilham; his maternal grandparents were Edward Beauchamp and Mary Metcalf. He had seven brothers and three sisters, named Samuel, Joseph, Abraham, John, Benjamin, David, Zachariah, Mary, Elizabeth and Sarah. He died at the age of 89 on October 22nd, 1766 in Pomfret, Connecticut.General Notes
The big families and dwindling estates of Massachusetts' Goodales must have been having an impact as Thomas had left that Salem area and was "of Woodstock CT" at the time of his marriage to Sarah. He soon went on to Pomfret, purchasing land there from Deacon Chandler. He returned to Massachusetts to marry and he left her in the spring of 1698 to go to Pomfret and ready the homestead.
This first Goodell home is believed to have stood near the summit of Easter Hill, in the Elliott section of Pomfret, so named from its last resident. Traces of the old cellar remain near a fine spring of water.
In 1709 Thomas Goodell sold this first cabin and clearing with its young orchards to Ebenezer Truesdell, and built himself a large and substantial dwelling on the northern slope of the hill, about one-fourth of a mile south of the present Abington Church.
He owned several hundred acres of land between Blackwell's Brook and Abington Brook. His land was crossed by the King's Highway up to 1870, when that section of this ancient road was closed by the laying of the N. Y. N. H. & H. R. R. Travel was diverted through Abington Common, now Route 97.
The Goodells were of Huguenot origin. .All of their eleven children were born before 1721. The first child, Humphrey, born Oct. 30, 1699 was the first white child born in the limits of the Mashamoquet Purchase
The Goodell family lived for many generations at their second home site. A marvelous growth of lilacs still thrive by the open gate. A crumbling chimney, broad door stones, and a near-by well are all that remain to mark this century old pioneer homestead.
Captain Zachariah Goodell (French and Indian War) sold the land (for twenty pounds old tenor) for the site of the meeting-house in 1751."
Sources: A Genealogy of the Descendants of Robert Goodale / Goodell of Salem Mass by Williams, Geo E. - 1984; Vital Records of Beverly MA; Vital Records of Pomfret CT; Folklore and Firesides in Pomfret, Hampton and Vicinity by Griggs, Susan J. - 1950
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.~ 1510 in Downham, Norfolk, England
- b.~ 1540 in Warmsworth, York England d.07 Jul 1625 in Chiswick, Kent, England
- b.1568 in Chiswick, Kent, England d.1642 in Dennington, Suffolk, England
- b.~ 1540 in Yarmouth, Norfolk, England d.1601 in Chiswick, Kent, England
- b.16 Aug 1601 in Dennington, Suffolk, England d.04 Apr 1683 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
- b.~ 1570 in Dennington, Suffolk, England d.Dec 1610 in Dennington, Suffolk, England
- b.31 May 1640 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts d.30 Jun 1715 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
- b.~ 1520 in St. James Parish, Bury St. Edmonds, Suffolk, England d.13 Oct 1586 in St. James Parish, Bury St. Edmonds, Suffolk, England
- b.10 Aug 1558 in St. James, Suffolk, England d.27 May 1631 in Chiswick, Kent, England
- b.1524 in Suffolk, England
- b.1606 in Dennington, Suffolk, England d.1645 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
- b.~ 1510 in Downham, Norfolk, England
- b.~ 1540 in Warmsworth, York England d.07 Jul 1625 in Chiswick, Kent, England
- b.~ 1560 in Dennington, Suffolk, England d.14 Jul 1639 in Chiswick, Kent, England
- b.~ 1540 in Yarmouth, Norfolk, England d.1601 in Chiswick, Kent, England
- b.30 Oct 1676 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts d.22 Oct 1766 in Pomfret, Connecticut
- b.~ 1530 in Cosgrove, Northamptonshire, England d.> 1615 in Buckinghamshire, England
- b.~ 1550 in Cosgrove, Northamptonshire, England d.~ 1619 in Cosgrove, Northamptonshire, England
- b.~ 1588 in Cosgrove, Northamptonshire, England d.6 JAN 1623/24 in Cosgrove, Northamptonshire, England
- b.~ 1539 in Rode, Northamptonshire, England d. in Rode, Northamptonshire, England
- b.~ 1556 in Rode, Northamptonshire, England d. in Cosgrove, Northamptonshire, England
- b.1616 in Cosgrove, Northamptonshire, England d.29 Mar 1668 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
- b.~ 1590 d.~ 1625
- b.23 Jul 1646 in Chiswick, Kent, England d.31 Dec 1696 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
- b.~ 1623 in England d.16 JAN 1684/85 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
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‌Thomas and Sarah were married in a religious ceremony on December 2nd, 1698 in Salem, Massachusetts. They had nine sons and two daughters, named Humphrey, Capt. Zechariah, Ebenezer, Thomas, Beauchamp, Edward, David, Jacob, Jabez, Sarah and Mehetible.
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Children
Humphrey Goodell
Humphrey was born on October 30th, 1699 in Pomfret, Connecticut. He died at the age of 59 on April 20th, 1759 in Pomfret, Connecticut.
Capt. Zechariah Goodale
Capt. Zechariah was born on November 29th, 1701 in Pomfret, Connecticut. He died at the age of 82 on December 12th, 1783 in Pomfret, Connecticut.
Ebenezer Goodale
Ebenezer was born on September 8th, 1703 in Pomfret, Connecticut. He died at the age of 68 on May 20th, 1772 in Canterbury, Connecticut.
Thomas Goodale
Thomas was born on September 14th, 1705 in Pomfret, Connecticut. He died at the age of 46 on April 8th, 1752 in Mansfield, Connecticut.
Beauchamp Goodale
Beauchamp was born on July 3rd, 1713 in Pomfret, Connecticut. He died at the age of 79 in March 1793 in Pomfret, Connecticut.
Edward Goodale
Edward was born on April 20th, 1715 in Pomfret, Connecticut. He died at the age of 69 on August 30th, 1784 in Pomfret, Connecticut.
David Goodale
David was born in Pomfret, Connecticut. He died on July 14th, 1784 in Pomfret, Connecticut.
Jabez Goodale
Jabez was born in Pomfret, Connecticut. He died on September 15th, 1799 in Westminster, Vermont.
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