• General Notes

  REFERENCE: #76 VA Cous
  Samuel Goode No. 76 of Charlotte Co., VA settled first in Mecklenburg
  Co., afterwards in Prince Edward Co.,  whence he moved in 1789 or 1790 to
  Charlotte Co., and settled upon a small stream called Cub Creek, not far
  from the noted meeting-house called Rough Creek Church.
  He was a planter, owning a few slaves, and an active man, fond of horses
  and of field sports, especially fox hunting. His wife was a woman of good
  intellect, and of a very positive, self-reliant nature. She was probably
  born at "Porto Bello" or in King and Queen County.
  Samuel Goode and his wife were people of sterling character,and were
  among the earliest in Virginia, and indeed in America, to become
  identified with the Methodist Church, which was established on this side
  of the Atlantic soon after their marriage*
  *Methodism was established in Virginia in 1772 by Rev. Robert Williams. A
  great revivial took place in 1776, and in a single year 1993 members were
  added in this State to the membership of the church in the United States.
  The number added in other states was 54. The total membership in the
  United States was 4379 south of the Potomac and 2987 north, with 36
  preachers, 18 of whom were sent to Virginia. In 1777, there were 498
  members in Mecklenburg Co., 620 in Amelia Co., and 186 in Charlotte Co.;
  so it will be seen that Virginia was the stronghold of American Methodism
  in its early days. - See Bennet's Memorials of Methodism in Virginia,
  Richmond, 1871.
  EXCURSUS - THE COLLIER FAMILY OF VIRGINIA
  The first of the name in America was Samuel Collier, who came from
  England in 1607 with the first company of colonists, and who, being a
  youth, acted as "page" to Capt. John Smith, whom he accompanied in his
  exploring excursions into the unknown parts of Virginia.

Details of Samuel's family with Mary Collier