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[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 22, Ed. 1, Tree #3104, Date of Import: Dec 9, 1998]
!ref:Hist.of Hadley, MA; Cambridge, MA History
Cambridge: came to Boston in the LION, arr.16 Sep 1632; Reeman 6 Nov 1633;
Rep.in Fisrt Gen. Court of Deputies in MA 1634. Rem. ca.May 1636 to Hartford.
Held in highest esteem; ardent friend of The Rev. Mr. Hooker; rem. to Hadley ca.1659;thence ca. 1670 to Farmington. Ruling Elder both at Hartford and Hadley. Sailed from London 22 Jun 1632.
!ref:Gen.Dictionary of New England II:278
WILLIAM GOODWIN: settler Cambridge 1632, res. E. corner Harvard & Holyoke Sts., went to Hartford in Hooker's co.,rem. to Hadley; d.Farmington, Conn.1673.,29 Mar 1632 when the Common Pales divided in Cambridge he rec.16 rods. He arr. Boston, in the Lion, 16 Sep 1632. He was Ruling Elder of Cambridge Church in Sept 1634. "At this court, Mr. Goodwin, a very reverand and godly man, being the elder of the congregation of Newtown, having in heat of argument, used some unreverend speech to one of the assistants, and being reproved for the same in the open court, did gravely and humbly acknowledge his faults; he was eminent in the State as well as in the Church, d.11 Mar.1672/3. In 1639 he was given
charge of Anna, dau. of Goodman Hayes who had died. He was the First Representative to the General Court 1634. A misunderstanding arose in the Cambridge church, concerning the enlargement of baptism and such, beginning between Mr. Stone and the ruling elder, William Goodman, as some member had
been admitted, or baptism administered, which Elder Goodwin conceived to be inconsistent with the rights of the brotherhood and the strict principles of the Congregational churches... Capt. John Cullick and Elder Goodwin, two prominent men among the withdrawers went to Boston and presented the following petition to the General Court, 20 May 1658, which ws granted for the formation of a plantation (Hadley). He also signed the Agreement in Hartford, 18 Apr.1659 for the removal to Mass. from Conn at which time he was a resident of Hartford. He signed the aggreement 8 Oct 1660 stating that he was an
inhabitant on the westside of the River in Hadley and would build a home by 29 Sep 1661. At the General Court May 1663, earnest petitions were sent from the church and town of Hadley as the believed that the act giving the Great Meadow to Mr. Bradstreet was not equitable, which was about 1/4 of their serviceable land. He was Ruling Elder at the time. His home was west of the main street between John Webster and John Crow; he had 8 acres worth 200 pounds (his estate was that much). About 1670, he was one of the trustees of the Hopkins donation, conceiving that a corn-mill would yield a good income to the Hadley Grammar School, invested a portion of the donation in building a mill at Mill River; unfortunately it was burned by the Indians in Sept.1677. On 12 Dec 1661, he was on a committee to oversee the building of the Meeting-House. As the completion took several years, a house was hired and he was chosen to seat persons in it "in a more comely order." The church of Hadley is the oldest in
the old county of Hampshire, except that of Springfield. It is a year or more older than that of Northampton, which was formed and Mr. Mather ordained 18 June 1661 and Mr. John Russell, the pastor, Mr. Goodwin and Mr. White attended as representatives...The first ruling Elder of the church of Hadley was William Goodwin who had previously held the same office at Hartford. He was an able
and efficient man.
When Edward Hopkins died Mar. 1657 in Eng., he gave a portion of his estate in New England to Theophilus Eaton and Mr. John Davenport of New Haven and Mr. John Cullick and Mr. william Goodwin of Hartford to be disposed of by them to encourage learning. Rev. John Davenport of New Haven and William of Hadley, the only surviving trustees, made a distribution of this donation in Apr.1664 to
Hartford for a Grammar School, and New Haven and Hadley for the same; and some to Harvard College. On 20 Mar.1669, he proposed to Hadley that he choose 3 persons and the town choose 2 more for the management of the money, and decided to call the place Hopkins School. He with the consent of the other trustees, built from the Hopkins donation, a grist-mill upon Mill River, a little south of the school lands . The petition of Hadley against the customs 1669 that was against the imposition of taxes on produce sent down the river. This petition appears to be in the hand-writing of William Goodwin. Again he signed petition 22 Apr 1668 in the name of the rest of the inhabitants of Hadley on the east side of the river, when the Gen.Court wished to divide the town in to two, east and west of the river. Those west of the river were told to hire a minister for their side. In May 1669, John Russell, pastor, and Goodwin, Ruling Elder, in the name of the church, pointed out some difficulties in this order, but it was put into effect, Hatfield was born..1666. Wm. Goodwin had a servant named Thomas Helme, and Stephen Terry had one named Joshua Wills. Both ran away, and took a horse from Mr. Goodwin and some other
things. The horse valued at 10 pounds was lost, and they were ordered to pay trble dames, 30 pounds, and charges, 10/11/00. Helme was to serve Mr. Goodwin 2 years and Wills to serve him 18 months, and Mr. Terry 6 months, after their time had expired. Also both fined 40 shillings each.
30 Mar.1669 "Tymothy Nash of Hadley presenting a complaynt this winter before ye worshipfull Capt Pynchon against Mr. Goodwin concerning the untimely death of his child ye last summer, and the sde Capt.Pynchon by warrant under his hand dated 27 Feb 1668/9 warning the sde Mr. Goodwin to appeare at this Corte, he being very weake in body & Not able to attend ye Cort in his own person, Mr Andrew Bacon and William Lewis appeared to answer on his behalfe. And now at this Corte the sde Timothy Nash presented his complt in that his child, a member of this Common Wealth is lost; and that as he apprehends by means of Mr.Goodwin's dog frightening the mare upon which the child rode she throwing
the child.
The Corte having heard ye case long debated and considered ye allegations and evidences on had do conceive & judge yt there is not ground to lay such blame on Mr. Goodwin as is pretended in the side Timothy Nash his complt, for yt it doth not appeare yt Mr. Goodwin or Mrs. Goodwin had sufficient notice given them of their dogs curstness or any due warning to restrayne their dog; and therefore the Corte doth acquit tham, as to have such legall warning as aforesaid; but yet inasmuch as it appears that the dog was something more than ordinary active in running after persons riding their horse in ye street
whereby diverse persons have had falls from their horses. This Corte doth apprehend that Mr. Goodwin might probably know something yt way, and Mr. Crow who exercise s care about Mr. Goodwin's affaires: And therefor yt they may be blameworthy in not taking care as they out to have restrayned that dog. And
therefore this Cort doth beare witness against all neglects in such matters whereby the lives of persons may be hazzarded. Also ye Corte apprehends that the dog hath been partly an occasion of the death of the said child, though yet divers other things did concur to yt sad accident, but specially the child's
winding a rope about its own wast ye other end where of was tyed about ye mare's neck, & the child having nothing whereby he might well rule her, yt when she threw ye child she dragged him after her to his distruction.
Wherefore the Corte is accounteth Nash blameworth in not having amore strict watch over their son, but letting him go to fetch ye mare from pasture with such meane tackling. And there being much trouble in hearing this case, the Corte ordered yt Mr. Goodwin and Goodman Nash shall pay 10 s. apiece toward
defraying Corte Charges."
ref:Families of Earl Hartford, Ct, by Barbour: Elder William Goodwing were early member First Church Hartford. Name on Founders Monument. Moved to HadleyMA. Sailed from London in the ship "Lion" 22 Jun 1632 and arr. New England 16 jep 1632; freeman MA 6 Nov 1632; deputy from Newtown 14 May 1634.Came to Hartford prob.1636 and was an original proprietor; his home lot was on Main St. extending from the present Wadsworth St. to Arch St. He was a man of great influence in Church and State and prominent in all the early transactions of the Hartford settlement; he purchased large tracts of land up the river and was one of the agents of the town employed to purchase Farmington from the Indians. Gov. Hopkins appointed him one of the trustees of his will, and he therefore was one of those who had charge of est. the Hopkins Grammar School. He was an ardent friend of Hooker, but after his death was deeply involved in the great dissension in the church at Hartford and after several years of controversy, "the Withdrawn", as they were called, under the leadership of Goodwin and Gov. John Webster; rem. to Hadley in 1659. He was Ruling Elder of the Church there, and remained there about 10 years, then removed to Farmington where he died.
William Goodwin 
