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| Written by Ron Goodman |
| Sunday, 23 November 2008 15:18 |
John Goodman of Bedford VA and Georgia 1772-1859Three Families of John Goodman of GeorgiaSource: Georgia Bible Records, Jeannette Holland Austin, compiler. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1985. p. 281-282:
Remarks on the Bible Records:The birth date of Mary Goodman, 1800, seems to indicate that Sarah Goodman, b. 1778, was a 1st wife, not mentioned in the Robert Hope Goodman letter, or perhaps unknown to him. Susannah was possibly named after John Goodman's sister Susannah, who married Joseph Richardson in Greene Co., TN. Sally Elsberry, originator of the bible records, was John Goodman's 2nd wife. Her birth date is not given. Her name appears only as the writer, and the date the bible record started and brought up to date as 8/13/1815. Her last entry was probably that of Kisiah Goodman. Nancy, b 1850, may not have lived long, and Sally may not have entered her name for that reason, listing only Betsy, John and Kisiah, the surviving children. This is further confirmed in Robert Hope Goodman's letter in which he says that only 3 children were born to this couple. This would indicate that only 3 of those were still living when he was a young boy. Nancy's name, appearing after 3rd wife Sarah's, may indicate that this name was added after Sally died, ca 1816-18, and 3rd wife Sarah took over the bible and record. The handwriting of the original record would need to be examined to confirm this. Stephen Goodman, separated from others in family in this record, is probably brother Stephen Goodman, of Barren / Hart Co., KY. Why his name appears at all is curious. Polly Goodman cannot yet be identified by this researcher. However, Polly was a common nickname for Mary, and could be daughter Mary Goodman b 1800. It is unfortunate that no maiden names are shown, and no death or marriage records are included in the abstract that I found. Copies of this bible record are known to be in the rare books and manuscripts collection of the University of Georgia, and I will attempt to get copies from them at some point. Other Records:John Goodman was in Oglethorpe Co., GA in or before 1794. Source: "List of Tax Defaulters year 1794, Oglethorpe County", in the 12/4/1794 issue of Southern Sentinel & Universal Gazette, Augusta, GA. 1800 US Census, Oglethorpe Co., GA: John Goodman, Capt. McCarlyle's Dist., 00010-20100-001 male, 26-44, 2 females under 10, 1 female 16-25. The 1800 census entry would seem to indicate that John Goodman had an otherwise unnamed 1st wife, most likely the Sarah Goodman b. 9/29/1778 of the bible record above, who was the mother of Mary Goodman b. 2/29/1800, and one other daughter that died young, and that she died or they divorced before John Goodman married Sally Elsbury/Elsbury in 1806. Oglethorpe County, GA Deed Book G, Pg. 166 13 jan. 1808 Oglethorpe County, GA Deed Book J, Pg. 111 13 Jan. 1808 (1808 is underlined and a ? by it) From a post on Rootsweb - World Connect: Absolom Sparks (Sarah Thompson2, Thomas Thompson1) was born ABT 1771 in Rowan Co, NC, and died ABT 1830 in Pope Co, Arkansas. He married Mary Lydia Elsberry ABT 1790 in Franklin Co, Georgia, daughter of Benjamin Elsberry and Francina Luckey. She was born ABT 1774 in Wilkes, Georgia. and Nathan Sparks (Sarah Thompson2, Thomas Thompson1) was born 29 OCT 1775 in Rowan Co, NC, and died 4 SEP 1844 in Wilson Co, TN. He married Sarah Elsberry 10 MAR 1800 in Oglethorpe Co, GA. She was born ABT 1780, and died BET 1800 AND 1810 in Georgia. He married Nancy Hancock 2 SEP 1802 in Georgia, daughter of Jesse Hancock and Susan Cornel. She was born 17 SEP 1782, and died 15 APR 1856 in Wilson, Tennessee. (re: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=REG&db=traverse&id=I06861)
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