This name was common in Sudbury, Massachusetts from the first Edmund, John, and Thomas, supposed to be brothers, were made freemen there in 1640, 1641, and 1643, respectively.
1 THOMAS GOODENOW was a proprietor of Sud. 1638. He m. Ist, Jane, by whom he had his children, and 2d, Joanna. His will, proved 1664, names his brother Edmund, and John Ruddocke. He petitioned for Marl. 1656, was there at the incorporation, and was one of the selectmen in 1661, '62 and 164. His house lot was bounded on the north and west by a highway, on the south by the house lot of Joseph Rice, on the eastward by the Indian Hill, or line of the Indian Planting Field. The record of the family is incomplete.
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2 Thomas, b. in Sud. ; d. in Marl. Oct. 5, 1663.
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- 3 Mary, b. in Sud. Aug. 25, 1640.
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- 4 Abigail, born March 11, 1642; m. Thomas Barnes, of Marl.
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- 5 Susanna, b. Feb. 20, 1643 ; d. young.
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- 6 Sarah, b. Jan. 20, 1644; d. 1654.
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- 7 Samuel, b. Feb. 28, 1646 ; m. Mary -.
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- 8 Susauna, b. Dec. 21, 1647.
1 - 7 SAMUEL GOODENOW m. Mary -. He d. 1722, aged 76;.His house was a garrison house in 1711, and was on the old road to North., and in what now constitutes a part of that town.
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9 Thomas, b. 1671.
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- 10 Mary, b. Dec. 15, 1673 ; killed and scalped by the Indians, 1707.
(See her story in the Story Section)
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- 11 Samuel, b. Nov. 30, 1675 ; m. Sarah -.
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- 12 David, b. May 12, 1678.
7 - 11 SAMUEL GOODEN0W m. Sarah -. He d. about 1720. He and his family fell, in the division of the town, within Westboro', and hence Marlborough records do not contain a full account of the family.
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- 13 David, b. Feb. 26, 1704; m. Martha Banister.
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- 14 Jonathan, b. July 16, 1706; m. Feb. 20, 1727, Lydia Rice.
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- 15 Thomas, b. May 18, 1709; m. April 7, 1734, Persis Rice.
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- 16 Mary, b. April 5, 1712.
7 - 12 DAVID GOODENOW m. Dinah Fay, Nov. 8, 1722. He moved to Shrewsbury, where he had a second wife, and several children.
12 -17 Samuel, b. Nov. 26, 1723.
11 -13 DAVID GOODENOW m. Martha Banister, Dec. 29, 1746.
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- 18 Sybil, b. May 31, 7747; m. Feb. 9, 1765, Richard Roberts, of Bolton.
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- 19 Lovina, b. Feb. 19, 1749.
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- 20 John, b. Dec. 1, 1751 ; m. Aug. 19, 1772, Phebe Sanders.
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- 21 Stephen, b. April 29, 1753.
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- 22 Adina, b. July 15, 1755.
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- 23 Mary, b. March 18, 1757.
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- 24 Martha, b. April 22, 1759.
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- 25 Calvin, b. Feb. 15, 1762.
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- 26 Ebenezer, b. July 13, 1765.
11 - 14 JONATHAN GOODENOW m. Feb. 20, 1727, Lydia Rice. She d. Dec. 4, 1747. He d. Sept 25, 1803 ?
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- 27 Surviah, b. June 10, 1742.
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- 28 Tabitha, b. June 27, 1744; m. April 10, 1761, Zebadiah Wallis.
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- 29 Submit, b. Dec. 3, 1747; d. March 26, 1748.
The Goodenows, living in Sud., West., and North., intermarried with the Marlborough families, and probably in many instances going out of town, render it difficult to trace them, without having recourse to the records of the neighboring towns.
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