John Goodyear was born in the New Haven Colony on March 8th, and christened on March 13th, 1651. He was the youngest son of Stephen Goodyear (1598-1658). His mother was named Margaret (Lewen) Lamberton Goodyear (1614 - after 4 Nov, 1670). Her dates of birth and death are found in "The Goodyear Genealogy" on page 65 paragraph 3, and page 67 paragraph 3.
When John Goodyear was seven years of age in New Haven, his father passed away overseas, and was buried in London. John Goodyear's father has FindAGrave Memorial Number 139993092 as a burial marker page, and Memorial Numbers 17501582 and 28844665 as cenotaph marker pages.
John Goodyear was the only son who lived long enough to marry, and to have children of his own. All of his stepbrothers and his brother Andrew appear to have died young. Without John Goodyear, the family name would have been lost in America.
John Goodyear and his wife had five sons, but only their sons named Theophilus and Andrew passed down the family name to their own children.
In the early colonial years in America, the family's last name was spelled in different ways. John Goodyear's father was christened in London as Stephen Goodyere, and known as Stephen Goodyeare in the New Haven Colony town records of 1657 and 1658. John Goodyear was also known by the last name of Goodyeare, in the town records.
John Goodyear (1651-1702) married Abigail Gibbard (1660-1718) on June 26, 1683 in New Haven. Their three daughters were named Obedience, Esther, and Abigail. The headstones for the girls have not been found. Here is a listing of the five sons in the family:
1) Stephen (1684-before 1717), has no known headstone;
2) John (unknown-1709), has no known headstone;
3) Nathaniel (1690-1752), 15933058, has a headstone reading "Goodyear";
4) Theophilus (1698-1757), 20664381, has a headstone reading "Goodyar";
5) Andrew (1703-1781), has no known headstone.
Nathaniel appears to be one of the first people in the family to spell his last name as "Goodyear", as shown on his headstone from 1752.
There was only one cemetery in New Haven at the time of John Goodyear's death. Most of the cemetery was located to the rear of the "Meeting House" on the commons square, which is now called the "Center Church on the Green".
No headstones for John Goodyear or his wife can be found at any site. While many of the graves for the "Center Church on the Green" remain in place under the grass on the commons square, and a few graves remain under the church in the undercroft, all of the remaining headstones and graves from the grassy area surrounding the church were moved to the Grove Street Cemetery or elsewhere by 1821. The ground was then leveled, and seeded with new grass, to create a lawn for the community commons square.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Haven_Green
John Goodyear died in 1702, at the age of 50.
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When John Goodyear was seven years of age in New Haven, his father passed away overseas, and was buried in London. John Goodyear's father has FindAGrave Memorial Number 139993092 as a burial marker page, and Memorial Numbers 17501582 and 28844665 as cenotaph marker pages.
John Goodyear was the only son who lived long enough to marry, and to have children of his own. All of his stepbrothers and his brother Andrew appear to have died young. Without John Goodyear, the family name would have been lost in America.
John Goodyear and his wife had five sons, but only their sons named Theophilus and Andrew passed down the family name to their own children.
In the early colonial years in America, the family's last name was spelled in different ways. John Goodyear's father was christened in London as Stephen Goodyere, and known as Stephen Goodyeare in the New Haven Colony town records of 1657 and 1658. John Goodyear was also known by the last name of Goodyeare, in the town records.
John Goodyear (1651-1702) married Abigail Gibbard (1660-1718) on June 26, 1683 in New Haven. Their three daughters were named Obedience, Esther, and Abigail. The headstones for the girls have not been found. Here is a listing of the five sons in the family:
1) Stephen (1684-before 1717), has no known headstone;
2) John (unknown-1709), has no known headstone;
3) Nathaniel (1690-1752), 15933058, has a headstone reading "Goodyear";
4) Theophilus (1698-1757), 20664381, has a headstone reading "Goodyar";
5) Andrew (1703-1781), has no known headstone.
Nathaniel appears to be one of the first people in the family to spell his last name as "Goodyear", as shown on his headstone from 1752.
There was only one cemetery in New Haven at the time of John Goodyear's death. Most of the cemetery was located to the rear of the "Meeting House" on the commons square, which is now called the "Center Church on the Green".
No headstones for John Goodyear or his wife can be found at any site. While many of the graves for the "Center Church on the Green" remain in place under the grass on the commons square, and a few graves remain under the church in the undercroft, all of the remaining headstones and graves from the grassy area surrounding the church were moved to the Grove Street Cemetery or elsewhere by 1821. The ground was then leveled, and seeded with new grass, to create a lawn for the community commons square.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Haven_Green
John Goodyear died in 1702, at the age of 50.
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John Goodyear was born in the New Haven Colony on March 8th, and christened on March 13th, 1651. He was the youngest son of Stephen Goodyear (1598-1658). His mother was named Margaret (Lewen) Lamberton Goodyear (1614 - after 4 Nov, 1670). Her dates of birth and death are found in "The Goodyear Genealogy" on page 65 paragraph 3, and page 67 paragraph 3.
When John Goodyear was seven years of age in New Haven, his father passed away overseas, and was buried in London. John Goodyear's father has FindAGrave Memorial Number 139993092 as a burial marker page, and Memorial Numbers 17501582 and 28844665 as cenotaph marker pages.
John Goodyear was the only son who lived long enough to marry, and to have children of his own. All of his stepbrothers and his brother Andrew appear to have died young. Without John Goodyear, the family name would have been lost in America.
John Goodyear and his wife had five sons, but only their sons named Theophilus and Andrew passed down the family name to their own children.
In the early colonial years in America, the family's last name was spelled in different ways. John Goodyear's father was christened in London as Stephen Goodyere, and known as Stephen Goodyeare in the New Haven Colony town records of 1657 and 1658. John Goodyear was also known by the last name of Goodyeare, in the town records.
John Goodyear (1651-1702) married Abigail Gibbard (1660-1718) on June 26, 1683 in New Haven. Their three daughters were named Obedience, Esther, and Abigail. The headstones for the girls have not been found. Here is a listing of the five sons in the family:
1) Stephen (1684-before 1717), has no known headstone;
2) John (unknown-1709), has no known headstone;
3) Nathaniel (1690-1752), 15933058, has a headstone reading "Goodyear";
4) Theophilus (1698-1757), 20664381, has a headstone reading "Goodyar";
5) Andrew (1703-1781), has no known headstone.
Nathaniel appears to be one of the first people in the family to spell his last name as "Goodyear", as shown on his headstone from 1752.
There was only one cemetery in New Haven at the time of John Goodyear's death. Most of the cemetery was located to the rear of the "Meeting House" on the commons square, which is now called the "Center Church on the Green".
No headstones for John Goodyear or his wife can be found at any site. While many of the graves for the "Center Church on the Green" remain in place under the grass on the commons square, and a few graves remain under the church in the undercroft, all of the remaining headstones and graves from the grassy area surrounding the church were moved to the Grove Street Cemetery or elsewhere by 1821. The ground was then leveled, and seeded with new grass, to create a lawn for the community commons square.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Haven_Green
John Goodyear died in 1702, at the age of 50.
***
When John Goodyear was seven years of age in New Haven, his father passed away overseas, and was buried in London. John Goodyear's father has FindAGrave Memorial Number 139993092 as a burial marker page, and Memorial Numbers 17501582 and 28844665 as cenotaph marker pages.
John Goodyear was the only son who lived long enough to marry, and to have children of his own. All of his stepbrothers and his brother Andrew appear to have died young. Without John Goodyear, the family name would have been lost in America.
John Goodyear and his wife had five sons, but only their sons named Theophilus and Andrew passed down the family name to their own children.
In the early colonial years in America, the family's last name was spelled in different ways. John Goodyear's father was christened in London as Stephen Goodyere, and known as Stephen Goodyeare in the New Haven Colony town records of 1657 and 1658. John Goodyear was also known by the last name of Goodyeare, in the town records.
John Goodyear (1651-1702) married Abigail Gibbard (1660-1718) on June 26, 1683 in New Haven. Their three daughters were named Obedience, Esther, and Abigail. The headstones for the girls have not been found. Here is a listing of the five sons in the family:
1) Stephen (1684-before 1717), has no known headstone;
2) John (unknown-1709), has no known headstone;
3) Nathaniel (1690-1752), 15933058, has a headstone reading "Goodyear";
4) Theophilus (1698-1757), 20664381, has a headstone reading "Goodyar";
5) Andrew (1703-1781), has no known headstone.
Nathaniel appears to be one of the first people in the family to spell his last name as "Goodyear", as shown on his headstone from 1752.
There was only one cemetery in New Haven at the time of John Goodyear's death. Most of the cemetery was located to the rear of the "Meeting House" on the commons square, which is now called the "Center Church on the Green".
No headstones for John Goodyear or his wife can be found at any site. While many of the graves for the "Center Church on the Green" remain in place under the grass on the commons square, and a few graves remain under the church in the undercroft, all of the remaining headstones and graves from the grassy area surrounding the church were moved to the Grove Street Cemetery or elsewhere by 1821. The ground was then leveled, and seeded with new grass, to create a lawn for the community commons square.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Haven_Green
John Goodyear died in 1702, at the age of 50.
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Family Members
Siblings
Half Siblings
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Denise Goodyear Sperry
1624–1707
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Rebecca Goodyear Bishop
1626–1681
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Mary Goodyear Lake
1629–1705
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Elizabeth Lamberton Trowbridge
1632–1716
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Hannah Goodyear Burr
1637–1721
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Desire Lamberton Cooper
1639 – unknown
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Mercy Lamberton Painter
1641–1677
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Stephen Goodyear
1641–1642
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Obedience Lamberton Smith
1642–1734
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Lydia Goodyear Watts
1645–1700
