Born about 1604 (aged 30 in 1634; deposed on 25 November 1679 "aged about eighty-nine years" (probably an exaggeration). Planter who came to Massachusetts Bay in 1634 on the "Elizabeth" & settled in Salem. (On 30 April 1634, "Robert Goodall", aged 30, and "Kathern, his wife," aged 28, were enrolled at Ipswich for passage to New England on the Elizabeth [Hotten 280]; on 30 April 1634, "Mary Goodale", aged 4, "Abraham Goodale", aged 2, and "Isaacke Goodale", aged "half a year," children of "Rob[er]t Goodale", were enrolled at Ipswich as passengers for New England on the Elizabeth). Died between 12 October 1682 (date of will) and 10 March 1682/3 (date of inventory).
MARRIAGES: (1) By about 1630 Katherine _____. She is not seen in New England records (unless she is one of the household of seven on 25 December 1637), except by implication of the births of her children down to 1645.
(2) About 30 August 1669 Margaret Lazenby (on 30 August 1669, "Robert Goodell have made choice of & by God's permission do fully intend to take to my wife Margaret Lazenby, late of Exeter in New England (& the which being done), I the said Robert do hereby covenant & promise to & with the said Margaret, that in case she outlives me, to give & bequeath unto her for her comfortable maintenance ...." She received support from the town from 1683 to 1689, and on 25 March 1689 the town paid "for digging of graves" for four people, including "Goody Goodall."
Williams also claimed that this immigrant was baptized at Dennington on 16 August 1601, son of "Robert and Joan (Artys) Goodell." Examination of the Dennington register confirms this baptism, but there is also the baptism of another Robert on 17 March 1611, son of Thomas, and we have already seen that the widow Elizabeth also had a son Robert. Although we do not agree with the conclusions made by Williams, further investigation of the records of Dennington and vicinity should reveal the correct identity of this immigrant.
Robert Goodale was an interesting character, who did not fully participate in his community, but who, throughout his half century of residence in Salem, pursued a single goal with great determination. So far as we can tell he was never a church member, never a freeman and never an officeholder. The vast majority of the records in which he appears, even his few minor criminal transgressions, involve his dealing with land. He devoted much effort to the amassing of land, and the provision of competent estates for his children.
Soiurce: Great Migration Study Project
MARRIAGES: (1) By about 1630 Katherine _____. She is not seen in New England records (unless she is one of the household of seven on 25 December 1637), except by implication of the births of her children down to 1645.
(2) About 30 August 1669 Margaret Lazenby (on 30 August 1669, "Robert Goodell have made choice of & by God's permission do fully intend to take to my wife Margaret Lazenby, late of Exeter in New England (& the which being done), I the said Robert do hereby covenant & promise to & with the said Margaret, that in case she outlives me, to give & bequeath unto her for her comfortable maintenance ...." She received support from the town from 1683 to 1689, and on 25 March 1689 the town paid "for digging of graves" for four people, including "Goody Goodall."
Williams also claimed that this immigrant was baptized at Dennington on 16 August 1601, son of "Robert and Joan (Artys) Goodell." Examination of the Dennington register confirms this baptism, but there is also the baptism of another Robert on 17 March 1611, son of Thomas, and we have already seen that the widow Elizabeth also had a son Robert. Although we do not agree with the conclusions made by Williams, further investigation of the records of Dennington and vicinity should reveal the correct identity of this immigrant.
Robert Goodale was an interesting character, who did not fully participate in his community, but who, throughout his half century of residence in Salem, pursued a single goal with great determination. So far as we can tell he was never a church member, never a freeman and never an officeholder. The vast majority of the records in which he appears, even his few minor criminal transgressions, involve his dealing with land. He devoted much effort to the amassing of land, and the provision of competent estates for his children.
Soiurce: Great Migration Study Project
Born about 1604 (aged 30 in 1634; deposed on 25 November 1679 "aged about eighty-nine years" (probably an exaggeration). Planter who came to Massachusetts Bay in 1634 on the "Elizabeth" & settled in Salem. (On 30 April 1634, "Robert Goodall", aged 30, and "Kathern, his wife," aged 28, were enrolled at Ipswich for passage to New England on the Elizabeth [Hotten 280]; on 30 April 1634, "Mary Goodale", aged 4, "Abraham Goodale", aged 2, and "Isaacke Goodale", aged "half a year," children of "Rob[er]t Goodale", were enrolled at Ipswich as passengers for New England on the Elizabeth). Died between 12 October 1682 (date of will) and 10 March 1682/3 (date of inventory).
MARRIAGES: (1) By about 1630 Katherine _____. She is not seen in New England records (unless she is one of the household of seven on 25 December 1637), except by implication of the births of her children down to 1645.
(2) About 30 August 1669 Margaret Lazenby (on 30 August 1669, "Robert Goodell have made choice of & by God's permission do fully intend to take to my wife Margaret Lazenby, late of Exeter in New England (& the which being done), I the said Robert do hereby covenant & promise to & with the said Margaret, that in case she outlives me, to give & bequeath unto her for her comfortable maintenance ...." She received support from the town from 1683 to 1689, and on 25 March 1689 the town paid "for digging of graves" for four people, including "Goody Goodall."
Williams also claimed that this immigrant was baptized at Dennington on 16 August 1601, son of "Robert and Joan (Artys) Goodell." Examination of the Dennington register confirms this baptism, but there is also the baptism of another Robert on 17 March 1611, son of Thomas, and we have already seen that the widow Elizabeth also had a son Robert. Although we do not agree with the conclusions made by Williams, further investigation of the records of Dennington and vicinity should reveal the correct identity of this immigrant.
Robert Goodale was an interesting character, who did not fully participate in his community, but who, throughout his half century of residence in Salem, pursued a single goal with great determination. So far as we can tell he was never a church member, never a freeman and never an officeholder. The vast majority of the records in which he appears, even his few minor criminal transgressions, involve his dealing with land. He devoted much effort to the amassing of land, and the provision of competent estates for his children.
Soiurce: Great Migration Study Project
MARRIAGES: (1) By about 1630 Katherine _____. She is not seen in New England records (unless she is one of the household of seven on 25 December 1637), except by implication of the births of her children down to 1645.
(2) About 30 August 1669 Margaret Lazenby (on 30 August 1669, "Robert Goodell have made choice of & by God's permission do fully intend to take to my wife Margaret Lazenby, late of Exeter in New England (& the which being done), I the said Robert do hereby covenant & promise to & with the said Margaret, that in case she outlives me, to give & bequeath unto her for her comfortable maintenance ...." She received support from the town from 1683 to 1689, and on 25 March 1689 the town paid "for digging of graves" for four people, including "Goody Goodall."
Williams also claimed that this immigrant was baptized at Dennington on 16 August 1601, son of "Robert and Joan (Artys) Goodell." Examination of the Dennington register confirms this baptism, but there is also the baptism of another Robert on 17 March 1611, son of Thomas, and we have already seen that the widow Elizabeth also had a son Robert. Although we do not agree with the conclusions made by Williams, further investigation of the records of Dennington and vicinity should reveal the correct identity of this immigrant.
Robert Goodale was an interesting character, who did not fully participate in his community, but who, throughout his half century of residence in Salem, pursued a single goal with great determination. So far as we can tell he was never a church member, never a freeman and never an officeholder. The vast majority of the records in which he appears, even his few minor criminal transgressions, involve his dealing with land. He devoted much effort to the amassing of land, and the provision of competent estates for his children.
Soiurce: Great Migration Study Project
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