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| Notes for Susanna FRUEN | ||||||||||
| May have died about 1676. Had a sister Sarah betrothed to Thomas Greenhill who died before married. In Goodwin Family Papers, there is mention of RICHARD FREWEN married GRACE WARD 14 Apr 1605. Possible connection? | ||||||||||
| Notes for William (Spouse 2) | ||||||||||
| r8 (p. xv) William Goodwin's will is dated June 25, 1689, and his inventory, October 15, 1689. r21 (p. 278) Freeman in 21 May 1657 211William Goodwin, the eldest known child of Ozias, was born about 1629, as he testifies in September, 1674, that he was aged about 45. "The Test of Wm Goodwin aged about 45 years Saith thatt beeing one night about the beginning of this last Hay-time in the Lonf meadow with my brother Nath Goodwin and my Son Wm Goodwin and having tarried there awhile att length Lt. John Stedman came there with a Teame and Cartt and one or Two of his Sons and layed uppon his Cartt hay which stood betweene the mere stones & the Brook which my said Brother forbid him to doe nott with Standing which fforbiddinf he the said Lt. Stedman layed up more my Brother forbid him Carrying itt away not with standing which he Carryed away the said hay and did moreover lay Claime to land thereon the west ward side the mere stones there which land my said Brother allso Claimmed. Wm Goodwin Junior aged 16 yeares Testifyeth the same with his ffather as above being then and theare present and ffurther Saith thatt the sayd hay was mowed and made by his uncle Nath Goodwin and his order. This owned by Lnt John Stedman In Court Sept 3 1674 Attest John Allyn Secrety. Private COntroversies, Vol. 1, Connecticut State Library" He was made freeman by the General Court, May 21, 1657. He was appointed chimney-viewer in 1662, 1665, and 1671; and in the town votes under date of December 29, 1676, we find the following: "The townsmen agreed with Wm Goodwin to sweep the meeting house, and ring the Bell Sabbaths and public meetings of the Town or Side and at nine of the Clock at night for which he is to have seven pounds per annum. He is also to dig graves and warn publick meetings as the Townsmen shall appoint for which he shall be paid as Robert Sanford was." Unfortunately for the antiquarian, his record of four hundred and twenty burials is not in extstence. | ||||||||||
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