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| 1175Robert Goodale and his family embarked for New England on the ship "Elizabeth" of Ipswich (William Andrews, master) in April, 1634. In the records of the port it is stated that he was then thirty years of age. His wife Catherine was twenty-eight, and of their three little children Mary was four, Abraham was two, and a baby, Isaac, was only six months old. Where the "Elizabeth" landed her passengers does not appear, but the first record of the Goodales in America is at Salem, where they settled at Great Cove in the North Fields. The spring, so often mentioned in the early records, in what is now called Liberty Hill Park, was on Robert Goodale's farm and was known for the first half-century of Salem's history as Goodale's spring. It is not recorded how he acquired this first farm. In 1636 and 1638 he received grants of twenty acres each in that portion of the town which became known as Salem Village, and he gradually acquired by purchase similar grants made to other early settlers, until he was the owner of a tract of land at Bald hill comprising four hundred and eighty acres, which was confirmed to him by a town grant on "7th: 11th mo. 1651." He probably moved to this new property at about that time, and, as opportunity offered, disposed of his Great Cove farm, deeding the house and a portion of the land to his son-in-law, John Smith, in 1658. Another lot was conveyed to Nicholas Manning in 1667, and a third conveyance was probably made to John Orne, who owned a part of the property, hitherto unconveyed, in 1684. Goodale seems to have devoted his life to the development of his large grant for the benefit of his sons and daughters, to whom, as they married, he gave a generous acreage as a wedding gift, thus creating a family settlement about his own homestead. Although his clear firm handwriting would seem to indicate a good education, he took no part in local or broader governmental affairs; and his name seldom appears in the records in any active capacity except as plaintiff or defendant in suits based on the ownership of his land or stock. After the death of his wife Catherine, Robert Goodale married Margaret Lazenby of Exeter, with whom he entered into an agreement on August 30, 1669, whereby he promised to settle on her twelve acres of land, "a new dwelling house which I doe intend God willing shortly to build" and "two cowes & a horse or mare fitt for her to ride on." After her death this property was to go to his son Jacob.(Essex Deeds 6:9) Robert Goodale died between October 12, 1682, and June 27, 1683, the respective dates of the signing and proving of his will, which follows: 1176"I Robert Goodell being now aged & weake, in body as alsoe my wife and my daughter Elizabeth Bennett, hath taken care of me and therefor my will & desire is & I doe will & bequeath unto my daughter Elizabeth Bennett, & my grand child, John Smith, my house & the orchard & all the meddowes that I now possess with the pasture which is about eight acres of upland be it more or lesse, all which house land & meddowes my Daughter Elizabeth Bennett, and my Grand child, John Smith, shall Injoy after the lease, or terme, that it is now lett for, is expired, they or either of them paying as much rent, yearly as the wife of the abovesaid Robert Goodell hath lett it for which is to the value of twenty shillings in currant pay. dated the twelfth of October on thousand six hundred eighty two: & after my daughter Elizabeth's decease, the whole lands shal be my grand child's John Smiths. In witnes whereof I have heareunto sett my hand & seal Robert Goodell}& seale his marke} "Francis Scerry "Joh. Massey. "The sd Frances Scerry & John Marsey, whoe are entered as witnesses to the above written, made oath in court at Salem, that in theire prfence, the sd. Robert, did signe & seale to the above written as his act & deed & last will & testament: in Court at Salem: 27 June 83 "Ateste Hilliard Veren Cler:" "We whose names are under written being desired by the widdow Margarett Goodell, wife of the late deceased Robert Goodell, to appr'se the estate of the deceased Robert Goodell, aprized as followeth, œ: s: d the house upland oarchard & meddow 71: 00: 00 2 Cowes 5œ 15s. wearing aparrell bedding & other lumber 3œ 1 s. 08: 16: 00 79: 16: 00 "Salem the 10 day of March: 168 2/3 "Nathaniell Putnam "Job Swinerton (Essex County Probate 302:6) | ||||||||||||||||
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