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Up Dated 29 February 2008
Robert was born 29 June 1594, in Dennington, Suffolk, England; christened 16 August 1601 in Dennington, Suffolk, England, and married first about 1629 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, Catherine ¿KILHAM?. She was born christened 20 March 1606 in Ropsley, Lincolnshire, England, and died, 10 September 1666 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts. Robert married second 30 August 1669 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, Margaret LAZENBY and died 4 April 1683 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.
" In the 9th year of the reign of King Charles, 1634, Robert Goodell and wife Katherine Kilham (daughter probably of Henry and Alice Goodale Kilham) sailed from the port of Ipswich, Suffolk county, England on April 30 on the ship ''Elizabeth," Capt. William Andrews, Master. With them were daughter Mary, 4, and sons, Abraham, 2, and Isaac 'age one-half year.'
In the records of the port it is stated that he was then 30 years of age. His wife Catherine was 28.
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 20 acres each in that portion of 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 480 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 offer, 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." (sic) After her death this property was to go to his son Jacob.
Robert Goodale died between October 12, 1682, and June 27, 1683, the respective dates of the signing and proving of his will, which follows:
"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, & and my grand child, John Smith, my house & the orchard & and all the meddows 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 one 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
CHILDREN of Robert KILHAM and Catherine ¿KILHAM?:
+ 1. MARY chr: 5 Jan 1630; Dennington, Suffolk, Ehgland.
md: 1653; Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.
John PEASE
d: 5 Jan 1668; , Essex, Massachusetts.
2. ABRAHAM b: Abt 1632; Ipswich, Suffolk England.
d: Abt 1635; Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.
2. ISAAC b: Nov 1633; Dennington, Suffolk, Ehgland.
chr: 31 May 1640; Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.
md: 25 Nov 1668; Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.
Patience COOK
d: 27 Oct 1679; Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.
4. ELIZABETH chr: Abt 1635; Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
md: Bef 1658; Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.
John SMITH
md: Mar 1674; , , Massachusetts.
Henry BENNETT
d: 1692; Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.
5. NEHEMIAH b: 30 May 1636; Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.
md: 30 Jul 1673; , Essex, Massachusetts.
Miss HAVEN
d: Bef 1701; , , Massachusetts.
6. SARAH b: Abt 1638; Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.
chr: 31 May 1640; Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.
md: 4 May 1666; Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.
John BATCHELDER
d: 22 Mar 1729; Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts.
7. ZACHARIAH b: 31 May 1640; Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.
chr: 31 May 1640; Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.
md: 31 Oct 1555; Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.
Elizabeth BEAUCHAMP
d: 30 Jun 1715; Wells, York, Maine.
8. JACOB b: 9 Nov 1641; Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.
chr: 9 Jan 1642; Salem, Essex. Massachusetts.
d: Nov 1776; , , Massachusetts.
+ 9. HANNAH chr: 6 Aug 1645; Salen, Essex, Massachusetts.
md: 22 May 1666; Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.
Lot KILHAM
d: Aft 1677; , Essex, Massaxhusetts.
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