Franklin County MA Archives Biographies.....Goodell / Goodale, Jacob 1753 - aft 1813
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Nancy Poquette npoq@hotmail.com November 13, 2009, 12:04 pm

Source: various town and county records
Author: Nancy Poquette, compiler of the data

Jacob Goodell /Goodale
Birth: ABT 1753 in New Salem, Hampshire Co, MA 
Census: 1790 New Salem, Hampshire, MA, listed as Jacob Goodale. 
PROPERTY: Sued by his brother James, for debt SEP 1799, from: Hampshire County 
Court of Common Pleas, Vol. 2, pg. 192. 

Death: AFT 1813 in Sudbury, Rutland Co, VT? Still living in 1813 when his 
father's will was probated.

Father: Jonathan -Fr-Ind soldier Goodale b: 19 APR 1724 in Marblehead, Essex 
Co, MA 
Mother: Elizabeth "Betsy" b: 

Marriage 1 Mary Hoar [Hair]
Married: 20 JAN 1781 in Montague, Hampshire Co, MA, from: "Vital Records of 
Montague, Franklin Co, MA:"
"Jacob Goodale, Mary 'Hair,' [Hoar] 1781, 20 Jan, 1781."

There exists some difference of opinion concerning who the parents of this 
generation are. This researcher believes Jacob and his siblings were the 
children of JONATHAN and BETSY GOODALE. I gently disagree with other relatives 
in my branch that have misidentified us as being descended from Ebenezer. I 
understand that professional genealogists in Boston did part of the work from 
printed records, for the most part. My three sources are strong. The strongest 
one is the headstone of the daughter of Ebenezer and Grace Phelps Goodale. She 
died in 1792, and her headstone states:

"In memory of Mrs. Grace, consort of Mr. John Chamberlain and only child of 
Capt. Ebenezer and Mrs. Grace Goodale, who died Jan. 10, 1792 age 37"

In other words, Ebenezer had no children other than Grace.

This headstone reads as if her father commissioned it, but if the information 
on his own headstone is accurate, he also died in the same year. Unfortunately 
it may not be accurate, for I have been reading materials which seem to 
indicate that he was still living into the 1800s. This 1800s death date 
interpretation may be right or wrong, because the later material may instead be 
referring to the nephew Ebenezer [son of James, JONATHAN's brother] living in 
Danvers. Another difficulty is that the headstone for our New Salem Ebenezer 
Goodale is missing. It had still existed into the early 1900's when it received 
its designation as a Revolutionary War national monument, but has likely 
suffered from the past prejudices against Captain Goodale.

Equally as supportive of my argument is the marriage date between Jonathan and 
Lydia, which follows the births of all of his children.

My third source is David Kenneth Wetherbee, in his publication, "Heare Lyes 
Salim New Grant," page 150. This source repeats the evidence for Grace as the 
only child of Ebenezer and Grace, and his primary source was the last will and 
testament of JONATHAN GOODALE, and the text of that will confirms that Ezekiel, 
Jonathan [II], James, Jacob Asa, RUTH, Deborah and Elizabeth were his children. 
[I now have a photocopy of the actual will.]

The Militia Service of Jacob Goodell
The following could apply to this Jacob who married Mary Hoar, or to his cousin 
who lived in Danvers. I have placed it in both locations until it can be 
determined for one or the other.

From: "Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War," pg. 555:
"Goodale, Jacob private, Capt. Samuel Merriman's (2nd) Co., Col. Israel 
Chapen's (3rd) regiment; enlisted Oct. 15, 1779, discharged Nov.21, 1779; 
service, 1 mo. 14 days, travel included, at Claverack."
[This Jacob Goodale is likely to be the one from New Salem, thanks to the 
several fellow New Salemites in this company.]

The following is a brief description of this tour of duty, from the pension 
application S29516, of Jesse Trask, of New Salem:
"That he again enlisted, at said New Salem, in fore part of October 1779, in a 
company commanded by Capt. _____ Merryman, Thomas Grover, Lieut. & Josiah 
Osgood, Ensign, in Col. Israel Chapin's Regiment for three months. The Reg. 
assembled at Sunderland, marched from thence to Pittsfield, and from thence to 
Claverack, State of New York, from thence to Kinderhook, and from thence to 
Albany, where he remained during the term, and was there discharged." 

It is interesting to note that by 1779, we are seeing many first time 
enlistees, the younger sons of the previously known family names. Many of these 
names do not show hometowns, but they are very familiar names in New Salem, MA, 
and the most important one is Josiah Osgood, whose hometown is designated. The 
men probably enlisted under Lt. Osgood, and upon arriving at the muster 
location, were assigned to the company of Samuel Merriman. 

Jacob Goodell married Mary Hoar on January 20, 1781, in Montague, MA. After 
this point, we have lost any track of him.

Hampshire County Court of Common Pleas, Vol. 2, pg. 192:
Sept. 1799, Case No. 292: James Goodale of New Salem in our County of 
Hampshire, gentleman plaintiff, vs. Samuel Hair [Hoar?] and Jacob Goodale 
[James' brother, who married Mary Hoar], both of New Salem aforesaid, laborers 
defendants, in a plea of the case as by the writ on file. The plaintiff 
appeared by Edward Upham, gentleman, his attorney and the defendants although 
three times publicly called to come into court make default of their 
appearance, whereupon it is considered by the court that the said James do 
recover against the said Samuel and Jacob, sixty dollars, sixty-six cents 
damages and costs of suit taxed at $12.41 and thereof, and etc."

The above case tells us a little something about Jacob Goodale. He was only a 
laborer in 1799, while his younger brother was labeled 'gentleman' by this 
time. He appeared to have held no property of his own at the age of 46. After 
he and Samuel [probably his brother-in-law] lost this mortgaged land, they 
appear to have left New Salem, for there are no further records of them after 
this.

It is not known where Jacob and Mary Hoar Goodale settled, so we shall probably 
not know where they are buried, until some descendants show up to trace them. 
Maybe they went no farther than Montague, MA, but we did examine the records of 
Franklin County for land, and did not find his name there ever.


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