Franklin County MA Archives Biographies.....Goodell / Goodale, Isaac III ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ma/mafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Nancy Poquette npoq@hotmail.com November 14, 2009, 7:35 pm Source: various books, town, county and state archives Author: Nancy Poquettem compiler of these data Birth: 23 JAN 1692/3 in Salem, Essex Co, MA, from: "Vital Records of Salem, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849," vol. 1, pg. 366: "Goodale, Isaac, son of Isaac and Mary, Jan. 23, 1692-3." also from: "Vital Records of New Salem, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849," pg. 196 under a category called "Public Records": "Goodale, Isaac, son of Isaac and Mary, b. Jan. 23, 1792-3, removed to New Salem, 1739." Also from: Sidney Perley's, "History of Salem, MA," 1924, Vol. 1, pg. 418 Residence: 1720 Marblehead, Essex Co, MA, from: "Vital Records of New Salem, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849," pg. 196 under a category called "Public Records": "Goodale, Isaac, son of Isaac and Mary, b. Jan. 23, 1792-3, removed to New Salem, 1739." Death: 13 DEC 1743 in New Salem, Hampshire [now Franklin] Co, MA, from: "Vital Records of New Salem, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, pg. 137: "Goodale (see also Goodall), Deborah, ____ 1753, Isaac, ____ 1743" Occupation: fisherman, farmer Father: Isaac II Goodale b: 29 MAR 1670 in Salem, Essex Co, MA Mother: Mary Abbe b: 1674 in Wenham, Essex Co, MA Marriage 1 Deborah Hawkins b: 8 SEP 1700 in Marblehead, Essex Co, MA Married: 1 JAN 1717/8 in Salem, Essex Co, MA, from: "Vital Records of Marblehead, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849," Vol. 2, pg. 172: "Goodale (see also Goodell), Isaac and Deborah Hawkins, Jan. 1, 1717-18" Also from: Sidney Perley's, "History of Salem, MA," 1924, Vol. 1, pg. 418 Children Mary Goodale b: 6 MAR 1720 in Marblehead, Essex Co, MA Isaac Goodale b: BEF 25 FEB 1722 in Marblehead Jonathan Goodale, Fr-Ind soldier b: 19 APR 1724 in Marblehead, Essex Co, MA Ezekiel Goodale b: AUG 1727 in Salem, Essex Co, MA Isaac Goodale,Fr-Ind soldier b: BEF 9 AUG 1730 in Salem, Essex Co, MA Ebenezer Goodale, Fr-Ind soldier, Am Rev soldier b: BEF 12 MAY 1734 in Salem, Essex Co, MA James Goodale b: BEF 28 MAR 1736 in Salem, Essex Co, MA Mary Goodale b: BEF 30 JUL 1738 in Salem, Essex Co, MA From: "The History of Salem," by Sidney Perley, 1924. Vol. I, Pages 246-249: ISAAC GOODALE, fisherman; lived in Marblehead until about 1728, when he removed to Salem, and from thence, in 1739, to New Salem; married DEBORAH HAWKINS, Jan. 1, 1717-8. Children: 1. Mary, baptized March 6, 1720; 2. Isaac, baptized Feb. 25, 1722; died young; 3. JONATHAN, baptized April 19, 1724; 4. Isaac, baptized Aug.9, 1730; Ebenezer, baptized May 12, 1734; 6. James, baptized March 28, 1736; 7. Mary, baptized July 30, 1738. From: "Ancestry of Lydia Harmon," by Walter Goodwin Davis, 1924, pg. 40: "Isaac, born 23 Jan 1692/3 in Salem Village; married Deborah Hawkins of Marblehead 1 Jan 1717/8. He received by the will of his father, that property purchased from Benjamin Boyce." From: "The Ancestors of Isaac Goodale:" "In 1737, ISAAC (II) wrote his will and bequeathed to his children the property he had not already given to them, as well as amounts of money to each. His eldest son, ISAAC [III], was to receive a house and land in Salem which 'I bought,' and his youngest son, Jacob, was to have 'all my buildings & homestead lands in Salem… bounded… with meadow land… Also… all my out-land, with both meadow and salt marsh…' on the condition of him or his heirs 'bringing, to me, and my wife, one half part of ye produce of all ye yearly income of ye aforesaid estate during my natural life, and if it should please God, in his providence, to take me away by death, before my wife, that then my son Jacob shall bring to his mother, so long as she is my widow, one third part of ye produce of said estate.' The will was probated 26, April 1739." This will may seem to have slighted eldest son, ISAAC [III], but it was already apparent that the proprietors of the colonies were veering from the established British patterns of inheritance, finding the tradition of leaving all to the eldest son as unfair and divisive of families. With this will we begin to see a family pattern of establishing the sons in trades of their own choosing, and those who did not have trades by the death of the father, generally inherited the bulk of the lands and also the responsibility of caring for the widowed mother. ISAAC [III] GOODALE chose the trade of fisherman, and therefore did not settle in Salem Village, but in Marblehead, where the fishing industry thrived. From: "The Ancestors of Isaac Goodale:" "ISAAC (III) GOODALE was a fisherman, and with his wife, the former DEBORAH HAWKINS, lived for about ten years at Marblehead, MA, where DEBORAH had been born in 1700, and where she and ISAAC had married in 1718. In about 1728 they moved to nearby Salem…" "There was talk in Salem of starting another settlement, or plantation, in the wilderness to the west, to be named New Salem. The first several men interested in taking charge of the venture, in 1729, did not meet the conditions required, and in 1734, another group of proprietors decided to try it. The conditions imposed upon the settlers by the general court are given in a historical address by Eugene Bullard, printed in the 'New Salem Sesqui-Centennial,' published 1904, and were as follows: 'Sixty home lots were to be laid out in a defensible manner. One lot was for the home of the minister; one lot was for the support of the minister; one lot was for the benefit of the schools. Each settler was to pay 5 pounds for his lot, and give bond for 25 pounds, that he would within three years build a house seven foot stud and 18 feet square and have seven acres in grass or grain; and that within five years, they should settle a learned minister. Whoever failed to comply with these conditions forfeited his right." "The same source also reveals that it was nearly three years before anyone could be induced to settle at New Salem. Eventually a promise was obtained of Jeremiah Meacham of Salem, brother-in-law of DEBORAH GOODALE, to make the first settlement, for which the proprietors agreed to make him a present of ten pounds. He moved to the wilderness area with his family in the spring of 1737, built a log cabin, and then commenced to prepare his land for cultivation. It took courage for him, his wife, and their children, to make such a brave venture. In Pequoig, ten miles to the northeast of them, were a few white settlers, but in all other directions it was twenty miles to neighbors. The Meachams were soon followed by other resolute settlers. It has come down to us that it took Mr. Foster three weeks to make the 'journey from Salem with an ox team, mostly through an unbroken wilderness' and that Jonathan Chase 'walked from Salem alone and brought upon his shoulder a bushel of rye and in his hand a heavy iron kettle, which contained the provisions for his journey.' Nearly all of the settlers came from Salem and towns in that vicinity, 'and the wilderness here and there began to show garden spots, where our forefathers had cleared away the giants of the forest and caused the earth to bring forth its increase.'" "ISAAC [III] and DEBORAH GOODALE with their children, were among those who traversed the scores of forested miles to settle in New Salem in the year 1739. In their new community they shared with their friends the work, joys, and hardships of frontier living. Of interest is the deed of sale of their Salem property: "…ISAAC [III] GOODALE late of Salem in the County of Essex, now of a new plantation called New Salem, fisherman, for one hundred pounds, of Enos Goodell of Shrewsbury [his brother] …cordwainer …sell… All that my dwelling home, outhouses and about three quarters of an acre of land situate in Salem… ISAAC [III] GOODALE & DEBORAH my wife… 8 February 1739…'" "Returning to the 'Sesqui-Centennial' account we learn that the first grist mill at New Salem was built in 1740. 'Before the building of this mill, all grain had to be carried on horse back to Hadley on the Connecticut River, a distance of sixteen miles; the course being known by marked trees at convenient distances.'" "As early as August of 1736, the proprietors voted to build a meetinghouse 45 feet long, 35 feet wide and 20 feet stud, and each of the proprietors were assessed 3 pounds to defray the cost of building. The house was built in 1739 but was not entirely finished for many years. There was a day of great rejoicing and festivity when the frame was raised. Among the items of the day's expenses, were sugar, rum, molasses, pork, beef, butter and cheese, men and horses from Hadley, 29 pounds, 13 shillings, 5 pence making about $150.00 of our money [1903]." "'The fear of the Indians, and the stories of trouble with them at Pequoig and other places near by, caused much uneasiness among the settlers… two forts were built… and the meeting house was so built that it could be used as a refuge in time of danger. The farmer carried to the field his trusty rifle, and ever kept it near him. And when they attended divine worship, they went armed, for no one could tell when the Indian would come, and so amid many privations, hardships and discouragements they watched and worked… increased and thrived.'" From: "The History of Western Massachusetts, 1636-1925," by Josiah Gilbert Holland, Vol. 2, page 399-400: "The women of the first settlement were fit companions of the hardy men who settled New Salem. Illustrative of the fact, a gentleman who still resides in that town repeats a story which he had heard from the lips of the wife of the first deacon of the church, more than fifty years ago, of the following purport. On some occasion, all the men of the settlement were called twenty or thirty miles from home, into the valley of the Connecticut, and were obliged to be absent overnight. At an early hour, the women, with the few children of the settlement, assembled in the fort for the night. With military strictness, they kept a watch, and, about midnight, one of them discovered the enemy stealthily approaching the fort from different directions, and in considerable numbers. The 'commander-in-chief' immediately called the roll of the men of the settlement, in a hoarse, masculine voice, and named some that had never existed. An answer was given to each name, in a corresponding tone. She then commanded them to load and prepare to fire. Then followed a noise like the ramming down of cartridges, at which the Indians retired with all convenient speed. Their presence was verified the next day by the discovery of their tracks near the fort. There were many Indians in the vicinity, but the settlers effectually guarded themselves against their depredations." The sons of ISAAC [III] and DEBORAH were certain to have been among the children in the "fort"/meetinghouse. From: "Heare Lyes Salim New Grant," page 150 by Dr. Kenneth Wetherbee, 1980: "Isaac (III) Goodale, He came here in 1739 or 1740 when he bought First Div. #28 and #19 and Sec. Div. #16. She and the children came with him to the wilderness. It was probably he who 'cut Mr. Flint' in March 1740/1741 (from Dr. Crouch account book [PVMA Library, Deerfield, MA]. March 3, 1740/41: "Mr. Flint of New Salem now at Nathaniel Kellogg East [Amherst], being stabbed by Mr. Goodall in ye rim of his belly about 8 inches. April 25 whent away with dressing." This was probably Joseph Flint, a proprietor visiting, or building here. 'Mr. Goodall' could have been either ISAAC [III] or his brother, Ebenezer from Danvers, who was an investor in New Salem [but this Ebenezer did not live in New Salem]. From: the Franklin County Courthouse in Greenfield, MA, the "Grantee Book, Abstracts of 1663-1786:'" "Book 3, page 142: 16-300, New Salem-Benjamin Pickman of Salem, et ux Love, to ISAAC [III] GOODALE, now of New Salem. In consideration of 100 pounds. December 10, 1740. All that home lot or first division No. 19 in New Salem aforesaid." From: "Heare Lyes Salim New Grant," page 150 by Dr. Kenneth Wetherbee, 1980: "Also in 1741, Jan 26. ISAAC [III] GOODALE, New Salem, husbandman to Nathan Graves, Hadley, joyner L50. Eighty acres bounded south on Samuel Aborn, west on a highway, north on David Southwick and east on a highway [highways were simple range roads] HM-690 [reference taken from Wetherbee] Also, there was a lawsuit between Nathan Graves of Hatfield and ISAAC [III] GOODALE, of New Salem, husbandman, August 25, 1741. P4: 24, probably concerning the land." From: the Franklin County Courthouse in Greenfield, MA, the "Grantor Book, Abstracts from 1663 to 1786," Volume 1, page 199: "January 26, 1742, New Salem, ISAAC [III] GOODALE, Grantor-Lying in the township of New Salem, to Nathan Graves of Hatfield. In consideration of fifty pounds, Jan. 26, 1741/42. One certain tract of land lying in the township of New Salem, so-called, and abutted and bounded as follows, viz. south upon land belonging to Samuel Abron westerly upon the highway, north upon land belonging to David Southwick, easterly upon the highway, said land containing eighty [80] acres, be it more or less." In 1742 there was a scarlet fever epidemic in this area [Medical History of Franklin County, 1842, S. W. Williams]. From: "The Ancestors of Isaac Goodale:" ISAAC GOODALE [III] was not privileged to long enjoy the fruits of his labors in New Salem, as he died in 1743. His will probated on December 13th of that year, the records listing him as a 'husbandman'. His will is of interest: '…I, ISAAC [III] GOODAL of New Salem… in the fifty-first year of my age in the free use of my reason and understanding, in the fear of the great God, do freely and voluntarily dispose of all my temporal interest and concerns as follows viz. "1. I first of all give to my well beloved wife DEBORAH GOODAL the free and full improvement of all my estate, house improvements, cattle, and etc, so long as she remains my widow (the debts being paid out of the same) until my children come of age and then disposed of as follows:" "2. To JONATHAN my eldest son I give an equal share of my estate with the rest of my sons which have not trades given to them provided he puts all his wages into my estate which he has earned whilst under age and absent from my service, but if he refuses to do this he shall have but five shillings out of my estate." "3. I give to those of my sons who have trades given to them one half as much in my estate as those of them who have no trades given to them." "4. I give to my daughter Mary an equal share in my estate with those of my sons who have trades given to them also all the utensils for housekeeping except my wife's third." "5. And besides all this out of my estate I also give to my two eldest sons JONATHAN and Ezekiel that lot of land which I had of Capt. Pitman [First Division #19] to be equally divided between them provided JONATHAN does as is above expressed in the 2d article above written---and if he refuses thus to do my second son Ezekiel shall have the whole of it…'" [ISAAC (III) was clearly a 'enlightened thinker' when he included his daughter Mary in the inheritance of a portion of his estate, and he apparently felt the need to be firm with his eldest son, JONATHAN, to prevent him from contesting the will!] To continue: "In April of 1744 provisions were recorded for the guardianships of ISAAC (III)'s minor children, including Ezekiel, who was 'above fourteen years of age,' and Isaac (IV), Ebenezer, James, and Mary, who were 'under fourteen years of age.'" "A true appraisal of the estate of ISAAC (III) GOODALE, deceased, in New Salem:" 3 Cads and caden(?) 6 bushels of wheat 3 pewter platters ½ bushel of rye 10 pewter plates bushel of Indian corn one pewter pot one spin wheel 3 pair casens(?) 2 chairs 3 pair pongers(?) his clothing 2 iron pots one pair of stilyards one iron kettle 40 pound of flax one frying pan one cavel(?) 2 tramals(?) 80 pound of pork one brass kettle 2 oxen 2 pails one cow one plow one steer one draft chain 3 hogs one log chain one warming pan 2 hose one mirror one ax one yoke horse chains 3 chests the homelot 3 defvershen(?) common lands Pitman's lot" File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ma/franklin/bios/goodellg123gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mafiles/ File size: 16.7 Kb