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William Goddard

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William Goddard

Birth
Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
23 Jul 1822 (aged 63)
Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
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The Boat Yard was established in 1768, and was the first river port on the Holston River.

***NOTE: "I don't know if you have joined the "Goddard Cousins" on facebook, but there is a discussion about this record (which I initiated) that questions if Boatyard is the final resting place of William and Elinor Goddard. It would be a little far from where they lived. It might be helpful to add a note on their Find A Grave site to indicate that their is a cloud over this record." - John Goddard - [email protected]

William married Elinor Muncey (1773) in Maryland.

Children:

1. Frances Goddard

2. Thomas Goddard
b. 1770 Maryland
d. 1844 Morgan Co. Tn

3. William Goddard Jr.
b. 1770 in Somerset County, Maryland
d. 1830 TN

4. Susannah Goddard Parker
b. 1774 Maryland

5. Francis Goddard
b. 1775 Maryland
d. 9/27/1828 Hawkins Co. TN

6. Joseph Goddard
b. 1780
d. Feb/ 1825

7. John Goddard
b. 5/9/1781 Maryland
d. 9/10/1840

8. Sarah Goddard Good
b. 8/15/1784 Maryland
d. 8/29/1864 Howard Co. Kokomo, IN

Maryland records show a William Goddard in court records in Baltimore in July 1779. An assessment record for "ground rent in Baltimore Deptford Hundred" shows William Goddard.

William was living in Sullivan Co., NC (later TN) in 1780, and he received a land grant #528 (#522, Tennessee) from the State of North Carolina for 95 acres on Reedy Creek.

One of William's daughters, Sarah Goddard Good, wife of Jacob Good, had a family Bible that has a death date for William, May 5, 1822, as well as the death date and given name of his wife, Elinor, who died May 14, 1821. The Bible is owned by Good family descendants.
The Boat Yard was established in 1768, and was the first river port on the Holston River.

***NOTE: "I don't know if you have joined the "Goddard Cousins" on facebook, but there is a discussion about this record (which I initiated) that questions if Boatyard is the final resting place of William and Elinor Goddard. It would be a little far from where they lived. It might be helpful to add a note on their Find A Grave site to indicate that their is a cloud over this record." - John Goddard - [email protected]

William married Elinor Muncey (1773) in Maryland.

Children:

1. Frances Goddard

2. Thomas Goddard
b. 1770 Maryland
d. 1844 Morgan Co. Tn

3. William Goddard Jr.
b. 1770 in Somerset County, Maryland
d. 1830 TN

4. Susannah Goddard Parker
b. 1774 Maryland

5. Francis Goddard
b. 1775 Maryland
d. 9/27/1828 Hawkins Co. TN

6. Joseph Goddard
b. 1780
d. Feb/ 1825

7. John Goddard
b. 5/9/1781 Maryland
d. 9/10/1840

8. Sarah Goddard Good
b. 8/15/1784 Maryland
d. 8/29/1864 Howard Co. Kokomo, IN

Maryland records show a William Goddard in court records in Baltimore in July 1779. An assessment record for "ground rent in Baltimore Deptford Hundred" shows William Goddard.

William was living in Sullivan Co., NC (later TN) in 1780, and he received a land grant #528 (#522, Tennessee) from the State of North Carolina for 95 acres on Reedy Creek.

One of William's daughters, Sarah Goddard Good, wife of Jacob Good, had a family Bible that has a death date for William, May 5, 1822, as well as the death date and given name of his wife, Elinor, who died May 14, 1821. The Bible is owned by Good family descendants.


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  • Maintained by: Erin Dowding
  • Originally Created by: June Davis
  • Added: Mar 22, 2012
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87216596/william-goddard: accessed ), memorial page for William Goddard (2 Aug 1758–23 Jul 1822), Find a Grave Memorial ID 87216596, citing Boatyard Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery, Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Erin Dowding (contributor 49891844).