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SHERWOOD Anne

Female 1628 - 1696  (68 years)


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  • Name SHERWOOD Anne  [1
    Birth 1628  Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Death 1696  Charles City, Charles City County, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • A January 1652/3 certificate to Thomas Goodrich for importing himself and wife Ann suggests they married outside VA. However, it is possible Ann came to VA separately from Thomas; they married in VA; and Thomas bought, or was given as part of her dowry, her headright. Circumstantial evidence indicates this is the case. Regardless, they were not married long before January 1652/3; none of the headrights claimed by Thomas Goodrich on multiple patents included his children, nor are the children claimed as headrights elsewhere.
      The maiden name of Ann is not given in the records. Multiple postings state she was a daughter of Phillip Sherwood; however, no references are given. Still, Ann may have been a Sherwood. Her daughter Ann Goodrich married John Lightfoot and named a son Sherwood Lightfoot.
      Note: A Philip Sherwood of Rappahannock left a 1685 will naming a daughter Anne; she is far too young to have been the wife of Thomas Goodrich.
      An analysis of the records strongly indicates Ann was a daughter of Clement Thresh. First, Clement Thresh left bequests to daughter Frances Thresh, daughter-in-law Ann Harris, Thomas Goodrich, Ann Goodrich [shown by a 1659 record to be the wife of Thomas Goodrich], godson Benjamin Goodrich, and godson Ralph Warren. Further, Clement Thresh directed that his daughter-in-law Ann Harris remain with Thomas Goodrich. These actions show a very close relationship with the Thomas Goodrich family. Second, in a codicil to his will, Clement Thresh left
      "What goods I ha[missing words] since my making of my will [missing] daughters may h[ missing words] between them which i[s? missing words; about ΒΌ of the line] Frances Thresh [words missing; same space as 'Frances Thresh] & my daughter in l[missing] . . ."
      This extract clearly shows Clement Thresh left additional items to Frances Thresh and his daughter-in-law Ann Harris. Further, the missing words before and after 'Frances Thresh' strongly indicate Clement Thresh had another daughter [or daughters] not identified in the records. This is supported by a July 1659 record where Thomas Goodrich and wife Ann Goodrich were paid 850 lb tobo per the will of Clement Thrush. However, Thresh left 500 lb tobo to Thomas Goodrich and 0[ ] lb tobo to Ann Goodrich. The exact amount left to Ann Goodrich is not known, but it was certainly less than 200 lb tobo. Therefore, the difference between the 500 and 0__ lb tobo and 850 lb tobo must have come from the codicil.
      Note: Interestingly, the July 1659 record did not show payments to other legatees of Clement Thrush.
      Third, in 1656 Clement Thresh granted "unto Major Thomas Goodrich & unto his heirs executors & assigns forever" his 1652 patent of 500a. There is no indication of any payment, nor does the deed use the term 'valuable consideration.' This is the only record where Clement Thresh gave away land and further indicates a close relationship between the men; on the same day he sold another 200a to Thomas Goodrich. It is very possible this grant was a dowry or marked the birth of Benjamin Goodrich.
      Fourth, Clement Thresh named Andrew Gilson, Thomas Goodrich, and John Gillett as overseers of his will, yet another indication of a close relationship between the men.
      Fifth, Jane, wife of John Gillett apparently had a close relationship with the Thomas Goodrich family. After the death of John Gillett she married 2) Thomas Button; and later 3) Thomas Gordon, minister of Farnham Parish and a Bacon supporter. In January 1663/4, Thomas and Jane Button gave to Charles Goodrich, son of Thomas Goodrich, 219a. This land had been patented in September 1661 by Thomas Goodrich and Thomas Button and in June 1662 assigned by Thomas Goodrich to Thomas Button. In August 1670 Jane Button, widow of Thomas Button, "for divers good causes and consideration me 14

      thereunto moving, but more especially for the natural love and affection that I bear unto Charles Goodrich son of Thomas Goodrich" . . . a mare foal. The maiden name of Jane is not known, but it is very likely she was also a daughter of Clement Thrush: John Gillett was an overseer of the will of Clement Thresh and in October 1654 John Gillett received a certificate of land for importing 8 persons, including Fra: Thrush. This Fra: Thrush was undoubtedly the daughter of Clement Thresh, which indicates at some point Clement Thresh and his family had left VA and subsequently returned. This correlates very well with the January 1652/3 record that shows Thomas Goodrich received a certificate for importing 13 persons into the colony, including himself and Ann his wife. When examined in isolation, the certificate for Thomas Goodrich indicates he married Ann outside VA. However, when examined in context with the Gillett record, it is very likely he married Ann in VA and received her headright as part of her dowry.
      6 October 1654 John Gillett claimed Fra: Thrush as a headright (Lancaster Co, VA OB 1652-55)
      Sixth, the dates work. The 1632 patent to John Moore, planter, shows Clement Thresh arrived in VA in 1623 on the Catherine of London. Assuming Clement Thresh was just 20 in 1623, then he could very well have married and had a daughter of marriageable age in 1652. The timeline still works if Clement Thresh were only 10 when he was imported in 1623.
      Lastly, Anne Goodrich could not sign her name, but she often used a very distinctive mark as shown below. The left mark is from a November 1668 deed to Thomas Gouldman; the right mark is from a March 1670 deed to Thomas Wale. The 'T' in the marks could very well have been for 'Thresh.' Note that in the first instance, a 'G' crosses the leg of the 'T;' but in the second a 'C' replaces the 'G.' There are other instances of both marks being used.
    Person ID I10416  Booth Family
    Last Modified 19 May 2015 

    Family Col. GOODRICH Thomas,   b. 1614, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Apr 1679, Essex County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Marriage Jan 1653 
    • THOMAS1 GOODRICH
      Birth. 1614 (based on court deposition in Lower Norfolk Co Court)
      14 April 1615 Thomas Goodrich baptized, son of John Goodrich, Alderman of Bury St. Edmonds and his wife Martha (Bury St. Edmonds, Suffolk, England Parish Records via email from Joe Neilson)
      Death. 1679 (based on will)
      Marriage. Anne ___ (Thresh?) (c1634 - by c1696) by January 1652/3
      The marriage date for Thomas Goodrich and Ann is based on the 1655 estimated birth date for son Benjamin Goodrich. Benjamin Goodrich was not claimed as a headright by Thomas Goodrich; therefore he was undoubtedly born in VA. Benjamin was definitely born when Clement Thresh gave him a black heifer in February 1656 [5/6 or 6/7?]
      The birth date for Ann Goodrich assumes she married Thomas Goodrich at 18, although she could have been several years younger or older. However, an estimated birth date of by c1648 for her second husband Edward Hill strongly suggests Ann was born 1634 - 1640. It is very unlikely Edward Hill would have married a woman significantly older than he was. Further, a 1680 entry shows Ann was the mother of Benjamin, eldest (surviving) child of Thomas Goodrich; therefore she was definitely the mother of all of the children Thomas Goodrich named in his will. The fact that four of the six children were underage in 1679 and that that Ann lived about 20 years after her first husband strongly supports the conclusion that Ann was considerably younger than Thomas Goodrich.
    Children 
     1. Maj. GOODRICH Charles,   b. 1650, Isle of Wight County, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jun 1726, Prince George County, VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     2. GOODRICH Anne,   b. 1656   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. GOODRICH Joseph,   b. 1656   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. GOODRICH Benjamin,   b. 1660   d. 1710 (Age 50 years)
     5. GOODRICH Katherine,   b. 1660   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. GOODRICH Peter,   b. 1662   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F3487  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 May 2015 

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    1. [S273] Ancestry.Com (Reliability: 3).