Son of William Goodwin & Susannah Fruen First Generation 1. William GOODWIN was born about 1658. He died in 1733 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. The Goodwins of Hartford, Connecticut, Descendants of William and Ozias Goodwin, Complied for James Junius Goodwin, by Frank Farnsworth Starr, Hartford, Conn. Published by Brown and Gross, 1891. p. 116. Died between July 23, and November 6, 1733. He signed a will on 23 JUL 1733 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. Will was probated on 6 NOV 1733 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. The Goodwins of Hartford, Connecticut, Descendants of William and Ozias Goodwin, Complied for James Junius Goodwin, by Frank Farnsworth Starr, Hartford, Conn. Published by Brown and Gross, 1891. p. 116. Att a Court of Probate, held att Hartford in and for the County of Hartford on the 6th day of November Anno Dom. 1733. The Last Will and Testament of William Goodwin late of Hartford deceased with a Codieill thereto annexed was not Exhibited in Court by William Goodwin Executor named in the said Will, who in Court accepted the trust of being an Executor to said Will; which Will being proved is by this Court approved, likewise the said Executor Exhiited an Inventory of the Estate of the sd deceased upon Oath in maner accostomed which Inventory & Will is by this Court accepted and Ordered to be Recorded and kept upon file. In the name of God amen I William Goodwin of Hartford in the town of Hartford and County of Hartford and Colony of Connectticut in new england knowing my fraill Condision and that itt is apinted for man once to dye and being in sound mind and memory and of a desposing mind do mack and a pint this to be my last Will and testament as foleth: first: I order all my onest and lawfull debts to be paid by my exceutioner heear after named in primes I Give to my loveing Wiffe my thurd part of my Raill and parsenell esteat (ondely my hubandry tackelen and tulls of aney trad) to be to hur duering hur natural life. Item I Give to my sune William Goodwin all my esteat borth parsenall and raill ondely what I shall despose of heare after to be to him and his ayers for ever ondely what i shall heareafter order him to pay to his sesters: Item I give to my Dafters Sary and mary and rebeackea and vielet and Susannea twenty punds apeace to be paid them by my sun William my excetuer out of my esteat att an enventeri price and my Will is that if my two dafters vilit and Sunea shall live a sengell life unmared that they shall have a leberty to Dwill in my Dwiling House either by them selves or with thare brother as thay can agrey - and my will is that vilet shall have ten shillings a yeare paid hur by my Sun Wm or the use of one acker of land in the South medea duering hur being unmared and my Will is the what my Dafter have had alredy of me or what they shall have of me be fore my Deses shall be part of thare twenty pounds aforesaid and I mack my Sune William Goodwin my excetuer of this my Will: and furder my Will is that what I Dont Doe of my Dafters porchon in my life time and with the movefebols I shall leave at my Deeseas William shall have three yeares to mack up his Sester twenty pounds a peace aforesaid that is to say a thur part pr yeare tell all be paid that I gave them and my will is that if my Sun William shall Dye without essu that my Lands shall be Devide amongst the Rest of my cheldren or thare eseue and for the truth heare of I acknoleg this to be my aote and Will by seting to my hand and seall in the presence of: March 1, 1727/8 William Goodwin (Seal) Published Pronouced and Declared by William Goodwin the subscriber to be his Last will and Testament upon the Day of the Date hereof he being in our judgment of sound mind and memory in presence of Joseph Pitkin John Pitkin Mary Pitkin Hartford November the 6th 1733. Mr. Joseph Pitkin Mr. John Pitkin and Mrs. Mary Pitkin Personally appeared and made sollem oaths that they see William Goodwin Dececd Sign Seal pronounce and Declare the Wrighting on this Sheet of paper to be his Last Will and Testament and that they judged him then to be of sound and Dispoising mind, and they all signed the Day of the Date thereof, as witnesses in teh presence of the testator. Before me Wm Pitkin Justice Peace. Hartford July the 23rd day anno dom. 1733. I William Goodwin of hartford in the County of hartford and Coloney of Connecticut, being now sick and week yett of sound dispoing minde and memorie thanks be given to God there for and doe now make this Skeudul, addition, or Codisell to my Last will in which last will I did make my son William Goodwin my Executor and did in sd Will order him to pay some legacies as in sd will Reference there to being had will appeare and now do further ad and will that my two daughters that now live with me (viz) Violett Goodwin and Suesannah Goodwin shall have liberty to live in and have what use and improvement of the East End of my Dwelling house as also my seller as thay shall have ocasion for so as not att all the hinder my wife Son william or any of his family of their nicecery use of ye ovens or seller as thay shall have ocason, further my Will is that my sd Daughters shall have the use of my Well and liberty to improve to improve part of my land in my garding as my be needfull and Convenint for thier use for gardening, and the foregoing I give the use of as is expresed as above duering the time thay or either of them shall continneu a Singell or not maried, and in Respect to any difference that may or shall hapen to arise between my Children in Respect to the use or improvements above sd i desire my loving friends Ens James Church and Mr. John Edwards to advise and determin between my sd Children. Item - I do allso further Will that ye Excecutor to my Will as afore sd doe pay out of my Estate the following legacies (viz) to my daughter Vilett Goodwin fifty pounds and to my daughter Susanna Goodwin fourty pounds besides what i have given them in my foresd Will and this I give to them and thier hiers forever andfor Conformation that this is truly and realy a codicell to my last will: I have hereunto sett my hand and affixt my seall the day and date above exprest signed sealed and declared as above exprest to be the schudell, adetion or codecill to his Will in presents of us. the work (with) hand (my) were interlined before signing. Wm Goodwin (Seal) Joseph Talcott James Church Att a Court of Probate held att Hartford in & for the County of Hartford on the 6th Day of November A.D. 1733. Then the Honble joseph Talcot Esq. & Ensign James Church witnesses to the foregoing Will or Codicill made Oath that they see William Goodwin Testator to sd Codicill sign & seal the same & heard him declare it to be his last Will & Testament & that they judged the sd Testator to be of sound mind & memory and that at the same time & in the Testators presence they set to their hands as witnesses. Sworn before me Jos. Talcot Junr Clerk Hartford, Conn. Probate Records, Vol. 11. The Goodwins of Hartford, Connecticut, Descendants of William and Ozias Goodwin, Complied for James Junius Goodwin, by Frank Farnsworth Starr, Hartford, Conn. Published by Brown and Gross, 1891. p. 116. William Goodwin, born about 1658, was a weaver by trade, and resided in Hartford. He succeeded his father as sexton. His list of burials from 1689 to 1698 has been of great assistance, and from this source we learn the number of burials entered on his father's missing record. He was elected Constable in 1695 - 97, 1704 - 5, 1711 - 15, 1722 and 1723, and Selectman in 1728 and 1731. A commission dated April 18, 1716, appointing him Deputy Sheriff of Hartford County, signed by Samuel Webster, Sheriff, is still in the possession of his descendants. William GOODWIN and Elizabeth SHEPARD were married in JUL 1680. The Goodwins of Hartford, Connecticut, Descendants of William and Ozias Goodwin, Complied for James Junius Goodwin, by Frank Farnsworth Starr, Hartford, Conn. Published by Brown and Gross, 1891. p. 116. Date listed as: July, 1680? Elizabeth SHEPARD (daughter of John SHEPARD and Rebecca GREENHILL) was born in 1660 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. She was Baptized on 29 JUL 1660 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. She signed a will on 10 JUL 1738 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. Will was probated on 4 MAY 1742 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. Susannah, widow of William Goodwin, Sen., Hartford, with whom he made a marriage contract, dated Aug. 3, 1691. p. 120. Att a Court of Probate, holden att Hartford in and for the County of hartford on the 4th day of may Anno; Dom; 1742. The Last Will and Testament of Elizabeth Goodwin Widow & Rellict of William Goodwin, late of Hartford Decd was now Exhibited in Court by William Cadwell Executor named in sd will who in Court accepted the trust thereof, said Will being proved is by this Court approved and ordered to be Recoreded & kept upon file. In the Name of God Amen, I Elizabeth Goodwin widow being aged and sickly of body butt of sound mind and memorie thanks be to God for the same and knowing yt is appointed for me to Dey do make and appoint this to be my Last will and Testament (viz0 first and prinseaply I give and Recommend my Sole to ye hands of God yt gave it me hopeing yt by and through ye merites of Jusses Christ to have a Glories Ressurection att ye last day: both of sole and body; my body i commit to ye earth to be Decently bureed att ye Decrestion of those I shall heare apounte my Executor and as to what worly Estate it hath pleased God to Bless me with I Give and in manner flowing that is to say: I Give and Bequeath to my Son William Goodwin five shillings to by payd to him after my Decease. I Give and Bequeath to my two Daughter (viz) Vilot Goodwin and Susanah Goodwin my two Cows for ym and yr heirs and assings: to equel Betwen them: and for the Rest of my Estate Real and parssonale I Give to my five Daughters to be Equelly Devided amongst them all onely ye two Cows aforemenshoned: and I do apount William Cadwell Excutr of this my last will and Testemetn: witness my hand and seale the tenth Day of july, A.D. 1738. Elizabeth Goodwin (Seal) X her mark Signed Sealed pronounced and declared to be ye last will and Testement of Elizabeth Goodwin in presence of us. Cyprian Nickols Jur. Esther Talcot X her mark Agnis Nickols Hartford Probate Records, Vol. 14.