This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: KerryPatrick13 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.goodrich/1430/mb.ashx Message Board Post: A Portrait and Biographical Record of Hendricks County [Indiana] has a biography for IRA GOODRICH, born May 6, 1834, PUTNAM County, IN, son of ELIJA GOODRICH and KEZIAH FRAZIER. This article gives the parents of ELIJA as JUSTIN GOODRICH and HANNAH OGDEN. Further information given about "Justin" is he was a Major in the War of 1812 and had a son JACOB, who was in the same Regiment. Military Minutes of the Council of Appointment of the State of New York has a JUSTICE GOODRICH, lieutenant, from OTSEGO County, NY. I believe this JUSTIN/JUSTICE/JUSTUS GOODRICH was the son of WAIT GOODRICH, who died 1799/1800, will recorded DELAWARE County, NY. Children of Wait Goodrich abstracted from the Will: MANUS, JUSTUS & ELIJAH GOODRICH (eldest sons) - given land located in "Town of Otsego" ASHBEL GOODRICH (son) Daughters: SALLY CHRISTIAN, SUSANNAH OGDEN, CIBEL WATTLES, EUNICE GOODRICH, POLLY GOODRICH & CAROLINE GOODRICH. My research interest is ZELPHA OGDEN GOODRICH who married AMERICUS VESPUCIUS PATRICK. Zelpha was the daughter of ELIJAH GOODRICH (b. 1809 NY, d. 1873 IL) and KEZIAH FRAZIER. I hope to firm up the lineage from ELIJAH to JUSTUS to WAIT GOODRICH. I look forward to hearing from anyone who can connect to any of the names above. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.