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Roger Goodspeed 1611–1685 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 November 1611

Birth Location: Wingrave, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 6 April 1685

Death Location: Barnstable Town, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Robert Godspede

Mother: Alice Harris

Spouse(s): Alice Layton

Children(s): John Goodspeed, Ebenezer Goodspeed, Nathaniel Goodspeed, Mary Goodspeed, Benjamin Goodspeed, Ruth Goodspeed, Elizabeth Goodspeed

The story of Roger Goodspeed began in 1611 in Wingrave, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom. In 1643, Roger Goodspeed resided in Barstable, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Roger Goodspeed married Alice Layton, and had children including Benjamin Goodspeed, Ebenezer Goodspeed, Elizabeth Goodspeed, John Goodspeed, Mary Goodspeed, Nathaniel Goodspeed, Ruth Goodspeed. Roger Goodspeed passed away in 1685 in Barnstable Town, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Roger Goodspeed began in 1611 in Wingrave, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • In 1643, Roger Goodspeed resided in Barstable, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
  • Roger Goodspeed married Alice Layton, and had children including Benjamin Goodspeed, Ebenezer Goodspeed, Elizabeth Goodspeed, John Goodspeed, Mary Goodspeed, Nathaniel Goodspeed, Ruth Goodspeed.
  • Roger Goodspeed passed away in 1685 in Barnstable Town, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Roger Goodspeed's Ancestors

Self
Roger Goodspeed
1611–1685
Birth Place: Wingrave, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Robert Godspede
1578–1654
Wingrave, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Alice Harris
1590–
Crixse, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Robert Goodspeed
1529–1606
Wingrave, Buckinghamshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Goodspeed
1503–1557
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Roger Goodspeed's Descendants

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Roger Goodspeed (20 November 1611–6 April 1685) m. Alice Layton (1621–March 1689)
  1. 1. John Goodspeed 1645–1719 m. Experience Holloway 1640–1719
    1. 1. John Goodspeed 1673–1721 m. Remember Buck 1668–1723
      1. 1. Samuel Goodspeed 1701–1745 m. Rebekah Goodspeed 1703–1746
        1. 1. Abner Goodspeed 1743–1790 m. Patience Bodfish 1761–1783
        2. 2. Eunice Goodspeed 1731–1809 m. Abner Comstock 1727–1811
        3. 3. Remember Goodspeed 1739–
        4. 4. Anthony Goodspeed 1746–1825
        5. 5. John Goodspeed 1728–
        6. 6. Anna (Jocelyn) Goodspeed 1734–1774 m. Elijah Attwood 1724–1806
        7. 7. Abigail Goodspeed 1736–
        8. 8. Samuel Goodspeed 1741–1741
        9. 9. Temperance Goodspeed 1725–1807
      2. 2. Elizabeth Goodspeed 1698–1793
    2. 2. Mercy Goodspeed 1669–
    3. 3. Samuel Goodspeed 1670–
    4. 4. Experience Goodspeed 1676–
    5. 5. Benjamin Goodspeed 1679–
    6. 6. Rose Goodspeed 1680–1721
    7. 7. Bathsheba Goodspeed 1683–
  2. 2. Ebenezer Goodspeed 1655–1746
  3. 3. Nathaniel Goodspeed 1642–1670
  4. 4. Mary Goodspeed 1647–
  5. 5. Benjamin Goodspeed 1649–
  6. 6. Ruth Goodspeed 1652–
  7. 7. Elizabeth Goodspeed 1658–

Roger Goodspeed's Timeline

5 Records

1611
20 November 1611
Birth of Roger Goodspeed in Wingrave, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Wingrave, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
1643
1643
Age 32
Roger Goodspeed resided here in Barstable, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Barstable, Plymouth, Massachusetts
1685
Abt. 1685
Age 74
Roger Goodspeed resided here in Barnstable, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Barnstable, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
1685
6 April 1685
Age 74
Death of Roger Goodspeed in Barnstable Town, Massachusetts, USA
Barnstable Town, Massachusetts, USA
1685
6 Apr 1685
Age 74
Roger Goodspeed - Probate in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 November 1611
    Event Place: Wingrave, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1639
    Event Place: Barnstable, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1643
    Event Place: Barstable, Plymouth, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt. 1685
    Event Place: Barnstable, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills, Inventories, Etc, 1637 to 1685, County of Barnstable

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 April 1685
    Event Place: Barnstable Town, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills, Inventories, Etc, 1637 to 1685, County of Barnstable
    [2] North America, Family Histories
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1685
    Event Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills, Inventories, Etc, 1637 to 1685, County of Barnstable

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