Amos Goodrich (bef. 1764 - 1854)

Born before 15 Nov 1764 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Millicent (Sage) Goodrich — married 22 Aug 1792 in Middlebury, Addison County Vermont

Husband of Lydia (Selleck) Goodrich — married 16 Jun 1806 in Middlebury, Addison County Vermont

Descendants

Died 24 Jan 1854 after age 89 in Middlebury, Addison, Vermont, United States

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Biography

Amos Goodrich, son of Stephen Goodrich and Dorothy Treat, was born on a 50-acre farm outside the extreme southeast corner of the Three Mile lots in South Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut that his father bought and moved to in 1759. ^[1] Amos was baptized on 15 Nov 1764 at Glastonbury First Congregational parish. ^[2]

Goodrich Lands in South Glastonbury

Transcript baptismal record 15 Nov 1764

After the Revolutionary War military service of his father Stephen was completed in 1783, Stephen and Dorothy lived on their Glastonbury homestead until 1786, when they deeded 25 acres of it to Stephen Goodrich Jr., ^[3] and 25 acres + homestead to his father-in-law Joseph Bidwell. ^[4] They then moved to Middlebury, Addison, Vermont, where in 1784 Stephen bought from William Hopkins the south 100 acres of the original 200 acre right of Loyalist Oliver Evarts, who moved to Canada after the Battles of Saratoga in 1777. Brothers William Goodrich, Aaron Goodrich and Amos Goodrich moved to this farm in Middlebury in 1784, and were joined by their parents and sisters Martha, Rachel and Mary in 1785. ^[5]

History of the Town of Middlebury (1859)

Amos married Millicent Sage, daughter of Gideon Sage and Rhoda Goodrich, on 22 Aug 1792 at Middlebury, ^[6] where Amos and Millicent had 5 children: Rhoda Goodrich, Otis Goodrich, Delia Goodrich, Walter Goodrich, and Chester Goodrich born 1794-1802. ^[7]

Amos Goodrich Family (1792-1816)

Amos Goodrich bought 100 acre homestead #53 (tract 5 in map; original right of Joshua Hyde); in Middlebury on 06 Dec 1796. ^[8] His father, Stephen Goodrich, sold his 100 acre homestead as 4 tracts in 1799, ^{[9] [10] [11] [12]} and bought from Gamaliel Painter a 205 acre farm on the Salisbury-Middlebury border, ^[13] where he and wife Dorothy lived, even after Stephen sold the farm to son Amos Goodrich on 19 Feb 1805, ^[14] on the same day that Amos Goodrich sold 71 acres of his 100 acre homestead to his brothers: 50 acres to Aaron Goodrich, ^[15] and 21 acres to William Goodrich and Stephen Goodrich. ^[16]

Lands of descendants of Captain Stephen Goodrich in Middlebury-Salisbury, Addison, Vermont from 1784-1844

Millicent (Sage) Goodrich died of consumption ^[17] on 28 Mar 1806 in Middlebury. If as stated in her obituary Millicent was age 34 at death, she was born ~1771-1772 and baptized 13 Feb 1774; age ~2. ^[18]

Obituary in 02 Apr 1806 issue of Middlebury Mercury

Her widower husband Amos; left with five children ages 4-12, married second Lydia Selleck on 16 Jun 1806. ^[19] Amos and Lydia then had two children: Harriet Goodrich and William Goodrich born 1807-1816. ^[20]

The only known way of estimating the year of birth of Lydia Selleck is by means of the 1840 US Census for Middlebury, Addison, Vermont, in which the household of Otis Goodrich (age 40-49) had one male (age 70-79); who would be his father Amos Goodrich, and one female (age 60-69); his stepmother Lydia (Selleck) Goodrich, who was therefore born sometime between 1770-1780, ^[21] and the 1820 US Census for Middlebury, Addison, Vermont, in which the household of Amos Goodrich and his widower father Stephen Goodrich (both age 45+) had one female age 26-44 (Lydia), who was therefore born 1776-1780, or later in 1775 at the earliest. ^[22]

Lydia was not in the household of her son William F. Goodrich in the following 1850 US Census for Middlebury, however, though her widower husband Amos Goodrich (age 85) was, so Lydia died before the 1850 US Census for Middlebury was taken there on 05 Aug 1850. ^[23]

The means by which Lydia-6 Selleck (Seymour-5, John-4, Nathan-3, John-2, David-1) ^[24] met and later married Amos Goodrich is likely her first cousin Seymour-6 Selleck (Bethuel-5, John-4, Nathan-3, John-2, David-1), ^[25] who owned 100 acre homestead #46 in Middlebury; the original right of his father Bethuel Selleck, one mile north of 100 acre homestead #53 (tract 5 in map) in Middlebury owned by Amos Goodrich, ^[26] who later acquired on 19 Feb 1805 the 205 acre homestead of his father Captain Stephen Goodrich on the border of Middlebury and Salisbury (tract 6 in map). ^[27]

Goodrich Lands in Middlebury, Vermont

Amos Goodrich was the recipient of a quit-claim deed from his brother Stephen Goodrich, dated 12 May 1823, regarding lands of their deceased brother William Goodrich (1755-1812) in Middlebury. ^[28] This quit-claim deed clears up the confusion raised by the multiple errors in the published biography of Stephen Goodrich Jr.; ^[29] connecting Stephen with his family, his former residence in Middlebury, Vermont and his final residence in Locke, New York, where he died on 25 Jul 1825. ^[30]

Quit-claim deed 12 May 1823

After selling his 205 acre homestead in a deed dated 22 Jan 1844, ^[31] Amos Goodrich lived out his life in Middlebury, where he died on 24 Jan 1854 at age 89 and is buried in a family plot in Seeley Cemetery next to his first wife Millicent; ^[32] the burial place of his second wife Lydia is not known.

Amos Goodrich. ^[33]

Born 15 NOV 1764. ^[34]

Residence Middlebury, Vermont. ^[35]

Research Note

There is some confusion over the spouses of this Amos #394 in Case book and Amos # 340 in Case book. In the Case book he states: "Edwin Hubbard says he married first, Catherine Crittenden, Oct. 1, 1789; second, Phebe Shepard, Oct. 2, 1797.". Case has said these 2 women are the wives of Amos #340. It is unclear whether Case or Hubbard is correct, or even if either are for that matter. If anyone has some documented data that would help clear this matter up, please improve the records!

Case gives no indication as to which of Amos's wives are the mother of his children, so I have left that relationship undefined. Any information on this would be appreciated.^[36]

Marriage Husband Amos Goodrich. Wife Unknown Unknown. Marriage^[37]

Husband Amos Goodrich. Wife Lydia Sage. Marriage^[38]

Husband Stephen Goodrich. Wife Dorothy Unknown. Child: William Goodrich. Child: Martha Goodrich. Child: Stephen Goodrich. Child: Stephen Goodrich. Child: Aaron Goodrich. Child: Amos Goodrich. Child: Martha Goodrich. Child: Mabel Goodrich. Child: Rachel Goodrich. Child: Mary Goodrich. Marriage 01 JAN 1754. ^[39]

"William Hopkins, who had begun a settlement on the south half of Oliver Evarts's two hundred acre pitch, east of the village site, did not return after the war, but sold his land to Captain Stephen Goodrich, of Glastenbury, Conn. In the spring of 1784 Captain Goodrich came in with his two sons, William and Amos, and took possession ; the sons remained and worked on the land that season and in the following spring the father returned with his family. In 1785 other farms were settled about them—Kirby on his lot, Huston to the northeast, Johnson on the east and Parker on the south. Stephen Goodrich, with his wife and a sister, came on in 1785, with a cart and oxen, five cows and five or six hogs ; the son stated that the milk that remained after they had used what was necessary from day to day on the journey, was placed in a churn on the cart, and the jolting motion churned it into butter. The brothers met the family at Pittsford, the cart was put on board a raft and floated down the creek; this was the favorite route in summer. A boat was built early and ran weekly between Pittsford and Middlebury, carrying freight and passengers. Hop Johnson's was the point sought by travelers for Middlebury, but his accommodations were very meager. Old Mr. Blodget kept a tavern in Cornwall (the part subsequently annexed to Middlebury), which was also much frequented. The first grain they had ground after the family came in was taken by Amos to Salisbury, where Colonel Sawyer had just completed a mill on Leicester River, at Salisbury village. Amos went by way of the creek and Leicester River to within half a mile of the mill and carried the grain from there on his back. The first preaching they had was by an old gentleman " who came on account of the service of Mr. Foot."

Stephen Goodrich and his son Amos continued to live on the farm on which he first settled until January, 1800. He had previously made an arrangement to exchange his land for the farm on which Judge Painter first settled on the south line of the town ; fifty acres on which his house stood he deeded to William Bass, who had a few years before begun practice here ; another portion he deeded to Daniel Chipman, and the remainder to Painter. In January he removed to the Painter farm and lived there until his death in September, 1823, aged ninety-three years. Amos afterward occupied the farm until his death in 1854, at the age of ninety. The farm is now owned by John Huston. Peter Goodrich, now living in town, is grandson of Amos.

William Goodrich, the other son of Stephen, settled about the year 1787 on a second hundred acre lot, extending from Otter Creek eastwardly, where he built a house and kept a tavern. In 1791 he purchased the west half of the second hundred acre division on the minister's right, built a small house and lived there a few years. In that year his wife opened the first school kept in the neighborhood of the village ; it was kept in her house or in a small schoolhouse on the opposite side of the road. At a later date he built the brick house used for many years by the Episcopal Society for a parsonage, and now owned and occupied by the widow of William F. Goodrich. In the mean time he filled the office of town clerk from 1797 to 1812, except one year. He died in 1812, aged fifty-seven years. William F. Goodrich has sons living in town who are farmers."^[40]

1850 Census - Middlebury, Addison, Vermont, United States^[41]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Wm F Goodrich Male 34 Vermont

Rhoda A Goodrich Female 26 Vermont

Maria A Goodrich Female 9 Vermont

Henry C Goodrich Male 8 Vermont

Anna L Goodrich Female 6 Vermont

William W Goodrich Male 3 Vermont

George Goodrich Male 2 Vermont

Amos Goodrich Male 85 Connecticut

James Kenworthy Male 38 England

Lorenda Fisher Female 24 New Hampshire

Sources

1. ↑ Glastonbury, Connecticut Land Records (23 Apr 1759; 6:529).
2. ↑ Glastonbury First Congregational parish transcript records of Rev. John Eells (1759-1791).
3. ↑ Glastonbury, Connecticut Land Records (26 Dec 1786; 9:305).
4. ↑ Glastonbury, Connecticut Land Records (26 Dec 1786; 9:306).
5. ↑ History of the Town of Middlebury, Vermont, Samuel Swift (1859), page 202
6. ↑ Middlebury, Vermont Land Records, volume 1, pp 57-58
7. ↑ Middlebury, Vermont Land Records, volume 1, pp 57-58
8. ↑ Middlebury, Vermont Land Records (06 Dec 1796; Joshua Hyde to Amos Goodrich; 3:25)
9. ↑ Middlebury, Vermont Land Records (08 Mar 1799; Stephen Goodrich to Jehiel Goodrich; 3:335)
10. ↑ Middlebury, Vermont Land Records (24 Dec 1799; Stephen Goodrich to Gamaliel Painter; 3:312)
11. ↑ Middlebury, Vermont Land Records (24 Dec 1799; Stephen Goodrich to William Bass, M.D.; 3:327)
12. ↑ Middlebury, Vermont Land Records (25 Dec 1799; Stephen Goodrich to Daniel Chipman; 3:314)
13. ↑ Middlebury, Vermont Land Records (24 Dec 1799; Gamaliel Painter to Stephen Goodrich; 3:311)
14. ↑ Middlebury, Vermont Land Records (19 Feb 1805; Stephen Goodrich to Amos Goodrich; 9:50)
15. ↑ Middlebury, Vermont Land Records (19 Feb 1805; Amos Goodrich to Aaron Goodrich; 5:154)
16. ↑ Middlebury, Vermont Land Records (19 Feb 1805; Amos to William, Stephen Goodrich; 5:334)
17. ↑ Obituary of Millicent (Sage) Goodrich in the 02 Apr 1806 issue of the Middlebury Mercury
18. ↑ Glastonbury First Congregational parish transcript records of Rev. John Eells (1759-1791).
19. ↑ Middlebury, Vermont Land Records, volume 1, pp 57-58
20. ↑ Middlebury, Vermont Land Records, volume 1, pp 57-58
21. ↑ 1840 US Census for Middlebury, Addison, VT: household of Otis Goodrich (4th entry from top)
22. ↑ 1820 US Census for Middlebury, Addison, VT: household of Amos Goodrich (6th entry from end-14B)
23. ↑ 1850 US Census for Middlebury, Addison, VT: Amos Goodrich age 85 (line 19); wife Lydia not listed
24. ↑ http://lockwood.one-name.net/SGL_Selleck%20Family%20Tree.htm
25. ↑ http://lockwood.one-name.net/SGL_Selleck%20Family%20Tree.htm
26. ↑ Middlebury, Vermont Land Records (06 Dec 1796; Joshua Hyde to Amos Goodrich; 3:25)
27. ↑ Middlebury, Vermont Land Records (19 Feb 1805; Stephen Goodrich to Amos Goodrich; 9:50)
28. ↑ Middlebury, Vermont Land Records (12 May 1823; Stephen Goodrich to Amos Goodrich; 9:51)
29. ↑ Lafayette W. Case, The Goodrich Family in America (1889), page 102
30. ↑ Records of First Congregational Church of Locke: Stephen Goodrich died 25 Jul 1825.
31. ↑ Middlebury, Vermont Land Records (22 Jan 1844; 14:298)
32. ↑ Find-a-Grave memorial of Amos Goodrich
33. ↑ Source: #S2 page 60
34. ↑ Source: #S2 page 102
35. ↑ Source: #S2 page 102
36. ↑ The Goodrich Family in America. A Genealogy of the Descendants of John and William Goodrich of Wethersfield, Conn., Richard Goodrich of Guilford, Conn., and William Goodridge of Watertown, Mass. Lafayette Wallace Case M.D., Author Role: Editor Publication: Fergus Printing Company, Chicago, Illinois, 1889, Second Date, 1984
37. ↑ Source: #S2 page 102
38. ↑ Source: #S2 page 102
39. ↑ Source: #S2 page 59
40. ↑ History of Addison county Vermont, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers; by Henry Perry Smith, pg 254
41. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC2W-4NQ : 4 April 2020), Wm F Goodrich, Middlebury, Addison, Vermont, United States; citing family 364, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• Find a Grave: Seeley Cemetery Middlebury, Addison County, Vermont, USA
• Source: S2 The Goodrich Family in America. A Genealogy of the Descendants of John and William Goodrich of Wethersfield, Conn., Richard Goodrich of Guilford, Conn., and William Goodridge of Watertown, Mass. Lafayette Wallace Case M.D., Author Role: Editor Publication: Fergus Printing Company, Chicago, Illinois, 1889, Second Date, 1984

Acknowledgements

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