Charles Ryland Scott Family
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Judith Morton
F, b. about 1722, d. 1790
Parents
| Father | Thomas Morton (b. about 1690, d. 1731) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Woodson (b. about 1699, d. 20 September 1740) |
Child with Edward Goode, III, (b. circa 1718, d. BY 17 FEB 1795)
| Son |  Edward Goode, IV+ (b. about 1748, d. 16 July 1798) |
| Pedigree Chart | |
| Included in charts - lists | Carol Gilstrap Ancestors Descendants of John Woodson - Jamestowne Resident at Muster of 1624/25 Relationship to Dr. John Woodson (Jamestown) |
| Relationship | 5th great-grandaunt of Charles Ryland ("Ryland") Scott 6th great-grandmother of Carol Jay Gilstrap 8th great-grandmother of Isaac Silas Vaughn 8th great-grandmother of Katherine Gilstrap Scott 8th great-grandmother of Joseph Ryland Scott 8th great-grandmother of Charles Parker ("Parker") Scott 8th great-grandmother of Orly Marie Vaughn 8th great-grandmother of Avital Catherine Vaughn |
Biography
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| Anecdote | Edward (aka Edmond) Goode III was born in 1718 in Henrico County, English colony of Virginia, North America. His father was Edward Goode Jr., a wealthy colonial tobacco plantation owner (Whitby Plantation) along the James River, Henrico County, and his mother was Edward Goode Jr.'s first wife: Agnes, whose surname, unfortunately, is not known. Agnes (Unknown) Goode was the mother of all of Edward Goode Jr.'s six children. She died in about 1727, shortly after the birth of her last child, Margareta Goode. Young Edward was only 9 years old when he lost his natural mother.[1] In 1741, in Richmond (Henrico), Virginia, Edward Goode Jr. remarried to a well-to-do widow, Elizabeth (Woodson) Morton. She was the mother of at least six children by her 1st husband, also a tobacco planter, including Judith Morton, born in 1727 in Charlotte County, Virginia. This "Brady Bunch" composite family lived in a large plantation home and were well-considered among young Richmond society. Living together but not blood-related, Edward Good III and step-sister, Judith Morton, fell in love and decided to marry. This was unusual but not unheard of and, as they were not blood relations, their union was not contrary to natural law or religious morals. They married in 1744, shortly before Elizabeth (Woodson) Morton Goode passed away. They married in Amelia County, where they set up residence.[2] The couple initially lived south-west of Richmond in Amelia County, Virginia, on land that Judith had inherited from her father, Thomas Morton. In about 1748 they sold that land and moved further south to Lunenburg County, where Edward came to possess a large estate, over 1,000 acres of arable land, largely planted with tobacco. Their plantation land was included in the newly-formed Mecklenburg County when Lunenburg was divided in 1765. Edward Goode III and his wife Judith (Morton) Goode had 11 children:[3] Joseph GOODE b: 1745 in Amelia Co., Virginia Janey GOODE b: Abt. 1746 in Amelia Co., Virginia Edward GOODE b: 1749 in Lunenburg Co., Virginia Judith GOODE b: 1751 in Lunenburg Co., Virginia Agnes GOODE b: 1753 in Lunenburg Co., Virginia Richard GOODE b: 1754 in Lunenburg Co., Virginia Mary GOODE b: 27 Feb 1756 in Lunenburg Co., Virginia Thomas Jefferson GOODE b: 12 Feb 1760 in Lunenburg Co., VA Elizabeth GOODE b: ca. 1762 in Mecklenburg Co., Virginia John GOODE b: 1763 in Lunenburg Co., Virginia Robert GOODE b: 17 Mar 1765 in Mecklenburg Co., Virginia For more than 200 years the Goode family, largely descended from Edward III and Judith, have been prominent in Virginia and North Carolina society, business and agricultural life and politics. All 5 of their sons migrated west to Rutherford County, North Carolina, where they established farms and businesses. Descendants are still found there in the 21st Century. Judith (Morgan) Goode died in 1790 in Mecklenburg Co., Virginia. Edward survived her passing for another 5 years. He died intestate (without a registered Will) on January 2, 1796 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia. His heirs gave power of attorney to two Virginia friends of the family to sell his then-760 acre estate and distribute the proceeds. All of the couple's five sons had moved to Rutherford County, NC by that time. Daughter Mary Fontaine and her husband lived in Halifax County, Virginia; while Elizabeth and her husband, William Wood, lived in South Carolina. Two unmarried daughters, Judith and Agnes Goode, were still living in Mecklenburg County, Virginia in 1796. [4]2 | |
| Person Source | Judith Morton had person sources.1,3 | |
| Birth | about 1722 | She was born about 1722 in Henrico, Virginia, United StatesBGO. |
| Will - Fathers | April 1731 | She was named in her Father's will on in April 1731. "Thomas Morton born (circa 1690) died in Henrico 1731, married Elizabeth Woodson (born 1699), (circa 1720). She was a daughter of Richard Woodson (born 1652 at Curles in Henrico Co. Va.) and his wife Ann Smith daughter of Obadiah Smith. His will is filed in Henrico Co. 1731 and mentions the following: Eldest son Richard 212 acres where I now live. Son Thomas 250 acres south side of Appomattox in Prince George Co. (later Amelia and Prince Edward), son John 200 acres adjoining son Thomas. Eldest daughter Ann 150 acres adjoining her brother John. Daughter Judith 150 acres adjoining Ann. (Deed book 1731 part 1 p. 293).4 |
| Name | 1741 | As of 1741, Judith Morton was also known as Judith Goode.5 |
| Marriage | 1744 | Edward Goode, III, and she were married in 1744 in Amelia, Virginia, United StatesBGO.5,2 |
| Anecdote | 1744 | Genealogical Note: This family was formed by the marriage between a step-brother and his younger step-sister. As they were not "blood relatives," their union, although unusual, was perfectly legal and natural. They were part of a prominent "old planter" family in colonial Virginia and North Carolina.2 |
| Death | 1790 | She died in 1790 at age ~68 in Rutherford, North Carolina, United StatesBGO.5 |
| Last Edited | 6 May 2019 |
Citations
- [S81] Cleo Meador Scott, Our Ancestors (, 1980). Hereinafter cited as Our Ancestors.
- [S7127] "", database, WikiTree (WikiTree.Com: accessed 6 May 2019), Edward Goode III
- [S182] John Frederick Dorman, Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia, 1607-1624/5 (), Vol 3 p 810 # 249. Hereinafter cited as Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia, 1607-1624/5.
- [S228] James Walter Allen, "Morton Family of Henrico, Prince Edward and Brunswick Counties, Virginia," Morton Family of Henrico, Prince Edward and Brunswick Counties, Virginia, The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 11, No. 3 (Jul, 1931). Hereinafter cited as "Morton Family of Henrico, Prince Edward and Brunswick Counties, Virginia."
- [S143] meeksdana, online http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/20002037/person/880612136, (Fort Worth, TX.)