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VIRGINIA BIOGRAPHY

Goode, John, immigrant, resided in Hen- rico county, Virginia, before 1676. He took sides with Nathaniel Bacon until the latter avowed his intentions of resisting the King's Sfjldiers. He settled at "Whitby," on the J?;mes river. He died in 1709, leaving issue. His brother, Rev. Marmaduke Goode, was of Ufton, Berkshire, England.

Goodwin, James, was the youngest son of Peter Goodwin, Salter, of Tower street ward. London, and Sarah, daughter of John 11 illiard, or Highlord. His pedigree is published in the "Visitation of London," ^^^33- James, who was probably a royalist refugee, was justice of York county from 1657 to 1662, and in 1658 he represented York county in the house of burgesses. He liad the rank of major in the militia and died in 1679, leaving issue.

Gookin, Daniel, was of an ancient family of Kent, in England, son of Sir Vincent Gookin. He removed to Cariggaline, a few miles south of Cork, in Ireland, on the shores of Cork harbor. He came to Vir- ginia in 1622 from Newce's Town, in Cork county, founded by Sir William Newce. He received from the London Company 2,500 acres, which was located at Newport News. Shortly after his arrival the first Indian massacre occurred, but Daniel Gookin, with his servants and company, at Newport News successfully repelled the attack. A few weeks kiter he sailed to England in the ship which first brought the news of the massacre of niore than 300 English. It is probable that he never returned to Virginia, but carried on his plantation at Newport News through his son, Daniel Gookin Jr.

Gookin, Daniel, Jr., son of Daniel Gookin and Mary Bird, his wife, was born about

1612. He was agent for his father at New- port News and was residing there in March. 1633, when Captain Peter de Vries anchored his ship before the place. He was burgess for Upper Norfolk county in 1641 and com- mander of that county, in 1642 he joined ill a petition to the general court of Massa- chusetts for three able ministers to occupy the parishes in his neighborhood. In answer John Knowles, William Thompson and Thomas James were sent. But Governor I5erkeley and his assembly came down so hard upon them that the Puritan ministers soon returned to Massachusetts and Daniel CJookin went with them. He became one of the leading men in Massachusetts, a major-general, etc. He died March 19, 1587, and was buried at Cambridge, where his tombstone may still be seen.

Gookin, John, was probably a son of Dan- iel (iookin. Sr., as he joined in a deed with Daniel Gookin. Jr., to convey Newport News to John Chandler. He was a burgess for Upper Norfolk county (Nansemond) in 1639 and 1641. He was also presiding mag- istrate for Lower Norfolk county. He mar- ried Sarah Offley, widow of Captain Adam Thoroughgood, and had a daughter Mary, who married (first) William Moseley, (sec- ond) Lieutenant-Colonel Anthony Lawson. Pie died November 2, 1643. His widow married (third) Colonel Francis Yardley and deceased August, 1657.

Gordon, James, born 1714, came with his brother John to Virginia in 1738 from Newry, county Down, Ireland. He was a son of James Gordon, of Sheepsbridge and Lisdaflf, in that county, a Presbyterian, whose ancestor came from Scotland to Ire- land probably at the time of the Ulster