1777 Gravestone for Jacob Good [41]
c 1712 Jacob Good was born about 1712, based on being age 20 on ship Samuel in 1732. [1] [2] [3]
c 1712 Susannah Scherer was born (age 20 on ship Samuel) to Hans Scherer (Hans died before 1732) and Veronica, of Bachshaft. [4] [5]
Jacob Good and Susannah Scherer were married. [6]
1732 Jacob Good lived at Bockshaft near Sinsheim with his wife and the family of his mother-in-law. Dated May 10. [7]
1732 Jacob Good [8] and Susanna Good [Gut] [9], both age 20, left Bochshaft, Germany and arrived in Pennsylvania on Aug. 11, 1732 on the ship Samuel mastered by Hugh Percy. [10]
1732 Jacob Gut was listed in the Philadelphia Council minutes, among Palatines who came on the ship Samuel. Dated August 11. [11]
1733 Jacob Good, perhaps this one, warranted 75 acres on a branch of Pequea in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania January 24. He was to return a survey within 6 months. The tract was vacated on April 14, 1740 and was returned to Henry Hoober on that day. [12]
1738 Jacob Good warranted 200 acres on the south fork of Muddy Creek near the village of Bowmansville in Brecknock Twp, on June 15. The land was separated from land of Christian Good by a creek. A creek on his land joined that creek. Francis Eckert owned adjacent land. Jacob patented an adjacent tract in 1751 adjacent to lands of William and John Anderson. [13] [14] [15] [16] [17]
1748 Brother Hantsch, a Moravian missionary, visited several families in Pennsylvania, including Christian and Jacob Good. His diary gave the following account of the visit [18]:
We Ride Out to Muddy Creek …
Monday, July 11, 1748: We made our way to Michael Rang's. On the way we visited first Jacob Oberholtzer, a Mennonite. We found him mowing in the field. He showed himself friendly toward us. We were able to speak quite reasonably with him. He said too, that he had no objection to our visit, but that he liked it.
Visited next Johannes Muselman, also a Mennonite, who was just as friendly toward us. They gave us dinner. We also had an opportunity to say something of our Dear Savior, but we noticed that it was a foreign language to them.
No arguments Today!
Christian Guth's was our next stop. He is a preacher, who was quite friendly to us, and quite satisfied with us over the conversation we had on the Dear Savior. Toward the end he wanted to begin on Infant Baptism, but because we did not want to become involved in this discourse, we made it as short as we could. He directed us to his brother, Jacob Guth, who however was not at home. His wife came in at once from the fields. She was friendly to us, but we left again shortly.
1749 Jacob Good warranted 25 acres in Brecknock Twp, Lancaster County, adjacent to his own land. Dated March 23. Returned 23 September 1762. [19]
Jacob Good and his brother Christian and sister Anna Musselman settled near Muddy Creek. [20] [21]
1750 Jacob Good taxed in Brecknock Twp, Lancaster County, for 50 acres of land, 2 corn, 2 horses, 0 mares, 1 cows. He was "able". Brother Christian Good was also taxed. [22]
1751 Jacob Good taxed in Brecknock Twp, Lancaster County. [23]
1754 Jacob Good was taxed in Brecknock Twp, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Christian Good was also listed. [24]
1754 Jacob Good was of Brecknock when he was a witness to the will of Peter Aeschliman of Cumru Twp, Berks County, in 1754. Another witness was Christian Good of Roberson Twp, Berks County. [25]
1756 Christeen Good was taxed in Brecknock Twp, Lancaster County for 100 acres, 4 corn, 2 horses, 3 cows, 2 sheep. He was on a shorter list, not labeled as an inhabitant. [26]
1756 The tax list of Freemen in Brecknock Twp, Lancaster County included the following: "Jacob Good has 2 sons of age." and "Each of Jacob Goods two sons ten shillings apiece.". [27] [28]
1756-57 Jacob Good and Henry Nysly were executors for the will of Jacob Reiff, of Hempfield Twp, Lancaster County. The estate settlement was disputed. [29] [30]
1757 The tax list for Brecknock Twp, Lancaster County named Hans, Henry [perhaps son of Christian], Jacob, and Peter Good [perhaps son of Jacob]. [31]
1758 Widdow Good [perhaps Magdalena, the widow of Christian Good], Peter Good [perhaps son of Jacob], and Jacob Good were taxed at Brecknock. [32] John Good and Henry Good were listed as Freemen. [33]
1764 Jacob Good was granted 2 tracts of land in Brecknock Twp on January 16, 1764. [34]
1766 Jacob Good and wife Susanna sold 225 acres of the land mentioned in the 1764 transaction to son Peter Good on November 22, 1766. [35]
1769 Jacob Good, Peter Good, Christian Good, Henery Good, Peter Good farmer, and Henry Good carpenter were taxed at Brecknock Twp, Lancaster County. [36]
1771 Jacob Good was taxed for 350 acres, 4 horses, and 4 cattle in Brecknock Twp, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. [37]
1772 Jacob Good was taxed for 250 acres, 4 horses, and 4 cattle in Brecknock Twp, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. [38]
1773 Jacob Good was taxed for 250 acres, 4 horses, and 4 cattle in Brecknock Twp, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. [39]
1777 Jacob Good died at age 74 and was buried at Pine Grove Mennonite Cemetery, Bowmansville, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. [40]
1777 Gravestone for Jacob Good [41]
Research Notes:
Jacob Good had two sons, Peter and Jacob, who helped him till the farm and received 300 acres each. [42]
1745 Jacob Good warranted 150 acres of land in Donegal Twp, Lancaster County adjoining land of Thomas Brady and John Beale.
1757 Jacob Good, perhaps a different person, was listed as taxed 10s on the "Assessment of Donegal for the additional provincial tax, 1757 - Samuel Conningham, Colr." [43]
1755 Jacob and Elizabeth Good sold 100 acres on Pequea Creek to Peter Good, a minor aged about 13 years, all of Conestoga Twp, Lancaster County. Dated November 30. The land was part of a 300 acre tract sold, on June 28, 1741, by Peter Good, deceased, and wife Margaret to Jacob Good. The remainder of the tract was sold to Christian Stoner and Jacob Crydor. [44]
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