1773 Barbara Martin, daughter of Abraham Martin and Maria Barbara Oberholtzer, was born on September 15. [1]
1777 Samuel Good was born about this time. [2] [3]
Samuel Good, son of John Good and Barbara Bowman, married Barbara Martin, daughter of Barbara Oberholtzer and Abraham Martin. [4] [5]
1802-20 Samuel Good, son of John, was taxed in Brecknock Twp, Lancaster County. His tax records are distinguished by being taxed for 30 to 40 acres. [Link, 1801-20 Samuel Good Brecknock tax records.]
1814 Son Samuel Good was born on March 7. [6]
1816 Daughter Barbara Good was born on June 9. [7]
1833 The will of Samuel Good was dated on June 4, and was proved on July 22. The will named wife Barbara, minor son Samuel, and daughter Barbara and the land in Brecknock Twp, Lancaster County, which was to be disposed of and divided when son Samuel reached age 21. Witnessed by Joseph Good and Samuel Bowman. Executors: son Samuel Good and wife's brother, Abraham Martin. [8] [9] [10]
1833 Samuel Good died and was buried at Pine Grove Mennonite Cemetery, Bowmansville, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. [11] [12]
1837 Barbara Guth died and was buried at Pine Grove Mennonite Cemetery, Bowmansville, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. [13] [14]
1838 Son Samuel Good was ordained a minister. [15]
1840 Samuel Good (age 50-60), perhaps this one, lived in Brecknock Twp, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania with Males: one (age 10-15) and one (age 20-30); and Females: two (age 15-20), two (age 20-30), and one (age 50-60). [16]
1851 Daughter Barbara Good [17], single woman, sold land to John Good, son of Christian Good. Dated April 1. The land was granted in the 1833 will of Samuel Good to Samuel and Esther Good, the only heirs. Barbara bought the land from Samuel and Esther Good in 1839. [18]
1854 Daughter Barbara Good died on October 28, unmarried. [19]
1886 Son Samuel Good died on January 11. [20] [21]
1886 An obituary for son Samuel Good reported [22]:
Good - On Jan. 11th, in Caernarvon Twp., Lancaster Co., Pa., of dropsy, Samuel Good, aged 71 years, 10 months and 4 days. He was ordained to the ministry of the gospel in the Mennonite Church in Oct. 1838, and has been a zealous worker in the vineyard of the Lord, until his health began to fail a few years ago. He served as a preacher forty-seven years, and yet his labors were confined mostly to four townships. He had been twice married, but his second wife also died a few years ago. From the first marriage he leaves three sons and three daughters; from the second two daughters survive him. The funeral took place at the residence of his son-in-law. He was buried at Bowmansville, where Jonas Martin, Joseph Wenger, Benjamin Horning and Menno Zimmerman conducted the services. The roads were almost impassable from drifted snow, preventing many from attending the funeral.
Research Notes:
Samuel, spouse of Barbara Martin, has also been named as a son of Samuel Good (GC36):
Samuel Good, son of Samuel Good and Mary, married Barbara Martin, daughter of Barbara Oberholtzer and Abraham Martin. [23]
[1] Jane Evans Best, "Six Good Families of Early Lancaster County, Pennsylvania," Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage 12 (July, 1989), 11-28, at 25, GC361.
[2] Jerold A Stahly, "The Family of Jacob Oberholtzer (1704-1755) of Brecknock Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania," Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage 12 (April, 1989), 13-26, at 23, person O116.
[3] Jane Evans Best, "Six Good Families of Early Lancaster County, Pennsylvania," Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage 12 (July, 1989), 11-28, at 22, GC313.
[4] Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Genealogical Card File (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[5] Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Genealogical Card File (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[6] Jane Evans Best, "Six Good Families of Early Lancaster County, Pennsylvania," Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage 12 (July, 1989), 11-28, at 25, GC3611.
[7] Jane Evans Best, "Six Good Families of Early Lancaster County, Pennsylvania," Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage 12 (July, 1989), 11-28, at 25, GC36112.
[8] Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994, Lancaster, Will Q-433, [FamilySearchImage].
[9] Jane Evans Best, "Six Good Families of Early Lancaster County, Pennsylvania," Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage 12 (July, 1989), 11-28, at 25, GC361.
[10] Pennsylvania, Will and Probate Records, Lancaster, Will Q-433, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[11] Find A Grave Memorial 86907565, [FindAGrave].
[12] Jane Evans Best, "Six Good Families of Early Lancaster County, Pennsylvania," Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage 12 (July, 1989), 11-28, at 25, GC361.
[13] Find A Grave Memorial 86908674, [FindAGrave].
[14] Jane Evans Best, "Six Good Families of Early Lancaster County, Pennsylvania," Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage 12 (July, 1989), 11-28, at 25, GC361.
[15] Jane Evans Best, "Six Good Families of Early Lancaster County, Pennsylvania," Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage 12 (July, 1989), 11-28, at 25, GC3611.
[16] US census, 1840, Reel 0467, Image 316, line 12, [InternetArchive].
[17] Jane Evans Best, "Six Good Families of Early Lancaster County, Pennsylvania," Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage 12 (July, 1989), 11-28, at 25, GC3612.
[18] Recorder of Deeds, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Deed Book H9, 183-185, [183], [184], [185], [FHLCatalog].
[19] Jane Evans Best, "Six Good Families of Early Lancaster County, Pennsylvania," Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage 12 (July, 1989), 11-28, at 25, GC3612.
[20] Jane Evans Best, "Six Good Families of Early Lancaster County, Pennsylvania," Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage 12 (July, 1989), 11-28, at 25, GC3611.
[21] Find A Grave Memorial 39937081, [FindAGrave].
[22] Mennonite Obituary Archives, Herald of Truth, Vol. XXIII, Number 3, February 1, 1886, Page 44, [MennObits].
[23] Jane Evans Best, "Six Good Families of Early Lancaster County, Pennsylvania," Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage 12 (July, 1989), 11-28, at 25, GC361.