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Notes for Catherine Good

1754 Catherine Good was born on September 26. [1]

1769 Catherine Good was named as a minor daughter of Christian Good in a deed between her mother, Magdalena, and her oldest brother, John. [2]

1789 Catharine Good was listed as an heir of Christian Good, deceased, in Lancaster County Orphans Court records dated August 5. [3]

1814 Catherine Good dated her will on December 10, in Earl Township, Lancaster County, with probate dated January 26, 1815. The executor was nephew Peter Good. She named sister Fronica Good and four brothers in her will; Jacob, Samuel, Christian, and Peter (deceased). Three children of peter were named: Samuel, Peter, and Fronica. She was unmarried. Peter, son of Peter deceased, was named as executor. She signed the will with her mark. Witnessed by John and Catherine Shirk. The failure to name Henry or any other sisters suggests that they might have died prior to this time. [4] [5]

1815 Catherine Good died on January 22. [6]


Footnotes:

[1] Jane Evans Best, "Six Good Families of Early Lancaster County, Pennsylvania," Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage 12 (July, 1989), 11-28, at 26, GC3f.

[2] Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Deed LL-252 to 256, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[3] Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Miscellaneous Book 1789-157, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[4] Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994, Lancaster, Will L-334, [FamilySearchImage].

[5] Pennsylvania, Will and Probate Records, [AncestryRecord].

[6] Jane Evans Best, "Six Good Families of Early Lancaster County, Pennsylvania," Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage 12 (July, 1989), 11-28, at 26, GC3f.