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Francis Goodwin
b.c.1544 Blofield, Norfolk (Ormsby, Norfolk / Hemblington, Norfolk, England)
m.1. KATHERINE ______ (bur. 25 Sept. 1584 Hemblington, Norfolk)
2. 12 Oct. 1585 Hemblington, Joan ______ (m.1. ______ Lynes, bur. 7 Mar. 1610/1 Ranworth, Norfolk)
bur. 25 June 1602 Hemblington, Norfolk
first seven children by Katherine, last three by Joan.
• I. Thomas- bpt. 5 Apr. 1568 Blofield, d.s.p.
• II. Margaret- bpt. 23 Apr. 1570 Ranworth, m. 16 July 1598 Hemblington, Robert Page (b.c.1577, will 1 July- 23 July 1617 Ormesby, Norfolk)
• III. John- bpt. 20 Aug. 1571 Ranworth, m.1. 18 Jan. 1601/2 Hemblington, Elizabeth Kypping, 2. 28 Oct. 1602 Hemblington, Bridget Beckyt, bur. 5 July 1617
• IV. James- bpt. 21 Mar. 1571/2 Blofield, bur. 21 Sept. 1574
• V. Francis- bpt. 5 Aug. 1576 Blofield
• VI. Peter- bpt. 23 May 1578 Blofield
• VII. Elias- bpt. 30 Mar. 1581 Blofield
• VIII. Susan- bpt. 9 Sept. 1586 Hemblington, d.s.p., will 21 May 1614- 22 May 1615 Ranworth
• IX. Sampson- bpt. 17 Feb. 1588/9, living in 1610
• X. Mary- bpt. 27 Mar. 1592, m. 11 Oct. 1613 Ranworth, Robert Trevet/Trywell
"21 June 1602- the will of Francis Goodwyn of Hemlyngton in the county of Norfolk, husbandman...to my wife Joan two of my best milk cows, and one young heifer, my sorrel ambling mare colt, my red ambling gelt colt, ten wethers and five ewes, one of my best skeps with bees, one shock cart with steel wheels, one good plow with the irons therto belonging with sufficient furniture and trace belonging to a plow, one pair of cart trace appertaining to a pynn or hand hoist, one chillers trace and furniture, one pair of harrows and harrowing trace and collars to them, five combs of good wheat and three combs of good barley or malt, to be taken out of my crop of corn now growing and to be delivered by my son John out of the crop, one half of all my wool, and one half the cloth that is or shall be made of this year's wool, the other half to son John...' in default of their consent, to be divided at discretion of my neighbor Henry Black and William Goodwyn of Burlingham... milk neats shall remain as now they be, to be pastured... until the feast of St. Michael Archangel next... profits and produce towards maintenance of my wife, children, rest of my household and workmen, wife to have the government therof... to wife two of my best hogs, two of my best young shoats, 10 geese and a gander, six hens and a cock, six ducks and one drake, all to be kept with the rest of my swine and fouls at said farm till the feast of St. Margaret... to said wife all such stuff of household as were her own before her marriage to me, my best featherbed, my best pair of sheets, and a blanket and bolster, my best covering, etc... said Henry and William and my cousin Thomas goodwyn of Ranworth... remainder to son John except my brew and dye vessels which are to be divided betwixt them... to son John the farm now in my occupation in Hemblington and Burlyngham, and all such plows, carts, harrows and other implements not heretofore given or hereafter, also all the rest of my bees and bee skeps, four of my best work mares and geldings, my bay horse foal, three weanling calves and five milk neat... children and servants shall have such sheep and lambs which are among my sheep but are known to be their own, rest to son John... wife to have one weanling calf, son John to have one steer and one heifer now at market paying the toll due for their feed... to Peter Goodwyn my son £5 to be paid by son John in Hemblington church porch within two years... to Elias Goodwyn my son £5 within 4 years
to Frances Goodwyn my daughter £3 within five years... to Susan my daughter 20s. after age of 21
to Mary my daughter £3 at age 21... to said Susan my daughter my little brindle cow to Margaret my daughter the wife of Robert Page my black cow known by the name of the marsh cow
to Sampson my son my young bay colt and to Elias my son my bay mare colt
to Peter my son my young gray colt... John upon reasonable request to be made at my now mansion house in Hemblinlgton within 21 days next after my decease shall become bound by obligation formal
John to pay Robert Lynes all such debts as I do owe him... to the maintencance of the parish church of Hemblington 40d., to the poor 40d.... to wife all crops upon any of my lands in Ranworth and Panxforth which I now hold in the right of my wife
rest of my goods and movables unbequeathed except armour and weapons which I give to my son John, to executors whom I ordain and make: Johan my wife, and Sampson Goodwyn my son."[1]
"Witnesses were William Goodwyn,
John Robinson, clerk
, Thomas Goodwyn
and Henry Black."
In her will dated 8 Feb. 1610/1 Joan Goodwyn of Raynworth, widow, asked that she be buried in Raynworth chruchyard and left: "to son Robert Lynes lands in Raynworth and Panxforth... to my son Sampson Goodwyn £20... to daughter Elizabeth £3, a red cow, ewe sheep, etc.... to daughter Susan Goodwyn £5, a calf, son Robert Lyne to keep till a young cow... to daughter Mary Goodwyn £5 and one weaned black calf... ewe sheep, etc.... to daughter Elizabeth Sadd 20s.... to Francis Downing 20s... to Sampson Goodwyn flock transom bed, blanket, sheets, cushion pillow, pillow bere, table cloth and napkins and tree pieces of pewter... to Elizabeth Lynes a feather bed... to Susan Goodwyn a bedstead... and down covering, latten candlestick... to Mary Goodwyn featherbed, feather transom, flock, etc... and a white coffer and all in it to be parted with her sister Susan except to daughter Elizabet Lynes one sheet. Residue to son Robert Lynes, he to be executor."[2]
The will was witnessed by Robert Benskyn, Thomas Redditch the younger, and Thomas Wright.
