Goodspeed, John 1a

Birth Name Goodspeed, John 2
Gender male
Age at Death about 66 years, 7 months, 25 days

Notes

Note

Soon after their marriage, John Goodspeed shipped as a carpenter on a privateer during the French and Indian War. They captured a Spanish vessel loaded with Spanish silver dollars and bullion which was declared fair game because it had been trading with the French. John Goodspeed’s share of the booty was said to have been $5,000 in silver. He was a frugal, cautious and successful businessman. Called "Silver John Goodspeed," he loaned money to the public at high rates of interest payable in Spanish milled dollars.

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth about 1720     1a
Occupation before 1757 Mystic, Groton, New London, Connecticut "a carpenter and privateer" 1a
Death 1786-08-26 Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts intestate 3a 4 1a
Note: 1

Leonard volume 2 says 26 July 1786, but not marked as a correction.

Note: 2

White says 28 August 1786 in Barnstable

Burial after 1786-08-26 West Barnstable Cemetery, West Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts   1a

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Goodspeed, Benjamin1733-07-11
Mother Allen, Susannah
         Goodspeed, John about 1720 1786-08-26

Families

Family of Goodspeed, John and Bursley, Mercy
Married Wife Bursley, Mercy ( * 1721-07-10 + 1793-05-10 )
 
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage Banns 1753/4-03-04 (Julian)     1a
Marriage 1757-05-22 Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts "after a long engagement" 2 3a 1a
Note

White says 29 May 1757 in Barnstable

Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Goodspeed, Sarah1766-07-23
Goodspeed, Mercy