2 ~ 1837 - Jesse Goodrich Jr.
This is a short but pivotal chapter in the history of the farm and the Goodrich family. The farm came into the Goodrich family when, on 26 Jul 1837, Jesse Goodrich Jr. bought the farm from Milton Niles [1].
Seven weeks later Jesse died.
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References
[1] - See APPENDIX A - Early Deeds and Mortgages, 4 ~ 1837-07-26 Deed - Niles to Jesse Goodrich.
1837 - Jesse Goodrich Jr. Dies
Jesse died in his 50th year; what happened? Was this unexpected or did he buy the farm for his daughter Betsy and son-in-law William Stewart, in anticipation of his death?
Jesse Goodrich Jr. died on 14 Sep 1837. Jesse's wife, Lucy Powell Goodrich, died 28 years later on 28 Jul 1865. They are both buried on the farm [2].
Jesse Goodrich Jr. was the son of the Jesse Goodrich Sr. who likely came to the area from Sharon CT around 1792-3 with his brother William. Jesse Goodrich Sr. settled (or bought?) a farm in Mt. Pleasant (Fog Hill) and he and his wife are buried in the Fog Hill Cemetery.
William Goodrich settled (or bought?) the farm at the intersection of Columbia County 24 and Cemetery Road (formerly Paul Burson's place, across from the cemetery) [3]. William's farm included the property where the cemetery now sits and William's son Chester, deeded property to the Christian Church Cemetery and later deeded the burial ground to the newly formed Red Rock Rural Cemetery Association [4].
References
[2] See APPENDIX C - Babcock - Allen - Goodrich Burial Ground.
[3] See APPENDIX D - The Ancestors and Descendants of Frederick Carlton Goodrich.
1837 - Betsy & Lorenzo J. Goodrich Inherit the Farm
Apparently Betsy (25yo) and her brother Lorenzo (14yo) inherited the farm on the death of Jesse Jr. I have no direct evidence of them inheriting the farm other than an interpretation of deeds going forward.
Betsy by now was married to William D. Stewart and it seems they took over operation of the farm shortly after Jesse's death. On 20 Mar 1839 Wm. D. Stewart made a payment on the Marriott mortgage and continued paying on the mortgage until it was fully paid off 11 Aug 1843. I'm guessing it was Wm. D. Stewart who paid off the Milton Niles mortgage in April 1839 as well. [5]
Jesse's widow, Lucy, stayed on the farm until her death in 1865.
,References
[5] See APPENDIX A - Early Deeds and Mortgages. - 1834-03-20 Bond - Griswold to Marriott and 1839-04-17 Mortgage Satisfaction - Milton Niles to John S. & Albert Griswold.
— revised 2024-07-01 jhc