Goodwin Family Line (back to England 16th Century & New England 1632)
Early Voyages to New England 1600's
Founders Monument - Hartford, Connecticut
Founders Monument - Hadley, Massachusetts
William Goodwin & Elizabeth White were married in Shalford, Essex, England in 1616 and
sailed with their family aboard the Lyon ship from England to New England in 1632 and
settled initially in Cambridge, Mass.
William & Elizabeth were Direct Ancestors of over 15 Notable & Famous Descendants including:
* Recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature
* Founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA
* Inventors & Company Founders
* Architect
* Sports Celebrity
* Models & Actresses
* University Presidents
* State Governor
* Colonial Congressman
* Wife of President of the United States ...
An example of an early New England family home that was also used as
a Garrison House for protection against attacks from Native American
Indian tribes.
As soon as roads were built and well enough developed - horse drawn
stagecoaches were used to transport passengers, mail and goods between
towns and across regions.
Early New England Settlers - William Goodwin [Lyon ship 1632; Cambridge, Mass.] & Elizabeth White - were ancestors of:
Juliette "Daisy" (née Gordon) Low
(1860-1927) - Founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) -
The Girl Scouts Mission has evolved to: "Girl Scouting builds girls of
courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place." -
The GSUSA is a member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl
Scouts (WAGGGS)
Richard Morris Hunt (1828-1895) - American
Architect - Designed: Pedestal for the Statue of Liberty; Facade of the
Metropolitan Museum of Art; The Biltmore Estate ...
Louis (Cassius) Upton (1886-1952) - Co-Founder of the Upton Machine Company - later becoming Whirlpool Corporation
Frederick (Stanley) Upton (1890-1986) - Co-Founder of the Upton
Machine Company - later becoming Whirlpool Corporation (Brother of Louis
Upton)
Emory Upton (1865-1930) - Co-Founder of the Upton
Machine Company - later becoming Whirlpool Corporation (Uncle of
Brothers Louis & Frederick Upton)
Ernest (Miller) Hemingway (1899-1961) - American Author and Journalist - "The Sun Also Rises" ... - Recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature (1954)
Margaux (Louise) Hemingway (1954-1996) - Model & Actress (Granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway)
Mariel (Hadley) Hemingway (born 1961) - Actress & Writer (Granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway)
Katherine Elizabeth "Kate" Upton (born 1992) - Model, Actress and Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Cover Model (Great-Granddaughter of Frederick (Stanley) Upton)
Jon Steven "Steve" Young (born 1961) - Pro
Football Hall of Fame inductee (2005), Most Valuable Player of the NFL
(1992 & 1994), Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XXIX (1995) ... Notes: Steve Young’s (i) 3rd Great-Grandfather was
Brigham Young - 2nd President of The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-Day Saints (LDS Church), Co-Founder of Salt Lake City & 1st
Governor of Utah,
(ii) 4th Great-Grandfather was Edward Partridge - 1st Presiding Bishop
of LDS Church, and
(iii) 6th Great-Grandfather was Oliver Partridge - Colonial Congressman
from Massachusetts.
Timothy Dwight IV (1752-1817) - 8th President of Yale
Timothy Dwight V (1828-1916) - President of Yale Notes: Timothy Dwight College, commonly abbreviated and
referred to as "TD", is a residential college at Yale University and
was named after the above two university presidents.
Edward Partridge (1793-1840) - 1st Presiding Bishop
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS Church)
Brigham Young (1801-1877) - 2nd President of The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-Day Saints (LDS Church), Co-Founder of Salt Lake City & 1st
Governor of Utah
Oliver Partridge (1712-1792) - Colonial Congressman from Massachusetts
Nancy Davis (née Anne Francis Robbins) - wife of Ronald Wilson Reagan (1911-2004) 40th President of the United States