Goodrich (Goodricke) family

Sir Richard Goodricke was High Sheriff of Yorkshire from 1580 to 1592 and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth I in 1601, the 43rd year of her reign. In an article published in the National Genealogical Society Quarterly (Vol 46, Sep 1958) it is stated that Sir Richard Goodrich's family is descended through their connections with the Norton-Conyers, The Tempests, the Hollands from Sir Saher de Quincey, Magna Carta Surety, 1st Earl of Winchester whose son Sir Roger De Quincey Constable of Scotland married Helen daughter of Alan Lord of Galloway and through their forebears descended from the ancient Kings of Scotland.

On 15 June, 1651, Sir Richard's grandson Thomas Goodrich departed England with his wife and family migrating to the English Colony of Virginia. He immediately claimed headrights (50 acres/head) to 1250 acres in the area of Rappahanock. Thomas was appointed Justice of the Court of Lower Norfolk, VA and established residence in Old Rappahanock. He was appointed a General in the Army of Virginia in 1675, but later joined Bacon's Rebellion in 1676 serving as a Lieutenant General in the Rebel Force. He died of malaria at his home in Rappahanock on 3 Apr., 1679 shortly after Bacon's death when the rebellion was crushed, but before he could be apprehended by Governor Berkley or the English forces that arrived shortly thereafter. ..... more


Richard Goodricke of Ribston(1560-1601) by Cornelis Ketel

  • A1. John Goodricke of Nortingley, Somerset, m. Anne Hutton;
    • B1. Edward Goodricke, b:1463, m. Jane Williamson;
      • C1. Henry Goodricke, lvd:1487/1566, m. Margaret Rawson;
        • D1. Richard Goodricke, Sheriff of York, d:1581, m. Norton;
          • E1. Sir Richard Goodricke, High Sheriff of Yorkshire, lvd:1560/1601, m. Muriel Eure;  ==>  Eure family
            • F1. John Goodricke of Eastoft, b:1582, m. Sarah Hopkins;
              • G1. Thomas Goodrich, lvd:1614/1678, m. Ann Sherwood;
                • H1. Charles Goodrich, lvd:1652/1726;

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