Brief Life History of Nathaniel
When Nathaniel Goodspeed was born on 6 October 1642, in Barnstable, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Roger Goodspeed, was 30 and his mother, Alice Layton, was 24. He married Elizabeth Bursley in November 1666, in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Mystic, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America in 1653. He died on 23 May 1670, in Barnstable, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 27, and was buried in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States.
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- Nathaniel Goodspeed, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Nathaniel Goodspeed, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"
- Nathll Goodspeed in entry for Mary Goodspeed, "Maryland, Church Records, 1668-1995"
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Name Meaning
English (London): from the Middle English expression god spede ‘God speed (you)’; a wish for success for one setting out on an enterprise, presumably applied as a nickname for someone who habitually used this expression.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Nathaniel Goodspeed - Son of Roger and Alice
The cause of Nathaniel's death is unknown. Nathaniel's father Roger gave him six acres at Misteake, five of upland and one of marsh. Upon this land he built a house and occupied the same until his un …
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