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Civility Goff 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Abt 1758 - Duplin County, North Carolina
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         Father: John Goff
         Mother: Elizabeth Hall
Spouses and Children 
1. *Rice Mathis
       Marriage: Abt 1773 - Duplin County, North Carolina
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       Children:
                1. John Mathis
                2. Edmund Mathis Jr.
                3. James Mathis



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John Goff 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 1717 - Virginia
    Christening: 
          Death: 1809 - Duplin Co., NC ( at age 92)
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         Father: John Goff
         Mother:
Spouses and Children 
1. *Elizabeth Hall
       Marriage: 
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       Children:
                1. Civility Goff
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John Goff of Duplin Co. NC. He was the Son of John and Mary Goff of Edgecomb Co.NC. He was born in 1717 in VA., and died the later part of 1809 in Duplin Co.

He married three times. The first wife and Mother of his children was Civil Elizabeth (Hall or Franck??) They were the parents of five children. John married (2) Eliza Ennis 8th March, 1807 (3)Elizabeth Hennecy, 22 August, 1807. John and Civil Elizabeth had five children.

1. John Goff born 1752 NC. married Elizabeth Herring
2. Thomas Goff born 1754 NC. married Tomsin Mathis
3. Civil Goff born 1756 NC. married Rice Mathis.
4. Arabica Goff born 1758 NC. married Frederick Williams
5. William Goff born 1761 NC. married Sabra Mathis

Tomsin and Sabra Mathis were sisters and the daughters of Edmund Mathis of Sampson Co. NC.

John Goff left his will in Duplin Co. NC.

5. William Goff was a Revolutionary Soldier. He applied for his pension from Jackson Co. MS., and later from Madison Co. FL. William died after April, 1855. For More information on William, see the book "Goff and Allied Families" by Melba Goff.

William and Sabra Goff were the parents of eight (8) children:

1. James Goff, born 30 May, 1782 NC.
2. Elizabeth Goff, born 4 August, 1784 NC., m. Henry Fletcher
3. Lewis Price Goff, born 1786 NC., m. Nancy ? in SC
4. Mary Goff, born 15 February, 1788 NC., m. William Carter
5. Ann Nancy Goff, born 1791 NC., m. Matthew Carter, Bro to WM.
6. Lazarus Goff, born 1793 NC., Mary?
7. Edmond Goff, born 1795 NC., m. C. Carter or L. Wells.
8. Susan Goff, born 1801 NC., Samuel Davis

1. James Goff, born 30 May, 1782 NC., died 1858 Jackson Co. MS. He married Frances Davis, daughter of George W. and Elizabeth Lanier Davis. James and Elizabeth had eleven children.

Eliza Ann Goff, born 13 February, 1816 MS., m. John Issac Burleson
Lucinda Goff, born 9 February, 1819 MS., m. Joseph Carter
Mary Ann Goff, born 3 June, 1821 MS., m. Seaborn Carter
George W. Goff, born 9 March, 1823 MS.
John Mathew Goff, born 11 July, 1825 MS., m. Rebecca Goff
Elizabeth Goff, born 15 January, 1828 MS.
William Price Goff, born 7 July, 1829 m. Martha Tanner
James S. Goff, born 24 February, 1832 MS.
Wiley Hearn Goff, born 17 August 1834 m. Mary J. Hair.
Martha A. Goff, born 11 February, 1838 MS.
Sabra A. Goff, born 17 October, 1840 MS.

Reference:
http://mallen4896.tripod.com/Goff/Goff-John.html

picture John Goff 
      Sex: M
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       Children:
                1. John Goff



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Nancy Goff 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 9 Mar 1792 - Duplin County, North Carolina 6
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          Death: 1870 - Lowndes County, GA ( at age 78) 6
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Spouses and Children 
1. *David Blanton 4 
       Marriage: 10 Dec 1811 6
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Edmond Blanton
                2. John Newton Blanton



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Sarah Gooch 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 27 May 1743 - Hanover  County, Virginia 206
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          Death: 24 Oct 1842 -  ( at age 99) 206
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Spouses and Children 
1. *David Crew 206 
       Marriage: 10 May 1764 208
         Status: Death of Spouse
       Children:
                1. Jonathan Crews
                2. David Crew Jr
                3. Jesse Crew
                4. William Crew
                5. Elizabeth Crew
                6. Joseph Crew
                7. Benjamin F. Crew



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Adam Sowder Goodbread 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 1807 - Camden Co., GA 6
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         Father: Phillip Goodbread
         Mother: Catherine Sowder



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Jacob Tapley Goodbread 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 28 Mar 1811 - Camden County, GA 6
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         Father: Phillip Goodbread
         Mother: Catherine Sowder
Spouses and Children 
1. *Jane Dean Brown
       Marriage: 18 Oct 1832 6
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General:
GOODBREAD, JACOB T.
1811-1869
CAMDEN

Jacob Tapley Goodbread was born in Camden County, March 28, 1811, son of Phillip and Catherine Goodbread. He was married Oct. 18, 1832, to Jane Dean Brown, born Jan. 19, 1817, in Camden County, died June 11, 1861. She was daughter of Hugh Brown and his wife, Elizabeth Dean, and grand-daughter of William Dean, R.S., of Baldwin County, Ga. To Mr. and Mrs. Goodbread were born twelve children, viz:

1. Hugh Brownb. Oct. 10, 1833, died single Jan. 13, 1853.
2. Phillipb. 1835, m. Elizabeth Ann ParrishSept. 24, 1857.
3. Adam Sowdexb. Dec. 24, 1836, died April 11, 1842.
4. Americab. Aug. 22, 1837, m. John Vincent Brown, Jan 9, 1856.
5. John Houstonb. May 1, 1841, died April 21, 1853.
6. Permelia Grayb. May 9, 1842, m. Jos. D. Watts, Sept. 12. 1859.
7. Elizabeth Brownb. June 1844, m. J.P.B. Goodbread (1st. c), 1866.
8. Jacob T.b. Nov. 27, 1847, m. Josephine Parrish.
9. Missouri 1.b. 1848, m. Wm. F. Parrish.
0. Georgia Vincent b. 1850, m. A. S. Farnell.
11. Augustus Session b. Apr. 21, 1851, m. 1st. Nancy Smith. Apr. 10, 1877; 2nd. Nettie Moore. Nov. 11, 1903.
12. Kansasb. 1853, prob. died young.

After the first wife's death, Mr. Goodbread married Miss Nancy Summerlin in Columbia Co., Fla., in 1862. Three children were born by her, viz., Thomas D., 1863; Mary D., 1866; Summerlin, 1868, all of whom died young.

Mr. Goodbread lived at Jefferston, the ante-bellum county-site of Camden County, following his marriage, until 1843 when he moved to Columbia County, Fla. He settled twelve miles north of Lake City, and lived there until his death. He served as 2nd Lieut., Camden County Chasseurs, a local militia company, 1838-43, and as Sheriff of Camden County, 1841-43. He was one of the County Commissioners of Columbia County, 1847-49.

Through Mr. Goodbread's efforts, Corinth Methodist Church was established near his home-site, and he gave the land for the church and the present large cemetery there. He and his family were members there, and most of them are buried there. His will dated Sept. 1, 1857, with codicil dated April 19, 1863, was probated in Columbia County following his death.

picture John Starling Goodbread 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 1797 - Camden County, Georgia 27,434
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          Death: 1872 - Suwanee County, Florida ( at age 75) 27
         Burial:
Parents 
         Father: Phillip Goodbread
         Mother: Catherine Sowder
Spouses and Children 
1. *Charity Crews
       Marriage: 1818 - Camden Co., GA 27
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       Children:
                1. Lowder Goodbread
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GOODBREAD, JOHN S.1797-1872 CAMDEN

John S. Goodbread was born in Camden County in 1797, a son of Phillip Goodbread and brother of Thomas Goodbread. He was married in 1818 to Charity Crews, born 1796 in Beaufort District S.C., daughter of Micajah Crews who moved to Camden County and died there testate. They had four known children, viz:

1. John McPherson b. 1819, m. Julia Hardee, dau. of Thos. E. Berrien
2. Caroline b. 1823, m. James R. Dyall.
3. Sowder b. 1832, m. Elizabeth Bethea in Florida. Died In Conf. Army 1861. Med. Doctor.
4. Rebecca b. 1842, m. Isaac C. Cason, 1872.

John S. Goodbread lived in the White Oak district of Camden County. He served as Lt Lieutenant, Camden County militia, 1822,24. He served in the War of 1812 in Lieut. Scott's detachment of Camden County militia, Jan. 15th to March 5, 1815.
In 1845 Mr. Goodbread moved to Columbia County, Fla. In the creation of Suwannee County out of Columbia he was cut into the new county. He lived on the Suwannee River near the present town of Wellborn, and died there in 1872. His wife died there about 1857

picture Lowder Goodbread 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 1832
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         Father: John Starling Goodbread 34,244
         Mother: Charity Crews



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Phillip Goodbread 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 1761 - Tryon County, NC 63
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Spouses and Children 
1. *Catherine Sowder
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       Children:
                1. Thomas Goodbread
                2. Priscilla Goodbread
                3. John Starling Goodbread
                4. Adam Sowder Goodbread
                5. Jacob Tapley Goodbread
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GOODEREAD, PHILLIP.1761-1839 CAMDEN

Phillip Goodbread, a Revolutionary Soldier settler of Camden County, was born in Tryon County, N.C., in 1761, a son of Phillip Goodbread, Sr., who was also a Revolutionary soldier. Phillip, the subject, married Catherine Sowder, born about 1765. They had five children, viz:

1. Thomasb. 1787, m. Harriet
2. Priscillab. 1789, m. Arthur Moore. Move to Columbia Co., Fla.
3. John Starlingb. 1797, m. Charity Crews, dau. of Micajah.
4. Adam Sowderb. 1807, m. Ist. Elizabeth VanZant; 2nd. Julia Densler.
5. Jacob Tapleyb. 1811, m. Ist. Jane D. Brown; 2nd. Nancy Summerlin.

Phillip Goodbread, Sr., and Jr., served in the Revolutionary War as privates in Capt. Robert Porter's Company "G" of Tryon County militia, and are shown on roll for the period Oct. 21 to Dec. 30, 1777. Thomas, John and Joseph Goodbread, brothers of Phillip, Jr., served also in the same company, and later became residents of Camden County, Ga.

Phillip Goodbread, the subject, moved to present Nassau County, Fla., in 1785, but a year later moved to Camden County, Georgia, where he granted 200 acres of land the same year. Camden County records show he took the oath of allegiance July 13, 1799. He continued to live there until shortly before his death when he and his wife moved to Nassau County, where his son,'Adam S., was living. He died there between June, 1839, and June, 1840. His wife survived and made her home with Adam S. Goodbread, until her death a few years later.
Mr. Goodbread was commissioned ensign in the Camden County militia, July 13, 1798. He made gifts of slaves to his children and several of his grandchildren at various times between 1819 and 1839, as shown by Camden County deed records, as follows: To sons Thomas, Jacob T., Adam S., and John S. and grandchildren viz., Arthur J. Moore, Jacob T. Moore, Sarah Ann and Priscilla and Permelia Moore, and Phillip Goodbread (son of Jacob T.).

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