James Johnson Goodenough was born on 4. Sep. 1826 at Upper Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey. He was the son of
Abraham Goodenough and
Mary Brown. James Johnson Goodenough married
Margaret Barton Keyes, daughter of
Nathan\Abraham? Keyes and
Margaret (Unknown), in Nov. 1847 at 55 Center St., Haddonfield, Camden County, New Jersey. James Johnson Goodenough left a will on 23. Nov. 1910
LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF JAMES JOHNSON GOODENOUGH
BE IT REMEMBERED that I, James Johnson Goodenough, of Moorestown, inthe County of Burlington and State of New Jersey, being of sound mind,memory and understanding, do make and publish this my last will andtestament, in way and manner following, viz: --
Item 1st: -- I order and direct that my funeral expenses and justdebts shall be paid and satisfied as soon as can be conveniently doneafter my decease, and I further direct my executor to place at my grave ahead stone and a foot stone similar to the stones at the grave of mywife. I further direct that my name and age shall be inscribed on asmall monument that has been erected near the grave of my wife, andinterred [?] to or consecrated to both our memories. I also direct thatmy grave shall be walled.
Item 2nd: -- After the payment of debts and expenses in my estate,I bequeath to my executor and trustee, hereinafter named, the sum of TwoThousand Dollars ($2,000) in trust nevertheless, for the following usesand purposes, viz: -- To invest the said sum on good and safesecurities, according to the best judgment of my executor and trustee andto pay the income therefrom, less legal expenses, to Sarah A.B. Witcraft(wife of Samuel S. Witcraft) in semi annual payments, yearly and everyyear during her natural life. After her decease, it is my will that theTwo Thousand Dollars ($2,000) principal of her trust shall be equallydivided between my two daughters, Margaret . Lamb and Emma V. Frowert,share and share alike. In case my said daughters, Margaret C. Lamb andEmma V. Frowert, or either of them, shall not be surviving at the time ofthe distribution of the above principal, the child or children of adeceased daughter shall take his, her or their mother's share.
Item 3rd: -- To my granddaughter, Margaret Eldridge, daughter ofCatharine H. Haines, I give and bequeath Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars($250) absolute. To Lillian Haines (widow ofmy deceased grandson,Zebedge [?] Haines, I give and bequeath Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars($250) to be used by the said Lillian Haines for the benefit of her son,Clarence Haines.
Item 4th: -- To my grandson, James J.G. Stone, who was named for me, I give my gold watch and Five Hundred Dollars ($500) out of myestate. To my grandson, Edward B. Stone, I give and bequeath FiveHundred Dollars ($500) out of my estate. In case of the death of eithergrandson before my death, the childðVìŒ7 or children of a deceased grandsonshall inherit the father's bequest.
Item 5th: -- To Nellie Goodenough and Harry Goodenough, children ofmy deceased son, Biddle H. Goodenough, I give One Dollar ($1.00) each.
To my nephew Ulysses S. Goodenough of Mount Laurel, I give andbequeath One Hundred Dollars ($100); to my niece Ella Berry (wife ofDavid Berry) I give and bequeath Two Hundred Dollars ($200) out of myestate.
Item 6th: -- After payment of the above bequests and the necessaryexpenses incurred in the settlement of my estate, I direct that thebalance and residue shall be equally divided between my two daughters,namely: -- Margaret C. Lamb and Emma V. Frowert, share and share alike,and in case either of my two daughters shall not survive me, then thechild or children of a deceased daughter shall take the mother's share.
Item 7th: -- In case I shall die seized of any real estate, Idirect my executor and trustee to make sale of my real property at suchtime or times after my decease as shall seem for the best interest of myestate, either at public sale or by private contract, and to make to thepurchaser or purchasers thereof, in due form of law, all and every suchdeed or deeds whatsoever as shall be necessary for granting, conveying orassuring the same or any part thereof, as well as I could have done inlifetime. The proceeds of such sale or sales to become a part of theresidue of my estate.
Lastly, I hereby nominate, constitute and appoint the BurlingtonCounty Safe Deposit and Trust Company of Moorestown, N.J., to be theexecutor of and the trustee under this my last will and testament.
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty-third day of November, A.D. 1910.
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James Johnson X Goodenough (Ex.)
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Signed, sealed, published and declared by the same James JohnsonGoodenough as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us,who at his request, in his presence and in the presence of each other,have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses.
Edna G. Fuller
Horace S. Edgar
State of New Jersey.
Burlington County. ss.
Edna G. Fuller and Horace S. Edgar, the witnesses to the within Will being duly sworn according to law did depose and say that they saw JamesJohnson Goodenough, the testator therein named, sign and seal the sameand heard him publish, pronounce and declare the within writing to be hislast Will and Testament and that, at the time of the doing thereof, thesaid testator was of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding,so far as they know and as they verily believe, and that they both werepresent at the same time and signed their names as witnesses to the saidWill, together with and in the presence of the said testator.
Sworn and subscribed at ) Edna G. Fuller
Mount Holly, County and State ) Horace S. Edgar
aforesaid, February 20, A.D. )
1911, before me. )
W.P. Lippincott, Surrogate.
He died on 6. Feb. 1911 at Mount Laurel, Burlington County, New Jersey, at age 84. He was buried at Colestown Cemetery, Cherry Hill, New Jersey. 1850 NJ Census, Delaware Twp., Camden Co. (household 327/333):
James J. Goodenough, 23/M, Farmer, b. NJ
Margarette " , 23/F, b. NJ
Sarah A. " , 2/F, b. NJ
Caroline " [sic, Catherine?], F/10-12, b. NJ
Matilda Turpin, 18/F, b. NJ
Living 1860, 1870, 1880: Farm in Evesham Township (now Mt. Laurel),Burlington, NJ (valued 1870 at $12,000; personal property at $1,500)
Burlington County Real Estate Records
1894 From William Barton (310-78)
1 Nov. 1898 To Elmer E. Day (335-18ðVìŒ71) -- $3,000, two tracts, Mt.Laurel
26 Feb. 1908 To Anna Edwards (429-426) -- $9,000, three tracts, Mt.Laurel (formerly Evesham) (signed "X -- his mark")
From the Burlington (NJ) Gazette, 20 Jan. 1883, p.3, col. 3:
-- An exciting runaway took place in Burlington on Friday afternoon oflast week. James J. Goodenough was driving a two-horse sleighing team upBroad street, there being three or four persons in the sleigh. Mr.Goodenough, not being familiar with the ground, undertook to drive acrossthe Commons in order to get out of the way of an approaching train. Whenthe sleigh struck the curbstone the tongue was broken loose, and thehorses ran on, leaving Mr. Goodenough and party sitting in their sleighin a state of bewildered astonishment. The horses ran down Tathamstreet, passing the West End hotel in their mad career, and turning tothe right went overboard into the cold waters of the Assiscunk, by theside of Oliver's coal yard. There was some ice on the reek but thehorses went through it and found themselves enjoying an unexpected bath.The water is several feet deep at that point, but the animals managed tokeep their heads above water until they were fished out, which was nosmall job. Several persons went to the rescue of the horses. Plankswere placed in the water with one end on the wharf, and then by puttingcarpet around one horse and using ropes the animal was pulled out quiteeasily. The other horse was in the water nearly an hour, being close tothe wharf. Finally ropes were put around the body of the horse and themen lifted him up out of the water and on the wharf. Fortunately thewater was not over the heads of the horses, the tide being half way down.The ice waðVìŒ7s covered with snow and the horses were no doubt astonishedwhen they found themselves struggling in the water. The horses wereplaced in the stable of Samuel W. Taylor, and well cared for until thenext morning, when they came out looking almost as well as usual. Mr.Goodenough wanted to drive home that night but Mr. Taylor, knowing thatit would be an unwise thing to do, objected to his doing so. When thehorses plunged into the water they were quite warm from their long drive.The team was at an unknown age valuable one, and we understand the owner has beenoffered $1,000 for them. After the tongue came loose from the sleigh thehorses did not start at once, but were scared by some persons in thevicinity. Mr. Goodenough lives between Moorestown and Marlton, and is abrother of the late Captain Goodenough of this city. All thingsconsidered the accident was less disastrous than might have beenexpected.
From the Burlington Gazette (NJ), 1911: "February 6th, at Moorestown,JAMES JOHNSON GOODENOUGHðVìŒ7, aged 84 years and 3 months."
Buried at Colestown Cemetery, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, Section J, Lots220-231, with wife, brother-in-law, Abraham Keys, daughter Emma Frowert,son Biddle H., and possibly granddaughter, Martha V. Kann (1881-1950).