John C Goodgame (1777-1846) + Sarah Elizabeth Crockett Goodgame (1780-1853)

JayFrank

These are my maternal 4th great-grandparents and a decades-old brick wall. I'm hoping that someone here will have some suggestions.

Let me begin with Sarah Elizabeth Crockett, born in Virginia. Due in large part to an entry in Historical Southern Families (Vol. 4, page 54) there are many, many family trees showing her to be the daughter of John Crockett and Rebecca (Hawkins) Crockett and, therefore, the siater of frontiersman "Davy" Crockett. This was shown to be incorrect sixteen years ago when the real identity Davy's eldest sister (Margaret Catherine) surfaced. So …

Question #1: Who were the parents of Sarah Elizabeth Crockett?

Sarah's husband, John Chapman Goodgame, was born in Augusta Georgia. I believe that he was the eldest son of John Goodgame, hanged for treason in September 1781, and that he was married to Elizabeth Chapman (1745-1820). Much of this is speculation on my part. So …

Question #2: Who were the parents of John C Goodgame?

Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thank you.

Áine Ní Donnghaile

Hi @JayFrank I hope we can help you find something to connect the right dots.

On John Chapman Goodgame's L69N-15W profile, I see a reference to a War of 1812 service index. IF he had a pension from that service, it might have good info. Often a pension file will be loaded with family details.

Have you looked for probate files? Georgia probate files (on FamilySearch and on Ancestry) have solved several family mysteries in my research. Even if the family was not wealthy, there may be a probate file showing family connections.

Best of luck with the search.

JayFrank

Thank you, Aine.

BTW, I notice that L69N-15W lists John Chapman Goodgame's mother as Elizabeth Doswell. To the best of my knowledge Elizabeth Doswell married a John Goodwin (not John Goodgame), and I've found absolutely nothing to suggest that John Goodgame and John Goodwin are the same person.

I really find such things to be incredibly frustrating …

(Sorry about the rant.)

Áine Ní Donnghaile

Yes - I feel your pain. I just spent 2 entire days disentangling the conflation of multiple men named Thomas McLaughlin in the late 1800s in Ireland and New York.

I refrained from looking beyond your John Goodgame and the attachments that appeared to belong to him. Having the tree before me helps me understand the family even when there are connection errors.

JayFrank

BTW, great name! 🙂

Áine Ní Donnghaile

Thanks, straight from County Westmeath.

Tomie K. Avant

The Full Text Search found in FamilySearch Labs contains Probate and Land records for the US. I found a wealth of knowledge on my own brick wall there.