Goodith GILMAN (1594-1661)
1 Goodith GILMAN1,2,3 (1594-1661) [1374]. Born 1594, Bremondsey, Surrey, England.1 Died 24 Jun 1661, Malden, Essex, MA.1 Buried MA.1
From: The Learned Family, compiled by William Law Learned in part from the papers of the late Joseph Gay Eaton Learned, Joel Munsell's Sons, 1882.
"The first admission to the present First church of Charlestown was, according to its records, as follows: "1632, 10 mo., day 6, William Learned and Goodith, his wife, were admitted." (N. E. H. & G. Reg., vol. xxxiii, page 191). This name Goodith, is said by Rev. Samuel Sewall to be, not a corrupt spelling of Judith, but an old English name, from the Saxon, Goditha. It was common at that time. In one instance, at least, about this period a child, baptised Goodith, was, however, always called Judith. (Col. Joseph L. Chester.)".
Sources
| 1 | "Ancestry.com World Family Tree". |
| 2 | Joel Munsell's Sons, 1882, "The Learned Family, compiled by William Law Learened in part from the papers of the late Joseph Gay Eaton Larned". |
| 3 | John Osborne Austin, 1893, "One Hundred and Sixty Families". |
