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Phoebe Elizabeth Bowling is reported by Mrs. Elvis Rushing as beingIndian and a descendent o f Pocahontas.

Not know who Phoebe's father was however there was a J. S. Bowling who isreported to live ne ar the knob. An Oscar and Frances Bowling weremembers of the Haynes Chapel Methodist Church

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Cynthia Belle Allen Perkins [Female] b. ABT. 1875 TN

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Cynthia was probably a Morgan but it is not clear. She was said by acousin to have been marr ied to T. Morgan. She was also married to anJim Allen before John Wesley. Some records ha ve her name as Synthia.

#227 James L. Allen 18, Synthia 27 married 10 years. She married nextJohn W. Word.

Children living with Step Father: John Word in 1910 Macon Co., CensusRecords Cyntha? as John' s 4th wife and John as Cyntha's 3rd husband.Their child's names was Allen. John is listed a s a farmer.

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Isaac Goodnight [Male] b. 1 JAN 1782 Harlan Station near Harrodsburg, Mercer Co., KY - d. 14 OCT 1869 Three Forks, Warren Co., KY

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From "Descendants of Isaac Goodnight" in FamilyTreeMaker.

No connection with Thomas Allen Jamison of Rutherford Co., TN has beenestablished but this re cord was found in that search.

Descendants of Isaac Goodnight

Generation No. 1

1. Isaac3 Goodnight (Hans (John) Michael2, Unknown1) was born 01January 1782 in Harla n Station near Harrodsburg, Mercer Co., Kentucky1,and died 14 October 1869 in Three Forks, Wa rren Co., Kent ucky2. Hemarried (1) Elizabeth McMurry 25 August 1805 in Lincoln Co., Kentucky 3,daughter of Thomas McMurry and Catherine Robinson. She was born 23 April1787 in Lincoly Co. , Kentucky3, and died 29 S eptember 1827 in WarrenCo., Kentucky3. He married (2) Mary Groun d 24 July 1828 in Warren Co.,Kentucky4, daughter of Robert Ground and Rhoda Long. She was bor n 29 May1800 in Mercer Co., Kentucky5, a nd died 28 November 1847 in Three Forks,Warren Co. , Kentucky5. He married (3) Rhoda (Godbury) Gadberry 07 May1848 in Barren Co., Kentucky6. Sh e was born 10 March 1774 in Virginia ?7,and died 09 Apr il 1860 in Three Forks, Warren Co., K entucky7. He married(4) Frankie Dickerson 04 September 1862 in Warren Co., Kentucky7. She was born 27 February 18198, and died 28 April 19008.

Notes for Isaac Goodnight:
During the year that Isaac Goodnight was born, 1782, Thomas Grenville wassent from London t o Paris to open American Revolution peace talks withBenjamin Franklin. Preliminaries were acc epted by Great Britain andAmerica. Joseph Priestley wrote "A History of the Corruptions ofChr istianity", James Watt invented the double-acting rotary steam engine,and the Bank of North A merica was established in Philadelphia.
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Wives were (1) Elizabeth McMurray, (2) Mary Ground, (3) Rhoda Godbury,(4) Frankie Dickerson . Other information furnished by the book "PLYMOUTHROCK TO THE PACIFIC" , Dan Yarbrough, desc ended through Jacob Goodnight,and the Warren Co., census 1810-1870. Some information from th e KentuckyRegister, Vol. 3, 1935.

Isaac, the posthumous son, is listed in a tax list for Lincoln Co., in1799. After marrying i n 1805, he migrated soon thereafter to Allen Co.,in southern Kentucky, where he spent the rem ainder of his life. Hemarried 4 times, 15 children were born to him and many of his descendan tslived in the vicinity of Smith's Grove.

In the 1810 Warren Co., census it shows 1 male under 10, 1 male 10-16, 1female under 10.

According to a letter written by S. W. Goodnight to Porter and ThomasGoodnight on Dec. 24, 18 83 from Ashmore, Ill. ," Isaac lived about 15miles above Bowling Green on big Barren river. R aised a larg e andrespectful family of both sons and daughters and lived to a great age."
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SOURCE: Donald E. Collins, 5400 W. Hustis St., Apt. E, Milwaukee, WI 53223

Picture of Isaac Goodnight and of the old homestead, newspaper articles,and write-up about fa mily homestead furnished by Donald Collins.

The Isaac Goodnight homestead was probably one of the oldest homes inWarren County, if not th e oldest. It was quite a mansion for its day, atwo story structure with eighteen inch thick w alls, two re cessedpanelled front doors and large chimneys at each end. The inside was builtt o accommodate boys and girly and keep them separated as there is aclosed stairway on each sid e and no connecting door on the second floor.The massive fireplaces were still there and th e chair rails remainedthrough the years, as well as the panelling under the staircases.

This house burned about 1976. It was replaced with another house. DonCollins saw the origina l house before it burned.

The house was built by Isaac Goodnight, a tanner and farmer by trade and a
large slave owner. He and his slaves make the bricks for the house. Histombstone reveals tha t he was born in 1782 and tradition in the family isthat he was the first white child born i n Kentucky. (I believe this hasbeen proven wrong.)

In his youth Isaac Goodnight was bound out to learn the tanner and saddlemakers trade, an occ upation he continued until his death.

In 1805 he married Elizabeth McMurray, of Mercer County , the daughter ofThomas McMurray, an d three years later moved to Warren County and settledon the north side of the Barren River , in an area la ter called ThreeForks. According to Court Records he began buying land in 181 5.

Ten children were born to Isaac and Elizabeth McMurry Goodnight.Elizabeth died in 1827 and h e married secondly, Mary Gound. She bore himfive children. His third wife was Rhoda Gadberr y eight years o lder thanher husband. She died in 1860 after twelves years of marriage. Isaac certainly believed that it was not good for a man to live alone so hetook unto himself a four th wife, Frances Dickerson. She was thirty nineyears his junior and survived his many, many y ears.

Isaac's first three wives are buried in the family cemetery across theroad from the house, a s well as the old pioneer and a number of hisdescendants and slaves.

One of Isaac Goodnight's most distinguished descendants was the Hon. I.H. Goodnight of Frankl in, Kentucky. He was born in 1849 and attendedCumberland University, where he studied law. Hi s first vent ure intopolitics was a seat in the Kentucky Legislature in 1877. Later hereprese nted the Third Congressional District in Congress. Anotherdescendant was Judge Thomas Goodnig ht, of Allen County, who inherited thehome place on Barren River. He, in turn bequeathed it t o his son IsaacHenry Goodnight, whose daughter Mary married J. E. Moulder, The moulderslive d in the house making the fourth gene ration to reside there. TheMoulders had the original ti tle to the property written on Sheepskin andsigned by Patrick Henry who was at that time th e Governor of Virginia. In1950 the land came into t he possession of Mr. & Mrs. B. M. Smith , whocherished the tradition of the house.
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SOURCE: The Louisville Times Newspaper, Sep. 5, 1903 furnished by D.Collins.

When the Indians killed Isaac's father, Michael Goodnight, Elizabeth, hismother, was expectin g him. They had returned to NC to get their householdeffects. They were a part of a caravan c omposed of o ther pioneerfamilies who were guarded by 30 armed men. No serious mishap befel l thetrain until the train was within half a day's journey of the fort atHarlans Station. Al l seemed secure, but at mid night, Sep. 1, 1781 thefearful cry of the savage was heard follow ed by gun short, screams andconfusion. Michael Goodnight was killed in the first onslaught an d hisson, John was severely wounded, bu t he succeeded to make his escape.Mrs. Goodnight, wh o was in a delicate condition at the time, fled intothe dark forest. Many of the emigrants we re massacred, but a few escapedto the fort where the alarm was given. A party was made up t o search forMrs. Goodnight and she was found two days later in the woods lyingprostrate upo n the ground in a semi-conscious state, her face coveredwith a blan ket. She was taken to th e fort and four months later, Jan 1,1782, Isaac Goodnight was born. A curious circumstance, p reserved in thefamily traditions, is that from his birth until the day of his dea th,Isaac co uld never go to sleep without a cover over his face.

The youth of Isaac Goodnight was spent at the fort with his mother and hewas known as one o f the strongest young men and best Indian scout andfighter in the settlement.
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Source: Nancy Sterling Tyler & Donald E. Collins

The Goodnight family cemetery is located on the Three Forks Rd. #1089 offColes Bend Rd. on th e farm of B. M. Smith.
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Isaac Goodnight was a member of the Masonic Lodge #1822 in Warren Co.,Kentucky.
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Source furnished by Margaret R. Bates:

The Longhunter, Vol. XIX, Issue 4, pg. 11-12
Isaac Goodnight

(tells traditional story of death near Harlan Station)
Birth of Issac Goodnight 1 Jan 1782 "on the first hour."
Marriage in 1808 to Elizabeth McMurry Move to Warren County, near ThreeForks, north of Barre n River (KY) after marriage; living on large tractof land secured "through a grant signed b y Patrick Henry , Governor ofVirginia."
Became member of old Bays Fork Baptist Church. When that church wasdivided, he went with th e group that formed the Rocky Springs BaptistChurch.
"Isaac Goodnight was the 22nd child of his father, and he was father of21 children. He passe d away on October 13, 1869 at the age of '87 years,9 months, 12 days and 3 hours."

The family home of Isaac Goodnight in Three Forks, Warren County,Kentucky was in the early 19 30s shown as a two-story brick home withchimneys on each end of the house. Isaac is said to h ave made eac h brickby hand that went to build this home. A small covered porch adorned thefr ont, and a root cellar was at one end of the house, also with afireplace. Other frame buildin gs were added, one of wh ich is visible inan old photograph of the home. This building appear s to be livingquarters as well and could possibly attach to the house. The photos weretaken i n fall or winter. Dried corn stalks are seen standing in thefield, right up to the side of th e house. The house burned down since thephotos were made. Across from the barn lot, on a hill , is the Goodnightfamily graveyard.

The tall painted monument to Isaac Goodnight is located at the familycemetery at Three Forks.
Three of his wives, Elizabeth McMurray, Mary Ground, and Rodah Gadberry,are also buried there . Isaac's stone lists his birth and death dates, andalso says, "Initiated into the Masonic Fr aternity in 1822," and "Heprofessed faith in Christ and united with the Baptist Church in 190 8."
Near the top of the spire is the Masonic emblem. There are 15 knowngraves in the cemetery:

Benjamin Neal 28 Aug 1908 - 13 Aug 1836
Mary Neal Wheatley 13 Jun 1813 - 30 Dec 1862
Sarah Gadbury 25 Feb 1776 - 3 Feb 1858
Anna Lawrence 1891 - 1892
Robert Goodnight 22 Sep 1837 - 20 Mar 1838
H. H. Goodnight 21 Apr 1834 - 4 Jan 1895
I. H. Goodnight 5 Feb 1848 - 13 May 1901
Isaac Goodnight 1 Jan 1782 - 14 Oct 1869
Elizabeth Goodnight 23 Apr 1787 - 29 Sep 1827
Mary Goodnight 29 May 1800 - 29 Nov 1848
Rodah Goodnight 10 Mar 1774 - 9 Apr 1860
Emily N. Goodnight 3 Oct 1830 - 8 May 1907
Charles Rector 29 Sep 1833 - 4 Jun 1898
Mary Moulder 12 Sep 1874 - 25 Mar 1904
Myrtle Moulder 2 Jan 1885 - 29 Oct 1908

From History of Mansfield, Texas, 1996, p. 249

Michael Goodnight was a Baptist and a refugee from religious persecutionin his native land o f Germany. Isaac Goodnight, born 1782 nearHarrodsburg, Kentucky, was bound to William Hays a t the age of s ixteento learn the saddler's trade at Standford, in Lincoln County, Kentucky.A t the age of 21, he became a professor of religion under the preachingof Rev. William Finley.

Notes for Elizabeth McMurry:
Source: Nancy Sterling Tyler, Dallas, TX

Cemetery Location: Goodnight Family cemetery. Located on Three Forks Road#1089 off Coles Ben d Rd. on the farm of B. M. Smith.

Notes for Mary Ground:
In the year that Mary Ground was born, 1800, a plot to assassinateNapoleion was discovered i n Paris, U. S. federal offices moved fromPhiladelphia to Washington, D. C., the new capital c ity, and Thom asJefferson wins the U. S. presidential election. Goya painted "Portrait ofa Wo man", William Hershel discovered the existence of infrared solarrays, Eli Whitney made musket s with interchangeable pa rts and BillRichmond (1763-1829), a former Negro slave, became on e of the firstpopular boxers.
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Source: Ground Newsletter, Jan. 1985

Mary Ground stayed on the farm of her father until 1828. She was 28 yearsold when she marrie d Isaac Goodngith who was 46 years old and lived onlya short distance from the Ground place . Isaac's wife, Elizabeth McMurray,had passed away leavinag him with 10 known children. Mar y died in ThreeForks and is buried in the Goodnight Family Cemetery.
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Notes for Rhoda (Godbury) Gadberry:
WFT #1286, Vol. 4 stated that Rhoda married Isaac Goodnight on 7 July1848. Property was bough t in Barren Co., Kentucky in 1822-1828-1837-1845and sold in 1854 by Rhoda.

The parents of Rhoda (Godbury) Gadberry were Nathaniel Gadberry,1755-1851 and Margaret Unkown , 1750-?.
Nathaniel owned property in Rowan Co., NC. Listed in 1800 Census of NC,Rowan Co.

The brothers and sisters were:
Thomas Gadberry,ll-married Sarah McKie

Sally Gadberry (Sarah Gadberry, b. Feb. 25, 1776, d. 03 Feb. 1858--Buriedin Goodnight Cemeter y in Warrren Co., Kentucky at Three Forks)

Anne Martha Gadberry-married Flemming Short

Greene B. Gadberry-married Joanna Loyd

James Gadberry-married Elizabeth Elliott

Nathaniel Gadberry, ll-married Mary Elizabeth Slagle

Children of Isaac Goodnight and Elizabeth McMurry are:
2 i. Catherine4 Goodnight, born 20 May 1806 in Warren Co., Kentucky9;died Unknown. She ma rried Samuel Thomas Jamison 10 August 1824 in WarrenCo, Kentucky10; born Unknown; died Unknow n.
+ 3 ii. James W. Goodnight, born 26 May 1809 in Warren Co., Kentucky;died 09 January 1839 i n Barren Co., Kentucky.
4 iii. Abraham Goodnight, born 23 June 1811 in Warren Co., Ky.11;died 11 December 1811 i n Warren Co, Ky11.
Notes for Abraham Goodnight: In the book, "Descendants of William &Mary McMurry, 1750-1986 " by Mariyn A. Bone it stated that Abraham died asthe result of a fall.
+ 5 iv. Mary (Polly) Goodnight, born 13 June 1813 in Smith Grove,Warren Co, Kentucky; die d 31 December 1862 in Warren Co, Kentucky.
+ 6 v. Christina Goodnight, born 15 August 1815 in Smith Grove, WarrenCo, Ky; died 1881 i n Kentucky.
+ 7 vi. Thomas McMurray Goodnight, born 04 November 1817 in Warren Co,Kentucky; died 08 Jan uary 1898 in Gainsville, Allen Co., Kentucky.
+ 8 vii. Elizabeth Goodnight, born 31 January 1820 in Near BowlingGreen, Warren Co., Kentuc ky; died 11 October 1881 in Cedar Hill, DallasCo. Texas.
+ 9 viii. Sarah B. Goodnight, born 13 February 1822 in Smith Grove,Warren Co, Ky; died 21 M ay 1882 in Warren or Allen Co., Kentucky.
10 ix. Nancy R. Goodnight, born 08 February 1824 in Smith Grove,Warren Co, Ky12; died Unk nown. She married John M. Murdock 13 August 1844in Warren Co, Ky13; born Unknown; died Unknow n.
Notes for Nancy R. Goodnight:
Children: Isaac Newton Murdock, b. 1849 in Warren Co., Kentucky.
Sarah E. Murdock, b. 1849 in Warren Co., Kentucky.
Georgia A. Murdock, b. 1851 in Warren Co., Kentucky.
Rachel Belle Murdock, b. 22 March 1853 in Texas, married Daniel Mabry.Mabry is the line tha t Don Collins is from.

11 x. Rachel Ann Goodnight, born 08 December 1825 in Smith Grove,Warren Co, Ky14; died Un known. She married Archie Bedford Unknown; bornUnknown in Texas; died Unknown.

Children of Isaac Goodnight and Mary Ground are:
+ 12 i. Martha4 Goodnight, born 13 February 1829 in Warren Co.,Kentucky; died 08 July 190 7 in Three Forks, Warren Co., Ky..
+ 13 ii. Isaac Shelby Goodnight, born 08 June 1830 in Smith Grove ,Warren Co., Kentucky; di ed 09 March 1897 in Mountain Creek, NearMansfield, Tarrant Co., Texas.
+ 14 iii. Jacob Goodnight, born 17 April 1832 in Smith Grove, WarrenCo., Kentucky; died 2 6 October 1898 in Rio Vista, Johnson Co., Texas.
+ 15 iv. Henry G. Goodnight, born 02 April 1834 in Smith Grove, WarrenCo., Kentucky; died 0 4 January 1895 in Warren Co,. Kentucky.
16 v. Robert Goodnight, born 22 September 1837 in Smith Grove, WarrenCo., Kentucky15; die d 29 November 1838 in Warren Co., Kentucky15.