Richard Goode was born in England in about 1580-1600. His parents were Richard Goode and Joan Downe. He had two sons, John and Richard, who emigrated and settled in Henrico County, Virginia and Rappahannock County, Virginia. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Virginia, North Carolina and Kentucky.

John Goode (1620/1630-1709), son of Richard Goode, immigrated about 1643/1650 from England to Barbados;, and immigrated to land near Richmond, Virginia before 1660. Descendants and relatives lived in Virginia, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Missouri, Kansas and elselwhere. Includes ancestry and genealogical data in England to 1148 A.D.

John Goode (1620?-1709) emigrated from England to Virginia ca. 1650. He married Frances Mackarness. Includes descendants in Barren County and elsewhere in Kentucky.

John Goode (1620/1630-1709), son of Richard Goode, immigrated about 1643/1650 from England to Barbados, and before 1660 immigrated to land near Richmond, Virginia. Descendants and relatives lived in Virginia, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Missouri, Kansas and elsewhere. Includes ancestry and genealogical data in England to 1148 A.D.

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