Dorothy (Rushell) Goodman

Dorothy (Rushell) Goodman, identified in the supplied material as Dorothy Goodman and also as Dorothy Newport, was a member of Barbara’s family branch and the 12th great-grandmother of the subject of this family tree. She was reportedly born in Northamptonshire, England, about 1572, married Richard Robins on 21 June 1597, and was the mother of Edward and Obedience Robins.

Dorothy (Rushell) Goodman is identified in the supplied family material as Dorothy Goodman and, in one cited source, as Dorothy Newport. The profile gives her life dates as 12 September 1570 to 20 February 1640, while the original Family Tree Maker notes report that she was born about 1572 in Northamptonshire, England.

According to those notes, she was the daughter of Edward Goodman and Mary Bushall. On 21 June 1597, she married Richard Robins, who was identified as the son of Thomas Robins and Elizabeth Pamer. Following the marriage, her name was recorded as Dorothy Robins.

The supplied notes list two children of Dorothy and Richard Robins: Colonel Edward Robins, who died 4 June 1646, and Colonel Obedience Robins, born in 1600 and died in 1662. Through Obedience Robins, Dorothy is shown in the provided relationship path as an ancestor of the Waters family line and the 12th great-grandmother of the subject of this tree.

Historical context

No additional historical context was supplied for Dorothy Goodman or her family.

Sources & research

Peerage News, online, http://peeragenews.blogspot.co.nz/. Cited in the original Family Tree Maker notes as [S1122].

L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (London, U.K.: Heraldry Today, 1972), p. 234. Cited in the original Family Tree Maker notes as [S21].