Hi Antiqueone, thank you for your message. I am always delighted to hear from any Goodman researcher. It was very kind of you also to share those links. I may have already mentioned, on this thread, that I had my dad's DNA tested. It was some years ago; he has since died. There is a Goodman project on that, American company, DNA site.
I have confirmed the Rickmansworth Goodman connection with DNA and document evidence.
With my great great great grandfather, Thomas Goodman b.1766, I have not been able to confirm any connection to Wiltshire; despite having the census reference.
It did seem strange to me that my Goodman family, DNA, did not appear to match with any other Goodman families in ‘the Goodman project’. There were very few matches with any surnames. Although, I am aware that, at that time, most of the Goodman families tested were likely to be American citizens. However, as you are aware, some Goodman families, from England, emigrated to America and other places.
I later had the rickmansworth person’s, kindly donated, DNA tested.
Later another Goodman agreed to be tested. He, unlike my ancestors, appeared to have several DNA matches on the basic level; with different surnames but unfortunately not a match with my ancestors.
Then I discovered that a son of Thomas named his child George Hale Sloper Goodman. That offspring died without having children himself. Therefore, the name, having suddenly appeared, disappeared again.
I have contacted Hale Sloper family researchers but I am unable to establish a connection. There were Sloper families in Wiltshire and a Reverend Sloper in Hertfordshire at one stage. I believe that it was not unusual, at that time, for a child to be named after a godfather.
My not finding a Goodman Wiltshire connection could be because the line was broken somewhere, because of perhaps illegitimacy.
That is where I am stuck, sorry to say.
It sound like you have made great progress with your Goodman research. Good luck in the future.
