Goodan Generations

from

Colonial America

to

the New Millennium

October 2000Sorry the page is taking shape slowly. There have been some major difficulties;however, the page should move a bit quicker now.Check out the unidentified Goodan Family photo. . . it seems to identified.Much more will be added, but in the meantime...Send me . . .Mail!Welcome!If you have come to this site, I assume that one of the surnames listed is of special interest to you.  I will primarily trace the rich history of the Goodan family in America.  Obviously, to do that, I must discuss all the families with which the Goodan family allied itself.  This page will be a sort of clearinghouse for all Goodan Generations.  We can post stories and pictures and together discover the richness of our heritage.Daniel Goodan, Sr., the first documented member of the Goodan family, was first recorded in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania in 1778.  It is believed that Daniel was born about 1750, but nothing is known of the location of his birth.  I believe that, along with other members of the Susquehanna Company, Daniel came with his parents and siblings to the southwestern edge of the Wyoming Valley near Fishing Creek in what is now Columbia County, Pennsylvania.  Here he grew to manhood and married a young widow, Elizabeth Wheeler Drake.  In 1803, Daniel and Betsey Goodan moved to Montgomery County, in eastern Kentucky.The story that will grow on this webpage will be about all Goodans.  Primarily, it will be about Daniel and Elizabeth, their children, and their children's children . . . those who stayed in eastern Kentucky and those who continued moving westward.  But, I believe, Daniel had several siblings.  Samuel Goodan and Patrick Goodan can be found in the records of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.  They also moved to eastern Kentucky.  Daniel is recorded on a land warrant with Mary Grimes in Northumberland County - could she be a sister?Even though Daniel is the first Goodan of this line documented to date, Elizabeth Wheeler's pedigree in New Amsterdam is deep and rich.  Therefore, Daniel and Elizabeth Goodan will be our compass point.  Stories will be added to this site not only about their descendants and siblings, but about their progenitors.Goodan Generations to be added include:If an item in the following list is underlined, it is a link to more information.The Schoonmakers in New AmsterdamThe Wheelers in the Wilderness of PennsylvaniaThe Yankee Pennamite WarFort WheelerThe American RevolutionThe Wheelers-Joseph Wheeler to Governor Joseph Deshea of Kentucky and President Lyndon JohnsonLevi W. Goodan and Abraham Lincoln Captains from Sangamon County, Illinois during the Black Hawk WarCaptain Samuel Goodan of the War of 1812Phillip W. Goodan and Sydney DayMinnie Goodan and Aaron Eaton and the First Family of ColoradoTill Goodan - western artistRowan County War or the Martin-Tolliver Feud in KentuckyThe Goodans and the ConfederacyThe Goodans of Eastern KentuckyAnd Much MoreCome back from time to time. Contribute information about your branch of the Goodan tree and learn more about our rich heritage.SurnamesGoodan Generations hosted by Evelyn SmithUpdated on October, 2000