Capt. Edmund Goodenow was born circa 11 April 1611 in Sutton Mandeville, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom to Thomas Goodenow (1570-1617) and Ursula Hayne (1574-1634) and died circa 6 April 1688 Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of unspecified causes. He married Anne Hannah Barry (c1608-1675) 1630 in Donhead St Andrew, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom.
Biography
From Gen. Dict. of First Settlers of New England, v 2 p 271:
Goodenow, Edmund, Sudbury, came in the Confidence from Southampton 1638, a husbandman of Dunhead, in Wilts, aged 27, with wife Ann, and John and Thomas, their sons, and servant Richard Sanger; and here Hannah, born 28 Nov. 1639, if the records be not wrong, as probably it is; Mary, 25 Aug. 1640; Sarah, 17 Mar. 1643; Joseph, 10 jul 1645; and Edmund; was freeman 13 May 1640, leader of the militia; died 1676.
From Pioneers of Massachusetts (Pope) p 191:
Goodenow, Edmund, husbandman, age 27, from Dunhead, Wilts, Eng., with his wife Anne and sons John and Thomas under 4 years of age, with servant Richard Sanger, age 18, came in the Confidence April 11, 1638. Settled at Sudbury, propritor 1639, freeman May 13, 1640. Town officer, deputy. Lieutenant 1 (2) 1651. Children... Capt. Edmund 9. Apr. 5, 1688
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| John Goodenow (1635-1721) | January 1635 Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom | 6 August 1721 Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | Mary Axtell (1639-1704) |
| Mary Goodenow (1640-) | 25 August 1640 Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | Massachusetts | James Ross (1635-1690) |
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Edmund Goodenow (c1611-c1688) | 11 April 1611 Sutton Mandeville, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom | 6 April 1688 Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | Anne Hannah Barry (c1608-1675) |
| Thomas Goodenow (1617-1666) | 20 December 1617 Donhead St Andrew, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom | 29 September 1666 Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | Jane Ruddick (1611-1666) |