We have been researching the family of Major Samuel Goodwin and Elizabeth Willard of Dresden, Maine. Related family names include Twycross, Johnson, Bailey, Bodfish, Houdlette, Goud, Lilly, and Bowman.
We recently visited Dresden, Maine, and had a tour of the Pownalborough Courthouse of 1761, the only pre-Revolutionary War courthouse still standing in the state of Maine. It also served as the home of various Goodwin family members over the years. There is a cemetery on the property as well.
In an effort to share some of our research and the photographs we have taken, we have set up this website so that others may benefit. It is a work in progress. If you have any information about this family or corrections and additions to anything you find here, please let us know by using the form below. Also please contact us if you desire more complete dates on anyone found here and a list of sources for our information.
Thank you! and we hope you’ll find something of value here.
