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Capt. Edmund Godwin 1640–1713 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1640

Birth Location: Nansemond, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 24 Jun 1713

Death Location: Chuckatuck, Nansemond, Virginia, United States,

Father: Thomas I

Mother: Mary 1616**++#

Spouse(s): Sarah Bainbridge

Children(s): Margaret Godwin, William Goodwin

Capt. Edmund Godwin was born in 1640 in Nansemond, Virginia, United States, the child of Thomas Godwin Sr Immigrant Member Of House Of Burgesses 1676 I And Mary Elizabeth Ehespring Wright Godwin Bridger 1616. Capt. Edmund Godwin married Sarah Elizabeth Bainbridge, and had children including Margaret Godwin, William Goodwin. Capt. Edmund Godwin passed away in 1713 in Chuckatuck, Nansemond, Virginia, United States,.

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Biography

  • Capt. Edmund Godwin was born in 1640 in Nansemond, Virginia, United States, the child of Thomas Godwin Sr Immigrant Member Of House Of Burgesses 1676 I And Mary Elizabeth Ehespring Wright Godwin Bridger 1616.
  • Capt. Edmund Godwin married Sarah Elizabeth Bainbridge, and had children including Margaret Godwin, William Goodwin.
  • Capt. Edmund Godwin passed away in 1713 in Chuckatuck, Nansemond, Virginia, United States,.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas I
1614–1678
Birth Location: Chigwell, Essex, England
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Mary 1616**++#
1616–1676
Birth Location: Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Bainbridge
1646–1715
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
SB

Children(s)

Margaret Godwin
1678–1725
Birth Location: Nansemond Co., Vaginia, United States
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William Goodwin
1689–1736
Birth Location: Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States of America
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Capt. Godwin's Ancestors

Self
Capt. Godwin
1640–1713
Birth Place: Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Parents
Thomas Godwin, Sr (Immigrant) Member of House of Burgesses 1676 I
1614–1678
Chigwell, Essex, England
Mary (Elizabeth Ehespring Wright (Godwin) Bridger) 1616**++#
1616–1676
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Colonel (Robert Godwin) I
1589–1664
Wrington, Somerset, England
Jane (Joane Barley Barnard Chichester) Smythe
1590–1658
Wrington, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
William ❤️
1565–1589
Dorothey Taberer
1565–1596
Joan BICKOMBE
1560–1639
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Bickombe
1544–1600
Jessica Faust
1547–1570

Capt. Godwin's Descendants

1.
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Capt. (Edmund) Godwin (1640–24 Jun 1713) m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Bainbridge (1646–1715 AND 1764)
  1. 1. Margaret Godwin 1678–1725 m. Godfrey Hunt 1676–1741
    1. 1. John Hunt 1720–1780 m. Sarah Baker 1719–1780
      1. 1. Martha (Patty) Hunt 1755–1805 m. Major (William) Taylor 1740–1825
        1. 1. George Taylor 1780–1840 m. Lavinia Burton 1790–
    2. 2. Godfrey Hunt 1724–
  2. 2. William Goodwin 1689–1736

Capt. Godwin's Timeline

2 Records

1640
1640
Birth of Capt. Edmund Godwin in Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Nansemond, Virginia, United States
1713
24 Jun 1713
Age 73
Death of Capt. Edmund Godwin in Chuckatuck, Nansemond, Virginia, United States,
Chuckatuck, Nansemond, Virginia, United States,

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: Nansemond, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jun 1713
    Event Place: Chuckatuck, Nansemond, Virginia, United States,
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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