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Col. Thomas Godwin 1614–1678 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1614

Birth Location: , Somerset, , England

Death Date: 1678

Death Location: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia

Father: Colonel I

Mother: Joane Smythe

Spouse(s): Mary Elizabeth

Children(s): Thomas Godwin

Col. Thomas Godwin was born in 1614 in , Somerset, , England, the child of Colonel Robert Godwin I And Joane Elizabeth Smythe. Col. Thomas Godwin married Mary Elizabeth, and had children including Thomas Godwin. Col. Thomas Godwin passed away in 1678 in New Kent, New Kent, Virginia.

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Biography

  • Col. Thomas Godwin was born in 1614 in , Somerset, , England, the child of Colonel Robert Godwin I And Joane Elizabeth Smythe.
  • Col. Thomas Godwin married Mary Elizabeth, and had children including Thomas Godwin.
  • Col. Thomas Godwin passed away in 1678 in New Kent, New Kent, Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Colonel I
1589–1664
Birth Location: Wrington, Somerset, England
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Joane Smythe
1590–1658
Birth Location: Shepton Hall, Wrington, Somerset, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Elizabeth
1616–1676
Birth Location: , Somerset, , England
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Children(s)

Thomas Godwin
1655–1714
Birth Location: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
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Col. Godwin's Ancestors

Self
Col. Godwin
1614–1678
Birth Place: , Somerset, , England
Parents
Colonel Robert Godwin I
1589–1664
Wrington, Somerset, England
Joane (Elizabeth) Smythe
1590–1658
Shepton Hall, Wrington, Somerset, England
Grandparents
John Smythes\Smith
1551–1626
Wrington, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Col. Godwin's Descendants

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Col. (Thomas) Godwin (1614–1678) m. Mary Elizabeth (1616–1676)
  1. 1. Thomas Godwin 1655–1714 m. Martha Bridger 1660–1714
    1. 1. Joseph Godwin 1682–1760 m. Elizabeth Wright 1632–1727
      1. 1. Elizabeth Godwin 1716–1729 m. William Bridger 1696–1730 m. William Bridges 1700–1743
        1. 1. Mary Bridges 1710–1806 m. Moses (Richard) Hamrick 1718–1809

Col. Godwin's Timeline

2 Records

1614
1614
Birth of Col. Thomas Godwin in , Somerset, , England
, Somerset, , England
1678
1678
Age 64
Death of Col. Thomas Godwin in New Kent, New Kent, Virginia
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1614
    Event Place: , Somerset, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1678
    Event Place: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia
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