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Col. Joseph Godwin 1636–1698 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Aug 1636

Birth Location: Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, , England

Death Date: 30 May 1698

Death Location: Northampton,Virginia,USA

Father: Devereux Godwin

Mother: Elizabeth Foster

Spouse(s): Mary Patrick

Children(s): Joseph Godwin

In 1636, Col. Joseph Godwin entered the world in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, , England, born to Devereux Godwin And Elizabeth Foster. Col. Joseph Godwin married Mary Patrick, and had children including Joseph Stokes Godwin. Col. Joseph Godwin passed away in 1698 in Northampton,Virginia,USA.

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Biography

  • In 1636, Col. Joseph Godwin entered the world in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, , England, born to Devereux Godwin And Elizabeth Foster.
  • Col. Joseph Godwin married Mary Patrick, and had children including Joseph Stokes Godwin.
  • Col. Joseph Godwin passed away in 1698 in Northampton,Virginia,USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Devereux Godwin
1610–1676
Birth Location: Winchendon, Buckinghamshire, England
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Elizabeth Foster
1606–1658
Birth Location: London, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Patrick
1640–1700
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Joseph Godwin
1676–1735
Birth Location: Northampton County, Virginia, USA
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Col. Godwin's Ancestors

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Col. Godwin
1636–1698
Birth Place: Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, , England
Parents
Devereux Godwin
1610–1676
Winchendon, Buckinghamshire, England
Elizabeth Foster
1606–1658
London, England
Grandparents
Rev (Thomas) Foster
1566–1638
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Abigail Foster
1573–1638
Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Col. Godwin's Descendants

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Col. (Joseph) Godwin (12 Aug 1636–30 May 1698) m. Mary Patrick (1640–abt 1700)
  1. 1. Joseph (Stokes) Godwin 1676–1735 m. Edith Bayly 1708–1741
    1. 1. Scarburgh Godwin 1732–1797 m. Thomas Nottingham 1726–1797
      1. 1. Edith Nottingham 1755–1787 m. John Williams 1754–1805
        1. 1. William (S) Williams 1782–1829 m. Anna Morrison 1785–1812

Col. Godwin's Timeline

2 Records

1636
12 Aug 1636
Birth of Col. Joseph Godwin in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, , England
Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, , England
1698
30 May 1698
Age 62
Death of Col. Joseph Godwin in Northampton,Virginia,USA
Northampton,Virginia,USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1636
    Event Place: Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 May 1698
    Event Place: Northampton,Virginia,USA
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