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Elizabeth Godwin 1659 – 1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 May 1659

Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA

Death Date: abt 1778

Death Location: Bertie, Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA

Father: William GODWIN

Mother: Elizabeth Wright

Spouse(s): William Bridgers

Children(s): Eliz Bridger, Willm Bridges

Elizabeth Godwin was born in 1659 in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA, the child of William GODWIN and Elizabeth Wright. Elizabeth Godwin married William Bridgers, and had children including Eliz Bridger, Willm Bridges. Elizabeth Godwin passed away in 1778 in Bertie, Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Godwin was born in 1659 in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA, the child of William GODWIN and Elizabeth Wright.
  • Elizabeth Godwin married William Bridgers, and had children including Eliz Bridger, Willm Bridges.
  • Elizabeth Godwin passed away in 1778 in Bertie, Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elizabeth Godwin's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Godwin
1659 – 1778
Birth Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Parents
William GODWIN
1600 – 1664
WRINGTON, SOMERSET, ENGLAND
Elizabeth Wright
1632 – 1727
Isle Wight, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
ANTHONY GODWIN
1560 – 1609
Wookey, Somerset, England
Elizabeth Maye
1560 – 1592
Wookey, Somerset, England
John Wright
1610 – 1670
South Wealde, Hartford Connecticut, USA
Lady (Grace Swindles) Glascock
1579 – 1653
Kelvedon, High Easter, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
William Godwin
1540 – 1573
Christine Burges
1540 – 1567
Robert Maye
1545 – 1573
Dorothy Mallet
1525 – 1597
Thomas Wright
1548 – 1607
Roberdye Pake
1548 – 1603
Henry Glascock
1548 – 1606
Grace Eumio\Ennew
1552 – 1594
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Godwin
Lady (Goodwin)
1514 – 1566
Harold Burger
1520 – 1540
Dona Bastian
1520 – 1600
Michael Mallet
1511 – 1548
Robert Wright
1516 – 1587
Mary Wright
1519 – 1587
Sir Drake
1526 – 1610
Lady Peake
1527 – 1616
John 1521
1521 – 1608
Joane Pownde
1532 – 1594
John Ennew
1520 – 1598
Lady Vowell
1524 – 1560

Elizabeth Godwin's Descendants

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Elizabeth Godwin (7 May 1659 – abt 1778) m. William Bridgers (1689 – abt 1697)
  1. 1. Eliz Bridger
  2. 2. Willm Bridges (Abt 1753 – abt 1779)

Elizabeth Godwin's Timeline

10 Records

1659
7 May 1659
Birth of Elizabeth Godwin in Virginia
Virginia
1659
7 May 1659
Birth of Elizabeth Godwin in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
1659
16 May 1659
Elizabeth Godwin was baptized in Bristol, England
Bristol, England
1659
16 May 1659
Elizabeth Godwin was baptized in St Werburgh, Bristol, England
St Werburgh, Bristol, England
1669
4 Apr 1669
Age 10
Elizabeth Godwin was baptized in Hartley Wespall, Hampshire, England
Hartley Wespall, Hampshire, England
1729
2 Nov 1729
Age 70
Death of Elizabeth Godwin in Bertie, Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Bertie, Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
1731
19 Feb 1731
Age 72
Elizabeth Godwin was baptized in Wootton Wawen, Warwickshire, England
Wootton Wawen, Warwickshire, England
1778
abt 1778
Age 119
Death of Elizabeth Godwin
None
1778
24 Oct 1778
Age 119
Burial of Elizabeth Godwin in Collyweston, Northamptonshire, England
Collyweston, Northamptonshire, England
1868
31 May 1868
Age 209
Elizabeth Godwin was baptized in Bethnal Green St James the Great, England
Bethnal Green St James the Great, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 May 1659
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] Bristol, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Bristol Archives; Bristol, England; Bristol Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: P/St W/R/1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 May 1659
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Bristol, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Bristol Archives; Bristol, England; Bristol Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: P/St W/R/1

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 16 May 1659
    Event Place: Bristol, England
    Record Source: Bristol, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Bristol Archives; Bristol, England; Bristol Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: P/St W/R/1

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 16 May 1659
    Event Place: St Werburgh, Bristol, England
    Record Source: Bristol, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Bristol Archives; Bristol, England; Bristol Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: P/St W/R/1

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 4 Apr 1669
    Event Place: Hartley Wespall, Hampshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980
    [2] England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980
    [3] England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1731
    Event Place: Wootton Wawen, Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 31 May 1868
    Event Place: Bethnal Green St James the Great, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1917, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: p72/jsg/004

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group N

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Nov 1729
    Event Place: Bertie, Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1778
    Record Source: Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1532-1812, Northamptonshire Record Office; Northampton, England; Register Type: Bishops Transcripts

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 24 Oct 1778
    Event Place: Collyweston, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1532-1812, Northamptonshire Record Office; Northampton, England; Register Type: Bishops Transcripts
    [2] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

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