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James S Godwin 1697–1762 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1697

Birth Location: North Carolina, Nansemond, Virginia, USA

Death Date: January 1762

Death Location: Johnston, North Carolina, USA

Father: William Goodwin

Mother:

Spouse(s): Mary Parker

Children(s): Joseph Godwin, William Godwin, Edmund Godwin, James Godwin, Jonathan Godwin, Jonathan Godwin, Samuel Godwin, Solomon Godwin, Thomas Godwin

James S Godwin was born in 1697 in North Carolina, Nansemond, Virginia, USA, the child of William Goodwin And Elizaberth Wright. James S Godwin married Mary Parker, and had children including Edmund Godwin, Ephriam Godwin, James Godwin, Jonathan Godwin, Joseph Godwin, Samuel Godwin, Solomon Godwin, Thomas Godwin, William Godwin. James S Godwin passed away in 1762 in Johnston, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • James S Godwin was born in 1697 in North Carolina, Nansemond, Virginia, USA, the child of William Goodwin And Elizaberth Wright.
  • James S Godwin married Mary Parker, and had children including Edmund Godwin, Ephriam Godwin, James Godwin, Jonathan Godwin, Joseph Godwin, Samuel Godwin, Solomon Godwin, Thomas Godwin, William Godwin.
  • James S Godwin passed away in 1762 in Johnston, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Goodwin
1689–1736
Birth Location: Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Mary Parker
1703–1753
Birth Location: Johnston, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Joseph Godwin
1722–1788
Birth Location: Craven County, North Carolina, USA
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William Godwin
1718–1783
Birth Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
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Edmund Godwin
1724–1797
Birth Location: –
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James Godwin
1748–1801
Birth Location: Sampson, North Carolina, USA
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Jonathan Godwin
1723–1791
Birth Location: Nancemond, Virginia, USA
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Jonathan Godwin
1750–1790
Birth Location: Ua, Milne Bay, Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée
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Samuel Godwin
1729–1764
Birth Location: Johnston, North Carolina, USA
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Solomon Godwin
1732–1763
Birth Location: Johnston, North Carolina, USA
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Thomas Godwin
1752–
Birth Location: Sampson, North Carolina, USA
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James Godwin's Ancestors

Self
James Godwin
1697–1762
Birth Place: North Carolina, Nansemond, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Goodwin
1689–1736
Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Edmund Goodwin
1650–1713
Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States of America
Sarah Goodwin
–1713
Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Godwin
1628–1678
Thomas Bembridge
1625–1698
Margaret
1621–1665
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Goodwin
1589–1664
Elizabeth Smythies
1590–

James Godwin's Descendants

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James (S) Godwin (1697–January 1762) m. Mary Parker (2 December 1703–11 August 1753)
  1. 1. Joseph Godwin 1722–1788
    1. 1. Jacob Godwin 1741–1789
      1. 1. William Godwin 1771–1813
        1. 1. Henry Godwin 1784–1852
  2. 2. William Godwin 1718–1783
  3. 3. Edmund Godwin 1724–1797
  4. 4. James Godwin 1748–1801
  5. 5. Jonathan Godwin 1723–1791
  6. 6. Jonathan Godwin 1750–1790
  7. 7. Samuel Godwin 1729–1764
  8. 8. Solomon Godwin 1732–1763
  9. 9. Thomas Godwin 1752–

James Godwin's Timeline

2 Records

1697
1697
Birth of James S Godwin in North Carolina, Nansemond, Virginia, USA
North Carolina, Nansemond, Virginia, USA
1762
January 1762
Age 65
Death of James S Godwin in Johnston, North Carolina, USA
Johnston, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1697
    Event Place: North Carolina, Nansemond, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: January 1762
    Event Place: Johnston, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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