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John Godwin 1729–1815 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Sep 1729

Birth Location: Semley, Shafesbury, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 1815

Death Location: Westwood, Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, England

Father: William Godwin

Mother: Cathrine Ferris

Spouse(s): Mary Hancock

Children(s): John Godwin, Elizabeth Godwin, William Godwin, John Uncle, Mary Godwin, Martha Godwin

John Godwin was born in 1729 in Semley, Shafesbury, Wiltshire, England, the child of William Godwin And Cathrine Ferris. John Godwin married Mary Godwin Hancock, and had children including Elizabeth Godwin, John Godwin 7 6Th Great Uncle, John Peaty Godwin, Martha Godwin, Mary Godwin, William Godwin. John Godwin passed away in 1815 in Westwood, Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, England.

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Biography

  • John Godwin was born in 1729 in Semley, Shafesbury, Wiltshire, England, the child of William Godwin And Cathrine Ferris.
  • John Godwin married Mary Godwin Hancock, and had children including Elizabeth Godwin, John Godwin 7 6Th Great Uncle, John Peaty Godwin, Martha Godwin, Mary Godwin, William Godwin.
  • John Godwin passed away in 1815 in Westwood, Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, England.

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John Godwin's Ancestors

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John Godwin
1729–1815
Birth Place: Semley, Shafesbury, Wiltshire, England
Parents
William Godwin
1702–1762
Ogbourne St Andrew, Wiltshire, England
Cathrine Ferris
1700–1800
Swindon, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Godwin's Descendants

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John Godwin (10 Sep 1729–1815) m. Mary (Godwin) Hancock (Bef. 16 Jul 1733–1778)
  1. 1. John (Peaty) Godwin 1747–1821 m. Lucy Morse 1747–1826
    1. 1. Joanna Godwin 1777– m. Robert Hedges 1774–1865
      1. 1. Sarah Hedges 1797–1857 m. Samuel Long 1790–1838
        1. 1. Mary Long 1835–1904 m. Thomas Burden 1812–1873 m. Richard Byers 1830–
        2. 2. John Long 1831–1906
        3. 3. Samuel Long 1833–1834
        4. 4. Samuel Long 1837–1842
        5. 5. Jane Oakford 1819–1854
  2. 2. Elizabeth Godwin 1754–1779
  3. 3. William Godwin 1752–1804
  4. 4. John (Godwin 7. 6th Great) Uncle 1747–1821
  5. 5. Mary Godwin 1750–1749
  6. 6. Martha Godwin 1749–1764

John Godwin's Timeline

4 Records

1729
1729
Birth of John Godwin in Semley, Wiltshire, England
Semley, Wiltshire, England
1729
10 Sep 1729
Birth of John Godwin in Semley, Shafesbury, Wiltshire, England
Semley, Shafesbury, Wiltshire, England
1815
1815
Age 86
Death of John Godwin in Heytesbury, Wiltshire, England
Heytesbury, Wiltshire, England
1815
1815
Age 86
Death of John Godwin in Westwood, Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, England
Westwood, Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1729
    Event Place: Semley, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Sep 1729
    Event Place: Semley, Shafesbury, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Swindon, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1815
    Event Place: Heytesbury, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1815
    Event Place: Westwood, Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, England

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