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John Godwin 1729 – 1815 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1729

Birth Location: Semley, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 1815

Death Location: Heytesbury, Wiltshire, England

Father: William Godwin

Mother: Sarah Pitt

Spouse(s): Mary Hancock⭐️

Children(s): John Godwin

The story of John Godwin 💙 began in 1729 in Semley, Wiltshire, England. John Godwin 💙 married Mary Anne Hancock⭐️, and had children including John Paty Godwin. John Godwin 💙 passed away in 1815 in Heytesbury, Wiltshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Godwin 💙 began in 1729 in Semley, Wiltshire, England.
  • John Godwin 💙 married Mary Anne Hancock⭐️, and had children including John Paty Godwin.
  • John Godwin 💙 passed away in 1815 in Heytesbury, Wiltshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Godwin's Ancestors

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John Godwin
1729 – 1815
Birth Place: Semley, Wiltshire, England
Parents
William Godwin
1702 – 1762
Ogbourne St Andrew, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
Sarah (Ann) Pitt
1690 –
Grandparents
Charles Godwin
1660 –
Jane Mihil
1675 –
Wilcot, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Godwin's Descendants

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John Godwin (1729 – 1815) m. Mary (Anne) Hancock⭐️ (1733 – Jun 1778)
  1. 1. John (Paty) Godwin m. Lucy Morse (22 July 1747 – 1826)
    1. 1. Joanna Godwin (Jul 1776 – 1851) m. Robert Hedges (18 Dec 1774 – January 1865)
      1. 1. Sarah Hedges (abt 1797 – 1877) m. Samuel Long (13 February 1790 – December 1838)
        1. 1. Mary Long (24 Jul 1835 – 2 May 1904)

John Godwin's Timeline

2 Records

1729
1729
Birth of John Godwin 💙 in Semley, Wiltshire, England
Semley, Wiltshire, England
1815
1815
Age 86
Death of John Godwin 💙 in Heytesbury, Wiltshire, England
Heytesbury, Wiltshire, England

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1815
    Event Place: Heytesbury, Wiltshire, England

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