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John Benjamin Godwin 1735 – 1680 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1735

Birth Location: Nansemond Co, VA

Death Date: 17 Nov 1680

Death Location: Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Godwin None

Mother: Martha Harris

Spouse(s): Ann Pitts

Children(s): Elizabeth Godwin

In 1735, John Benjamin Godwin entered the world in Nansemond Co, VA, born to Godwin and Martha Harris. John Benjamin Godwin married Ann Pitts, and had children including Elizabeth Shearman Godwin. John Benjamin Godwin passed away in 1680 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1735, John Benjamin Godwin entered the world in Nansemond Co, VA, born to Godwin and Martha Harris.
  • John Benjamin Godwin married Ann Pitts, and had children including Elizabeth Shearman Godwin.
  • John Benjamin Godwin passed away in 1680 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

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John Godwin's Ancestors

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John Godwin
1735 – 1680
Birth Place: Nansemond Co, VA
Parents
Godwin
Martha Harris
1609 –
Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Godwin's Descendants

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John (Benjamin) Godwin (1735 – 17 Nov 1680) m. Ann Pitts (22 Dec 1644 – 13 December 1698)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Shearman) Godwin (17 March 1668 – 2 October 1732) m. John (M.) Milner (1688 – 3 Jan 1744)
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Milner (1714 – 1781) m. William (W.) Haynes (1710 – 25 Jun 1781)
      1. 1. Capt. (William R) Haynes (4 Aug 1740 – 3 Aug 1827) m. Hannah Ellis (5 October 1741 – 27 August 1791)
        1. 1. Hannah (Ellis) Haynes (1773 – 7 Sep 1840) m. Samuel (D) Thomasson (1763 – 17 October 1829)

John Godwin's Timeline

3 Records

1639
1639
Birth of John Benjamin Godwin in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
1680
17 Nov 1680
Death of John Benjamin Godwin in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
1735
1735
Birth of John Benjamin Godwin in Nansemond Co, VA
Nansemond Co, VA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1639
    Event Place: Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1735
    Event Place: Nansemond Co, VA
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1680
    Event Place: Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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