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John William Goforth 1665–1748 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1665

Birth Location: Knedlington, Yorkshire, , England

Death Date: Jul 1748

Death Location: Talbot, Maryland, USA

Father: William Goforth

Mother: Anne Oxley)

Spouse(s): Sarah Preston

Children(s): Preston Goforth

John William Goforth was born in 1665 in Knedlington, Yorkshire, , England, the child of William Goforth And Anne Skipwith Goforth Oxley. John William Goforth married Sarah Elizabeth Preston, and had children including Preston Goforth. John William Goforth passed away in 1748 in Talbot, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • John William Goforth was born in 1665 in Knedlington, Yorkshire, , England, the child of William Goforth And Anne Skipwith Goforth Oxley.
  • John William Goforth married Sarah Elizabeth Preston, and had children including Preston Goforth.
  • John William Goforth passed away in 1748 in Talbot, Maryland, USA.

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John Goforth's Ancestors

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John Goforth
1665–1748
Birth Place: Knedlington, Yorkshire, , England
Parents
William Goforth
1631–1678
Knedlington-Upon Hull, Yorkshire, England
Anne (Skipwith (Goforth,) Oxley)
1642–1723
York Castle, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Willoughby (Skipwith, Esquire Cambridge University) Alumni
1612–1658
Sourh Ormsby, Lincolnshire, England
Honora Saunders
1620–1679
York Castle, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Skipwith
1563–1622
Anne Portington
1590–1648
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Skipwith
1547–1608
Mary Chamberlayne
1545–1611

John Goforth's Descendants

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John (William) Goforth (1665–Jul 1748) m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Preston (30 Jan 1669–20 May 1714)
  1. 1. Preston Goforth 1714–1780 m. Rachel Clements 1718–1762
    1. 1. Preston Goforth 1739–1780 m. Nancy (Elizabeth) Potts 1746–1836
      1. 1. John (Preston Goforth) III 1776–1854 m. Isabella Smart 1784–1826
        1. 1. Elzira Goforth 1818–1901 m. Edward (Leroy) Culp 1820–1901

John Goforth's Timeline

2 Records

1665
1665
Birth of John William Goforth in Knedlington, Yorkshire, , England
Knedlington, Yorkshire, , England
1748
Jul 1748
Age 83
Death of John William Goforth in Talbot, Maryland, USA
Talbot, Maryland, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1665
    Event Place: Knedlington, Yorkshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 1748
    Event Place: Talbot, Maryland, USA

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