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Joseph Godwin 1636–1698 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Dec 1636

Birth Location: Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 30 May 1698

Death Location: Northampton, Virginia, United States

Father: Devereux Godwin

Mother: Elizabeth Foster

Spouse(s): Mary Patrick

Children(s): Josepha Godwin

Joseph Godwin was born in 1636 in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, the child of Devereux Godwin And Elizabeth Foster. Joseph Godwin married Mary Godwin Patrick, and had children including Josepha Maria Godwin. Joseph Godwin passed away in 1698 in Northampton, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Joseph Godwin was born in 1636 in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, the child of Devereux Godwin And Elizabeth Foster.
  • Joseph Godwin married Mary Godwin Patrick, and had children including Josepha Maria Godwin.
  • Joseph Godwin passed away in 1698 in Northampton, Virginia, United States.

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Joseph Godwin's Ancestors

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Joseph Godwin
1636–1698
Birth Place: Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
Devereux Godwin
1610–1676
Winchendon, Buckinghamshire, England
Elizabeth Foster
1606–1628
Ipswich
Grandparents
Thomas Foster
1566–1638
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Abigail Foster
1573–1638
Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Foster
1548–1615
Lady Ider*
1548–1625
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Marches
1528–1599
Elizabeth Counsby
1528–1596

Joseph Godwin's Descendants

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Joseph Godwin (8 Dec 1636–30 May 1698) m. Mary (Godwin) Patrick (1643–12 May 1700)
  1. 1. Josepha (Maria) Godwin 1665–1742 m. Major (John) West 1672–1719
    1. 1. Sarah West 1710–1760 m. Isaac Smith 1714–1760
      1. 1. Isaac Smith 1734–1813 m. Elizabeth (Custis (Smith)) Teackle 1742–1829
        1. 1. Isaac (B) Smith 1768–1846 m. Elizabeth (Frankie) Sprouls 1761–1846

Joseph Godwin's Timeline

2 Records

1636
8 Dec 1636
Birth of Joseph Godwin in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England
Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England
1698
30 May 1698
Age 62
Death of Joseph Godwin in Northampton, Virginia, United States
Northampton, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Dec 1636
    Event Place: Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 May 1698
    Event Place: Northampton, Virginia, United States

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