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Martha Godwin 1650–1732 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1650

Birth Location: Isle Of Wight County, Virginia Formed 1637 From Warrosquyouke County Formed In 1634

Death Date: 1732

Death Location: Bertie County, North Carolina, USA

Father: William *

Mother: Elizabeth Godwin

Spouse(s): John Jr.

Children(s): John III, Elizabeth Cotton, Mary Cotton, Susanna Cotten, Mary Cotton, William Sr., Rev. veteran, Thomas COTTON, Grace Cotton, William Cotten, Joseph Jr., James slaveowner, Anne Cotten, Capt. Cotten, Alexander Cotton

Martha Godwin was born in 1650 in Isle Of Wight County, Virginia Formed 1637 From Warrosquyouke County Formed In 1634, the child of William Samuel Godwin And Elizabeth Wright Godwin. Martha Godwin married John Bertie Cotton Jr, and had children including Alexander Spotswood Cotton, Anne Twin Cotten, Capt Arthur Cullen Cotten, Elizabeth Cotton, Grace Cotton, James Twin Cotten Slaveowner, John Bertie Cotten Iii, Joseph Holland Cotten Jr, Mary Cotton, Mary Martha Cotton, Rev Samuel Cotton Sr Revolutionary War Veteran, Susanna Anne Cotten, Thomas Cotton, William Cotten, William Cotten Sr. Martha Godwin passed away in 1732 in Bertie County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Martha Godwin was born in 1650 in Isle Of Wight County, Virginia Formed 1637 From Warrosquyouke County Formed In 1634, the child of William Samuel Godwin And Elizabeth Wright Godwin.
  • Martha Godwin married John Bertie Cotton Jr, and had children including Alexander Spotswood Cotton, Anne Twin Cotten, Capt Arthur Cullen Cotten, Elizabeth Cotton, Grace Cotton, James Twin Cotten Slaveowner, John Bertie Cotten Iii, Joseph Holland Cotten Jr, Mary Cotton, Mary Martha Cotton, Rev Samuel Cotton Sr Revolutionary War Veteran, Susanna Anne Cotten, Thomas Cotton, William Cotten, William Cotten Sr.
  • Martha Godwin passed away in 1732 in Bertie County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William *
1620–1710
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Colonial Virginia
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Elizabeth Godwin
1632–1727
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

John Jr.
1658–1728
Birth Location: Queens Creek, Isle of Wight, Virginia
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Children(s)

John III
1684–1741
Birth Location: Nansemond County, Virginia, Colony, Formed 1643 )(Now City Of Suffolk, VA)
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Elizabeth Cotton
1670–
Birth Location: , Isle of Wight, Virginia
EC
Mary Cotton
1685–1736
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
MC
Susanna Cotten
1687–1736
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
SC
Mary Cotton
1688–1728
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America
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William Sr.
1690–1752
Birth Location: New Kent, VA, USA
WS
Rev. veteran
1708–1774
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Rv
Thomas COTTON
1695–1770
Birth Location: Bertie County, North Carolina
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Grace Cotton
1702–1756
Birth Location: Bertie County, Colony of North Carolina
GC
William Cotten
1705–1752
Birth Location: New Kent, Virginia, USA
WC
Joseph Jr.
1706–1772
Birth Location: Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia, United States
JJ
James slaveowner
1712–1758
Birth Location: –
Js
Anne Cotten
1712–1736
Birth Location: –
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Capt. Cotten
1716–1789
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Virginia
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Alexander Cotton
1700–1769
Birth Location: Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
AC

Martha Godwin's Ancestors

Self
Martha Godwin
1650–1732
Birth Place: Isle Of Wight County, Virginia Formed 1637 From Warrosquyouke County Formed In 1634
Parents
William Samuel Godwin *
1620–1710
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Colonial Virginia
Elizabeth (Wright) Godwin
1632–1727
Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Martha Godwin's Descendants

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Martha Godwin (1650–1732) m. John ("Bertie" Cotton *) Jr. (22 April 1658–17 May 1728)
  1. 1. John (Bertie Cotten) III 1684–1741 m. Judith 1685–1726
    1. 1. Sarah Cotton 1736–1812 m. Henry (Hill) Sr 1730–1804
      1. 1. Mary Hill 1758–1831 m. Henry Jossey 1731–1799
        1. 1. Christiana (Kitty) Jossey 1793–1847 m. Richard (Jefferson) Willis 1789–1866
        2. 2. Henry Jossey 1790–1838
      2. 2. Theophilus Hill 1762–1810 m. Patsy Pope 1766–1808
        1. 1. Abel Hill 1793–1882 m. Drucilla Hill 1803–1857
        2. 2. Nancy Hill 1798–1877
        3. 3. Harriett Hill 1808–1883
      3. 3. Ann Hill 1743–1795
      4. 4. Jacob Hill 1745–
      5. 5. Christian (Kiddy) Hill 1760–
      6. 6. Henry (Hill) II 1760–1837
      7. 7. Henry (III) Hill 1763–1850
      8. 8. Green (Berry Hill) 1 1775–1856
      9. 9. Abram (HILL) 1778 1778–1852
      10. 10. Christian (( Kiddy) Pope) Hill 1779–1835
      11. 11. Delilah Hill 1785–1860 m. James (Lewis) DuPree 1780–1836
        1. 1. Curtis (David) Dupree 1800–1868
        2. 2. Jacob (Zedock) DuPree 1811–1905
        3. 3. Mary Dupree 1815–1870
        4. 4. Elizabeth Dupree 1817–1900
    2. 2. John Cotton 1710–1782
    3. 3. Mary (Jane Cotton) (Grining) 1710–1765
    4. 4. Anne Cotton 1711–1812
    5. 5. Arthur Cotton 1712–1779
    6. 6. Thomas Cotton 1718–1775
    7. 7. John (Ralph) Cotton 1728–1782
    8. 8. Benjamin Cotton 1730–1789
  2. 2. Elizabeth Cotton 1670–
  3. 3. Mary (Martha) Cotton 1685–1736
  4. 4. Susanna (Anne) Cotten 1687–1736
  5. 5. Mary Cotton 1688–1728
  6. 6. William (Cotten) Sr. 1690–1752
  7. 7. Rev. (Samuel Cotton Sr-Revolutionary War) veteran 1708–1774 m. Lydia Cotton 1710–1783 m. Elizabeth West 1711–1774
    1. 1. Samuel (Cotten Jr., fought in Revolutionary War,) slaveowner 1745–1795
  8. 8. Thomas COTTON 1695–1770
  9. 9. Grace Cotton 1702–1756
  10. 10. William Cotten 1705–1752
  11. 11. Joseph (Holland Cotten) Jr. 1706–1772
  12. 12. James ((twin) Cotten,) slaveowner 1712–1758
  13. 13. Anne ((twin)) Cotten 1712–1736
  14. 14. Capt. (Arthur Cullen) Cotten 1716–1789
  15. 15. Alexander (Spotswood) Cotton 1700–1769 m. Elizabeth West 1711–1774

Martha Godwin's Timeline

3 Records

1650
1650
Birth of Martha Godwin
None
1668
1668
Age 18
Birth of Martha Godwin in Isle Of Wight County, Virginia Formed 1637 From Warrosquyouke County Formed In 1634
Isle Of Wight County, Virginia Formed 1637 From Warrosquyouke County Formed In 1634
1732
1732
Age 82
Death of Martha Godwin in Bertie County, North Carolina, USA
Bertie County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1668
    Event Place: Isle Of Wight County, Virginia Formed 1637 From Warrosquyouke County Formed In 1634

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1650
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1732
    Event Place: Bertie County, North Carolina, USA
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