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Robert Godwin 1588–1664 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 FEB 1588

Birth Location: Wookey, Somerset, ENGLAND

Death Date: 1664

Death Location: Somerset Co., ENGLAND

Father: Anthony Godwin

Mother: Elizabeth Mayer

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Smythes

Children(s): Thomas Godwin, Edwin Godwin, Joseph Godwin, Mary Godwin, Anthony Godwin, Elizabeth Godwin, Edward Godwin, John Godwin, Anna Godwin, James Godwin, Jane Godwin, Joan Godwin, Robert Godwin

The story of Robert Godwin began in 1588 in Wookey, Somerset, ENGLAND. Robert Godwin married Elizabeth Smythes, and had children including Anna Godwin, Anthony Godwin, Edward Godwin, Edwin Godwin, Elizabeth Godwin, James Godwin, Jane Godwin, Joan Godwin, John Godwin, Joseph Godwin, Mary Godwin, Robert Godwin, Thomas Godwin. Robert Godwin passed away in 1664 in Somerset Co., ENGLAND.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Godwin began in 1588 in Wookey, Somerset, ENGLAND.
  • Robert Godwin married Elizabeth Smythes, and had children including Anna Godwin, Anthony Godwin, Edward Godwin, Edwin Godwin, Elizabeth Godwin, James Godwin, Jane Godwin, Joan Godwin, John Godwin, Joseph Godwin, Mary Godwin, Robert Godwin, Thomas Godwin.
  • Robert Godwin passed away in 1664 in Somerset Co., ENGLAND.

Immediate Family

Parents

Anthony Godwin
1560–1609
Birth Location: Wookey, Somerset, ENGLAND
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Elizabeth Mayer
1560–1588
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Smythes
1595–1638
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Thomas Godwin
1608–1678
Birth Location: Wrington, Somerset, ENGLAND
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Edwin Godwin
1612–
Birth Location: Somerset Co., ENGLAND
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Joseph Godwin
1614–1668
Birth Location: Wrington, Somerset, ENGLAND
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Mary Godwin
1617–
Birth Location: Wrington, Somerset, ENGLAND
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Anthony Godwin
1621–1621
Birth Location: Wookey, Somerset, ENGLAND
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Elizabeth Godwin
1622–
Birth Location: Wrington, Somerset, ENGLAND
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Edward Godwin
1623–1678
Birth Location: Wrington, Somerset, ENGLAND
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John Godwin
1616–1617
Birth Location: Wrington, Somerset, ENGLAND
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Anna Godwin
1625–
Birth Location: Wrington, Somerset, ENGLAND
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James Godwin
1628–1629
Birth Location: Wrington, Somerset, ENGLAND
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Jane Godwin
1633–
Birth Location: Wrington, Somerset, ENGLAND
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Joan Godwin
1630–
Birth Location: Wrington, Somerset, ENGLAND
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Robert Godwin
1637–1664
Birth Location: Wrington, Somerset, ENGLAND
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Robert Godwin's Ancestors

Self
Robert Godwin
1588–1664
Birth Place: Wookey, Somerset, ENGLAND
Parents
Anthony Godwin
1560–1609
Wookey, Somerset, ENGLAND
Elizabeth Mayer
1560–1588
Grandparents
William Godwin
1530–1573
Engalnd, Northamptonshire, ENGLAND
Christine Burgess
1540–1582
Batscombe, Somerset, ENGLAND
Great-Grandparents
John Godwin
1499–
William Burgess
1485–1526
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Godwin's Descendants

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Robert Godwin (13 FEB 1588–1664) m. Elizabeth Smythes (1595–1638)
  1. 1. Thomas Godwin 1608–1678 m. Elizabeth Ehespring 1610–1676
    1. 1. William (Samuel) Godwin 1632–1720 m. Elizabeth Wright 1650–1727
      1. 1. Mary Godwin 1652–1710 m. Arthur Whitehead 1648–1710
        1. 1. Arthur Whitehead 1692–1750 m. Isabella Purcell 1693–1744
        2. 2. Martha Whitehead 1671–1760 m. William West 1672–1723
        3. 3. William (West) Whitehead 1672–1750 m. Mary Kirk 1672–1710 m. Rachel (Lewis) Mckinney 1674–1734 m. Peggy Lewis 1675–
        4. 4. Jesse Whitehead 1673–1711
        5. 5. Arthur Whitehead 1673–1751 m. Rachel (Elizabeth) Davis 1690– m. Ann Cook 1694–1750
        6. 6. Robert Whitehead 1674–
        7. 7. Lazurus Whitehead 1675–1711
        8. 8. Thomas Whitehead 1676–1731
        9. 9. Sarah Whitehead 1690–1743 m. Richard Vick 1685–1757
        10. 10. Mary (Abigail) Whitehead 1690–1732 m. Thomas (Allen) Yarbrough 1685–1761
        11. 11. Lewis Whitehead 1694–
        12. 12. Sarah (C.) Whitehead 1701–1764 m. Philip (Fore) Ryan 1697–1764
      2. 2. Esther Godwin 1668–1728
      3. 3. William Godwin 1669–1727
      4. 4. Martha Godwin 1668–1732 m. John Cotton 1658–1728
      5. 5. James Godwin 1673–1761
      6. 6. Joseph Godwin 1676–1727
      7. 7. Jane Godwin 1679–1729
      8. 8. Martha Godwin 1683–1732 m. John Cotten 1676–1728
    2. 2. Edmund Godwin 1644–1713 m. Sarah Bembridge 1646–1713
    3. 3. Elizabeth Godwin 1649–1719 m. James Webb 1656–1675 m. Samuel Bridger 1663–1713 m. Joseph Woory –1694
    4. 4. James Godwin 1649–
    5. 5. Thomas Godwin 1655–1714 m. Martha Bridger 1658–1715
  2. 2. Edwin Godwin 1612–
  3. 3. Joseph Godwin 1614–1668 m. Susan Walerand 1624–
  4. 4. Mary Godwin 1617–
  5. 5. Anthony Godwin 1621–1621
  6. 6. Elizabeth Godwin 1622–
  7. 7. Edward Godwin 1623–1678
  8. 8. John Godwin 1616–1617
  9. 9. Anna Godwin 1625–
  10. 10. James Godwin 1628–1629
  11. 11. Jane Godwin 1633–
  12. 12. Joan Godwin 1630–
  13. 13. Robert Godwin 1637–1664

Robert Godwin's Timeline

3 Records

1588
13 FEB 1588
Birth of Robert Godwin in Wookey, Somerset, ENGLAND
Wookey, Somerset, ENGLAND
1588
13 FEB 1588
Robert Godwin was christened in Wookey, Somerset, ENGLAND
Wookey, Somerset, ENGLAND
1664
1664
Age 76
Death of Robert Godwin in Somerset Co., ENGLAND
Somerset Co., ENGLAND

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 FEB 1588
    Event Place: Wookey, Somerset, ENGLAND

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 13 FEB 1588
    Event Place: Wookey, Somerset, ENGLAND

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1664
    Event Place: Somerset Co., ENGLAND
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