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Thomas Godwin 1614–1678 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1614

Birth Location: Wookey, Somerset, England

Death Date: 24 March 1678

Death Location: New Kent, Nansemond, Virginia, USA

Father: Robert Godwin

Mother: Elizabeth Smythes

Spouse(s): Mary Bridger

Children(s): Thomas GODWIN

Thomas Godwin was born in 1614 in Wookey, Somerset, England, the child of Robert Godwin And Elizabeth Smythes. In 1600, Thomas Godwin resided in Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA. Thomas Godwin married Mary Elizabeth Bridger, and had children including Thomas Godwin. Thomas Godwin passed away in 1678 in New Kent, Nansemond, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Thomas Godwin was born in 1614 in Wookey, Somerset, England, the child of Robert Godwin And Elizabeth Smythes.
  • In 1600, Thomas Godwin resided in Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA.
  • Thomas Godwin married Mary Elizabeth Bridger, and had children including Thomas Godwin.
  • Thomas Godwin passed away in 1678 in New Kent, Nansemond, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Godwin's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Godwin
1614–1678
Birth Place: Wookey, Somerset, England
Parents
Robert Godwin
1589–1664
Wrington, Somerset, England
Elizabeth Smythes
1590–1638
Wrington, Somerset, England
Grandparents
Anthony Godwyn
1563–1609
Wookey, Somerset, England
Elizabeth Maye
1565–1632
Somerset, England
John Smythes
1551–1626
Wrington, Somerset, England
Joan Bickombe
1570–1639
Dodington, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
William Godwyn
1523–1592
Christian Burges
1525–1567
Robert Maye
1531–1581
Dorothy Malet
1537–
George Smythes
1520–1590
Alice Watson
1535–
William Bickombe
1540–1600
Jessica Faust
1550–1570
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Godwin
1510–1563
Agnes Burges
1512–
William Burges
1500–1526
Thomas Maye
1492–1559
Margaret Whitfield
1494–1560
Hugh Mallet
1497–1541
Isabel Michell
1495–1559
John Smythes
1490–1554
John Bickombe
1530–1611
Ellen Cridland
1534–1620

Thomas Godwin's Descendants

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Thomas Godwin (Abt. 1614–24 March 1678) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Bridger (1616–1676)
  1. 1. Thomas GODWIN 1655–1714 m. Martha Bridger 1660–1710
    1. 1. William Godwin 1689–1736 m. Ann Pitt 1689–1736
      1. 1. Barnaby ((John Barnabas\Barnaby Benjamin)) Godwin 1733–1789 m. Wilkinora Wilkinson 1727–1790
        1. 1. Jonathan Godwin 1748–1802 m. Martha Marshall 1748–1811
      2. 2. James Godwin 1697–1762 m. Mary Parker 1702–1753
        1. 1. James Godwin 1750–1799 m. Elizabeth Dawson 1747–1803 m. Elizabeth Dawson 1747–1824
        2. 2. Joseph Godwin 1722–1788
        3. 3. Edmund Godwin 1724–1797
        4. 4. Samuel Godwin 1729–1764
        5. 5. Jonathan Godwin 1720–1791
        6. 6. Ephraim Godwin 1717–1764
      3. 3. William Godwin 1700–1753
      4. 4. George Godwin 1714–1764
      5. 5. George Godwin 1718–1783

Thomas Godwin's Timeline

4 Records

1600
1600-1705
Thomas Godwin resided here in Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
1614
Abt. 1614
Birth of Thomas Godwin in Wookey, Somerset, England
Wookey, Somerset, England
1678
24 March 1678
Age 64
Death of Thomas Godwin in New Kent, Nansemond, Virginia, USA
New Kent, Nansemond, Virginia, USA
1679
6 Oct 1679
Age 65
Thomas Godwin resided here in Nansemond
Nansemond

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1614
    Event Place: Wookey, Somerset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1600-1705
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Seventeenth Century Isle of Wight County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1650
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1650; Page Number: 197

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 6 Oct 1679
    Event Place: Nansemond
    Record Source: U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Loudoun, Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1768-1782; Collection: Baltimore Yearly Meeting Minutes; Call Number: RG2BF351 2.2

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, Biographical Encyclopedia

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 March 1678
    Event Place: New Kent, Nansemond, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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