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William Godwin 1540 – 1573 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Wells, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 1573

Death Location: Unknown

Father: Robert Godwin

Mother: Lady (Goodwin)

Spouse(s): Christine Burges

Children(s): William Godwyn, ANTHONY GODWIN, Mary Godwyn, Margaret Godwin

William Godwin was born in 1540 in Wells, Norfolk, England, the child of Robert Godwin and Lady Alice (Agnes) BURGES (Goodwin). William Godwin married Christine Burges, and had children including William Godwyn, ANTHONY GODWIN, Mary Godwyn, Margaret Godwin. William Godwin passed away in 1573 in Unknown.

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Biography

  • William Godwin was born in 1540 in Wells, Norfolk, England, the child of Robert Godwin and Lady Alice (Agnes) BURGES (Goodwin).
  • William Godwin married Christine Burges, and had children including William Godwyn, ANTHONY GODWIN, Mary Godwyn, Margaret Godwin.
  • William Godwin passed away in 1573 in Unknown.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Godwin
Birth Location: –
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Lady (Goodwin)
1514 – 1566
Birth Location: Blofield, Norfolk, , England
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Spouses(s)

Christine Burges
1540 – 1567
Birth Location: Batscombe, Somerset, England
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Children(s)

William Godwyn
1556 – 1613
Birth Location: Wookey, Somerset, England
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ANTHONY GODWIN
1560 – 1609
Birth Location: Wookey, Somerset, England
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Mary Godwyn
Birth Location: –
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Margaret Godwin
Birth Location: –
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William Godwin's Ancestors

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William Godwin
1540 – 1573
Birth Place: Wells, Norfolk, England
Parents
Robert Godwin
Lady (Alice (Agnes) BURGES) (Goodwin)
1514 – 1566
Blofield, Norfolk, , England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Godwin's Descendants

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William Godwin (1540 – 1573) m. Christine Burges (1540 – Abt. 1567)
  1. 1. William Godwyn (Abt 1556 – abt 1613)
  2. 2. ANTHONY GODWIN (1560 – 1609) m. Elizabeth Maye (1560 – abt 1592) m. Joan Goad (1567 – 1588)
    1. 1. Thomas Godwin (1587 – 20 Mar 1642)
    2. 2. Robert Godwin (1589 – 1664)
    3. 3. ROBERT Godwin\Goodwyn (1589 – 1664) m. ELIZABETH Smithes\Smythe (1595 – 12 Apr 1658)
      1. 1. Thomas Godwin\Goodwyn (APR 1625 – MAR 1678) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Bridger (1616 – 3 Aug 1683) m. Ann TABERER (1616 – 1650)
        1. 1. Thomas Godwin (Abt 1648 – Bef 14 May 1714) m. Martha Bridger (1660 – 27 May 1714)
        2. 2. William (Francis) Godwin (1679 – 26 Sep 1720)
        3. 3. Edmund Godwin (1650 – 1713)
        4. 4. Elizabeth Godwin (1652 – 1717)
        5. 5. Mary (Polly) Godwin (1673 – Jun 1719)
      2. 2. Charles Godwin
    4. 4. John Godwin (1590 – 1594)
    5. 5. William GODWIN (1600 – 1664) m. Elizabeth Wright (1607 – 28 Feb 1659) m. Elizabeth Wright (1632 – 27 Mar 1727)
      1. 1. Thomas Godwin (1614 – 24 Mar 1676) m. Mary (Elizaberth) Bridger (1616 – 3 Aug 1683) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Bridger (1616 – 1676)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Godwin (18 Mar 1649 – )
      2. 2. Mary Godwin (1652 – Nov 21, 1710) m. Arthur WHITEHEAD (Abt 1654 – Jan 11, 1710) m. Arthur (II William Whitehead (VA)) (1648-1711) (1650 – 11 Jan 1710)
        1. 1. Martha Whitehead (1671 – 1760)
        2. 2. William (West) Whitehead (1672/75 – Aug 1750) m. Rachel (Lewis) McKinney (1685 – 1734)
        3. 3. Arthur WHITEHEAD (1648 – 1731) m. Isabella (Purcell) (Pearsell) (1690 – Mar 12, 1744) m. Anne Cooke (1690 – 19 Nov 1750) m. Mary (Polly) Godwin (1673 – 1713)
        4. 4. girl Whitehead (1674 – 1744)
        5. 5. Robert Whitehead (1674 – 1731)
        6. 6. Thomas Whitehead (1676 – 1711) m. Rachel (Lewis) McKinney (1685 – 1734) m. Elizabeth Culpepper
        7. 7. Selah Whitehead (1715 – 1743)
        8. 8. Nathan Whitehead (1694 – March 1776)
        9. 9. Benjamin Whitehead (1701 – Aug 1750)
        10. 10. Sarah Whitehead (1701 – Jun 1764)
        11. 11. Mary Whitehead (1710 – Oct 1781) m. Benjamin Denson (1720 – 1781) m. Weston Pope (1708 – Bef. 03 Sep 1784)
        12. 12. Edward Whitehead (1672 – Abt. 1726)
        13. 13. Sarah Whitehead (1689 – abt 1698) m. William Battle
        14. 14. Mary (Ann) Whitehead (1702 – 1714) m. William (Daniel) Fowler (1688 – 1727)
        15. 15. William Whitehead (1701 – Jun 06, 1750) m. Abigail (Williamson) Bynum m. Francis Pope (1742 – Jul 19, 1796) m. Mary Paxton m. Rachael Lewis (1683 – )
        16. 16. Thomas Whitehead (1710 – 1768) m. Eliz'Th Smith
        17. 17. Arthur Whitehead (1715 – 13 Apr 1749) m. Patience Newsom
        18. 18. Joseph Whitehead (1715 – 1781) m. Faith Lane (1718 – 1772) m. Patience Newsom (1715 – )
        19. 19. Lewis Whitehead (1701 – 19 Jun 1759) m. Mary (Watkins) Poore (1725 – 10 Sep 1795) m. Elizabeth Britt (1717 – )
        20. 20. Sarah Whitehead (1719 – 20 Dec 1762)
        21. 21. Benjamin Whitehead (1728 – )
        22. 22. Ann Whitehead (1730 – 1773) m. Jesse Williams (13 January 1753 – Dec 21, 1833)
        23. 23. Nancy (Ann) Whitehead (1736 – 1798) m. Dempsey Butler (abt 1822 – )
        24. 24. Lazarus Whitehead (1736 – 07 Jun 1775)
        25. 25. John Whitehead (1760 – 1759)
      3. 3. Elizabeth Godwin (7 May 1659 – abt 1778) m. William Bridgers (1689 – abt 1697)
        1. 1. Eliz Bridger
        2. 2. Willm Bridges (Abt 1753 – abt 1779)
    6. 6. William Godwin (1581 – 3 Jun 1652)
    7. 7. Christian Godwin (1582 – 15 September 1635)
    8. 8. Alice Godwin (1584 – )
    9. 9. Joan Godwin (1592 – 1594)
  3. 3. Mary Godwyn
  4. 4. Margaret Godwin

William Godwin's Timeline

6 Records

1540
1540
Birth of William Godwin in Wells, Somerset, England
Wells, Somerset, England
1540
1540
Birth of William Godwin in Unknown
Unknown
1540
1540
Birth of William Godwin in Wells, Norfolk, England
Wells, Norfolk, England
1547
3 Nov 1547
Age 7
William Godwin was baptized in Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England
Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England
1573
1573
Age 33
Death of William Godwin in Wookey, Somerset, England
Wookey, Somerset, England
1573
1573
Age 33
Death of William Godwin in Unknown
Unknown

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Wells, Somerset, England
    Record Source: UK, British Army World War I Service Records, 1914-1920, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; War Office: Soldiers’ Documents, First World War Wo363

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Unknown

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Wells, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 3 Nov 1547
    Event Place: Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: WDP53/1/1/1

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1573
    Event Place: Wookey, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1573
    Event Place: Unknown

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: English Bicknor, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
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