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William Francis Godwin 1679 – 1720 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1679

Birth Location: Nansemond, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 26 Sep 1720

Death Location: will, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States

Father: Thomas Godwin\Goodwyn

Mother: Mary Bridger

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In 1679, William Francis Godwin entered the world in Nansemond, Virginia, United States, born to Thomas Godwin\Goodwyn and Mary Elizabeth Bridger. William Francis Godwin passed away in 1720 in will, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1679, William Francis Godwin entered the world in Nansemond, Virginia, United States, born to Thomas Godwin\Goodwyn and Mary Elizabeth Bridger.
  • William Francis Godwin passed away in 1720 in will, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States.

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William Godwin's Ancestors

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William Godwin
1679 – 1720
Birth Place: Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Parents
Thomas Godwin\Goodwyn
1625 – 1678
Somerset, England
Mary (Elizabeth) Bridger
1616 – 1683
Somerset, England
Grandparents
ROBERT Godwin\Goodwyn
1589 – 1664
Orkey, Somerset, England
ELIZABETH Smithes\Smythe
1595 – 1658
Wrington, Somerset, England, Great Britain
Samuel (Lawrence Bridger Bridges) 1584***++#
1584 – 1650
Woodmancote, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England
MARY (MARGARET) WEBB
1601 – 1683
Laycock, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Taberer
1565 – 1589
Dorothey Lilbourne
1565 – 1596
Sir Smythe
1551 – 1626
Joane\Jean\Johane Bickombe
1560 – 1639
Lawrence 1558+++*#
1558 – 1630
Marie Snipes
1562 – 1612
Nicholas Webbe
1577 – 1663
Elinore Waighte
1578 – 1652
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Smythes
1520 – 1590
Mary Bengeworth
1532 – 1585
William Bickombe
1544 – 1600
Jessica Faust
1547 – 1570
Sir Bridger
1525 – 1597
William Tanner
1530 – 1573

William Godwin's Timeline

3 Records

1679
1679
Birth of William Francis Godwin in Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Nansemond, Virginia, United States
1720
26 Sep 1720
Age 41
Death of William Francis Godwin in will, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
will, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
1816
22 Dec 1816
Age 137
William Francis Godwin was baptized in Aston-by-Sutton, Cheshire, England
Aston-by-Sutton, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1679
    Event Place: Nansemond, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1816
    Event Place: Aston-by-Sutton, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Cheshire, England, Select Bishop's Transcripts, 1576-1933

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Sep 1720
    Event Place: will, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States

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