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William Henry Goodwin 1782 – 1869 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1782

Birth Location: Chesterfield, Wake County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1869

Death Location: Lowndes, Alabama, USA

Father: Theophilus Goodwin

Mother: Rebecca Bledsoe

Spouse(s): Mary Turner

Children(s): James Goodwin

The story of William Henry Goodwin began in 1782 in Chesterfield, Wake County, North Carolina, USA. William Henry Goodwin married Mary Polly Turner, and had children including James Thomas Goodwin. William Henry Goodwin passed away in 1869 in Lowndes, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Henry Goodwin began in 1782 in Chesterfield, Wake County, North Carolina, USA.
  • William Henry Goodwin married Mary Polly Turner, and had children including James Thomas Goodwin.
  • William Henry Goodwin passed away in 1869 in Lowndes, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Theophilus Goodwin
1761 – 1837
Birth Location: Franklin County, North Carolina, United States
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Rebecca Bledsoe
1761 – 1839
Birth Location: Wake County, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Turner
1792 – 1880
Birth Location: South Carolina, South Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

James Goodwin
1808 – 1866
Birth Location: Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
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William Goodwin's Ancestors

Self
William Goodwin
1782 – 1869
Birth Place: Chesterfield, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Theophilus H. Goodwin
1761 – 1837
Franklin County, North Carolina, United States
Rebecca Bledsoe
1761 – 1839
Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Goodwin's Descendants

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William (Henry) Goodwin (1782 – 1869) m. Mary (Polly) Turner (1792 – September 1880)
  1. 1. James (Thomas) Goodwin (14 December 1808 – 28 May 1866) m. Sarah (Ann Woodward) Woodard (4 July 1808 – 8 March 1893)
    1. 1. Martha (Jane) Goodwin (Abt 1833 – 1 Feb 1880) m. Samuel Taylor (1831 – )
      1. 1. George (Washington) Taylor (abt 1859 – 1935) m. Elizabeth ("Bettie") Brown (abt 1869 – 14 Jun 1922)
        1. 1. Mary (Catherine) Taylor (30 July 1891 – 18 Nov 1971) m. Alexander Bell (24 December 1887 – 10 April 1946)

William Goodwin's Timeline

2 Records

1782
1782
Birth of William Henry Goodwin in Chesterfield, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Chesterfield, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
1869
1869
Age 87
Death of William Henry Goodwin in Lowndes, Alabama, USA
Lowndes, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1782
    Event Place: Chesterfield, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1869
    Event Place: Lowndes, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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