Elizabeth Godwin

Elizabeth Gibbs, relict of Thomas Wright, married 2nd before Sept 1666 Cornelius Srully; married 3rd by 1680 Thomas Bulger.

Children of Thomas Wright & Elizabeth [Gibbs]

3. Elizabeth Wright ca 1650 – 1727 I of W married 1666 William Godwin ca 1646 – 1719 Isle of Wight Co, VA

Children of Elizabeth Wright & William Godwin:

• 1. William Godwin
• 2. John Godwin
• 3. Joseph Godwin (not named in mother’s will 4Feb 1726/27)
• 4. Sarah Godwin nfi
• 5. Elizabeth Godwin rem. to Bertie County by 1716 married William Bridger will dated 2 Nov 1729, proved May 1730
• 6. Mary Godwin married Arthur Whitehead ca1645 – 1710/11
• 7. Martha Godwin ca 1683 – aft 1732 married ca 1700 John Cotten ca 1674 – 1728
• 8. Jane Godwin nfi

Elizabeth Godwin left a will in Isle of Wight Co dated 4 Feb 1726/1727 and recorded 27 March 1727. names sons John and William Godwin, and “my five daughters” Wit: John Chestnut, Thomas Whitley, John Whitley.

Origins

Receipt signed with the X mark of William Goodwin sixth day of Sept 1666 aquits Cornelius Srully of any additional liability in a bequest in Thomas Wright’s will to his daughte Elizabeth Wright, William’s wife.

• https://sallysfamilyplace.com/thomas-wright-elizabeth-gibbs/
• Updated from WikiTree Genealogy via daughter Elizabeth Bridges (born Godwin) by SmartCopy: Dec 7 2015, 17:12:13 UTC
• If the Legends Are True... by J. Craig Canada, "William Godwin" (accessed November 27, 2021) | http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I715... has parents: Father: Colonel Thomas Godwin ( - 3 May 1712) Mother Martha Bridger (Abt 1660 - Aft 1714) Spouse: Elizabeth Wright ( - Yes, date unknown) 1
• 1. [S131] Pedigree Resource File by FamilySearch, Submission:  MM95-5Q8 (Mebane, Connecticut:  James Edward Shivers) (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 1).
• 2. [S963] Historical Southern Families, Volume III by John Bennett Boddie, Cotton of Bertie, North Carolina; Page 82 (Redwood City, California: Clearfield Company Inc., 1959). (Reliability: 4) <AncestryImage> a John Cotten married a daughter of William Godwin of Isle of Wight. [Martha]
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Godwin-436
• https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/173519149/person/2...