A Guide to the Samuel Godwin Memorandum Book, 1705-1804 Godwin, Samuel, Memorandum Book, 1705-1804 29144

A Guide to the Samuel Godwin Memorandum Book, 1705-1804

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Accession Number 29144

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Repository

Library of Virginia

Accession number

29144

Title

Samuel Godwin Memorandum Book, 1705-1804

Physical Characteristics

1 reel of microfilm

Physical Location

Miscellaneous Reel 440

Language

English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

Photoduplication prohibited.

Preferred Citation

Samuel Godwin Memorandum Book, 1705-1804. Accession 29144, Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Virginia Genealogical Society, per Mrs. S. Wirt Yates, 12 June 1970. Original located at Henry E. Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Biographical/Historical Information

Samuel Godwin (b. 1687), son of Thomas and Martha Bridger Godwin of Nansemond County, Virginia, was married to Mary Jossy (1696-1720), daughter of James Jossy, on 19 June 1711. On 19 December 1721 Samuel Godwin married Catharine Scott. Samuel Godwin, Jr. was born 29 March 1712.

Scope and Content Information

Memorandum book, 1705-1804, of Samuel Godwin (b. 1687) of Nansemond County, Virginia. Recorded are entries for the shipment of tobacco and for the transportation of goods by Samuel Godwin. The majority of entries are for the period 1715-1721.

A record of births, deaths, and marriages of the family of Samuel Godwin appears at the middle of the volume. Records of the births of the children of Frederick George during the years 1768 through 1772 are also recorded. A list of slave births for the period 1770 to 1802 appears at the end of the volume. Later entries may have been recorded by Samuel Godwin, Jr. (b. 1712).