'Godman1'
Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Godman of Chichester, Godman of Wevilsfeild (Wivelsfield)
| (1) It is clear that the 2 sections below are of connected branches of the same family. However, we doubt that we will be able to find the connection in the very near future and think that, with this caveat, the page is 'good enough' to launch as it is. Nevertheless, we hope to find more on the family in due course. (2) BLG1886 starts its article on this family with the following: "This is an ancient Surrey and Sussex famiy, and bears the arms taken out in 1577 by Thomas Godman, of Westlands, near Wotton, Surrey. This Thomas Godman sold Westlands in 1582, and removing into Sussex, resided on the estate of Wivelsfield, which was in the possession of the family in 1513, where they owned considerable estates, and built Oat Hall, 1600, which passed to the Shirleys of Preston, about 1740, by the marriage of Elizabeth, only dau. of Joh Godman, Esq. Her cousin, Joseph Godman, Esq., settling in Chichester ...". We start with that Joseph. (3) BLG1886 identifies the arms of the following family as "Per pale erm. and ermines on a chief indented or, a lion passant, vert". |
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| Joseph Godman of Chichester | |||||||||||||||
| m. _ Bayly (dau of Dr. _ Bayly of Chichester) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | ?? Godman | ||||||||||||||
| A. | Joseph Godman of Chichester | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Freeland | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Joseph Godman of Merston, Sussex | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Hasler (dau of John Hasler of Shripney) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Joseph Godman of Park Hatch (Surrey) & Merston (Sussex), Sheriff of Surrey (b 06.1791, d 26.10.1874) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (18.03.1830) Caroline Smithe (d 06.1882, dau of Edmund Smithe of Horsham Park by (Mary) dau of P(eter) Du Cane of Braxsted) | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Mary Godman | ||||||||||||||
| m. Godfrey Molling of London | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Susan Godman | ||||||||||||||
| m. J. E. Dorington of Lyplatt Park | |||||||||||||||
| d. | Margaret Godman | ||||||||||||||
| m. P. P. Fitzpatrick of co. Cork | |||||||||||||||
| e. | Jane Godman | ||||||||||||||
| m. Godman Fitzpatrick of the Isle of Wight | |||||||||||||||
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| Berry identifies the arms of the following family as "Per pale ermine and ermines, on a chief, indented, or, a lion, passant, vert". Note that the following Thomas is identified as the 3rd son. | |||||||||||||||
| Thomas Godman of Wevilsfeild, Sussex (3rd son) | |||||||||||||||
| m. Eliza More (dau of Walter More of Wevilsfeild) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Thomas Godman of Wevilsfeild | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Porter (dau of Richard Porter of Lambhurst) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Edmond Godman 'of Etehale' of Wevilsfeild (a 1634) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sarah Sherley (dau of Anthony Sherley (Shirley) of Preston, brother of Sir Thomas of Wiston) | |||||||||||||||
| i.+ | issue (a 1634) - Thomas, Sarah | ||||||||||||||
| 2. | Lucy Godman (b 21.09.1602) possibly of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Peter Farnden or Farenden of Sedlescomb | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : BLG1886 ('Godman of Park Hatch')
(2) For lower section : CountyGen (Sussex, Berry, p347)
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