'Godolphin2'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Godolphin of Coulston, Godolphin of Godolphin, Godolphin of Helston, Godolphin of Spargor

                               
Sir Francis Godolphin, Governor of Scilly (bur 23.04.1608, Colonel)
m1. (24.06.1552) Margaret Killigrew (dau of John Killigrew of Arnwick)
1. Sir William Godolphin of Godolphin (b c1567?, d 1613)
  m. Thomasine Sidney (bur 24.04.1612, dau/heir of Thomas Sidney of Wrighton)
  A. Sir Francis Godolphin of Godolphin, Governor of Scilly (b c1606, d 1666)
  m. Dorothy Berkeley (bur 23.11.1668, dau of Sir Henry Berkeley of Yarlington)
i. Sir William Godolphin, Bart of Godolphin (d unm 17.08.1710)
  ii. Sidney Godolphin, 1st Baron of Rialton, 1st Earl of Godolphin, Lord Treasurer (bpt 15.06.1645, d 15.09.1712, 3rd son)
  m. (16.05.1675) Margaret Blagge (b 02.08.1652, d 09.09.1678, dau of Thomas Blagge of Horningsheath by Mary North)
  a. Francis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of Godolphin, 1st Baron of Helston, Governor of Scilly (b 03.09.1678, d 17.01.1766)
m. (23.04.1698) Henrietta Churchill, later Duchess of Marlborough (b 20.07.1681, d 24.10.1733, dau of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough)
  (1) William Godolphin, 'Viscount Rialton', Marquess of Blandford (dvpsp, dvm 24.08.1731)
  m. (1729) Maria Catherine D'Jong (dau of Peter D'Jong of Utrecht)
  (2) Henrietta Godolphin (d 17.07.1776)
  m. (02.04.1717) Thomas Pelham-Holles, Prime Minister, 1st Duke of Newcastle (b 01.07.1693, dsp 17.11.1768)
  (3) Mary Godolphin (d 03.08.1764)
  m. (26.06.1740) Thomas Osborne, 4th Duke of Leeds (b 06.11.1713, d 23.03.1789)
  (4)+ other issue (d young) - Henry, Margaret
  b. Penelope Godolphin (a 1724)
  m1. Francis Hoblyn of Nanswhyden (b 1687, bur 09.11.1711)
  m2. Sir William Pendarves (dsp 1726)
  c.+ other issue (a 1724) - Margaret, Eleanor
iii. Henry Godolphin (bpt 15.08.1648, d 29.01.1732-3, Provost of Eton, Dean of St. Paul's)
  m. Margaret Godolphin (dau of Sidney Godolphin, Governor of Scilly) @1@ below
  a. Francis Godolphin of Baylis, 2nd Baron of Helston (dsp 1785)
  m1. (1734) Barbara Bentinck (d 010.4.1736, dau of William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland)
  m2. Anne FitzWilliam (dau of John Fitzwilliam, 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam)
  b. Mary Godolphin
  m. William Owen of Porkington (d 1768)
  iv. Charles Godolphin (d 10.07.1720, MP)
  m. (c06.1687) Elizabeth Godolphin (b 1662-3, d 29.07.1726, dau of Francis Godolphin of Coulston) @2@ below
  a.+ issue - William (b 15.03.1694, bur 16.05.1694), Anne (b 09.08.1690, d 08.12.1690)
v. Elizabeth Godolphin (bpt 08.02.1635, d 1707)
  m. (1650) Sir Arthur Northcote, 2nd Bart (bpt 25.03.1628, d 1688)
  vi. Jael Godolphin
  m. (05.01.1665) Edward Boscawen (bpt 21.11.1628, d 1685, MP)
  vii.+ other issue - Francis (d unm 1675), Edward, Frances, Penelope, Margaret (bur 24.02.1671), Katherine, Anne, 3 others?
  B. Sidney Godolphin, Governor of Scilly (bur 10.02.1642, Colonel)
  i. Margaret Godolphin named Mary by BE1883
  m. Henry Godolphin (b c1648, d 29.01.1732-3, DD, Provost of Eton, Dean of St. Paul's) @1@ above
  C. William Godolphin (d young)
  D. Penelope Godolphin
m. Sir Charles Berkeley of Bruton, 2nd Viscount FitzHardinge (d 12.06.1688)
2. John Godolphin (d before 20.11.1619, Captain of Silley)
  m. Judith Amerideth (dau of Edward Amerideth)
  A. Sir William Godolphin (b c1605, d 26.11.1663)
m1. Ruth Lambe (dau of Sir John Lambe of Coulston)
  i. Sir John Godolphin (bpt 24.04.1636, d 08.1679, 4th son?)
  m. (09.1663) Frances Byne (b 1641, d before 07.1676, dau of Edmund Byne of Rowdell) possibly wife of this Sir John ??, possibly mother of ...
  a. Elizabeth Godolphin (d before 28.11.1684)
  ii. Francis Godolphin of Coulston (d before 31.01.1672, youngest son?)
m1/2. Elizabeth Johnson (dau/coheir of Nicholas Johnson of London, widow of Sir Charles Mordaunt, Bart of Massingham)
  m2/1. Elizabeth Gayer (d 27.01.1667, dau of Sir John Gayer, Lord Mayor of London)
a. William Godolphin of Spargor (Cornwall), Governor of the Scilly Isles (dsp 1682)
  b. Francis Godolphin of Coulston 'of Spargor', Governor of the Scilly Isles (d 1697)
  m. Elizabeth Dixie (a 1697, dau of Sir Beaumont Dixie, Bart of Market Bosworth)
  (1) William Godolphin of Spargor (b c1693, dsp 04.09.1781)
  (2) Francis Godolphin (a 1724, dsp, Deputy Governor of Scilly)
  (3) Elizabeth Godolphin
  m. (1719) William Burslem of Stanton
(4) Barbara Godolphin
  m. John Mapletoft
  (5) Mary Godolphin
  m. Richard Chaloner Cobbe
  c. Charles Godolphin (a 1667)
  d. Elizabeth Godolphin
  m. Charles Godolphin @2@ above
  iii. Ruth Godolphin (b 07.10.1638)
  m. (Valentine) Greatrex
iv.+ other issue - William (bur 29.09.1631), William (bpt/bur 1632), Sir William (bpt 02.02.1634, dsp before 26.11.1696,. Ambassador to Spain), Barnard (bpt 24.02.1638), Anne (bpt 12.01.1641)
  m2. (25.03.1658) Grace Barrett (d 11.10.1663, dau of Richard Barrett of Tregarne)
  B. John Godolphin of St. Kew (3rd son)
  m. (10.05.1640) Honor Molesworth (bur 15.05.1642, dau of John Molesworth, widow of Edmund Dennys)
  i. Francis Godolphin (bur 05.02.1695) possibly of this generation
  m. (04.11.1672) Grace Crewes (possibly dau of Anthony Crewes)
  a. Anthony Godolphin (bpt 28.06.1673, bur 03.03.1760)
  m1. Mary
  (1) Grace Godolphin (bpt 26.12.1711)
  m. (20.08.1736) John Buckingham
  (2)+ other issue - Francis (bpt 17.08.1706, bur 26.04.1754), William (bpt 08.01.1708)
  m2. (17.11.717) Mary Penrose (bur 27.03.1752)
  (4)+ other issue - Edward (bpt 07.09.1716, bur 24.04.1717), Mary (bpt 07.09.1716, bur 08.12.1718), Jenifer (bpt 07.09.1716, bur 03.07.1718)
  b. Frances Godolphin (bpt 15.10.1689)
  m. (07.07.1715) James Champion
  c. Margaret Godolphin (bpt 30.07.1692)
m. (07.1720) John Bolitho of Redruth
  d.+ other issue - Edward (bpt 20.03.1687, bur 18.01.1688), Edward (bpt 30.07.1692), Jane (bpt 20.10.1677), Elizabeth (bpt 28.05.1681), Grace (bur 11.05.1683), Ann (bpt 01.01.1695)
  ii. Margaret Godolphin (bur 31.10.1641)
  C.+ other issue - Thomas, Elizabeth, Margaret
3. Jane Godolphin
  m. (1587) James Basset (d 08.02.1604)
4. Ursula Godolphin
  m. John Crudge or Creyde
5. Thomasin Godolphin
  m. Sir George Carew
6. Blanch Godolphin (bur 11.12.1597)
  m. (03.12.1584) George Kekewich of Catch French (b 1556)
7.+ other issue - Sir Francis (d before 02.05.1640, recorder of Helston), Elizabeth, Catherin
m2. Alice Skerritt (d 02.04.1632, dau of John Skerritt, widow of John Glanvile)

Main source(s): Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1887), Cornwall, 1530+1573+1620+additions, Godolphin of Godolphin) with some support from BE1883 (Godolphin of Godolphin), TCP (Godolphin)
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