Thomas Godbey Genealogy
Record modified: 2023-01-30
This is my ancestor 11 generations back.
Born: about 1635-00-00 Lower Norfolk Co, Virginia USA
Died: about 1686-00-00 Lower Norfolk Co, Virginia USA
Marriages:
1. Anne Jacob
Children of Thomas Godbey and Anne Jacob:
Notes:
married in Norfolk Co VA
They also had a son Cary 1678 d 1720.
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Brief abstract of Lower Norfolk County and Norfolk County wills, 1637-1710
Norfolk Co VA Will Book 4 p129
Robert Barley will dated 1682-10-04 proved 1682-12-16
...to Thomas Godby of Eliz River in ye county aforesd my Still...
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Virginia Colonial Land Office Patents 1661-1666 p34/35
1665-04-28
Thomas Godby
250 acres on the head of a creek called Gayther's Creek, being a branch of the southern branch of Elizabeth River.
Beginning at a marked red (?) Oak standing on the southward side of said Gaythers Creek and running
for breadth (?) south by west one hundred poles to the Land of Thomas Marsh unto a marked Pine and
so east by south three hundred and twenty poles unto a marked Hickory (?) and so north by east one
hundred poles unto a marked pine and so west by south three hundred and twenty poles unto a marked
pochickory (?) crossing certain branches of Gather's Creek unto the fist mentioned marked tree
and fifty acres the residue bounded from his marked trees starting by a runs (?) and bounding easterly
to Thomas Alexander's line, and southerly bounding between their two lines.
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Virginia, U.S., Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850
will of Thomas Godby of Elizabeth River
Book 5 f. 6. dated 28 Sept. 1671, proved 21 Feb. 1686/7
...unto Ann my deare and Loving wife all my Lands & tennyments which I nowe possess att the
head of a branch that comes out of the Southerne branch of Elizabeth River in the County of
Lower Norfolk in Virginia...my Executrix...
witnesses: Francis Sayer. Richard Whitbe.
Thomas godby & Seale.
Hinds Site: Genealogy of Ken Hinds -- page 1154
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