William Godolphin Esquire

• Preferred Name: William Godolphin Esquire^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}
  
• Gender: M
  
• Burial: in All Hallows Churchyard, London, England at LATI: N1.51 LONG: E0.12
  
• Death: 1549 in Cornwall, England at LATI: N0.2512 LONG: E5.0668 with note: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography states he died in 1549. He is often confused with his son. This FindAGrave Memorial attached is for a London burial and probably does not belong to this William.
  
• FSID: LYHF-L79
  
• Birth: ABT 1480 in Helston, Cornwall, England at LATI: N0.1014 LONG: E5.2753
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  DO NOT MERGE WITH HIS SON. Burke titles him "Esquire" like his father. - not Lord or Sir
  
  William Godolphin was the heir and probably the eldest son of John Godolphin Esq and his wife Margaret Trenouth. He was born about 1480 and about 1509 he married Margaret Glynn. [1]
  
  There were at least four children: [1]
  
  Sir William - b. abt 1510, m. abt 1536 Blanch Langdon, d. 1575 - Knight
  Thomas - b. abt 1512, m. (1) abt 1533 Katherine Bonythan
  Elizabeth - b. abt 1517, m. John Langdon of Bicton
  Honor - abt 1519, m. William Meliton of Pengarsick
  
  Some sources also refer to another, late, son William Godolphin, of Windsor, but his parentage seems uncertain.[2]
  
  William Godolphin was comptroller of the coinage of tin. In 1533, and perhaps 1538, he was appointed Sheriff of Cornwall. The first appointment was apparently for "William Goldaghan, knt". At that time, his son William would probably not have been of age, which suggests that the elder William was the appointee and had been knighted.[3] [4] [5]
  
  This William Godolphin, in his obscurity, has often been confused with his better-known son Sir William Godolphin. Although most sources also call the elder "Sir William", this seems to be one of the issues of potential confusion between the two men; Burke titles him "Esquire" like his father.[6]
  
  He died in 1549.[7]
  
  Sources
  
  1. Marsh, F G. The Godolphins. New Milton, England: Smith, 1930. [8]
  
  2. The Visitations of the County of Cornwall. College of Arms, John Lambrick Vivian, ed. 1887. pp. 182-186. [9]
  
  3. Burke, Bernard. A Genealogical History of the Dormant: Abeyant, Forfeited and Extinct Peerages ... Harrison: 1866. [10]
  
  4. Tregellis, Walter Hawken. Cornish Worthies London: E Stock, 1884. pp. 338 - 394. [11]
  
  5. Lysons, Daniel, and Samuel Lysons. "Parishes: Botus-Fleming - St Burian." Magna Britannia: Volume 3, Cornwall. London: T Cadell and W Davies, 1814. 38-51. British History Online. Web. 14 May 2020. [12]
  
  6. Lysons, Daniel, and Samuel Lysons. "General history: Extinct peers and baronial families." Magna Britannia: Volume 3, Cornwall. London: T Cadell and W Davies, 1814. lxxviii-lxxxix. British History Online. Web. 14 May 2020. [13]
  
  7. The Visitations of the County of Cornwall. College of Arms, John Lambrick Vivian, ed. 1887. Visitation of Cornwall p. 80
  
  8. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Marsh, F G. The Godolphins. New Milton, England: Smith, 1930. [1]
  9. ↑ Godolphin, William II. History of Parliament Online. [2]
  10. ↑ Lists and Indexes." Her Majesty's Stationary Office: 1897.[3]


11. ↑ Wikipedia: High Sheriff of Cornwall. [4]
12. ↑ History of Parliament Online: [5]
13. ↑ Burke, Bernard. A Genealogical History of the Dormant: Abeyant, Forfeited and Extinct Peerages ... Harrison: 1866. [6]
14. ↑ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. [7]
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Life Sketch from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Godolphin_(Warden_of_the_Stannaries)

He was the son of Esp. John Godolphin, who was High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1505, and his wife Margaret, daughter of John Trenouth.[1]

He sat as Member for Cornwall during the reign of Henry VIII and possibly also of Edward VI, and also served as High Sheriff of Cornwall and Warden of the Stannaries. He seems to have been confused with his eldest son, also Sir William (1515–1570), not least in Burke's Extinct Peerage which conflates the two, so that is not clear which offices were held by the elder and which by the younger. Esq. William lived to an advanced age, dying at around the same time as his son, which may have been the original cause of the confusion.

Godolphin, Baron William story
When Baron Sir William Godolphin was born in 1486 in Cornwall, England, his father, John, was 23, and his mother, Margaret, was 22. He married Margaret GLYNN and they had eight children together. He t

=== From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 J ===
From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.

=== Anne/Strode ===
Anne/Strode

=== !SOURCE: Ancestral File of LDS Church -- ===
!SOURCE: Ancestral File of LDS Church -- Aug 1993 edition.

=== Note: I need to look into the fact that ===
Note: I need to look into the fact that there are two FGS's for Sir William Godolphin's born to John and Margaret Trenouth, both married to a Margaret Glynn. One born 1486 (which seems consistent, and is what is written on the FGS for the parents) and one born 1520. Because I cannot establish a link between those two, I have eliminated from the FP the child born in 1486. I did, however, form a separate FGS for him, including sources so that someday the problem will be resolved. It is also for this reason that I have not included the seal to parents date on the parent's FGS that read 30 Apr 1970- LANGE. TE source: 942.35 D23V vol 1 p. 279, 80; B11 C29 942.B21; Devon 3 p 615-17 D220. Note: I need to look into the fact that there are two FGS's for Sir William Godolphin's born to John and Margaret Trenouth, both married to a Margaret Glynn. One born 1486 (which seems consistent, and is what is written on the FGS for the parents) and one born 1520. Because I cannot establish a link between those two, I have eliminated from the FP the child born in 1486. I did, however, form a separate FGS for him, including sources so that someday the problem will be resolved. It is also for this reason that I have not included the seal to parents date on the parent's FGS that read 30 Apr 1970- LANGE. TE source: 942.35 D23V vol 1 p. 279, 80; B11 C29 942.B21; Devon 3 p 615-17 D220. Note: I need to look into the fact that there are two FGS's for Sir William Godolphin's born to John and Margaret Trenouth, both married to a Margaret Glynn. One born 1486 (which seems consistent, and is what is written on the FGS for the parents) and one born 1520. Because I cannot establish a link between those two, I have eliminated from the FP the child born in 1486. I did, however, form a separate FGS for him, including sources so that someday the problem will be resolved. It is also for this reason that I have not included the seal to parents date on the parent's FGS that read 30 Apr 1970- L ANGE. TE source: 942.35 D23V vol 1 p. 279, 80; B11 C29 942.B21; Devon 3 p 615-17 D220.

=== 1486 ===
1486

=== 1. M.F. Smith, 978 Third Ave., SLC., Uta ===
1. M.F. Smith, 978 Third Ave., SLC., Utah 2. George Edward Franklin 12 GG Son 3. 942.35 D23V Vol 1 P.279,80 4. Bil C29 942.B21; Devon 3 P 615, 16,17, 942.D220 5 Also bapt. 14 Nov 1969, End. 29 Nov 1969, Seal Par. 30 Apr 1970 Logan Temple.

=== This individual has the following other ===
This individual has the following other parents in the Ancestral File: John /GODOLPHIN/ (AFN:B1SS-06) and Margaret /TRENOUTH/ (AFN:B1SS-7D)

=== !SOURCES: AF ===
!SOURCES: AF

=== !NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Lat ===
!NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM); ; June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998; ; , Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA

=== ! BAPTISM; ENDOWED: IGI, dates found doi ===
! BAPTISM; ENDOWED: IGI, dates found doing TEMPLE READY February 1999. ! RELATIONSHIP: H. Reed Black is not related.

=== He was not knighted ===
Name Suffix: Knight Ancestral File Number: B1SZ-88

=== From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 J ===
From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January1996. GEDCOM line 38949 not recognizable or too long for MRIN1230: (SLGS) 2 DATE 18 JUN 1970 LONDON

=== From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 J ===
From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996. Line 1914 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: SLGS DATE 18 JUN 1970 LONDON From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996. Line 347 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: SLGS DATE 18 JUN 1970 LONDON From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996. Line 200 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: SLGS DATE 18 JUN 1970 LONDON From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996. Line 147 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: SLGS DATE 18 JUN 1970 LONDON

Preferred Parents:
Father: John Godolphin, b. 1463 in Godolphin Manor, Godolphin, Cornwall, England   d. 12 MAR 1497 in Godolphin, Cornwall, England
Mother: Margaret Trenowyth, b. 1454 in Fentongollan, Cornwall, England   d. 1508 in Efford, Devon, England

Family 1: Ann Strode,      

• m. 1505 in Helston, Cornwall, England
• m. 1510 in Helston, Cornwall, England

Family 2: Margaret Glynn,    b. 1490 in of Helston, Co Cornwall, England    d. 1568 in Helston, Cornwall, England

• m. ABT 1509 in Godolphin, Cornwall, England
• m. in Godolphin, Cornwall, England

1. Elizabeth Godolphin, b. ABT 1515 in Bicton, Devon, England     d. 1582 in Godolphin, Cornwall, England

Sources:

1. Title: Legacy NFS Source: Sir William Godolphin (Knight) - Individual or family possessions: death: July 1570; Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
   Note: Individual or family possessions: death: July 1570; Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
   Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:2742462304
   
2. Title: William Godolphin, "Find A Grave Index"
   Author: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W6GS-J6PZ : 14 April 2023), William Godolphin, ; Burial, , City of London, Greater London, England, All Hallows Churchyard; citing record ID 200852523, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
   Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W6GS-J6PZ;
   
3. Title: The Godolphins
   Publication: Name: https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/18350/dvm_GenMono003938-00184-1?pid=45&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv%3D1%26dbid%3D18350%26h%3D45%26tid%3D113626819%26pid%3D190170498274%26hid%3D1020552705684%26usePUB%3Dtrue%26_phsrc%3DkGi169%26_phstart%3Ddefault%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26currentPageIsStart%3D&treeid=113626819&personid=190170498274&hintid=1020552705684&usePUB=true&_phsrc=kGi169&_phstart=default&usePUBJs=true#?imageId=dvm_GenMono003938-00161-0;
   
4. Title: GODOLPHIN of Cornwall record in Visitation of the County of Cornwall, England 1620
   Author: Visitation of the County of Cornwall, England 1620, Harleian Society
   Publication: Name: https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/9613224;
   Note: pp 80-81 GODOLPHIN of Cornwall
   Page: Reference to Knight William Godolphin married Margaret da of John Glynn of Morvall
   
5. Title: GOLDOLPHIN of CORNWALL, England Peerage
   Author: A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire, by Sir Bernard Burke, New Edition, 1866 Digital version: https://archive.org/details/agenealogicalhi00burkgoog
   Publication: Name: https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/9626047;
   Note: pp 232-234 GODOLPHIN Peerage
   Page: pp 232 Reference to Knight William Godolphin married Margaret, daughter and co-heir of John Glinne
   
6. Title: William Godolphin (Warden of the Stannaries), Wikipedia
   Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Godolphin_(Warden_of_the_Stannaries);
   Note: He was the son of Sir John Godolphin, who was High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1505, and his wife Margaret, daughter of John Trenouth.
   

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