John
"the elder"
Goddard
Born [date unknown] [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Son of Walter Goddard
and [mother unknown]
Husband of
Christian (Godard) Goddard
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Edith Goddard and Thomas Goddard
Died
in Ogbourne St George, Wiltshire, England
Profile last modified
| Created 19 May 2010
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Biography
John was the eldest son of Walter Goddard of Cherhill. Somewhat confusingly, Walter's second son was also called John. His profile can be found here. John Goddard
On 16 Mar 1501, John of Ogbourne St George, Wiltshire had his will drawn up. [1]He made bequests to:
- my wife Christian
- my elder son Thomas
- my daughter Edith (unmarried)
- John Goddard, my brother Walter's son
- John Goddard, my brother John's son
- my sister Elizabeth and her children
- executor my brother Richard Goddard
- Thomas Bushe
- burial in the Trinity chapel at Ogbourne St George
His will was probated on 7 June 1501. [2]
Research Notes
- Walter Goddard of Chevell, co. Wilts, Gent., mar. da. of . . and by her had issue, —John Goddard, his eldest son ; and John Goddard, his second son.
Sources
- ↑ Rainald W. Knightley Goddard, Goddard Wills, Mitchell Hughes and Clarkes, London 1910 Goddard Wills
- ↑ Rainald W. Knightley Goddard, Goddard Wills, Mitchell Hughes and Clarkes, London 1910 Goddard Wills
- Richardson, Douglas. Royal Ancestry (2013) Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham, (Salt Lake City, Utah: the author, 2013), Vol III, page 91, Thomas Goddard.
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Categories: Ogbourne St George, Wiltshire | Wiltshire, Goddard Name Study
Based on evidence from a collection of Goddard wills I'd like to disconnect Christian as the wife of Walter and mother of John. She appears to be the wife of Goddard-447. She's also not mentioned in the 1565 Visitation.