Jeremiah Godman (1763 - 1802)

Born 11 Jun 1763 in Frederick County, Maryland

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Died 1802 at about age 38 in Bourbon County, Kentucky

Biography

Jeremiah Godman was born in 1763, in Frederick County, Maryland, to Humphrey & Keziah Godman.^[1] In 1776, amidst the American Revolution, Jeremiah was living with his family in the North West Hundred, Frederick, Maryland.^[2] His household consisted of his father Humphrey (40), mother Keziah (32), Ann (15), himself (13), Patsey (11), Betsy (9), Tomma (7), Kesiah (6), Saml (4), Rebeckah (2), and Charlot (8 mos). His mother died shortly after that census was taken.^[3]

Jeremiah married Dorcus "Patsy" Tucker about 1784 in Kentucky.^[4] Their first child Permelia "Emily" Godman was born in 1785 in Kentucky.^[5] By the time he reached the age of twenty-five (in 1789) his sons William B ^[6] and Allen B ^[7] had been born. In the year 1800 Jeremiah is found on the Bourbon County, Kentucky Tax List.^[8] Jeremiah and Keziah had been blessed with four more children by then: Samuel,^[9][10] Mary "Polly,"^[11] John B,^[12] and Nancy.^[13][14]

Jeremiah's life was cut short in 1802, at the age of thirty-nine. He died a mere two years after his father. Jeremiah's probate files can be found in Bourbon County, documenting apprenticeships for the children and the estate disbursal.^[15] His youngest child, Nancy, was only three years old.

Kentucky River, in Bourbon

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Residence

Year: 1776

Place: North West Hundred, Frederick, Maryland

Event: Maryland Colonial Census

Household Members:

1. Humphrey, 40
2. Keziah, 32
3. Ann, 15
4. Jeramiah, 13
5. Patsey, 11
6. Betsy, 9
7. Tomma, 7
8. Kesiah, 6
9. Saml, 4
10. Rebeckah, 2
11. Charlot, 8 mos

Research Notes

Birth records were not found for the children. Undocumented birth years are based on the 1776 census. Jeremiah's death occurred before Kentucky required certificates to be filed (1852).

Sources

1. ↑ Maryland, Church Records, 1668-1995, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4ZV-JQ8 : 24 February 2016), Jeremiah Godman, 11 Jun 1763; citing Birth, , Frederick, Maryland, United States, various libraries, churches, historical and national societies, private and public records; FHL microfilm 14,081.
2. ↑ "1776 Maryland Census Substitute," database, Maryland.gov (https://www.http://census.msa.maryland.gov/ : accessed 7 October 2017), entry for Jeramiah Godman (age 9), entry 1419 - 6 - 9706, Frederick County, Maryland.
3. ↑ A death record is needed for this
4. ↑ Currently based on the birth of his first child. A record is needed for this event
5. ↑ A source is needed for this event
6. ↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5Z8-21W : accessed 7 October 2017), William B Godman and Sarah Beckett, 14 Apr 1807; citing Harrison, Kentucky, United States, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond; FHL microfilm 216,878.
7. ↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJ9-9YLC : accessed 7 October 2017), Allen Godman and Mary Dehart, 19 May 1817; citing Pendleton, Kentucky, United States, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond; FHL microfilm 272,800.
8. ↑ "Second Census" of Kentucky 1800," database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/3720/gpc_secondcensusky-0127/10557 : accessed 7 October 2017), entry for Jeremiah Godman, 23 Jul 1800, entry 16, p 111, Bourbon County, Kentucky.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLR-2VC : accessed 7 October 2017), Samuel Godman, South Side of Licking River, Harrison, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 156, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 23; FHL microfilm 186,183.
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11. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXWW-J55 : 12 April 2016), Polly Barnes in household of John Barnes, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 12, family 77, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,967.
12. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRK-V5L : 15 August 2017), John B Godman, Harrison, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 129, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 113; FHL microfilm 7,827.
13. ↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5Z8-N2H : accessed 7 October 2017), James Sparks and Nancy Godman, 13 Dec 1821; citing Harrison, Kentucky, United States, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond; FHL microfilm 216,892.
14. ↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5Z6-KDF : accessed 7 October 2017), James Sparks and Nancy Godman, 10 Dec 1821; citing Harrison, Kentucky, United States, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond; FHL microfilm 216,881.
15. ↑ Estate Inventory for Jeremiah Godman, deceased. Bourbon County, Kentucky, Will Book B, pages 263-264, County Clerk's Office, Paris, Kentucky. Copy in the possession of Len Lawson. [[[Tucker-13861|Leonard Tucker]] was the administrator of Jeremiah's estate.]

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