Elizabeth was born in 1748, Abingdon , Washington County, Virginia,
and died Jan. 9, 1812 Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA
She was the daughter of John Benjamin Godwin (1735 - 1799) and Wilkinora Wilkinson Godwin (1727 - ____)
She married John Milner.
"John Milner was probably born in England. There are various sources however I will use The Practical Dreamer, (A Story of John T. Milner, His family and Forebears), by Dorothea Orr Warren, Published by the Southern Family Press, Birmingham, Alabama. John Milner II was born May 16, 1746, probably in England. In Portsmouth, Norfolk County, Virginia, in 1765, he married Elizabeth Godwin. The marriage date and place are from D.A.R. records. The original record has not been found and there are people who claim that the date was 1763. Elizabeth was born in 1749. She was fourteen or sixteen at the time of the wedding, and the groom was seventeen or nineteen. In that time and place a seventee-year-old boy--especially if he had been on his own since he was twelve and had made a success of it--might not only feel old enough but could really be old enough for matrimony. Nevertheless, nineteen does seem the more likely age. Revolutionary War Solder from South Carolina. Fought in South Carolina under Pickens and Sumter."
John and Elizibeth's children are listed as:
Willis Milner born about 1768 and died 1791 in Wilkes County, Ga.
Pitt Milner born 22 Jun 1769, died 21 Jul 1839.
Benjamin Milner b. 1772/3 and died Nov 1828 in Jones Co. Ga.
John Milner born 17 Oct 1775 in Wilkes Co. Ga. Died 21 Jan 1841 in Pike County.
Jonathan Milner born 26 Jan 1778 and died 24 Dec 1844 Oglethorpe Co., GA.
Mary Milner born 1777 and died 1851.
Sarah Milner (Sally).
Nancy Milner died before 1803.
?Peggy Milner is a possible daughter to John Milner.
Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 9 October 2020), memorial page for Mrs Elizabeth Godwin Milner (1748–26 Jan 1812), Find A Grave: Memorial #123851253, citing Milner Cemetery, Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA ; Maintained by Eugenia Milner Henry (contributor 47438771) .
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elizabeth by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elizabeth:
Godwin-1449 and Godwin-434 appear to represent the same person because: Godwin-1449 only gives death year/location and one child, both of which match Godwin-434.