John Godbold

Bef 1757 - Aft 1786  (> 31 years)   Has 2 ancestors and 10 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	John Godbold
  Birth	Bef 1757
  Gender	Male
  _TAG	Uncle/Aunt ancestors
  _UID	443A2CC7DCC7B243AAB5171F7E06A8C690DD
  Death	Aft 1786	Georgetown Dist, SC (now Marion Co, SC)
  Person ID	I61982	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	11 Feb 2019

  
  

  Father	Cpt John Godbold   d. 1765, Craven Co, SC (now Marion Co, SC)
  Mother	Elizabeth McGurney
  _UID	86C11DBDCB766646AF363C73EB997B17B803
  Notes	!REFERENCE:As to the children of Cpt. John Godbold and Elizabeth McGurney: From: A History of Marion County, South Carolina From Its Earliest Times to the Present, 1901, by W. W. Sellers, Esq., of the Marion Bar. 1902. pp. 117-125. GODBOLD. John Godbold was the first who came to the region of Marion Court House. Bishop Gregg, p. 68, says: "He was an Englishman, and had been long a sailor in the British service. Though advanced in years at the time of his arrival, such was his enterprising energy that he succeeded in accumulating what for that day was a large property. He settled in 1735, about a half-mile below the site of the present village of Marion, being the first adventurer to that locality." * * * "During the French and Indian wars, Mr. Godbold was plundered of almost all the personal property he had gathered. Of thirty negroes, twenty-two were taken from him and never recovered ; a trunk of guineas, the fruits of many years' labor, was rifled. He married, after his arrival on Pee Dee, Elizabeth McGurney, by whom he had three sons, John, James and Thomas, and two daughters, Elizabeth and Anne, from whom the extensive connexion in Marion have descended."
  Family ID	F8853	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Priscilla Jones   d. Aft 1790, Georgetown Dist, SC (now Marion Co, SC)
  _UID	4F8954BFB0943F49899C969A2E01FAD30879
  Children	1. Cpt Zachariah Godbold,   b. Bef 1774   d. Aft 1790, Georgetown Dist, SC (now Marion Co, SC) (Age > 18 years)   2. John Godbold,   b. 1755/1774   d. 1811, Marion Dist, SC (Age 37 years)   3. Jesse Godbold,   b. Bef 1774, Marion Dist, SC d. Aft 1790, Georgetown Dist, SC (now Marion Co, SC) (Age > 18 years)
  Family ID	F19737	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

• Notes

  !NOTES: (1) This person is not related to me as far as I'm aware. However, I am interested in all Marion Co., SC families to some extent. (2) This person is an aunt/uncle of my aunt-in-law Debra Rogers McIntyre. (3) This person is an aunt/uncle of my aunt Cherry Rogers. !REFERENCE: http://www.martygrant.com/ http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/ !REFERENCE:A History of the Old Cheraws pp. 68-67; !REFERENCE:A History of Marion County, South Carolina From Its Earliest Times to the Present, 1901, by W. W. Sellers, Esq., of the Marion Bar. 1902. pp. 117-125. ... "Of his sons, John, the oldest, married Priscilla Jones, and had three sons, Zachariah, John and Jesse. Of these, Zachariah was a Captain in the Revolution; !JURY LIST:1778 Georgetown District, SC Petit Jurors for the Parish of Prince George 1778 From [HorryGenWeb] James Godbolt John Godbold Thomas Godbolt; !TAXLIST:1786 Georgetown District, South Carolina Prince George Parish, Capt. Stephen Godbold's Company ... (Name, Land, Negroes) James Godbold, 1000, 0 Jesse Godbold, 50, 1 John Godbold, 200, 3 Thomas Godbold, 400, 5 Zachariah Godbold, 100, 0 Zachariah Godbold, 50, 0; !CENSUS:1790 x - Apparently dead as Priscilla is listed as head of household.;