Gov. William CODDINGTON

Male 1601 - 1678  (77 years)


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  • Name William CODDINGTON  [1
    • Governor Coddington was born in 1601, in Boston, Lincolnshire, England, whence he is known to have come, and sailed from Southampton on his first coming to America, arriving at Salem, in 1630; he died at Newport, January 4, 1678, aged 77 years; his first wife was Mary Mosely, daughter of Richard, of Ouseden, County Suffolk, England, who came with him on his first arrival.

      He returned to England after the death of his first wife; he married a second, Mary, whose surname is unknown, about 1631; she died July 30, 1647.

      He married, third, Anne Brinley, daughter of Thomas Brinley of Exon, England, Auditor General under Charles 1st, and 2d... [1]
    Prefix Gov. 
    Birth 1601  Boston, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 4 Jan 1678  Newport, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I100268  Main Tree
    Last Modified 21 Aug 2020 

    Family 1 Mary MOSELY 
    Family ID F41510  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2020 

    Family 2 Mary ?   d. 30 Jul 1647 
    Marriage Abt 1631  [1
    Family ID F41511  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2020 

    Family 3 Anne BRINLEY 
    Children 
    +1. Major Nathaniel CODDINGTON, Esq.,   b. 28 May 1653, Society of Friends, Newport, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Feb 1723/4, Newport, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
    +2. Mary CODDINGTON,   b. 16 May 1654, Society of Friends, Newport, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Mar 1691/2, Portsmouth, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F41509  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2020 

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  • Sources 
    1. [S11977] Dr. Henry E. Turner, Rhode Island Historical Tracts No. 4, William Coddington in Rhode Island Colonial Affairs.