This family derived its surname from Godolphin (originally written Godolghan), in Cornwall, which word in Cornish signifies a white eagle, and that emblem became the device on the shield of the family. Sir Alexander de Godolghan (c1295-1349) was established as the principal landowner of Godolpin during the 14th century.
His lineal descendant,
SIR JOHN GODOLPHIN, of Godolphin, was High Sheriff of Cornwall, 1505, during the reign of HENRY VII, and joint steward, with Robert, Baron Willoughby de Broke, of the mines in Devon and Cornwall.
His elder son and successor,
WILLIAM GODOLPHIN (c1486-c1570), of Godolphin, married Margaret, daughter and co-heir of John Glynn, and was succeeded by his elder son,
SIR WILLIAM GODOLPHIN (1515-70), Knight, MP for Cornwall, 1539-53, an eminent person in the time of HENRY VIII, who received for his services the honour of knighthood.
Sir William was thrice High Sheriff of Cornwall, and he attained a high military reputation, particularly at the siege of Boulogne.
He wedded Blanch, daughter of William Langdon, and had three daughters, Margaret, Grace, and Anne.
Sir William left no male issue, and the representation of the family devolved, upon his decease, upon his nephew,
SIR FRANCIS GODOLPHIN (c1534-1608), Knight, MP for Cornwall, 1589, Lostwithiel, 1593, who espoused Margaret, daughter of Sir John Killigrew, of Arwennack, Cornwall, and was succeeded by his eldest son,
SIR WILLIAM GODOLPHIN (c1568-1613), Knight, MP for Cornwall, 1605, who married Thomasine, daughter and heir of Thomas Sidney, of Wighton, Norfolk, and had issue,
SIR FRANCIS GODOLPHIN KB MP (1605-67), of Godolphin, Breage, Cornwall, who was appointed a Knight of the Bath at the coronation of CHARLES II.
He wedded Dorothy, daughter of Sir Henry Berkeley, of Yarlington, Somerset, and had a numerous family including,
THE RT HON SIR SIDNEY GODOLPHIN KG MP (1645-1712), of Whitehall, QUEEN ANNE'S chief minister, was elevated to the peerage, in 1684, in the dignity of Baron Godolphin, of Rialton.
He espoused, in 1675, Margaret, daughter of Thomas Blagge, and had issue, an only child, FRANCIS, his successor.
His lordship was advanced, in 1706, to the dignities of Viscount Rialton and EARL OF GODOLPHIN.
He was succeeded by his only son,
FRANCIS, 2nd Earl (1678-1766), who married, in 1698, the Lady Henrietta Churchill, daughter of John, 1st Duke of Marlborough, and had issue,
SIR JOHN GODOLPHIN, of Godolphin, was High Sheriff of Cornwall, 1505, during the reign of HENRY VII, and joint steward, with Robert, Baron Willoughby de Broke, of the mines in Devon and Cornwall.
His elder son and successor,
WILLIAM GODOLPHIN (c1486-c1570), of Godolphin, married Margaret, daughter and co-heir of John Glynn, and was succeeded by his elder son,
SIR WILLIAM GODOLPHIN (1515-70), Knight, MP for Cornwall, 1539-53, an eminent person in the time of HENRY VIII, who received for his services the honour of knighthood.
Sir William was thrice High Sheriff of Cornwall, and he attained a high military reputation, particularly at the siege of Boulogne.
He wedded Blanch, daughter of William Langdon, and had three daughters, Margaret, Grace, and Anne.
Sir William left no male issue, and the representation of the family devolved, upon his decease, upon his nephew,
SIR FRANCIS GODOLPHIN (c1534-1608), Knight, MP for Cornwall, 1589, Lostwithiel, 1593, who espoused Margaret, daughter of Sir John Killigrew, of Arwennack, Cornwall, and was succeeded by his eldest son,
SIR WILLIAM GODOLPHIN (c1568-1613), Knight, MP for Cornwall, 1605, who married Thomasine, daughter and heir of Thomas Sidney, of Wighton, Norfolk, and had issue,
FRANCIS, his heir;Sir William, who received the honour of knighthood in 1599 at Dublin Castle, was succeeded by his eldest son,
Sidney;
William;
Penelope.
SIR FRANCIS GODOLPHIN KB MP (1605-67), of Godolphin, Breage, Cornwall, who was appointed a Knight of the Bath at the coronation of CHARLES II.
He wedded Dorothy, daughter of Sir Henry Berkeley, of Yarlington, Somerset, and had a numerous family including,
William, his heir;The second son,
SIDNEY, of whom we treat;
Henry (Very Rev), Dean of St Paul's;
Elizabeth; Ursula; Jael.
THE RT HON SIR SIDNEY GODOLPHIN KG MP (1645-1712), of Whitehall, QUEEN ANNE'S chief minister, was elevated to the peerage, in 1684, in the dignity of Baron Godolphin, of Rialton.
He espoused, in 1675, Margaret, daughter of Thomas Blagge, and had issue, an only child, FRANCIS, his successor.
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| Photo Credit: National Portrait Gallery, London |
His lordship was advanced, in 1706, to the dignities of Viscount Rialton and EARL OF GODOLPHIN.
He was succeeded by his only son,
FRANCIS, 2nd Earl (1678-1766), who married, in 1698, the Lady Henrietta Churchill, daughter of John, 1st Duke of Marlborough, and had issue,
WILLIAM, his successor;Without living male heirs, the titles expired.
Henry;
Margaret;
Henrietta, m 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne;
Mary, m 4th Duke of Leeds.
GODOLPHIN HOUSE, near Helston, in Cornwall, was once the ancestral seat of the Earls of Godolphin.
First published in February, 2019. Godolphin arms courtesy of European Heraldry.
10 comments :
You ought to take a look at delving into the history of William Godolphin d. 1613, husband of Thomasine Sidney whom you cite, as he has an Irish connection at the time of the Flight of the Earls - he was fighting in Ireland under Essex and Mountjoy and was knighted at Dublin Castle.
Enjoy your research
Ann Clegg
Secretary - Friends of Godolphin - A National Trust Supporter Group
Ursula Godolphin?? Daughter of Sir Francis Godolphin, what is she married to John Crudge?
Hi
Ursula Godolphin was one of the daughters of the first Francis Godolphin who was Governor of Scilly. Ursula did marry John Crudge who was Lieutenant in the Garrison on St. Mary's, Scilly. He was responsible for setting up the first customs station on St. Mary's in 1682 to prevent smuggling and he appointed Jonathan Wharton as the first Customs Supervising Officer.
Ann Clegg, Secretary, Friends of Godolphin - NT Supporter Group
Ok? So Ursula Godolphins father was Sir Francis Godolphin born 1534–1608, or Sir Francis Godolphin born 1605–1667? They have the same name and titles ! I'm confused I know they had a son called William may you shed some light on this! please.
No! in the Historical book of The Peerage of England, by Arthur Collins, Who was a renowned historian & geologist, shows Clearly that this John Crudge father of William Crudge Who was Deputy Commissary of Musters, married the second oldest daughter of Sir Francis Godolphin (1605–1667), & His wife Dorothy Berkeley (1602–1668), her name was Ursula Godolphin & she was born in 1643 & Died Around the 17th century. through this marriage they produced a son, William Crudge, Who was registered as the Deputy Commissary of Musters, & was alive in the 1720s. Historical data verifies this in many Historical books. The Ursula you’re talking about died in 1601 & was a daughter of Sir Francis Godolphin (1540–1608) & his wife Margaret nee Killigrew (1542–1598). Their daughter Ursula’s grave registry is available & there’s is a will of her father Sir Francis Godolphin (1540–1608), available Mentioning his daughter Ursula being deceased in the book called The Godolphins, released in 1930. In another book called A Survey of the Ancient & Present states of the Scilly Islands, by John Troutbeck, shows that John Crudge, (1646-1708), father of William Crudge, Deputy Commissary of Musters, had a Grandfather with the Exact same name Mr. John Crudge & this Mr. John Crudge married also a Ursula Godolphin Who died in 1601. This Ursula Godolphin was a daughter of Francis Godolphin (1540–1608). this Ursula Who died in 1601 is always confused with the other Ursula Godolphin, Who was the second oldest daughter of Sir Francis Godolphin (1605–1667), & Wife of John Crudge, Deputy Governor of Scilly, Captain, Esquire of Cornwall (1646–1708), this confusion is because of the identical names.
Anon, many thanks for the information.Tim.
Dear Ann and commentators, thank you very much for the information relating to the Godolphin family. I have provided a link to Sir William Godolphin, the gentleman who was knighted at Dublin Castle. Tim.
I have done some research on this as a DNA link proved that some of these historical characters are my direct ancestors. Sir William Godolphin's eldest child Elizabeth married Sir John Northcote Baronet of Devon. Her grave is in the nave of Kings Nympton parish church, St James the Apostle. Among the heraldry on it is the Ulster hand symbol. I can trace back to her.
The links with Ireland are extremely fascinating as are the interconnectedness of many Tudor and Stuart Era families involved in the turbulent events of this era.
Obviously Sir William Godolphin fought at Arklow. But also his wife Thomasine was the daughter of Thomas Sydney of Walsingham and his wife Mary Southwell. His father was the beneficiary of the dissolution of the Priory and the Marian Shrine at Walsingham in Norfolk. There's a catafalque in St Mary's Church Walsingham showing the connection to the famous Sidney family. The Earldom of Leicester had come through Mary Dudley/Sidney daughter of Robert Dudley executed for the Lady Jane Grey plot. Godolphin's are also related to the Grey line through Katherine Grey the younger sister imprisoned by Elizabeth for many years as a potential rival. As well as a relation of the Sidney family of Penhurst in Kent (Earls of Leicester), Thomas was also related to the Walsingham Family of Scadbury manor, Chislehurst Kent as his mother was Barbara sister of the famous/notorious Sir Francis Walsingham, Queen Elizabeth's spymaster.
Mary Southwell after the death of her husband when on to marry four times. Her third husband was the soldier and adventurer Sir Conyers Clifford killed at the battle of Curlew Pass. And then beheaded by Brian Oge O'Rourke.
Mary's final husband was Master of the Rolls in Ireland. She is buried in St Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin.
Finally being a Southwell from Norfolk she was most probably related to the Jesuit priest and poet martyr Francis Southwell tortured and then killed at Tyburn. Where he quoted from Romans Chapter 14 https://www.thinkingfaith.org/articles/fr-robert-southwell-sj
The book called A Survey of the Ancient & Present states of the Scilly Islands, by John Troutbeck suggests John (1646-1708) was *grand-father* of William (book page 105 / pdf page 115): "The chief house was unfortunately burnt down in March, 1751, by the carelessness of a servant-maid. The house was then inhabited by Mr. William Crudge, Deputy Commissary of Musters here, whose *grand-father*, Mr. John Crudge, Married Ursula, second daughter of Sir Francis Godolphin, on which account the late Earl of Godolphin ordered the house to be re-built, and every loss occasioned by the fire to be made good again, at his Lord-ship’s expense; and then Mr. Crudge died his Lordship showed great favour to his family. One of Mr. Crudge’s daughter was allowed an annuity by his Lordship, which she enjoyed some years , but unfortunately her husband happened to be a at a public sale by auction, who supposed that any man present had a right to purchase as well as the steward bid over him”"
Reflecting on my comment yesterday, I suspect this was a typo and grand-father was meant to read father I.e. John was William’s father as previously mentioned. Page 37 (pdf page 47) of the same book mentions John as the grand-father of John.
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