Dr. Godfrey Spruill, GoSp01

Dr. Godfrey Spruill, GoSp01

Male Abt 1650 - Aft 1718  (> 68 years)

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  • Name Godfrey Spruill  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Prefix Dr. 
    Suffix GoSp01 
    Birth Abt 1650  Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Immigration Bef 1684  James City County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1689  Henrico County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1704  Chowan District, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • The area is today Tyrell and Washington Counties, NC
    Residence 1717  Early Tax List, Chowan County, NC Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Death Aft 15 Aug 1718  Chowan, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I432  Septs
    Last Modified 22 Jun 2024 

    Father Godfrey Spruill, GoSp01,   b. Sep 1615, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1690, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Helen Muir,   b. 1624, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. UNKNOWN, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 1645  Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F670  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Johanna Chesson,   b. 1654, Born prior to immigrating to America with husband and 3 chil Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jul 1719, Tyrrell County, NC - also listed as 1718 & Chowan District Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Marriage 1675 
    • Probably married in Scotland. Need to look for a record.
    Children 
     1. Mary Spruill,   b. Aft 1675, Virginia, Scotland, or North Carolina - date estimate to place individual in a time period. Find all individuals with events at this locationd. UNKNOWN, Unknown Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Susannah Spruill,   b. Aft 1676, Virginia, Scotland, or North Carolina - Date estimate to place individual in a time period Find all individuals with events at this locationd. UNKNOWN, Unknown Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Anna Margareita Spruill,   b. Aft 1677, Virginia, Scotland, or North Carolina - Date estimate to place individual in a time period Find all individuals with events at this locationd. UNKNOWN, Unknown Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Hezekiah Spruill,   b. Aft 1678, Virginia, Scotland, or North Carolina - Date estimate to place individual in a time period Find all individuals with events at this locationd. UNKNOWN, Unknown Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Henrietta Spruill,   b. Abt 1680   d. Bef 1718, Tyrell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 37 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. Samuel Spruill,   b. Abt 1685, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1760, Tyrell Co., NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     7. Joshua Spruill,   b. Abt 1685, Virginia, Scotland, or North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1718, Assume Tyrell County, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 32 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     8. Joseph Spruill,   b. Abt 1690, Chowan North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1763, Tyrrell, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     9. Godfrey Spruill, Jr.,   b. Abt 1691, Either Virginia or Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1718, Assume Tyrell County, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 28 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F484  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 22 Jun 2024 

  • Notes 
    • Dr. Godfrey Spruill, born abt. 1650 in Scotland, migrated to the Carolinas, is discussed in the manuscript "Eight Centuries of the Spreull and Sproule Families" by James Richard Sproule, Sept. 2012, that was shared by Mr. Sproule in PDF format to Clan MacFarlane Worldwide.

      Godfrey Spruill is mentioned on p. 258. His descendant Samuel Spruill is listed on p. 261 and his son John Spruill is mention on p. 268. Other information about the descendants is coming from individual CMW members, as well as information on Godfrey's ancestors.

  • Sources 
    1. [S91] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc;).

    2. [S61] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;).

    3. [S66] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Tree.

    4. [S84] Seventeenth Century Colonial Ancestors, Vol. I.