The son of the Rev. John Godwin (d. 1772) and the elder brother of William Godwin; he was a clerk, a gambler and a drinker.

REFERENCES TO John Godwin:

Hannah Godwin to William Godwin, 29 June 1784 in William Godwin: his Friends and Contemporaries (London: Henry S. King & Co., 1876)

Ann Hull Godwin to William Godwin, 29 May 1788 in William Godwin: his Friends and Contemporaries (London: Henry S. King & Co., 1876)

Ann Hull Godwin to William Godwin, 5 September 1792 in William Godwin: his Friends and Contemporaries (London: Henry S. King & Co., 1876)

Thomas Abthorpe Cooper to William Godwin, 21 October 1794 in William Godwin: his Friends and Contemporaries (London: Henry S. King & Co., 1876)

Ann Hull Godwin to William Godwin, [December 1796] in William Godwin: his Friends and Contemporaries (London: Henry S. King & Co., 1876)

Ann Hull Godwin to William Godwin, 3 May 1797 in William Godwin: his Friends and Contemporaries (London: Henry S. King & Co., 1876)

Ann Hull Godwin to William Godwin, [1798] in William Godwin: his Friends and Contemporaries (London: Henry S. King & Co., 1876)

Ann Hull Godwin to William Godwin, 21 September 1799 in William Godwin: his Friends and Contemporaries (London: Henry S. King & Co., 1876)

Ann Hull Godwin to William Godwin, 6 February 1800 in William Godwin: his Friends and Contemporaries (London: Henry S. King & Co., 1876)

Ann Hull Godwin to William Godwin, 28 March 1800 in William Godwin: his Friends and Contemporaries (London: Henry S. King & Co., 1876)

Ann Hull Godwin to William Godwin, 1 January 1801 in William Godwin: his Friends and Contemporaries (London: Henry S. King & Co., 1876)

Ann Hull Godwin to William Godwin, 15 November 1803 in William Godwin: his Friends and Contemporaries (London: Henry S. King & Co., 1876)

Ann Hull Godwin to William Godwin, 1 May 1805 in William Godwin: his Friends and Contemporaries (London: Henry S. King & Co., 1876)