Marine Captain Abraham Godwin

Abraham Godwin was Captain of the Continental Marines aboard the U.S.S. Lady Washington. Wounded in action and brought to Fishkill. His 3 sons were in the 5th NY regiment at Fishkill when he died of his wounds February 9, 1777.

He was a carpenter from New York City and one of the first American settlers in the area of Paterson, New Jersey, earlier known as Acquackanonk. He built the Godwin Hotel, and opened a stage coach line for tourists visiting the Passaic Falls, briefly holding a monopoly. In April 1758, after making a good impression on the Dutch, Abraham was selected Town Collector for the Saddle River Township, now known as Saddle Brook. Godwin became a member of the general committee of local government in 1775.

The U.S.S. Lady Washington, named in honor of Martha Washington was a row galley (a term used by the early United States Navy for an armed watercraft that used oars rather than sails). Built in the spring of 1776 for the defense of the Hudson River, the Lady Washington remained active through June 1777 and helped capture about a dozen enemy warships before the permanent British occupation of New York City during the Revolutionary War.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Abraham_Godwin

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Washington_(1776_row_galley)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Long_Island

https://lambertcastle.org/totowa-bridge/

https://lambertcastle.org/the-passaic-hotel/

http://njgsbc.org/files/BCFamilies/BCFam-Godwin.pdf