Godlieb was born about 1779 and his baptism took place on July 11th, 1779 in Tulbach. Godlieb's father was Diederik Koekemoer and his mother was Elizabeth Johanna Wagenaar. His paternal grandparents are <Unknown> and <Unknown>. He had two brothers named Jochem and Johannes. He was the youngest of the three children. He had four half-brothers and a half-sister, named Joachim, Gerrit, Diederik, Abraham and Maria.