Rachel Godfrey
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 2 Feb 1780 - Chatham, Massachusetts 1
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Parents
Father: David Godfrey (1754- ) 2
Mother: Rachel Nickerson (1752-1805)
Rebecca Godfrey
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 1790 - Maine
Baptism:
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Parents
Father: Prince Godfrey (Cir 1740-1814)
Mother: Phebe Merithew (Cir 1746-1814) 3
Notes
General:
She married Charles Moore Nov. 17, 1814 in
Hallowell, ME. (Source: VR-Hallowell.)
Rebecca Godfrey
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 7 Jul 1709 - Harwich, Massachusetts 4
Baptism:
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Father: Richard Godfrey (1677-After 1741) 5
Mother: Lydia Freeman (Cir 1680- ) 6
Rebecca Godfrey
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 9 Apr 1798 - Chatham, Massachusetts 7
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Parents
Father: David Godfrey (1760- )
Mother: Esther Howes (1766-1816)
Spouses and Children
1. *David Atwood (29 Aug 1787 - 4 Jul 1853)
Marriage: 10 May 1818 - Chatham, Massachusetts
Status:
Rebecca Godfrey
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 6 Mar 1727 - Chatham, Massachusetts 8
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Parents
Father: Jonathan Godfrey (Cir 1701-1729)
Mother: Mercy Nickerson (Est 1707- )
Richard Godfrey
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Est 1620 - England
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Spouses and Children
Children:
1. Alice Godfrey (Cir 1662-1705)
Richard Godfrey
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 20 Aug 1769 - Chatham, Massachusetts
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Father: Richard Godfrey (Cir 1735-Between 1800/1816)
Mother: Lydia Doane (1741- )
Richard Godfrey
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 1724 - Chatham, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: Bef 6 May 1760 - Chatham, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt Death, , Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia in Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia
Parents
Father: Moses Godfrey (1667-1743) 9
Mother: Deborah Cook (1678-1734)
Spouses and Children
1. *Azuba Collins (10 Jun 1733 - Cir 1787)
Marriage: 10 Jan 1751 - Chatham, Massachusetts 10
Status:
Children:
1. Enoch Godfrey (1752-1800) 11
Richard Godfrey
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 11 Jun 1677 - Eastham, Plymouth Colony 9
Baptism:
Death: After May 1741 - Harwich, Massachusetts
Burial:
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Parents
Father: George Godfrey (Est 1640- )
Mother: Hannah (Est 1640- )
Spouses and Children
1. *Lydia Freeman (Cir 1680 - ) 6
Marriage: 4 Feb 1702 - Eastham, Massachusetts 12
Status:
Children:
1. Hannah Godfrey (1703-1781)
2. Elizabeth Godfrey (1704- )
3. Mary Godfrey (1705- )
4. Lidea Godfrey (1706- )
5. Phebe Godfrey (1707- )
6. Rebecca Godfrey (1709- )
Notes
Marriage Notes (Lydia Freeman)
Children, in Harwich
Hannah Godfrey b: 26 JAN 1701/02
Elizebeth Godfrey b: 20 DEC 1704
Mary Godfrey b: 23 AUG 1706
Lidea Godfrey b: 27 JUL 1707
Phebe Godfrey b: 24 JUN 1708
Rebakah Godfrey b: 7 JUL 1709
Richard Godfrey
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Cir 1735 - Chatham, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: Between 1800 and 1816 - Orrington, Maine
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: George Godfrey (Cir 1707-1768)
Mother: Mercy Knowles (1717-1758) 13
Spouses and Children
1. *Lydia Doane (25 May 1741 - )
Marriage: 23 Dec 1756 - Chatham, Massachusetts 14
Status:
Children:
1. Doane Godfrey (1759- )
2. Joseph Godfrey (1763- )
3. Molly Godfrey (1766-1817)
4. Richard Godfrey (1769- )
5. George Godfrey (1771- )
6. Polly Godfrey (1773- )
7. Lydia Godfrey (1775- )
8. Dorcas Godfrey (1777- )
9. James Godfrey (1779-1844)
10. Benjamin Godfrey (1782- )
Ruth Godfrey
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 14 Mar 1775 - Chatham, Massachusetts 15
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Father: Joshua Godfrey (1750- )
Mother: Naomi Killey (Est 1753- )
Ruth Godfrey
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 1775 - Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Baptism: 9 Apr 1775 - Chebogue Church, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Death: 29 May 1870 - Sidney, Maine
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt Birth, , Yarmouth, Nova Scotia in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Parents
Father: Prince Godfrey (Cir 1740-1814)
Mother: Phebe Merithew (Cir 1746-1814) 3
Notes
General:
m John Jackson, 22 sep 1795
Ruth Godfrey
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 1 Jan 1675 - Eastham, Plymouth Colony 9
Baptism:
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Parents
Father: George Godfrey (Est 1640- )
Mother: Hannah (Est 1640- )
Ruth Godfrey
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: Abt 1720 - Chatham, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 22 Jul 1796 - Chatham, Massachusetts
Burial: in Chatham, Massachusetts
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Jonnathan Godfrey (1682-1765) 9
Mother: Mercie Mayo (1685-Bef 1765) 16
Spouses and Children
1. *Thomas Merrick (10 Feb 1718 - )
Marriage: 2 Aug 1750 - Chatham, Massachusetts 17
Status:
2. John Gould (21 Jun 1718 - 1746)
Marriage: 1739 - Eastham, Massachusetts
Status:
Children:
1. John Gould (1741-1816)
2. Thomas Gould (1743-Bef 1785)
3. Richard Gould (1744-1784)
4. Grace Gould (1746- )
5. Abigail Gould (1746-1820)
Notes
General:
stone:
In Memory of
Mrs RUTH MIRICK
Wife of
Mr THOMAS MIRICK
of Harwich died July 22d
1790 in the 77th Year
of her Age 18
Sabra Godfrey
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 5 Apr 1787 - Chatham, Massachusetts
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Parents
Father: Solomon Godfrey (1746-1786)
Mother: Mercy Crowell (1748-After 1790)
Sally Godfrey
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 8 Dec 1793 - Eastham, Massachusetts 19
Baptism:
Death: 25 May 1855 - Orleans, Massachusetts
Burial: in Orleans Cemetery 20
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: David Godfrey (1775-Bef 1797) 21
Mother: Ruth Higgins (1774- )
Spouses and Children
1. *Jesse Sparrow (13 Oct 1790 - 15 Mar 1862)
Marriage: 4 Apr 1816 - Orleans, Massachusetts 22
Status:
Children:
1. Isaac Sparrow (1817- )
2. Olive Smith Sparrow (1819-1890) 23
3. Jesse Sparrow (1821-1867)
4. Ruth Higgins Sparrow (1823- ) 23
5. Sally Godfrey Sparrow (1825-1907) 23
6. Elisabeth Sparrow (1828-1831) 24
7. Hannah Crosby Sparrow (1831-1904) 23
8. Adline Sparrow (1835-1859) 24
9. David Godfrey Sparrow (1837-1922) 24
Notes
General:
check parents
Samuel Godfrey
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Cir 1784 - Maine
Baptism:
Death: After 1824 - Windsor, Morgan, Ohio
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt Birth, , Nova Scotia in Nova Scotia
Parents
Father: Prince Godfrey (Cir 1740-1814)
Mother: Phebe Merithew (Cir 1746-1814) 3
Spouses and Children
1. *Priscilla Belden (Est 1785 - Bef 1824)
Marriage: 28 Nov 1805 - Albion, Maine
Status:
Notes
General:
m2 Eunice (Emerson) White, 15 feb 1824 at Morgan Co., OhioMarriage Notes (Priscilla Belden)
daughter of Asa Emerson and Eunice Foster
1820 US census, Steuben Me
From the book, "History of Morgan County Ohio, 1886"
Samuel Godfrey, brother to Prince Godfrey, came West earlier and induced the latter to come. He lived on Duck Creek until after the death of his 1st wife, and moved thence to this township. Here he married Mrs. Eunice White (nee Emerson). They had two children who died in the West. Louisa, one of the children of the first wife, was drowned in the river at Devol's. There was a skating party, and she was being pushed on the ice in a rocking chair, when she went down in an air hole. This was on a Thursday. The following Saturday her body was seen through the ice by a man who was crossing over the river below. Benjamin, Samuel, and Joseph, were also children by the first wife. The last two named are still living in West.
Children of Samuel Godfrey and Priscilla Belden are:
i. Joseph6 Godfrey.
ii. Louisa Godfrey.
iii. Samuel Godfrey, born Abt. 1809; died 1887 in Washington County, Ohio?.
iv. Benjamin Godfrey, born in Washington County, Ohio?.
Samuel Godfrey
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Cir 1705 - Monomoit (Chatham), Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: Cir 1768 - Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Events
• Will, , Yarmouth, Nova Scotia in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
proved 30 aug 1768
"The will of Samuel Godfrey, dated 4 Feb. 1765 and proved 30 Aug. 1768, mentioned wife Thankful (executrix); sons Josiah and Prince Godfrey; daus. Susannah Nickerson (wife of Nathan), Thankful Reynolds, Mary Adams, Phebe Lincoln (wife of Thomas), and Bethiah Sears (wife of Elezer); and grandson John Reynolds."
Parents
Father: Moses Godfrey (1667-1743) 9
Mother: Deborah Cook (1678-1734)
Spouses and Children
1. *Thankful Knowles (Cir 1705 - Bef Nov 1779)
Marriage: Est 1725
Status:
Children:
1. Josiah Godfrey (1728-1790)
2. Susannah Godfrey (1730- )
3. Mary Godfrey (1732-1782)
4. Thankful Godfrey (Cir 1734-1815)
5. Phebe Godfrey (Cir 1736- )
6. Prince Godfrey (Cir 1740-1814)
7. Alexander Godfrey (Cir 1742- )
8. Bethiah Godfrey (Cir 1743-1800)
Notes
Marriage Notes (Thankful Knowles)
Removed to Yarmouth NS in 1762/3, along with other Chatham families, and was granted 789 acres there 7 April 1767.
Samuel Godfrey
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 27 Jan 1664 - Eastham, Plymouth Colony 9
Baptism:
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Parents
Father: George Godfrey (Est 1640- )
Mother: Hannah (Est 1640- )
Sarah Godfrey
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 1 Mar 1805 - Orrington, Maine
Baptism:
Death:
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Parents
Father: Benjamin Godfrey (1782- )
Mother: Polly Gould (1781- )
Sources
1. Sheila M. Dann Westgate and Anna Lowell Tomlinson, Vital Records of Chatham, Massachusetts, 1696-1850. vol. 1 (1991. Chatham Mass.: Chatham Historical Society), 1:70.
2. Sheila M. Dann Westgate and Anna Lowell Tomlinson, Vital Records of Chatham, Massachusetts, 1696-1850. vol. 1 (1991. Chatham Mass.: Chatham Historical Society), 1:37.
3. Vital Records From Maine Newspapers, 1785-1820.
4. Louise H. Kelly and Dorothy Straw, compilers; Wynn, Rachel Linnell, author, Vital records, town of Harwich, Massachusetts, 1694-1850 (1982. Harwich MA: Harwich Historical Society), 2. poorly indexed.
Please note: Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts is 100 miles from Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts. There is no "Harwick."
5. Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 12 MD4:30. Col. Leonard H Smith, Jr. and Norma H Smith. Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans. An authorized facsimile reproduction of records published serially 1901-1935 in "The Mayflower Descendant." With an added index of persons.
1980, 1993. Baltimore MD: reprinted for Clearfield Co. by Genealogical Pub. Co.
6. George Ernest Bowman, "Capt. Jonathan Sparrow's Wives and their Children" (1912. Mayflower Descendant 14 (4): 193-202).
7. Sheila M. Dann Westgate and Anna Lowell Tomlinson, Vital Records of Chatham, Massachusetts, 1696-1850. vol. 1 (1991. Chatham Mass.: Chatham Historical Society), 1:145.
8. Sheila M. Dann Westgate and Anna Lowell Tomlinson, Vital Records of Chatham, Massachusetts, 1696-1850. vol. 1 (1991. Chatham Mass.: Chatham Historical Society), 10.
9. Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 12 MD4:30.
10. Sheila M. Dann Westgate and Anna Lowell Tomlinson, Vital Records of Chatham, Massachusetts, 1696-1850. vol. 1 (1991. Chatham Mass.: Chatham Historical Society), 1:13.
11. Raymond T. Wing, Wing Family of America (http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=mewingnut).
12. Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 32 (MD7:20).
13. John D. Austin, General Society of Mayflower Descendants.
14. Sheila M. Dann Westgate and Anna Lowell Tomlinson, Vital Records of Chatham, Massachusetts, 1696-1850. vol. 1 (1991. Chatham Mass.: Chatham Historical Society), 16 (Rev mr Stephen Emery).
15. Sheila M. Dann Westgate and Anna Lowell Tomlinson, Vital Records of Chatham, Massachusetts, 1696-1850. vol. 1 (1991. Chatham Mass.: Chatham Historical Society), 1:77.
16. Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, p 43 MD8:94.
17. Harwich Massachusetts vital records (http://plymouthcolony.net/barnstable/vitalrecords/harwich/harlinktable.html
pages numbers refer to "Vital records, town of Harwich, Massachusetts, 1694-1850" 1982. Harwich Historical Society), 114. no date. Please note: Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts is 100 miles from Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts. There is no 'Harwick.'
18. Robert Paine Carlson, Cape Cod Gravestones, 2003 ff. Eastham MA. CapeCodGravestones.com.
19. births and marriages 1740-1841, in "Vital Records of Eastham and Orleans, Massachusetts" (2002. Oxford, Mass: Holbrook Research Institute (2 CDs), files H01_02a - H01_02g), 160.
20. index to Orleans, Massachusetts cemeteries (1970. Excel file at Orleans Historical Society, http://orleanshistoricalsociety.org/collections.html).
21. Katharine Elizabeth Chapin Higgins, Richard Higgins, a resident and pioneer settler at Plymouth and Eastham, Massachusetts, and at Piscataway, New Jersey, and his descendants. (1918. Worcester, Mass.: Higgins, 811 pgs.), 173. This is a major source, which seems accurate.
22. marriages, circa 1761-1844. from Book 2, in "Vital Records of Eastham and Orleans, Massachusetts" (2002. Oxford, MA: Holbrook Research Institute (2 Cds), files H01_04a - H01_04f), 61 (S).
23. births by family 1628-1855, in "Vital Records of Eastham and Orleans, Massachusetts" (2002. Oxford, Mass: Holbrook Research Institute (2 CDs). files H01_01a - H01_01g), 92. .... births and marriages 1740-1841, in "Vital Records of Eastham and Orleans, Massachusetts" (2002. Oxford, Mass: Holbrook Research Institute (2 CDs), files H01_02a - H01_02g), 206b.
24. births by family 1628-1855, in "Vital Records of Eastham and Orleans, Massachusetts" (2002. Oxford, Mass: Holbrook Research Institute (2 CDs). files H01_01a - H01_01g), 92.