Stephen Hopkins 1581-1644 Constance Dudley 1581-1613

Stephen Hopkins
Born Apr 1581 Upper Clatford, Hamp, England
Parents: Stephen Hopkins and Elizabeth Williams
Occupation: Tanner, Merchant, Assistant Governor of Plymouth Colony through 1636
Married 1) Constance Mary Dudley 9 May 1599 Whitechapel, London, England
Note: This marriage lacks evidence - other than the name of their second child
2) Elizabeth Fisher 19 Feb 1618 St Mary, Whitechapel, London, England
Died: Jun 1644
Note: his will is available online
Sources
Online: Stephen's will: The Plymouth Colony Archive Project
Online: Wikipedia
Other sources I found but haven't looked at yet
Book: Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Volume Six, Third Edition, Stephen Hopkins
The American Genealogist 73:161-171 “The True English Origins of Stephen Hopkins of the Mayflower”, July 1998 by Caleb Johnson
Book: Here Will I Die Ashore by Caleb Johnson (I did request my library purchase this)

Constance Mary Dudley
Born abt 1581
Died abt 1613 Hursley, Hamp, England
Sources
Ancestral File

CHILDREN WITH CONSTANCE

Elizabeth Hopkins
Christened 13 Mar 1604 Hursley, Hamp, England
Note: her name is in old form (Elizabetha Hopkyns) in the record
Died 1615 England
Sources
Christening: IGI Film 1041207 Batch C136631 dated 1599-1774
Ancestral File
Constance Hopkins
Christened 11 May 1606 Hursley, Hamp, England
Note: Her name is in old form (Constancia Hopkyns) in the record
Married Nicholas Snow 22 May 1627 Plymouth, Massachusetts
Children: Mark, Mary, Sarah, Joseph, Stephen, John, Elizabeth, Jabez, Ruth, Constance, two more unnamed babies that died young
Died Oct 1677 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
SourcesChristening: IGI Film 1041207 Batch C136631 dated 1599-1774
Ancestral File
*Giles Hopkins
Christened 30 Jan 1607 Hursley, Hamp, England
Note: His name is in old form (Egidinus Hopkyns) in the record
Married Katherine Whelden 9 Oct 1639
Children Mary, Stephen, John, Abigail, Deborah, Caleb, Ruth, Joshua, William, Elizabeth
Died 16 Apr 1689 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Note: His made his will in January
Sources
Christening: IGI Film 1041207 Batch C136631 dated 1599-1774
Online: His will: The Plymouth Colony Archive Project
Ancestral File
Other sources listed online that I have not looked at
Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: immigrants to New England 1620-1633, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1995, Three volumes
Charles G Knopf, “Descendants of Stephen Hopkins,” March 1998.
Josiah Paine, “Early Settlers of Eastham,” Library of Cape Cod History and Genealogy, 33 and 34 (1916), 63 pages.

CHILDREN WITH ELIZABETH

Damaris Hopkins
Born 1618
Sources
Ancestral File
Oceanus Hopkins
Born 16 Sep 1620 aboard the ship Mayflower, Atlantic Ocean
Died 22 Sep 1627 Massachusetts
Sources
Ancestral File
Caleb Hopkins
Christened 1623 Plymouth, Massachusetts
Never married
Died 3 Apr 1651 Barbados Islands
Sources
Ancestral File
Deborah Hopkins
Christened 1624 Plymouth, Massachusetts
Married Andrew Ring 23 Apr 1646 Plymouth, Massachusetts
Children: Elizabeth, William, Eleazar, Mary, Deborah, Susannah
Died 1674
Sources
Ancestral File
Damaris Hopkins
Christened 1628 Plymouth, Massachusetts
Married Jacob Cooke abt 1646 Massachusetts
Children: Elizabeth, Caleb, Jacob, Mary, Martha, Francis, Ruth
Died 18 Nov 1669 Plymouth, Massachusetts
Sources
Ancestral File
Ruth Hopkins
Christened 1630 Plymouth, Massachusetts
Died after 1644 and before 3 Apr 1651
Sources
Ancestral File
Elizabeth Hopkins
Born 1632 Plymouth, Massachusetts
Sources
Ancestral File

Giles Hopkins 1608-1689 Katherine Whelden 1610-1689

Giles Hopkins
Christened 30 Jan 1607 Hursley, Hamp, England
Note: His name is in old form in the record (for example Guillemus=William) so Giles is given as Egidinus Hopkyns and his father's is given as Stephani Hopkyns
Parents Stephen Hopkins and Mary (unknown surname)
Married Katherine Whelden 9 Oct 1639
Died 16 Apr 1689
Sources
Christening: IGI Film 1041207 Batch C136631 dated 1599-1774
Ancestral File

Catherine Whelden
Born abt 1610
Parents Gabriel Whelden
Died After 5 Mar 1689
Sources
Ancestral File

CHILDREN

Mary Hopkins
Born Nov 1640 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Married Samuel Smith 3 Jan 1666 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Children: Baby boy, Samuel, Mary, Joseph, John, Grace, Rebecca
Died 2 Jul 1700
Sources
Ancestral File
Stephen Hopkins
Born Sep 1642 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Married 1) Mary Merrick 22 May 1667 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Children: Elizabeth, Stephen, Ruth, Judah, Samuel, Nathaniel, Joseph, Benjamin, Mary
2) Bethia Linnell 7 Apr 1701 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Died 10 Oct 1718 Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Sources
Ancestral File
John Hopkins
Born 1643 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Did not find a marriage
Sources
Ancestral File
Abigail Hopkins
Born Oct 1644 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Married William Merrick 23 May 1677 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Children: Rebecca, William, Benjamin, Nathaniel, John, Joshua, Ruth, Samuel, Stephen
Sources
Ancestral File
*Deborah Hopkins
Born Jun 1648 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Married Josiah Cooke 27 Jul 1668 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Children: Elizabeth, Josiah, Richard, Elizabeth (?), Caleb, Deborah, Joshua, Benjamin
Died 7 Dec 1727 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Sources
Ancestral File
Caleb Hopkins
Born Jan 1651 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Married Mary Williams abt 1680
Children: Caleb, Nathaniel, Thomas, Thankful
Died 22 May 1728 Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Sources
Ancestral File
Ruth Hopkins
Born Abt 1654 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Sources
Ancestral File
Joshua Hopkins
Born Jun 1657 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Married Mary Cole 26 May 1681 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Children: John, Abigail, Elisha, Lydia, Mary, Joshua, Hannah, Phebe
Died 31 Aug 1738 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Sources
Ancestral File
William Hopkins
Born 9 Jan 1660 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Sources
Ancestral File
Elizabeth Hopkins
Born Nov 1664 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Died Dec 1664 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Sources
Ancestral File

Josiah Cooke 1645-1732 Deborah Hopkins 1648-1727

Josiah Cooke
Born 31 January 1643 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Parents: Josiah Cooke and Elizabeth Ring
Note:  to see more about his parents, Josiah and Elizabeth, please go here:  http://massandmoregenealogy.blogspot.com/2012/01/josias-cooke-about-1610-1673-england-to.html
Married Deborah Hopkins 27 Jul 1668 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Died 31 Jan 1731 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Buried:  Cove Burying Ground
Sources
Family Search
Memorial: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/121469323/josiah-cooke

Deborah Hopkins
Born Jun 1648 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Parents: Giles Hopkins and Katherine Whelden
Note:  a descendant of Stephen Hopkins (Mayflower)
Died 7 Dec 1727 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Sources
Family Search
Memorial: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33418203/deborah-cooke

CHILDREN

Elizabeth Cooke
Born 12 Oct 1669 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Died April 1670 Massachusetts
Buried:  Cove Burying Ground
Sources
Family Search
Memorial: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122634086/elizabeth-cooke
Josiah Cooke
Born 12 Nov 1670 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Married Mary Godfrey abt 1693 Massachusetts
Children: Desire, Deborah, John, Hannah, Mary, Joshua, Elizabeth, Jacob, Solomon
Died 7 Dec 1727 Middletown, Connecticut
Buried:  presumably Cove Burying Ground
Sources
Family Search
Memorial: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73410318/josiah-cook
Richard Cooke
Born 1 Sep 1672 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Married Hannah Smith abt 1696 Massachusetts
Children: Thomas, Hannah, Caleb, Elizabeth, Sarah, Deborah, Anne, Abigail, Thankful, Deborah
Died 25 Apr 1754 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Sources
Ancestral File
Memorial: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93593408/richard-cooke
Note:  there are pictures of a family bible shown on findagrave at the link above
Elizabeth Cooke
Born Jun 1674 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Married Thomas Newcomb Oct 1693
Children: Edward, Thomas, Simon, Deborah, Mary, Josiah, Elizabeth, Ebenezer, Joseph
Sources
Family Search
Caleb Cooke
Born 15 Nov 1676 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Married Deliverance Crowell 18 Oct 1710 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Children: Elizabeth, Abigail, Experience, Caleb, Cornelius, Ephraim
Died After 22 Jan 1738 Massachusetts
Sources
Family Search

Deborah's headstone

*Deborah Cooke
Born 15 Feb 1679 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Married Moses Godfrey abt 1697 Massachusetts
Children: Jonathan, Samuel, Moses, David, George, Mary, Desire, Benjamin, Elizabeth, Deborah, Joshua, Richard
Died 27 Apr 1743 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Buried:  Queen Anne Cemetery, Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Sources
Family Search
Headstone:  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33394073/deborah-godfrey
Joshua Cooke
Born 4 Feb 1682 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Married Patience Doane 7 Feb 1705 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Children: Martha, Josiah, Mercy, Ephraim, Ebenezer, Ruhama, Simeon, Moses, Zaccheus, Jonathan, Mary, Hezekiah
Died After 1737 and before 1746 Massachusetts
Sources
Family Search
Memorial: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117762236/joshua-cooke
Benjamin Cooke
Born 28 Feb 1686 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Married Mercy Paine 23 Nov 1710 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Children: Joseph, Shubal, Nathaniel, Richard
Sources
Family Search

George Godfrey 1643 Hannah Hackett 1640

H - 8th GGrandfather

George David Godfrey
Parents: Unknown - see note
Note: I have not found definite proof that Edward (who became a Governor of a province in Maine) is his father. An alternative I found on Ancestral File is Francis, however, I can't find anything to truly link them either. He didn't name any of his children after either of these men. You would think he would if his father were Governor.
Born abt 1643 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Married Hannah Hackett abt 1662
Died
Buried Cove Burying Ground, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Sources
Book: First Settlers Vol 2 by James Savage page 266
Family Search
ancestry.com
Memorial: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33394593/george-david-godfrey

H - 8th GGrandmother

Hannah Hackett
Parents:?
Born abt 1640 Massachusetts
Died abut 1688
Buried Cove Burying Ground, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Sources
Family Search
ancestry.com
Memorial: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/191080983/hannah-godfrey

CHILDREN

George Godfrey
Born 2 Jan 1662 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Did not find a marriage
Died after 1711
Buried
Sources
Birth: IGI Film 0905406 Batch C502461 dated 1649-1722
Birth: Massachusetts Births and Christenings
Book: First Settlers Vol 2 by James Savage page 266
Death:  Family Search
ancestry.com
Samuel Godfrey
Born 27 Jan 1664 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Did not find a marriage
Died
Buried
Sources
Birth: IGI Film 0905406 Batch C502461 dated 1649-1722
Birth: NEHGR: The First Settlers of Eastham, Mass., Volume Info: 6, 7, Page:
6:41-46, 167-170, 234-235, 7:279-280, 347-348, rep, Hamblen, David, January, April and July 1852, July and October 1853, Burgess Genealogical LibraryBook: First Settlers Vol 2 by James Savage page 266
Family Search
ancestry.com

H- 7th GGrandfather

*Moses Godfrey
Born 27 Jan 1667 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
To see him as a parent with children: https://upperlevelgen.blogspot.com/2010/06/moses-godfrey-1668-1743-deborah-cooke.html
Married Deborah Cooke abt 1697 Massachusetts
Children: Jonathan, Samuel, Moses, David, George, Mary, Desire, Benjamin, Elizabeth, Deborah, Joshua, Richard
Died 16 April 1743 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Moses Godfrey headstone

Note:  Will written in February 1742 in Chatham, Probate 21 May 1743
Buried Chatham Old Burying Ground, Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
a.k.a. Queen Anne Cemetery
Sources
Birth: IGI Film 0905406 Batch C502461 dated 1649-1722
Birth: Transcribed in Mayflower Descendant Magazine, volume 4, page 30
Birth: Massachusetts Births and Christenings
Marriage: U.S. New England Marriages prior to 1700

Death: Book: Cape Cod Families; 1600-1800
AGBI

Blog: http://massandmoregenealogy.blogspot.com/2012/01/moses-godfrey-1668-1743-eastham-to.html

Book: Mayflower Deeds and Probates

Book: The First Settlers of Eastham, Mass., Volume Info: 6, 7, Page: 6:41-46, 167-170, 234-235, 7:279-280, 347-348, rep, Hamblen, David, January, April and July 1852, July and October 1853, Burgess Genealogical Library
Book: First Settlers Vol 2 by James Savage page 266
Book: Mayflower Families Through Five Generations; Volume 6 (Stephen Hopkins), John D. Austin, General Society of Mayflower Descendants; Plymouth, Massachusetts; 1992, Page number: entry 88, page 113
Book: Stephen Hopkins of the Mayflower and Some of His Descendants; New England Historical & Genealogical Society Register; vol.102, no.1 (Jan 1948); p.49
Book: Mayflower Births and Deaths Vol 1 and Vol 2
Will: The Godfrey's of Chatham, Massachusetts, NEGHR: Volume Info: 126, 127, Page:
126:235-239, 127:40-48, 96-102, 180, reprinted in "G, Elizabeth Pearson White, C.G., October 1972, January, April and July 1973, Burgess Genealogical Library
Death: Gravestone Records in the Oldest Burying Ground in Chatham, Mass.", Linnell, Arthur E., Mayflower Descendant Magazine, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA, volume 8, page 237
Family Search
ancestry.com
Hannah Godfrey
Born 25 Apr 1669 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Marriage: Joseph Cary 1687 Norwich, New London, Connecticut, British Colonial America
Children: Joseph, Jabez
Note:  I did not find proof of this marriage, other than it was listed on Family Search.  I personally believe there are TWO Hannah Godfrey's; this one, born in Massachusetts, and the other, born in Connecticut.  There is also a Hannah Godfrey that married Ephraim Hoyt (did find a source for that marriage), but married also in New Hampshire...a distance of over 116 walking miles in a day when travel wasn't that easy. So far, I'm not convinced Hannah was married at all. Anyone *with sources* know the truth? 
Died
Buried
Sources
IGI Film 0905406 Batch C502461 dated 1649-1722
Book: First Settlers Vol 2 by James Savage page 266
Family Search
ancestry.com
Mary Godfrey
Born 2 Jun 1672 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Note:  there is also a Mary Godfrey that married Josiah Cooke, so like her sister, there are TWO women with the same name getting married within the same time frame. 
Married Joseph Doane 8 January 1690 Orleans, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Children: Mary, Joseph, Rebecca, Hannah, Daniel, Phebe, Elisha, Zaccheus, Joshua, Sarah, Lydia
Died
Buried
Sources
Birth: IGI Film 0905406 Batch C502461 dated 1649-1722
Book: First Settlers Vol 2 by James Savage page 266
Family Search
ancestry.com
Ruth Godfrey
Born 1 Jan 1675 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Died 1 Jan 1675 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Buried
Sources
Birth: IGI Film 0905406 Batch C502461 dated 1649-1722
Book: First Settlers Vol 2 by James Savage page 266
Family Search
ancestry.com
Richard Godfrey
Born 11 Jun 1676 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Married Lydia Freeman 4 Feb 1701 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Children: Hannah, Elizabeth, Mary, Lydia, Phebe, Rebecca
Died 14 May 1741 Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Buried
Sources
Birth: IGI Film 0905406 Batch C502461 dated 1649-1722
Book: First Settlers Vol 2 by James Savage page 266
Marriage: Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001
Mayflower Descendant Magazine, volume 4, page 30
NEHGR: The First Settlers of Eastham, Mass., Volume Info: 6, 7, Page: 6:41-46, 167-170, 234-235, 7:279-280, 347-348, rep, Hamblen, David, January, April and July 1852, July and October 1853, Burgess Genealogical Library
Family Search
ancestry.com
Jonathan Godfrey
Born 8 Jun 1682 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Married Mercy Mayo 30 Oct 1707 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Children: Thomas, Jephtha, Mercy, Ruth, Barbara, Lydia, Mehitable, Hannah (Anna)
Died March 1765
Buried
Sources
Birth: IGI Film 0905406 Batch C502461 dated 1649-1722
Marriage: Massachusetts Marriages 1695-1910 Film 905406 Batch M50246-5
Book: First Settlers Vol 2 by James Savage page 266
Mayflower Deeds and Probates
Family Search
ancestry.com
Elizabeth Godfrey
Born 10 Sep 1688 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Marriage: Joseph Pillsbury 8 July 1704 Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Children: Peter, Elizabeth
Died 1718
Buried
Sources
Birth: IGI Film 0905406 Batch C502461 dated 1649-1722
Birth: The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011 Vol 126 p 236

Book: First Settlers Vol 2 by James Savage page 266

Family Search
ancestry.com

Moses Godfrey 1668-1743 Deborah Cooke 1679-1743

Moses Godfrey headstone

Moses Godfrey
Parents: George Godfrey and Hannah Hackett
Born 27 Jan 1667 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Married Deborah Cooke abt 1698 Massachusetts
Died 16 Apr 1743 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Buried Queen Anne Cemetery, Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Sources
Birth: IGI Film 0905406 Batch C502461 dated 1649/1722
Marriage:  U.S. Marriages Prior to 1700
Blog about his life and more in Massachusetts: http://massandmoregenealogy.blogspot.com/2012/01/moses-godfrey-1668-1743-eastham-to.html
Family Search

Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33393953/moses-godfrey

Deborah Cooke Godfrey headstone

Deborah Cooke
Parents: Josiah Cooke and Deborah Hopkins
Note:  descendant of Stephen Hopkins who was on the Mayflower
Born 15 Feb 1679 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Died 23 Apr 1743 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Buried: Queen Anne Cemetery, Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Sources
Family Search
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33394073/deborah-godfrey

CHILDREN

Jonathan Godfrey
Born 1698 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Married Mercy Nickerson 2 Sep 1725 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Children: Rebecca, Caleb, Jonathan

Died 18 Mar 1730 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Sources
Mayflower Births and Death Vol 2 page 68
Family Search
Samuel Godfrey
Born 1701 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Married Thankful Knowles abt 1726

Children: Susanna, Josiah, Thankful, Mary, Phebe, Bethia, Prince, Alexander
Notes (found on findagrave) :  They went to Nova Scotia Canada with Chatham Migration of 1763 Grantee of 789 acres at Yarmouth Nova Scotia before 1767.
The Godfrey's settled in Liverpool,Queen,County,Nova Scotia Canada,which is on the south coast.and most Godfrey's work in connection with the sea.

Died: 7 July 1760 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Sources
The New England Historical and Genealogical Register Volume 126 page 237
Family Search
Memorial: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15564110/samuel-prince-godfrey
Moses Godfrey
Born 1703 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Married Martha Collins abt 1726 Massachusetts

Children: Martha, Hannah, Eunice, Joseph, Deborah, Moses, Moses, John, Elisabeth
Died 1773 Massachusetts
Sources
The New England Historical and Genealogical Register Volume 126 page 237
Mayflower Births and Death Vol 2 page 68
Family Search
David Godfrey
Born 1705 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Married Priscilla Baker 14 Oct 1731 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Children:  David, Elizabeth, John, Anna
Life notes: They moved from Cape Cod to New London County by 1748.  He was granted land in Horton, Nova Scotia in 1761
Died 1783 Nova Scotia, Canada

Note: His will was proven 14 Feb 1783.  It was his son David that died in New York
Sources
Online: http://fam.eastmill.com/ which contains parts of the work of Harold Beathem and his book History of Medway

Book:  History of Kings County by Dr. Arthur Wentworth Hamilton Eaton page 73
Note:  ebook available for free on google books 
The New England Historical and Genealogical Register Volume 126 page 237
U.S. and Canada Passenger Lists gathered from book: Nova Scotia Immigrants to 1867 by Leonard H. Smith Jr. and Norma H. Smith. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1992. page 546 
Family Search
ancestry.com

George Godfrey headstone

*George Godfrey
Born 1707 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Married Mercy Knowles 1 Nov 1733 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Children with Mercy: Richard, Knowles, Mercy, Benjamin, George, James, Sarah, Martha, Jonathan, Molly

2) Jane Collins 9 Nov 1758 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Died 4 Dec 1768 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Sources
Mayflower Births and Death Vol 2 page 68
Family Search
ancestry.com

Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46517150/george-godfrey
Desire Godfrey
Born 15 March 1710 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Married Nathaniel Ryder 26 Sep 1728 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Children: Nathaniel, William, Eunice, Esther, Josiah, Moses, John, Jonathan, Desire, Samuel, Zerviah
Died 6 Feb 1768
Sources
The New England Historical and Genealogical Register Volume 126 page 237
Genealogies of Mayflower families Volume 2 page 230-231
Family Search

Mary Godfrey Nickerson Smith headstone

Mary Godfrey
Born 4 September 1711 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Married 1) Caleb Nickerson abt 1732 Massachusetts

Children: Joshua, Deborah, Caleb, Moses, Richard, Mary, Elizabeth, Deborah
2) Seth Smith 8 Nov 1756
Note:  she was buried under the surname Smith
Died 24 April 1872
Buried
Sources
Genealogies of Mayflower Families Volume 2 page 62
Family Search
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43975951/mary-smith

Entry for Mary's life in the book: Genealogies of Mayflower Families page 62

Deborah Godfrey
Born 1713 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Note have seen birth years as late as 1721

Married Thomas Bassett about 1740
Children: Deborah, Mary, Barbara, Desire, Martha, Azuba, Benjamin

Entry for Mary's life in the book: Genealogies of Mayflower Families page 63

Died
Sources
Genealogies of Mayflower Families Vol 2 page 63
Marriage:  U.S. and International Marriage records
Note:  in the record in claims her birth year is 1721 and his is 1715
The New England Historical and Genealogical Register Volume 126 page 238
Family Search

Elizabeth Godfrey Bearse

Elizabeth Godfrey
Born 15 March 1717 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Married Benjamin Cobb Bearse 31 May 1733 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Children: Jonathan, Moses, Elizabeth, George, Benjamin
Died 1 Dec 1742 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Buried:  Old Chatham Burial Ground
Note:  surname on stone is Bers - there are many variations of her married surname
Sources
Mayflower Births and Death Vol 2 page 68
Family Search
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43997585/elizabeth-bers
Benjamin Godfrey
Born 1719 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Married Elizabeth Hopkins 23 Aug 1738 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Benjamin and Elizabeth's marriage record

Children: Benjamin, Gideon
Died
Buried
Sources
The New England Historical and Genealogical Register Volume 127 page 43
Marriage record: Massachusetts Town and Vital Records
Family Search
Joshua Godfrey
Born 30 April 1723 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Married Phebe Gould 27 Apr 1743 Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Joshua and Phebe's marriage record

Children: Nathaniel, Solomon, Phebe, Joshua, David, Levi
Died
Buried
Sources
Genealogies of Mayflower Families Vol 2 page 63
North American Family Histories (Gould) page 18 which was gathered from:  The ancestry and posterity of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield. By Benjamin A. Gould. Slem, 1872. (109p.):18
Family Search
Richard Godfrey
Born about 1725 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Married Azubah Collins 10 January 1751 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Note:   - their intentions were announced 13 October 1750 

Marriage record for Richard and Azubah - note the date.  The calendar began in March back then, so this is 1751

Children: Enoch, Warren
Sources
Genealogies of Mayflower Families Vol 2 page 63
Family Search

George Godfrey 1707-1768 Mercy Knowles 1717-1758

George Godfrey headstone

George Godfrey
Parents: Moses Godfrey and Deborah Cooke
Born abt 1707 Massachusetts
Married 1) Mercy Knowles 1 Nov 1733 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
2) Jane Collins 9 Nov 1758 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Died 4 Dec 1768 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Buried:  Old Chatham Burial Ground
Sources
Book by Frederick Freeman, 1862: The History of Cape Cod: The Annals of the 10 Towns of Barnstable County, Volume 2, page 610
Note:  the above book is available for free on Google Books
The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1972) Page 237
Mayflower Deeds and Probates page 305
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46517150/george-godfrey
Family Search
ancestry.com

Mercy Knowles
Parents: Richard Knowles and Martha Cobb
Born 9 Aug 1717 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Died 14 May 1758 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Buried:  Old Chatham Burial Ground
Sources
Book: The History of Cape Cod: The Annals of the 13 Towns of Barnstable County and of ..., Volume 2, page 610
Memorial:  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142976743/mercy-godfrey
Family Search
ancestry.com

CHILDREN

*Richard Godfrey
Born 1735 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Married Lydia Doane 23 Dec 1756 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Children: Doane, Joseph, Molly, Richard, George, Polly, Lydia, Dorcas, James, Benjamin
Died 5 Oct 1825
Sources
Book: History of Chatham, Massachusetts by Smith, page 331,332
Hart Cemetery, Holden, Penobscot, Maine
Holden Vital Records
Book: History of Brewer, Orrington, Holden & Eddington by Thayer & Ames
Chatham, Massachusetts Vital Records
Eastham, Massachusetts Vital Records
North America, Family Histories
The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011, Vol 127
Family Search
ancestry.com
Knowles Godfrey
Born 1737 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Occupation:  fisherman/seafaring man
Note:  mentioned in Mayflower Deeds and Probates page 305
Married Jerusha Ryder 23 Oct 1760 Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
Children: Knowles Jr, Mercy
Note:  the two children survived the smallpox epidemic and were raised by their grandfather (George) and their uncle, Benjamin.
Died 19 Jan 1766 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Note:  Knowles and his wife died in the small pox epidemic.  
Sources
Birth year: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register Vol 127
Mayflower Birth and Deaths Vol. 1 & 2
For more about the epidemic:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1775%E2%80%9382_North_American_smallpox_epidemic
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Mercy Godfrey
Born 1740 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Married George Bearse  12 July 1762 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Children:  Lucy, Mercy, Hannah, Moses, Elizabeth, David

Marriage record of Mercy Godfrey and George Bearse (his surname is spelled many ways)

Died 
Buried
Sources
The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011 page 41 Volume 127
NOTE:  lists her name as MERCY not Mary
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Benjamin Godfrey
Born 1742 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Military:   French and Indian Wars in 1760.
Occupation: Merchant, trader in Liverpool, Nova Scotia, where he owned shares in
cargoes shipped in and out of port. He was Rate Collector for Queens County in 1780.
Married Bethiah Atwood 2 Aug 1762 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Note:  Marriage intentions were published on 27 July 1762
Children: Lucy, Joseph, Elizabeth, Matthew, Deborah, Ruth, Gideon, Hannah, Frances, John, Benjamin
Migration: to Canada arriving in Nova Scotia in 1790
Died:  26 March 1805 Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada
Sources
Marriage to Bethiah:  Massachusetts Vital Town and Vital Records
US and Canada Passenger and Immigration Lists by Leonard H Smith Jr and Norma H Smith, Nova Scotia Immigrants to 1867, Vol. 2, Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1994. page 274
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George Godfrey
Born 1745 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Married Rebecca Howes 15 Apr 1766 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Children:  Molly, David
Died 24 May 1769 Massachusetts
Sources
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James Godfrey
Born 1747 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Sources
The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011 page 42 Volume 127
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Martha Godfrey
Born 1748 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Two possible marriages - the first to Joshua Howes in 1771, the second to Barzallai Hopkins
IF she is the woman that married both men, she died in 1821 in Maine
Sources
Birth year: The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011 page 42 Volume 127
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Sarah Godfrey
Born 1750 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Married Jonathan Nickerson 3 Nov 1772 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Sources
Birth:  The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011 page 41 Volume 127
Jonathan's birth: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Volume 125 page 174 Heads of families. at the first U.S. census. Ms. By U.S. Bureau of the Census. Washington, 1908. (363 p.):18
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Jonathan Godfrey
Born 1755 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Sources
Birth:  The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011 page 41 Volume 127
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Molly Godfrey
Born 1757 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Married Simon Ryder 2 Oct 1776 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
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Richard Godfrey 1735-1825 Lydia Doane 1741

Richard Godfrey
Parents: George Godfrey and Mercy Knowles
Born 1735 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Occupation: Mariner

Married Lydia Doane 23 Dec 1756 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Note: Marriage intention (engagement) announced 4 Dec 1756 Chatham Barnstable, Massachusetts

Marriage record for Richard Godfrey and Lydia Doane
Transcription: December 23, 1756 the marriage covenant was solemnized between Richard Godfrey jr (not sure why it claims Jr., as his father's name is George)  and Lydia Doane, both of Chatham, before the Reverend Mr. Stephen Emery, the Minister of the Gospel at Chatham, as appears under his hand so to me James Covel, Town Clerk

Died  after 1800 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Buried
Sources
North America, Family Histories

Marriage: Massachusetts Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records
Mayflower Births and Deaths Vol 1 and 2

Mayflower Families Through Five Generations; Volume 6 (Stephen Hopkins), John D. Austin, General Society of Mayflower Descendants; Plymouth, Massachusetts; 1992, Page number: entry 425, page 454, child i (meaning first child)
1800 US Census Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
New England Historical and Genealogical Register page 46 Vol 127

Occupation: his son-in-law's estate papers

AGBI

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Lydia Doane
Parents: Colonel Joseph Doane and Dorcas Eldredge

Born 25 May 1741 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Died

Buried
Sources
Marriage: Massachusetts Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records

North America, Family Histories

New England Historical and Genealogical Register page 46 Vol 127

Mayflower Births and Deaths Vol 1 and 2

AGBI

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CHILDREN

Richard and Lydia's family according to book,
Chatham statistics and Town Meetings

Doane Godfrey
Born 11 Dec 1759 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Military: Private, Revolutionary War, Massachusetts 16th Regiment, Enlisted 8 Sep 1777. He was still there in December.
Married ?
Died
Buried
Sources
Birth: Massachusetts Town and Vital Records
Book: Mayflower Births and Deaths Vol 1 & 2
Military: U.S. Revolutionary War Rolls
AGBI
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Joseph Godfrey
Born 11 Jan 1763 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Married?
Died Perhaps died young?
Buried
Sources
Birth: Massachusetts Town and Vital Records
Book: Mayflower Births and Deaths Vol 1 & 2
New England Historical and Genealogical Register
AGBI
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Molly Godfrey
Born: 26 May 1766 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Married: Captain Levi Young 25 Mar 1788 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Children: Joseph, Phoebe, Lydia, Eliza, Polly, Levi, Joshua, Richard, Mercy, Asenath

Levi Young and Molly's marriage record
Note: Their marriage intention was published 15 Mar 1788

Note:  Levi, a mariner, died before 14 January 1810, as proven in probate/estate papers.

Molly on 14 January 1810 gave permission for her father, Richard Godfrey, to become administrator of her late-husband's estate. 

Her brothers (James and Benjamin) were also signers on the estate papers. Between them and their father, they had to pay the Judge $4,000 and had to make a full inventory list by 30 April 1810.

The children (Joseph, Phebe, and Lydia, who was not listed among their children prior to this) signed a letter stating they wished their mother to be their legal guardian on 1 May 1810. The letter was also signed by Richard Godfrey, their grandfather.

The problem is that Levi left behind an enormous debt of $1109.55 (the equivalent of $21,615.45 in 2020).  Molly had no means of income that I've found.

26 June 1810, Richard had posted the auction in The Eagle (newspaper) printed in Castine, Maine and given the court a copy. He made sure he had it posted in public for three weeks prior to the auction.

The required court-ordered public post of the auction of Levi's and Molly's belongings

Partial Transcription (couldn't read all of it):
Notice: to be sold at public auction by order of cort at the dwelling house of Molly Young the 25th day of July next at two of the ...in the after noone the estate of Levi Young late of Orrington, deceased, consisting 31 acres of land, half of a good dweling house - wood house with a good well of water under the same and half of a good barne said estate...the county made and is within half  a mile of ... John Brewer

Also at the same time and place will be sold by order of Hon. Jbe Nelson, Esqr, Judge of .... the reversion of widowes dower consisting of half a good house and ...acres land conditions made known at the time and ....of sale

Orrington, April 15, 1814 (signature of Richard Godfrey, Molly's father)
Adjoined to August the seventh at the same place when with her sold to the administrator without ...... (followed by another signature of Richard's)

27 June 1810, Richard petitioned the Judge and claimed the estate was insolvent.

6 February 1812 Richard again petitioned the court stating that after the "widow's third" had been given to the widow (Molly) and everything else sold (land, etc.) there wasn't enough money to pay the claims against the estate. After selling all they could, they only came up with $544.55. 

On 24 March 1812, the petition was granted.

  

Died after April 15, 1814 - since Richard presumably dated the last part of the auction post that way 

Buried
Sources
Birth: Massachusetts Town and Vital Records
Book: Mayflower Births and Deaths Vol 1 & 2
North America, Family Histories

New England Historical and Genealogical Register
AGBI
Maine Wills and Probate Records, Hancock estate files 1790-1915, Images 1827-1848

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Captain Richard Godfrey 
Born 20 Aug 1769 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Occupation: Mariner?
Married Mercy Young 15 Feb 1790 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Children:  Doane, Elisha, Richard, Mercy, Lydia, Alva, Phebe, David 

Richard Godfrey and Mercy Young's family

Died 5 October 1827 Orrington, Penobscot, Maine
Buried
Sources
Book: Mayflower Births and Deaths Vol 1 & 2

Marriage: Massachusetts Town and Vital Records

1810 US Census Orrington, Penobscot, Maine

1820 US Census Orrington, Penobscot, Maine

AGBI Vol 64 page 58

New England Historical and Genealogical Register

Death: US newspaper extractions from the Northeast and listed as posted in the Columbian Centinel newspaper, 14 Nov 1827 issue

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George Godfrey
Born 23 May 1771 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Married?
Died May have died young
Buried
Sources
Birth: Massachusetts Town and Vital Records

Book: Mayflower Births and Deaths Vol 1 & 2

New England Historical and Genealogical Register page 47 Vol 127

AGBI Vol 64 p 35

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Polly Godfrey
Born 12 Jun 1773 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Note:  also seen her name as Paula
Married?
Died
Buried
Sources

Birth: Massachusetts Town and Vital Records

Book: Mayflower Births and Deaths Vol 1 & 2

AGBI page 47 Vol 127

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Lydia's headstone

 *Lydia Godfrey

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4th Ggrandmother

 Born 9 May 1775 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
 Married 1) Isaiah Nickerson 12 Oct 1793 Chatham, Barnstable,   Massachusetts
  Children: George, Ruth, Isaiah, Polly, Lydia         
 2) William Parsons 13 Dec 1807 Massachusetts

 Died 14 Sep 1836 Sangerville, Piscataquis, Maine

 Buried: Knowlton Mills Cemetery, Sangerville, Piscataquis, Maine

 Sources                                             

Birth: Massachusetts Town and Vital Records

Book: Mayflower Births and Deaths Vol 1 & 2

AGBI page 47 Vol 127

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Dorcas Godfrey Knowles headstone

Dorcas Godfrey
Born 31 Jul 1777 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Married Dr. Abner Knowles 9 Jul 1795 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Children: Chloe, Hannah, Narcissa, Dorcas, Mary, Abner, Ruth, Lydia, Jerusha, Eliza, Hezekiah
Died 1846 Dexter, Penobscot, Maine
Buried Elmwood Cemetery, Dexter, Penobscot, Maine
Sources

Birth: Massachusetts Town and Vital Records

Book: Mayflower Births and Deaths Vol 1 & 2

AGBI page 47 Vol 127

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Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100495530/dorcas-knowles
James Godfrey
Born 15 Aug 1779 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Married Mehitable Swett 2 Dec 1802 Orrington, Penobscot, Maine

Children: Lavina, Mehitable, Elmira, Alfred, George, Patty, Betsey, Alfred, Sarah

Died 15 Mar 1844 Orrington, Penobscot, Maine

Buried: Dean Hill Cemetery, Orrington, Penobscot, Maine
Sources

Birth: Massachusetts Town and Vital Records

Book: Mayflower Births and Deaths Vol 1 & 2

AGBI page 38 Vol 64

North America, Family Histories

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Memorial: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84364345/james-godfrey
Benjamin Godfrey
Born 9 May 1782 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Married Polly Gould 30 Dec 1812 Orrington, Penobscot, Maine
Children: Dorcas, Sarah, Benjamin, Louisa, Anna, James, Cinderilla, Mary

Benjamin and Patty's family

Died

Buried
Sources

Birth: Massachusetts Town and Vital Records

New England Historical and Genealogical Register page 46 Vol 127

Book: Mayflower Births and Deaths Vol 1 & 2

AGBI page 26 Vol 64

North America, Family Histories

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Joseph Canney 1650 Mary Dam 1651-1719

    

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8th Great Grandparents

Joseph Canney 

Parents: Thomas Canney and Jane (unknown surname)

Born abt 1650 Dover, Stratford, New Hampshire
Married 1) Mary unknown surname about 1668 (she died in 1670)

2) Mary Clements 25 December 1670 Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts

Children: Jane

(This second wife named Mary died sometime between 1671 when she had Jane and before he married Mary Dam).

3) Mary Dam abt 1673

3 marriages for Joseph Canney  - all to women named Mary

Life Note: He was given a house and land east of Huckleberry Hill, Dover Neck, NH in 1673 and added the Stokes lot
Died before 17 Nov 1690 - the administration date of his will - widow Mary mentioned.
Sources
Book: History of Rockingham and Strafford Counties, New Hampshire, with biographical sketches of its pioneers and prominent men, compiled by  D. Hamilton Hurd, published 1882, page 769

Book: Early Records of New Hampshire Families Vol 7, Published by Committee in 1853, in Boston, outside biding claims 1913, page 117

Marriages from Book: U.S. Marriages Prior to 1700

Book: Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, p. 629 by Walter G. Davis, Sybil Noyes and Charles Libby
Mary Dam
Parents: Deacon John Dam and Elizabeth Pomfret

Born 4 May 1651 Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire
Married 2) William Harford 22 Nov 1701 New Hampshire

Died after 27 May 1718 Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire
Sources
Birth: Collections of the Dover, N.H. Historical Society - Vol 1 Early Records of NH families

Book: Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, p. 629 by Walter G. Davis, Sybil Noyes and Charles Libby

American Genealogical Biographical Index (AGBI) Vol 39 Page 270

North American Family Histories

                   CHILDREN with second wife, Mary Clement

Jane Canney

Born 15 Dec 1671 Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, British Colonial America

Married Richard Hussey 1690 Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, British Colonial America

Children: Richard, Job, Robert, Mary, Joseph, Elizabeth, Eleanor, Abigail, Jane, William, Margaret, Esther, Benjamin

Died 21 August 1761 Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, British Colonial America

Buried
Sources

Birth: New England Historical and Genealogical Register, published 1853 by committee, page 117, Vol 7

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CHILDREN with third wife, Mary Dam

Joseph Canney
Born 14 Oct 1674 Dover, New Hampshire
Married Leah Allen 1 December 1699 Dover, New Hampshire

Joseph and Leah's marriage record

Life note: in 1707 he sold to John (his youngest brother) his part of the homestead and settled in Cocheco Point and afterward, the Waldron's suit new Campion's rocks. Was still alive in 1735.

Children: Abigail 

Died after 1735

Buried
Sources
Birth: New England Historical and Genealogical Register, published 1853 by committee, page 117, Vol 7

Book: Early Records of New Hampshire Families 

Book: Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, p. 629 by Walter G. Davis, Sybil Noyes and Charles Libby

Marriage: American Marriages before 1699 AND U.S. New England Marriages before 1700

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7th G grandparents

*Mary Canney
Born 15 Feb 1679 Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire
Married Samuel Willey 3 June 1702 Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire

List showing Mary among her birth and marriage
among other things about her siblings

Children: Samuel Willey Jr.

Died 2 June 1703 Dover, Stafford, New Hampshire

Buried
Sources
Birth: New England Historical and Genealogical Register, published 1853 by committee, page 117, Vol 7

Clip: Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, p. 127 by Walter G. Davis, Sybil Noyes and Charles Libby

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Thomas Canney
Born abt 1680 Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire

Life note: Thomas had his stepfather's (William Harford's) homestead.
Married Rose Pinkham (widow of James Tuttle) 15 May 1709 Stratford, Coos, New Hampshire

Children: Thomas, Susanna, Martha, Benjamin, Rose, William, Joseph, John, Elizabeth
Died 30 June 1761

Will written: 10 April 1758 Proven 30 June 1762: all but Joseph among the children are named in his will, meaning that all others were alive in 1758.

The Last Will and Testament of Thomas Canney 1680

In the name of God, Amen, the tenth day of April in the year of our Lord Christ, 1758, I Thomas Canne of Dover in the Province of New Hampshire in New England, yeoman, being something aged and infirm in body but of a sound disposing mind and memory therefore as I conceive it, the fittest time, do make and ordain this to be my last will and testament.

In the first place I humbly recommend my soul to God the father of spirits hoping for his pardoning mercy thro the merits of Jesus Christ and my body to a decent interment at the discretion of my executor hereafter mentioned and as touching my worldly estate my will is that my just debts be first paid my funeral charges defrayed within convenient time after my decease by my executor of this my last will and testament

Secondly, I give and bequeath to my eldest son Thomas Canne ten acres of land more or less where he now dwells. Also, one hundred pounds old Tenor to be paid him by my said executor with which three hundred pounds old tenor more I paid him myself heretofore which sums together is in full of his portion out of my estate.

Item: I give to my daughter, Susanna Hanson, one hundred pounds old tenor to be paid her by my executor in three years after my decease.

Item: I give to my daughter, Martha Meder, one hundred pounds old tenor to be paid her by my executor in three years after my decease in manner aforesaid.

Item: I give to my son, Benjamin Canne, one hundred pounds old tenor to be paid in manner aforesaid, which sum together with what I have already given him complete his portion.

Item: I give to my daughter, Rose Canne one hundred pounds old tenor to be paid by my executor, also one feather bed and furniture for the same also one iron pot, one iron skillet, one frying pan, and one pewter platter, together with free and full liberty of one room in my house to dwell in and also to have an equal share or comfortable support out of my real and personal estate so long as she shall remain single and unmarried.

Item: I give to my son William Canne, one hundred pounds old tenor to be paid him by my executor, in manner and term aforesaid with what I have already given him complete his portion.

Item: I give to my son John Canne, all my homestead farm where I now dwell (?) a small orchard with the land whereon it stands joyning to Ephraim Tibbets land. I likewise give to my said son John Canne all edifices, buildings, and other orchards thereon together with all that tract or tracts of land of mine on the westerly side of the Back River also one in the ox pasture (so called) together with one piece of thatch bed at or near partridge point, also one feather bed and furniture for the same together with all my farming utensils viz.; plows, harrows cart and wheels sleds, yokes, chains, axes, and with all the iron in or about my house, except what I have already given my daughter Rose Canne to be to him the said John Canne and his heirs and assigns forever he and they carefully complying with and paying out the above-mentioned debts and legacies

Item: I give my grandson Joseph Canne, the within mentioned small orchard with the land whereon it stands. Joining to the land which formerly belonged to Joseph Hall, deceased, also to the land of Ephraim Tibbets aforesaid and I desire that my son, Benjamin Canne may have the care and management of the same aforesaid grandson until he is twenty-one years of age.

Item: I constitute and appoint my son, John Canne, sole executor of this my last will and testament making null and void all and every will or wills heretofore made by me. Rectifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament.

In witness hereof I hereunto let my hand and seal the year and day first above written.

Signed, sealed, published, pronounced and declared by the said Thomas Canne as his last will and testament in the presence of us the subscribers

Elijah Tuttle

Alex Caldwell         April 10, 1760

P.S. Memo I give and bequeath unto my daughter Rose Canne  over and above what is mentioned in the foregoing will (viz) one fire shovel, one pair of tongs, and one trammel and all the rest and residue of my estate real and personal or of whatever name nature, or kind or whosoever the same is or shall be found I give or bequeath to be divided in equal shares or proportions amongst all my children.

In witness whereof, I have also hereunto to set my hand and seal in the presence of Elijah Tuttle, Signed: Nathaniel Austin, Alexander Caldwell. N.B. the words all equal was entered before signing

 Thomas Canne’s signature was an X

Province of New Hampshire, June the 30^th 1762 this will was proved by the oaths of Alexander Caldwell and Elijah Tuttle in common form

R Wibird Judge of Probate

Recorded according to the original

Province of New Hampshire: To all people to whom these presents shall come Richard Wibird, Esquire, Judge of the probate of wills in and for the Province of New Hampshire, sendeth greeting.

Know ye that on the day of the date hereof before me at Portsmouth in said province the instrument’ a copy of which is hereunto annexed purporting the last will and testament of Thomas Canne late of Dover in same province, deceased)  was presented for probate by John Canne, sole executor. Therein named and Alexander Caldwell and Elijah Tuttle two of the witnesses whose names are thereto subscribed being then present made solemn oath that they saw the said testator, sign, seal, and heard him declare the said instrument to be his last will and testament. That he was then, to the best of their judgment of sound and disposing mind and that they with Nathaniel Austin subscribed their names together as witnesses to the execution thereof in the presence of the said testator. I do therefore prove, approve, and allow of the said instrument as the last will and testament of the deceased and do hereby commit the administration thereof in all matters the same concerning and of his estate whereof he died, seized and possessed in said province unto him the aforesaid executor, well and faithfully to execute the said will and testament, and to administer the estate of the said deceased, according to the same who accepted of the said trust and is directed to bring in an inventory thereof according to law and he shall render an account  (upon oath) of his proceedings therein when lawfully thereto required.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the court of Probate for said province. Dated at Portsmouth aforesaid 30^th day of June Anno Domini 1762.

Buried
Sources
Book: Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, p. 127 by Walter G. Davis, Sybil Noyes and Charles Libby

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John Canney

Born abt 1682 Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire
Life note: He lived on the family homestead after his father's death and was his father's executor.

Married Sarah Austin 22 Dec 1712 Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire

Children: Mary, Sarah
Died 1747

Buried
Sources
Book: Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, page 127 by Walter G. Davis, Sybil Noyes and Charles Libby

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Elizabeth Canney
Born 1684 Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire
Married Reynold Jenkins 19 May 1712 Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire

Reynold Jenkins and Elizabeth Canney family

Children: Elizabeth, Jabez, Hannah, Mary, Sarah, Elijah
Died 1765 Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire

Buried
Sources
Book: Kittery and her Families by Everett Schermerhorn Stackpole, Lewiston, Maine, 1903, page 550, 559

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