Saturday, June 26, 2010

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
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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
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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
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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 
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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
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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
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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
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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
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