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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
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

Sunday, May 10, 2009

George Cosnight 1735 Sarah abt 1735

George Cosnight
Christened 26 May 1735 Tewkesbury, Gloucester, England
Note: Surname is spelled Cosnit in record. Not sure this is the one because he would only be 16 when he got married. However, it is possible.
Parents: Richard Cosnit and Mary Hopkins
Married Sarah (unknown surname) abt 1750 England
Sources
Christening: IGI Film 0856971 Batch C054871 dated 1683-1778

Sarah
NO INFORMATION

CHILDREN

*Thomas Cosnight
Christened 13 Jul 1751 St Phillips, Birmingham, Warwick, England

Note: his surname is spelled Cossnitt in record
Married Elizabeth Collins 19 Mar 1782 Claines, Worcester, England
Children: Elizabeth, Richard
Sources
Christening and parents: IGI Film 0813712 Batch C041791 dated 1748-1780
Marriage: IGI Film 0352032-034 dated 1740-1850
Sarah Cosnight
Christened 3 Jan 1756 St Martin, Birmingham, Warwick, England
Sources
Christening: England births and Christenings 1538-1975 Film 919765 Batch C01072-6
Mary Cosnight
Christened 3 Jan 1756 St Martin, Birmingham, Warwick, England

Sources
Christening: England births and Christenings 1538-1975 Film 919765 Batch C01072-6

Thomas Cosnight 1751 Elizabeth Collins 1757

Surname has MANY spellings: Cosnight, Cossnet, Cosnite, Cosnit, Cossnitt, Cossnet, Cosnett

Note: I'm not 100% sure that these are the right people but the dates make them the best possibility right now - plus Birmingham is only 24 walking miles from Claines and from Claines to Worcester (where the children were born) is only 3 walking miles.

If they are correct, he'd be 31 she'd be 25 at time of marriage, so he may have been married before.

Of Concern: There are 3 years between 1st child and date of marriage and 7 years between the two children I was able to find. Perhaps they moved somewhere and returned or she had a hard time getting pregnant or the children died at birth etc.

Thomas Cosnight
Christened 13 Jul 1751 St Phillips, Birmingham, Warwick, England
Note: his surname is spelled Cossnitt in record
Parents: George Cosnight and Sarah (unknown surname)
Married Elizabeth Collins 19 Mar 1782 Claines, Worcester, England
Sources
Christening and parents: IGI Film 0813712 Batch C041791 dated 1748-1780
Marriage: IGI Film 0352032-034 dated 1740-1850

Elizabeth Collins
Christened 23 May 1757 Claines, Worcester, England
Parents: Thomas Collins and Betty
Note: given name is Betty in record (Betty is a nickname for Elizabeth)
Sources
Christening and Parents: IGI Film 0352032 Batch P021371 dated 1740-1784

CHILDREN

*Elizabeth Cosnight
Christened 1 Apr 1785 St Clement, Worcester, Worcester, England
Married Edward Munn 8 Oct 1807 St Clement, Worcester, Worcester, England
Children: William, Charles, Henry, Elizabeth, Eli, Edward, Sophia, Edward, James, Anna, Henrietta, Frances, unnamed baby
Sources
Christened: IGI Film 0376937 Batch C022702 dated 1694-1790
Married: England Marriages 1538-1973 Film 376939 Batch M02770-1
Richard Cosnight
Christened 17 Dec 1792 St Clement, Worcester, Worcester, England
Sources
IGI Film 0376937 Batch C022701 dated 1790-1835

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From a Funeral Program

When I come to the end of the road

And the sun has set for me

I want no rites in a gloom-filled room

Why cry for a soul set free?

Miss me a little - but not for too long

And not with your head bowed low

Remember the love that we once shared

Miss me, but let me go.

For this is a journey that we all must take

And each must go alone

It's all part of the Master's plan

A step on the road to home.

When you are lonely and sick at heart

Go to the hills we know

And bury your sorrow among the trees

Miss me, but let me go.

The Line

Every minute someone leaves this world behind.
We are all in “the line” without knowing it.
We never know how many people are before us.
We can not move to the back of the line.
We can not step out of the line.
We can not avoid the line.

So while we wait in line -

Make moments count.
Make priorities.
Make the time.
Make your gifts known.
Make a nobody feel like a somebody.
Make your voice heard.
Make the small things big.
Make someone smile.
Make the change.
Make love.
Make up.
Make peace.
Make sure to tell your people they are loved.
Make sure to have no regrets.
Make sure you are ready.

I'm My Own Grandpa

Many, many years ago when I was 23,
I got married to a widow
who was as pretty as could be.
She had a grown up daughter
who had a hair of red.
My father fell in love with her
and soon the two were wed.
This made my dad my son-in-law
And changed my very life.
My daughter was my mother,
for she was my father's wife.
To complicate the matters worse,
although it brought me joy,
I soon became the father
of a bouncing baby boy.
My little baby then became a brother -in-law to dad
and so became my uncle though it made me very sad.
For if he was my uncle,
then that also made him brother to the widow's grown-up- daughter,
who of course, was my stepmother.
Father's wife then had a son,
who kept them on the run.
And he became my grandson, for he was my daughter's son.
My wife is now my mother's mother
and it makes me blue.
Because, although she is my wife,
she's my grandma too.
If my wife is my grandmother,
then I am her grandchild.
and every time I think of it,
it simply makes me wild.
For now I have become the strangest case you ever saw.
As the husband of my grandmother,
I am my own grandpa!

Quotes from the Prophets

President Gordon B Hinckley: "It is good to look to the past to gain appreciation for the present and perspective for the future. It is good to look upon the virtues of those who have gone before, to gain strength for whatever lies ahead. It is good to reflect upon the work of those who labored so hard and gained so little in this world, but out of whose dreams and early plans so well nurtured, has come a great harvest of which we are the beneficiaries. Their tremendous example can become a compelling motivation for us all, for each of us is a pioneer in his own life."

President Spencer W Kimball: "I hope to see us dissolve the artificial boundary line we so often place between missionary work and temple and genealogical work, because it is the same great redemptive work!"

President Joseph Fielding Smith: " The responsibility on behalf of our kindred dead rests with equal force on all, according to our individual ability and opportunities...the greatest and grandest duty of all is to labor for the dead."

The Passing of the Pot (Chamber Pot)

As far back in childhood
As memory may go
One household vessel greets me
That wasn't made for show
Beneath the bed twas anchored
Where only few could see
But served the entire family
With equal privacy
Some called the critter Peggy
And some the thundermug
And others called it badger
A few called it jug
To bring it in at evening
Was bad enough no doubt
But heaven help the person
Who had to take it out
Our big one was enormous
And would accomodate
A watermelon party
Composed of six or eight
When nights were dark and rainy
It was a useful urn
On icy winter mornings
The cold rim seemed to burn
At times when things were rushing
And business extra good
Each took his turn a waiting
Or did the best he could
Sometimes when in a hurry
To our disgust and shame
We fumbled in the darkness
And slightly missed our aim
The special one for company
Was decorated well
But just the same it rendered
That old familiar smell
Today this modernism
Relieves me a lot
And only in my vision
I see that homely pot.
(author unknown)

Poem about ancestors

Though steep is the path I follow today,
The footprints of time will show me the way.
For many have traveled a smiliar road,
And carried an equal of heavier load.

No troubles I face are new to this earth,
That man has not faced from time of his birth.
The route has been charted and roads have been paved
By legions before me who were stalwart and brave.

Their steps never faltered nor courage grew dim,
For they trusted the Lord and let Him led them.
If my faith and my trust remain steadfast and true,
God will guide and protect me in all that I do.
- Dolores Karides

The Elusive Ancestor

I went searching for an ancestor.
I cannot find him still.
He moved around from place to place
and did not leave a will.
He married where a courthouse burned.
He mended all his fences.
He avoided any man who came to
take the US census

He always kept his luggage packed,
This man who had no fame,
and every 20 years or so,
This rascal changed his name.
No one else inthis world is
searching for this elusive man,
so I play "Gene-solitaire"
To find him, if I can!

I'm told he's buried in a plot,
with tombstone he was blessed;
but the weather took engravings,
and some vandals took the rest.
He died before the county clerks
were appointed to keep records
No family Bible has emerged -
In spite of all my efforts.

To top it off, this elusive ancestor
who has caused me many groans -
left me even one more challenge:
He brothed a lady,
by the name of "Jones"!
(Got this from a publication
put out by the DUP organization
that names the author: Merrell Kenworthy)

Poem: Heaven's Door

If I should go before you,

If life on earth were through;

I'll stop just inside Heaven's door,

and there I'll wait for you.

You've but to look 'cross star filled skies,

Past the moon and then beyond;

To know my leaving could never break,

This heart's undying bond.

And if you should go before me,

If your journey on earth were through;

You know I will be close behind,

I'll never be far from you.

Across the span of time and space,

This love will reach this far;

For you'll always carry a bit of my heart,

No matter where you are.

Allison Chambers Coxsey©1995 ~ All Rights Reserved

Which Shall It Be? by Adelaide Proctor

Which shall it be?

"Which shall it be? Which shall it be?
I looked at John and John looked at me,
And when I found that I must speak,
My voice seemed strangely low and weak:
˜Tell me again what Robert said,"
And then I, listening, bent my head.
This is his letter:˜I will give
A house and land while you shall live,
If, in return, from out your seven,
One child to me for aye is given."

I looked at John's old garments worn;
I thought of all that he had borne
Of poverty, and work, and care,
Which I, though willing, could not share;
I thought of seven young mouths to feed,
Of seven little children's need,
And then of this.

˜Come, John,said I,
We'll choose among them as they lie
Asleep. So, walking hand in hand,
Dear John and I surveyed our band:
First to the cradle lightly stepped,
Where Lilian, the baby, slept.
Softly the father stooped to lay
His rough hand down in a loving way,
When dream or whisper made her stir,
And huskily he said: ˜Not her!"

We stooped beside the trundle bed,
And one long ray of twilight shed
Athwart the boyish faces there,
In sleep so beautiful and fair;
I saw on James rough, red cheek
A tear undried. E'er John could speak,
He's but a baby, too," said I,
And kissed him as we hurried by.

Pale, patient, Robbie's angel face
Still in his sleep bore suffering's trace.
˜No, for a thousand crowns, not him!"
He whispered, while our eyes were dim.
Poor Dick! bad Dick! our wayward son”
Turbulent, restless, idle one”
Could he be spared?
Nay, He who gave
Bade us befriend him to the grave;
Only a mother's heart could be
Patient enough for such as he;
˜And so," said John, ˜I would not dare
To take him from her bedside prayer."

Then stole we softly up above,
And knelt by Mary, child of love;
˜Perhaps for her ˜twould better be,"
I said to John. Quite silently
He lifted up a curl that lay
Across her cheek in a wilful way,
And shook his head: ˜Nay, love, not thee,
The while my heart beat audibly.

Only one more, our eldest lad,
Trusty and truthful, good and glad,
So like his father. ˜No, John, no!
I cannot, will not, let him go."

And so we wrote, in courteous way,
We could not give one child away;
And afterward toil lighter seemed,
Thinking of that of which we dreamed,
Happy in truth that not one face
Was missed from its accustomed place;
Thankful to work for all the seven,
Trusting the rest to One in heaven."