Colonel Joseph Doane 1720-1778 Dorcas Eldredge 1721

Revolutionary War Veteran

Colonel Joseph Doane
Parents Elisha Doane and Hannah Cole
Christened 6 Aug 1721 Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Occupation: Whale Fisheries, Justice of the Peace, Owned a 'Public House' of entertainment

Whaler

Military: Revolutionary War
Colonel in 2nd Regiment of militia
Engagement to Dorcas announced: 8 March 1739
Married Dorcas Eldredge 12 Apr 1739 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Died 12 May 1778 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Buried
Sources
Engagement and Marriage: Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001
Online Book: The Doane Family by A.A. Doane, 3rd Edition, 1976 page 136
Online Book: History of Chatham, Massachusetts by W.C. Smith, p 50, 205, 207
History of Brewer, Orrington, Holden & Eddington by Thayer & Ames
AGBI
North American Family Histories
Family Search
ancestry.com
Memorial: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/132723605/joseph-doane

Joseph and Dorcas engagement announcement

Joseph and Dorcas marriage record

Dorcas Eldredge
Parents Elisha Eldredge and Dorcas Mulford
Christened 15 Mar 1721 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Note: Twin to sister Mary
Death 12 April 1789 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Buried Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Sources
Online Book: The Doane Family by A.A. Doane, 3rd Edition, 1976 page 136
Family Search
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Memorial: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/132723606/dorcas-doane

CHILDREN

Lydia Doane
Born 25 May 1741 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
NOTE:  There are TWO Lydia's that people get confused.  This Lydia is the correct one.  The other belongs to James and Mary and was born in Provincetown.

Engaged to Richard Godfrey 4 Dec 1756 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Engagement Record for Richard Godfrey and Lydia Doane

This is from ancestry.com and shows Lydia's parents
which helps clarify that this is the correct Lydia that married Richard Godfrey

Married Richard Godfrey 23 Dec 1756 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Richard and Lydia's marriage record

Children: Doane, Joseph, Molly, Richard, George, Polly, Lydia, Dorcas, James, Benjamin
Died sometime after son Benjamin's birth (1782)
Buried
Sources
Birth: New England Historical and Genealogical Register, page 46, Volume 127
Marriage: Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001
Online Book: The Doane Family by A.A. Doane, 3rd Edition, 1976 page 136
North American Family Histories
Mayflower Birth and Deaths
Family Search
ancestry.com

Dorcas Doane Cobb Headstone

Dorcas Doane
Born 2 Nov 1742 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Married Elisha Cobb 23 Jan 1759 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Children: Sabra, Betsy, unnamed daughter, unnamed son, Elisha, Freeman, Dorcas, Thomas
Died 9 Jun 1783 Wellfleet, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Buried Duck Creek Cemetery, Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Sources
AGBI
Online Book: The Doane Family by A.A. Doane, 3rd Edition, 1976 page 136
Burial: The Mayflower Descendant Vol 10-11
Family Search
ancestry.com
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35903951/dorcas-cobb

Revolutionary War Vet

Joseph Doane Jr
Born 10 Feb 1744 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Military: Revolutionary War, Captain Merchant Marines, War of 1812
Married 1) Mary Rider 15 May 1763 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
2) Abigail Gould 25 Dec 1766 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Children: Mercy, Joseph, Dorcas, John, Elisha, Abigail, Isaiah, Joseph, Thomas, Hezekiah, Nehemiah
Died 1829 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Buried Chatham Old Burial Ground
Sources
Online Book: The Doane Family by A.A. Doane, 3rd Edition, 1976 page 137
Family Search
ancestry.com
Memorial: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/132722820/joseph-doane
Hannah Doane
Born 29 Oct 1745 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Engaged to William Badishall 27 March 1765 Chatham, Barnstable Massachusetts

William and Hannah Engagement announced

Married William Badishall 5 May 1765 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

William and Hannah Marriage record

Children: William, Anna, Benjamin, Mulford, Doane, Frederick, Hannah
Died 2 October 1840
Buried
Sources
Marriage and Engagement: Massachusetts Town and Vital Records
Online Book: The Doane Family by A.A. Doane, 3rd Edition, 1976 page 136
Family Search
ancestry.com
Ruth Doane
Born 25 Mar 1748 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Married Elisha Doane III 27 Dec 1764 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Ruth and Elisha Doane marriage record

Children: Elisha, Hezekiah, Ruth
Died
Buried
Sources
Birth: Massachusetts Town and Vital Records
Online Book: The Doane Family by A.A. Doane, 3rd Edition, 1976 page 137
Family Search
ancestry.com
Mary Doane
Born 22 Apr 1750 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Died young
Others have listed marriages, which I have a hard time believing as there was a second Mary - born ten years after this Mary - whose birth is sourced (you usually don't use the same name if the first child survived) 
Sources
Online Book: The Doane Family by A.A. Doane, 3rd Edition, 1976 page 137
Family Search
ancestry.com
Rachel Doane
Born June 1752 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Died 26 October 1753
Buried Old Chatham Burial Ground
Sources
Online Book: The Doane Family by A.A. Doane, 3rd Edition, 1976 page 137
Family Search
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Elisha Doane
Born 26 Feb 1755 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Sources
Online Book: The Doane Family by A.A. Doane, 3rd Edition, 1976 page 137
Family Search
ancestry.com

Simeon and Rachel Headstone

Rachel Doane
Born 2 Feb 1757 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Engaged to Simeon Fowler 9 January 1773 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Married Simeon Fowler 11 Mar 1773 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Children: Mary, Hannah, Retrieve, Rachel, Dorcas, Simeon, Sarah, Eliza, Sarah
Died 13 Jun 1813 Orrington, Penobscot, Maine
Buried: Dean Hill Cemetery, Orrington, Penobscot, Maine
Sources
Magazine:  The Bangor Historical Magazine, Volume 4, July 1888-June 1889 listing Early Settlers in Orrington, Maine page 237
Online Book: The Doane Family by A.A. Doane, 3rd Edition, 1976 page 137
Family Search
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Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68325456/rachel-fowler

Ephraim Doane Headstone

Ephraim Doane
Born 15 Jul 1759 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Married 1) Experience Hopkins 9 Mar 1780 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Children:  Ephraim, Experience
2) Nancy Buck (widow of Peter Cole) 23 Jan 1792 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Children: Joseph, Dorcas, David
Died 2 Feb 1804 Orrington, Penobscot, Maine
Buried: Marston Cemetery, Orrington, Penobscot, Maine
Sources
Birth: Massachusetts Town and Vital Records
Online Book: The Doane Family by A.A. Doane, 3rd Edition, 1976 page 137 (does not list any marriages)
Abstract of Revolutionary Patriot Graves
Family Search
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Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93837077/ephraim-doane
Mary Doane
Born 22 Apr 1760 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Died: 27 January 1766 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Buried:
Sources
Birth: Massachusetts Town and Vital Records
Online Book: The Doane Family by A.A. Doane, 3rd Edition, 1976 page 137
Family Search
ancestry.com
Sarah Doane
Born 5 Jan 1762 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Engagement to Richard Kent: 15 Sep 1780 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Married Richard Kent 26 Oct 1780 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Transcription: October 26th Then was Richard Kent and Sarah Doane both of Chatham
 married by Mr. Emery.

Children: William, Rachel, Richard, Joseph, Ephraim, Thomas, Stillman, Joseph
Died after Joseph's birth in 1803
Buried
Sources
Birth, Engagement, Marriage: Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records
Online Book: The Doane Family by A.A. Doane, 3rd Edition, 1976 page 137
Family Search
ancestry.com
Elizabeth Doane
Born 6 Oct 1764 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Engaged to Captain Heman Smith 27 May 1782 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Married Captain Heman Smith Jr 6 Oct 1782 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Children: Ruth, Joseph, David, Elizabeth, Heman, Mary, Washington, Clarissa, Elisha
Died 27 April 1797 Orrington, Penobscot, Maine
Buried
Sources
AGBI
Marriage: Massachusetts Town and Vital Records
Online Book: The Doane Family by A.A. Doane, 3rd Edition, 1976 page 137
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 
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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
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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
Family Search

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

Family Search
ancestry.com

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
Family Search
ancestry.com
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
Family Search
ancestry.com
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

Family Search
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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

Family Search
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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

Family Search
ancestry.com

Lydia's headstone

 *Lydia Godfrey

-H-
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

Family Search
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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

Family Search
ancestry.com

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

Family Search
ancestry.com

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

Family Search
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Eliphalet Quimby1773-1849 Elizabeth Willey 1780

Eliphalet Quimby
Parents Eliphalet Quimby and Mahitable Gilman
Born Abt 1772 Wakefield, Carroll, New Hampshire
Married Elizabeth Willey 10 Oct 1797 New Hampshire
Note: His wife's name was extracted as Betsy Willa in the record
Died 30 Apr 1849 Dexter, Penobscot, Maine
Buried
Sources
Marriage: IGI Film 1001295 Batch M731532 dated 1900
Family Search
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Memorial: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127178456/eliphalet-quimby
Elizabeth (Betsy) Willey
Parents Willam Willey and Mary Whitehouse
Born abt 1780 Wakefield, Carroll, New Hampshire
Died 30 Apr 1849 Dexter, Penobscot, Maine
Sources
Family Search
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Memorial: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/129230618/betsey-quimby

CHILDREN

Gilman Quimby

Gilman Quimby
Born 11 June 1801 Athens, Somerset, Maine
Deacon in Freewill Baptist Church
Married Mary Foss abt 1822 Maine
Children: Mary, Leonard, Silas, Martha, Hannah, John, William, Eliphalet

Civil War - Union

Military:  Civil War
Died 29 Aug 1887 Waushara, Wisconsin
COD: Pneumonia
Buried Plainfield Cemetery, Waushara, Wisconsin
Sources
1830 US Census Athens, Somerset, Maine

Gilman's headstone

1840 US Census Herman, Penobscot, Maine
1855 State Census Plainfield, Waushara, Wisconsin (age 49)
1860 US Census Plainfield, Waushara, Wisconsin (age 59)
1870 US Census Plainfield, Waushara, Wisconsin (age 69)
1880 US Census Plainfield, Waushara, Wisconsin (age 79)
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43081765/gilman-quimby
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Asa and Lovina Headstone

Lovina Quimby

Born 28 Jun 1805 Athens, Somerset, Maine
Married Asa Tibbets abt 1826 Maine
Children: John, Salmon, Mary Ann, Josiah, Albert, Eliza, Charles, Charles
Died 28 Dec 1861 Athens, Somerset, Maine
Buried: Mount Rest Cemetery, Athens, Somerset, Maine
Sources
Book: Seed of Eliphalet Quimby by Mary Virginia Nevins, (Privately published, Southern Historical Press, copyright 1995), p. 69
1850 US Census Athens, Somerset, Maine
1860 US Census Athens, Somerset, Maine
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Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88513404/lovina-tibbetts

William and Martha

*William Willey Quimby
Born 1 Feb 1807 Athens, Somerset, Maine
Married 1) Martha A Lowell 1 May 1836 Bucksport, Hancock, Maine
Children: Mary, Dorcas, Levinia, William, Fanny, George, Josiah, Silas
2) Polly Tibbets after 1853
Children: Alvin

William W Quimby
headstone

Died 7 Dec 1875 Bucksport, Hancock, Maine
Buried: Hillside Cemetery, Bucksport, Hancock, Maine
Sources

3rd GGrandfather - HE

1830 US Census
Athens, Somerset, Maine
1840 US Census Bucksport, Hancock, Maine
1850 US Census Athens, Somerset, Maine (age 43)
1860 US Census Athens, Somerset, Maine (age 54)
1870 US Census Bucksport, Hancock, Maine (age 63, listed as an invalid)
Bucksport Town Records, Vol 2, Vol 3
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Hepzibah's headstone

Hepzibath Quimby
Born abt 1808 Athens, Somerset, Maine
Married Leonard Tibbets abt 1831
Children: Hannah, Sumner, Jane, Lydia, William, Harriet, Charles, Fred, Alfred
Died 8 May 1857 Athens, Somerset, Maine
Buried Mount Rest Cemetery, Athens, Somerset, Maine
Sources
Book: Seed of Eliphalet Quimby by Mary Virginia Nevins (Privately published, Southern Historical Press, copyright 1995), p. 69
1850 US Census Athens, Somerset, Maine (age 41)
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Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125275294/hepzibath-tibbetts

Alvin Quimby
Born 6 April 1809 Athens, Somerset, Maine
Married 1) Delphina Pratt 25 Sep 1832 Dexter, Penobscot, Maine
Note: this date is when their intention to marry was filed
Children: Cornelius
2) Mary A Smith 4 Jul 1858 Dexter, Penobscot, Maine
Children: Charles
Died 20 May 1885 Dexter, Penobscot, Maine
Buried Elmwood Cemetery, Dexter, Penobscot, Maine
Sources
Maine Birth and Christenings
Marriage to Delphina: Maine Vital Records Vol 1 Dexter, Maine
Marriage to Mary Ann: Maine Vital Records Vol 2 Dexter, Maine AND Maine Marriages
1860 US Census Dexter, Penobscot, Maine (age 47)
1870 US Census Garland, Penobscot, Maine (age 60)
1880 US Census Garland, Penobscot, Maine (age 71)
Book: Seed of Eliphalet Quimby By Mary Virginia Nevins (Privately published, Southern Historical Press, copyright 1995), Chapter 1
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Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/99176416/alvin-quimby

Josiah, Eliza, and Charles Headstone

Josiah W Quimby
Born 6 May 1811 Athens, Somerset, Maine
Married Eliza Horn Gould 23 May 1838 Cambridge, Somerset, Massachusetts
Children: Charles, Samuel, Harriet, Henry
Died 4 Sep 1896 Cambridge, Somerset, Maine
Buried: Cambridge Memorial Gardens, Cambridge, Somerset, Maine
Sources
Marriage:  Maine Marriages
Death: Maine Vital Records
1850 US Census Cambridge, Somerset, Maine (age 39)
1850 US Census Ripley, Somerset, Maine (age 49)
1870 US Census Cambridge, Somerset, Maine (age 52)
Book: History of Cambridge, The East Somerset County Register,1911-12 pages 39-46
Compiled and Published by Chatto & Turner, Auburn, Maine, Clarence I. Chatto; Clair E. Turner
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Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143411761/josiah-w-quimby