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Captain Benjamin Godfrey 1720–1765 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Jul 1720

Birth Location: Exeter, Devon, England

Death Date: 1 Feb 1765

Death Location: Batavia, Java, Indonesia

Father: Benjamin Snr

Mother: Sarah MATTHEWS

Spouse(s): Mary Race

Children(s): Daniel Rev

Captain Benjamin Godfrey was born in 1720 in Exeter, Devon, England, the child of Benjamin Godfrey Snr And Sarah Matthews. Captain Benjamin Godfrey married Mary Elizabeth Race, and had children including Daniel Race Godfrey Rev. Captain Benjamin Godfrey passed away in 1765 in Batavia, Java, Indonesia.

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Biography

  • Captain Benjamin Godfrey was born in 1720 in Exeter, Devon, England, the child of Benjamin Godfrey Snr And Sarah Matthews.
  • Captain Benjamin Godfrey married Mary Elizabeth Race, and had children including Daniel Race Godfrey Rev.
  • Captain Benjamin Godfrey passed away in 1765 in Batavia, Java, Indonesia.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Captain Godfrey's Ancestors

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Captain Godfrey
1720–1765
Birth Place: Exeter, Devon, England
Parents
Benjamin Godfrey Snr
1696–1774
Exeter, Devon, England
Sarah MATTHEWS
1687–1768
Hoath, Kent, England
Grandparents
Andrew Godfrey
1640–1715
Exeter, Devon, England
Elizabeth Robbins
1648–
St. Mary's Arches, Exeter, UK
Nathaniel Matthews
1654–1724
Hoath, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Mary Buds
1663–1717
Barham, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Mathews
1632–1682
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Steven Mathew
1605–1674
Mary Silkwood
1603–1685

Captain Godfrey's Descendants

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Captain (Benjamin) Godfrey (12 Jul 1720–1 Feb 1765) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Race (1722–08 Mar 1802)
  1. 1. Daniel (Race Godfrey) Rev 1758–1821 m. Elizabeth Dewe 1760–1850
    1. 1. Elizabeth (GODFREY) Hooper 1785–1881 m. Rev. (Thomas) Hooper 1776–1851
      1. 1. Edward (B) Hooper 1818–1894 m. EMILY (WYMAN) RUGG 1814–1849
        1. 1. Frederick (Wallace Hooper) 2GGF 1845–1915 m. Mary (Jeanette) Brown 1847–1943
      2. 2. George HOOPER 1824–1873
      3. 3. Frederick (Race) Hooper 1850–1912
      4. 4. Henry HOOPER 1830–1858
      5. 5. Race HOOPER 1822–1878
      6. 6. Rev. (Thomas Hooper) (II) 1804–1897
      7. 7. James (William Hooper,) Dr. 1806–1901
      8. 8. Elizabeth HOOPER 1807–1888
      9. 9. John (Godfrey) HOOPER 1809–1899
      10. 10. Sarah HOOPER 1811–1842
      11. 11. Amy (Rebecca) Gibbons 1813–1871
      12. 12. William (Othaniel Rowland) Hooper 1815–1847
      13. 13. Francis (William) Hooper 1817–1906
      14. 14. Charles (Race Septimus) Hooper 1820–1899
      15. 15. Mary Hooper 1808–
      16. 16. Blanche Hooper 1847–
      17. 17. William Hooper 1815–1901

Captain Godfrey's Timeline

4 Records

1720
12 Jul 1720
Birth of Captain Benjamin Godfrey in Exeter, Devon, England
Exeter, Devon, England
1757
29 Aug 1757
Age 37
Captain Benjamin Godfrey was married in St Bride, London, England
St Bride, London, England
1765
1 Feb 1765
Age 45
Death of Captain Benjamin Godfrey in Batavia, Java, Indonesia
Batavia, Java, Indonesia
1797
12 Nov 1797
Age 77
Captain Benjamin Godfrey was baptized in Epping, Essex, England
Epping, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jul 1720
    Event Place: Exeter, Devon, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Essex, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 12 Nov 1797
    Event Place: Epping, Essex, England
    Record Source: Essex, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 29 Aug 1757
    Event Place: St Bride, London, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1765
    Event Place: Batavia, Java, Indonesia
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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