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Deacon William Godfrey 1607 – 1671 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 March 1607

Birth Location: Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA

Death Date: 25 Jan 1671

Death Location: Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire

Father: Joseph Godfrey

Mother: Katherine Willoughby

Spouse(s): Margaret Webster

Children(s): Sarah Godfrey

The story of Deacon William Godfrey began in 1607 in Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA. Deacon William Godfrey married Margaret Margery Leigh Webster, and had children including Sarah Godfrey. Deacon William Godfrey passed away in 1671 in Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire.

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Biography

  • The story of Deacon William Godfrey began in 1607 in Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
  • Deacon William Godfrey married Margaret Margery Leigh Webster, and had children including Sarah Godfrey.
  • Deacon William Godfrey passed away in 1671 in Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Godfrey
1580 – 1630
Birth Location: Ormesby St Margaret, Norfolk, England
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Katherine Willoughby
1583 – 1658
Birth Location: Parham, Suffolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Webster
1609 – 1687
Birth Location: St Margaret, Norfolk, England
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Children(s)

Sarah Godfrey
1642 – 1694
Birth Location: Watertown, boston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
SG

Deacon Godfrey's Ancestors

Self
Deacon Godfrey
1607 – 1671
Birth Place: Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
Parents
Joseph Godfrey
1580 – 1630
Ormesby St Margaret, Norfolk, England
Katherine Willoughby
1583 – 1658
Parham, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
William (Godfrey, of) Thonock
1547 – 1610
Thornton, Lincolnshire, England
Elizabeth Hildyard
1558 – 1600
Winsted, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Agnes Rogers
1524 – 1579
Sir Knight
1532 – 1602
Margaret Constable
1529 – 1595
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alice Epes
1505 – 1556
LORD HILDYARD
1509 – 1545
LADY HILDYARD
1511 – 1550
Sir ll
1510 – 1542
Joan Neville
1503 – 1551

Deacon Godfrey's Descendants

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Deacon (William) Godfrey (22 March 1607 – 25 Jan 1671) m. Margaret (Margery Leigh) Webster (21 Feb 1609 – 2 May 1687)
  1. 1. Sarah Godfrey (15 May 1642 – 25 Jul 1694) m. John Clifford (Bef. 10 May 1646 – Abt. 1719)
    1. 1. JACOB Clifford (7 Apr 1679 – 9 May 1715) m. Elizabeth Simonds (1677 – 16 Jul 1729)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Clifford (1711 – 1768) m. John Clark (26 February 1705 – 15 December 1753)
        1. 1. Satchel Clark (2 May 1736 – 4 May 1809) m. Rachel Cate (December 3, 1736 – 15 Aug 1820)

Deacon Godfrey's Timeline

2 Records

1607
22 March 1607
Birth of Deacon William Godfrey in Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
1671
25 Jan 1671
Age 64
Death of Deacon William Godfrey in Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire
Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 March 1607
    Event Place: Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1671
    Event Place: Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire
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