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Jeptha Godfrey 1710–1763 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1710

Birth Location: Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 8 Jan 1763

Death Location: Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Jonathan Godfrey

Mother: Mercy GODFREY

Spouse(s): Bathsheba Eldredge

Children(s): Kezia Godfrey

Jeptha Godfrey was born in 1710 in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Jonathan Godfrey And Mercy Mayo Godfrey. Jeptha Godfrey married Bathsheba Bashua Eldredge, and had children including Kezia Godfrey. Jeptha Godfrey passed away in 1763 in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Jeptha Godfrey was born in 1710 in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Jonathan Godfrey And Mercy Mayo Godfrey.
  • Jeptha Godfrey married Bathsheba Bashua Eldredge, and had children including Kezia Godfrey.
  • Jeptha Godfrey passed away in 1763 in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.

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Jeptha Godfrey's Ancestors

Self
Jeptha Godfrey
1710–1763
Birth Place: Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Jonathan Godfrey
1682–1765
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Mercy (MAYO) GODFREY
1685–1765
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
George (David) Godfrey
1640–1688
Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah Hacket
1645–1688
Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Thomas Mayo
1650–1729
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Barbara Mayo
1656–1714
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Francis Godfrey
1590–1669
Elizabeth Hall
1594–1702
John Hackett
1610–1695
Elizabeth Cox
1610–1705
Nathaniel Mayo
1625–1662
Hannah Prence
1628–1698
Richard Knowles
1614–1682
Ruth Bower
1620–1687
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John (Esquire)
1570–1635
Jane Brune
1572–1633
John *
1598–1676
Tamisen Breyck
1600–1682
Thomas Prence
1601–1673
Mary Burr
1603–1695
John Knowles
1596–1685
Jemima Aster
1580–
George Bower
1590–1656
Barbara Smyth
1596–1644

Jeptha Godfrey's Descendants

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Jeptha Godfrey (1710–8 Jan 1763) m. Bathsheba ('Bashua') Eldredge (1713–21 Nov 1797)
  1. 1. Kezia Godfrey 1750–1823 m. James Nickerson 1744–1815
    1. 1. Sarah Nickerson 1783–1857 m. Shubael Nickerson 1782–1858 m. Moses Burges 1778–1802
      1. 1. Sally Adams 1814–1879
      2. 2. Orlando Nickerson 1820–1839
      3. 3. Frederick Nickerson 1817–1879 m. Lydia (B) Matthews 1823–
        1. 1. Reuben (M) Nickerson 1849–
        2. 2. Laura Nickerson 1849–
        3. 3. Ella (K) Nickerson 1863–
        4. 4. Nanders Nckson 1849–
      4. 4. Mercy Burgess 1803–1842 m. Sylvanus Gage 1796–

Jeptha Godfrey's Timeline

3 Records

1710
1710
Birth of Jeptha Godfrey in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
1730
1730
Age 20
Jeptha Godfrey was married in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
1763
8 Jan 1763
Age 53
Death of Jeptha Godfrey in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1710
    Event Place: Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1763
    Event Place: Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

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