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John Thomas Godfrey 1430–1544 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1430

Birth Location: Lydd, Kent, England

Death Date: 1544

Death Location: Lydd, Kent, England

Father: Thomas Godfrey

Mother: Joan Tamworth

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Colonel Godfrey

The story of John Thomas Godfrey began in 1430 in Lydd, Kent, England. John Thomas Godfrey had children including Colonel Ebenezer Thomas Lane Godfrey. John Thomas Godfrey passed away in 1544 in Lydd, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Thomas Godfrey began in 1430 in Lydd, Kent, England.
  • John Thomas Godfrey had children including Colonel Ebenezer Thomas Lane Godfrey.
  • John Thomas Godfrey passed away in 1544 in Lydd, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Godfrey
1400–1430
Birth Location: Lydd, Shepway, Kent, England, United Kingdom
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Joan Tamworth
1400–1454
Birth Location: England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Colonel Godfrey
1445–1510
Birth Location: Allington, Kent, England
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John Godfrey's Ancestors

Self
John Godfrey
1430–1544
Birth Place: Lydd, Kent, England
Parents
Thomas Godfrey
1400–1430
Lydd, Shepway, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Joan (Godfrey) Tamworth
1400–1454
England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
James Godfrey
1385–1454
Lydd, Kent, England, United Kingdom
James Godfrey
1385–
Lydd, Shepway, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Nicholas Tamworth
1380–
Old Leake, Lincolnshire, England
Lady (Agnes de) Bussy
1380–1435
England
Great-Grandparents
William Godfrey
1350–1430
Unknown
1350–1430
Giles Tamworth
1335–1395
Jane Darby
1356–1400
Lambert Bussey
1350–
Elizabeth Dive
1360–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Godfrey's Descendants

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John (Thomas) Godfrey (1430–1544)
  1. 1. Colonel (Ebenezer Thomas Lane) Godfrey 1445–1510 m. Alice Williamson 1449–1488
    1. 1. Rebecca Godfrey 1470–1538 m. John (William) Clarke 1485–1548 m. Richard Collies 1485–1575
      1. 1. Humphrey (Carewe) Clark 1501–1579 m. Margaret Mayne 1501–1573 m. Margaret Walker 1514–1566
        1. 1. Elizabeth Clarke 1545–1602 m. John Humberstone 1535–1617 m. John Humbarston 1543– m. John Clarke 1540–1598
        2. 2. Humphrey (of Buckford) Clarke 1523–1573
        3. 3. Margarett Clarke 1523–1573
        4. 4. Jone Clark 1525– m. Reynolds KNIGHT 1526–1570
        5. 5. Jane Clarke 1529–1570
        6. 6. Jone Clarke 1529–
        7. 7. Elizabeth Egglesfield 1535–1602 m. Thomas Clarke 1531–1598 m. Rowland Richardson 1530–1573
        8. 8. Margarett (Wokfeild) Brockman 1536–1610 m. John (Henry) Verney 1530–1562
        9. 9. Edward Clark 1538–1575 m. SARAH Royle 1532–1580
        10. 10. Margaret Clarke 1538–1611 m. William Brockman 1536–1605
        11. 11. Walter Clarke 1539–1607 m. Elizabeth Edolph 1552–1590
        12. 12. Edward Clarke 1540–1629 m. Jone (Joan Harrys) Harris 1530–
        13. 13. Elizabeth Clark 1542– m. Richard Toke 1534–1598
        14. 14. Lettice Clarke 1545–1605 m. Martin Culpeper 1540–
        15. 15. Humphrey Clarke 1545– m. Catheren Whyte 1549–
      2. 2. Robert Clarke 1490–1550
      3. 3. Humphrey Clarke 1495–1579 m. Alice Unknown 1492–1554
        1. 1. Anna Clarke 1516– m. William Wyllys 1503–1599
        2. 2. Margaret Clarke 1520–1554 m. Thomas Rouse 1531–1554
        3. 3. Johanne Clarke 1520– m. Richard Hunting 1515–
        4. 4. Katherine Clarke 1526–
        5. 5. Thomas Clarke 1527–1560 m. Martha Micklewood 1529–
      4. 4. Humphrey (Clarke of) Westhalks 1500–1579
      5. 5. Martin Clarke 1500–1579
      6. 6. Martin Clarke 1500–1579
      7. 7. Robert Clarke 1502–1550 m. Catherine Clarke 1510–1562 m. Colleen (C) Conyers 1500–1562

John Godfrey's Timeline

2 Records

1430
1430
Birth of John Thomas Godfrey in Lydd, Kent, England
Lydd, Kent, England
1544
1544
Age 114
Death of John Thomas Godfrey in Lydd, Kent, England
Lydd, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1430
    Event Place: Lydd, Kent, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for John Thomas Godfrey, person ID GMHR-PSK.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1544
    Event Place: Lydd, Kent, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for John Thomas Godfrey, person ID GMHR-PSK.
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