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John Godfrey 1616–1692 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Feb 1616

Birth Location: Stepney, London, England

Death Date: 1692

Death Location: Baltimore, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA

Father: Rychard Godfrey

Mother: Mrs Godfrey

Spouse(s): Sarah Godfrey

Children(s): Sarah Godfrey

John Godfrey was born in 1616 in Stepney, London, England, the child of Rychard Godfrey And Mrs Richard Jane Godfrey. John Godfrey married Sarah Godfrey, and had children including Sarah Godfrey. John Godfrey passed away in 1692 in Baltimore, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • John Godfrey was born in 1616 in Stepney, London, England, the child of Rychard Godfrey And Mrs Richard Jane Godfrey.
  • John Godfrey married Sarah Godfrey, and had children including Sarah Godfrey.
  • John Godfrey passed away in 1692 in Baltimore, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Godfrey's Ancestors

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John Godfrey
1616–1692
Birth Place: Stepney, London, England
Parents
Rychard Godfrey
1621–1652
Lancashire, , England, Wales
Mrs (Richard (Jane)) Godfrey
1605–1706
, Lancashire, , England
Grandparents
Thomas (Richard) Godfrey
1594–1691
Lancaster, Lancashire, England
Jane Turner
1602–1669
Haigh, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Godfrey
1575–1636
Elizabeth Pix
1575–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Barnabey Godfrey
1540–1615
Estella Messervy
1544–1613

John Godfrey's Descendants

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John Godfrey (26 Feb 1616–1692) m. Sarah Godfrey (1630–15 Aug 1678)
  1. 1. Sarah Godfrey 1650–1705 m. Robert Simmons 1644–1678
    1. 1. Thomas Simmons 1679–1725 m. Sarah Simmons 1672–1751
      1. 1. Edward (Nettle) Simmons 1660–1735 m. Mary (Rabling) Haile 1660–1725
        1. 1. Susan (Tomasin Simmons -) Renfroe 1680–1748 m. John (William) Renfrow 1676–1748
    2. 2. John Simmons 1671–1718

John Godfrey's Timeline

5 Records

1615
Jun 1615
John Godfrey was baptized in Wadenhoe, Northamptonshire, England
Wadenhoe, Northamptonshire, England
1616
26 Feb 1616
Birth of John Godfrey in Stepney, London, England
Stepney, London, England
1620
1620
Age 4
Birth of John Godfrey in England
England
1663
17 Nov 1663
Age 47
Death of John Godfrey in Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
1692
1692
Age 76
Death of John Godfrey in Baltimore, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
Baltimore, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: Jun 1615
    Event Place: Wadenhoe, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Northamptonshire Record Office; Northampton, England; Register Type: Parish Registers; Reference Numbers: 334P/1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1620
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1635; Page Number: 153

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1635; Page Number: 153

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1663
    Event Place: Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1616
    Event Place: Stepney, London, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1692
    Event Place: Baltimore, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA

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