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John Godfrey 1687 – 1748 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1687

Birth Location: Kings Walden, Hertfordshire, England

Death Date: OCT 1748

Death Location: Kings Walden, Hertfordshire, England

Father: Jeremiah Godfrey

Mother: Ellen [________]

Spouse(s): Sarah Bell

Children(s): Ruth Godfrey, Jeremiah Godfrey

The story of John Godfrey began in 1687 in Kings Walden, Hertfordshire, England. John Godfrey married Sarah Bell, and had children including Ruth Godfrey, Jeremiah Godfrey. John Godfrey passed away in 1748 in Kings Walden, Hertfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Godfrey began in 1687 in Kings Walden, Hertfordshire, England.
  • John Godfrey married Sarah Bell, and had children including Ruth Godfrey, Jeremiah Godfrey.
  • John Godfrey passed away in 1748 in Kings Walden, Hertfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jeremiah Godfrey
1631 – 1700
Birth Location: Kings Walden, Hertfordshire, England
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Ellen [________]
1635 – 1712
Birth Location: (England)
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Bell
1690 – 1764
Birth Location: Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
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Children(s)

Ruth Godfrey
1727 – 1794
Birth Location: Kings Walden, Hertfordshire, England
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Jeremiah Godfrey
1730 – 1761
Birth Location: Kings Walden, Hertfordshire, England
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John Godfrey's Ancestors

Self
John Godfrey
1687 – 1748
Birth Place: Kings Walden, Hertfordshire, England
Parents
Jeremiah Godfrey
1631 – 1700
Kings Walden, Hertfordshire, England
Ellen [________]
1635 – 1712
(England)
Grandparents
William Godfrey
1610 – 1652
(England)
Great-Grandparents
Francis Godfrey
1590 – 1631
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Godfrey's Descendants

1.
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John Godfrey (1687 – OCT 1748) m. Sarah Bell (1690 – 1764)
  1. 1. Ruth Godfrey (1727 – 26 FEB 1794) m. Thomas Furrian (AFT 1716 – 31 MAR 1800)
    1. 1. Thomas Furrian (20 JUL 1755 – BEF 1855)
    2. 2. Mary Furrian (23 MAR 1760 – BEF 1860) m. John Kingsley (1757 – 21 JAN 1839)
      1. 1. John Kingsley (1781 – 5 JUN 1842)
      2. 2. George Kingsley (1782 – NOV 1823)
      3. 3. James Kingsley (1784 – BEF 1884)
      4. 4. Mary Kingsley (29 SEP 1785 – JUL 1844) m. Thomas Lyles (1778 – 1841)
        1. 1. William Lyles (1812 – BEF 1912)
        2. 2. Thomas Lyles (1815 – BEF 1915)
        3. 3. Elizabeth Lyles (25 SEP 1816 – BEF 1916)
        4. 4. Matilda Lyles (1818 – BEF 1918)
        5. 5. George Lyles (1820 – BEF 1920)
        6. 6. Mary Lyles (1823 – BEF 1923)
      5. 5. Thomas (Furrian) Kingsley (27 JUL 1787 – 18 NOV 1835) m. Elizabeth Wilson (23 DEC 1791 – JAN 1852)
        1. 1. Emily Kingsley (8 MAR 1825 – 25 FEB 1873) m. George Garratt (1827 – 29 OCT 1855)
      6. 6. William Kingsley (7 JUN 1789 – NOV 1823)
      7. 7. Sarah Kingsley (23 DEC 1790 – 17 FEB 1872) m. John Throssell (1783 – 1842)
        1. 1. Thomas (Lander) Thrussell (7 NOV 1813 – APR 1888) m. Ann Chamberlain (2 DEC 1814 – APR 1886)
        2. 2. Charles Throssell (22 OCT 1820 – 20 AUG 1874) m. Lydia Furr (1820 – 1906)
      8. 8. Frances Kingsley (25 JUL 1792 – JUL 1821)
      9. 9. Charles Kingsley (16 OCT 1793 – 17 SEP 1849)
      10. 10. Jeremiah Kingsley (12 MAY 1795 – OCT 1796)
      11. 11. Charlotte Kingsley (22 DEC 1797 – 8 APR 1869)
      12. 12. Jesse Kingsley (8 DEC 1799 – JUL 1847)
      13. 13. Joseph Kingsley (15 APR 1802 – OCT 1875)
    3. 3. Fanny Furrian (12 JUL 1773 – 10 DEC 1801) m. John Wright (BEF 8 JUL 1759 – 11 DEC 1841)
      1. 1. Fanny (Furrian) Wright (29 JAN 1790 – 24 JUN 1851) m. John Lines (ABT 1791 – BEF 1891)
        1. 1. Mary (Eliza) Wright (BEF 7 JUN 1812 – BEF 1912)
      2. 2. Mary Wright (4 OCT 1790 – 24 DEC 1858) m. William King (25 NOV 1786 – 26 MAR 1857)
        1. 1. Fanny King (1807 – 24 SEP 1873) m. John Lines (BEF 30 SEP 1807 – 28 MAR 1901)
        2. 2. Mary King (1813 – BEF 1913)
        3. 3. Joseph King (AFT 1808 – BEF 1908)
        4. 4. Ann King (1821 – 11 AUG 1886) m. William Barber (1814 – 23 APR 1893)
        5. 5. Eliza King (1825 – 1904)
      3. 3. John Wright (BEF 19 MAY 1793 – BEF JAN 1827)
      4. 4. Thomas Wright (BEF 20 SEP 1795 – 10 JAN 1850) m. Hagar Lake (17 NOV 1793 – BEF 1891)
        1. 1. Charlotte Wright (AFT 1815 – BEF 1915)
        2. 2. William Wright (2 FEB 1817 – BEF 1917) m. Eliza Pitts (1823 – 1904)
        3. 3. Fanny Wright (28 MAR 1819 – BEF 1919)
        4. 4. Mary Wright (3 JUN 1821 – BEF 1921)
        5. 5. George Wright (2 NOV 1823 – BEF 1923)
        6. 6. Eliza Wright (29 APR 1827 – 19 OCT 1905) m. James Walker (1828 – 16 FEB 1882)
        7. 7. Charles (Furrian) Wright (13 FEB 1833 – BEF 1933)
      5. 5. William Wright (28 MAY 1797 – 1877) m. Ann Parsons (27 JAN 1793 – 11 JUL 1860)
        1. 1. George Wright (10 NOV 1822 – 24 SEP 1887) m. Emma Lake (1823 – 28 NOV 1866)
        2. 2. Fanny Wright (24 OCT 1824 – 14 JUL 1889)
        3. 3. Eliza Wright (2 DEC 1827 – 6 FEB 1910)
        4. 4. Alfred Wright (17 APR 1831 – 1 JUL 1859)
        5. 5. William Wright (24 AUG 1834 – 9 JUL 1895)
      6. 6. James Wright (BEF 13 APR 1800 – BEF 1900)
      7. 7. Eliza Wright (BEF 12 DEC 1801 – 2 FEB 1849) m. Barnard Acres (AUG 1776 – 10 FEB 1862)
        1. 1. Mary Acres (1824 – 22 JUN 1882) m. John Acres (1822 – 26 MAY 1884)
        2. 2. Thomas (Randall) Acres (22 AUG 1835 – 25 MAR 1878) m. Elizabeth (Hawkesworth) Hassard (1850 – 18 DEC 1876)
  2. 2. Jeremiah Godfrey (1730 – AFT 1761)

John Godfrey's Timeline

2 Records

1687
1687
Birth of John Godfrey in Kings Walden, Hertfordshire, England
Kings Walden, Hertfordshire, England
1748
OCT 1748
Age 61
Death of John Godfrey in Kings Walden, Hertfordshire, England
Kings Walden, Hertfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1687
    Event Place: Kings Walden, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: OCT 1748
    Event Place: Kings Walden, Hertfordshire, England
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