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Peter Godfrey 1515 – 1556 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1515

Birth Location: Lydd, Kent, England

Death Date: 10 Mar 1556

Death Location: Lydd, Kent, England

Father: Thomas Godfrey

Mother: Rebecca Reson

Spouse(s): Joan Eppes

Children(s): Mary Godfrey, Alice Godfrey, Elizabeth Godfrey, William Godfrey, Catherine Godfrey, Alice Godfrey, Thomas Godfrey, Godfrey None, Peter Godfrey, Susanna Godfrey, Thomas Godfrey

In 1515, Peter Godfrey entered the world in Lydd, Kent, England, born to Thomas Godfrey and Rebecca Reson. Peter Godfrey married Joan Eppes, and had children including Mary Godfrey, Alice Godfrey, Elizabeth Godfrey, William Godfrey, Catherine Godfrey, Alice Godfrey, Thomas Godfrey, Godfrey, Peter Godfrey, Susanna Godfrey, Thomas Godfrey. Peter Godfrey passed away in 1556 in Lydd, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • In 1515, Peter Godfrey entered the world in Lydd, Kent, England, born to Thomas Godfrey and Rebecca Reson.
  • Peter Godfrey married Joan Eppes, and had children including Mary Godfrey, Alice Godfrey, Elizabeth Godfrey, William Godfrey, Catherine Godfrey, Alice Godfrey, Thomas Godfrey, Godfrey, Peter Godfrey, Susanna Godfrey, Thomas Godfrey.
  • Peter Godfrey passed away in 1556 in Lydd, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Godfrey
1485 – 1543
Birth Location: Lydd, Kent, England
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Rebecca Reson
1490 – 1555
Birth Location: Maidstone, Maidstone, Kent, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Joan Eppes
1515 – 1556
Birth Location: Old Romney, Kent, England
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Children(s)

Mary Godfrey
1536 – 1591
Birth Location: Bridgewater, , Somerset, England
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Alice Godfrey
1540 –
Birth Location: Lydd, Kent, England
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Elizabeth Godfrey
1542 – 1613
Birth Location: Kent, Kent, England, United Kingdom
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William Godfrey
1542 –
Birth Location: Kent, Kent, England, United Kingdom
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Catherine Godfrey
– 1612
Birth Location: –
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Alice Godfrey
1545 –
Birth Location: –
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Thomas Godfrey
1547 – 1623
Birth Location: Gainsborough, West Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
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Godfrey None
1549 –
Birth Location: Lydd, Kent, England
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Peter Godfrey
1550 – 1566
Birth Location: Ashford, Kent, England
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Susanna Godfrey
1551 –
Birth Location: Lydd, Shepway, Kent, England, United Kingdom
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Thomas Godfrey
1553 – 1624
Birth Location: New Romney, Kent, England
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Peter Godfrey's Ancestors

Self
Peter Godfrey
1515 – 1556
Birth Place: Lydd, Kent, England
Parents
Thomas Godfrey
1485 – 1543
Lydd, Kent, England
Rebecca Reson
1490 – 1555
Maidstone, Maidstone, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Peter Godfrey
1455 – 1511
Lydd, Kent, England
Joanna Tamworth
1460 – 1556
Old Leake, Boston, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Godfrey
1430 – 1489
Mary Partridge
1430 – 1454
Sir Tamworth
1440 –
Joan
1442 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Godfrey
1405 – 1430
Elizabeth Hughes
1410 – 1460
Giles Tamworth
1400 –

Peter Godfrey's Descendants

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Peter Godfrey (1515 – 10 Mar 1556) m. Joan Eppes (1515 – 10 Jun 1556)
  1. 1. Mary Godfrey (28 Nov 1536 – 18 Sep 1591) m. Thomas Gilbert (3 Nov 1533 – 12 Aug 1610)
    1. 1. Josiah (Thomas) Gilbert (17 May 1556 – 21 Aug 1642) m. Elizabeth Belcher (15 Jun 1559 – 7 Sep 1645)
      1. 1. Mary Gilbert (1 Oct 1575 – )
      2. 2. Caroline Gilbert (Abt 1576 – )
      3. 3. Elizabeth Gilbert (28 Mar 1578 – 8 Sep 1654) m. Jonathan Deming (1 Jul 1574 – 17 May 1647)
      4. 4. Thomas Gilbert (21 Apr 1579 – Abt 1662)
      5. 5. Linda Gilbert (Abt 1580 – ) m. John Hayward (7 Feb 1577 – 5 Jul 1636)
        1. 1. Mary Hayward (1609 – Abt 1649) m. John Boddie (1605 – 11 Aug 1640) m. John Law (1602 – 1664)
        2. 2. William Hayward
        3. 3. Daniel Hayward
        4. 4. Thomas Hayward
        5. 5. Grace Hayward
        6. 6. Joan Hayward
        7. 7. Elizabeth Hayward
        8. 8. Hanna Hayward (1626 – )
        9. 9. Henry Hayward
        10. 10. Sarah Hayward
        11. 11. Charity Hayward
        12. 12. Elizabeth Hayward
        13. 13. Ruth Hayward
      6. 6. Jonathan Gilbert (29 May 1581 – Deceased)
      7. 7. Lydia Gilbert (16 Dec 1587 – 12 May 1637)
    2. 2. Sarah Gilbert (22 Nov 1559 – 1612)
    3. 3. John (Josiah) Gilbert (20 Mar 1562 – 22 Aug 1638)
    4. 4. Josiah Gilbert (30 Mar 1562 – Abt 1651)
    5. 5. Elizabeth Gilbert (14 May 1571 – Deceased)
  2. 2. Alice Godfrey (Abt 1540 – ) m. Thomas Plummer (Abt 1535 – 1591)
  3. 3. Elizabeth Godfrey (1542 – 1613)
  4. 4. William Godfrey (Abt 1542 – )
  5. 5. Catherine Godfrey ( – 1612) m. John Berry (Abt 1515 – 22 Dec 1597)
  6. 6. Alice Godfrey (1545 – )
  7. 7. Thomas Godfrey (1547 – Abt 1623) m. Margaret Klein (1573 – 7 Sep 1605)
  8. 8. Godfrey (1549 – )
  9. 9. Peter Godfrey (1550 – 1566)
  10. 10. Susanna Godfrey (1551 – ) m. Edward Wilcocke (Abt 1542 – Apr 1577) m. John Fowle (1547 – )
  11. 11. Thomas Godfrey (1553 – 17 Feb 1624) m. Mary Partridge (1549 – 19 Jan 1581) m. Elizabeth Pix (1560 – 1589) m. Elizabeth Allarde

Peter Godfrey's Timeline

3 Records

1515
1515
Birth of Peter Godfrey in Lydd, Kent, England
Lydd, Kent, England
1556
10 Mar 1556
Age 41
Death of Peter Godfrey in Lydd, Kent, England
Lydd, Kent, England
1556
1556
Age 41
Burial of Peter Godfrey in Lydd, Kent, England
Lydd, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Lydd, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1556
    Event Place: Lydd, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1556
    Event Place: Lydd, Kent, England
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