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PETER GODFREY 1629–1697 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1629

Birth Location: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 5 Oct 1697

Death Location: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Frauncis Godfrey

Mother: ELIZABETH HALL*

Spouse(s): Mary Browne

Children(s): Elizabeth Godfrey, Andrew Godfrey, Mary Godfrey, Margaret Godfrey, Peter Godfrey, Joanna Godfrey, James Godfrey, Sarah Godfrey

The story of PETER GODFREY began in 1629 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. PETER GODFREY married Mary Brown Browne, and had children including Andrew Godfrey, Elizabeth Godfrey, James Godfrey, Joanna Godfrey, Margaret Godfrey, Mary Godfrey, Peter Godfrey, Sarah Godfrey. PETER GODFREY passed away in 1697 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of PETER GODFREY began in 1629 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.
  • PETER GODFREY married Mary Brown Browne, and had children including Andrew Godfrey, Elizabeth Godfrey, James Godfrey, Joanna Godfrey, Margaret Godfrey, Mary Godfrey, Peter Godfrey, Sarah Godfrey.
  • PETER GODFREY passed away in 1697 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Frauncis Godfrey
1599–1669
Birth Location: Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
FG
ELIZABETH HALL*
1602–1702
Birth Location: Duxbury, Plymouth, British Colonial America, Massachusetts, USA
EH

Spouses(s)

Mary Browne
1635–1716
Birth Location: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
MB

Children(s)

Elizabeth Godfrey
1660–1712
Birth Location: Grouville, Bailiwick of Jersey
EG
Andrew Godfrey
1656–
Birth Location: Newbury Port, Essex, MA., British Colony
AG
Mary Godfrey
1659–1659
Birth Location: Newbury Port, Essex, MA., British Colony
MG
Margaret Godfrey
1663–1724
Birth Location: Newbury Port, Essex, MA., British Colony
MG
Peter Godfrey
1669–1736
Birth Location: Newbury Port, Essex, MA., British Colony
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Joanna Godfrey
1672–
Birth Location: Newbury Port, Essex, MA., British Colony
JG
James Godfrey
1676–
Birth Location: Newbury Port, Essex, MA., British Colony
JG
Sarah Godfrey
1680–
Birth Location: Newbury Port, Essex, MA., British Colony
SG

PETER GODFREY's Ancestors

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PETER GODFREY
1629–1697
Birth Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Frauncis Godfrey
1599–1669
Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
ELIZABETH HALL*
1602–1702
Duxbury, Plymouth, British Colonial America, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Richard Godfrey
1575–1630
Puddletown, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Isabel Ramadale
1580–1630
Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
JOHN (Richard Hall Reverend, Immigrant, Plymouth Colony) Resident
1570–1631
Stratford On Avon, Warwick, Warwickshire, England
JANE (Janet Elizabeth Le Bruin Brune Brewen Brown ^) Hall
1572–1633
Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

PETER GODFREY's Descendants

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PETER GODFREY (1629–5 Oct 1697) m. Mary (Brown \) Browne (23 May 1635–16 Apr 1716)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Godfrey 1660–1712 m. James (Bollen) Jr 1665–1730
    1. 1. Elizabeth ("Anne") Harris 1702–1774 m. James Harris 1700–1763
      1. 1. Mary Harris 1732–1809 m. Moses Lyon 1731–1809
        1. 1. Nathaniel Lyon 1759–1833 m. Mary Lyon 1755–1849
        2. 2. Samuel Lyon 1747–1819
        3. 3. Moses Lyon 1763–1823
        4. 4. Richard Lyon 1766–1821
        5. 5. James Lyon 1755–1841
        6. 6. Mary (Rhoda) Lyon 1752–1842
        7. 7. Henry Lyon 1756–1824
        8. 8. Abigail Lyon 1760–1828
        9. 9. Harris Lyon 1764–1798
        10. 10. Obediah Lyon 1765–1847
        11. 11. Richard (M) Lyon 1763–1820
      2. 2. George Harris 1741–1822
      3. 3. Jesse Harris 1727–
      4. 4. Joseph Harris 1725–
      5. 5. Elizabeth Harris 1753–1763
      6. 6. Abigail Harris 1731–1822
      7. 7. Thomas (Stephen) Harris 1743–1822
      8. 8. John Harris 1750–1816
      9. 9. Nathan (Popley) Harris 1759–1763
      10. 10. William Harris 1727–1782
    2. 2. John Bollen 1698–
  2. 2. Andrew Godfrey 1656–
  3. 3. Mary Godfrey 1659–1659
  4. 4. Margaret Godfrey 1663–1724 m. Joseph Richardson 1655–
    1. 1. Mary Richardson 1682–
    2. 2. William Richardson 1684–
    3. 3. Joseph Richardson 1686–
    4. 4. Elizabeth Richardson 1689–
    5. 5. Daniel Richardson 1692–1768
    6. 6. Sarah Richardson 1694–
    7. 7. Thomas Richardson 1697–
    8. 8. Caleb Richardson 1704–
  5. 5. Peter Godfrey 1669–1736
  6. 6. Joanna Godfrey 1672–
  7. 7. James Godfrey 1676–
  8. 8. Sarah Godfrey 1680–

PETER GODFREY's Timeline

6 Records

1629
1629
Birth of PETER GODFREY in Duxbury, Plymouth, MA., British Colony
Duxbury, Plymouth, MA., British Colony
1629
1629
Birth of PETER GODFREY in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1656
13 May 1656
Age 27
PETER GODFREY was married in Newbury, USA
Newbury, USA
1697
5 Oct 1697
Age 68
Death of PETER GODFREY in Duxbury, Plymouth, MA., British Colony
Duxbury, Plymouth, MA., British Colony
1697
5 Oct 1697
Age 68
Death of PETER GODFREY in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1697
27 Dec 1697
Age 68
PETER GODFREY - Probate in Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1629
    Event Place: Duxbury, Plymouth, MA., British Colony
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 64
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: Third Supplement to Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 766.044; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 58
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1629
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 13 May 1656
    Event Place: Newbury, USA
    Record Source: The New England Historical & Genealogical Register

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry of Charles Stinson Pillsbury and John Sargent Pillsbury
    [2] Certain Comeoverers

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Oct 1697
    Event Place: Duxbury, Plymouth, MA., British Colony
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: Third Supplement to Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Massachusetts, Essex County, Probate Records; Author: Massachusetts. Supreme Judicial Court (Essex County); Probate Place: Essex, Massachusetts
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Oct 1697
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1697
    Event Place: Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Massachusetts, Essex County, Probate Records; Author: Massachusetts. Supreme Judicial Court (Essex County); Probate Place: Essex, Massachusetts
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