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Richard Godfrey 1631 – 1692 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 May 1631

Birth Location: Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Death Date: abt 1692

Death Location: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts

Father: Sir Godfrey

Mother: Lady Katherine

Spouse(s): Mary Turner

Children(s): Jane Godfrey

Richard Godfrey , Deacon was born in 1631 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, the child of Sir Richard Godfrey and Lady Katherine. Richard Godfrey , Deacon married Mary Jane Turner, and had children including Jane Godfrey. Richard Godfrey , Deacon passed away in 1692 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • Richard Godfrey , Deacon was born in 1631 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, the child of Sir Richard Godfrey and Lady Katherine.
  • Richard Godfrey , Deacon married Mary Jane Turner, and had children including Jane Godfrey.
  • Richard Godfrey , Deacon passed away in 1692 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Godfrey
1598 – 1652
Birth Location: All Saints, Gainsborough, Lincoln, England
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Lady Katherine
Birth Location: –
LK

Spouses(s)

Mary Turner
1658 – 1690
Birth Location: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, The American Colonies
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Children(s)

Jane Godfrey
1652 – 1736
Birth Location: Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Richard Godfrey's Ancestors

Self
Richard Godfrey
1631 – 1692
Birth Place: Lancaster, Lancashire, England
Parents
Sir Richard Godfrey
1598 – 1652
All Saints, Gainsborough, Lincoln, England
Lady Katherine
Grandparents
Sir (Cipriane) Godfrey
1569 – 1613
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, , England
Margaret Greene
1573 – 1605
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Godfrey
1515 – 1556
Lady Epes
1515 – 1556
Matthew Greene
1530 – 1620
Maryland Brambilie
1539 – 1600
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Godfrey
1485 – 1542
Rebecca Uxor
1490 – 1555
Sir Epes
1480 – 1526
Lady Harley
1482 – 1527
Peter Greene
1490 –

Richard Godfrey's Descendants

1.
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Richard Godfrey (19 May 1631 – abt 1692) m. Mary (Jane) Turner (10 Dec 1658 – 16 Dec 1690)
  1. 1. Jane Godfrey (1652 – 17 Mar 1736) m. Israel Woodward (1648 – 15 June 1674)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Woodward (1671 – 07 Aug 1753) m. Captain (Robert) Taft (1674 – 28 Apr 1748)
      1. 1. Jemima ("Jennie") Taft (1709 – 14 Oct 1787) m. Samuel Morse (1700 – 27 May 1783)
        1. 1. Samuel Morse (20 Feb 1738 – 30 June 1798) m. Deborah Hadlock (9 Apr 1744 – 24 Jan 1800)

Richard Godfrey's Timeline

7 Records

1631
19 May 1631
Birth of Richard Godfrey , Deacon in Lancaster, Lancashire, England
Lancaster, Lancashire, England
1631
10 Apr 1631
Richard Godfrey , Deacon was baptized in St Botolph Without Aldgate,London,London,England
St Botolph Without Aldgate,London,London,England
1632
07 Aug 1632
Age 1
Richard Godfrey , Deacon was baptized in Bradwell, Essex, England
Bradwell, Essex, England
1642
8 Jan 1642
Age 11
Richard Godfrey , Deacon was baptized in Hurstbourne Tarrant, Hampshire, England
Hurstbourne Tarrant, Hampshire, England
1650
1650
Age 19
Richard Godfrey , Deacon was married in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
1692
abt 1692
Age 61
Death of Richard Godfrey , Deacon in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts
1692
11 Jan 1692
Age 61
Burial of Richard Godfrey , Deacon in Althorpe, Lincoln, England
Althorpe, Lincoln, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 May 1631
    Event Place: Lancaster, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1631
    Event Place: St Botolph Without Aldgate,London,London,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 07 Aug 1632
    Event Place: Bradwell, Essex, England
    Record Source: Essex, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers, 1518-1960

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1642
    Event Place: Hurstbourne Tarrant, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1650
    Event Place: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Althorpe
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: London, England, Freedom of the City Admission Papers, 1681-1930

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1692
    Event Place: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1692
    Event Place: Althorpe, Lincoln, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
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