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Samuel Godfrey 1703–1768 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1703

Birth Location: Chatham, Barnstable Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 31 August 1768

Death Location: Yarmouth, N.S., Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Moses Godfrey

Mother: Deborah Cooke

Spouse(s): Thankful (Godfrey)

Children(s): Phele Godfrey, Alexander Godfrey, Josiah Godfrey, Thankful Godfrey, Prince Sr, Bethiah Godfrey

Samuel Godfrey was born in 1703 in Chatham, Barnstable Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Moses Godfrey And Deborah Cooke. Samuel Godfrey married Thankful Knowles Godfrey, and had children including Alexander Godfrey, Bethiah Godfrey, Josiah Godfrey, Phele Godfrey, Prince Godfrey Sr, Thankful Godfrey. Samuel Godfrey passed away in 1768 in Yarmouth, N.S., Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • Samuel Godfrey was born in 1703 in Chatham, Barnstable Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Moses Godfrey And Deborah Cooke.
  • Samuel Godfrey married Thankful Knowles Godfrey, and had children including Alexander Godfrey, Bethiah Godfrey, Josiah Godfrey, Phele Godfrey, Prince Godfrey Sr, Thankful Godfrey.
  • Samuel Godfrey passed away in 1768 in Yarmouth, N.S., Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Moses Godfrey
1667–1743
Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
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Deborah Cooke
1679–1743
Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Thankful (Godfrey)
1705–1779
Birth Location: Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Phele Godfrey
–1734
Birth Location: –
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Alexander Godfrey
1733–1742
Birth Location: Chatham, Barnstable Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
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Josiah Godfrey
1728–1790
Birth Location: Chatham, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts, USA
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Thankful Godfrey
1729–1815
Birth Location: Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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Prince Sr
1740–1814
Birth Location: Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Bethiah Godfrey
1737–1800
Birth Location: Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Samuel Godfrey's Ancestors

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Samuel Godfrey
1703–1768
Birth Place: Chatham, Barnstable Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Moses Godfrey
1667–1743
Eastham, Barnstable Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Deborah Cooke
1679–1743
Eastham, Barnstable Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
George (David) Godfrey
1640–1688
Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah Hacket
1645–1688
Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Josiah (Cooke,) Jr.
1645–1731
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
"Colonist" (Deborah deWheldon) Hopkins(Cooke)
1648–1727
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Francis Godfrey
1590–1669
Elizabeth Hall
1594–1702
John Hackett
1610–1695
Elizabeth Cox
1610–1705
Josiah Cooke
1610–1666
Susannah Ring
1602–1687
Giles Hopkins
1607–1690
Catherine Whelden
1617–1689
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John (Esquire)
1570–1635
Jane Brune
1572–1633
Francis Cooke
1583–1663
Stephen Hopkins
1581–1644
Mary Kent
1580–1613
Gabriel Wheldon
1590–1654
Margaret Diguina-Massasoit-Weeks-Wheldon
1604–1638

Samuel Godfrey's Descendants

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Samuel Godfrey (1703–31 August 1768) m. Thankful (Knowles) (Godfrey) (1705–1 November 1779)
  1. 1. Phele Godfrey –1734
  2. 2. Alexander Godfrey 1733–1742
  3. 3. Josiah Godfrey 1728–1790 m. Eunice Godfrey 1731–
    1. 1. Susannah Godfrey 1753–1795
    2. 2. Josiah Godfrey 1749–1778
    3. 3. Mary Godfrey 1769–1816
    4. 4. Alexander Godfrey –1803
    5. 5. Martha Godfrey 1751–
  4. 4. Thankful Godfrey 1729–1815 m. David (Smith) Jr 1718–1795 m. John Reynolds 1725–1790
    1. 1. Elizabeth Smith 1776–1856 m. Seth Wilson 1774–1856
      1. 1. John Wilson 1817–1890 m. Matilda Goodwin 1814–1853
        1. 1. George Wilson 1843–1913 m. Amelia Kendrick 1846–1878
      2. 2. Smith (W.) Wilson 1822–1884
      3. 3. Deborah Crowell 1798–1867 m. Paul Crowell 1798–1860
        1. 1. Seth (W) Crowell 1822–1883 m. Jerusha Hopkins 1820–1891
        2. 2. Janet (Wilson) Trefry 1828–1900
        3. 3. Thankful (S.) Hopkins 1837–1865
      4. 4. Janet Wilson 1807–1864 m. Joseph Crowell 1807–1862
        1. 1. Hannah (Lovett) Hopkins 1836–1917
        2. 2. Joseph Crowell 1829–1860
        3. 3. Ebenezer Crowell 1846–1860
        4. 4. Elizabeth (Wilson) Trefry 1841–1913
      5. 5. David Wilson 1805–1882
      6. 6. Henry Wilson 1796–1861
    2. 2. Zara Smith 1768–1843 m. Mercy Harding 1769–1851
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Bearse) Smith 1796–
      2. 2. Sarah Smith 1808–1872
      3. 3. Susanna (Nickerson) Smith 1803–
      4. 4. Joshua (Harding) Smith 1798–1883
      5. 5. Obediah (Emery) Smith 1795–1889
      6. 6. David Smith 1794–1816
      7. 7. Mary (Donaldson) Smith 1812–1869
      8. 8. Susan Smith 1803–
      9. 9. Seth Smith 1800–
      10. 10. Samuel (O.D) Smith 1802–1872
      11. 11. Warren Smith 1793–1815
    3. 3. Warren Smith 1766–
    4. 4. Jesse Smith 1774–1841 m. Reliance Doty 1778–1841
      1. 1. Samuel (Godfrey) Smith 1797–1870 m. Rebecca Kendrick 1795–
        1. 1. Reliance Smith 1819–1850 m. Zaccheus Chatwynd 1815–1906
        2. 2. Samuel Smith 1828–1894 m. Hulda Nickerson 1827–1892
    5. 5. John Reynolds 1754–1824 m. Temperance Reynolds 1748–1827
      1. 1. Temperance Swaine 1776–1838
    6. 6. Thankful Smith 1778–1815 m. James Cahoon 1776–1803
      1. 1. Elizabeth Cahoon 1802–
      2. 2. Reuben Cahoon 1799–1868
      3. 3. Eunice Cahoon 1797–
    7. 7. Aram Smith 1770–1826
    8. 8. Obediah Smith 1772–
  5. 5. Prince (Godfrey) Sr 1740–1814
  6. 6. Bethiah Godfrey 1737–1800 m. Eleazar Sears 1739–1824
    1. 1. Sally Sears 1775–1851 m. Isaac Smalley 1773–1813
    2. 2. Bethiah Sears 1765–1820
    3. 3. Sabra Sears 1777–1859 m. Samuel Matthews 1775–1846
      1. 1. Richard Matthews 1808–1893
      2. 2. Nathaniel Matthews 1806–1885
      3. 3. Rebecca (Hawes) Matthews 1814–1903
      4. 4. Temperance Mathews 1799–1875
      5. 5. Sabra Matthews 1804–
      6. 6. Sylvanus Matthews 1818–1844
      7. 7. Samuel Matthews 1801–1882
      8. 8. Oliver Matthews 1810–1883
      9. 9. Bethiah (Sears) Mathews 1813–1874
    4. 4. Winthrop Sears 1772–1838
    5. 5. Thomas Sears 1767–1780

Samuel Godfrey's Timeline

4 Records

1703
1703
Birth of Samuel Godfrey in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
1703
1703
Birth of Samuel Godfrey in Chatham, Barnstable Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Chatham, Barnstable Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
1768
31 August 1768
Age 65
Death of Samuel Godfrey in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
1768
31 August 1768
Age 65
Death of Samuel Godfrey in Yarmouth, N.S., Nova Scotia, Canada
Yarmouth, N.S., Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1703
    Event Place: Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1703
    Event Place: Chatham, Barnstable Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 August 1768
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 August 1768
    Event Place: Yarmouth, N.S., Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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