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Sir Peter Godfrey 1515 – 1556 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1515

Birth Location: Lydd, Shepway District, Kent, England

Death Date: 10 March 1556

Death Location: Lydd, Shepway District, Kent, England

Father: Thomas Godfrey

Mother: Rebecca Uxor

Spouse(s): Lady Epes

Children(s): Sir Godfrey

Sir Peter Godfrey , Owner of Nod Estate was born in 1515 in Lydd, Shepway District, Kent, England, the child of Thomas Godfrey and Rebecca Uxor. Sir Peter Godfrey , Owner of Nod Estate married Lady Jone Epes, and had children including Sir Cipriane Godfrey. Sir Peter Godfrey , Owner of Nod Estate passed away in 1556 in Lydd, Shepway District, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Peter Godfrey , Owner of Nod Estate was born in 1515 in Lydd, Shepway District, Kent, England, the child of Thomas Godfrey and Rebecca Uxor.
  • Sir Peter Godfrey , Owner of Nod Estate married Lady Jone Epes, and had children including Sir Cipriane Godfrey.
  • Sir Peter Godfrey , Owner of Nod Estate passed away in 1556 in Lydd, Shepway District, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Godfrey
1485 – 1542
Birth Location: Lydd, Kent, England
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Rebecca Uxor
1490 – 1555
Birth Location: Lydde, Kent, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Epes
1515 – 1556
Birth Location: Lydd, Shepway District, Kent, England
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Children(s)

Sir Godfrey
1569 – 1613
Birth Location: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, , England
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Sir Godfrey's Ancestors

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Sir Godfrey
1515 – 1556
Birth Place: Lydd, Shepway District, Kent, England
Parents
Thomas Godfrey
1485 – 1542
Lydd, Kent, England
Rebecca Uxor
1490 – 1555
Lydde, Kent, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Godfrey's Descendants

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Sir (Peter) Godfrey (1515 – 10 March 1556) m. Lady (Jone) Epes (1515 – 10 Jun 1556)
  1. 1. Sir (Cipriane) Godfrey (1569 – 18 Jan 1613) m. Margaret Greene (26 Jun 1573 – 7 Sep 1605)
    1. 1. Sir (Richard) Godfrey (14 Jun 1598 – 1652) m. Lady Katherine
      1. 1. 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)

Sir Godfrey's Timeline

7 Records

1510
1510
Birth of Sir Peter Godfrey , Owner of Nod Estate in Lydd, Shepway District, Kent, England
Lydd, Shepway District, Kent, England
1515
1515
Birth of Sir Peter Godfrey , Owner of Nod Estate in Lydd, Shepway District, Kent, England
Lydd, Shepway District, Kent, England
1515
1515
Birth of Sir Peter Godfrey , Owner of Nod Estate in Lydd, Shepway District, Kent, England
Lydd, Shepway District, Kent, England
1556
10 March 1556
Age 41
Death of Sir Peter Godfrey , Owner of Nod Estate in Lydd, Shepway District, Kent, England
Lydd, Shepway District, Kent, England
1556
10 March 1556
Age 41
Death of Sir Peter Godfrey , Owner of Nod Estate in Lydd, Shepway District, Kent, England
Lydd, Shepway District, Kent, England
1556
10 March 1556
Age 41
Death of Sir Peter Godfrey , Owner of Nod Estate in Lydd, Shepway District, Kent, England
Lydd, Shepway District, Kent, England
1567
10 Mar 1567
Age 52
Death of Sir Peter Godfrey , Owner of Nod Estate in Lydd, Shepway District, Kent, England
Lydd, Shepway District, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1510
    Event Place: Lydd, Shepway District, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Lydd, Shepway District, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Lydd, Shepway District, Kent, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1567
    Event Place: Lydd, Shepway District, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 March 1556
    Event Place: Lydd, Shepway District, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 March 1556
    Event Place: Lydd, Shepway District, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 March 1556
    Event Place: Lydd, Shepway District, Kent, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lydd, Shepway District, Kent, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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