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Sir Richard Godfrey 1598 – 1652 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Jun 1598

Birth Location: All Saints, Gainsborough, Lincoln, England

Death Date: 1652

Death Location: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Sir Godfrey

Mother: Margaret Greene

Spouse(s): Lady Katherine

Children(s): Richard Godfrey

Sir Richard Godfrey was born in 1598 in All Saints, Gainsborough, Lincoln, England, the child of Sir Cipriane Godfrey and Margaret Greene. Sir Richard Godfrey married Lady Katherine, and had children including Richard Godfrey. Sir Richard Godfrey passed away in 1652 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Sir Richard Godfrey was born in 1598 in All Saints, Gainsborough, Lincoln, England, the child of Sir Cipriane Godfrey and Margaret Greene.
  • Sir Richard Godfrey married Lady Katherine, and had children including Richard Godfrey.
  • Sir Richard Godfrey passed away in 1652 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Godfrey's Ancestors

Self
Sir Godfrey
1598 – 1652
Birth Place: All Saints, Gainsborough, Lincoln, England
Parents
Sir Cipriane Godfrey
1569 – 1613
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, , England
Margaret Greene
1573 – 1605
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Peter) Godfrey
1515 – 1556
Lydd, Shepway District, Kent, England
Lady (Jone) Epes
1515 – 1556
Lydd, Shepway District, Kent, England
Matthew Greene
1530 – 1620
St, Mary Staff, Stafford, Staffordshire, England
Maryland Brambilie
1539 – 1600
St, Mary Staff, Stafford, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Godfrey
1485 – 1542
Rebecca Uxor
1490 – 1555
Sir Epes
1480 – 1526
Lady Harley
1482 – 1527
Peter Greene
1490 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Godfrey's Descendants

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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)
      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)

Sir Godfrey's Timeline

3 Records

1598
14 Jun 1598
Birth of Sir Richard Godfrey in All Saints, Gainsborough, Lincoln, England
All Saints, Gainsborough, Lincoln, England
1630
1630
Age 32
Sir Richard Godfrey was married in Taunton, Bristol, MA
Taunton, Bristol, MA
1652
1652
Age 54
Death of Sir Richard Godfrey in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Jun 1598
    Event Place: All Saints, Gainsborough, Lincoln, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1630
    Event Place: Taunton, Bristol, MA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Freshwater, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1652
    Event Place: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

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