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William Godfrey 1613–1671 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1613

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 25 Jan 1671

Death Location: New Hampshire, United States

Father: Josephus Godfrey

Mother: Katherine Willoughby

Spouse(s): Sara Britton, Sarah Godfrey

Children(s): John Godfrey

In 1613, William Godfrey entered the world in England, born to Josephus Godfrey And Katherine Willoughby. In 1638, William Godfrey resided in Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA. William Godfrey married Elzabeth Mabb, Sara Britton, Sarah Godfrey, and had children including John Godfrey. William Godfrey passed away in 1671 in New Hampshire, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1613, William Godfrey entered the world in England, born to Josephus Godfrey And Katherine Willoughby.
  • In 1638, William Godfrey resided in Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
  • William Godfrey married Elzabeth Mabb, Sara Britton, Sarah Godfrey, and had children including John Godfrey.
  • William Godfrey passed away in 1671 in New Hampshire, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Godfrey's Ancestors

Self
William Godfrey
1613–1671
Birth Place: England
Parents
Josephus Godfrey
1580–1630
Ormsby, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Katherine Willoughby
1583–1658
Parham, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
William (Godfrey, of) Thonock
1547–1609
Thornton, Lincolnshire, England
Joyce Lingam
1551–1621
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
William Willoughby
1561–1601
Bures, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Hildyard
1558–1600
Winsted, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Charles Willoughby
1536–1611
Lady Clinton
1539–1587
Sir Knight
1532–1602
Lady Constable
1529–1595
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Willoughby
1515–1570
Elizabeth Heneage
1518–1555
Sir Saye,
1512–1588
Elizabeth mistres
1502–1541
Joan Neville
1503–1551

William Godfrey's Descendants

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William Godfrey (1613–25 Jan 1671) m. Sara Britton (1606–May 1632) m. Sarah (?) Godfrey (1615–)
  1. 1. John Godfrey 1632–1697 m. Mary Cox 1644–1707
    1. 1. Sarah Godfrey 1664–1718 m. Thomas Webster 1664–1733
      1. 1. Nathaniel Webster 1703–1747 m. Martha Gilman 1703–1786
        1. 1. Deborah Webster 1729–1836 m. Theophilus Gilman 1725–1803
        2. 2. John Webster 1769–1787
        3. 3. Nathaniel Webster 1728–
      2. 2. Samuel Webster 1708–
    2. 2. Mary Godfrey 1661–1716
    3. 3. Hannah (Hoyt) (Godfrey) 1670–

William Godfrey's Timeline

4 Records

1606
22 Mar 1606
William Godfrey was baptized in All Saints, Gainsborough, Lincoln, England
All Saints, Gainsborough, Lincoln, England
1613
1613
Birth of William Godfrey in England
England
1638
1638-1892
Age 25
William Godfrey resided here in Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
1671
25 Jan 1671
Age 58
Death of William Godfrey in Hampton, New Hampshire, United States
Hampton, New Hampshire, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1613
    Event Place: England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1606
    Event Place: All Saints, Gainsborough, Lincoln, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1638-1892
    Event Place: Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
    Record Source: History of the town of Hampton, New Hampshire : from its settlement in 1638, to the autumn of 1892

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: Watertown, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kent, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Genealogy of the Greenlee families in America, Scotland, Ireland and England : with ancestors of Elizabeth Brooks Greenlee and

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1671
    Event Place: Hampton, New Hampshire, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] New Hampshire, U.S., Death and Burial Records Index, 1654-1949
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: New Hampshire, United States
    Record Source: New Hampshire, U.S., Death and Burial Records Index, 1654-1949

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