Eastham, Wellfleet and beyond


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picture Jonnathan Godfrey 
      Sex: M
AKA: Jonathan Godfrey
Individual Information 
          Birth: 24 Jun 1682 - Eastham, Plymouth Colony 2
        Baptism: 
          Death: 7 Mar 1765 - Eastham, Massachusetts
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: George Godfrey (Est 1640-      )
         Mother: Hannah (Est 1640-      )
Spouses and Children 
1. *Mercie Mayo (19 Jan 1685 - Bef 7 Mar 1765) 3 
       Marriage: 30 Oct 1707 - Eastham, Massachusetts 4
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Thomas Godfrey (1708-1778) 5
                2. Jeptha Godfrey (Abt 1710-Bef 1763)
                3. Hannah Godfrey (1712-1765)
                4. Mercy Godfrey (Abt 1714-      )
                5. Ruth Godfrey (Abt 1720-1796)
                6. Lydia Godfrey (Abt 1721-Abt 1765)
                7. Mehitable Godfrey (Est 1725-      )



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Joseph Godfrey 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 7 Dec 1733 - Chatham, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: Bef 26 Sep 1761 - Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Moses Godfrey (1703-After 1773)
         Mother: Martha Collins (1708-1756)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Mehitable Hamilton (5 Dec 1735 - 26 Jan 1777) 6 
       Marriage: 7 Jun 1756 - Chatham, Massachusetts 7
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Sarah Godfrey (1757-1815) 6



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Joseph Godfrey 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1 Jan 1763 - Chatham, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Richard Godfrey (Cir 1735-Between 1800)
         Mother: Lydia Doane (1741-      )



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Josiah Godfrey 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1728 - Chatham, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 27 Sep 1790 - Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt Death, 31 Jan 1778

Parents 
         Father: Samuel Godfrey (Est 1705-1768)
         Mother: Thankful Knowles (Cir 1705-Bef 1779)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Eunice Godfrey (24 Feb 1731 - After 1790)
       Marriage: 7 Jul 1748 - Chatham, Massachusetts 8
         Status:
Notes
Marriage Notes (Eunice Godfrey)
Children
Josiah Godfrey b: 1749 in Chatham
Martha Godfrey b: Abt 1751 in Chatham
Susannah Godfrey b: 1750-1755 in Chatham
Alexander Godfrey b: Abt 1756
Ruth Godfrey
Jacob Godfrey b: Abt 1760
Moses Godfrey
Elizabeth Godfrey
Mary Godfrey

picture Knowles Godfrey 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 13 Sep 1762 - Chatham, Massachusetts 9
        Baptism: 
          Death: Cir 30 Aug 1794 - Charleston, South Carolina
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Knowles Godfrey (Cir 1737-1766)
         Mother: Jerusha Ryder (1740-1766)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Mary Ryder (Cir 1769 - Cir 1822)
       Marriage: 19 Oct 1786 - Chatham, Massachusetts
         Status:
Notes
Marriage Notes (Mary Ryder)
Children
James Ryder GODFREY b: ABT 1788 in Chatham, MA
Knowles GODFREY b: 21 MAY 1790 in Chatham, MA
Jerusha GODFREY b: ABT 1792 in Chatham, MA
Benjamin GODFREY b: 20 MAY 1794 in Chatham, MA

picture Knowles Godfrey 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: Cir 1737 - Chatham, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 19 Jan 1766 - Chatham, Massachusetts
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: smallpox

Parents 
         Father: George Godfrey (Cir 1707-1768) 10
         Mother: Mercy Knowles (1717-1758) 11
Spouses and Children 
1. *Jerusha Ryder (3 Oct 1740 - 7 Jan 1766)
       Marriage: 23 Oct 1760 - Chatham, Massachusetts
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Knowles Godfrey (1762-Cir 1794)
                2. Mercy Godfrey (1764-      )
Notes
General:
mariner
Marriage Notes (Jerusha Ryder)
Children
Knowles Godfrey b: 13 SEP 1762 in Chatham, MA
Mercy Godfrey b: 16 SEP 1764 in Chatham, MA
(utzing)

picture Lavina N Godfrey 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 22 Aug 1803 - Orrington, Maine
        Baptism: 
          Death: 6 Oct 1866
         Burial: in Orrington, Maine
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: James Godfrey (1779-1844)
         Mother: Mehitable Swett (1781-1852)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Levi Young Baker (11 Sep 1798 - 22 Jun 1859)
       Marriage: 
         Status:
Notes
Marriage Notes (Levi Young Baker)
Children, in Orrington
Moses A. BAKER b: 12 Nov 1822
Isaac BAKER b: 8 Oct 1824
Albert F. BAKER b: 7 Mar 1827
Charles BAKER b: 13 Mar 1829
Joanna P. BAKER b: 31 Mar 1831
Charlotte L. BAKER b: 24 Jun 1836
Mary E. BAKER b: 5 Jan 1839
(dalemower)

picture Lidea Godfrey 
      Sex: F
AKA: Lydia Godfrey
Individual Information 
          Birth: 27 Jul 1706 - Harwich, Massachusetts 12
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Richard Godfrey (1677-After 1741) 2
         Mother: Lydia Freeman (Cir 1680-      ) 13



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Lorenzo N Godfrey 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1850 - Brooklyn, New York
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: George Godfrey (Est 1820-      )
         Mother: Tabitha H (Est 1820-      )
Spouses and Children 
1. *Lottie W Howes (1864 -       )
       Marriage: 17 Nov 1886 - Chatham, Massachusetts 14
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Lottie W Godfrey (1887-      ) 15
Notes
General:
1887 hotel keeper, Welfleet

picture Lottie W Godfrey 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 29 Oct 1887 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 15
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Lorenzo N Godfrey (1850-      )
         Mother: Lottie W Howes (1864-      )



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Lydia Godfrey 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: Abt 1721 - Chatham, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: Abt 1765
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt Birth in Eastham, Massachusetts

Parents 
         Father: Jonnathan Godfrey (1682-1765) 2
         Mother: Mercie Mayo (1685-Bef 1765) 3
Spouses and Children 
1. *Joseph Myrick (1722 - 1754)
       Marriage: 1743
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Nathaniel Myrick (1744-      )
                2. Marcy Myrick (1744-1784) 16
                3. Barbara Myrick (1746-1825)
                4. Fear Myrick (1749-      ) 16
                5. Joseph Myrick (1751-Bef 1800) 16
Notes
General:
Lydia married 2nd, 3 jul 1756, Samuel Smith.
Marriage Notes (Joseph Myrick)
Nathan and Marcy have birthdates recorded as 22 Aug and 22 Sept, 1744 respectively, and recorded 15 pages apart in the transcription. Presumably the year of one is off by a year, since twins would be recorded together, unless one died soon.

picture Lydia Godfrey 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: Est 1712
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Spouses and Children 
1. *Eleazer Crosby (5 Jan 1711 -       )
       Marriage: 20 Oct 1735 - Harwich, Massachusetts 17
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Kezia Crosby (1740-1824)
Notes
Marriage Notes (Eleazer Crosby)
Marriage 1 Lydia GODFREY [which one?]
Children, in Harwich
Eleazer CROSBY b: 14 OCT 1736
Keziah CROSBY b: 6 JAN 1739
Watson CROSBY b: 23 MAR 1741
Rebecca (twin) CROSBY b: 15 MAY 1744
Isaac (twin) CROSBY b: 15 MAY 1744
Reuben CROSBY b: 12 MAY 1747
Lydia CROSBY b: 16 MAY 1752

picture Lydia Godfrey 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 9 May 1775 - Chatham, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Richard Godfrey (Cir 1735-Between 1800)
         Mother: Lydia Doane (1741-      )



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Martha Godfrey 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 25 Dec 1727 - Chatham, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Moses Godfrey (1703-After 1773)
         Mother: Martha Collins (1708-1756)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Benjamin Hurd (18 Jul 1721 -       )
       Marriage: 1745
         Status: 



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Martha Godfrey 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: Est 1735
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Spouses and Children 
1. *Solomon Kendrick (Cir 1731 -       )
       Marriage: 30 Nov 1769 - Nova Scotia
         Status: 



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Martha Godfrey 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: Abt 1748 - Chatham, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: After 1816 - Maine
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: George Godfrey (Cir 1707-1768) 10
         Mother: Mercy Knowles (1717-1758) 11
Spouses and Children 
1. *Joshua Howes (Abt 1745 - 5 Jan 1772) 10 11 
       Marriage: 27 Apr 1771 - Chatham, Massachusetts 11
         Status: 

2. Barzillai Hopkins (Abt 1730 - After 13 May 1816) 10 11 
       Marriage: 19 Aug 1773 - Chatham, Massachusetts 11
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. John Hopkins (1783-1848)
Notes
Marriage Notes (Joshua Howes)
Children
Joshua Hopkins b: 12 NOV 1774 in Chatham, MA
Lidia Hopkins b: 30 NOV 1776 in Chatham, MA
Elisha Hopkins b: 22 AUG 1779 in Chatham, MA
(utzing)
Marriage Notes (Barzillai Hopkins)
Children
Joshua HOPKINS b: 12 NOV 1774 in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Lydia HOPKINS b: 30 NOV 1776 in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Elisha HOPKINS b: 22 AUG 1779 in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
John HOPKINS b: AFT 1781
(mewingnut)

picture Martha Godfrey 
      Sex: F
AKA: Patty Godfrey
Individual Information 
          Birth: Est 1780
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Spouses and Children 
1. *Archibald McCollum (Est 1775 -       )
       Marriage: 
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Henry Ellis McCollum M.D. (1803-1866) 18
Notes
General:
parents Abram Godfrey and Hannah Maghee

picture Mary Godfrey 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 23 Aug 1705 - Harwich, Massachusetts 19
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt Birth, 23 Aug 1706 in Harwich, Massachusetts
23 Aug 1706 has no reference, and it conflicts with Lidea's date
23 Aug 1707 also has no referecne and conflicts with Phebe's date

Parents 
         Father: Richard Godfrey (1677-After 1741) 2
         Mother: Lydia Freeman (Cir 1680-      ) 13
Spouses and Children 
1. *David Hopkins (13 Jul 1707 -       )
       Marriage: 26 Oct 1732 - Harwich, Massachusetts 20
         Status:
Notes
General:
Not in Harwich VR as d/o Richard and Lydia in 1706, unless the transcription is wrong.
Marriage Notes (David Hopkins)
Children
Bethis Hopkins b: 12 JUL 1736
David Hopkins b: 25 NOV 1739
David Hopkins b: 5 OCT 1740
Mary Hopkins b: 1 SEP 1742
Jeremiah Hopkins b: 6 DEC 1743
Phebe Hopkins b: 20 AUG 1745
Jeremiah Hopkins b: 9 AUG 1746
Hannah Hopkins b: 6 APR 1750

picture Mary Godfrey 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 4 Sep 1711 - Monomoit (Chatham), Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 24 Apr 1782 - Chatham, Massachusetts
         Burial: in Queen Anne Cemetery, Chatham
 Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt Death, 4 Feb 1782 in Chatham, Massachusetts

Parents 
         Father: Moses Godfrey (1667-1743) 2
         Mother: Deborah Cook (1678-1734)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Seth Smith (Cir 1713 - 20 Apr 1787) 21 
       Marriage: 18 Nov 1756 - Chatham, Massachusetts 22 23
         Status: 

2. Caleb Nickerson (1713 - 18 Dec 1749)
       Marriage: 1733 - Chatham, Massachusetts
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Joshua Nickerson (1733-1821)
                2. Caleb Nickerson (1736-1804)
                3. Moses Nickerson (1739-1826)
                4. Richard Nickerson (1741-1774)
                5. Mary Nickerson (1744-      )
                6. Elizabeth Nickerson (1745-1806)
                7. Deborah Nickerson (1747-1839)



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Mary Godfrey 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 2 Jun 1672 - Eastham, Plymouth Colony 2
        Baptism: 
          Death: 22 Jan 1725 - Eastham, Massachusetts 24
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: George Godfrey (Est 1640-      )
         Mother: Hannah (Est 1640-      )
Spouses and Children 
1. *Deacon Joseph Doane Esq. (17 Jun 1669 - 27 Jul 1757)
       Marriage: 8 Jan 1690 - Eastham, Plymouth Colony 25
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Joseph Doane (1693-1745)
                2. Rebecca Doane (1698-1769)
                3. Hannah Doane (1700-1772)
                4. Daniel Doane (1703-1770)
                5. Phebe Doane (1704-      )
                6. Elisha Doane (1706-1765)
                7. Deacon Joshua Doane (1709-1791)
                8. Lydia Doane (1715-      )
                9. Elizabeth Doane (1717-      )
                10. Sarah Doane (1719-1748) 10 11 26 27
                11. Mary Doane (1691-1725)

2. Josiah Cook (12 Nov 1670 - 7 Dec 1727)
       Marriage: Cir 1694 - (Eastham, Massachusetts)
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Desire Cook (1694-      )
                2. Deborah Cook (1696-Bef 1731)
                3. John Cook (1698-Cir 1750)
                4. Mary Cook (1700-Bef 1720)
                5. Joshua Cook (1704-      )
                6. Hannah Cooke (1707-1783) 28
                7. Jacob Cook (Abt 1708-1800)
                8. Solomon Cook (Cir 1708-1781)
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Sources

1 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 12 MD4:30. Col. Leonard H Smith, Jr. and Norma H Smith. Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans. An authorized facsimile reproduction of records published serially 1901-1935 in "The Mayflower Descendant." With an added index of persons.
1980, 1993. Baltimore MD: reprinted for Clearfield Co. by Genealogical Pub. Co.

2 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 12 MD4:30.

3 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, p 43 MD8:94.

4 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 18 (MD5:195).

5 Rootsweb.com.

6 Raymond T. Wing, Wing Family of America (http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=mewingnut).

7 Sheila M. Dann Westgate and Anna Lowell Tomlinson, Vital Records of Chatham, Massachusetts, 1696-1850. vol. 1 (1991. Chatham Mass.: Chatham Historical Society), 1:15 (Rev Stephen Emery).

8 Sheila M. Dann Westgate and Anna Lowell Tomlinson, Vital Records of Chatham, Massachusetts, 1696-1850. vol. 1 (1991. Chatham Mass.: Chatham Historical Society), 1.

9 Sheila M. Dann Westgate and Anna Lowell Tomlinson, Vital Records of Chatham, Massachusetts, 1696-1850. vol. 1 (1991. Chatham Mass.: Chatham Historical Society), 1:47.

10 Shannon Knapp, JustKnappy (Rootsweb. justknappy).

11 John D. Austin, General Society of Mayflower Descendants.

12 Louise H. Kelly and Dorothy Straw, compilers; Wynn, Rachel Linnell, author, Vital records, town of Harwich, Massachusetts, 1694-1850 (1982. Harwich MA: Harwich Historical Society), 2. Please note: Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts is 100 miles from Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts. There is no Harwick.

13 George Ernest Bowman, "Capt. Jonathan Sparrow's Wives and their Children" (1912. Mayflower Descendant 14 (4): 193-202).

14 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Marriages 1859-1907 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 38.

15 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1858-1910 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 32.

16 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 115 (MD24:140).

17 Louise H. Kelly and Dorothy Straw, compilers; Wynn, Rachel Linnell, author, Vital records, town of Harwich, Massachusetts, 1694-1850 (1982. Harwich MA: Harwich Historical Society), 65.

18 J. Everett, "Ancestors of Dorothy Swift Bearse" (2009. email PDf chart).

19 Louise H. Kelly and Dorothy Straw, compilers; Wynn, Rachel Linnell, author, Vital records, town of Harwich, Massachusetts, 1694-1850 (1982. Harwich MA: Harwich Historical Society), 2.

20 Louise H. Kelly and Dorothy Straw, compilers; Wynn, Rachel Linnell, author, Vital records, town of Harwich, Massachusetts, 1694-1850 (1982. Harwich MA: Harwich Historical Society), 51.

21 Charles Paul Smith, Five Generations of Descent from Ralph Smith, 1610-1685 of Hingham & Eastham, Mass. draft 7.5 (1996. http://www.lacolony.org/C.P.Smith-book.pdf), 48-9.

22 The Mayflower Descendant (Society of Mayflower Descendants in Massachusetts. Boston. 1901-1935, vols. I-XXXIV.), 7:143. children 9:181-182, 12:176.

23 Sheila M. Dann Westgate and Anna Lowell Tomlinson, Vital Records of Chatham, Massachusetts, 1696-1850. vol. 1 (1991. Chatham Mass.: Chatham Historical Society), 1:16 (Rev mr Stephen Emery).

24 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, p 7 MD3:179.

25 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, p 7 MD3:178.

26 William C. Smith, Esq. Chatham VR and history?

27 Alfred Alder Doane, Salem Press, Boston, MA.

28 Bob Ferreira, "Cape Cod Families" (Rootweb file bobferr (no longer online)).

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