Elizabeth Godfrey

Parents unknown.

Elizabeth Hall, born Abt. 1603 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts; <SIC: place of birth> Married Francis Godfrey, who was born about 1599 (based on estimated date of marriage), origins unknown.[1]

He married about 1624 Elizabeth _____. She was named in her husband's will on 26 February 1666[/7]: "

"Born in Bath, Somerset, England about 1600, Francis married 1621 Elizabeth (perhaps surnamed Hall). He had a grant of land in 1638 in Duxbury, Plymouth, MA where he signed his will 29 Oct 1666, dying in 1669. Francis was a carpenter and bridge builder. Francis served in a company commanded by Captain Myles Standish. It is believed that Francis is descended from the Duke of Boullon, a Crusader."

based on the "Great Migration Project," Francis had only one child - Elizabeth. She married John Cary.

Notes

1. Seen as daughter of Richard Hall & Marion Loveland , immigrants to Norfolk Virginia. As Francis Godfrey was a Puritan this is an unlikely unsupported connection. Removed Jan 2013

Will of Francis Godfrey

Last Will & Testament

Dated 26 February 1666[/7] and proved 29 October 1669

"Francis Godfrey, aged inhabitant of the town of Bridgwater," made "my wife Elizabeth Godfrey my sole executrix, and Mr. James Browne of Rehoboth and Samuell Edson of Bridgwater my overseers," and bequeathed to my wife Elizabeth Godfrey my whole complete purchase of lands, both already laid out and to be laid out, with all the immunities and privileges belonging thereunto, with my dwelling house and outhouses ..., my lands laid out lying and situate as followeth: forty acres of upland lying at a place ususally called Salsbury Plain running cross the way ususally called the Bay Path, and twenty-four acres of of upland lying upon the river usually called John's River ..., twenty acres of upland lying upon the Town's River ..., ten acres of upland more joining to my meadow land upon the Town's River, two acres of meadow land more or less lying in the meadow called Flaggy Meadow, two acres and an half more ... joining on the one side to Arthur Harris his meadow and on the other side to John Carye Senior, and one share more at the north end of the plain called Salsbury Plain"; to my grandchild John Carye a complete purchase of lands both upland and meadows both already laid out or to be laid out, only I have exchanged six acres of upland with him lying to the lands at my house for six acres lying next to his land at John's River ... the six acres of land at my house belonging now to my house being given the my wife Elizabeth aforesaid"; to my daughter Elizabeth Cary, two cows, two canvas sheets and "my great Bible"; to my grandchild Elizabeth Cary one heifer; to "my wife Elizabeth Godfrey, one broad and one narrow axe, one handsaw, one hatchet, one square, one drawing knife, one adze, one hammer, one pair of chisels, two augers, one mortising auger, one smaller auger, three plains, one jointer, one smoothing plain, one rabbeting plain, all the best I have"; to "my servant John Pitcher one broad axe"; to "my grandchild John Carye," livestock, clothing and "all my working tools not disposed of as abovesaid"; to "my son-in-law John Carye Senior all the rest of my wearing clothes"; residue to "my wife Elizabeth Godfrey"; to "my servant Richard Ginings if he live with my wife Elizabeth Godfrey and carry himself as he ought until he be twenty years of age, ten pounds" [3]
The inventory of the "movable goods and cattle of Francis Godfrey lately deceased being an ancient inhabitant of Bridgwater," taken 30 July 1669, totalled £117 17s. 5d.; included in this total were the "particulars prized at Providence appertaining to the estate of Francis Godfrey," taken 27 July 1669 and totalling £54 4s. 6d.[4]

COMMENTS: Even thought a third of his estate was located at Providence, Francis Godfrey has not been found in published Providence or Rhode Island records.[5]

More about Francis Godfrey:

• AFN:: 3dzw-v4
• Deeds: 1644, recorded @ Duxbury; Francis Godfrey sold land to Roger Chandler
• Fact: built the first church edifice @ Duxbury, MA
• Fact2: "generally accepted that there was a connection between the Godfreys of Cape Code & of Taunton, MA; no proof of what relationship"; family tradition George may have been s/o Francis who was in Plymouth in '37, Duxbury in '38, Bridgewater before '69
• Freeman's Oath: 1643, Duxbury, Massachusetts
• Immigration: Bef. 1637, From England to New England; Plymouth Colonie
• Land Grant: 1639, "Miles Standish (Captain, Mr. Alden, & Mr. Ed. Winslow were appointed to 'lay forth the land'." (Plymouth Col. Rec.)
• Migration: From Duxbury to Bridgewater, Massachusetts
• Military service: August 1643, Duxbury Co., commanded by Capt. Myles Standish
• Occupation: Carpenter and bridge-builder
• Residence: 1638, settled in Duxbury with wife, Elizabeth

Sources

1. Ancestral File Number MFBQ-5G

Links

• http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/c/o/o/K-b-Cook-MN/BOOK-0...
• http://www.ourfamilyhistories.org/getperson.php?personID=I11141&tre...
• http://genealogical-gleanings.com/Puritans.htm
• http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Godfrey-107

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