Richard Godfrey, II

Biography

On April 5, 1714, a committee of proprietors granted Richard 12 acres upon the right of William Paul, deceased, and 12 3/4 acres on the right of Richard Godfrey, Sr., to be southwestward from Maple Meadow, joining the lands of William Witherell and so joining land of John Briggs and so joining said Godfrey's own land.[1]

Name

Richard Godfrey[2]
Name spelled Godfree on his father's will.
Birth

ABT 1651 Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.[2]
Marriage

Husband: Richard Godfrey
Wife: Mary Richmond
Marriage: Possibly m. in 1680
01 JAN 1679 Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.[2]
Death

14 AUG 1725 Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.[2]
Burial

Summer Street (Neck of Land) Burying Ground
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.[2]

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Richard Godfrey (abt. 1651 - 1725) I

Richard Godfrey

Born about 1651 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts

Son of Richard Godfrey Sr. and Jane (Turner) Godfrey

Brother of Jane (Godfrey) Cobb, John Godfrey, Susannah (Godfrey) Kettle, Alice (Godfrey) Holbrook and Robert Godfrey

Husband of Mary (Richmond) Godfrey — married 1 Jan 1680 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts

Father of Alice (Godfrey) Gushee, Richard Godfrey, Mary (Godfrey) Smith, Abigail (Godfrey) Hoskins, Joanna (Godfrey) Burt, Sarah (Godfrey) Walker, John Godfrey and Joseph Godfrey

Died 14 Aug 1725 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts

Sources

↑ Paul, Edward J., "Notes of the American Families of Paul or Paull, Volume I", Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1897. Old Colony Historical Society, Taunton, MA 02780
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume 162; ( July 2008): pages 187-198.
American Ancestry (Joel Munsell's Sons, Albany, N.Y., 1891) Vol. 6, Page 149
S00155: Marriage Record for Richard Godfrey and Jane Turner
Richmond, Joshua Bailey. The Richmond Family, 1594-1896 (privately published, Boston, Massachusetts, 1897) Page 9

Richard Godfrey Jr.

BIRTH 1651, Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA

DEATH 14 Aug 1725 (aged 73–74), Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA

BURIAL Neck O Land Cemetery, Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA, MEMORIAL ID 52244205,
Photos by Chris and Susanne Eliasen

Name Variant: Godfree, Godfroi

He married Mary Richmond on Jan 1,1679/80 at Taunton,MA.

Children: Alice Godfrey Gashit/Gushee, Richard Godfrey III, Mary Godfrey Smith, Abigail Godfrey Haskins, Joanna Godfrey Burt, Sarah Godfrey Walker, John Godfrey, and Joseph Godfrey.

Inscription
Here lieth ye Body of Richard Goodfree he died August ye 14 1725 aged 74 years

Parents

Richard Godfrey
1631–1691

Jane? Turner Godfrey
1632 – unknown

Spouse

Mary Richmond Godfrey
1654–1732 (m. 1680)

Siblings

Jane Godfrey Cobb
1652–1737

John Godfrey
1654–1735

Alice Godfrey Holbrook
1658–1705

Robert Godfrey
1660–1727

Susanna Godfrey Kettell
1664–1705

Children

Abagail Godfrey Haskins
1684–1755

Johanna Godfrey Burt
1686–1769

Sarah Godfrey Walker
1689–1760

John Godfrey
1691–1758

Joseph Godfrey
1695–1750

References
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52244205/richard-godfrey