Ancestors of Martha Jane Godfrey


Generation No. 1

1. Martha Jane Godfrey, born 03 Jun 1838 in Perquimans Co., NC; died Bet. 1900 - 1910 in New Hope, Perquimans Co., NC (Source: Marriage record of Wilson Turner and Susan Tebout. According to the record, his mother, Martha Turner, was still living at the time of the wedding.). She was the daughter of 2. Benjamin Godfrey and 3. Rebecca Melissa Robins. She married (1) Alfred Turner 22 Jul 1858 in Perquimans Co., NC. He was born 20 Mar 1823 in Perquimans Co., NC, and died 07 Sep 1871 in Perquimans Co., NC.

More About Martha Jane Godfrey:
Burial: probably Godfrey family plot, Perquimans Co., NC
Census: 1880, Residing in New Hope Township-listed as a widow with 3 children in household and boarders Melissa and Charles Ellis
Nickname: Patsy

More About Alfred Turner:
Burial: New Hope United Methodist Church, New Hope, Perquimans Co., NC
Census 1: 1850, Working as a laborer on the farm of James Sumner on Little River, Durant's Neck District, Perquimans Co., NC.
Census 2: 1860, Residing in Little River District-real property valued at $1500 and personal property valued at $1345
Census 3: 1870, Residing in New Hope Township, Perquimans Co., NC--children listed were Martha (age 18), Ambrose (age 17), Rebecca (age 6), Mary (age 5), Wilson (age 4), Ada (age 3), and Benjamin (age 1/12). Value of real estate $700, value of personal estate $300.
Comment: Was probably married before he married Martha Godfrey. By his first wife he apparently had children named Martha and Ambrose. The name Ambrose indicates that Alfred may have been closely related to an Ambrose N. Turner whose will was probated in 1851.
Occupation: Farmer

Generation No. 2

2. Benjamin Godfrey, born 25 Jul 1787 in Perquimans Co., NC; died 30 Dec 1853 in Perquimans Co., NC. He was the son of 4. Tully/Tulle Godfrey and 5. Mary McClanahan. He married 3. Rebecca Melissa Robins 02 Sep 1837 in Perquimans Co., NC.
3. Rebecca Melissa Robins, born Abt. 1813 in Perquimans Co., NC; died Bet. 1850 - 1860 in Perquimans Co., NC?.

More About Benjamin Godfrey:
Census 1: 28 Aug 1850, Listed in 1850 Census of Perquimans Co., NC as a farmer, age 63, value of real estate $855. Three households down the page, a Thomas Robins, age 50, with wife Julia, age 47, are listed--probably close relative (brother?) of his last wife Rebecca.
Census 2: 1850, Joseph Godfrey, age 34, and his household were listed next to him in the 1850 census, indicating they were probably neighbors. The value of Joseph's real estate was $3300. Joseph was Benjamin's first cousin once removed.
Residence: 1850, Little River of Durants Neck District, Perquimans Co., NC

Children of Benjamin Godfrey and Rebecca Robins are:
1 i. Martha Jane Godfrey, born 03 Jun 1838 in Perquimans Co., NC; died Bet. 1900 - 1910 in New Hope, Perquimans Co., NC; married Alfred Turner 22 Jul 1858 in Perquimans Co., NC.
ii. Edmond Godfrey, born Abt. 1840 in Perquimans Co., NC.
iii. Margaret "Ann" Godfrey, born Nov 1841 in Perquimans Co., NC; died Bet. 1900 - 1909 in Perquimans Co., NC?; married Alfred William Humphries 20 Dec 1865 in Perquimans Co., NC (Source: Marriage Records of Perquimans County, North Carolina, p. 13.); born Abt. 1835 in Perquimans Co., NC; died Bet. 1877 - 1885 in Perquimans Co., NC.

More About Margaret "Ann" Godfrey:
Name 2: Elizabeth Ann Godfrey
Comment: Her daughter Margaret Ann's death certificate lists mother's name as Margaret Ann Humphries, but all other sources only give her name as Ann. If her name were Margaret Ann, it gives credence to her maternal grandmother being Margaret Godfrey Robins.

iv. Wilson C. Godfrey, born 18 Dec 1844 in Perquimans Co., NC; died 22 Apr 1918 in Elizabeth City, Pasquotank Co., NC; married Julia A. Robins; born 15 Aug 1855 in Perquimans Co., NC; died 10 Apr 1927 in Elizabeth City, Pasquotank Co., NC.

More About Wilson C. Godfrey:
Burial: Section 1 North, Old Hollywood Cemetery, Elizabeth City, NC
Cause of Death: Chronic interstitial nephritis
Census: 16 Jun 1880, Living in Elizabeth City, NC, occupation miller. Unable to read or write. "Brother" Gilbert Robins, age 11, listed in household. Listed next to Frederick and Lydia Brothers Cohoon.
Comment: Wilson and Julia were probably, but not proven to be, first cousins. Her father, Gilbert Robbins, was likely a brother of his mother, Rebecca Robbins Godfrey, but their parents have not been determined.
Occupation: Sawmill operator (Source: Robert H. Burgess, This Was Chesapeake Bay, (Published in 1963 by Tidewater Publishers, Centreville, Maryland), p. 132-33.)
Residence: 509 Morgan Street, Elizabeth City, NC

More About Julia A. Robins:
Cause of Death: Found dead in room--probably endocarditis (Source: Death certificate.)
Residence: 1927, 509 Morgan Street, Elizabeth City, NC

v. Stephen Miles Godfrey, born 20 Sep 1846 in Perquimans Co., NC; died 27 Dec 1900 in Perquimans Co., NC; married Sophie Jackson Abt. 1872; born 29 Apr 1851 in Manteo, Dare Co., NC?; died 06 Feb 1913 in Perquimans Co., NC.

More About Stephen Miles Godfrey:
Burial: Stephen Miles Godfrey family plot on Woodville Road, Hog Neck, Perquimans Co., NC

More About Sophie Jackson:
Burial: Stephen Miles Godfrey family plot on Woodville Road, Hog Neck, Perquimans Co., NC

vi. Rebecca "Melissa" Godfrey, born 15 Aug 1850 in Perquimans Co., NC; died 17 Jun 1924 in Belhaven, Beaufort Co., NC; married (1) ?; married (2) William Hartin/Horten Abt. 1880; born May 1845 (Source: Census.).

More About Rebecca "Melissa" Godfrey:
Burial: Belhaven, Beaufort Co., NC
Cause of Death: Acute dysentery
Residence: New Hope, Perquimans Co., NC in 1900. Living at Belhaven, Beaufort Co., NC at time of death. Since her great-niece, Sallie Godfrey (Harris) then of Belhaven, was the informant on her death certificate, she may have been living with her.


Generation No. 3

4. Tully/Tulle Godfrey, born Bet. 1754 - 1765 in Perquimans Co., NC; died 1845 in Perquimans Co., NC. He was the son of 8. Thomas Godfrey, Jr. and 9. Mary Turner?. He married 5. Mary McClanahan 16 Oct 1786 in Perquimans Co., NC.
5. Mary McClanahan, died Bef. 10 Dec 1811 in Perquimans Co., NC. She was the daughter of 10. Samuel McClanahan.

More About Tully/Tulle Godfrey:
Event: Abt. 1800, Perquimans Co., NC Bastardy Bonds indicate that he apparently fathered a child by Margaret White.
Probate: Nov 1845, Perquimans Co., NC
Will: 22 Sep 1845, Listed as Tulley Godfrey, Sr. (probably because his son Benjamin had a son Tully). Perquimans Co., NC Book F, page 326. Mentioned daughter Elizabeth Haskett, rest of his children (unnamed).

Children of Tully/Tulle Godfrey and Mary McClanahan are:
i. Ann Godfrey, married John Haskett 20 Feb 1834 in Perquimans Co., NC (Source: Marriage Records of Perquimans County, North Carolina, p. 13.).
ii. Nancy Godfrey, born in Perquimans Co., NC; married Isaac Layden 06 Sep 1810 in Perquimans Co., NC (Source: Marriage Records of Perquimans County, North Carolina, p. 13.).
iii. Sarah Godfrey
iv. Rebecca Godfrey
v. Martha Godfrey
2 vi. Benjamin Godfrey, born 25 Jul 1787 in Perquimans Co., NC; died 30 Dec 1853 in Perquimans Co., NC; married (1) Sarah Barclift 14 May 1814 in Perquimans Co., NC; married (2) Jane Albertson 20 Dec 1815 in Perquimans Co., NC; married (3) Martha Colson 07 Dec 1818 in Perquimans Co., NC; married (4) Rebecca Melissa Robins 02 Sep 1837 in Perquimans Co., NC.
vii. Mary Godfrey, born 20 Oct 1790 in Perquimans Co., NC (Source: Copied 13 May 1960 from 1853 Family Bible of Irene Burtcher Cartwright, Burtcher-Hollowell Family Bible, (Published 1853).); married Jesse Hollowell 13 Feb 1812 in Perquimans Co., NC; born Abt. 1782 in Perquimans Co., NC (Source: Vikki Hollowell Highfield, Hollowell Family Homepage, "Electronic."); died Bef. 1837 in Pasquotank Co., NC.


Generation No. 4

8. Thomas Godfrey, Jr., born 11 Mar 1725 in Perquimans Co., NC (Source: Weynette Parks Haun, Old Albemarle County, North Carolina Perquimans Precinct Births, Marriages, Deaths and Flesh Marks 1659-1820, (Published in 1980 at Durham, NC.), p. 51.); died Abt. 1774 in Perquimans Co., NC. He was the son of 16. Thomas Godfrey and 17. Ellinor Turner?. He married 9. Mary Turner? in Perquimans Co., NC.
9. Mary Turner?, born in Perquimans Co., NC; died 1806 in Perquimans Co., NC.

More About Thomas Godfrey, Jr.:
Probate: Apr 1774, Perquimans Co., NC
Residence: Apparently lived on Deep Creek which flows into the Little River in Perquimans Co., NC, probably the same land his great-grandfather Francis Godfrey settled on before 1668.
Will: 18 Jan 1773, Will Book C, page 139, Perquimans Co., NC. Will mentions wife Mary, sons Joseph, Thomas, and Tully, daughters Winnia and Elizabeth; refers to land of his brother William, indicating William remained in Perquimans. Also mentioned four Negroes (slaves).

More About Mary Turner?:
Comment: Proof is desired that she was a Turner. One secondary source says she was a daughter of Thomas Turner, and other sources list her parents as John Turner and Esther Belman.
Probate: Nov 1806, Perquimans Co., NC
Will: 26 Jul 1806, Will of Mary Foster, Perquimans Co., NC Will Book E, page 249. Mentions son Joseph Godfree, daughter Elizabeth Layden and her son John, granddaughters Mary Godfree and Mary Foster, son Tully Godfrey, daughter Winiford Humphrys.

Children of Thomas Godfrey and Mary Turner? are:
i. Elizabeth Godfrey, married Francis Layden 1780.
ii. Joseph Godfrey, born 22 Nov 1754 in Perquimans Co., NC; died 1831 in Perquimans Co., NC; married (1) Mary Hosea 14 Aug 1786 in Perquimans Co., NC; married (2) Deborah Sutton 14 Aug 1799 in Perquimans Co., NC.

More About Joseph Godfrey:
Probate: Nov 1831, Perquimans Co., NC
Will: 26 Sep 1831, Book F, p. 189, Perquimans Co., NC. Mentions son Hugh; grandchildren Zadock, Elizabeth, Joseph, Martha Perry, Penelope Stokes, Sarah Douglas, Hetty Roberts, Levinia Roberts, Robert Stacy, Eliza Stacy, Joseph G. & Martha Barclift; daughter Penelope Layden. (Source: Raymond A. Winslow, Jr., Abstracts of Perquimans County, North Carolina Wills 1761-1864, (Published in 1999 at Hertford, NC), p. 25.)

iii. Thomas Godfrey, III?, born Abt. 1760 in Perquimans Co., NC; married Mary Mullen 12 Nov 1805 in Perquimans Co., NC.
4 iv. Tully/Tulle Godfrey, born Bet. 1754 - 1765 in Perquimans Co., NC; died 1845 in Perquimans Co., NC; married (1) Mary McClanahan 16 Oct 1786 in Perquimans Co., NC; married (2) Elizabeth Halsey 10 Dec 1811 in Perquimans Co., NC.
v. Winnie Godfrey, born Abt. 1760 in Perquimans Co., NC; married ? Foster?.


10. Samuel McClanahan, died Bef. Jul 1785 in Perquimans Co., NC.

More About Samuel McClanahan:
Probate: Jul 1785, Proved in Perquimans Co., NC; Mary McClanahan and John Poynter are named as the administrators. It appears Mary was first married to a Pointer and then she married Tully Godfrey.

Child of Samuel McClanahan is:
5 i. Mary McClanahan, died Bef. 10 Dec 1811 in Perquimans Co., NC; married Tully/Tulle Godfrey 16 Oct 1786 in Perquimans Co., NC.


Generation No. 5

16. Thomas Godfrey, born Abt. 1680 in Perquimans Co., NC; died Abt. 1749 in Perquimans Co., NC. He was the son of 32. William Godfrey and 33. ?Jane Barrow?. He married 17. Ellinor Turner? in Perquimans Co., NC?.
17. Ellinor Turner?, died in Perquimans Co., NC?.

More About Thomas Godfrey:
Event 1: Oct 1735, At a court held at the courthouse at Phelps Point, a deed of sale from John Godfrey to Thomas Godfrey was duly acknowledged in open court and ordered to be recorded. This was probably his brother John Godfrey who was probably selling land in Perquimans. (Source: Weynette Parks Haun, Old Albemarle County North Carolina Perquimans County Court Minutes, 1688 thru 1738, (Published in 1980 at Durham, NC.), p. 96.)
Event 2: 26 Jul 1699, At a court held for Perquimans Precinct in Albemarle County, Thomas Godfrey recorded his flesh mark, a crop and an under keel on each ear and a slit in the left ear. The flesh marks of William Godfrey, Sr. and Jr. and Ffrances Godfrey were also recorded. (Source: Weynette Parks Haun, Old Albemarle County North Carolina Perquimans County Court Minutes, 1688 thru 1738, (Published in 1980 at Durham, NC.), p. 23.)
Probate: Apr 1749, Perquimans Co., NC
Will: 26 Nov 1748, Perquimans Co., NC. Will mentions sons William, Thomas, Francis, and Joseph, daughters Sarah and Ellinor, and wife Ellinor. (Source: "Abstract of Wills," North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. I, No. 2, April 1900, p. 217.)

Children of Thomas Godfrey and Ellinor Turner? are:
i. Francis Godfrey, born in Perquimans Co., NC; died in Onslow Co., NC?.
ii. Sarah Godfrey
iii. Ellinor Godfrey
iv. William Godfrey, born Abt. 1720 in Perquimans Co., NC?; died Aft. 1773 in Perquimans Co., NC?.

More About William Godfrey:
Comment 1: It is known that Thomas Godfrey had a son William and Thomas Godfrey, Jr. mentions his brother William's land in his 1773 will, indicating William probably remained in Perquimans County near him. Whether this William had a son William is not known yet.
Comment 2: In showing the ancestry of Manliff Godfrey of Camden Co., NC, born bet 1800-10, a descendant listed two generations of Samuels, two generations of Williams, and two generations of Thomases. Thomas Godfrey, Jr. did not have a son William.
Residence 1: 1773, Perquimans Co., NC
Residence 2: It is possible he and/or a son of his was one of the William Godfreys in Camden Co., NC, but he was apparently still living in Perquimans Co., NC around 1774 as his brother Thomas referred to his land in his will.

8 v. Thomas Godfrey, Jr., born 11 Mar 1725 in Perquimans Co., NC; died Abt. 1774 in Perquimans Co., NC; married Mary Turner? in Perquimans Co., NC.
vi. Joseph Godfrey, born 14 Feb 1727 in Perquimans Co., NC (Source: Weynette Parks Haun, Old Albemarle County, North Carolina Perquimans Precinct Births, Marriages, Deaths and Flesh Marks 1659-1820, (Published in 1980 at Durham, NC.), p. 51.).


Generation No. 6

32. William Godfrey, born Abt. 1658 in Barbados, West Indies; died Abt. 1726 in Perquimans Co., NC. He was the son of 64. Councillor Francis Godfrey and 65. Joan ?. He married 33. ?Jane Barrow?.
33. ?Jane Barrow?

More About William Godfrey:
Comment 1: He is the ancestor of all later Perquimans Godfreys since brother John had no sons. He may be the ancestor of most Godfreys throughout NC's Albemarle region, except for some who may descend from John Godfrey of Norfolk Co., VA.
Comment 2: Either William Godfrey or his son Thomas Godfrey were probably the common patrilineal ancestors of Garland Stevens Godfrey and wife Katherine Godfrey Godfrey, but Garland's line of descent is unproven. Y-DNA results show the families are related.
Comment 3: He was probably married more than once, first to a Jane (some say she was a Barrow without documentation) and then to a Sarah. The maternity of his son Thomas has not been determined.
Occupation: Planter
Property: 1709, According to the Albemarle County Rent Roll for 1709, William Godfrey was recorded as having 350 acres of land at Deep Creek in Perquimans. (Source: Weynette Parks Haun, Old Albemarle County, North Carolina: Miscellaneous Records, 1678 to ca. 1737, (Published at Durham, NC in 1982.), p. 175.)
Residence: Durants Neck on Deep Creek on south side of Little River, Perquimans Co., NC.

Children of William Godfrey and ?Jane Barrow? are:
16 i. Thomas Godfrey, born Abt. 1680 in Perquimans Co., NC; died Abt. 1749 in Perquimans Co., NC; married Ellinor Turner? in Perquimans Co., NC?.
ii. John Godfrey, born 16 Feb 1685 in Perquimans Co., NC; died Aft. 1734 in present-day Camden Co., NC?.

More About John Godfrey:
Comment 1: He and Joseph Godfrey appear to be the first Godfreys in present-day Camden Co., NC, owning land on the northeast side of the Pasquotank River in what was then part of Pasquotank County by the early 1730s. They were probably sons of William Godfrey.
Comment 2: It is not known whether this John Godfrey had children or whether he had a son named William. However, it seems likely since his father was probably William Godfrey of Perquimans and there were William Godfreys in present-day Camden Co., NC.

iii. ? Godfrey, born Bet. 1685 - 1705 in Perquimans Co., NC; died in Perquimans Co. or perhaps present-day Pasquotank Co. or Camden Co., NC?.

More About ? Godfrey:
Comment 1: He is inserted as a son of William Godfrey (ca. 1658-1726) of Perquimans because it is uncertain how Samuel and Manliff Godfrey of Camden Co., NC, descend from William. They may have descended from other sons shown-- Thomas, John, William, or Joseph.
Comment 2: Because of YDNA matches and process of elimination among their respective descendants, it seems almost certain Manliff Godfrey of Camden Co., NC descends from Francis Godfrey's son William. More than likely he was a great-great-great-grandson of William.

iv. Francis Godfrey, born 05 Aug 1689 in Perquimans Co., NC; married Elizabeth Gregory; born Abt. 1700 in Pasquotank Co. (that part now in Camden Co.), NC; died in Pasquotank Co. (that part now in Camden Co.), NC.

More About Elizabeth Gregory:
Comment: Several sources state, without documentation, that her husband's first name was Francis. If so, the only Francis Godfrey who fits would be the son of William Godfrey (1658?-1726) of Perquimans Co., NC, whose sons Joseph and John settled in Camden too.

v. Joseph Godfrey, born Bet. 1690 - 1710 in Perquimans Co., NC; died Aft. 1737 in present-day Camden Co., NC?.
vi. Mary Godfrey, born 25 Aug 1691 in Perquimans Co., NC.
vii. William Godfrey, Jr., born Bef. 1699 in Perquimans Co., NC.


Generation No. 7

64. Councillor Francis Godfrey, born Abt. 09 Aug 1613 in probably Thonock/Thorock or Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England?; died 1675 in New Hope/Little River area of present-day Perquimans County, North Carolina USA (then Albemarle County, Province of Carolina). He was the son of 128. Joseph Godfrey, Esq.? and 129. Katherine Willoughby?. He married 65. Joan ?.
65. Joan ?, died 03 Feb 1677 in Perquimans Co., NC (Source: Weynette Parks Haun, Old Albemarle County, North Carolina Perquimans Precinct Births, Marriages, Deaths and Flesh Marks 1659-1820, (Published in 1980 at Durham, NC.), p. 2.).

More About Councillor Francis Godfrey:
Appointed/Elected: Bet. 1669 - 1670, Member of the Governor's Council-Deputy to Lord Proprietor Sir Peter Colleton.
Baptism: 09 Aug 1613, It is not proven he is the same Francis Godfrey baptized at Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, on this date, son of Joseph Godfrey and Catherine Willoughby, but circumstantial evidence makes it likely or, if not, that the 2 Francis Godfreys were closely related.
College: One source suggests he may be the same Francis Godfrey who graduated at Cambridge in England in 1629. If Francis of North Carolina were really born about 1613, it is possible it is the same one, especially since his mother's family were from Suffolk.
Comment 1: His family is said to be the oldest continually resident family in Perquimans Co
Comment 2: Because both had connections with Lord Proprietor Sir Peter Colleton, it is probable that Francis was a brother of Col. John Godfrey, early settler of Charleston, SC. John was a Deputy too.
Comment 3: Because his origins and parents are not proven, question marks are shown beside all Godfreys preceding him or presumed to be his relatives. The royal and noble ancestry shown for his likely mother, Catherine Willoughby, is fairly well-documented.
Comment 4: Catherine Willoughby and Joseph Godfrey had sons named Francis and John, and her ancestry has been well-documented back to nobility and royalty on several sides, but it is not proven they were the same Francis and John Godfreys of Barbados & the Carolinas.
Comment 5: Circumstantial evidence indicates he possibly could be the same Francis Godfrey born in 1613, son of Joseph and Catherine Willoughby Godfrey of Thonock, Lincolnshire, England, who also had a son John. However, he would have had his children later in life.
Comment 6: In 1665 a Mr. John Godfrey agreed to settle in Carolina, and on 20 Jan 1669 Sir Peter Colleton sent him to Albemarle as his Deputy according to "North Carolina Colonial Records." It is suggested this John Godfrey was a brother of Francis Godfrey.
Comment 7: It is not proven that Joseph and Catherine Willoughby Godfrey's son Francis, born 9 Aug 1613, is identical with Francis Godfrey who settled in Barbados and North Carolina, but circumstantial evidence makes it likely, or if not, that they were close kin.
Comment 8: Most Godfreys in the Albemarle region of North Carolina probably descend from Francis, but there was a John Godfrey who settled in Norfolk Co., VA in 1635 who had sons named John, Warren, and Matthew who may be ancestors of some Godfreys in the area.
Comment 9: Originally the part of North Carolina where he settled was Albemarle Precinct or Albemarle County. That part of Albemarle became Perquimans County, and Pasquotank County and Camden County were also carved from Albemarle.
Comment 10: Probably not related to John Godfrey family of Norfolk Co., VA as YDNA of their descendants does not match; those Godfreys probably came from Huntingdonshire, England. Was almost certainly closely related to Col. John Godfrey of Barbados and Charleston, SC
Immigration: Bet. 1666 - 1668, Left Barbados and settled in present-day Perquimans Co., NC, then Albemarle County.
Occupation: Planter
Personality/Intrst: Politically active; also was a factor for John Swinstead of Barbados.
Probate: 05 Nov 1675, Albemarle Precinct, North Carolina (present-day Perquimans County).
Residence: Probably came from Thorock/Thonock, Lincolnshire, England; settled island of Barbados in the West Indies bef 1657; settled present-day Perquimans Co., NC abt 1667, where he owned 1000 acres on Deep Creek on the south side of Little River in Durants Neck.
Will: 20 Oct 1675, Albemarle Precinct, North Carolina (present-day Perquimans County).

More About Joan ?:
Comment: She may have been a Ball or connected with the James and John Ball family of Barbados. There was a Joan in their family.
Event 1: 02 Nov 1676, Following Francis Godfrey's death, Joane married William Therrill of Berkeley Precinct (later Perquimans Precinct). She died shortly thereafter, and on 12 Jul 1677, William Therrill and Mrs. Ann Cooke were married.
Event 2: After her death, her second husband, William Therrill was granted administration of the estate of her first husband, Francis Godfrey, on 20 Mar 1680 by the General Court for Albemarle County. Therrill was appointed guardian for stepson John Godfrey.

Children of Francis Godfrey and Joan ? are:
i. Frances Godfrey, married Thomas Hawkins.
32 ii. William Godfrey, born Abt. 1658 in Barbados, West Indies; died Abt. 1726 in Perquimans Co., NC; married ?Jane Barrow?.
iii. John Godfrey, born 17 Aug 1665 in Barbados, West Indies or Perquimans Co., NC (Source: North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 3, p. 209.); died 1697 in Perquimans Co., NC; married Elizabeth Abington 19 Feb 1685 in present-day Perquimans Co., NC.

More About John Godfrey:
Comment 1: No sons
Comment 2: Because Joseph Godfrey of Lincolnshire, who had a son named Francis, had a brother named Edward Godfrey, the mention of an Edw. Godfrey in John's patent is more evidence of the Perquimans Godfreys being of the Lincolnshire Godfrey family.
Event: 1694, Patent was granted to John Godfrey for 310 acres for importing Ffrances Godfrey, Wm. Godfrey, Edw. Godfrey, Thomas Roberts, Hannah Sheephooke, Eliz. a servant, and 10 ..(?). Edward's kinship is unknown.


Generation No. 8

128. Joseph Godfrey, Esq.?, born Abt. 1566 in Thonock, Lincolnshire, England?; died 30 Jun 1631 in Thonock, Lincolnshire, England? (Source: Arthur Roland Maddison and Arthur Staunton Larken, Lincolnshire Pedigrees, "Electronic," p. 406.). He was the son of 256. William Godfrey alias Cowper/Cooper? and 257. Johanna/Julian/Joyce Darnell?. He married 129. Katherine Willoughby? 15 Jun 1604 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England (Source: http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/WILLOUGHBY2.htm.).
129. Katherine Willoughby?, born Abt. 1583 in Parham, County Suffolk, England; died 15 Aug 1658 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England? (Source: Sir Egerton Brydges, K.J., Collins's Peerage of England; Genealogical, Biographical, and Historical, (Published in 1812 in London, England), "Electronic," Vol. VI, p. 612.). She was the daughter of 258. William Willoughby? and 259. Elizabeth Hildyard?.

More About Joseph Godfrey, Esq.?:
Died 2: 05 Aug 1630
Burial: 10 Aug 1630, A burial register indicates his burial at Gainsborough on this date, but another record lists his death the preceding year. (Source: Arthur Roland Maddison and Arthur Staunton Larken, Lincolnshire Pedigrees, "Electronic," p. 406.)
Comment: Records indicate Joseph and Catherine had 7 children, Francis and John being the youngest, both born 1613-15. However, it is not proven they are the same ones who immigrated to Barbados and then to the Carolinas in the 1660s. Circumstantial evidence only.

More About Katherine Willoughby?:
Burial: Dorfield Church, Barnsley, Yorkshire, England. The monument was erected by her second son, Willoughby Godfrey.

Children of Joseph Godfrey and Katherine Willoughby? are:
i. Jane Godfrey?, born in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England; married Philip Rokeby 04 Jan 1631 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England (Source: Arthur Roland Maddison and Arthur Staunton Larken, Lincolnshire Pedigrees, "Electronic," p. 407.); born in Hotham, Yorkshire, England?.
ii. Joseph Godfrey?, born in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England.
iii. Mary Godfrey?, born Abt. 1604 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England.

More About Mary Godfrey?:
Baptism: 30 Mar 1604, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England (Source: Arthur Roland Maddison and Arthur Staunton Larken, Lincolnshire Pedigrees, "Electronic," p. 407.)

iv. Elizabeth Godfrey?, born Abt. 1606 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England; died Abt. 1606 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England.

More About Elizabeth Godfrey?:
Baptism: 18 Mar 1606, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England. (Source: Arthur Roland Maddison and Arthur Staunton Larken, Lincolnshire Pedigrees, "Electronic," p. 407.)
Burial: 28 Mar 1606, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England. (Source: Arthur Roland Maddison and Arthur Staunton Larken, Lincolnshire Pedigrees, "Electronic," p. 407.)

v. William Godfrey?, born Abt. 1606 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England.; died 08 Jan 1657 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England; married Barbara Saltmarshe; born in Strabby, England?.

More About Barbara Saltmarshe:
Baptism: 19 Nov 1620, Washingborough, England (Source: Arthur Roland Maddison and Arthur Staunton Larken, Lincolnshire Pedigrees, "Electronic," p. 406.)

vi. Willoughby Godfrey?, born Abt. 08 Nov 1609 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England.; died Abt. 1677 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England; married Frances ?.

More About Willoughby Godfrey?:
Probate: 04 May 1677, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England.
Residence: Elderthorpe, Yorkshire, England in 1637; Morton-by-Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England in 1658 (Source: Arthur Roland Maddison and Arthur Staunton Larken, Lincolnshire Pedigrees, "Electronic," p. 406.)

vii. Grusilla Godfrey?, born Abt. 18 Sep 1611 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England; married George Wawen.
64 viii. Councillor Francis Godfrey, born Abt. 09 Aug 1613 in probably Thonock/Thorock or Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England?; died 1675 in New Hope/Little River area of present-day Perquimans County, North Carolina USA (then Albemarle County, Province of Carolina); married Joan ?.
ix. John Godfrey?, born Abt. 1615.
x. Katherine Godfrey?, born Abt. 1620; died Abt. 1684 in County Surrey, England?; married Thomas Ballard.

More About Katherine Godfrey?:
Burial: Wandsworth Churchyard, County Surrey, England


Generation No. 9

256. William Godfrey alias Cowper/Cooper? (Source: Arthur Roland Maddison and Arthur Staunton Larken, Lincolnshire Pedigrees, "Electronic," p. 406.), born Abt. 1545 in Knebworth or Letchworth, Hertfordshire, England?; died 17 Jun 1610 in Thonock/Thorock, Lincolnshire, England?. He was the son of 512. John Godfrey alias Cooper?. He married 257. Johanna/Julian/Joyce Darnell?.
257. Johanna/Julian/Joyce Darnell?, born Abt. 1539 in Manitree, County Essex, England?; died 16 Mar 1620 in Thonock/Thorock or Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England?. She was the daughter of 514. John Darnell?.

More About William Godfrey alias Cowper/Cooper?:
Burial: Gainsborough Parish Church, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
Residence: Thonock Manor, Lincolnshire, England

Children of William Cowper/Cooper? and Johanna/Julian/Joyce Darnell? are:
i. Edward Godfrey?
128 ii. Joseph Godfrey, Esq.?, born Abt. 1566 in Thonock, Lincolnshire, England?; died 30 Jun 1631 in Thonock, Lincolnshire, England?; married Katherine Willoughby? 15 Jun 1604 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England.
iii. Thomas Godfrey?, born Abt. 1576; died Abt. 11 Nov 1638; married Jane Doewra Abt. 26 Oct 1622; born Abt. 1582 in Petheridge, Herts., England?; died Abt. 18 Aug 1641.

More About Thomas Godfrey?:
Burial: 11 Nov 1638, Grantham, England (Source: Arthur Roland Maddison and Arthur Staunton Larken, Lincolnshire Pedigrees, "Electronic," p. 406.)
Probate: 27 Jan 1639
Residence: The Friars, near Grantham, England
Will: 18 Oct 1637

More About Jane Doewra:
Burial: 18 Aug 1641, Grantham, England


258. William Willoughby?, born Abt. 1561 in Parham, County Suffolk, England (Source: http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/WILLOUGHBY2.htm#William%20WILLOUGHBY1.); died 01 Jun 1601. He was the son of 516. Baron Charles Willoughby? and 517. Margaret Clinton Fiennes?. He married 259. Elizabeth Hildyard?.
259. Elizabeth Hildyard?, born Abt. 1558 in Winsted, Yorkshire, England; died 07 Jan 1600 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England. She was the daughter of 518. Sir Christopher Hildyard? and 519. Frances Constable?.

More About Elizabeth Hildyard?:
Burial: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

Children of William Willoughby? and Elizabeth Hildyard? are:
i. Elizabeth Willoughby?
ii. Mary Willoughby?
iii. William Willoughby, born Abt. 1584 in Knaith, Lincolnshire, England; died 28 Aug 1617; married Frances Manners 04 Feb 1603.
iv. Thomas Willoughby?
v. Honora Willoughby?
vi. Priscilla Willoughby?
vii. Ursula Willoughby?
viii. Christopher Willoughby?
129 ix. Katherine Willoughby?, born Abt. 1583 in Parham, County Suffolk, England; died 15 Aug 1658 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England?; married Joseph Godfrey, Esq.? 15 Jun 1604 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England.


Generation No. 10

512. John Godfrey alias Cooper?

Children of John Godfrey alias Cooper? are:
i. Francis Godfrey alias Cowper/Cooper?
256 ii. William Godfrey alias Cowper/Cooper?, born Abt. 1545 in Knebworth or Letchworth, Hertfordshire, England?; died 17 Jun 1610 in Thonock/Thorock, Lincolnshire, England?; married Johanna/Julian/Joyce Darnell?.


514. John Darnell?

More About John Darnell?:
Residence: Mannington, County Essex, England (Source: Arthur Roland Maddison and Arthur Staunton Larken, Lincolnshire Pedigrees, "Electronic," p. 406.)

Child of John Darnell? is:
257 i. Johanna/Julian/Joyce Darnell?, born Abt. 1539 in Manitree, County Essex, England?; died 16 Mar 1620 in Thonock/Thorock or Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England?; married William Godfrey alias Cowper/Cooper?.


516. Baron Charles Willoughby?, born Abt. 1536; died Abt. 1611. He was the son of William Willoughby? and Elizabeth Heneage?. He married 517. Margaret Clinton Fiennes?.
517. Margaret Clinton Fiennes?, born Abt. 1539. She was the daughter of Edward Clinton Fiennes? and Elizabeth Blount?.

More About Baron Charles Willoughby?:
Title (Facts Pg): 2nd Baronet Willoughby of Parham

Children of Charles Willoughby? and Margaret Fiennes? are:
i. Ambrose Willoughby?
ii. Thomas Willoughby?
iii. Edward Willoughby?
iv. Anne Willoughby?
258 v. William Willoughby?, born Abt. 1561 in Parham, County Suffolk, England; died 01 Jun 1601; married Elizabeth Hildyard?.


518. Sir Christopher Hildyard?, died Aft. 1577. He married 519. Frances Constable?.
519. Frances Constable? (Source: http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/.), born Abt. 1534; died 02 Feb 1595. She was the daughter of John Constable? and Joan Neville?.

Child of Christopher Hildyard? and Frances Constable? is:
259 i. Elizabeth Hildyard?, born Abt. 1558 in Winsted, Yorkshire, England; died 07 Jan 1600 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England; married William Willoughby?.