Sarah (Andrews) Godfrey (1731 - 1810)

Born 6 Aug 1731 in Fairfield, Connecticut

Ancestors

Wife of Jonathan Nash — married 14 Mar 1754 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut

Wife of Nathan Godfrey — married 9 Nov 1764 in Greens Farms, Fairfield, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 1810 at about age 78 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Sarah Andrews was born on 6 Aug 1731 in Fairfield, Connecticut. She was the daughter of John Andrews and Sarah Couch. ^{[1] [2]}

Children of John Andrews and Sarah Couch all born in Fairfield, Connecticut include:

1. Sarah Andrews b. 6 Aug 1731 d. at Ridgefield in 1810; m. (1) 14 Mar 1754 Jonathan Nash; m. (2) 24 Jan 1764, Nathan Godfrey, Sr.
2. John, b. 17 Mar 1734; Ensign west parish, Fairfield, May 1767; Lt. Oct 1769; Captain May 1774. d. at Westport, 19 Nov 1777 ae. 46 yrs. 9 mo.; m. 28 March 1758 Temperance Cable, dau. of George.
3. Abraham, b. 23 Aug 1735. Justice, 1777-82. d. at Westport, 25 Feb 1811 at 74 yrs.; m. 14 Feb 1765, Catherine Wakeman, dau. of Samuel, sister of Hannah.
4. Abigail Andrews b. 13 Dec 1736, d. at Greenfield, 27 Dec 1793 ae. 57 yrs. 14 days.; m. 27 Jan 1759/60 Daniel Sherwood.
5. Eleanor, b. 4 Aug 1738, d. at Westport, 7 May 1772 ae. 34; m. 6 May 1764, Ebenezer Jessup.
6. Samuel, b. 23 Feb 1740. Captain Samuel, "undoubtedly perished at sea" 1772.; m. 24 May 1767, Hannah Wakeman, dau. of Samuel, sister of Catherine.
7. Isabel, b. 20 Sept 1742, bapt. at Greenfield, 4 Oct 1741, d. at Westport, 26 May 1772 at 29 yrs.; m. 24 Dec 1776, Nathan Godfrey, Jr.
8. Simon, b. 28 Oct 1744, bapt. at Westport, 30 Nov. 1743. Ensign Green Farms Co., May 1774.; m. 16 May 1771, Elizabeth Hanford d. 1776 in Green Farms.
9. Seth, bapt. at Westport, 5 Aug 1750, d. Oct 1751.

Sarah Andrews first married Jonathan Nash on 14 Mar 1754 ^[3] ; after his death she married second Nathan Godrey on 24 January 1764. ^[4]

She passed away in 1810 in Ridgefield, Connecticut.

Sources

1. ↑ White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002.
2. ↑ Donald Lines Jacobus. History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield, Volume 1. Genealogical Publishing Com, 1991. p26. [1]

   4. Andrews, John, s. of John, 2d. Born 6 Aug. 1707; Deacon John d. at Westport, 28 March 1771 ae. 63 yrs. 7 mos. 11 days. (g.s.) ; m. 28 Oct 1730 Sarah Couch, daughter of Simon ; b. 30 March 1706, d. 9 March 1783 in 77 yr. (g.s.). Will 5 May 1769, proved 2 Paril 1771; wife Sarah; eldest son John; sons Abraham, Samuel, Simon; daughters Sarah, Ellen, Abigail, Isabel.

   Sarah Andrews conveyed for love, 1783, to son Abraham and daughters Sarah and Abigail. Administration on Est. of Widow Sarah of Fairfield granted 5 Dec. 1785, to Daniel Sherwood. Abraham Andrews and Daniel Sherwood and Abigail his wife conveyed 1790 to Nathan Godfrey and Sarah his wife, right in Green Farms, bounded on said Sarah Godfrey and on heirs of Ellen wife of Ebenezer Jessup.

3. ↑ Elizabeth Hubbell Godfrey Schenck. The History of Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, from the Settlement of the Town in 1639 to 1818: 1639-1700. The author, 1889 - Fairfield (Conn.), p398
4. ↑ Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 047

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