David Godfrey (1713 - 1777)

Born 20 Feb 1713 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut

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Died 22 Mar 1777 at age 64 in Westport, Fairfield, Connecticut

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Biography

David Godfrey served during the French and Indian War.
Service Started: 1759
Unit(s): Connecticut Regiment,Third Regt., Wooster, David Colonel & Captain; Company Fifth Co, Hubbel, Samuel Captain

David Godfrey served with 1776 Project Needs Additional Sources during the American Revolution.

David Godfrey was born on February 20, 1713, in Fairfield, Connecticut, his father,Christopher Godfrey, was 27 and his mother, Margery Sturges, was 25.

David fought in the French Indian War in Connecticut his Regiment Third, Regt.Command: David Wooster, Colonel & Captain Fifth Company Company Commander Hubbel, Samuel Captain in 1759.

He married Mary Silliman on June 24, 1738, in Westport, Connecticut. They had one child during their marriage. He died on March 22, 1777, in Westport, Connecticut, at the age of 64.

Birth

Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906

Christopher Godfrey mentioned in the record of David Godfrey

Name Christopher Godfrey

Gender Male

Wife Margary

Son David Godfrey

Name David Godfrey

Gender Male

Birth Date 20 Feb 1713

Birthplace FAIRFIELD TWP,FAIRFIELD,CONNETICUT

Father's Name Christopher Godfrey

Mother's Name Margary

Marriage

David Godfrey in the Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)

Name: David Godfrey[David Godfree]

Gender: Male

Birth Date: 20 Feb 1713

Birth Place: Fairfield

Parent: Christopher

Parent: Margary

Military

David Godfrey in the Connecticut Soldiers, French and Indian War, 1755-62

Given Name: David

Surname: Godfrey

Page #: 151

Location: Connecticut

Regiment: Third

Regt.Command: Wooster, David Colonel & Captain

Company: Fifth

Co.Command: Hubbel, Samuel Captain

Campaign Year: 1759

Source List: Pay Roll

David Godfrey in the U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

Name: David Godfrey

Birth Date: 20 Feb 1713

SAR Membership: 85803

Role: Ancestor

Application Date: 17 Mar 1960

Father: Christopher Godfrey

Mother: Marjory Sturgis

Spouse: Mary Silliman

Children: Silliman Godfrey

Sources

• Jacobus, Donald Lines, compiled & edited (1930-2). History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield For the Eunice Dennie Burr Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution (Fairfield, Connecticut), Genealogical Publishing Company, Vol. 2, page 363 (#4)
• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74M-RNB : accessed 30 January 2016), Christopher Godfrey in entry for David Godfrey, 20 Feb 1713; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
• Ancestry.com. Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=1034&h=569593&ssrc=pt&tid=79101618&pid=46439760660&usePUB=true
• Guertin, Iris, Rose, comp. Connecticut Soldiers, French and Indian War, 1755-62 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Original data: Connecticut Historical Society. Rolls of Connecticut Men in the French and Indian War, 1755-1762. Vol. I-II. Hartford, CT, USA: Connecticut Historical Society, 1903-1905. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=3983&h=20174&ssrc=pt&tid=79101618&pid=46439760660&usePUB=true

• Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2204&h=909919&ssrc=pt&tid=79101618&pid=46439760660&usePUB=true

Also See:

• Schenck, Elizabeth Hubbell. The History of Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut (J.J. Little & Co., Astor Place, New York, 1889) Vol. 1, Page 373